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2018 Puerto Rican Festival Planned for July 21st
Ald. Emmanuel Sanchez (D-AL) has introduced a resolution in the City Council that would authorize the Puerto Rican Society of New Britain to hold the 2018 Puerto Rican Festival on July 21st. New Britain’s Puerto Rican Festival is a long standing tradition in the community. Held on High Street, the Festival places the Puerto Rican Society of […]
Spottswood A.M.E. Zion Church to Celebrate 115th Anniversary, Apr 20th to 22nd
Spottswood A.M.E. Zion Church will celebrate its 115th Anniversary in April of 2018. The Anniversary be will celebrated with a pageant, gala and church services from April 20th to April 22nd. A Church Heritage Pageant will be held on April 20th at 6:30pm. The Friday Pageant will be held at the Church. On April 21st at […]
NBHS Presents “The Addams Family” Mar 23rd and 24th
New Britain High School students will present a musical comedy play based on the popular “The Addams Family” on March 23rd and 24th, 2018. “The show,” the school district website on the play says, “is based upon The Addams Family characters created by Charles Addams in his single-panel gag cartoons, which depict a ghoulish American […]
Marijuana Discussion to be Hosted by League of Women Voters Apr 16th
The New Britain Area League of Women Voters (LWV) has announced that it will host a public meeting concerning marijuana policy in the State. The conversation in “Meeting on Marijuana” will ask questions about marijuana legalization, its medical use, its recreational use and about it being a possible source of state revenue. The forum will held […]
Health Fair Sponsored by Bethesda Men’s Ministry and NAACP Apr 7th
The Bethesda Apostolic Church Men’s Ministry and the New Britain Branch of the NAACP’s Health Committee are joining with Bristol Hospital to sponsor a Health Fair in New Britain. The Health Fair will be held on April 7, 2018. It will go from 10:00am to 2:00pm. The theme for the Health Fair is “Keeping Healthy […]
North Oak NRZ to Meet at Oak Street Substation Mar 26th
The North Oak NRZ will hold its regular meeting on Monday, March 26, 2018. The March meeting will be held at the Oak Street Police Substation, which is at 99 Oak Street. The meeting will be held at 7:00pm. Last month, the North Oak NRZ elected its leadership for 2018, which includes, President Marie Bachand Vice […]
Easter Party at the New Britain Youth Museum Mar 24th
The New Britain Youth Museum will host an Easter Party on March 24, 2018. The free event will feature an Easter egg hunt with prizes, an Easter basket raffle, cookie decorating, crafts, game and more. The Easter Party will be at the Museum from 12:00pm to 3:00pm. On its website, the New Britain Youth Museum […]
Northend School Receives $10,000 Donation from Burlington Stores
The students and teachers at Northend Elementary School received a welcome surprise recently, as Burlington Stores, Inc. donated $10,000 to the school. Burlington Stores made the donation through its partnership with AdoptAClassroom.org as part of its celebration of the opening of its new store at 1600 Southeast Road in Farmington. AdoptAClassroom.org worked with school administrators […]
Easter “Eggstravaganza” at Hungerford Park Mar 31st
The New Britain Youth Museum at Hungerford Park will hold an Easter “Eggstravaganza” on March 31, 2018 to “welcome spring at Hungerford.” “Visit with our rabbits and hunt for Easter surprises,” says the Museum. The event will feature an egg hunt, ongoing from 10:30am to 12:30pm. “The number of eggs collected by each child will be […]
“Much Ado About Nothing” Opening at the Hole in the Wall Theater Mar 16th
The Hole in the Wall Theater will open its production of “Much Ado About Nothing” on March 16, 2018. In the Hole in the Wall Theater’s latest production of the classic play, the Theater presents a different interpretation of William Shakespeare’s work. In the adaption, by William Arnold, After a fight over the family cattle business, Don […]