New Britain News Archives

Submitted by Sarah Bailey on 2009-10-28.   The University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension System is still accepting applications for the Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Program for 2010.

Police are searching for four men they say robbed an apartment on Washington Street early Friday and injured three of its tenants.

Three people were assaulted and one was shot early Friday morning in New Britain, police said.

The final days of the city's mayoral race are turning out to be the most contentious.

Fire officials are investigating the cause of a fire that burned up the back of a three-story building at 37 Lyman Street just after midnight today.

Police are investigating a fire that charred a vacant multifamily building at 54 Union St.

Submitted by Linda McNair on 2009-10-27.   November kicks off with a Flu Clinic on Monday, Nov.

Submitted by Boys & Girls Club and Family Center of Bristol on 2009-10-24.   Ellen Zoppo Recipients and presenters pose together at the end of the October 21, 2009 Humanitarian Dinner event.

Health Notes Submitted by Nancy Martin on 2009-10-21.   Rusty Kimball Ahmed M. Khan, M.D., has been named head of the Division of Neurosurgery at The Hospital of Central Connecticut.

New Britain's TD BankNorth was robbed Thursday around 12:53 p.m., police say. The suspect displayed a black handgun during the robbery, but no one was injured.

Submitted by Friendship Service Center of New Britain on 2009-10-21.   Mayor Timothy Stewart has announced that the Homeless Prevention - Rapid Re-Housing Program in New Britain is ready to accept applications for assistance.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Dunbar Armored Industries Inc., Dunbar Cash Vault Services and Coin Wrap Inc., for 33 alleged violations of safety and health standards at Dunbar Armored's New Britain, Conn., facility.

Parks & Recreation Submitted by William DeMaio on 2009-10-21.   Mayor Timothy T. Stewart, Parks and Recreation Chairman Richard Lorch, and Vice-Chairman Paul Shaker Sr.

Submitted by Nancy Martin on 2009-10-21.   Rusty Kimball Hospital of Central Connecticut Chrysanthemum Ball planning committee members are, back row, left to right: Judy Garro, Laura Napoletano, Norma Dworski, Judy Jennings, Phyllis Visnauskas, Lisa King, Michele Dreiss, Annette Salina, Lori Brewer, Maureen Carlson, Rebecca Cass, Janice ...

People Submitted by Jeuley Ortengren on 2009-10-20.   Loomis Chaffee School music teacher and New Britain resident Bill Solomon recently traveled to Switzerland to take part in the famed Lucerne Music Festival, one of the top classical music festivals in the world.

People Submitted by Ravi Shankar on 2009-10-19.   One of the leading UK poetry publications comes to Connecticut as the first stop on its five-leg North American tour.

Politics Submitted by John McNamara on 2009-10-13.   Democratic State Central Committee women Emma Pierce has been selected to receive the state party's first Ella Grasso Award at the sixth annual Democratic Women's Leadership Awards Breakfast to be held on Oct.

Health Notes Submitted by Nancy Martin on 2009-10-12.   Rusty Kimball Singer, songwriter Jana Stanfield chats with Hospital of Central Connecticut gynecologic oncologist James Hoffman, M.D. at an Oct.

Submitted by Registrars of Voters on 2009-10-16.   The registrar of voters office will be open on Tuesday, Oct.

Newly released police documents say a New Britain couple charged in the killing of a 34-year-old kidney transplant recipient cut his body into 15 pieces after robbing him during a drug deal.

Submitted by United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut on 2009-10-14.   For too many children and adults, the fall and winter season means braving cold, inclement weather without a warm winter coat.

Toys For Tots Concert On Campus Submitted by Plainville Wind Ensemble on 2009-10-12.   The Plainville Wind Ensemble and the Veterans Affairs department of Central Connecticut State University will be promoting the U.S. Marines' Toys for Tots program with a concert "Sentimental Journey; Songs and Ballads of American History" on Nov.

Emma Pierce is scheduled to receive the Democratic State Central Committee's Ella Grasso Award this week.

Otherwise, the Blue Knights would lose their third consecutive game. That didn't happen Friday night at Rentschler Field.

Submitted by Kimberly Gensicki on 2009-10-07.   Families can receive budget counseling for utility bills at a free Keep the Power On clinic from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct.

A 35-year-old Torrington man was killed Saturday afternoon after he lost control of the motorcycle he was riding on Route 72 near Exit 7, state police said.

Regional Submitted by Kimberly Gensicki on 2009-10-07.   Pictured are Harris Kantor, M.D.; Jason Leung, D.M.D.; David Spiro, D.O.; and Charisse Ward, M.D. The Hospital of Central Connecticut's board of directors has approved the following medical staff appointments: Anesthesiology Harris Kantor, M.D., has joined the hospital's medical staff.

At The Museum Submitted by New Britain Museum of American Art on 2009-10-07.   Photograph taken by iMac The Three Amigos: The Matador, The Giant Deviled Egg, and Cinderella.

Submitted by Sheila Siragusa on 2009-10-06.   Chekhov's Seagull will be at CCSU Theatre Department Oct.

Starting Saturday, the High Street overpass above Route 72 will have a name: The Capt.

Submitted by Susannah Hogendorn on 2009-10-06.   The New Britain Food Security Collaborative welcomes the public to an open house and fair at the New Britain Food and Resource Center at Osgood Park, 460 Osgood Avenue.

A fatal crash has closed the left and center lanes of eastbound I-84 near the Plainville/New Britain line.

Submitted by New Britain High School on 2009-09-30.   Thirty one students at New Britain High School were recognized by the College Board with Advanced Placement Scholar Awards.

Politics Submitted by John McNamara on 2009-09-29.   Juan Verdu, a former board of education member, has been nominated by the Democratic Town Committee to run for tax collector, filling a vacancy on the Democratic slate in the November 3rd municipal election.

Health Notes Submitted by Amy Ogle on 2009-09-30.   Community Mental Health Affiliates is pleased to announce the award of $400,000 per year for five years from the United States Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration .

Three works in the permanent collection of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, two of them not previously announced to the public, will be included in major traveling exhibitions this fall.

John Vaverchak of New Britain said his father had a big influence on his artwork.

Health Notes Submitted by Susan Gates on 2009-09-30.   Hospital For Special Care is sponsoring an Assistive Technology Fair in conjunction with the CT Muscular Dystrophy and Spinal Cord Injury Associations on Oct.