Martocchio Sworn In, Socha Honored at Tuesday Council Meeting (Video)

Turf stole the spotlight Tuesday evening at the , but it was a busy night for the Southington Town Council as they officially named their replacement to the empty council seat and honored a Southington High School senior for her national role with DECA.

Before the meeting got underway Tuesday, the council officially named Louis J. Martocchio as the newest member of the council, replacing the seat left vacant by .

"Lou was recommended and after much discussion, it was a unanimous selection by the executive committee (of the Southington Republican Town Committee)," said Council Chairman John Dobbins. "He has done a fantastic job in the past 2.5 years as assistant town attorney and I look forward to working with him in his new role."

Martocchio, a partner with the firm on Main Street, was sworn in Tuesday, with Leslie Cotton conducting the ceremony.

The town will need to find a new assistant town attorney, a position Dobbins said would be appointed by the council in the upcoming weeks. No candidates for the position have been named.

See the video above for the complete swearing in ceremony. For more on Martocchio, be sure about his appointment to the position.

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The council also recognized on Tuesday the accomplishments of senior Emily Socha.

Socha was named earlier this month as the North Atlantic Region vice president of DECA on May 1. DECA is a national organization that focuses on developing business leaders and includes 185,000 members in 5,000 schools.

Socha will serve as the regional vice president through her freshman year at Bryant University in Rhode Island. Her primary duties will be to support each DECA chapter within the North Atlantic Region, which runs from Ontario, Canada, to West Virginia.

See the video of her award ceremony and thank you to the council above.

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