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Welcome to the SouthingtonCommunity Guide, an annual sup-plement to The Southington Citizen.If you are new to town, I hope theguide gives you a brief orientationof what Southington has to offer.Even if your family goes back gen-erations here, I hope you discoversomething new in these pages.

Our summer intern, MikeCiardella, interviewed some resi-dents about what they like to doaround town for fun. AssociateEditor Harry Kyle asked aroundabout The Citizen in honor of ourfifth anniversary. Sports EditorMichael Guerrera compiled recre-ation activities ranging from golf toparks.

The back section of the guideincludes contacts and informationabout town officials, schools,churches and local nonprofits. Thispart will be useful year-round. Keepit as a reference until we come outwith an updated edition this timenext year.

— Zachary Janowski

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A Southington history primerSouthington history is made from important and interesting articles, photos, art-

work and in some cases, legends from the town’s past. — The name, Southington, comes from a combination of two words, South

Farmington. Before the town was officially incorporated in 1779, it was part ofFarmington. An early name for the town before it was called Southington was“Panthorne.”

— Samuel Woodruff, the town’s first European settler, was known as the “Father ofSouthington.” He and his family came to Southington in 1698.

— Although the American Indians who lived in what became Southington werepeaceful, there were bands of warrior Indians who would raid the farms and homes inthe area. Two small forts were built in the region, one on Pleasant Street near wherethe Calendar House and DePaolo Middle School are today, and another on QueenStreet, near what would become the Plainville border. A door similar to the door thatwas on the front of Pleasant Street-area fort is part of the exhibit at the SouthingtonHistorical Center, 239 Main St.

— People in the area wearied of traveling the great distance to Farmington in orderto worship at the Congregational Church there. “A meeting house, independent of theFarmington parish, was first constructed here in 1726 and was used until 1757. Its loca-tion on the site of the present Oak Hill Cemetery is commemorated by the FirstMeeting House stone and plaque,” according to the brochure, “See HistoricSouthington,” published in 1986 by the Central Connecticut Tourism District.

— Southington used to be made up of many districts, some which eventually becamevillages in their own right. Of course, there are the more famous Plantsville, Milldaleand Marion, which all had their own schools and post offices. However, sections oftowns that have nearly faded include South End, Flanders and Patton Brook.

— When the Farmington Canal was dug through Southington and finally opened in1828, it was a safe and efficient way to transport goods to Long Island Sound. The canal,which operated from 1828 to 1848 and ran from Northampton, Mass., to New Haven,also transported passengers up and down the waterway during warm weather.Eventually, the railroad was built and for a while competed with the canal, but thelarge locomotives, which could transport many tons more freight during the entireyear, forced the canal out of business. The railroad company, which built its right-of-way on parts of the canal towpath, became known as the “Canal Line.”

— Transportation helped make Southington what it is today. The first trolley com-pany, the Southington and Plantsville Tramway Co., was one of the first trolley sys-tems in the state and the country. It was established in 1888, several months after trac-tion pioneer and inventor Frank Sprague founded the first successful trolley system inRichmond, Va.

— Southington also had a small airport, which was located in the River Street areabefore homes in the Rethal Drive and Minthal Drive region were built. By the 1950s,houses had been built and the airport was gone.

— Interstate 84, which is largely responsible for changing the rural character ofQueen Street, was built in two sections. The first section was built from Danbury toSouthington. As of 1961, the superhighway ended at West Street. Another section wasbuilt from Hartford to Southington and that part opened in the mid-1960s.

— The town was a place where many products were invented or perfected, includingthe coffee grinder, screwdriver, water-based cement, paper bags and the thornless rose.The thornless rose was invented by Nicholas Grillo, who had a huge greenhouse com-plex that was located on Canal Street, across from Clark Brothers Bolt Co. in Milldale.

— Southington also was the location for the first machine-made bolt factory inAmerica. Micah Rugg and Martin Barnes invented a simple machine that made boltsand produced these new bolts in a former blacksmith shop in Marion in the late 1830s.That early factory helped pave the way for other bolt-manufacturing giants such asClark Brothers and Peck, Stow & Wilcox. The facade from the original Rugg andBarnes shop is preserved at the Southington Historical Center.

