by KAITLYN NAPLES STAFF WRITER The Plainville Town Council held a special meeting last week to discuss the recommendations the Charter Revision Commission recently presented. After many speakers voiced various concerns about the changes a few weeks ago, the council…
Residents get insight into Phoenix Soil’s plans
by KAITLYN NAPLES STAFF WRITER Plainville residents have been sharing their concerns over the last few months about the possible move of Phoenix Soil, a soil-recycling business, to Plainville from Waterbury. Last week, members of the public were able to…
Changing times, laws lead to closure of pool
by ROB GLIDDEN STAFF WRITER The wading pool at Paderewski Park was closed earlier this year in part for being out of compliance with the federal Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), and now the empty structure represents a past that…
Police blotter for Aug. 3
Plainville police reported the following arrests: •Jayar R. Culling, 32, of 37 East St., Plainville was arrested July 27 and charged with disorderly conduct. •Jennifer L Height, 30, of 196 summit St., Plantsville was arrested on July 27 and charged…
Slipknot on the road… for themselves and their fans
by MIKE CHAIKEN It’s something the members of Slipknot are still dealing with. And, the band’s percussionist, Clown, said it’s something the fans are still dealing with. That something was the great tragedy of the Slipknot family. And this summer…
Unlikely end for Plainville Legion’s season
PLAINVILLE – At the end of the game against New Britain on Thursday, July 19, the Plainville Legion baseball team emptied its tank in a must win game from Alumni Field. And in an extra-inning thriller, the Stingers scored a…
Senate campaign pauses at Mizzy
United States Senate candidate Linda McMahon visited Mizzy Construction in Plainville for a meet and greet event. McMahon, the former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), unsuccessfully ran for Senate in 2010 against former Connecticut attorney general Richard Blumenthal. This…
Finance dept. merger to proceed
After the most recent council meeting, Plainville can now officially move forward with merging the financial departments of the Board of Education and the town. The Board of Education approved the move in a majority vote, as did the council.…
Police blotter July 27
Plainville police reported the following arrests: •Patrick J. Anderson, 51, of 141 Woodland St., Hartford, was charged on July 14 with third degree identity theft, two counts of second degree forgery, two counts of second degree conspiracy to commit forgery,…
Everclear’s Art Alexakis is living life, writing music, hitting the road
Art Alexakis of Everclear was taken aback a bit by the question. Not in a bad way. But in a pleasantly surprised way. In an interview to promote the Summerland Tour, which he organized with Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray,…
Plainville tops Glastonbury, 5-3
PLAINVILLE – After beating Zone 7 champion West Hartford two out of three times this year, the Plainville Legion baseball team was looking to sweep the season series against Glastonbury and punch its ticket to the play-in round of the…
Runners show dedication to Petit 5K cause
by MARGARET WAAGE Runners are a dedicated group. They show up for races in all kinds of weather because when they say they’re going to run, they do. Often the reasons for running may be to improve health through the…