Southington BOE Approves $5.38M Deal to Rebuild SHS Athletic Facilities
Southington BOE voted 9-0 on March 12, 2026, to approve a $5.38M deal with FieldTurf USA for new courts, bleachers, and parking at Southington High School.
Southington BOE voted 9-0 on March 12, 2026, to approve a $5.38M deal with FieldTurf USA for new courts, bleachers, and parking at Southington High School.
Southington Land Trust received $30K from Main Street Community Foundation to build trails at the 60-acre Lovley Preserve on Welch Road, donated in 2025.
Southington holds a public hearing March 23 on a $104.3M two-phase school plan that would close Flanders Elementary. Referendum set for June 2026.
Yunior Benavides, 49, of Southington was arrested March 6, 2026 in West Hartford for illegal re-entry after being deported to the Dominican Republic in 2013.
Eddie Kennedy, 53, of Waterbury is wanted on a $100K warrant for defrauding the Waterbury Marriott of $111K and targeting hotels in Southington and Southbury. Call WPD at (203) 574-6941.
Southington 2026 summer camp for kids 5-12 opens for registration. Three sessions run June 22–July 31; financial aid up to $160 available. Register at southingtonrec.com.
11 Southington STEPS Youth Council members will premiere a sports gambling PSA at a statewide virtual showcase on March 25, 2026, part of CT's Youth Gambling Awareness Project.
The Southington Board of Education voted to enter executive session on student matters at its Feb. 19 Committee of the Whole meeting.
A free forum on pregnancy and postpartum mental health is set for Feb. 26 at Southington Public Library, featuring eight local health professionals on perinatal mood disorders.
Southington will honor Olympic skeleton racer Austin Florian at a homecoming event Feb. 27 at Mount Southington. Florian finished 12th in men's skeleton — the top American result — at the 2026 Milano Cortina Games.
The Southington Board of Education voted 8-1 on Feb. 19 to adopt a $173.7 million Master Facility Plan that would rebuild Kelley Elementary, expand South End Elementary and close Flanders Elementary. A spring referendum is next.
The Southington Board of Education has held multiple special and committee meetings in early 2026, focusing on operations and instruction. Regular sessions continue with agendas and minutes publicly available, though specific decisions from recent meetings are not yet detailed.