— The oldest house still standing in Southington is the Jonathan Root house, builtin 1720, and located at the corner of North Main and Mill streets. Once a tavern in theRevolutionary War era, local legend has it that Gen. George Washington visited thereon his way to meet with Rochambeau, who had brought 6,000 French soldiers to aid theAmerican colonists. The Root House today is owned by local attorneys and husbandand wife Bryan Meccariello and Shari Bornstein and serves as their office.


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“I enjoy Music onthe Green, going outto Dairy Queen forice cream and alsogoing to theSouthington movietheaters.”

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Please send letters, photos and ideas to [email protected] or 40 N. Main St., Southington, CT, 06489.


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I’m not in town alot, but when I’mhere, I do read TheCitizen. It’s veryhandy. It’s right therein my mailbox, and Ijust pick it up andfind out what’s goingon real quickly.

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201 Pattonwood DriveSouthington, CT 06489Holes: 18 Par: Blue/White/Gold –

70; Red – 71Head Pro: John VitaleIt also has a driving

range, putting green,chipping and sand area.

The clubhouse has TheAerie Restaurant, serving beer, wine andsnack, as well as a stocked pro-shop.

For directions, to schedule a tee-time(call seven days in advance), to get rates,or for more info, either call: (860) 793-6000,or visit: www.hawkslandingcc.com

Southington Country Club150 Savage StreetSouthington, CT 06489Holes: 18Par: Blue/White/Gold –

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Pine Valley Golf Course300 Welch RoadSouthington, CT 06489Holes: 18Par: Blue/White – 71; Red – 73Head Pro: Jack McConachie, PGAVoted one of the “Best Places to Play”

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and sand.The clubhouse has a lounge and snack

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[email protected] ParkWoodruff Street20.5 AcresHome of Southington North Little

LeagueActivities/Facilities: Football field –

lighted, swimming pool (changingrooms), two little league fields, duck pond(no fishing), three tennis courts, picnicgrove, playground, basketball courts, bat-ting cage, ice skating.

Southington West Little League665 Spring StreetSouthington, CT 0648921.2 AcresFor more information, directions, fees,

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School FieldsSouthington High School720 Pleasant StreetSouthington, CT 06489Athletic Director: Eric SwallowBlue Knight sports: Boys/girls swim-

ming, boys/girls soc-cer, boys/girls crosscountry, boys/girlsvolleyball, footballfield hockey,boys/girls basketball,boys ice hockey,

wrestling, boys/girls indoor track, girlsgymnastics, baseball, softball, boys/girlslacrosse, boys golf, boys/girls outdoortrack and boys/girls tennis.

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Southingtonwas first settled in 1698. Samuel Woodruff, son of one ofthe founders of the town of Farmington, led a group of hunters to the south. Hebecame the area’s first tax collector. Originally called the village of Panthorn, the townbegan to develop in the first decade of the 1700s. In 1724 , the villagers formed theFarmington Southwest Society. In 1779, the Town was incorporated as Southington.

The Town of Southington adopted its present form of government, known as“Council-Manager Government,” in 1966. A nine-member council, elected at-large,comprises the Town Council. This nine-member council appointed a full-time admin-istrator as the Town Manager, who is responsible to the Town Council.

Town department headsPOSITION NAME PHONE (860) Town Manager John Weichsel 276-6200Assistant Town Manager Mark Sciota 621-6098Assessor Brian Lastra 276-6205Deputy Assessor Patrick Leveille 276-6205Chief Building Inspector James Butler 276-6242Assistant Building Inspector John Smigel 276-6242Canine Control Officer David Ireland 628-8053Community Services Director Janet Mellon 276-6271Conservation Commission Dennis Palmieri 620-9101ChairmanData Processing Manager Richard Lopatosky 276-6228Economic Development Louis Perillo 276-6297Commission ChairmanAgent for the Elderly Robert Verderame 621-3014Finance Director Emilia Portelinha 276-6222Assistant Finance Director Richard Lopatosky 276-6228Fire Chief Harold “Buddy” Clark 628-7505Assistant Fire Chief T. Russell Wisner 628-7505

