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Hearing on Proposal to Sell 15 Acres of Watershed Land for $276,000 Rescheduled to July 9th
The City Council’s public hearing on a resolution that would authorize Republican Mayor Erin Stewart to sell fifteen acres of Class 3 watershed land owned by the city of New Britain in Burlington has been rescheduled to be on July 9, 2018. The hearing had previously been scheduled for June 5, but it was rescheduled. The resolution, proposed […]
YWCA Opens East Side Community Center
The YWCA of New Britain held the grand opening of its new Community Center serving the East Side on June 14th 2018. The center, located at 600 East Street, will serve as the home of the YWCA’s House of Teens program. The YWCA says that, Many high school girls call YWCA New Britain’s House of […]
Democratic Panel Decides in Favor of Hayes, Glassman Retains Endorsement
The five member panel appointed by State Democratic Party to consider challenges to the outcome of the Democratic Fifth District Congressional Convention has ruled in favor of Waterbury educator Jahana Hayes. The panel has decided that two of the New Britain delegates who New Britain Democratic Chair William Shortell had announced as having switched their votes from Hayes to […]
Hearing on Stewart Watershed Strip Mining Plan Set for Jun 26th
The anticipated public hearing on Republican Mayor Erin Stewart’s controversial plan to allow strip mining on New Britain drinking watershed land as been set for June 26, 2018. The hearing will be held at Gaffney Elementary School Auditorium at 322 Slater Road. The hearing is part of a process in state legislation approved at the request […]
Democrats’ Budget Lowers Stewart Tax Increase, Increases Education Funding
The City Council approved a city budget on June 9, 2018 that would lower the amount of the tax increase proposed by Republican Mayor Erin Stewart and increase education funding. The amendment to Stewart’s budget proposal that was made by the Democratic Council majority and opposed the Council’s Republicans, cut $1,745,844 from the City Hall budget […]
Sewer Rate Increase Proposed
The city Board of Public Works appointed by Republican Mayor Erin Stewart has proposed that the city’s sewer use fee be increased to a rate of $4.30 per hundred cubic feet of water used for the upcoming budget year. The proposal is on the agenda of the June 13, 2018 City Council meeting. The proposed […]
New Britain’s Congressional Delegate Votes Front-And-Center at Democrats’ Hearing
The State Democratic Party held a hearing by a five member panel appointed to consider challenges to the outcome of the Democratic Fifth District Congressional Convention. The proceedings were in response to official complaints at the request of the NAACP and by the Mayor of Waterbury. The convention had resulted in Democratic party endorsement for former […]
New Britain Votes at Issue at State Democratic Hearing on 5th District Endorsement
The State Democratic Party will hold a hearing on June 7th on complaints filed about the Fifth District Democratic Convention, including complaints about New Britain delegate votes. The convention resulted in Democratic party endorsement for former Simsbury First Selectman Mary Glassman, while Waterbury educator Jahana Hayes and New Britain Ald. Manny Sanchez (D-AL) qualified to primary for […]
Beehive Bridge Begins Construction
Construction was officially begun on the $7.5 million Beehive Bridge project on June 1, 2018 at a ceremony attended by state and city officials. According to a March 28th City Council resolution, “utilizing art and architecture inspired by the City’s seal as well as Complete Streets style improvements such as brick walkways, decorative lighting, and […]
June 5th Hearing on Proposal to Sell 15 Acres of Watershed Land for $276,000 is Postponed
BREAKING NEWS (6/5/2018): The City Council hearing which includes the Burlington land sale proposal has been postponed. It had been scheduled for tonight, June 5, 2018. The new date for the hearing is to be announced. There will be a hearing on June 5, 2018 on a resolution that would authorize Republican Mayor Erin Stewart to […]
Memorial Day in New Britain
New Britain honored veterans on the traditional Memorial Day, especially those who gave their lives, with ceremonies around the city, and then celebrated the community with the annual Memorial Day parade. The New Britain community carried on its long tradition of observing Memorial Day on its traditional date of May 30th. Separate memorial ceremonies at war […]
Grand Opening for DmtsRadio Live Online Radio Station on May 26th
New Britain-based DmtsRadio Live will hold its Grand Opening at its West Main Street location on May 26, 2018. DmtsRadio Live, an online radio station, live performance venue and recording studio says that, “It’s time we show the world all the great and wonderful talent that spreads across CT.” The company says, about its work, that, […]
Democrats Nominate Sanchez and Tercyak for Re-Election, Republicans Nominate Collins in 26th
The New Britain Democrats nominated State Rep. Bobby Sanchez (D-25) and State Rep. Peter Tercyak (D-26th) for re-election in the two State Assembly districts that are entirely within New Britain. The Twenty-Fifth District and the Twenty-Sixth District are both entirely within New Britain. Each party’s town committee directly endorses candidates for those seats. Democrats met […]
Sanchez Suspends Campaign for Congress
New Britain City Council member Emmanuel “Manny” Sanchez (D-AL) has announced that he will not be pursuing a primary challenge for the Democratic Nomination for Congress, which he was entitled to do, if he chose, based on the strength of his Democratic nominating convention support. “After deep consideration and discussion with family, friends, and mentors, […]
Remembering Senator Joe Harper: “One Of A Kind”
By John McNamara Joe Harper, New Britain’s former state senator and a local Democratic Party leader for a generation, died May 20th at the age of 69. Harper’s public service — mayoral aide, state representative, state senator — is being remembered as “iconic” and legendary by former colleagues and state Capitol observers. Mark Pazniokas in […]
Democrats Nominate Gerratana for Re-Election
Democrats endorsed State Sen. Terry Bielinski Gerratana (D-6) for re-election to a fifth term in the State Senate. Democrats held their Sixth Senatorial District nominating convention on May 22, 2018 at Five Churches Brewing, at 193 Arch Street. Republicans, last week, announced that they have endorsed the City Council’s Republican leader, Ald. Robert Smedley (R-4), as […]
Longtime New Britain Senator, Joseph H. Harper, Jr. Passes Away
Former State Senator Joseph H. Harper, Jr. (D-6) has passed away, leaving a legacy of accomplishment and long service, to New Britain and Berlin who he represented in the legislature, but also statewide. Harper rose through the ranks of New Britain politics, serving as an city alderman and mayoral aide, before being elected to represent […]
New Britain Democrats Help Bermúdez’s Lt. Governor Campaign Surge Forward
With the support of most of the delegates from New Britain, former Newtown Town Council member Eva Bermúdez Zimmerman quickly gained momentum at the Democratic State Convention to win nearly forty percent of the vote for lieutenant governor against former Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz. Delegates at the Convention overwhelmingly selected businessperson Ned Lamont over […]
Republicans Re-Nominate Petit in 22nd District
Republican State Rep. William A. Petit, Jr. (R-22) has been nominated for re-election by the Republicans from Plainville and a portion of New Britain. “It continues to be an honor serving as your state representative,” Petit said. “I want to help CT’s economy thrive again and build a future that all of us can afford.” […]
Resolution Would Declare June as “Pride in the City” Month
City Council President Pro-Tempore Eva Magnuszewski (D-AL), Council Majority Leader Carlo Carlozzi, Jr. (D-5) and Council Minority Leader Robert Smedley (R-4) have introduced a resolution to, “declare the month of June as, ‘Pride in the City’ month,” and declare that, “LGBTQ rights are human rights.” The resolution declares that, “members of this Council support the rights, […]