New Britain Rep Bobby Sanchez to Announce Candidacy for Mayor
Rep Bobby Sanchez (D-25) is set to announce that he is running Mayor of New Britain this week. Sanchez, who has represented New Britain’s Twenty-Fifth Assembly District in the state House of Representatives since 2011, has organized a campaign committee to seek the highest office in the city. Retiring State Rep Peter Tercyak (D-26) is […]
It’s Time For State To Address Stormwater Crisis In More Hard Hit Neighborhoods
State Aid Needed To Implement Allen Street Capital Improvements In New Britain By John McNamara The damage to homes and properties caused by intense rains has accelerated over the last two years in New Britain and other communities across Connecticut. Public stormwater and sewer systems built a century ago are routinely overwhelmed whenever a hard […]
“Winter Wonderland” Makerspace Activity at New Britain Public Library
The New Britain Public Library is hosting a โWinter Wonderlandโ Makerspace activity. โSnowy crafts for ages 5-10, accompanied by an adult,โ the Library says. The event is, Saturday, January 4, 2025, 2:00 p.m. โ 3:00 p.m.
Activists Organizing Neighborhood Call to Action Meeting 1-4-25 on Allen Street Drainage Improvement Project
I am Frank Chase. My wife Sharon and I have been leading the advocacy campaign for the long over due Allen St. Storm-Sewer System Upgrades since September of 2023. We live at 24 Roxbury Road. All of our recent flooding updates and narratives with photos and documents are published on-line in the New Britain Progressive’s […]
Happy New Year from the New Britain Progressive
Happy New Year from the New Britain Progressive. Best wishes for a healthy and happy 2025!
Community Events and Meetings in New Britain from Dec 30th to Jan 5th
In New Britain, community meetings and events from today to Sunday, January 5, 2025 include
Top Ten Stories of 2024
As we get ready to start 2025, the New Britain Progressive editors look back at some of the important stories the New Britain Progressive covered in 2024, and also news analysis and opinion published in the New Britain Progressive during the year, that are this year’s Top Ten Stories of 2024. If you would like […]
Residents Organizing “Saving Our Neighborhood” Event on the Allen Street Project
Dear Neighbors and Ward Four Residents, My name is Carol Austad, and my husband, Robert Swarr and I, are long-time residents of New Britain. We care deeply about the well-being of our neighborhood. I am also a member of the Democratic Town Committee (DTC), and my goal is to address concerns and serve everyone in […]
Free Community Christmas Dinner to be Held at South Church
A free Community Christmas Dinner is to be hosted at the South Church. “The dinner is free of charge!,” organizers say. “All are welcome!” The event is to be Christmas Day, December 25, 2024, from 12:00pm to 1:00pm. It is to be held at Cooper Hall at South Church, which can be accessed from Arch […]
Longest Night Service Remembers Lives Lost inย 2024
Friendship Centerโs Cold Weather Triage Program Is Open To Help Unhoused NEW BRITAIN โ A โLongest Night Serviceโ was held at South Church in the Downtown District December 20th to remember individuals who died here in 2024 after experiencing homelessness. The late afternoon service that is observed each year as the โhomeless personsโ Memorial Dayโ was held […]