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Happening in New Britain Mar 20th to 26th
New Britain city meetings and community events coming up during the week of Monday, March 20, 2023 to Sunday, March 26th 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 […]
‘Taste of Ramadan’ Event At High School Calls Attention To Yemen’s Civil War
Ethnic food and culture shared before the month-long religious observance begins for Muslims By John McNamara NEW BRITAIN – Students and teachers filled the New Britain High cafeteria on March 15th for an after-school “Taste of Ramadan” event with ethnic food and observances of Muslim traditions and customs before the start of Ramadan on March […]
Lawmakers Praise $1.7 Million For Expanded Child Care At YMCA
Community Investment Fund 2030 OKs Support For Six Classrooms Staff Reports HARTFORD – The State Community Investment Fund 2030 (CIF) board approved $1.7 million in state funding to enable the New Britain area YMCA to renovate unused racquetball courts into space for six additional classrooms at the Y’s New Britain facility that will enroll 72 […]
School System Publishes 2023-2024 School Calendar
The New Britain school district has published its calendar for the 2023-2024 school year. The revised calendar, dated March 11, 2024, says that the 2023 – 2024 school year begins on August 28, 2023 and ends on June 12, 2024. The school district updates the calendar from time to time, and the most recent version […]
Happening in New Britain Mar 13th to 19th
New Britain city meetings and community events coming up during the week of Monday, March 13, 2023 to Sunday, March 19th 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 […]
Memorial Service Planned for Rep. David Pudlin, Widely Honored Legislative and Labor Leader
A memorial service will be held in honor of former New Britain State Representative David Pudlin (D-24), who served as the Majority Leader of the State House of Representatives and Vice President for Organizing of the New England Health Care Employees Union, District 1199. Pudlin passed away in 2021 after having served a life of […]
Legislation On Clarity Of Local Ballot Questions Gets Hearing
GAE Committee Will Consider Changes Endorsed By NB League of Women Voters Staff Reports HARTFORD – Legislation to bring “clarity and simplicity” to municipal referendum questions will be the subject of a public hearing on Friday March 10th at the State Capitol. The Legislature’s Government Administration and Elections Committee will hear testimony in Room 2A […]
New Britain NAACP Expresses Solidarity With Student Anti-Racism Protesters
The NAACP New Britain Branch has expressed solidarity and support for CCSU students who held an anti-racism protest that interrupted the showing of a movie by a far-right student group. The controversial film, The Greatest Lie Ever Sold: George Floyd and The Rise Of The BLM, was presented by the student group, Turning Point CCSU. The […]
Far Right Student Group’s Anti-BLM Film Disrupted At CCSU Campus
Protestors Call ‘The Greatest Lie Ever Sold: George Floyd and The Rise of The BLM’ “Hate Speech” By John McNamara NEW BRITAIN – Dozens of Central CT State University (CCSU) students disrupted the showing of the controversial film The Greatest Lie Ever Sold: George Floyd and The Rise Of The BLM Thursday (March 2) at […]
Data Shows Large Rent Increases in New Britain
Staff Reports Data from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) points to hefty increases in rental housing in New Britain. HUD data appears to show rent levels in New Britain growing dramatically in the past few years, confirming anecdotal accounts of rent increases that people are experiencing. According to one New Britain […]