The New Britain Herald

EAST BERLIN — Last Thursday, the only warship in the U.S. Navy with the motto “Never Forget” emblazoned on her bridge deck, sailed from New York City. It was headed for Atlantic Fleet headquarters in Norfolk, Va. and full-time duty with the U.S. Navy fleet. Full Story »

NEW BRITAIN — A Middletown woman was charged by warrant with second-degree assault Thursday after three of her classmates at a local technical school became ill from “Tylenol” she gave them, police said. Full Story »

NEW BRITAIN — What does it take to move a thousand law enforcement officers from Bradley Airport around the state to a four-day conference? Full Story »

NEW BRITAIN — Republican Mayor Timothy Stewart and Democratic Common Council Majority Leader Phil Sherwood flung a few political arrows Friday while both maintained they want to preserve decorum even over differences. Full Story »

NEW BRITAIN — A Sunrise Avenue man was arrested on drug charges Thursday after Special Services Unit members found more than two pounds of marijuana and a loaded pistol in his home while executing a search warrant, police said. Full Story »

NEW BRITAIN — Police are still looking for a former city man they believe was with Carlos Perez when he allegedly shot a 27-year-old victim during a robbery on Arch Street Nov. 5. Full Story »

BERLIN — Cost figures for the switch from burning oil to natural gas at the East Berlin Fire Department published in Thursday’s Herald were incorrectly supplied to the paper. Full Story »

FARMINGTON — The bold and brilliant colors dominating the latest photographic art exhibit at Tunxis’ Barnes-Franklin Gallery catch a viewer’s eye so firmly, the main difference between the works of the two featured artists, Jeff Shaffer and Kelli Newton-Costa (both of whom teach photography courses at the college) might escape notice at first. Full Story »

At first, the cancer patient was reticent, speaking over the phone, long distance. He didn’t want his name used or his home town in Connecticut identified. How about his profession? On the other end of the line, silence. Full Story »

NEW BRITAIN — Mayor Timothy Stewart offered his vision for downtown and some helpful hints on how to access city services Thursday to the New Britain Area Seniors club who called his visit “satisfying.” Full Story »

NEW BRITAIN — One of the first sights visitors will see entering the main entrance to Central Connecticut State University’s campus will be the new Veterans Monument standing in its Student Center Circle. Full Story »

NEW BRITAIN — The first meeting of the newly elected Common Council began with smiles, handshakes and calls for civility between the 11 Democrats and four Republicans and the Republican mayor. But it soon detoured into the familiar pattern of side-taking and one-upmanship. Full Story »

NEW BRITAIN — Dozens of crisply uniformed Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps members stood at the flagpole at New Britain High School Thursday to honor veterans who had attended the school and still worked there. Full Story »

Special to the Herald NEW BRITAIN — Neighborhood Housing Services of New Britain has received a $75,000 grant from the TD Charitable Foundation’s annual “Housing for Everyone” grant competition. The funding will be used to support affordable housing initiatives in New Britain. Full Story »

NEW BRITAIN — An Oak Street man was charged with assault and criminal mischief Sunday after he broke the door down to his ex-girlfriend’s apartment and put his hands around her neck, police said. Full Story »

NEWINGTON — Police are investigating an early morning crash Thursday that sent one car into a utility pole and another into a Burdon Lane home. Full Story »

NEWINGTON — A New Britain man was arrested by warrant on drug and reckless driving charges Tuesday in connection with a car accident in August where he struck a Harris Street home, police said. Full Story »

NEW BRITAIN — Police are asking the public’s help in finding a former city man who they believe was involved in an Arch Street shooting and robbery Nov. 5. Full Story »

NEW BRITAIN — The Hospital of Central Connecticut bariatric surgeon Carlos Barba, said Monday that HCC is the first hospital in Greater Hartford to offer minimally invasive weight loss lap-banding surgery that uses only one small incision. This new technique offers patients reduced post-operative pain and less scarring, he said. Full Story »

SOUTHINGTON — Sloper Pond has been an important part of Southington recreation for decades. Generations of local kids have learned to swim there at Camp Sloper’s Day Camp or with their families at the Family Swim Club. Boating and fishing are also popular activities at the 19-acre pond. And since 2006, it has been the site of the Polar Plunge, where hearty souls brave the frigid winter waters to ... Full Story »

NEW BRITAIN — William Leveille awaits half his tuition to come through so he can catch up next semester, along with an accurate diagnosis for his illness so he can get proper treatment. Full Story »

NEW BRITAIN — A crowd of about 400 people filled the main hall of the historic Trinity-on-Main theater as Mayor Timothy T. Stewart was administered his fourth oath of office by Gov. M. Jodi Rell. Full Story »

NEW BRITAIN — Under the towering ramparts of Trinity-on-Main’s elegant rotunda and surrounded by stained-glass windows and hundred-plus-year-old woodwork, well-wishers gathered to congratulate Mayor Timothy Stewart on the start of an unprecedented fourth term for a Republican mayor. Full Story »

BERLIN — The Berlin Lions Club donated a gazebo for Berlin Veterans Memorial Park. The town will provide the base for the gazebo and the Berlin Lions will purchase the gazebo and have it erected on the site. Full Story »

NEW BRITAIN — New Britain’s long-standing love and dedication for the Golden Hurricanes Marching Band was consummated Friday night when the band’s oldest living member was honored prior to the football game at Willow Brook Park. Full Story »