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Merger Considered for Meriden and New Britain/Berlin YMCAs

John Benigni, executive director of the Meriden facility, has been running both locations since March 1.

MERIDEN, CT - The YMCAs of Meriden and New Britain/Berlin are considering a merger, officials announced.

John Benigni, executive director of the Meriden Y, has been running both facilities since March 1, when former New Britain/Berlin executive director Rich McGarty left for a new job, reports the Meriden Record-Journal.

No final decision has been reached, but the boards of both facilities hope that if a merger can be accomplished, that there would be no staff or program reductions in the communities.

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