The Plainville Citizen

06/04/2024

Nearly two months after pleading guilty in a Bridgeport kidnapping case, Gabriel Banegas admitted his guilt in a 2019 Norwalk robbery.

Nearly two months after pleading guilty in a Bridgeport kidnapping case, a Stratford man admitted his guilt in a 2019 Norwalk robbery.

06/03/2024

A motorcyclist was sent to the hospital after a crash with a car near South Main Street and the on-ramp for I-84 East Sunday night, Southington police said.

06/02/2024

Southington fire officials said nobody was home during the blaze in the 100 block but four dogs were rescued and reunited with their family on Friday.

06/01/2024

Southington fire officials said four dogs were rescued from a house on Norton Street on Friday morning.

Southington fire officials said that four dogs whose owners weren't home were rescued from a house on Norton Street Friday morning.

05/30/2024

Connecticut State Police said they are investigating a crash with serious injuries on Interstate 84 East in Southington.

05/29/2024

A couple from Stamford took a leap of faith, taking over the former Creamery location, and things are going well.

05/29/2024

HARTFORD — A Plainville man has been charged in a double-homicide on Hendricxsen Avenue in Hartford earlier this month.

James Chaney, 25, is charged with murder and first-degree reckless endangerment, Hartford police Lt. Aaron Boisvert said in a news release.

Boisvert said the arrest stems from a shooting on Hendricxsen Avenue on May 4, when police responded to a report of shots fired and found two unresponsive men in a building stairwell. He said the pair were suffering gunshot wounds, and were transported to the hospital.

The victims, 19-year-old Hartford resident Lavante Brown and 16-year-old Aydin Davis, later were pronounced dead, Boisvert said.

The Hartford Police Major Crimes and Crime Scene Divisions responded and took over the investigation, Boisvert said, and developed information pointing to Chaney being the suspect. He said police got a warrant for his arrest, adding he was taken into custody by members of the United States Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force and the Hartford Police Violent Crime Unit.

Chaney was being held in lieu of $1,000,000 bail, Boisvert said.

James Chaney, 25, of Plainville is charged with murder in connection with the shooting deaths of Lavante Brown, 19, and Aydin Davis, 16, in Hartford May 4.

05/29/2024

The Bob's Stores location on Queen Street is closing after less than a year, the retailer announced this week.

The Bob's Stores location on Queen Street in Southington is closing after less than a year, the retailer announced this week.

05/29/2024

The YMCA's Race4Chase 26-day challenge is among the items in this week's roundup of community news from Southington and Plainville.

05/29/2024

Plainville police say Southington resident Michael Rodriguez is accused of breaking into a home of a woman he knows and strangling her on Friday.

05/28/2024

Linear trail intersections under safety review in Southington, new trail segment to open this summer

05/24/2024

Author Jeffrey DeWitt will discuss his new book "Connecticut Military Heroes: Battle of Iwo Jima" on May 29 at the Plainville Historic Center.

Author Jeffrey DeWitt will discuss his new book "Connecticut Military Heroes: Battle of Iwo Jima" on May 29, one of the items in this week's roundup.

05/22/2024

John F. Kennedy Middle School students were given hot air balloon demonstrations by Canaan-based Spirit Ballooning on Tuesday.

05/21/2024

Rebel Dog Coffee, with existing locations in Plainville, Farmington and East Hartford, is looking to expand to a fourth location planned for Berlin's Mill Street.

Pending Planning and Zoning Commission approval Rebel Dog Coffee Co. may be opening up shop in Berlin.

05/17/2024

American Legion, Kiltonic Post 72 is hosting a number of ceremonies and parade, just one of the items in this week's roundup of Plainville and Southington news.

05/16/2024

Aroma Joe's drive-thru coffee opening third CT location in Southington, former Rita's to be demolished

The smell of coffee will be filling the air on Queen Street in Southington with the opening of Aroma Joe's.

05/14/2024

Wardrobe from the leather man, jewelry that raise eyebrows today and puppets are among the Connecticut Museum of Culture's collection.

Plainville Library is hosting a presentation of the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History's most unusual pieces in its collection.

05/13/2024

License plates were scanned nearly 285,000 times in the last 30 days in Cheshire as of Monday, according to the police department's website.

Southington and Cheshire are among the nearly 40 towns in Connecticut using the Flock Safety System they say addresses motor vehicle thefts and other crimes.

05/12/2024

Cava Restaurant officially opened its new Beauty and the Beast Display last Friday and welcomes customers to an enchanted experience.

The Beauty and the Beast display has been open for just about a week and patrons are in awe by the grand decor.

05/10/2024

Plainville students came together to create free little libraries for Norton and Trumbull parks, just one of the items in this week's roundup of community news.

05/08/2024

Kohl's is promising an autumn reboot of the Babies R Us brand at three Connecticut stores.

Kohl's is promising an autumn reboot of the Babies R Us brand at three Connecticut stores including Norwalk, Plainville and Manchester.

05/08/2024

State police said the crash occurred by the Route 72 interchange and CT DEEP officials are "enroute to scene for environmental cleanup" on Wednesday.

05/07/2024

An officer says Ethan Nieves, arrested five times last month in thefts of ATMs, a minivan and vehicle parts, could face five more arrests.

Ethan Nieves, arrested five times last month in cases involving thefts of ATMs, a minivan and vehicle parts, could face five more arrests, an officer reports.

05/03/2024

Ana Rodriguez, 65, of New Britain is accused of leaving two cats at a Southington Walmart and then running over one of them.

A New Britain woman, Ana Rodriguez, 65, is accused of leaving two cats at a Southington Walmart and then running over one of them as she drove away.

05/03/2024

A man was charged in a Bristol shots-fired incident on Stevens Street Thursday after asking a resident for a ride to Hartford to flee the scene, police said.

05/02/2024

Southington police said Ethan Nieves, 21, of Newington, is believed to be the ringleader of crimes statewide, including catalytic converter thefts and commercial burglaries.

Southington police say Ethan Nieves of Newington is believed to be the ringleader of crimes statewide, such as catalytic converter thefts and store burglaries.

05/02/2024

Connecticut State Police say two people were transported to the hospital after a three-car crash on Route 72 Wednesday afternoon.

05/01/2024

Plainville residents approved the town and Board of Education budgets by large margins Tuesday in a town-wide vote with typically low turnout.

The town and Board of Education budgets both passed following all-day budget vote by residents.

05/01/2024

The town has made several updates to Robertson Airport and plans to update its Master Plan once they choose an aviation consulting firm in the next few weeks.

Robertson Airport recently added a new courtyard and plans to update its Master Plan

04/29/2024

Mouse droppings, slime in an ice dispenser were among the violations that health officials found at two Southington gas stations in March, records show.