05 November, 2024
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Día de los Reyes/Three Kings Day Celebration to be Hosted by Diaspora Multicultural Society

The Diaspora Multicultural Society, Inc. is hosting a Día de los Reyes/Three Kings Day Celebration. The event is to be January 6, 2023 from 12:00pm to 2:00pm. “¡A celebrar en familia!” the Diaspora Society says. “Bring the whole family down from 12-2 p.m. for activities, pictures with the Three Wise Men, and gifts for kids […]

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New Britain Museum of American Art Hosting Gallery Talk on The Black Matriarchs with Jimmie Elizabeth Nkonoki Ward and Lisa Nkonoki

The New Britain Museum of American Art is hosting a Gallery Talk event on “The Black Matriarchs: UJIMA – Collective Work and Personal Responsibility!” with Jimmie Elizabeth Nkonoki Ward and Lisa Nkonoki The Museum says that, The Black Matriarchs Series celebrates the legacy of a remarkable community of Black women who worked and lived in New […]

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Storm This Week Floods Critical Neighborhood Again

By Frank and Sharon Chase, The “critical neighborhood” of Allen-Stewart-Hampton-Eton-Newbury-Roxbury-Stanley Park flooded again yesterday December 18. The attached photos from December 18 tells the story. The Allen St. Basin and the Hampton-Eton Sub-Basin backs-up, flooding from Allen through Hampton-Eton-Newbury-Roxbury to the Stanley Park at the corner of Stanley and Roxbury. This is the sixth flooding […]

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New Britain Racial Justice Coalition Demands Urgent Investigation of Water Safety at Osborn Correctional Institution

The New Britain Racial Justice Coalition (NBRJC) says it, “urgently calls upon unions and state leaders to demand an independent investigation into the alarming water safety crisis at Osborn Correctional Institution.” “On Thursday,” The Coalition says, “incarcerated individuals were abruptly deprived of access to clean drinking water, showers, and essential toilet facilities, triggering a dire […]

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Pastor From New Britain Subjected to Apparently Threatening Comments Online in Ansonia

Rev. Brian Riley, who is Pastor of Clinton A.M.E. Zion Church in Ansonia was recently subjected to bizarre and apparently threatening comments directed against him on an Ansonia-oriented Facebook group. In the Facebook group, a neighbor of Clinton A.M.E. Zion Church’s Pastor said that he may, “start an all out war,” against Rev. Riley, and […]

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Concerned Voices Confront New Britain City Council About Homelessness

Following a Monday rally organized by the Racial Justice coalition for housing justice, dozens of people experiencing homelessness and their advocates converged in significant and historical testimonial, at the City Council on Wednesday December 13th. They urged the city to take strong actions to help the homeless and renters who are experiencing substandard living conditions. […]

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Mayor Stewart Says Late New Britain Audit Report Available in January

New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart (R) says that the city’s long-overdue audit report from the budget year that ended a year and a half ago will be “available” in January. “The audit is due December 15th,” said Stewart. “We should have that document in January.” The city had previously told state officials that its “projected” […]

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Wreaths Across America Ceremonies Planned at New Britain’s Fairview Cemetery

Wreaths Across America of New Britain is holding its annual holiday Wreaths Across America Day to place more than 1,300 wreaths on veterans’ gravesites at the City’s Fairview Cemetery to honor their service and sacrifice The event is to be Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 12:00pm. The event is organized annually by the Disabled American […]

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