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New Britain Racial Justice Coalition
The New Britain Racial Justice Coalition is planning its February Community Meeting. The Coalition says, Join us for our February Community Meeting! 💬✊🏽📅 Thursday, 2/27 @ 6:30 PM on Zoom🗣️ Agenda:🔹 Open discussion on national politics🔹 City budget priorities🔹 Legislative session updates🔗 Register here: tinyurl.com/NBRJCO125📢 All are welcome—let’s build power together!
The CT People’s Survival Program has announced a three-part Community Violence Intervention Series, noting that it is, “focused on equipping community members with practical skills to interrupt and transform violence.” The CT People’s Survival Program is a 501(c)(3) affiliate of the New Britain Racial Justice Coalition (NBRJC). The organization says that, In collaboration with the […]
NAACP
NAACP State Council President Scot X. Esdaile led a crowd of 150 in celebrating the swearing in of newly elected New Britain NAACP President Jan E. Edwards and other New Britain NAACP officers in a ceremony Tuesday evening. Other newly elected officers included First Vice President, Dr. Violet Jimenez-Sims, Treasurer Samuel Simmons, Assistant Treasure Kim […]
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By Aram Ayalon As the Connecticut legislator is making a concerted effort in the 2025…
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The New Britain Racial Justice Coalition is planning its February Community Meeting. The Coalition says,…
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A new City Council proposal seeks to clarify when New Britain residents seeking relief from…
The Arts
Editor’s Note (2/17/2025): The Trinity-on-Main website says that these events are cancelled. City Youth Theater/City Stage Company is presenting Five Guys Named Moe, “a vibrant celebration of Black music and storytelling,” at New Britain’s Trinity-on-Main honor of Black History Month. The performance company says that. This beloved musical tells the story of Nomax, a man […]
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Republican City Council Assistant Leader, Ald Sharon Beloin-Saavedra (R-1) has reportedly announced that she is…
History
Finding A Common Thread of Racial and Social Justice in 1988 and 2024 By John…
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The New Britain Racial Justice Coalition is planning its February Community Meeting. The Coalition says, Join us for our February Community Meeting! 💬✊🏽📅 Thursday, 2/27 @ 6:30 PM on Zoom🗣️ Agenda:🔹 Open discussion on national politics🔹 City budget priorities🔹 Legislative session updates🔗 Register here: tinyurl.com/NBRJCO125📢 All are welcome—let’s build power together!
In New Britain, community meetings and events from today to Sunday, March 2, 2025 include
A new City Council proposal seeks to clarify when New Britain residents seeking relief from rents can allege that rents are excessive when their landlords have begun eviction proceeding for nonpayment of rent in certain cases. The proposal, introduced by Ald Jerrell Hargraves (R-2) and Ald Neil Connors (D-4) is on the agenda of the […]
Jr Canes to Host 3rd Annual Tebucky Jones Youth Football Camp
The New Britain Jr Canes will host its Third Annual Tebucky Jones Youth Football Camp on June 24th. The camp, a program of New Britain Hurricanes Youth Football & Cheerleading, will the Saturday June 24th, from 9:00am to 1:00pm at Chesley Park. Registration begins at 8:30am. The camp is fee and open to all kinds […]
Lisa Torres Named as Principal of Lincoln School
Lisa Torres will be the new principal of Lincoln Elementary School. Torres, the Assistant Principal at DiLoreto Elementary & Middle School for the past four years, was appointed to the top post at Lincoln by the Board of Education on June 14th. “I am both humbled and honored to have the opportunity to serve the students, […]
Congress Members Bring Support at Merrill Gay Event
The 2017 mayoral campaign truly heated up, with temperatures reaching into the nineties, as members of Congress, numerous other state and local dignitaries and dozens of city residents turned out in support of Merrill Gay’s candidacy for Mayor. The event was held at the home of State Representative Peter Tercyak (D-26).
