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Rock Cats launch “Name the Team” contest
With construction beginning on a new Hartford ballpark, the New Britain Rock Cats (Class AA; Eastern League) are holding a “Name the Team” contest for 2016 and beyond. (more…)
Hartford ballpark construction begins
With most of the paperwork completed, construction of a new New Britain Rock Cats (Class AA; Eastern League) ballpark in downtown Hartford is poised to begin. (more…)
Hartford ballpark groundbreaking set for February
New Britain Rock Cats (Class AA; Eastern League) owner Josh Solomon says the groundbreaking on a new Hartford ballpark is set for late February. (more…)
Hartford overhauls ballpark financing plan
Despite planning being at the final stages, the city of Hartford will overhaul its ballpark financing plan and launch an authority to finance and own the new home of the New Britain Rock Cats (Class AA; Eastern League). (more…)
Hartford approves Rock Cats ballpark project
With little opposition emerging at the end of the day, the Hartford City Council approved a $350-million downtown north redevelopment project that includes a new ballpark for the New Britain Rock Cats (Class AA; Eastern League). (more…)
Big Hartford ballpark decision due tomorrow
The Hartford City Council is expected to vote tomorrow on a redevelopment plan for the downtown north area that includes a new ballpark for the New Britain Rock Cats (Class AA; Eastern League). (more…)
Hartford planning board opposes new Rock Cats ballpark
The Hartford Planning and Zoning Commission is recommending the city drop a plan for a new New Britain Rock Cats (Class AA; Eastern League) ballpark, though the full City Council will take up the issue shortly. (more…)
New Hartford ballpark could cost city more under private developer
Here’s an interesting twist in discussions of a new Hartford ballpark for the New Britain Rock Cats (Class AA; Eastern League): It would be cheaper for the city to borrow the money and build the facility, as opposed to working with a private developer. Residents and some political leaders virulently opposed the original plan by […]
City settles on Hartford ballpark developer; council to discuss
Hartford city officials have chosen the developer of a new downtown ballpark for the relocating New Britain Rock Cats (Class AA; Eastern League), with the City Council set to discuss the plan Thursday night. DoNo Hartford LLC, a group formed by Centerplan Development Co. this summer, was selected based on their proposal for a mixed-use […]
Solomon: Rock Cats still committed to Hartford move
It’s been a rough summer for the New Britain Rock Cats (Class AA; Eastern League), but owner Josh Solomon says he expects his team to be playing in Hartford in two years — but maybe not as a Minnesota Twins affiliate. Attendance is down at New Britain Stadium this season — something to be expected […]
Two ballpark development proposals make cut in Hartford
Two downtown Hartford development plans that include a new New Britain Rock Cats (Class AA; Eastern League) ballpark are under consideration by city officials. The two plans address the issue of municipal office space, but they differ extensively otherwise: one would add retail and residential, and the other more modest plan would focus on the […]
Four Hartford ballpark developments submitted to city
Four developers submitted development plans for a new downtown Hartford ballpark for the New Britain Rock Cats (Class AA; Eastern League), but city officials aren’t releasing any details yet. Friday was the deadline for submitting development proposals, as Hartford officials attempt to put together a privately financed development after withdrawing a plan for public funding […]