Children will soon have a new place to play in Hartford when the Cal Ripken Athletic Field opens today at the Annie Fisher Montessori Magnet.
More than 200 students, as well as members of the Rock Cats and Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra, will attend the grand opening ceremony at 2:30 p.m.
The city is building three new youth recreation parks in partnership with the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation. One is the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation Youth Development Park in the City’s Clay-Arsenal neighborhood. http://www.hartford.gov/pressroom/1083-city-of-hartford-partners-with-cal-ripken-sr-foundation-to-build-city-s-first-synthetic-surface-youth-recreation-park
Another park will be located at Hyland Park.
