By Brenda Maguire CORRESPONDENT BERLIN — If the town ever had a crow problem, it’ll be fixed this Saturday during the seventh annual Scarecrow and Fall Foliage Festival. Starting Saturday, Main Street and Farmington Avenue will be decorated with about 15 scarecrows from local businesses, organizations, individuals and families for the scarecrow contest. They willContinue reading “Berlin sets Scarecrow Festival for Saturday”
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Singers hope for contest ‘Glee’
By Brenda Maguire CORRESPONDENT A New Britain middle school and Bristol Eastern High School have both entered an online contest sponsored by the television show “Glee” with hopes of winning a grant for their music departments. The “Glee: Give a Note” contest asked public schools across the United States to submit videos of musical performances,Continue reading “Singers hope for contest ‘Glee’”
Youth football league molds kids for the gridiron, life
By Brenda Maguire CORRESPONDENT NEW BRITAIN — This fall 256 football players and cheerleaders stepped onto the field in Jr. Canes uniforms. For the majority of them, it was the first time they ever participated in the sport. “Win or lose, these kids are still coming off the field with a smile on their face,”Continue reading “Youth football league molds kids for the gridiron, life”
Day’s festivities commemorate Columbus
By Brenda Maguire CORRESPONDENT NEW BRITAIN — For most Americans, Columbus Day means one thing: A day off from work or school. But, for members of St. Ann’s Church, Columbus Day is a time to celebrate Christopher Columbus and his achievements. They did so with a three-part event Monday that included a bilingual Mass, aContinue reading “Day’s festivities commemorate Columbus”
Warm the Children: When parents bring the kids along
By Brenda Maguire Correspondent NEW BRITAIN — Frank Bradley of New Britain has been a Warm the Children volunteer shopper for seven years. In that time, there is one memory that really stuck with him. Three years ago, he was taking a Jamaican woman to Target to buy clothing for her six children and withoutContinue reading “Warm the Children: When parents bring the kids along”
Author uses lunch with students as an anti-bullying pulpit
By Brenda Maguire Correspondent BERLIN — It would have been easy for Doug Wilhelm, author of “The Revealers,” to talk about himself while having lunch with Catherine M. McGee Middle School students, but he didn’t want that. Instead, Wilhelm spent three lunch periods this week asking students about their life experiences — all in anContinue reading “Author uses lunch with students as an anti-bullying pulpit”
Program gives students opportunity to work in the community
By Brenda Maguire Correspondent NEW BRITAIN — Jose Gonzalez, 18, plays defense on his high school football team. He’s looking forward to going to college after graduation and dreams of being a policeman or firefighter. But it wasn’t always like that. “I had my fair share of trouble,” Gonzalez said. “I really wanted to changeContinue reading “Program gives students opportunity to work in the community”
Area firefighters return after battling Minn. wildfires
By Brenda Maguire Correspondent Firefighters from Berlin, New Britain and Wethersfield returned to Connecticut on Monday after assisting with wildfires in Superior National Forest in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota. The firefighters stayed in Minnesota for two weeks helping to cut fire lines to stop the spread of the wildfires. New BritainContinue reading “Area firefighters return after battling Minn. wildfires”
NB youngsters speak about how to improve state’s foster-care system at Capitol
By Brenda Maguire Correpsondent HARTFORD — State leaders gathered Monday in a committee room of the Legislative Office Building looking down on four people much younger than them, but it was the group of foster youths who took command of the conversation. The four spoke with lawmakers asking that the state make a greater effortContinue reading “NB youngsters speak about how to improve state’s foster-care system at Capitol”
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