NEW BRITAIN - Foodshare collected about 110 turkeys along with cash donations Saturday at a turkey drive hosted by Costco. Jason…
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Sunday 11/18/2018
New Britain police blotter Posted: 18 November 2018 [09:16 PM] New Britain police report the following: Paul J. Labieniec, 54, 40 Royal Oak Road, New Britain, was charged on Nov. 12 with…
This week's meetings Posted: 18 November 2018 [09:14 PM] NEW BRITAIN No meetings listed on city’s website BERLIN Today, Nov. 19 Economic Development Commission special meeting, 5 p.m.,…
New Britain Lions taking poinsettia orders through Nov. 27 Posted: 18 November 2018 [09:13 PM] NEW BRITAIN - The Lions Club of New Britain is taking orders for its annual poinsettia sale through Nov. 27. Poinsettias…
Fines considered as New Britain battles urban blight Posted: 18 November 2018 [09:10 PM] NEW BRITAIN - Officials are considering a number of options to deal with vacant, blighted properties including fining owners as an…
Thursday 11/15/2018
New Britain police blotter Posted: 15 November 2018 [09:29 PM] New Britain police report the following: Mohamed G. Aly, 41, 459 Tremont St., New Britain, was charged on Nov. 10 with third-degree…
New Britain buys parcel of land opposite Costco and Target Posted: 15 November 2018 [09:16 PM] NEW BRITAIN – City officials are hoping that the purchase of a state-owned parcel on Hartford Road will spark development on…
New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart chosen for Lamont's transition team Posted: 15 November 2018 [08:52 PM] NEW BRITAIN – Mayor Erin Stewart is the only Republican elected official to be named to Governor-elect Ned Lamont’s transition…
Gagliardi concedes to Aresimowicz after 50-vote loss Posted: 15 November 2018 [08:50 PM] Charles Paullin @CPaullinNBH BERLIN - Mike Gagliardi, the GOP candidate for the 30th House District seat, said he accepts the results of…
Juniper Homecare seeks names of those in need of Thanksgiving dinner Posted: 15 November 2018 [08:10 PM] WEST HARTFORD - Each year for the past 13 years, Juniper Homecare has made sure that those who would be going…
Winter parking bans have arrived Posted: 15 November 2018 [02:23 PM] It’s officially parking ban season. Southington police announced today that a parking ban will go into effect at 5:30…
Wednesday 11/14/2018
Szopka Festival: Make and admire Polish Nativity scenes Posted: 14 November 2018 [09:41 PM] HARTFORD - Thanksgiving is only a week away, but at the Polish Cultural Club of Greater Hartford Inc., they’re already thinking about…
New Britain alderman: WiFi needed in low-income areas Posted: 14 November 2018 [09:35 PM] NEW BRITAIN - Alderman Aram Ayalon submitted a petition at Wednesday night’s Common Council meeting asking the city to determine the…
Warm welcome for New Britain's hot new fire trucks Posted: 14 November 2018 [09:33 PM] NEW BRITAIN - With the crack of a champagne bottle, the “Beaver Street Express,” one of three new city fire engines,…
Busy arts period in New Britain: Open mic, paintings, play Posted: 14 November 2018 [09:29 PM] NEW BRITAIN - Gallery 66 is holding an Open Mic Night today from 6 to 9 p.m. Vocalists, dancers, poets, storytellers,…
Tuesday 11/13/2018
Preliminary review: 'No egregious violations' of police policy Posted: 13 November 2018 [09:32 PM] NEW BRITAIN - A “preliminary, nonbinding” review done by the deputy police chief indicates that “no egregious violations” of police policy…
Mother of man killed by New Britain police sues for $6.5M Posted: 13 November 2018 [09:25 PM] NEW BRITAIN - The mother of a 20-year-old man shot and killed by New Britain police Dec. 14 has filed a…
New Britain police blotter Posted: 13 November 2018 [09:03 PM] New Britain police report the following: Charles Eldridge, 31, 26 Preston St., Hartford, was charged on Nov. 6 with first-degree failure to…
Case against CCSU official delayed for DNA results Posted: 13 November 2018 [09:00 PM] HARTFORD - The case against Christopher Dukes, the head of student conduct at Central Connecticut State University who has been charged in…
Common Council to vote on parking meter deal Wednesday Posted: 13 November 2018 [08:56 PM] NEW BRITAIN - The Common Council will vote tonight on whether to enter into a five-year agreement with an outside vendor…
Monday 11/12/2018
New Britain may allocate $30,000 to study Overlook Avenue flooding Posted: 12 November 2018 [09:23 PM] NEW BRITAIN - City Council members are considering spending $30,000 to pay an engineer to study drainage issues on Overlook Avenue…
CCSU, Blumenthal, Esty honor veterans in ceremony Posted: 12 November 2018 [09:04 PM] NEW BRITAIN - Young and old veterans, some currently serving and others retired, wore their uniforms, each representing their branch of…
New Britain police blotter Posted: 12 November 2018 [09:00 PM] New Britain police report the following: Marlena Kathryn Tosta, 21, 100 North Turnpike Road G, Wallingford, was charged on Nov. 6 with…
Alvarium Beer Company looking to expand Posted: 12 November 2018 [08:57 PM] NEW BRITAIN - In less than a year and half, Alvarium Beer Company has tripled its capacity and as a result…
Plainville Goodwill draws a crowd on opening day Posted: 12 November 2018 [08:54 PM] PLAINVILLE - Customers came in droves on Friday to the newly opened Goodwill at 243 New Britain Ave., which transformed the…
