2024
Shaw Coaches 700th Game for New Britain High School
Coach Darwin Shaw has reach another milestone in his long career coaching for New Britain High School, leading the Boy’s Junior Varsity Basketball team for his 700th game and winning more than three-quarters of those games. Shaw said, All praise belongs to you, God , for allowing me to reach another milestone. I have been […]
New Britain Council President Says, “No Excuse For Domestic Abuse,” After Recent Death
The New Britain City Council’s President Pro Tempore, Ald. Francisco Santiago (D-5) says that, “There is no excuse for domestic abuse in our community,” in a statement expressing, “condolences to the family and friends of Sabrina Finch, who tragically lost her life as a result of domestic abuse.” Ald. Santiago said that domestic abuse, “is […]
New Britain Ranks Low for Tree Canopy Cover: What are the Consequences and What Could be Done?
A 2013 report “New Britain Urban Forest” prepared for the City of New Britain by the Central Connecticut Regional Planning Agency (CCRPA) found that New Britain has one of the lowest tree canopies comparing to other cities in Connecticut. While Connecticut cities had an average tree canopy of 49% and overall town coverage average of […]
2024 New Britain Curbside Christmas Tree Pickup Planned from January 8 to 19
The city of New Britain Department of Public Works has announced that its annual curbside Christmas Tree Collection is to be from January 8 to 19, 2024.
New Britain Council Committee Approves Creation of Audit Committee
The New Britain City Council’s Committee on Administration, Finance and Law has voted to approve a proposal to create a new Council Audit Subcommittee. The Council’s Majority Leader, Ald. John McNamara (D-4), one of the co-sponsors of the proposal said that, “government works best when we have checks and balances between the executive and legislative […]
AmeriCorps and CHC New Britain Hosting MLK Day of Service Donation Drive
The AmeriCorps Healthy Communities program and CHC New Britain are seeking donations for their upcoming MLK Day of Service. Event organizers say that they are accepting donations until January 10, 2024 at CHC New Britain at 85 Lafayette Street or by an Amazon wish list. Event organizers say that the MLK Day of Service, on […]
Black Ministers Mark Anniversary of Emancipation Proclamation On New Year’s Day
By John McNamara The first day of 2024 marked the anniversary of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation 161 years ago by President Lincoln. The Proclamation signed at the start of 1863 freed more than 3.5 million enslaved African Americans in the secessionist Southern states during the bloodiest year of the Civil War. New Britain’s […]
New Britain Council to Consider Audit Committee Amid Deficiencies And Greater Debt in Year-Late Audit Report
The city of New Britain’s long-overdue audit report was dated as filed one day before the City Council meeting at which Mayor Erin Stewart told the Council it would be “available” in January. The auditors’ report cites deficiencies and a jump in taxpayer debt. On Wednesday, the Council’s Committee on Administration, Finance and Law will […]