New Britain

Connecticut lawmakers approve sweeping new gun law

2013-04-03 23:40:00

Lawmakers in Connecticut, the site of the Dec. 14 massacre that renewed a national debate over gun control, passed a bipartisan measure that increases background checks for buyers and bans the sale of semiautomatic rifles like the one used in Newtown&...

Exhibition looks at Maurice Sendak in the wild

2013-02-26 18:39:00

The first touring exhibition of Maurice Sendak's illustrations since his death at 83 last May is making its debut at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana. It's called "Maurice Sendak: 50 Years, 50 Works, 50 Reasons," but a more apt title might have been...

Farmers Market News: Harry Nicholas turns sweet 90

2012-07-13 00:00:00

Harry Nicholas, who celebrates his 90th birthday Saturday, drives round-trip twice a week from southeast of Fresno to Los Angeles area farmers markets, where he is likely the oldest farmer to participate actively. As if that weren't enough, he's got the...

Theft of veterans' plaques (sad but true) could be federal crime

2011-12-14 16:36:50

New Angels prospect Loek Van Mil is a tall order; Bulger, Stokes activated

2010-09-01 16:33:15

200 species new to science are found in Papua New Guinea

2010-10-07 16:34:04

Missing WWII airman laid to rest 67 years later

2010-10-27 16:33:58

Fred Hargesheimer dies at 94; ex-pilot aided his WWII rescuers

2010-12-25 00:00:00

Fred Hargesheimer, a World War II Army pilot whose rescue by Pacific islanders led to a life of giving back as a builder of schools and teacher of children, died Thursday in Lincoln, Neb., after a period of declining health, his family said. He was 94....

Black Silent Film 'Symbol Of The Unconquered' In New Britain

2013-05-21 05:18:00

"Symbol of the Unconquered," which black filmmaker Oscar Micheaux made in 1920 as a direct response to D.W. Griffith's racist blockbuster "The Birth of a Nation," will be shown on Friday, May 24, in New Britain, with live musical accompaniment. The...

HS Baseball Ratings: Bristol Central, Xavier Stay 1-2 In State, Area

2013-05-21 05:51:00

Bristol Central and Xavier-Middletown continued to hold the Nos. 1 and 2 spots in The Courant state and area ratings. Northwestern Regional-Winsted and Cheney Tech-Manchester cracked the top 10 in the state ratings at Nos. 8 and 10. The regular season and...

New Britain Schools Ask For $5.3 Million To Buy Books

2013-05-21 00:00:00

Despite the misgivings of two of its most fiscally conservative members, the board of education on Monday night agreed to seek $5.3 million to start replacing outdated textbooks. Several board members conceded that the system of paying for the books...

HS Softball Ratings: Masuk State's Best; Granby Hands Suffield First Loss

2013-05-20 15:56:32

Berlin, No. 6 in the state, lost to Platt 7-6 but beat No. 7 Maloney 4-1 last week. In the area rankings, No. 6 Granby handed No. 7 Suffield its first loss, 10-4. The conference tournaments start this week and the state tournament pairings will be...

New Britain Board of Education

2013-05-20 00:00:00

Flower Street has been closed to through traffic since December as construction crews work on the Hartford-New Britain busway. File photo.

2013-05-15 07:50:00

New Britain police at the department's annual memorial service for fallen officers.

2013-05-15 00:00:00