Top Ten Stories
Top 10 of 2021: #1 – Community Celebrates Mr. Alton Brooks’ 100th Birthday, Mourns Ruth Brooks
New Britain celebrated the 100th Birthday of Mr. Alton Brooks and later mourned the passing of his beloved wife, Ruth Brooks.
Top 10 of 2021: #2 – Republicans Propose Eliminating Living Wage Ordinance
Republican Mayor Erin Stewart’s new 12-3 Republican City Council has proposed repealing an ordinance promoting living wages.
Top 10 of 2021: #3 – Stewart vs. Education?
Republican Mayor Erin Stewart has developed a reputation of antagonism toward both school funding and those who run the city’s schools.
Top 10 of 2021: #4 – National COVID Politics Still Reflected in City Hall
As COVID-19 continued into 2021, New Britain again saw the odd, partisan politics surrounding it manifest in our city.
Top 10 of 2021: #5 – Republicans Block DeLandro, Appoint Republican Loyalist
In January, Republicans blocked Democrat Veronica T. DeLandro from the City Council, choosing Stewart-Republican political loyalist, instead.
Top 10 of 2021: #6 – Landlord Group’s “cage fight between Lamont & Zherka” remark stumps the press, brings apology to Governor
A May scandal occurred that may have been a statewide story, but there’s no mystery about who Sam Zherka is in New Britain.
Top 10 of 2021: #6 – Landlord Group’s “cage fight between Lamont & Zherka” remark stumps the press, brings apology to Governor
A May scandal occurred that may have been a statewide story, but there’s no mystery about who Sam Zherka is in New Britain.
Top 10 of 2021: #7 – Stewart Wins Big
Republican Mayor Erin Stewart had arguably her biggest win in 2021, with Democrats’ signs of momentum not manifesting in the balloting.
Top 10 of 2021: #8 – Republicans Propose Repeal of Most Freedom of Information Ordinances
Republican Mayor Erin Stewart’s new 12-3 Republican City Council proposed repealing most of the city’s Freedom of Information Ordinances.
Top 10 of 2021: #9 – CCSU Establishes John Lewis Institute for Social Justice
In February of 2021, CCSU created a new Institute for Social Justice, named in honor of the great Congressman John Lewis.
Top 10 of 2021: #10 – Reapportionment Changes State House Districts
This November, New Britain’s State Assembly districts were changed by the State Reapportionment Commission, in some ways, very significantly.
Top 10 of 2020: #1 – A New Revolution Against Racism and for Equality
Thousands of people took to the streets in New Britain in 2020 to protest against systemic racism and for equality.
Top 10 of 2020: #2 – Trump Republicanism in New Britain
The actions of the New Britain Republican Party have appeared much in line with Trumpism, despite a desire to socially distance from Trump.
Top 10 of 2020: #3 – Republicans Blocking DeLandro
Republicans’ moves against DeLandro have not diminished her at all, but, instead, brought more attention to her substantial qualifications …
Top 10 of 2020: #4 – Big Wins for Democrats
The enormity of the Democrats’ local victories in New Britain was certainly one of the New Britain Progressive‘s Top Ten Stories of 2020.
Top 10 of 2020: #5 – Police Oversight: Success and Setback
The New Britain Progressive covered a lot of major news in New Britain during 2020 – much more than just ten top stories. As the New Britain Progressive now presents our traditional Top Ten stories of the year, it is truer now than in the past that it is difficult to name only a few articles as […]
Top 10 of 2020: #6 – The Struggle to Remove Columbus From Places of Honor
Removing Christopher Columbus from places of honor has been a major issue in New Britain in New Britain in 2020.
Top 10 of 2020: #7 – National COVID Politics Reflected in City Hall
The crisis, rather than uniting us, instead further laid bare the differences between Democrats and Republicans, left and right.
Top 10 of 2020: #8 – Stewart Freezes Education – Yet Again
That Republican Mayor Erin Stewart would freeze the level of city support for New Britain’s schools is nothing new …
Top 10 of 2020: #9 – Racial Justice Coalition Presses for Change
Emerging from the summer of protests and activism against systemic racism, the New Britain Racial Justice Coalition has worked for results.