2023
State Rep. Gary Turco Hosts New Britain Office Hours
State Rep. Gary Turco, who represents the southeast corner of New Britain, is to hold office hours at the Alvarium Roasting Company on Saturday, June 17, 2023.
Diaspora Multicultural Society Hosting “Paint Night”
The Diaspora Multicultural Society, Inc. is hosting a “Paint Night” event.
New Britain Public Library Hosting Teen Summer Reading Kickoff Party
“Celebrate the start of summer with a pizza party!” the New Britain Public Library says.
“Passport to Freedom” Events to Celebrate Juneteenth
New Britain’s “Passport to Freedom” celebration of Juneteenth is to include four days of events from June 16, 2023 to Juneteenth, itself, June 19th. The “Passport to Freedom” is sponsored by by the Mary McLeod Bethune Club, New Britain NAACP, Gallery 66, City of New Britain Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, New Britain Museum […]
New Britain Museum of American Art Hosting Gallery Talk With Elizabeth Nkonoki-Ward
The New Britain Museum of American Art is hosting an upcoming Gallery Talk with Elizabeth Nkonoki-Ward. The event is a part of the Museum’s Black Matriarchs Series.
New Britain Events and Meetings, June 12th to 18th
From Monday, June 12, 2023 to Sunday, June 18th, New Britain community events and meetings include… New Britain Progressive, a publication of 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 purchase advertisements in […]
Feasibility Study Is Next Step For Batterson State Park Designation
Public Hearings To Be Held in New Britain, Farmington and Hartford By John McNamara HARTFORD – Action on turning Batterson Park, the unused open space and pond between New Britain and Farmington, into a state park will not happen in 2023. The newly adopted biennial state budget, however, includes a Batterson Park Feasibility Study. It […]
New State Budget Increases Funding For NB Schools
City Gets $15.5 Million More For Education; Lawmakers Tout Personal Income Tax Cut Staff Reports HARTFORD – The state budget for the 2024 and 2025 fiscal years will increase state funds for municipal government and the city’s schools, New Britain legislators announced after bipartisan approval in the State Senate and House of Representatives on June 7th. […]
Connecticut Theatre Company Presenting “Head Over Heels”
New Britain’s Connecticut Theatre Company is performing “Head Over Heels”, which, it says, “is the bold new musical comedy from the visionaries that rocked Broadway with Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Avenue Q and Spring Awakening.”
NBHS Plans Class of 2023 Graduation
Graduation ceremonies for the New Britain High School Class of 2023 are to be June 16, 2023.