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Many New Britain Residents Join Second Women’s March
Many New Britain residents joined a seemingly never ending train of marchers who streamed toward the State Capitol Saturday, January 20th, 2018 for the second annual Women’s March. Thousands of people marched and rallied at the State Capitol for women’s rights and the rights of many others in the United States. The March was one […]
Esty and Blumenthal Seek to Stop Deportation of New Britain’s Mariano Cardoso
New Britain’s Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) have sent two letters to urge a stay in the deportation of longtime New Britain resident Mariano Cardoso, who is facing the threat in a time when the national government is in the grip of Republican President Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant politics. In the […]
Rallying to Support a New Britain Resident Targeted by Anti-Immigrant Agenda
A candlelight vigil was held at the home of longtime New Britain resident Mariano Cardoso, Sr., who is facing deportation in a time when the national government is in the grip of Republican President Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant politics. The vigil, on the evening of November 17th, followed a rally held in Hartford in the morning […]
Ukrainian Americans Protest Trump Campaign Manager Paul Manafort
By John McNamara Contributing Columnist The Hartford area’s  Ukrainian-American community, including members of three church congregations in New Britain, is speaking out against a city native with a well-known name among Republicans — Paul Manafort, the son of a former mayor, longtime Washington lobbyist and now campaign manager for the GOP’s unlikely frontrunner,  Donald J. […]