March 2022
Remembering MLK And His Last Day
Saturday Program and Wreath Laying On 54th Anniversary Of Assassination On Saturday, April 2nd the City will observe the anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr with a 10 a.m. program at Smalley Elementary School that will be followed by a wreath laying at MLK Park hosted by the Mary McLeod Bethune Club […]
YMCA Gets $1 Million For Energy Upgrades At Downtown Facility
New Britain – The city’s legislative delegation praised state Bond Commission approval this week of over $1 million for improvements to the New Britain-Berlin YMCA’s facility on High Street. The planned energy efficient window replacement and air conditioning upgrades would support health safety, the ability for youth and adults to utilize the facility, and cost-savings […]
BEE-NB Celebrates Community at Diaspora
Building Economic Equality-New Britain (BEE-NB) celebrated six months of community organizing at the Diaspora Multicultural Society on Friday
Happening in New Britain Mar 28th to Apr 3rd
New Britain city meetings and community events coming up during the week of Monday, March 28, 2022 to Sunday, April 3rd include…
Charter Commission Begins Discussion on Council Districts
The city Charter Revision Commission began a discussion on March 22nd on possible changes in Council representation.
Campaign cash soared in ’21 municipal election but voter turnout declined
By John McNamara “Money is the mother’s milk of politics” goes the observation first coined in the 1960s that applies to almost every state and federal election cycle as all kinds of committees and special interests raise billions in reported and anonymous donations. That old saying about money in politics applies less frequently to local elections where […]
“Dirty Rotten Scoundrels: the Musical” To Be Performed at NBHS
The New Britain High School Music Department is set to present its student performance of, “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels: the Musical.” “Follow the exploit of con artists Lawrence Jameson and Freddy Benson,” event organizers say about the play, “as they compete for supremacy in the lovely seaside town of Beaumont-sur-Mer.” The play is, “based on the […]
Stewart Apparently Proposes Borrowing To Cover City Spending Again
Republican Mayor Erin Stewart is proposing $49.5 million in taxpayer borrowing to refinance existing city debt…
Happening in New Britain Mar 21st to 27th
New Britain city meetings and community events coming up during the week of Monday, March 21, 2022 to Sunday, March 27th include…
2024 New Britain 4th of July Fireworks, “Great American Boom” Planned
New Britain’s widely attended July 4th “Great American Boom” fireworks display, celebrating Independence Day, is planned for the 2024 celebration. The 2024 Great American Boom fireworks event has been scheduled for Thursday, July 4, 2024. The event is to feature clowns, face painters, DJ dance party and, of course, fireworks. The fireworks, themselves, typically begin […]