05 November, 2024
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Council Member Appears to Suggest Reduced Access to Press to Police Blotter Was Over Objections to Editorial Policies and Negative Coverage of Police

A New Britain Republican City Council member suggested that city Police’s disapproval of press editorial policies contributed to revoked free access for the press to the Police blotter, saying that the press, “don’t have the right to pick and choose who makes it in the paper and who doesn’t,” and commenting that, “As soon as […]

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New Britain Racial Justice Coalition Filing Freedom of Information Request Seeking Police Arrest Records – Republican Leader Says They Will Be Published on City Website

The New Britain Racial Justice Coalition (NBRJC) says it has, “submitted a formal Freedom of Information (FOI) request to access all arrest records and use-of-force records in 2023 so far,” citing, “the recent decision by the city council to discontinue sending daily police blotters to the New Britain Herald.” The city is required to provide […]

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Community Events in New Britain Aug 7th to 13th

From Monday, August 7, 2023 to Sunday, August 13th, community events and meetings in New Britain include, The New Britain Progressive, a publication of the New Britain Independent Newspaper, Inc. is free to read and community supported. http://newbritainprogressive.com Please feel free to help the New Britain Progressive with a donation and you are invited to […]

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Mount Pleasant Residents Upbeat On Development Plan But Still Have Many Questions

Residents of the Mount Pleasant neighborhood are generally upbeat about the proposed demolition of the existing aging housing and new construction of apartments, but still have many questions. Since coverage by the New Britain Progressive in January about the large and vaguely described plans by the New Britain Housing Authority to demolish the Mount Pleasant […]

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