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Volume 20, Number 14
PARC, INC.
Friday, April 7, 2023
CRAFT KITCHEN
Spring Dance hits the floor on May 6
Move feels like coming home for owner By Christian Metzger Record-Journal staff
Press Release
PARC, Inc. is hosting its 2023 Spring Dance on Saturday, May 6, for members, families, friends and supporters. The event will be held 7 to 11 p.m. at Testa’s, 26 South Center St. in Southington. The $60 ticket price includes a dinner buffet, music with DJ David Robinson, and dancing. A reduced ticket price of $35 is offered to members and students. PARC’s Shining Star Award will be presented to an outstanding member. PARC promotes and protects the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and actively supports their full inclusion and participation in the community throughout their lifetimes by providing family centered support, direct services and advocacy. Based in Plainville, PARC welcomes residents of contiguous towns. Tickets can be purchased via parcdisabilitiesct.org or by calling the PARC office at 860-747-0316.
Mike Truss, chef and owner of Craft Kitchen stands at the unfinished bar area at the future Craft Kitchen restaurant in Plantsville. Bill Shettle, Special to the Record-Journal
SOUTHINGTON — For Mike Truss, the owner of Craft Kitchen in Southington, moving into the restaurant’s new location at 42 W. Main St. in Plantsville is like coming home. Truss grew up on Pine Street, only two miles from the new location in Plantsville. Much of his childhood was spent in the Southington area, working for his grandfather and for the local businesses in town. See Craft Kitchen, A11
Councilor proposes new bidding process By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
SOUTHINGTON — A town councilor and local business owner is looking to change how Southington bids municipal work. Jack Perry, owner of HQ Dumpsters & Recycling and a Democratic councilor,
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“Can we stretch a dollar?” he said. “At the end of the year, this could be hundreds of thousands of dollars that we could save.”
With easier bidding and better communication with company owners, Perry said the town can get more bids on jobs and likely better prices.
Republicans hold a majority on the Town Council. See Perry, A2
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• Fully furnished accommodations, if desired.
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• 24 hour Security
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• On-site staff available
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proposed forming a procurement committee and buying procurement software to make bidding easier and more open.