Berlin station (Connecticut)

Kensington is a census-designated place (CDP) and section of the town of Berlin in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The Berlin town offices are located in Kensington. The population was 8,459 at the 2010 census.The Henry Hooker House is a historic home in Kensington.

The Jean E. Hooker School-Berlin High School, most recently the Kensington Grammar School, was a historic school complex at 462 Alling Street in Berlin, Connecticut. Built in 1910, the building served as both the town's first high school, and as a private school before being converted to an elementary school and finally closing in 1975. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012; it was demolished in 2014.

The Berlin-Peck Memorial Library is a public library in Berlin, Connecticut. The original library was founded in 1829. The library was relocated to a new facility at 234 Kensington Road in 1989. The library serves a population of 20,137. The total collection consists of 107,364 items (94,646 print). Special collections include town histories of Berlin, East Berlin and Kensington in the David and Ann Borthwick Local History Room.

Veterans Stadium (full name Veterans Memorial Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in New Britain, Connecticut. Opened in 1982, it is dedicated to the soldiers of the city who died in various U.S. wars, particularly Vietnam. The stadium now Houses CT United FC of the American Soccer League. The stadium is used mostly by New Britain High School, and some other area schools, for football and soccer games. It also hosts the Connecticut Crushers of the National Women's Football Association. The stadium was also home to the Connecticut Wolves team of the United Soccer Leagues before that team folded in 2002. The stadium is an 8-lane oval track around a regulation-size football field. The track was dedicated to coach Irving S. Black in April 1992. Seating is all in metal bleachers, with 7 sections of 27 rows each on either side of the field. The estimated capacity is 12,448. In the summer of 2012, the middle seating on both sides was changed to better match the colors of New Britain High School, which are maroon and gold. The stadium is owned by the City of New Britain, and is part of Willow Brook Park. Also located in the complex are two baseball fields, New Britain Stadium and Beehive Field.

Beehive Field is a stadium in New Britain, Connecticut. The ballpark has a capacity of 4,700. It is primarily used for baseball and was the home of the New Britain Red Sox (Boston Red Sox AA affiliate) from the time of their move to the city in 1983 until moving next door to New Britain Stadium for the 1995 season. The Eastern League All-Star Game was played before 3,106 fans on June 29, 1987, with league-MVP Mark Grace and game-MVP Dwight Smith representing the Pittsfield Cubs. The Hartford Hawks baseball program used the venue for some home games prior to opening Fiondella Field in 2006.As of 2000, Beehive Field was used primarily by New Britain High School baseball and softball teams.

New Britain Stadium is a baseball venue in New Britain, Connecticut, United States. It is the home of the New Britain Bees of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League. Opened in 1996, the stadium seats 6,146 spectators. The stadium is part of the city facility known as Willow Brook Park and is sometimes referred to by this name also. It is adjacent to Beehive Field, where the New Britain Red Sox played for 13 seasons after moving from Bristol in 1983. The park also contains Veteran's Memorial Stadium, a facility for football and soccer. New Britain Stadium hosted the Eastern League All-Star Game on July 16, 2003, before a then-record crowd of 7,169 fans. On the last day of the 2004 season, it welcomed its two millionth visitor. The current all-time attendance record was set on August 28, 2015, when 8,672 fans watched the Rock Cats' last Friday home game.

Berlin High School is a public high school located in Berlin, Connecticut, United States.

The Francis H. Holmes House is a historic house at 349 Rocky Hill Ave. in New Britain, Connecticut. Built in 1906–08, it is an architecturally eclectic brick building, designed by a prominent local architect for the owner of a local brickmaking business, as a showcase for the latter's wares. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

New Britain High School is a public high school in New Britain, Connecticut, United States, part of New Britain Public Schools. New Britain High School is one of the largest high schools in the state.

Catherine M. McGee Middle School is a public middle school located in Berlin, Connecticut. The current school building on Norton Road was opened in 1969 and serves grades 6–8. An addition was added in 1996, which included a new library media center, new science labs, and nine additional classrooms. Technological upgrades during the spring and summer of 2007 included the installation of LCD projectors in all core classrooms with interactive white boards being installed in approximately three-quarters of those rooms. Technology upgrades completed by the fall of 2009 include the installation of interactive white boards in all core classrooms. A major HVAC and roofing upgrade was completed in the summer of 2011. Changes to the interior of the building include HVAC closets in many classrooms and new ceilings and lighting in all classrooms and hallways. There are 61 full-time teachers, with a ratio of 12 students to one teacher, slightly lower than the national average.In 2004, the school's principal at the time, Carol Janssen, was named Connecticut's Principal of the Year.In 2006, the school's principal, Brian Benigni, received the Connecticut Association of Schools William Cieslukowski First Year Principal of the Year award.

The Kensington Soldiers' Monument is a historic war memorial located at 312 Percival Road, on the grounds of the Kensington Congregational Church in Berlin, Connecticut. Erected in 1863, it is one of the oldest memorials to the American Civil War in the United States, and the first to be erected in Connecticut. It is a modest brownstone obelisk, with an accompanying cannon. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.

Berlin ( BUR-lin) is a town in the Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, United States. The population was 20,175 at the 2020 census. It was incorporated in 1785. The geographic center of Connecticut is located in the town. Berlin is residential and industrial, and is served by the Amtrak station of the same name. Berlin also has two hamlets: Kensington and East Berlin.