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City Starts ‘Courtesy’ Response Service; Homeowner Flood Relief Is On Council Agenda By John McNamara…
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By Carlos Ayala Hollow I lost his handHe disappeared into the crowd It’s not what I was trying to do to surviveIt’s what I was doing to die How long must we suffer The pain The lies How can we hideFrom these evil eyes The light shines But, I remain in the shadows Power All […]
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In a report to the City Council, the city disclosed that it spent $25,239 on…
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By John McNamara NEW BRITAIN – Campaign promises threatening “mass deportation”, use of the military…
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The Central Connecticut State University Ceramics and Management and Organization has announced that its students,…
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Finding A Common Thread of Racial and Social Justice in 1988 and 2024 By John…
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A 2013 report “New Britain Urban Forest” prepared for the City of New Britain by…
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To: Property Owners and Residents in the Allen St. Basin and in the Hampton-Eton Sub-Basin.…
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In New Britain, community meetings and events from today to Sunday, November 24, 2024 include
To: Property Owners and Residents in the Allen St. Basin and in the Hampton-Eton Sub-Basin. The Allen, Brighton, Stewart, Hampton, Eton, Newbury, Roxbury Neighborhoods. Mark Moriarty, Mark Czerepuszko, Jason Outlaw and Cardinal Engineers hosted an informational meeting Thursday 11-14-24. We were pleased with the presentation. The planning is moving along. The bid ready documents should […]
In a report to the City Council, the city disclosed that it spent $25,239 on the “Beehive Bridge Festival” in September, 2024. The report was in response to a Council petition filed by Council Majority Leader, Ald John McNamara (D-4). In New Britain, Council petitions are a process by which individual Council members can require […]
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City Journal Story on Debt Deal Called Misleading and Inaccurate
The article in the Republican-allied New Britain City Journal on a deal related to Republican Mayor Erin Stewart’s controversial proposal to borrow $115 million to push city debt into the future is misleading and inaccurate, according to the Majority Leader of the City Council, Ald. Carlo Carlozzi, Jr. (D-5). On March 22, 2018 the City Journal published an article, […]
Spottswood A.M.E. Zion Church to Celebrate 115th Anniversary, Apr 20th to 22nd
Spottswood A.M.E. Zion Church will celebrate its 115th Anniversary in April of 2018. The Anniversary be will celebrated with a pageant, gala and church services from April 20th to April 22nd. A Church Heritage Pageant will be held on April 20th at 6:30pm. The Friday Pageant will be held at the Church. On April 21st at […]
NBHS Presents “The Addams Family” Mar 23rd and 24th
New Britain High School students will present a musical comedy play based on the popular “The Addams Family” on March 23rd and 24th, 2018. “The show,” the school district website on the play says, “is based upon The Addams Family characters created by Charles Addams in his single-panel gag cartoons, which depict a ghoulish American […]
Marijuana Discussion to be Hosted by League of Women Voters Apr 16th
The New Britain Area League of Women Voters (LWV) has announced that it will host a public meeting concerning marijuana policy in the State. The conversation in “Meeting on Marijuana” will ask questions about marijuana legalization, its medical use, its recreational use and about it being a possible source of state revenue. The forum will held […]
Health Fair Sponsored by Bethesda Men’s Ministry and NAACP Apr 7th
The Bethesda Apostolic Church Men’s Ministry and the New Britain Branch of the NAACP’s Health Committee are joining with Bristol Hospital to sponsor a Health Fair in New Britain. The Health Fair will be held on April 7, 2018. It will go from 10:00am to 2:00pm. The theme for the Health Fair is “Keeping Healthy […]
Rocky Hill Avenue Home Seriously Damaged in Fire
By Video and Photo Journalist Antonio C. Lavoy, Sr. A home on Rocky Hill Avenue was left severely damaged in the aftermath of the fire firefighters battled in the early morning hours on March 19, 2018.
City Council and Board of Education to Hold Joint Budget Meeting Mar 22nd
The New Britain City Council and New Britain Board of Education will hold a joint meeting regarding the Board of Education’s requested budget. The meeting will be held on March 22, 2018, at 7:00 pm in the Council Chambers in City Hall, on the second floor. A press release from the Council President Pro-Tempore, Ald. Eva […]
Jr. Hurricanes to Begin 2018 Football and Cheer Registration Mar 28th
New Britain Hurricanes Youth Football and Cheerleading has announced that registration for its 2018 football and cheer programs will begin on March 28, 2018. The registration will be from 6:00pm to 8:00pm in the upper gym area of New Britain High School. The registration will be for: Tackle football, for children ages eight to thirteen […]
Ribbon Cutting for Monument to Honor 65th Infantry Borinqueneers to be Held Apr 28th
The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the monument for the highly decorated 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers, will be held on April 28, 2018 at the new city park in the unit’s honor. “I am so proud that this Monument is finally at its total completion,” said State Rep. Bobby Sanchez (D-25), “and that New Britain […]
City Council Unanimously Opposes Deportation of New Britain Family
The City Council’s leader, Ald. Eva Magnuszewski (D-AL) has announced that the City Council has not only unanimously approved a resolution opposing the deportation of Malik Naveed bin Rehman and Zahida Altaf, but also sent a bipartisan letter to the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in support of the New Britain family. The letter was signed […]