05 November, 2024
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Do New Britain Residents Really Need the Proposed “Storage Reservoir”?

Publicly available information may call into question the conclusions in the recently released report done for the city administration of Republican Mayor Erin Stewart by Lenard Engineering, Inc., that justifies the strip mining of protected drinking watershed land by saying that increased demand for water over the next forty years would necessitate a new “storage reservoir” created […]

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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 […]

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Fagan League Holding Winter Clinics and Opening 2018 Baseball Registration

“Spring is almost here and baseball is back!” says the New Britain Fagan Cal Ripken Baseball League. Even with snow still falling, the Fagan League says it, “is excited and gearing up for the 2018 baseball season!” New Britain Fagan League is a non-profit, volunteer run baseball organization for children, ages four to twelve. The […]

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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 […]

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Study Commissioned by City on Strip Mining Watershed Land Submitted to State

Lenard Engineering, Inc. has completed its report, done for the city administration of Republican Mayor Erin Stewart, as part of a process for the city to request that it be permitted to allow strip mining on New Britain’s protected watershed lands by the Tilcon company. The study was presented to the state Water Planning Council and Council […]

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“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 […]

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Statewide Democratic Candidates’ Forum to be Held in New Britain Mar 15th

A “Meet the Candidates Forum” will be will be held in New Britain on March 15th, allowing people to meet and ask questions of Democratic candidates running for statewide offices, such as governor. With the 2018 statewide elections drawing closer, candidates across the state from both parties are testing the waters and building campaign organizations in […]

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North Oak NRZ Elects 2018 Officers Amid Growing Neighborhood Activism

Based on reporting by Antonio C. Lavoy, Sr. The North Oak NRZ met on February 26th to elect its officers for 2018, with new leaders joining existing leaders in the work that the NRZ does to advocate for the neighborhood. The North Oak Neighborhood Revitalization Zone (NRZ) a community organization, formed under state law, that […]

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