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Proposal Seeks Refund for Watershed Mining Study
A Council proposal seeks a refund for the study that was part of Stewart’s plan to allow strip-mining on New Britain’s protected drinking watershed land.
Council Considers Changing Manafort Dr to Bassett Way
A City Council proposal would change Paul Manafort Drive to Ebenezer D.C. Bassett Way, in honor of a noted CCSU graduate, abolitionist and diplomat.
Neighborhood Activists Celebrate Stop Sign Restoration
North-Oak neighborhood residents are celebrating the restoration of the stop signs at the corner of Allen and Carlton streets.
Residents Organizing to Restore Allen St. Stop Sign
Neighbors are organizing for reinstallation of stop signs at Allen Street and Carlton Streets at the Board of Police Commissioners meeting.
City Meetings and Community Events Sep 17th to Sep 23rd
City meetings and community events Monday, September 17, 2018 to Sunday, September 23rd.
Protesters Seek to “Release the Tapes” in Police Shooting Case
Protesters sought to “release the tapes” of the incident in which city police fired on the car the three young people were in.
Council Republicans Vote to Block Department Head Residency Requirement
All six of the Republican City Council members voted to block approval a proposed ordinance that would have brought back the requirement that city department heads be residents of New Britain.
Stewart Veto of Department Head Residency Requirement Faces Override Vote
The City Council is set to consider an override of Republican Mayor Erin Stewart’s veto of a proposed ordinance that would bring back the requirement that city department heads be residents of New Britain. The override vote would be at the September 12, 2018 Council meeting. The proposed ordinance (local law), which was introduced by the […]
Welcoming Kids on the First Day of School
The New Britain Branch of the NAACP Education Committee organized a contingent of African American and other men of color to welcome and encourage students coming into the Northend Elementary School on the first day of the 2018-2019 school year. “[The New Britain] NAACP, Spottswood AME Zion Church and City of New Britain welcomes students, […]
Stewart Watershed Mining Plan Slammed by State Commissions
Republican Mayor Erin Stewart’s proposal to allow the strip mining of New Britain’s protecting drinking watershed land was broadly slammed by two key state commissions, the Water Planning Council (WPC) and the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). The two commissions were responding to a state law that required that they provide their recommendations on Stewart’s […]