Local educators, students, community organizations, business leaders and the Mayor of New Britain turned out in full force to open a new downtown store called "The Hurricane District Store" a name derived from New Britain Senior High School's nickname, The Golden Hurricanes". The store is located at 115 West Main Street.
The store will feature NBHS T-shirts, Hoodies, Sweatshirts and a variety of items. A special feature are the custom made Adirondack chairs made by students at NBHS.
Master of Ceremonies for the event was Tom Menditto representing the Consolidated School District of New Britain. Additional speakers included NBHS Principal Michael Forin, Downtown District Executive Director Gerry Amodio and Mayor Tim Stewart. The ribbon cutting ceromony also featured former NBHS alumnus Tebucky Jones. Jones who was a standout athlete at NBHS and played his collegiate career at Syracuse University before playing in the NFL with the New England Patriots and the New Orleans Saints. Also at the ceromony was New Britain's Rock Cat's mascot "Rocky".
For additional information, you may call the store at 860-348-0886 or e-mail them at csdnbstore@att.net
Picture: Mayor Tim Stewart and special guests officially opens the "Hurricane District Store" with the official ribbon cutting |
