21 November, 2024
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Council Democrats Call For Neighborhood Flood Relief Assistance

NEW BRITAIN – Common Council Democrats are proposing a neighborhood flood relief initiative to “provide immediate and direct relief to homeowners whose properties are damaged by storm water and sewage when extreme weather leads to flooding and damages.” A resolution, introduced by Common Council President Francisco Santiago (D-5), Assistant Majority Leader Iris Sanchez (D-3) and […]

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Council Resolution Honors August as Black Business Month

A resolution has been introduced in the New Britain City Council to recognize August as Black Business Month. The resolution says the Council, “encourages all residents to support and patronize Black-owned businesses, celebrate their achievements, and join in the collective effort to create a more inclusive and equitable economy.” The resolution has been submitted by […]

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New Britain NAACP to Host Pasta Dinner Fundraiser and Membership Event

Saying, “There are so many pasta-bilities when you get involved in your community,” the NAACP New Britain Branch is planning a pasta dinner fundraiser and membership event. The event is to be Saturday, March 16, 2024, from 12:00pm to 3:00pm at Spottswood A.M.E. Zion Church. The event is $40 for pasta dinner and NAACP membership, […]

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Lecture on “Judaism and its People in the Civil Rights Movement” at CCSU

A lecture on “Judaism and its People in the Civil Rights Movement” is to be held at CCSU. CCSU says that, The Carter G. Woodson Lecture Series & African American Studies Program presents “The Abrahamic Faith Tradition in the African American Experience,” a series of three lectures throughout February. Meet in the Connecticut Room at […]

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New Britain Public Library Hosting Mark Twain House Presentation

The New Britain Public Library invites people to a, “Mark Twain House Presentation: Without Money or Moneyed Friends.” “This program explores the relationship between Mark Twain and Charles Ethan Porter, a prominent Black painter in Gilded Age Connecticut,” the Library says. “New research has enriched what we know about this relationship and its connections to […]

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