Volume 20, Number 23
www.southingtoncitizen.com
Friday, June 9, 2023
Southington seeking a new town planner
RECORDBREAKING ATHLETE
By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
SOUTHINGTON — Town officials are looking for a new town planner after the departure of Maryellen Edwards earlier this year.
This spring, Middle School of Plainville student Elliana RexingerMcConnell, pictured, became the all-time leader for 13U girls in Connecticut with a discus throw of 89-feet, 8.75inches. The recordsetting toss, recorded on May 21 at Essex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School in Danvers, Mass., bested the previous state record by nearly three feet. RexingerMcConnell has been throwing discus and shot put for two years, and recently took up javelin, hammer, and weight throw. The MSP seventh grader is currently training for the Junior Olympics, which will be held this summer in Des Moines, Iowa. Contributed photo
Edwards took the job in September of 2021, filling the position left vacant when Rob Phillips departed. Phillips left in June of 2021 to take the position of executive director of the Northwest Hills Council of Governments.
Phillips had replaced former town planner Mary Savage-Dunham in 2013. Victoria Triano, Town Council chairwoman, said assistant town planner David Lavallee has been filling in as acting town planner, a role he’s taken before during transition periods. “Dave is doing a great job,” Triano said. “He’s got so much knowledge about things.” See Planner, A13
Area school curriculum fused with foreign trips By Christian Metzger Record-Journal staff
Coming out of the restrictions brought on by the pandemic, Southington and Cheshire high schools are planning several trips abroad to mesh with the curriculum of several subjects. The Southington school district plans six trips over the next two semesters, two to Italy, one to Germany and neighboring countries, as well as trips to Spain, France and China. Cheshire High School is planning five trips, most in April, to Germany, Italy, Iceland, Costa Rica and Puerto Rico. See Travel, A10
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