The Southington Outsider

09/11/2026

09/11/2026

What's going to be new at this year's Apple Harvest Festival? Our reporter Avery Martin talked to the organizers to get a sneak peak. https://www.southingtonoutsider.org/post/new-offerings-at-2026-southington-apple-harvest-festival

09/10/2026

A new blight ordinance is in the works that is intended to streamline the process of enforcement. https://www.southingtonoutsider.org/post/new-blight-ordinance-will-streamline-enforcement-officials-say

09/09/2026

If you are a staff member of a nonprofit in Southington, you may be interested in the wellbeing workshop being sponsored by the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain next Friday, September 18.

For nonprofit professionals who spend their days supporting others, finding time to focus on their own wellbeing can be difficult. This September, the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain (CFGNB) is offering local nonprofit staff an opportunity to step away from the day-to-day demands of thei...

09/09/2026

The athletic locker rooms at the high school will receive an upgrade soon, thanks to a $250k grant from the state. https://www.southingtonoutsider.org/post/shs-athletic-locker-rooms-to-get-state-funded-overhaul

09/08/2026

The Barnes Museum is looking ahead to a busy fall season with several upcoming programs in September and October, including a special appearance at Central Connecticut State University, a historic walking tour, a wine and beer tasting, and the return of the museum’s Victorian funeral traditions tour.

The Barnes Museum is looking ahead to a busy fall season with several upcoming programs in September and October, including a special appearance at Central Connecticut State University, a historic walking tour, a wine and beer tasting, and the return of the museum’s Victorian funeral traditions to...

09/08/2026

Reports of youths misusing e-bikes on public roads have risen rapidly in the past three years. Last week the town Ordinance Committee made an effort to learn the scope of the problem and begin figuring out what, if anything, the town could do to address it. https://www.southingtonoutsider.org/post/youth-misuse-of-electric-bikes-receives-official-scrutiny

09/07/2026

Today Goat Island is a heavily wooded open-space parcel nestled between the Quinnipiac River and the Rail Trail, just north of downtown Plantsville. But it was once the 'Ellis Island' of Southington for Italian immigrants. Now Southington UNICO is making arrangements with the town to clean up the property and turn it into a heritage site, as our reporter Avery Martin explains: https://www.southingtonoutsider.org/post/goat-island-project-aims-to-connect-community-to-heritage

09/06/2026

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09/06/2026

Loving Kindness Bowling Fundraiser to benefit Alzheimer's research scheduled for Saturday, September 12. https://www.southingtonoutsider.org/post/loving-kindness-bowling-fundraiser-sept-12-to-benefit-alzheimer-s