Batterson Park News Today

Faced with rising labor costs and a flood of post-pandemic visitors, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is planning to increase some vehicle registration fees by 60 per...

Nearly a year after state officials announced a now-stalled plan for Batterson Park to be turned into a Connecticut state park, a new vision would put the shuttered swimming spot in the hands of a local nonprofit. The state is in talks with Hartford’s Riverfront Recapture about a potential public-private partnership to operate the shuttered beach. The nonprofit, founded in 1981, manages, ...

These trails are easy for beginners and nearly impossible to get lost on.

A mix of two- and three-bedroom condominiums are about to be built in New Britain near the southwestern edge of Batterson Park.

House Speaker Matt Ritter proposes turning Batterson Park, which is in Farmington and New Britain and owned by Hartford, into a state park to speed reopening.

Officials have announced a plan for Hartford-owned Batterson Park to be transferred the state.

Nearly two years after a planned $10 million makeover of Batterson Park was announced, renovation work hasn’t begun, and Hartford officials say the new completion target date is 2025.

With a plethora of stately homes and modest dwellings, both new and old, Farmington’s housing stock includes options for people at different stages of life, at various price points — as long as they’re willing to take out a mortgage. The dearth of multifamily construction in this town where business is booming has made it difficult for people seeking to relocate without the means or inclination to buy property, developers say. That’s about to change.

Batterson Park Conservancy volunteers were left shocked and searching for answers after the city of Hartford suddenly ended its relationship.

A little over a week before the state championship, Avon High School had to scramble to find alternate sites for the boys and girls teams to practice when Hartford officials barred the team from its home site at Batterson Park.