21 November, 2024
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New Britain Council to Consider Audit Committee Amid Deficiencies And Greater Debt in Year-Late Audit Report

The city of New Britain’s long-overdue audit report was dated as filed one day before the City Council meeting at which Mayor Erin Stewart told the Council it would be “available” in January. The auditors’ report cites deficiencies and a jump in taxpayer debt. On Wednesday, the Council’s Committee on Administration, Finance and Law will […]

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Rev. Brian Riley to be Guest Preacher at 2024 Emancipation Proclamation Day Services, Pastor Gervais Barger Peace to be Named Person of the Year

Rev. Brian Riley to be Guest Preacher at New Britain’s 2024 Emancipation Proclamation Day Services, where Pastor Gervais Barger is to be Named Person of the Year. The Emancipation Proclamation Service, in celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation, is to be held on January 1, 2024 at 2:00pm at Peace Missionary Ministries. Organizers for the upcoming […]

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A Narrative: Tax Payer Debt, Funding, Storm Drainage and Sanitary Systems

By Frank and Sharon Chase, 1)  Tax Payer Debt Reaches $325M as reported in the NBP 12-23-23:  Over time, New Britain mayors have tried to avoid mill rate increases and higher taxes in the belief it would be fatal to their re-election efforts…  Meanwhile, they simply “kick the can down the road” disregarding future fiscal […]

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