On July 19, Plainville hosts the GE 5K Road Race. General Electric is the signature corporate sponsor supporting this event, along with several other corporations, small businesses, civic organizations, and individuals. All proceeds will benefit the Petit Family Foundation. The race is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. on East Street (Route 10) near its intersection with Maple Street, and the runners will continue south onto Stillwell Drive. The race continues onto Rosemont Drive, Pickney Avenue, Arcadia Avenue, Higgins Avenue, Dallas Avenue, and will finish on Woodford Avenue (SR-536) directly in front of GE’s Consumer Industrial Division. For those preferring a more leisurely pace, there will be the 1.5 mile Fitness Walk, also starting at 9 a.m. Children can participate in the 400-meter fun run starting on Woodford Avenue prior to the start of the 5K race. General information, course maps, available parking areas, and application forms are all available online at www.PetitRoadRace.com. From 6:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., Woodford Avenue will be close to vehicular traffic from its intersection with Rout 10, east to its intersection with Linden Street. During this period, motorists wishing to travel east and west on this section of Woodford Avenue can use New Britain […]
On July 19, Plainville hosts the GE 5K Road Race. General Electric is the signature corporate sponsor supporting this event, along with several other corporations, small businesses, civic organizations, and individuals. All proceeds will benefit the Petit Family Foundation. The race is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. on East Street (Route 10) near its intersection with Maple Street, and the runners will continue south onto Stillwell Drive. The race continues onto Rosemont Drive, Pickney Avenue, Arcadia Avenue, Higgins Avenue, Dallas Avenue, and will finish on Woodford Avenue (SR-536) directly in front of GE’s Consumer Industrial Division. For those preferring a more leisurely pace, there will be the 1.5 mile Fitness Walk, also starting at 9 a.m. Children can participate in the 400-meter fun run starting on Woodford Avenue prior to the start of the 5K race. General information, course maps, available parking areas, and application forms are all available online at www.PetitRoadRace.com. From 6:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., Woodford Avenue will be close to vehicular traffic from its intersection with Rout 10, east to its intersection with Linden Street. During this period, motorists wishing to travel east and west on this section of Woodford Avenue can use New Britain […]