May 18th Is Last Day for Most Stanley Workers

New Britain Residents Hold More than Half of 300 Jobs Being Eliminated The last day of work for most employees at Stanley Black & Decker's (SBD) 600 Myrtle Street manufacturing facility in New Britain will occur by May 18th, according to the company's official notification to the state Department of Labor (DOL) filed on March … Continue reading May 18th Is Last Day for Most Stanley Workers

Council Sends Municipal ID Card Proposal to Committee

The Common Council's Committee on Administration, Finance, Law and Public Services (AFLPS) will consider a feasibility study for a municipal identification card program at its meeting on April 1st. A resolution proposed by Ward 2 Alderwoman Yadira Maldanado (D-2) calls for exploring municipal IDs "for the purpose of evaluating" their "potential to improve access to … Continue reading Council Sends Municipal ID Card Proposal to Committee

Irish Parade, Taste of Ramadan Affirm New Britain as City of Immigrants, Diversity

By John McNamara Saturday, March 7th was one of those days when New Britain lived up to being known as a “city for all people” with two annual faith and cultural celebrations In the morning the city’s contingent to the 54th Greater Hartford Saint Patrick’s Day Parade organized by the Central Connecticut Irish Cultural Committee … Continue reading Irish Parade, Taste of Ramadan Affirm New Britain as City of Immigrants, Diversity