Official City Website Links to Stewart Campaign Materials
The official, taxpayer funded city website prominently directs people to an Erin Stewart social media site containing Stewart campaign videos and a link to Stewart’s campaign website. The first option available when visiting the city’s official website is the “How do I” link. It is an important website location, where people may obtain, for example, […]
City Pools to Open June 17th for Summer of 2017
With the warm weather finally arriving and the school year coming to a close, city pools are about to open for the 2017 summer season. Willow Brook Park Pool and A.W. Stanley Park Pool will open Saturday, June 17th at 1:00pm. Pools are open for a day swim sessions from 1:00pm to 4:45pm. During the day […]
Fathers’ United Program Holds Benefit Dinner
The Human Resources Agency’s Fathers’ United Program held a fundraising dinner and comedy show on June 8th at the Puerto Rican Society hall on High Street. Participants and supporters were recognized at the event that featured an appearance by Miss New Britain, Sylvana Maria Gonzalez, who will compete to Miss Connecticut this summer. Isabelita Cancel, […]
School District’s “Buzzin’ Bistro” to Serve Students this Summer
The New Britain school district has a new food delivery truck for its summer meal program for New Britain students. Called the “Buzzin’ Bistro”, the truck has a storied history. It was used to serve the first responders following the World Trade Center attack on September 11, 2001. It was used to provide meals to rescue […]
Bee Presentation at Hungerford Park
There will be a Bee Presentation at the New Britain Youth Museum at Hungerford Park on Saturday, June 10th at 11:00am. The presentation will be by Holly Gagnon, Hungerford’s Education Director and a local beekeeper. A short video, made by Holmes and Smith School students, will be shown. The event is free. Hungerford Park is […]
Two U.S. Senators and U.S. Representative to Visit in Support of Merrill Gay
Both of Connecticut’s U.S. Senators and New Britain’s U.S. Representative are visiting New Britain in order to support Democratic Mayoral candidate Merrill Gay. In a message to supporters, Gay made the announcement that U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (D-5) are joining him at an event at […]
NBHS PTO Seeks Donations for All Night Graduation Party
The New Britain High School Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) asking for donations for in its effort to raise money for the 2017 All Night Graduation Party. Their goal is to raise $20,000 before the NBHS graduation on June 16th. “The idea behind the party is to give students a safe and substance-free environment in which […]
Stewart Water Fee Increase Debate Deepens
In the debate around Republican Mayor Erin Stewart’s plan to increase water rates, despite her promise not to increase taxes, Democratic Ald. Manny Sanchez (D-3) has responded to the Republican mayor’s defense of her proposal. Stewart has cited ongoing water infrastructure projects, decreasing revenues and that water rates have not increased recently as reasons for […]
Father’s Day “Flapjack Fundraiser” to Support Jr. Hurricanes
New Britain Hurricanes Youth Football & Cheerleading has announced a “New Britain Jr Canes Serves Our Fathers & Families” fundraiser to support the programs of the Jr. Hurricanes organization. The event is at Applebee’s at 270 New Britain Ave. in Plainville, just outside of New Britain. It will be on June 18th, Father’s Day, from […]
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Ald. Sanchez Advocates Against Stewart Water Rate Increase
Democratic Ald. Manny Sanchez (D-3) is pressing Republican Mayor Erin Stewart and the Republican dominated City Council to not to increase water rates. “As locally elected officials, we have a duty to act in a fiscally responsible manner,” Sanchez said in a letter to Stewart. “This includes ensuring that our constituents do not incur unnecessary […]
Vance School Educator, Patricia Cintorino, Named Teacher of the Year
Patricia Cintorino, a teacher at Vance Elementary School, has been named 2016-2017 Teacher of the Year by the Consolidated School District of New Britain. Cintorino, a teacher in the New Britain schools for twenty-eight years, is hailed as an inspiration for her students as well as for fellow teachers. Cintorino is a graduate of Central Connecticut State […]
“Julius Caesar” at the Hole in the Wall Theater
The Hole in the Wall Theater’s presentation of “Julius Caesar”, based on the classic play written by William Shakespeare and adapted by Hole in the Wall member William Arnold, is playing Friday and Saturday nights until June 17th. As Hole in the Wall Theater describes the play, “Political maneuvering, angry aristocrats, backstabbing treachery – all too […]
New Britain High School Students Inducted into Honor Societies.
Numerous New Britain High School students have been inducted into honor societies, recognizing their achievement in various subjects. World Languages Honor Society “The New Britain High School World Languages Department Honor Society held their induction ceremony on May 17,” said the New Britain school district, on its website. “After being inducted during their junior year, […]
$15.5 Million Deficit Appears Hidden in Stewart’s Budget
The city budget proposed by Republican Mayor Erin Stewart has what appears to have a hidden $15,541,294 deficit built into it, a deficit that could continue to re-appear into future budget years. Stewart’s budget contains two substantial budget lines that are based on short-term assumptions. The first, as the New Britain Progressive reported in April, […]
Increases in Water and Sewer Charges Planned
The Republican-dominated City Council will consider two separate plans on May 24th, submitted by the administration of Republican Mayor Erin Stewart, to increase the amount city residents will pay in water and sewer fees. The proposal for water charges would increase the fee for city water from $27.82 per thousand cubic foot of water used in […]
Jr. Hurricanes Tackling Clinic May 27th and 28th
New Britain Hurricanes Youth Football & Cheerleading is having its 2nd Annual Safe Start Tackling Clinic. The clinic will be held from 1:00pm to 3:00pm on Saturday, May 27th and Sunday, May 28th at the Chamberlain Elementary School, 120 Newington Ave. The Jr. Hurricanes says online that, “Tackling is the MOST important fundamental skill in […]
North Oak NRZ and Police to Hold Tag Sale to Benefit New Britain PAL
The North-Oak NRZ (Neighborhood Revitalization Zone) and the New Britain Police Department are holding a tag sale to benefit New Britain Police Athletic League (PAL). The tag sale will be June 3rd from 9:00am to 2:00pm. It will be held at America’s Food Basket, the new supermarket at 250 Allen Street. Donations for this tag sale will be […]