Fire and school officials investigate fumes that caused the school to be evacuated and one teacher to be taken to the hospital by ambulance on Thursday. Students were dismissed at 1 p.m. The school was also evacuated on Wednesday.

Parents ask a Berlin police officer about the impromptu early dismisal at McGee Middle School at 1 p.m. Thursday. The school was evacuated due to fumes from a roofing project. Check the website for updates on this story.

The New Britian Youth Museum held its annual Maple Sugaring and Pancake Breakfast Day March 6 at its Kensington location. Above, volunteer Ruth Day serves pancakes to a hungry visitor. For more on maple sugaring see the March 18 edition of The Citizen.

A group of college students biking across Connecticut stopped at the Kensington-Berlin Amtrak Train Station Sunday afternoon. The group's aim is to build public support for investing more in public transportation. Learn more at connpirstudents.org.

The fourth-seed Berlin High School girls basketball team will face 20th-seed Fermi Thursday, March 4 at Gibney Gymnasium in the second round of the CIAC Class L state tournament. Game time is 7 p.m. Berlin breezed by 29th-seed Masuk in its tournament opener. Pictured: Berlin's Kim Rasmussen goes up for two of her 15 points against Masuk.

Mary Labieniec celebrated her 102 birthday March 1 with a party at the McDonald's restaurant on New Britain Road. Above, she dances with Vito Palmisano while Chubby Clark serenades. For expanded coverage on Labieniec’s birthday see the March 11 edition of The Citizen.