Elected officials

Town councilorsJohn N. Barry, chairmanAnthony E. D’Angelo, vice chairmanJohn E. CarmodyNicholas DePaoloChristopher J. PalmieriMichael A. RiccioArthur H. SecondoEdward S. Pocock, IIIDavid Zoni

Board of EducationBrian S. Goralski, chairpersonRosemarie Micacci Fischer, vice

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Annette Turnquist 276-6239Town Planner Mary Savage 276-6248Water Pollution Control John DeGioia 628-8530SuperintendentWelfare Director John Weichsel 276-6200WPCA Chairman John N. Barry 276-6200Youth Services Director Susan Saucier 276-6280Zoning Enforcement Officer Frank Vinci 276-6250


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Town Hall location: 75 Main St., POBox 610, Southington, CT 06489-0610

Town Hall hours:8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday,

Wednesday and Friday8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursdays (Town

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County: HartfordArea: 36.9 square milesPopulation (2000 census): 39,728Zip codes: Southington (06489),

Plantsville (06479), Marion (06444),Milldale (06467)

How do I ...Register to vote or affiliate with a

party:— Download a voter registration form

from the Registrars of Voters page onwww.southington.org and submit it to theregistrars in person or via mail

— Stop by the registrars’ office, on thefirst floor of Town Hall, 75 Main St. Theoffice is open Mondays, Wednesdays andFridays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

— To find your voting district, checkwith the registrars or visit their Web siteat http://registrars.southington.org/dis-

tricts.phpAsk questions about public health

concerns or complaints:Check with the Southington Health

Department, on the second floor of theGura Building (Town Hall annex) at 93Main St., (860) (860) 276-6275. Office hourscoincide with those of other Town Halloffices.

Report a streetlight that is out ormalfunctioning:

Residents are asked to call the office ofthe Town Manager at (860) 276-6200 in theevent that they observe a street light out.CL&P no longer handles this for the town.Please provide the following information:the street name; the nearest house num-ber or intersection; the pole number, ifknown; and what the problem is: light isout, flickering, pole down, etc.

Find out if school is cancelled dueto inclement weather:

— Visit www.southingtonschools.organd subscribe to the Southington PublicSchools Emergency Notification via e-mail.

— Listen to radio stations or checkwith local TV stations

— Schedule for shortened days: Highschool, dismissal at 12:22 p.m.; middleschools, dismissal at 12:50 p.m.; and allafternoon kindergarten is cancelled.Grades 1-5 at Flanders, Hatton,Plantsville, South End and Thalberg ele-mentary schools will be dismissed at 1:15p.m. and kindergarten at these schoolswill be dismissed at 11 a.m. Grades 1-5 atDerynoski, Kelley and Strong elementaryschools will be dismissed at 1:30 p.m. andkindergarten at these schools will be dis-missed at 11:15 a.m.

Report a potential blight situation:Fill out and submit the Blight

Complaint Form available from the TownManager’s page fromwww.southington.org

File a building permit:Visit the Southington Building

Department in Town Hall, (860) 276-6242.Watch a public meeting on cable tel-

evision:The Town Clerk’s office updates and

broadcasts municipal calendars andinformation on the local cable govern-ment access TV station, 24 hours a day, onCOX Cable position No. 14. Town CouncilMeetings are also aired regularly onchannel 14 along with town events suchas the Wednesday night “Music on theGreen” concerts. Meetings aired on TVinclude the Town Council, the Planningand Zoning Commission and the Board ofEducation.


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Visit a town swimming pool:The pools, located at Recreation Park

and Memorial Park, are for town resi-dents only, and proof of residency isrequired. Residents may bring one out-of-town guest. The pools open the weekendafter school closes for the summer andhours are 12 noon to 7 p.m. weekdays, and12 noon to 8 p.m. on weekends.

Obtain a dog license:— The Town Clerk’s office in Town Hall

handles dog licenses. Forms are alsoavailable online from the Town Clerk’spage at www.southington.org.

