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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium & Day of Service
Central Connecticut State University has announced that Ndaba Mandela, grandson of the celebrated human rights activist Nelson Mandela, will speak at the University’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium & Day of Service as Keynote Speaker. CCSU says that, “As co-founder and chairman of the Mandela Institute for Humanity, Mandela aims to teach Nelson Mandela’s […]
Rep Dave DeFronzo Takes Office Representing New Britain’s 26th District
State Rep Dave DeFronzo (D-26) was sworn into office for his first term after being elected in last November’s election. “I am grateful to the voters of New Britain who supported my candidacy,” Rep DeFronzo said, “and I am eager to get started.” DeFronzo is the successor to former Rep Peter Tercyak (D-26), who retired […]
Friends of the New Britain Public Library Presenting Media and Music Bonanza
Friends of the New Britain Public Library is presenting a Media and Music Bonanza. Friends of the New Britain Public Library say, The Sale features DVDs (including Blu-Ray) of almost every genre, CDs, LPs, sheet music (some dating back to the 1920’s), songbooks, hardcover Rock and Roll books, and greeting cards for all occasions. All […]
City of New Britain and the Allen St. Drainage Improvements and Reconstruction Phase 2 Project #4166. Our 28th Presentation.
All of our recent storm-sewer flooding updates and narratives with photos and documents are published on-line in the New Britain Progressive’s Flooding Series. To: Mayor Stewart, Chief of Staff Dorsey and Our Alderpersons: As Mayor Stewart noted back in 2013, “The Allen St. Project is our most pressing need. The Allen St. Project is critical […]
Neighborhood Activists Repeat Lamont Drainage Improvement Funding Request
January 7, 2025 2ND REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE FROM THE GOVERNOR Dear Matt Brokman, Governor Lamont’s Chief of Staff This is our 2nd effort to contact the governor. He did not respond to the letter (noted below) which we sent him 12-2-24 via FedEx. We are all very busy with our personal and professional lives, however, […]
New Britain Rep Bobby Sanchez to Announce Candidacy for Mayor
Rep Bobby Sanchez (D-25) is set to announce that he is running Mayor of New Britain this week. Sanchez, who has represented New Britain’s Twenty-Fifth Assembly District in the state House of Representatives since 2011, has organized a campaign committee to seek the highest office in the city. Retiring State Rep Peter Tercyak (D-26) is […]
It’s Time For State To Address Stormwater Crisis In More Hard Hit Neighborhoods
State Aid Needed To Implement Allen Street Capital Improvements In New Britain By John McNamara The damage to homes and properties caused by intense rains has accelerated over the last two years in New Britain and other communities across Connecticut. Public stormwater and sewer systems built a century ago are routinely overwhelmed whenever a hard […]
Community Events and Meetings in New Britain from Dec 30th to Jan 5th
In New Britain, community meetings and events from today to Sunday, January 5, 2025 include
Top Ten Stories of 2024
As we get ready to start 2025, the New Britain Progressive editors look back at some of the important stories the New Britain Progressive covered in 2024, and also news analysis and opinion published in the New Britain Progressive during the year, that are this year’s Top Ten Stories of 2024. If you would like […]