Top 10 of 2022: #7: Charter Changes: New City Power Jobs, Transparency Concerns and Minority Party Council District System
Republican Mayor Erin Stewart and her newly elected Republican City Council supermajority set right away in 2022 to change the City Charter in a raft of different ways. Some of the changes were widely viewed as innocuous, while Council election changes raised concerns and new, powerful appointed positions and other changes, encased in an opaque […]
Top 10 of 2022: #8: Council Districting Raises Racial Gerrymandering Concerns
It is said the journalism is the first draft of history. And part of the mission of any real newspaper, including the New Britain Progressive, is to record contemporary events well for the future judgment of history. In 2022, the city hall of Republican Mayor Erin Stewart approved a plan for new City Council districts […]
Top 10 of 2022: #9: A New Schools Superintendent
In 2022, New Britain saw the retirement of Schools Superintendent Nancy Sarra and the selection and installation of Anthony Gasper as the new head of the city’s school system. In April, the Board of Education named Dr. Anthony J. Gasper, Ed.D as the new schools Superintendent, who came to lead the New Britain school district […]
Top 10 of 2022: #10: New Britain Support for Ukraine
The suffering of the Ukrainian people has been a major concern for many people in New Britain as Russia carried out a war of aggression against its neighbor. The invasion has drawn widespread condemnation from people across New Britain, as well as support for the people of Ukraine affected by the largest war in Europe […]
Happening in New Britain Dec 19th to 25th
New Britain city meetings and community events coming up during the week of Monday, December 19, 2022 to Sunday, December 25th, include… Editor’s note: If you would like to submit an event for inclusion in the New Britain Progressive weekly events articles, or would like to update something already listed, here, feel free to visit […]
Council Restricts Locations, Adds New Fees for Street Vendors and Food Trucks
Staff Reports NEW BRITAIN – The Common Council revised an ordinance and the fee schedule for outdoor vendors and food trucks doing business in the city at its final meeting of the year on December 14th. Under the revised ordinance vendors will be restricted to seven designated areas called “public way green zones”. Under the […]
Wreaths Across America “Escort to Arlington” Convoy To Make Stop in New Britain
Wreaths Across America “Escort to Arlington” Convoy is to make a stop in New Britain for a ceremony on Tuesday. Wreaths Across America of New Britain says that, in New Britain, “the 50-plus vehicle convoy, including at least a dozen 18 wheelers, makes the first of only two scheduled stops in the Nutmeg State on […]
Community Read-Aloud of “A Christmas Carol” To Be Hosted By Public Library
The New Britain Public Library is hosting a community reading of Charles Dickens’ classic 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol. “We will read the entire story from start to finish in the library’s community room,” the Library says. the event is to be on December 10, 2022. It is to begin at 1:00pm. In the event, […]
“Proof” to be Performed by Hole in the Wall Theater
New Britain’s Hole in the Wall Theater is to perform David Auburn’s play “Proof”, calling it, “a passionate, intelligent story about fathers and daughters, the nature of genius, and the power of love.” In the play, the Theater says, “Catherine has inherited her late father’s mathematical brilliance, but she is haunted by the fear that […]
“A Christmas Carol” to be Performed by Connecticut Theatre Company
New Britain’s Connecticut Theatre Company is to perform a theatrical production of Charles Dickens’ classic tale “A Christmas Carol.” The Theatre says, in the traditionally told holiday story, “Ebenezer Scrooge is a prosperous curmudgeon who believes that personal wealth is far more valuable than the happiness and comfort of others.” But thanks to the guidance of three […]