23 November, 2024
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“The Color Purple” at Connecticut Theater Company Jul 13 to Aug 5th

The Connecticut Theater Company will open its musical presentation of “The Color Purple” on July 13, 2018. A review by Anna Foca say Alice Walker’s novel, The Color Purple, “documents the traumas and gradual triumph of Celie, a young African-American woman raised in rural isolation in Georgia, as she comes to resist the paralyzing self-concept […]

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School District Announces Kids’ Summer Meal Locations for 2018

Summer meals are available for children and and teens this summer at locations throughout the city that have been announced by the Consolidated School District of New Britain. “In partnership with Whitsons,” says the school district, “we will be providing free meals throughout the summer for those who are 18 and under.” End Hunger Connecticut! […]

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“Comedy Nite Live” to Benefit Fathers United Program Jul 12th

The “Comedy Nite Live” event, benefitting the Human Resources Agency’s Father’s United Program has been rescheduled to July 12, 2018. The program will feature live performances by Darryl Rosemond, Eryca Nolan and Artie Rob and will include dinner and the show. Doors for the event open at 6:00pm on July 12th and the show begins […]

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Ordinance to Restore New Britain’s “Heritage of Trees” Up for Final Approval

More tree-lined streets may see a comeback in the city, under a proposal by Ald. Aram Ayalon (D-3) to restore the city’s “rich heritage of trees.” On June 27, 2018, the City Council will consider final Council approval of a new “tree ordinance,” which would require replacement of trees that are removed and encourage the […]

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Former NBHS Associate Principal Damon Pearce Returns As Principal

At a special meeting on June 20, 2018, the Board of Education approved the Suffield Middle School Principal Damon Pearce as the next Principal of New Britain High School. Pearce returns after having been Associate Principal at NBHS from 2005-2014. Board of Education President Nicole Rodriguez (D) said that she is pleased that the process for selecting NBHS’s new […]

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