Southington

Southington High School is moving to remote learning until Nov. 4 following confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the school community, the district’s superintendent announced Monday. Superintendent Timothy Connellan said 20 staff members were impacted as the district pursued contact tracing on the latest case, which was reported Monday. “The school district simply does not have the capacity to staff all…

Two more COVID-19 cases were reported in the Southington school district, school officials said Sunday. One person was from Kelley Elementary School and the other was from J.F.K. Middle School, according to the school district. All close contacts have been notified of the COVID-19 exposure. The two individuals will not be allowed back into school until they have quarantined...

Need ideas to make your Halloween festive in spite of the pandemic? Lifestyle expert Limor Suss shared her best tips with us, including ways to have fun with your food, throw a virtual party or play games outside.

Southington police released new details Monday morning about a state trooper who was arrested over the weekend. State police said Trooper First Class Christopher Russell, 46, was arrested by Southington Police Department shortly before 10:30 p.m. Saturday night. Southington police said they received an anonymous call of a possible verbal argument between Russell and his girlfriend. According to police, the…

A Connecticut State Police trooper has been suspended after authorities said he got arrested in Southington on Saturday night. State police said Trooper First Class Christopher Russell was arrested by Southington Police Department shortly before 10:30 p.m. Russell is facing charges including assault, disorderly conduct, criminal mischief and risk of injury to a minor. Authorities did not release details about…

Southington High School will move to all remote learning for next week due to a staffing shortage after three positive cases of COVID-19 at the school. At least 25 staff members are self-quarantining as part of recommendations by the local health department and school administrators. “The school district simply does not have the capacity to staff all of those positions…

Southington High School is moving from hybrid to remote after COVID-19 cases promoted the quarantining of 25 staff members.

Schools in Southington are closed Thursday after a massive power outage that affected more than 14,000 Eversource customers this morning. Power was out for nearly 70 percent of town around 6:30 a.m. Eversource said it notified the town manager around 7 a.m. and school officials canceled in-person as well as remote classes for the day. As of 8 a.m., power…

“I knew it was a question of when not if.  I would have preferred for it not to happen the first week of school,” said Matthew Geary, superintendent of the Manchester school district. Three cases of COVID-19 in the Manchester school district closed one building for a day and required 50 students and staff to quarantine for the next two…

School officials in Southington said there has been a case of COVID-19 at John F. Kennedy Middle School. Supt. Timothy Connellan said the school district was notified Friday morning and anyone who was in direct contact with the infected person has been asked to quarantine. He sent a message Friday to families with children in Southington Public Schools, as well…

School officials in Southington said there has been a case of COVID-19 at John F. Kennedy Middle School.

As students across Connecticut head back to school, some school districts are seeing cases of COVID-19, which is forcing them to close. Dr. Thomas Murray, associate medical director of infection prevention at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital, discusses challenges schools face.

The Southington Water Department is asking residents to limit use of outside water and put an odd/even watering schedule in place. Properties with an even street number are asked to limit outdoor watering to even days of the month and for properties with odd street numbers to do the same on odd days of the month for washing cars,...

While many are still waiting for their power to be restored, one Southington business is stepping up to help those still in the dark. One Bristol family is giving thanks to a man who has made it his mission to donate generators to at least 17 families. “We’ve been hoping every day that the power comes on,” said Kristin Ficaro,…

While many are still waiting for their power to be restored, one Southington business is stepping up to help those still in the dark.

The pandemic is putting a spotlight on the teacher shortage in Connecticut. School districts are preparing for as much as 10 percent of their staff not to return in the fall. Now there’s concern that there may not be enough substitute teachers, which were already in high demand before the pandemic, to bridge the gap. “Every district that I know…

When the town council in Southington meets tonight, they will be discussing the future of a Christopher Columbus statue located outside the John Weichsel Municipal Center on North Main Street. Several cities and towns across the state as well as across the country have removed monuments to Columbus amid calls for racial justice. A petition on Change.org to remove...

Southington’s town council will hold a hearing tonight on the future of a Christopher Columbus statue.

The sounds of summer are back at the YMCA’s Camp Sloper in Southington. “It feels nice to be doing other things than just sitting around at the house,” said 9-year-old Abby Pooler. All of the regular activities returned to Camp Sloper, like climbing, splashing and paddling, helping push the pandemic a bit further from the children’s minds. “I think...

It wasn’t a traditional graduation ceremony, but seniors at Southington High School held a special celebration on Tuesday night.