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Company ’N Tempo strives to enrich the community through the joy of the performing arts. So, whether one enjoys singing, dancing, acting, or playing guitar or piano, this Cromwell incubator and collaborator at 211 Shunpike Road is a popular choice.

“The second of July will be the most memorable ‘epocha’ in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding generations, as the great anniversary festival … it ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shews, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other from this time forward forever more.” John Adams, July 3, 1776.

Music, poetry and displays were all part of the annual Black History celebration held at Cromwell High School the evening of Feb. 26. This was the fourth year such an event took place. “It’s a districtwide event,” Rashida Edans said.

The 2025-2026 winter dumped amounts of snow that Greater Hartford towns have not seen for many years. It required numerous “call-outs” of the public works staff who operate the trucks that plow and salt the roads.