— All dogs must be licensed in the Stateof Connecticut when they are 6 monthsold and then annually thereafter. Thelicense period is July 1 through June 30.Dog licenses must be renewed each yearby June 30. A $1 late fee will be chargedfor each month a license is not renewed.

Apply for a passport:Passport applications may be obtained

at the Southington Probate Court or at thePlantsville Post Office. More informationand all forms are also available onlinefrom the U.S. Department of State atwww.travel.state.gov.

Pay local taxes:

The Southington Tax Office, (860)276-6259, is located inside Town Hall.

The first installment of real estate andbusiness personal property taxes was dueJuly 1, 2007, and the entire motor vehicletax bill was also due beginning July 1.Interest will begin to accrue if paymentsare not received or bear a US postal post-mark by Aug. 1.

Tax payments and other correspon-dence may be sent to Southington TaxCollector, PO Box 579, Southington, CT06489.

File military discharge forms:Veterans who served in the military

during a time of war, and own property orcars in the Town of Southington may filetheir military discharges with the TownClerk’s office in order to receive taxexemptions. Original DD214s and certi-fied copies of DD214s will be accepted asproof of prior service in the military.There is no charge to file or for a certifiedcopy of a filed military discharge.


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tendentSouthington High School720 Pleasant St., Southington(860) 628-3229Southington Adult Education(860) 628-3229 Ext. 333ALTA at Pyne Meeting Center240 Main St., Southington(860) 628-3217John F. Kennedy Middle School1071 S. Main St., Plantsville(860) 628-3275Joseph A. DePaolo Middle School385 Pleasant St., Southington(860) 628-3260Walter Derynoski Elementary

School240 Main St., Southington(860) 628-3286Flanders Elementary School100 Victoria Drive, Southington(860) 628-3372Hatton Elementary School

50 Spring Lake Road, Southington(860) 628-3377Urbin T. Kelley Elementary School501 Ridgewood Road, Southington(860) 628-3310Plantsville Elementary School70 Church St., Plantsville(860) 628-3379South End Elementary SchoolMaxwell Noble Drive, Plantsville(860) 628-3320William Strong Elementary School820 Marion Ave., Plantsville(860) 628-3314Reuben E. Thalberg Elementary

School145 Dunham Road, Southington(860) 628-3370Margaret C. Griffin Child

Development Center240 Main St., Southington(860) 621-5885St. Dominic School1050 Flanders Road, Southington(860) 628-4678St. Thomas School133 Bristol St., Southington(860) 628-2485Central Christian Academy1505 West St., Southington(860) 621-6701Briarwood College2279 Mount Vernon Road, Southington(860) 628-4751www.briarwood.eduNew England Baptist College1541 West St., Southington(860) 621-6701www.newenglandbaptistcollege.com

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Southington Chamber ofCommerce

The Greater Southington Chamber ofCommerce serves the Southington areaincluding Marion, Milldale, Plantsvilleand Southington.

There are no geographic restrictions,

however, for businesses interested in join-ing the Greater Southington Chamber ofCommerce.

The chamber of commerce works forbusinesses by providing affiliations,awards and appreciations, business serv-ices and programs, education, network-ing and marketing, publications, monthlye-mail reminders and more.

Each year the Chamber presents itsannual awards. These are theBeautification Award, the “RiccioBrothers Award” for Business Person ofthe Year, in honor of twin brothers anddowntown businessmen, Ralph and VitoRiccio; the Community Spirit Award; andthe Employee of the Year award in honorof Ann Hauver, who retired as office man-ager and secretary for the chamber ofcommerce in 1993 after 27 years of serv-ice.

For more information, or to become amember of the Greater SouthingtonChamber of Commerce, visit the chamberonline at www.southingtoncoc.com or call(860) 628-8036 or visit the office at FactorySquare, 27 West Center St., Suite 201Southington.


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ship in town, covering a large range ofdifferent faith communities.

