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Editorial: The best and the worst of us
It’s hard to believe that this is the third edition since coronavirus stories first began to appear in the pages of the Southington Observer. So much has happened since we were putting together that...
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SHS Wall of Honor ceremony postponed
The annual Southington High School Wall of Honor ceremony is being postponed from April 22 to a date in October. Once the 2020-2021 school year starts, Wall of Honor officials will select a date for...
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Schools adjust to shifting demands
Though facing unprecedented times, the Southington Public School system is coming together as a team to continue educating Southington’s students from home amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Officials...
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Editorial: The sound of silence
The announcement of our closure came as we were assembling this edition, but it wasn’t a complete surprise. As a free community newspaper with no subscriptions, revenues dried up quickly as advertisers...
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Sherri Turner named Plymouth’s interim superintendent of schools
PLYMOUTH — Plymouth Center School Principal Sherri Turner has been named interim superintendent for the upcoming school year. Board of Education members Thursday unanimously voted to hire Turner, the...
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Police, pandemic are hot topics in the 5th Congressional District race, as...
At the start of 2020, the 5th Congressional District race was ramping up with issues of immigration, prescription drug prices and education. That was before COVID-19 and the death of George Floyd....
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Schools mull outdoor classes amid virus, ventilation worries
It has been seven years since the central air conditioning system worked at the New York City middle school where Lisa Fitzgerald O’Connor teaches. As a new school year approaches amid the coronavirus...
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Ex-finance chief to helm Region 14 district
WOODBURY — Wayne McAllister, Region 14’s former director of finance and operations, has been appointed to temporarily lead the school district after the Board of Education voted to put Superintendent...
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Unique format will be used to choose new Region 14 school board members
WOODBURY – A special meeting to elect two Region 14 Board of Education members will be a unique hybrid nomination session followed by in-person voting. The Special District Meeting for voters in...
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Waterbury martial arts center battles pandemic, snowstorms to survive
WATERBURY – Teaching martial arts classes amid a pandemic is tough enough. Add frequent snowstorms to the mix and the result is a lot of canceled classes and even more time stuck inside the house. Ron...
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Bethlehem parent wants a seat on the Region 14 board
BETHLEHEM – Parent Melissa Wesaw has announced her candidacy to fill one of two Region 14 Board of Education seats vacated after the unexpected resignations of two longtime members. The Bethlehem...
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Waterbury public schools to add full in-person learning option
WATERBURY — Waterbury families will soon have an option to send their children to public schools for a full day of in-person lessons. City schools began this school year with two options, a fully...
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Let’s hear it for the custodians who tend to our schools
During these times, fraught with worry and anxiety, and in which so many have been recognized for their extraordinary efforts in confronting a deadly virus, I would like to give a special shout-out to...
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