The Southington Citizen Nov. 26, 2021

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Volume 18, Number 48

Knights top Rocky Hill in powder puff football

PLAINVILLESOUTHINGTON HEALTH DISTRICT

New director chosen

By Devin Leith-Yessian Record-Journal staff

SOUTHINGTON — The Blue Knights and the Rocky Hill Terriers powder puff football teams faced off in a tight game that seesawed back and forth, until Southington ultimately prevailed on Saturday. “The game got a little gritty towards the end, but the players hung tough and they got it done,” said Charles Kemp, who has coached Southington’s powder puff team for the last 20 years. Southington 24 Rocky Hill 21

Friday, November 26, 2021

By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff

Southington High School powder puff football player Kaitlyn Asido runs around Rocky Hill’s defensive line Saturday. Southington prevailed 24-21. Photos by Devin Leith-Yessian, Record-Journal

Southington High School powder puff football players left the field triumphantly after winning against Rocky Hill.

The game was a nail biter from start to finish. Both teams scored touchdowns in the first quarter and Rocky Hill was pushing into the Knights’ end zone when the clock ran out at the end of the fourth quarter. Able to stave off the offense in those last few minutes, Southington prevailed with a final score of 24-21.

A leader from the Cheshire health district took over as head of Southington’s health district Monday, filling a vacancy left by the departure of the former director. Susan Bencivenga-Lonczak got the nod from the Plainville-Southington Regional Health District board of directors. She started in 2016 with the Chesprocott Health District, the district that BencivengaLonczak serves Cheshire, Prospect and Wolcott. Southington leaders were impressed with her experience, her familiarity with the area and her ideas for advancing See Director, A16

See Powder puff, A12

Large-scale holiday light displays returning to area this year By Faith Williams Record-Journal staff

Festival of Silver Lights

It’s that time of year again and local towns are getting ready to bring some holiday cheer with lights and displays.

Meriden’s annual light show at Hubbard Park started Nov. 24. Spectators can walk or drive through the park for free and be immersed in different holiday scenes.

While many light shows looked different, or were cancelled, last year due to the pandemic, several large scale displays in the area are moving back to some sort of normalcy.

This year, many displays were reconstructed and a new archway at the entrance has been added. See Lights, A2

A chess-playing skeleton dons a Christmas scarf inside the Ghost Hunt ride, which will be open for this year’s Holiday Lights at Lake Compounce in Southington. After being cancelled in 2020 because of the pandemic, Lake Compounce’s Holiday Lights returns on Nov. 26. Photos by Dave Zajac, Record-Journal


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