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On a party-line vote, the Democratic-majority New Britain City Council has approved a city budget…
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Director Sjöberg Shares Plans To Build Infrastructure For Reading In New Britain by John McNamara…
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By Tim O’Brien I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of the great…
New Britain Racial Justice Coalition
CT People’s Survival Programs are hosting monthly Alternatives to Violence meetings. The community organization says, Join CT-PSP’s Alternatives to Violence Monthly Meetings!📅 First meeting: Wednesday, 6/4 at 115 W. Main St, New Britain, CT🕕 Held every first Wednesday Be part of a movement for peace and healing. Help us organize transformative events and train to […]
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“The rights he dedicated his life to are under threat” By John McNamara A wintry mix outside forced the organizers of the memorial wreath laying for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. inside on Saturday April 12th to mark the anniversary of the assassination of the civil rights leader on April 4, 1968. The “Literacy […]
Flooding Series
All of our recent flooding updates and narratives with photos, video interviews, documents, etc. are…
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New Britain residents say they are planning to attend an upcoming, “No Kings Day of…
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“The rights he dedicated his life to are under threat” By John McNamara A wintry…
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Opinion by Dare to Struggle, On May 3rd, 2025, Dare to Struggle (DTS) confronted a…
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New Britain residents say they are planning to attend an upcoming, “No Kings Day of Defiance” rally in Hartford, as part of a nationwide day of protest on Flag Day. No Kings says that, In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings. NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in […]
Staff Report Geraldine “Gerri” Brown-Springer, a beloved former Principal of Slade Middle School, was honored on June 3rd, with the re-naming of Brookside School adjacent to Pulaski Middle School in her honor. At the school naming ceremony Dean of Students Michael Peterson and Boys & Girls Club Executive Director James Jones recalled the support and […]
The 2025 New Britain Little Poland Festival is planned for Sunday, June 8th. The popular New Britain cultural and community event, celebrating its 12th year, is traditionally in springtime in New Britain’s vibrant Broad Street “Little Poland” neighborhood. Little Poland Festival organizers say the Festival features, “leaping folk dancers, mouth watering food, over 100 vendors, […]
Sat, Jun 7
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
New Britain Public Library
Community Give Back Day at New Britain Public Library
20 High Street
Sat, Jun 7
5:30 pm
Saint George Greek Orthodox Church
OIC Annual Awards Gala
301 West Main Street
Sat, Jun 7
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Osgood Park
New Britain PAL Hosting Summer “Midnight Basketball”
460 Osgood Avenue
Sat, Jun 7
8:00 pm
Hole in the Wall Theater
Circle Mirror Transformation at the Hole in the Wall Theater
116 Main Street
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CCSU Planetarium Presenting Show All About Stars
The CCSU Copernican Planetarium and Observatory is presenting a show on stars. The CCSU Planetarium says, All of the stars you see in the sky belong to the Milky Way galaxy. How does a star form? How do stars evolve? What makes a star a star? Learn the answers at our next free public planetarium […]
Community Events and Meetings in New Britain, Aug 26th to Sep 1st
In New Britain, community meetings and events from today to Sunday, September 1, 2024 include
With Art Access: New Britain Exhibit, Gallery 66 Spotlighting Artists with Lower Incomes
New Britain’s Gallery 66 is spotlighting artists in the community with lower incomes in the Art Access: New Britain juried exhibit. Exbibit organizers say that the, “show was made possible by an Artists Respond grant received from the Connecticut Office of the Arts by Eddie Hall and is meant to address economic disparity in arts […]
Citizen Action Group Hosting Clean Energy and Your Utilities Community Meeting
The Connecticut Citizen Action Group (CCAG) is planning a community meeting on Clean Energy and Your Utilities. “Join CCAG,” event organizers say, “to learn more and discuss how we can hold utilities accountable and make sure our leaders live up to their climate promises.” The event is to be on Monday, August 26, 2024 at […]
New Britain Public Library Hosting American Job Center for Career Resources Sessions
The New Britain Public Library has announced that it is partnering with the American Job Center for Career Resources Sessions. The free sessions are to be on first Tuesday of each month at different times. Organizers of the events ask, Do you live or work in New Britain and want to improve your current job […]
Reader Writes Letter to Gov. Lamont on Drainage Improvement Funding
Dear Governor Lamont, My wife Sharon and I have been communicating with our local officials and our residents for months. Now is the time for our State Officials to assist us with the Allen St. Problem. Our local officials have stepped up with a $4.2M commitment to fund our 30% share of the $13.9M Allen […]
As Democratic National Convention Begins, McNamara Networks with Fellow Municipal Officials
New Britain’s Council Majority Leader, Ald. John McNamara (D-4) is one of the 74 Connecticut delegates at the Democratic National Convention, which opened today in Chicago, and he says he is using the opportunity to network with fellow Democratic municipal officials from across the nation. “I am looking forward to hearing ideas and ways that […]
Community Events and Meetings in New Britain, Aug 19th to 25th
In New Britain, community meetings and events from today to Sunday, August 25, 2024 include
Dare to Struggle Planning Rally
Dare to Struggle CT is planning a, “Rally to Stop the mistreatment of the homeless and the poor,” saying, “We cannot rely on politicians, the only way we can end these attacks on the homeless, poor, and victims of gentrification is by coming together in the hundreds and thousands to make these attacks stop!” The […]
State Sales Tax Free Week Set to Begin
The state’s annual Sales Tax-Free Week is set to begin ahead of the upcoming school year. State Rep Gary Turco (D-27) said, in a message to residents today, that, Connecticut’s annual Sales Tax-Free Week begins on Sunday and runs through Saturday, August 24. It provides a chance to save money, whether it is taking the […]