5 percent raises proposed for some New Britain officials Posted: 12 November 2018 [08:50 PM] NEW BRITAIN - The Common Council’s Compensation Committee recommended salary increases of at least 5 percent for several elected officials during…
PAL raising funds to send cheerleaders to national championships Posted: 12 November 2018 [08:46 PM] NEW BRITAIN - The New Britain Police Athletic League is hoping the public will help send the PAL cheerleaders to the…
New Britain fire under investigation Posted: 12 November 2018 [10:31 AM] NEW BRITAIN – Firefighters quickly doused a fire at a 12-unit building on Dwight Street Saturday evening. The blaze…
Sunday 11/11/2018
World War I remembered on Veterans Day in New Britain Posted: 11 November 2018 [09:17 PM] NEW BRITAIN - American flags flew at Walnut Hill Park Sunday, as hundreds gathered to celebrate both Veterans Day and Armistice…
New Britain police blotter Posted: 11 November 2018 [09:14 PM] New Britain police report the following: Kevin Perez, 28, 76 Butler St., Meriden, was charged on Nov. 3 with sex 4…
Sign honoring ex-New Britain mayor unveiled at middle school entrance Posted: 11 November 2018 [08:58 PM] NEW BRITAIN - Former Mayor William McNamara needed a little help pulling a rope attached to a cover that stubbornly…
This week's meetings Posted: 11 November 2018 [08:56 PM] NEW BRITAIN Tuesday, Nov. 13 Building Commission, 6 p.m., Room 305, City Hall, 27 West Main St. School-Community Forum, 6 p.m., Lincoln…
New Britain man held in Dwight Street stabbing Posted: 11 November 2018 [08:53 PM] NEW BRITAIN - A city man is being held on $1 million bond after a stabbing on Dwight Street Saturday afternoon.…
Friday 11/09/2018
Free meals keep the 'giving' in Thanksgiving around area Posted: 09 November 2018 [09:04 PM] NEW BRITAIN – Communities across Central Connecticut are planning food baskets and hot meals to give away to the less…
New Britain police blotter Posted: 09 November 2018 [09:02 PM] New Britain police report the following: John R. Delgado, 45, 40 Austin St., New Britain, was charged on Nov. 3 with disorderly…
Suspect in New Britain crime spree has drug issues, daughter says Posted: 09 November 2018 [08:53 PM] NEW BRITAIN - A city man is being held on $1.1 million bond after being charged in connection with a Nov.…
New Britain's Lincoln Elementary School thanks vets Posted: 09 November 2018 [08:50 PM] NEW BRITAIN - Students and staff of Lincoln Elementary School honored veterans Friday morning in the school’s second annual Veterans Day…
Posted: 09 November 2018 [08:45 PM] NEW BRITAIN - Firefighters quickly doused a car fire that was threatening to ignite a nearby house on Stanley Street Friday afternoon. The fire was called in around 12:15 p.m. after a red Mazda parked in the driveway…
New Britain dentist to offer free care to vets Posted: 09 November 2018 [08:43 PM] NEW BRITAIN - Dr. Richard Lechner will be offering free dental care to veterans Monday as a way of honoring Veterans…
Hundreds help Manafort Brothers turn 100 Posted: 09 November 2018 [08:41 PM] NEW BRITAIN - Manafort Brothers Inc. displayed several old and new trucks to kick off its 100th anniversary celebration, which attracted…
Warm The Children has to overcome federal funding hit Posted: 09 November 2018 [08:38 PM] NEW BRITAIN - Warm The Children is hoping to provide warm clothing for hundreds of city children this winter. But…
Dance to help city youth at OIC fundraiser Saturday Posted: 09 November 2018 [08:36 PM] NEW BRITAIN - The Opportunities Industrialization Center will be presenting its Dance-a-Thon fundraiser today from 2 to 5 p.m. The event…
Southington man charged in domestic violence incident Posted: 09 November 2018 [02:11 PM] SOUTHINGTON – A local man was held on $10,000 bond Thursday after his arraignment on charges he allegedly threatened to…
Thursday 11/08/2018
New Britain BOE approves policy on treatment of transgender students Posted: 08 November 2018 [09:47 PM] NEW BRITAIN - The Board of Education approved a five-page policy statement Monday on the treatment of transgender and gender-nonconforming students…
New Britain police blotter Posted: 08 November 2018 [09:42 PM] New Britain police report the following: Markese Johante Thomas, 27, 49 Wilcox St., Apt. 1, New Britain, was charged on Nov. 3…
Former New Britain mayor's name to adorn school entrance Posted: 08 November 2018 [09:37 PM] NEW BRITAIN - Former Mayor William McNamara will be honored this weekend when city officials dedicate the entrance of Pulaski Middle…
New production of 'Carmen' comes to New Britain tonight Posted: 08 November 2018 [09:33 PM] NEW BRITAIN - The Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra will present “Carmen,” an opera by Georges Bizet, today from 7:30 to 10:30…
Man charged in Newington motel fire Posted: 08 November 2018 [09:29 PM] NEWINGTON - Police have charged a Manchester man with breaking into the Grantmoor Motor Lodge in February and setting a fire…
Re-election sweep delights New Britain Democrats Posted: 08 November 2018 [10:58 AM] NEW BRITAIN - The city’s Democratic General Assembly delegation scored a clean sweep Tuesday, all winning re-election. In House District…
Wednesday 11/07/2018
Free golf, pizza, beer for vets at New Britain club on Sunday Posted: 07 November 2018 [08:59 PM] NEW BRITAIN - Stanley Golf Course will honor veterans on Veterans Day with free greens fees. All military personnel and veterans…