City seeks to preserve parcel near nature center
TAYLOR MURCHISON-GALLAGHER STAFF WRITER The City Council unanimously approved the filing of a grant application with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, known as the Open...
View ArticleBOF okays purchase of land on Shrub Rd.
TAYLOR MURCHISON-GALLAGHER STAFF WRITER The Board of Finance unanimously approved Jan. 22 an “additional appropriation of $2.1 million funded by bonding and appropriation” to acquire two parcels of...
View ArticleTown approves grant process for Open Space land purchases
For more information and maps, visit www.southington.org/openspace By SHERIDAN CYR STAFF WRITER The Town Council approved an open space resolution at their Jan. 28 meeting that will allow the open...
View ArticleLocal organizations partner for Earth Day events April 27
By SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER Several organizations in town are coming together to celebrate Earth Day by cleaning up the community. On Saturday, April 27 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., join the Rotary Club...
View ArticleDEEP stocks catfish at Crescent Lake
The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) stocked Crescent Lake with 1,600 channel catfish on May 20. (Photo by Janelle Morelli) By SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER After several years of...
View ArticleTown earns state grants to purchase open space parcels
SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER The town of Southington recently received a state grant of $82,600 from the state’s open space and watershed land acquisition program, which is administered by the Connecticut...
View ArticleCouncil approves open space purchase on School St., Marion Ave.
At the Feb. 24 town council meeting, councilors unanimously moved forward with a purchase of two open space parcels—one at 136 School St. and one at 1205 Marion Ave.—by referring the vote to the...
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