Apple Valley Worship Center, 594 W.Center St., (860) 628-5329, http://appleval-leyworship.com

Baha’i Faith, 836 Marion Ave.,Plantsville, (860) 628-7831

Calvary Assembly of God, 56Dunham St., (860) 747-6951, e-mail at [email protected]

Central Baptist Church, 1505 WestSt., (860) 621-6701, http://centralbap-tistchurch.net

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Southington Ward, 750Meriden-Waterbury Road, (860) 628-0617

Cuarta Alpha Y Omega Asambleasde Dios, Assemblies of God, meets atFirst Evangelical Lutheran Church, 232Bristol St., (203) 630-1836

Faith Baptist Church, 243 Laning St.,(860) 628-8147, www.faithbaptistofct.org

Faith Living Church, 20 Grove St.,Plantsville, (860) 621-6452, www.faithliv-ingchurch.com

First Baptist Church, 581 MeridenAve., (860) 628-8121, www.fbcsouth.net

First Congregational Church ofSouthington, 37 Main St., (860) 628-6958,www.firstchurchsouthington.org

First Evangelical Lutheran Church,232 Bristol St., (860) 628-9001

Gishrei Shalom JewishCongregation, 37 Main St., (860) 276-9113,www.gsjc.org

Grace United Methodist, 121 PleasantSt., (860) 628-6996, www.gbgm-umc.org/gracechurchct

Gurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar(Connecticut Sikhs Inc.), 1610 West St.,(860) 621-3015

Holy Trinity Polish NationalCatholic Church, 200 Summer St.,Plantsville, (860) 628-0736

HOPE Church of Southington, 144Mulberry St., Plantsville, (860) 680-8085

Immaculate Conception Church, 130Summer St., (860) 628-2181, www.immacu-lateconception06489.4lpi.com

Mary Our Queen Church, 248 SavageSt., (860) 628-4901,www.maryourqueen.4lpi.com

Plantsville Congregational Church,109 Church St., Plantsville, (860) 628-5595,www.plantsvillechurch.4dw.net

St. Aloysius Church, 254 Burritt St.,Plantsville, (860) 276-9208, www.staloy-siusplantsville.org

St. Dominic Church, 1050 FlandersRoad, (860) 628-0349, www.saintdominic-church.com

St. Thomas Church, 99 Bristol St.,(860) 628-4713, www.stthomassouthing-ton.org

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 145Main St., (860) 628-8486,www.stpaulsouthington.org

The Tabernacle, 1445 West St., (860)276-0400, www.tabernacleonline.com

Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church,531 Woodruff St., (860) 628-5759,www.zionlutheranct.org

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AttractionsApples and apple orchards are a

trademark of Southington. The AppleHarvest Festival draws nearly 300,000 peo-ple each year during its two-weekend run.The American Bus Association has recog-nized the festival as one of its Top 100events in the U.S. and Canada. The 2007festival will run Sept. 28-30 and Oct. 5-7,and the parade will be held starting at 2p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 30. Complete festi-val information is available online atwww.appleharvestfestival.com.

Lake Compounce is a regional familytheme park on the Southington/Bristolline. The rejuvenated park blends thearea’s natural beauty and rich heritagewith traditional and contemporary rides,live shows and attractions. Boulder Dash,the park’s newest rollercoaster, followsthe cliffside and is the longest and fastestwooden coaster on the East Coast. LakeCompounce also boasts Splash Harbor,Connecticut’s only water park, BraveThunder Rapids, featured on theDiscovery Channel’s “Extreme Rides,”and a vintage 1911 carousel. In the fall,Lake Compounce sponsors a specialHalloween Haunted Graveyard.

The Barnes Museum, 85 N. Main St.,is one of the most historical sites inSouthington. Built in 1836 and remodeledin 1909, the house remained in theBradley and Barnes family until 1973,when the house and its contents weredonated to the Town of Southington. Avisit to the museum is like GeneralElectric’s Carousel of Progress at the 1964New York World’s Fair. Over the years,the family collected an amazing display ofantique objects dating back to the mid-1800s. Through the many references inthe family diaries, the date and originalprices of many of the objects are precise-ly documented. Gorgeous furnishings,many antique toys and radios, a pristineSteinway player piano, and a large collec-tion of glassware are just a few of theattractions found in this lovely museum.The Barnes Museum, at 85 N. Main St., isopen Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdaysand Fridays from 1 to 5 p.m. andThursdays from 1 to 7 p.m. In addition,the museum is open the first and lastSaturday of every month from 1 to 5 p.m.For more information, call the museumat (860) 628-5426.


