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Black History Month Dinner Program at Diaspora Multicultural Society Feb 17th

Diaspora Multicultural Society will host an American (Black) History Dinner Program on February 17, 2018. The Diaspora Society says, “Join us for a celebration of history and culture. We will have a nice dinner and a program that, in usual Diaspora fashion, will not disappoint.” The Black History Month program will begin at 6:00pm. The […]

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Youth Museum Valentines Day Parties Feb 9th and 10th

The New Britain Youth Museum and the New Britain Youth Museum at Hungerford Park are holding Valentines Day parties in early February, 2018. On Friday, February 9th, the New Britain Youth Museum will hold its second annual Valentines Day Party. The Museum says that it is a free event. The Museum says, “Drop in between 1:00-3:30.” […]

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New Britain Pride to Hold City of Pride Launch Party Feb 23rd

New Britain Pride has announced the City of Pride Launch Party to kick-off its “City of Pride Initiative”. The Launch Party fundraising event will held February 23, 2018, from 6:00pm to 10:00pm at the Back Nine Tavern. New Britain Pride says that it, “was formed in August 2017 as a nonpartisan organization whose goal is to spread understanding […]

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Arch Area NRZ Holds Neighborhood Walk

Residents of the Arch and Glen street area and elected officials held a Neighborhood Walk organized by the Arch Area Neighborhood Revitalization Zone (NRZ). About a dozen resident were joined by state and local elected officials, as the Arch Area NRZ said, to, “discuss issues and opportunities to improve our quality of life, safety and of […]

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Mary McLeod Bethune Club Hosts Black History Month Kick-Off Celebration Feb 3rd

The Mary McLeod Bethune Club will kick off Black History Month with a celebration to be held on February 3rd, 2018 at 11:30am. The theme of the celebration is “Uplifting and Uniting Our Women to Speak up and Speak Out To Make A Difference. When they go low, we go high” The event will feature […]

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Council Adjourns Meeting Without Approving Stewart $115 Million Borrowing Plan

Without approving Republican Mayor Erin Stewart’s controversial proposal to borrow $115 million to push city debt into the future, the City Council adjourned the third special meeting that Stewart had called for the Council to approve her plan. The motion to adjourn the January 25, 2018 special meeting was made as the Council began consideration […]

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Stewart Calls Third Meeting on Approving $115 Million Borrowing-Refinance Plan

Republican Mayor Erin Stewart has called a third Council meeting in three weeks to consider her proposal to borrow $115 million to push city debt into the future. Stewart called the meeting for Thursday, January 25, 2017, one day after the regular Council meeting on January 24th. Many are calling Stewart’s tactics to pressure City […]

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Proposal Made to Slow Down and Decentralize Decisions on City Borrowing

After what many are calling Republican Mayor Erin Stewart’s heavy-handed attempts to pressure City Council Democrats into a quick approval of her plan to borrow $115 million to push city debt into the future, a proposal has been introduced to slow down and decentralize decisions on city borrowing. Democratic Ald. Aram Ayalon (D-3) has introduced a […]

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