28 May, 2025
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New Britain 2025 Memorial Day Parade Planned

New Britain will honor its veterans this upcoming 2025 Memorial Day with the traditional parade, which is planned for Friday, May 30th. The parade follows solemn ceremonies at war memorials throughout the city earlier in the day. The ceremonies are scheduled, starting at 8:00am through 12:15pm. The parade is to begin at 6:00pm. The traditional […]

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Listro Resigns from Board of Education, Democrats Propose Pozorski for Open Seat

Board of Education member Joseph Listro (D) has resigned from his seat on New Britain’s ten member Board of Education. City Council Democrats have proposed that his replacement be CCSU Professor Aimee Pozorski. Listro, who resigned on May 21, 2025 had, himself, been named to fill a vacancy on the Board in 2020. He was […]

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CCSU Students Learn Non Profit Grant Development – Succeed in Winning $10,000 for New Britain Nonprofits

The Prudance Crandall Center and the Klingberg Family Centers are each receiving $5,000 grants from the American Savings Foundation based on applications prepared by Central Connecticut State University students, as part of their “The Psychology of Giving and Introduction to Philanthropy” class. The class, CCSU says, taught the students about the world of non-profits and […]

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Council Approves Federal HUD Funds Allocations

The City Council approved allocations of funding the city receives from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) yesterday, with changes made from the recommendations that had earlier been made by the city Commission on Community and Neighborhood Development. Council Democrats and Republicans debated priorities for the funding, with amendments proposed by Democrats […]

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Allen St. Storm-Sewer-Sanitary Problem-Project. Presentation #35. Mayor Stewart is $8M short!

All of our recent flooding updates and narratives with photos, video interviews, documents, etc. are published on-line in the New Britain Progressive’s “Flooding Series”. Listen to and view our City Council Presentations on the City Web-Site… Go to newbritainct.gov. Click on government, common council, videos. To: Our Neighborhood Flooding and Sanitary Back-Up Victims, Concerned Citizens/Taxpayers, City […]

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2025 New Britain Dionysos Greek Festival This Weekend

The Saint George Greek Orthodox Church has announced its 2025 Dionysos Greek Festival. The event is to be ​Friday, May 16, 2025, from 11:00am to 1:00am, Saturday, May 17th, from 11:00am to 1:00am and Sunday, May 18th, 12:00pm to 8:00pm. “Annual festival! Free parking/Free admission. Offering traditional Greek food, Greek music, Greek dance performances, local […]

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Stronger Together: A Community Mental Health Fair to be Held at the New Britain Public Library

The New Britain Public Library has announced that it will be hosting “Stronger Together: A Community Mental Health Fair” as part of Mental Health Awareness month. “This free event is open to all members of the community,” the Library says, “and will feature representatives from local organizations that offer support to individuals and families in […]

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