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Southington Historical Center, home tothe Southington Historical Society; theRochambeau Monument on MarionAvenue, marking the site of FrenchCount Rochambeau’s encampment in1781 during the Revolutionary War; andthe South End and West Street one-roomschoolhouses. There are also a number ofbuildings and sites in town that are on theNational Register of Historic Places.

Outdoor fun takes a number of formsin Southington, which lies between twoprominent north-south ridges to the eastand west. Rock climbing is common onthe eastern ridge, which comprisesMeriden Mountain, Short Mountain, andRagged Mountain. Castle Craig is a beau-tiful structure at the top of this ridge andis accessible from Hubbard Park inMeriden. The town celebrates the out-doors with the National Trails DayFestival and Family Fun Day each year onthe first Saturday in June at PanthornPark off Burritt Street.

Parks are administered by the Parksand Recreation Department in Town Hall.The facilities include Crescent Lake, on

Shuttle Meadow Road, and offering boat-ing, bow hunting (with permit), canoeing,fishing, kayaking, hiking, picnicking,sailing and walking trails; PanthornPark, off Burrit Street, with a play-ground, athletic fields, many hiking trailsand more; Recreation Park, on MaxwellNoble Drive, which has one of the town’soutdoor pools; the Southington Dog Parkon Mill Street, where pups and people canmeet and play safely; the field used by theSouthington Little League and GirlsSoftball League; and Veterans MemorialPark, on Woodruff Street, offering a vari-ety of ways to be outdoors in any seasonand also featuring a newly renovatedtown pool.

Sports are a popular diversion inSouthington, and leagues in sports rang-ing from lacrosse to softball, football totennis are available to athletes bothyoung and not-so-young. There are also anumber of golf courses, as well as drivingranges. High school teams are also a pop-ular way for residents to root for thehome team.

Area nonprofit groupsAmerican Legion Kiltonic Post 72 —

The American Legion Kiltonic Post No.72, its umbrella organizations, and theMarine Corps League and Auxiliary allhold regular meetings at the AmericanLegion post home, 66 Main St.,Southington. The American Legionmeets on the second Tuesday of eachmonth at 7:30 p.m. Sons of the AmericanLegion meets on the first Tuesday of eachmonth, at 7 p.m. The American LegionAuxiliary meets on the third Monday ofeach month, from September throughJune, at 7 p.m. No meetings are held inDecember. The American Legion JuniorAuxiliary meets on the second Monday ofeach month at 6:30 p.m., Septemberthrough June. The Marine Corps Leagueand Auxiliary meet the third Tuesday ofeach month at 7 p.m., also at the LegionHall at 66 Main St.

American Red Cross, Charter OakChapter of Connecticut — 58Mulberrry St., Plantsville. Phone (860)678-2700. Web site: www.charteroak.red-cross.org. Serves Southington and 82other Connecticut towns.

Arc of Southington — 201 W. MainSt., Plantsville, CT 06479. Phone: (860) 628-9220. Web site: www.arcsouthington.org.The Arc of Southington has worked withand for people with cognitive, intellectualand developmental disabilities, and theirfamilies since 1954.


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Boy Scouts of America — TheSleeping Giant District of theConnecticut Yankee Council is made up oftroops in Hamden, Meriden, NorthHaven, Southington and Wallingford. Formore information or to sign up, visithttp://sleepinggiant.ctyankee.org/direc-tory.php or call Southington MembershipCoordinator Katherine Stewart-Kelley at(860) 621-8856.

Bradley Memorial Hospital — 81Meriden Ave., Southington, CT 06489.Phone: (860) 276-5155. Web site:www.bradleymemorial.org. BradleyMemorial, which opened in 1938, is an 84-bed acute care hospital dedicated to tak-ing care of the community. It also offersemergency services and has a four-bedintensive care unit to care for the critical-ly ill. Bradley Memorial Hospital is amember of the Central ConnecticutHealth Alliance, which also includes NewBritain General Hospital, SouthingtonCare Center, the Visiting NurseAssociation of Central Connecticut,Mulberry Gardens of Southington andThe Orchards at Southington.

