The Southington
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Volume 8, Number 30
Southington’s Hometown Newspaper
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Friday, July 27, 2012
Conversations with Town Manager Garry Brumback By E. Richard Fortunato Special to the Citizen The following is the second of a series of conversations between E. Richard Fortunato and Town Manager Garry Brumback, discussing different issues around town. In this interview, Brumback discusses the status of Southington’s infrastructure.
Fortunato: Garry, what is the current status of our infrastructure and what progress have we made in the past year? As we face the challenges ahead, where can we expect to go? Brumback: I think there are no limits. Our infrastructure has been maintained on
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Italian Festival event schedule
Citizen photo by Julie Sopchak
The Giving Back Girls show off some of their donated supplies in front of the school bus they filled. From left, Catherine Myers, Emily Gibney, Anthony Matarazzo, Marissa Matarazzo, Erin Gibney, Madison Yurgaitis, and Samantha Martins.
School bus is no match for Giving Back Girls By Julie Sopchak The Southington Citizen
They collected piles and piles of school supplies, but as the name would suggest, the Giving Back Girls are going to give all those supplies to those who need them.
The Smart Start Program, initiated by Southington Community Services, is put in control of a student until that student becomes a senior in high school, at which point it will be transferred to another student. Erin Gibney, being given the program
last year and now coordinating the event with her group, the Giving Back Girls, gave the program a new look as “Fill That Bus,” a challenge to fill a school bus with school supplies.
The Southington Italian-American Festival will run from Friday, July 27, through Sunday, July 29 on lower Center Street. Below is the schedule of events for the festival. All performance times are approximate and subject to change. Friday, July 27 — The Sound Alternatives, 5:30 p.m.; Mark Verselli, 7:30 p.m.; I’Liguri, 8:30 p.m. Saturday, July 28 — Wine making contest, noon; The Young Italians, 2 p.m.; opening ceremonies, 5 p.m.; Marti Roche, Roberto Pavorotti, Kelly Nowik, Sharalynn Kuziak, Riley Lincavicks, Walter Martin, and Cassandra Mastrianni, 6 to 7 p.m.; Anthony Lurelli, Charley Tiernan, and Jillian Caliuette, 7 to 9 p.m.; Christina Luna, Ross Benoliel, and Vincent Ricciardi, 9 p.m.; Festival close, 11 p.m. Sunday, July 29 — Italian Mass, 10 a.m.; procession of Maddona Della Strata following Mass; Antonietta Barboto, Dominic “Memo” Amore, noon; Peter Massaro and ConcertoMusicale, 1 p.m.; the Tommy Fienza Italian-American Band, 2 to 4 p.m.; raffle announcements by Sorrelle d’Italia, 6 p.m.
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