Volume 9, Number 45
Southington’s Hometown Newspaper
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Hartford HealthCare showcases new surgery center at Bradley
Friday, November 7, 2014
Local Election Coverage >Referendum results on Page 4 > Election results Page 23
LAST HURRAH FOR FALL
By Jesse Buchanan
puses. It is owned by Hartford HealthCare Corporation. The center replaces four During a recent open house general operating rooms on of the new Southington Sur- the third floor of Bradley with gery Center, Hartford Health- three orthopedic operating Care officials showcased new rooms, a pain management room, pre and post-operation equipment and renovations. “We’re bringing a vibrant areas and a waiting area. Robert Carangelo, an orservice back to this facility,” said Steven Hanks, chief med- thopedic surgeon who opical officer of the Hospital of erates at the center, said he feels it is a unique arrangeCentral Connecticut. The Hospital of Central ment between three orthopeConnecticut includes the New Britain and Bradley camSee Bradley / Page 7 Special to The Citizen
Radar hunts for ‘missing’ graves yard, which is more than 250 By Farrah Duffany Special to The Citizen years old. “The goal of today’s project Among the delicate and is to try to locate areas where disintegrating gravestones at you suspect graves,” Jones the Merriman Cemetery on told members of the society. Although there are several Marion Avenue are dozens of questions that members of gravestones and markers at the Southington Genealogical the cemetery, there are also Society are hoping to answer. missing or unidentified burial State archaeologist Brian sites. Members of the geneaJones and soil scientist Deb- logical society have been trybie Surabian, of the U.S. De- ing to locate the graves for partment of Agriculture, close to a decade. As Jones mapped out the joined members of the genealogical society Oct. 29 as cemetery, Surabian readied they tried to piece together the mysteries of the graveSee Radar / Page 6
Hayrides were popular at the 3rd Annual Halloween Festival at the Southington DriveIn on Saturday, Oct. 25. The foliage still provided a stunning backdrop at that point. As we move into November, high winds over the past week have stripped most trees of their leaves and ushered in a starker landscape. | Photo by Stephen Cieslewski
Accused ‘witches’ have their say By Farrah Duffany Special to The Citizen
Dressed in colonial clothing, Virginia Wolf looked out at a crowd of more than 60 people at the Southington Historical Society, then she turned to face the wall. When she came back to face the au-
dience again, Wolf was transformed into Mary Staples. “I’m here to tell my story,” said Wolf, performing as Staples during the Oct. 30 event. “Witchcraft is a capital crime, punishable by death.” Mary Staples was accused of practicing witchcraft in Connecticut in the late 1600s
and 1700s. For nearly an hour, Wolf entertained the crowd, acting out five stories of women who were said to be practicing witchcraft in Connecticut. The program was called “Panic in Connecticut; acSee Witches / Page 5