Catholic Charities, Archdiocese ofHartford — New Britain office: 90Franklin Square, New Britain, CT 06051.

Phone (860) 225-3561. Fax (860) 225-2558.Bristol office: 440C N. Main St., Bristol,CT 06010. Phone (860) 589-8662. Web site:www.ccaoh.org. Services include adop-tion, pregnancy counseling, child care,family and mental health, migration andrefugee services, residential services fordevelopmentally disabled adults, youthprograms.

Community Foundation of GreaterNew Britain — 74 Vine St., New Britain,CT 06052. Phone: (860) 229-6018. Fax: (860)225-2666. Web site: www.cfgnb.org.Established in 1941, the foundation con-nects donors who care with causes thatmatter in Berlin, New Britain, Plainvilleand Southington.

Connecticut Clearinghouse — 334Farmington Ave., Plainville, CT 06062.Phone: (860) 793-9791. Fax: (860) 793-9813.Web site: www.ctclearinghouse.org. Aprogram of Wheeler Clinic, ConnecticutClearinghouse is a library and resourcecenter for information on mental health,substance use disorders, prevention andhealth promotion, treatment and recov-ery, wellness and related topics.


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Girl Scouts — Girl Scouts ofConnecticut serves Southington. Moreinformation on how to register or howadults can volunteer with the Girl Scoutsis available from the local office, 313 EastSt., Plainville, (860) 793-1318. The council’smain office is 340 Washington St.,Hartford, CT 06106, http://girlscoutsct-trails.org. More info is available atwww.gsofct.org.

Info line — Phone: 2-1-1. Web site:www.infoline.org. Info line is an integrat-ed system of help by telephone — a single

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Main Street CommunityFoundation — 200 Main St., Bristol, CT06011-2702. Phone: (860) 583-6363. Fax:(860) 589-1252. Web site: www.mainstreet-foundation.com. The foundation is a pub-lic charity, established in 1995, servingBristol, Burlington, Plainville, Plymouth,Southington and Wolcott.

Literacy Volunteers of CentralConnecticut — 20 High St., New Britain,CT 06051. Phone: (860) 229-7323. Fax: (860)223-6729. Web site: www.literacy-central.org. Literacy Volunteers providesinstruction, assistance and encourage-ment to adults who want to improve theirskills in reading, writing, or speakingEnglish. The organization recruits andtrain volunteers who tutor and also act asmentors.

Prevent Child Abuse Connecticut —Prevent Child Abuse Connecticut is a pro-gram of Wheeler Clinic. It is dedicated tothe prevention of all forms of child abuseand the promotion of healthy family rela-tionships. It is a nonprofit program thatprovides family support and educationservices to prevent child abuse and neg-lect. The educational services includetrainings for mandated reporters, homevisitors, child care providers and schoolpersonnel. Parenting workshops areavailable as well as curricula on a varietyof subjects. 91 Northwest Drive,Plainville, CT 06062, www.wheelerclinic-.org

SeniorNet — located at the CalendarHouse Senior Center, SeniorNet is a non-profit organization that provides adults50 and over computer education andaccess to the Internet. For information onclubs, classes or volunteer opportunities,visit www.seniornet.org/usa/southing-ton, or visit Calendar House at 388Pleasant St., (860) 621-3014.

Southington Community YMCA —29 High St., Southington, CT 06489. Phone:(860) 628-5597. Web site: www.southington-cheshireymca.org. The YMCA has mainfacilities in Southington and Cheshirewith health & wellness facilities and pro-grams, children’s offerings and a teencenter. There is also a Women’s Health &Wellness Center in Southington, theYMCA gymnastics center on theSouthington-Cheshire town line, YMCACamp Sloper in Southington and theYMCA Learning Center in Southington.


