New Britain NewsLocal news for New Britain, CT continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Two killed in Wethersfield crash- July 10, 2008 Two women were killed and three others were injured after a crash early Friday morning on I-91 in Wethersfield.http://www.topix.net/city/new-britain-ct/2008/07/two-killed-in-wethersfield-crash?fromrss=... New Britain Photos- July 8, 2008 View photos taken by Courant photographers in and around New Britain. July 8, 2008 Image 1 of 4 JAVIERA PIZARRO, 9, of New Britain, gets into the groove during a field trip to the city's Central Park .http://www.topix.net/city/new-britain-ct/2008/07/new-britain-photos?fromrss=1 Several Fatal Crashes Over Holiday Weekend- July 8, 2008 Despite more troopers on the road and more sobriety checkpoints, this past 4th of July weekend was deadly, with at least seven fatalities on state and town roads, state police said.'We had none last year,' state police spokesman Lt. J. Paul Vance said Monday. 'There's no rhyme or reason. We had extra people out there, our ticket numbers were up. We're doing everything we can do.'Vance said police were unsure whether traffic would be heavier or lighter this holiday, given the high price of...http://www.topix.net/city/new-britain-ct/2008/07/several-fatal-crashes-over-holiday-weeken... Adam Witter Hits Two Dingers to Help New Britain Rock Cats Past the Connecticut Defenders- July 7, 2008 MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com New Britain, CT Adam Witter hit two home runs and the pitching staff shut down the Rock Cats to lead the Defenders to a 5-0 victory at New Britain Stadium.http://www.topix.net/city/new-britain-ct/2008/07/adam-witter-hits-two-dingers-to-help-new-... Ex-Convict Charged In Middletown Shooting- July 6, 2008 City police Thursday charged a 39-year-old ex-convict with a violent past in connection with the shooting Wednesday night of Rodney Taylor, 38, on Rapallo Avenue.http://www.topix.net/city/new-britain-ct/2008/07/ex-convict-charged-in-middletown-shooting... In New Britain, 18 State Residents Become Citizens- July 5, 2008 Michelle Dunbar has had plenty of opportunities to become a U.S. citizen since her parents brought her here from their native Jamaica 20 years ago.But it was Barack Obama who finally inspired the East Hartford woman to raise her right hand Friday, renounce her allegiance to her homeland and pledge to support and defend the U.S.A.Like Dunbar, many of the 18 Connecticut residents who became citizens during a special Independence Day ceremony atop home plate at New Britain Stadium were not...http://www.topix.net/city/new-britain-ct/2008/07/in-new-britain-18-state-residents-become-... Man Pleads Guilty For Role In Attempted Robbery, Slaying- July 4, 2008 A Plainville man who drove the car in a 2006 botched Plymouth robbery that ended with a fatal shooting entered a plea of guilty Thursday to conspiracy to commit first-degree robbery.John Martin, 21, will be sentenced on Sept. 4 in Superior Court in New Britain, the same day that co-defendant Walter Smylka is to be sentenced on a similar charge.Both men initially faced more serious charges, but prosecutors substituted the lesser charge because the two helped the state prosecute Sean Bodamer, the.http://www.topix.net/city/new-britain-ct/2008/07/man-pleads-guilty-for-role-in-attempted-r... New Britain Fire Appears To Be Arson- July 3, 2008 A fire that appears to be arson damaged a vacant former school on Osgood Avenue early this morning, burning in the same spot where someone deliberately set a blaze in February, fire officials said.http://www.topix.net/city/new-britain-ct/2008/07/new-britain-fire-appears-to-be-arson?from... New Britain Council To Review Proposed Land Sale- July 3, 2008 Next week, the common council will begin reviewing Mayor Timothy Stewart's proposal to sell the former Pinnacle Heights property to Centerplan Development Co. for $6 million.Stewart chose Centerplan - the same company that built the Carvel ice-cream dessert plant on Myrtle Street - over Ceruzzi Holding LLC, which entered a competing $4.5 million bid for the 60-acre property off Slater Road.The property, bordered by Osgood Avenue, Long Swamp Road, the I-84 corridor and Farmington and Plainville,.http://www.topix.net/city/new-britain-ct/2008/07/new-britain-council-to-review-proposed-la... Charged In Accident- July 3, 2008 William Lindsay, 36, of New Britain , was cited for failing to grant the right of way to a pedestrian in a crosswalk, police spokesman Lt.http://www.topix.net/city/new-britain-ct/2008/07/charged-in-accident?fromrss=1 |