Many business owners use superlatives in their company names to boast about their product or service. Not Ann Lennon. The tongue-in-cheek name of her pottery business is The Lazy Potter. “I’m kind of lazy. It’s not like I’m out here every day making a ton of product. It’s just not my personality. I want to go hang out with the grandkids,” she said.

Dr. Matt Correia exudes enthusiasm about his new job as the principal of John Paterson School. It’s an exciting new adventure in his career as a professional educator.

These are bittersweet times for Scott Cohen. He grew up in the family shoe retail business and eventually took over from his parents David and Jerilynn Cohen.

It’s always nice when a construction project comes in on time and under budget. That’s exactly what happened with the long-awaited renovations to John Wallace Middle School.

The auditorium at Newington High School was alive with conversation and energy as teachers, administrators and other staff members of the Newington Public Schools gathered for the annual back to school convocation.

The talk around town for the past few years was about a new supermarket coming to a development along the Berlin Turnpike near Pane Road. What would it be?

Community policing involves making connections with the community. It means reaching out to demonstrate that the Newington Police Department cares about everyone’s health and safety. Each member of the department does this as part of his or her daily duties but it helps to have one person assigned exclusively to this task. That person is Master Police Officer Tim Rinaldo.

The need grows every year but the amount of food to meet that need is steadily declining. That’s why the town Human Service Department is holding a Thanksgiving turkey drive. It always strives to provide a holiday meal to individuals and families who are dealing with food insecurity and this year the challenge is greater than ever.

A Newington resident has engineered a side hustle that’s really something to bark about. Martha Harris, a civil engineer who works in Glastonbury, launched Petal N Paw Prints in 2023 and business has been blooming ever since.