15 March, 2026
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New Britain Racial Justice Coalition Announces Hornet Organizing Program

The New Britain Racial Justice Coalition has announced that it is accepting applications for its Hornet Organizing Program. The Coalition says that the program’s lessons, “are heavily drawn from organizing methods in the labor movement.” “We are hoping to build a cohort of strong leaders,” the Coalition says, “ready to mobilize on NBRJC’s priority issues […]

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‘Strengthening Local Journalism’ Is Topic at Community Meeting On January 28

New Britain Progressive invites participation to strengthen local coverage NEW BRITAIN – The New Britain Progressive’s Board of Directors will host a 2023 Kick Off meeting January 28th focusing on strengthening local journalism at the online, volunteer community newspaper now in its seventh year of publishing. Residents are invited to the meeting on Saturday 1/28 […]

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CPOA To Donate To Police K-9s For Its Last Act

Conservative Taxpayer Group Is Dissolving After 90 Years By John McNamara (Update: The resolution concerning the dissolution of the CPOA and its donation was withdrawn at the meeting) NEW BRITAIN – The Citizen Property Owners Association (CPOA), a conservative taxpayer group and one of the city’s oldest citizen organizations, is dissolving and plan to donate […]

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Marlo Greponne Of HRA To Keynote MLK Day Observances

NB Museum of American Art To Hold Free Community Day To Mark Dr. King’s Birthday Staff reports NEW BRITAIN – Marlo Greponne, Ph.D, Executive Director of the Human Resources Agency (HRA), will be the keynote speaker at the Human Rights and Opportunities Commission’s observance of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) national holiday. The […]

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Happening in New Britain Jan 9th to 15th

New Britain city meetings and community events coming up during the week of Monday, January 9, 2023 to Sunday, January 15th include… Editor’s note: If you would like to submit an event for inclusion in the New Britain Progressive weekly events articles, or would like to update something already listed, here, feel free to visit […]

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Council Committee Agrees To Compromise On Tax Break For Myrtle Street Housing Development

Incentive Drops From 26 To 13 Years In Amended Resolution That Goes To Common Council For Approval By John McNamara NEW BRITAIN- The Common Council’s Committee on Administration, Finance and Law (AFL) unanimously approved a “compromise” tax break at a January 4th meeting for Avon Towers LLC to develop 119 housing units at 480 Myrtle […]