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Southington Drug Task Force —Contact Southington Youth Services, 93Main St., Southington (860) 276-6281

Southington Historical Society —239 Main St., Southington. Phone: (860)621-4811. The Southington HistoricalSociety, a nonprofit organization, is thekeeper of Southington’s past. The histori-cal society building, the town’s formerlibrary, houses a collection of more than8,000 items.

Southington Relay For Life —Southington is one of the hundreds ofcommunities that takes part in theAmerican Cancer Society’s Relay ForLife. The event is a 24-hour walk whereparticipants form teams with at least onemember of the team walking around thetrack at all times. The event featuresopportunities to honor survivors, remem-ber loved ones and raise funds for cancerresearch and support programs. Moreinformation is available online atwww.southingtonrelayforlife.com.

Substance Abuse Action Council ofCentral Connecticut — 145 Queen St.,Bristol, CT 06010. Phone: (860) 589-4520.Fax: (860) 589-4526. E-mail: [email protected]. SAAC’s services includecommunity awareness, prevention, advo-cacy and education.

United Way of Southington —United Way of Southington, 37 W. CenterSt., P.O. Box 546, Southington, CT 06489.Phone: (860) 628-4565. Web site: www.unit-edwayofsouthington.org. United Waybrings people and resources together toaddress urgent issues.

Visiting Nurse Association ofCentral Connecticut — AdministrativeOffice, 205 W. Main St., New Britain, CT06052. Phone: (860) 224-7131. SouthingtonOffice, 80 Meriden Ave., Southington, CT06489. Phone: (860) 621-0157. CentralReferral Line: (860) 224-7131. Web site:www.vnacc.org. Home health care servic-es, nurses, aides, homemakers, compan-ions, therapies, social services, supportgroups, well child immunization clinics,flu vaccination, screenings, care-call, par-ent aide, public health.

Wheeler Clinic — 91 Northwest Drive,Plainville, CT 06062. Phone: (888) 793-3500.Fax: (860) 793-3520. Web site: www.wheel-erclinic.org. Wheeler Clinic, founded in1968, is a unique provider of behavioralhealth services for children, adolescents,adults and families that include mentalhealth, substance abuse, special educa-tion, early childhood development, pre-vention, an employee assistance programand community education.


CHESHIRE COMMUNITY YMCA961/967 S. Main St., Cheshire, CT 06410

203-272-3150 • Fax 203-699-0330HOURS: Monday-Friday 5 AM-9 PM, Saturday 7 AM-4 PM

Sunday 7 AM-12 PM

REAL PEOPLE… REAL FRIENDS!

YMCA GYMNASTICS CENTER26 Putnam Place, Cheshire, CT 06410

203-272-7688

YMCA WOMEN’S HEALTH &WELLNESS CENTER

48 N. Main St., Southington, CT 06489 860-426-1904HOURS: Mon. & Wed. 5 AM-8 PM, Tues. & Thurs. 5:30 AM-8 PM

Friday 5 AM-6 PM Saturday 7 AM-1 PM

YMCA LEARNING CENTER30 High Street, Southington, CT 06489

860-621-8130 • Fax 860-426-9549

SOUTHINGTONCOMMUNITY YMCA29 High Street, Southington, CT 06489

860-628-5597Fax 860-628-6499

HOURS:Monday-Friday 5 AM-10 PM

Saturday 6 AM-6 PMSunday 7 AM-5 PM

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SLOPER1000 East Street,Southington, CT

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SOUTHINGTON COMMUNITY YMCA29 High Street, Southington, CT 06489 • 860-628-5597 • www.southington-cheshireymca.org

YMCA MISSION: To put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.Financial assistance available to qualifying individuals and families. The YMCA is a 501c(3) organization.

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YMCA CAMP SLOPER1000 East Street,

Southington, CT 06489860-621-8194 • Fax 860-621-0179

www.ymcacampsloper.org

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961/967 S. Main St., Cheshire, CT 06410203-272-3150 • Fax 203-699-0330

HOURS: Monday-Thursday 5 AM-9 PM, Friday 5 AM-4 PMSaturday 7 AM-4 PM, Sunday 7 AM-12 PM

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