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The expected closing of Marshals in NewBrite Plaza became very real as the large sign of one of the plaza’s anchors came down.

Newington Avenue and sidewalk were covered in torrent of water from a time on Monday, as city workers responded a water main leak.

Community activist Chris Porcher was endorsed by the city Democratic Party’s Town Committee, along with a slate of Democratic candidates for different city offices. Democrats met for their endorsement Town Committee meeting on July 18, 2019. Republicans met on July 16th and re-nominated Republican Mayor Erin Stewart and other members of her Republican slate. In […]

Chris Porcher has been officially endorsed for Mayor by the Democratic Town Committee, the governing body of the New Britain Democratic Party. Democratic Vice-Chair Ronald Davis nominated Porcher, and the Democratic Town Committee then unanimously endorsed Porcher. The decision means that he will be the Democratic Party nominee, unless he is challenged in a primary, […]

A video on social media that appears to show a police officer punching someone he was apparently arresting has sparked controversy online.

The Democratic and Republican parties have announced that they will hold their candidate nominating meetings for the upcoming city elections.

A proposed city ordinance appears to explicitly allow the city to hold tenants, along side of their landlords, responsible for maintenance and repairs.

The North-Oak NRZ invited residents of a recent fire on Allen Street to address their concerns about the incident and the follow up to it.

Democrat Bobby Berriault is running for City Council in New Britain’s Ward 4, hoping to win on his second attempt at being elected to the seat. Berriault has been actively campaigning for one of the two Council seats representing his neighborhood, and says that forty volunteers have been volunteering for his campaign. In 2017, Berriault […]

A proposed city ordinance being introduced would ban smoking of tobacco and marijuana in public buildings and parks in the city.

A proposal that would move responsibility for sidewalk repairs to the city as returned to the full Council, potentially for final approval.

Democratic mayoral candidate Chris Porcher organized a rally calling for support for New Britain’s Pride of Connecticut Elks, which is facing foreclosure.

With a City Council resolution and a flag raising, the city and New Britain Pride are celebrating LGBTQ Pride Month in New Britain.

Vandalism of the Monument dedicated to the 65th Infantry Regiment Borinqueneers is drawing widespread condemnation, shock and disbelief.

North-Oak NRZ leaders say that they have been seeking promised assistance from City Hall in getting donations to people displaced by the Allen Street fire.

Thousands of people crowded New Britain’s Broad Street on June 2nd in celebration of the eighth annual Little Poland Festival.