New Britain News

Submitted by Mark Warren McLaughlin, Central Connecticut State University, on 2010-02-05.   On Friday, Feb.

Even though New Britain 's most recent grand list decreased by 0.3 percent from the previous year, Mayor Timothy Stewart emphasized that the loss was relatively minor.

The federal government on Tuesday committed $45 million toward the New Britain busway, the strongest sign yet that the long-planned and frequently delayed project will actually be built.

Connecticut newspapers are running full-page ads this month against a proposal to allow cities and towns to post legal notices on municipal Web sites instead of the local, printed newspaper.

Police in New Britain are investigating a suspicious death Thursday morning. Police said a woman arrived home at 91 Brighton St.

Biz Buzz Submitted by Christa Allard, Connecticut Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, on 2010-01-29.   Anne Morris and Pauline Kezer of Komen Connecticut present Steve Wilson of VERTEX with a plaque for Sponsor of the Year.

A "drug deal" in the parking lot of a store in Wethersfield last year went bad because no one intended to buy or sell drugs, according to court documents.

A woman was found dead in a home in the Stanley Quarter neighborhood this morning.

Submitted by Sean O'Leary, National MS Society, Connecticut Chapter, on 2010-02-01.   Kevin Hogan, WFSB Channel 3 Eyewitness News anchor, takes a moment to pose at the 2009 MS Motorcycle Ride with Farmington resident and Iron Maidens MS Motorcycle Ride team member Karen Stanford.

A woman was rescued from a burning house at 1336 Corbin Avenue this morning by citizens who were passing by, a fire official said.

Roads in the area of Country Club Road are closed this afternoon as police try to talk a man out of his house.

Connecticut authorities say a bus-only commuter service linking New Britain and Hartford is slated to receive $45 million in federal funds.

WATERBURY, Conn. - Connecticut officials have closed the Department of Motor Vehicles' Waterbury branch temporarily while state police investigate whether anything was stolen during a break-in. The DMV says the office will be closed Tuesday and is telling people to go branches in New Britain and Winsted .

Submitted by Kate Kerchaert, Bank of America, on 2010-01-28.   The Bank of America offers a full tuition scholarship to be awarded for up to four years to a selected applicant who will be working toward a bachelor's degree at a regionally accredited college or university.

Health Notes Submitted by Nancy Martin, Hospital of Central Connecticut, on 2010-01-28.   The public is invited to an open community forum to learn more about the proposed alliance between the Central Connecticut Health Alliance, parent company of The Hospital of Central Connecticut, and Hartford Healthcare, parent company of Hartford Hospital.

Health Notes Submitted by Linda DeJohn Bantell, Central Connecticut Health District, on 2010-01-28.   The Central CT Health District will hold its final H1N1 vaccination clinics every Tuesday from 3:30 -5 p.m. during the month of February at the Health District office in the Wethersfield Town Hall.

Eleven people were displaced this morning after a fire tore through the second and third floors of their Stanley Street home.

Health Notes Submitted by Kimberly Gensicki, The Hospital of Central Connecticut, on 2010-01-28.   A patient experiencing a heart attack was at The Hospital of Central Connecticut's angioplasty suite for life-saving angioplasty treatment within just 16 minutes of arriving to the hospital's Emergency Department , New Britain General campus, ...

New Britain Police responded to a series of accidents Thursday morning, all within a short distance from each other, and all involving emergency vehicles.

The nonprofit Rebuilding Together New Britain organization is planning its community-wide volunteer day for April 24, and wants to hear from eligible homeowners who need assistance.