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Also check out String of Pearls Big Band - Dinner and Dancing! on the Southington Patch calendar

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Hey hey Southington! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a $5M upgrade could power more Southington homes and buildings
  • Why Southington football is starting 2026 ranked No. 3 statewide
  • Southington remembers Jackson Slimak after fatal hiking fall in Montana

Also on today's calendar: String of Pearls Big Band - Dinner and Dancing! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: A p.m. shower in places, with a high of 79 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and delightful, temps: high: 74, low: 52.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and delightful, with a high of 79 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Major Investment To Expand Food Waste, Recycling At Southington Facility (patch.com) — A Southington organics recycling facility on DePaolo Drive is getting a $5.05 million boost to expand how much food and green waste it can turn into energy, compost, and soil products. The upgraded plant already helps power town buildings, including the fire station and wastewater treatment facility, and this expansion will let it handle more waste from Southington and across Connecticut.
   

• GametimeCT 2026 Preseason Top 10 High School Football Poll: New Canaan is unanimous No. 1 (nhregister.com) — Southington High's football team opens the 2026 season ranked No. 3 in the statewide GametimeCT preseason Top 10 poll, the highest spot for any Class LL runner-up. With many starters returning, the Blue Knights are viewed as serious contenders behind powerhouse New Canaan and Greenwich, setting up a high-expectations fall for local fans.
   

• CT man found dead after going missing while hiking in Montana. He was an 'explorer and adventurer' (courant.com) — Southington is mourning 21-year-old Jackson Gregory Slimak, who died after an apparent fall while hiking near Granite Peak in Montana, days after he was reported missing. Friends and supporters have launched a GoFundMe to help his family, remembering him as an adventurous traveler, devoted gamer, and longtime YMCA Camp Sloper camper and lifeguard.
   

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  • Loving Kindness Bowling Fundraiser on Sept. 12 benefits Alzheimer's Association —Robin Michel Read on Patch
  • Obituary: John T. Baracchi, Sr. (Porto Funeral Homes) —Porto Funeral Homes Read on Patch
  • Have you nominated a Good Neighbor yet?
    Nominations close Monday, September 14th: https://nextdoor.com/gnd National Good Neighbor Day is Monday, September 28th, and this year Nextdoor is… (Nextdoor )
  • Hersha Hospitality Management, LP posted a job opening for Room Attendant - Housekeeper in Southington. Apply here.
  • Acosta Group - Acosta Sales & Marketing Company posted a job opening for Reset Merchandiser - Northeast in Southington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Southington here.

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  • Newington Zoning Commission To Hear Maple Hill Lot, Culver Street Sign Applications (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Times Square (Thank you Jean K. for sending it in!)
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