December 2017
Gingerbread House Making at the New Britain Youth Museum Dec 28th
The New Britain Youth Museum will celebrate the holiday season with a gingerbread house making event on December 28, 2017. The event will offer the chance to create a gingerbread house and decorate it with an assortment of candy. โEach child will be provided with frosting, graham crackers, and candy,โ says the Museum in its [โฆ]
โItโs A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Playโ at the Hole in the Wall Theater Dec 15, 16 & 17
Just in time for the holidays, the Hole in the Wall Theater is showing its production of โItโs A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Playโ, a theatrical production of the beloved, heartwarming movie. The Hole in the Wall invites people to, Come and see the same heartwarming, holiday tale of George Bailey youโve watched on [โฆ]
Council Leader Calls Special Meeting for Presentation From Cityโs New Borrowing Consultant
The City Councilโs newly elected President Pro-Tempore Eva Magnuszewski (D-AL) has called a special meeting of the Council to hear a presentation by the cityโs borrowing consultant, Mesirow Financial. The meeting will be held on Monday, December 11, 2017. The city warrant calling for the special meeting does not state the purpose of the purpose of [โฆ]
PAL โLittle Ninjasโ Karate Program Accepting Registrations
The New Britain PAL Karate Program has announced its newest program, โLittle Ninjasโ karate. The Little Ninjas karate program will instruct children ages three to six in karate skills and concepts. โStructured 30 minute classes,โ PAL says, will, โgive the opportunity for students to learn karate in a fun environment.โ Classes will start on January 26, 2018. [โฆ]
2018 League of Women Voters Legislative Brunch Jan 6th
The New Britain Area League of Women Voters will hold its 2018 Legislative Brunch on January, 6, 2018. The League of Women Voters holds their Legislative Brunch before the upcoming state legislative session to give members of the League and the public the opportunity to ask questions and hear legislators comments about upcoming issues. The [โฆ]
Youth Museum at Hungerford Park โKids Night Outโ Dec 16th
The New Britain Youth Museum at Hungerford Park will hold a โKids Night Outโ program on the evening of Saturday, December 16th, 2017. The Museum invites parents to, โDrop the kids off at the nature center for an evening of fun.โ The event is for children ages three to twelve. The program runs from 5:00pm [โฆ]
Northend Elementary Students Collect Food Pantry Donations
Students at Northend Elementary School collected food donations during the month of November, 2017 to benefit people in need in the community. The nearly 1,000 items of non-perishable food were collected for the work of the Osgood Avenue Food Pantry. The food drive was organized by teachers Jennifer Welch and Dawn Mitchell. The Consolidated School District of [โฆ]
Chair of Chamber Board Employing Timothy Stewart Works for Erin Stewart
Just how much distance is there between City Hall and the Chamber of Commerce? This question has begun to come under scrutiny, as accusations of racism and calls to remove Timothy Stewart from the Chamber Presidency rise in the wake of public outrage created by the former Republican Mayor. The intense public outrage followed a comment by Timothy [โฆ]
NAACP Calls on Timothy Stewart to Resign from Chamber Presidency and City Commissions
By the NAACP New Britain Branch #2006 Yesterday, the New Britain Branch of the NAACP #2006 Officers and Executive Board met. We call for the removal of Mr. Timothy Stewart as President of the Greater New Britain Chamber of Commerce. Stewart must resign from his position for the derogatory remarks made on Facebook towards a [โฆ]
โRagtimeโ at Connecticut Theater Company, Dec 8 to Jan 14
The Connecticut Theater Company will open its production of โRagtimeโ on December 8th, 2017. The Theater describes the play as, At the dawn of a new century, everything is changingโฆ and anything is possible. Set in the volatile melting pot of turn-of-the-century New York, three distinctly American tales are woven together โ that of a [โฆ]