"Roadmap To Fully Fund Communities" at NB Library October 30th Connecticut Voices for Children,(CTVoices), a research-based advocacy organization, will host a community conversation on state fiscal policies and strategies for investing in children and families on Thursday, October 30th at the New Britain Public Library. The "community-led conversation on fiscal controls" will be held at … Continue reading Join CT Voices’ Talk on Investing in Children
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Remembering April 4, 1968 In 2022
By John McNamara On Saturday, April 2nd the City will observe the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr with a 10 a.m. program at Smalley Elementary School that will be followed by wreath laying at MLK Park hosted by the Mary McLeod Bethune Club at 12 noon. Anyone of age in 1968 probably … Continue reading Remembering April 4, 1968 In 2022
Remembering April 4, 1968
By John McNamara I remember exactly where I was on April 4, 1968. That sunny and warm Thursday, like many others in my senior year in high school, I drove to Bradlee’s Department store on the Lynnway in Lynn, Massachusetts after school to punch in for the evening shift, earning some money before entering Boston … Continue reading Remembering April 4, 1968
Stewart’s New Policy: Criminalizing The Homeless, Jeopardizing Building Hope Together
By John McNamara The common council meeting of April 27th began on a hopeful note for a community that has been dubbed the "city for all people." Ward 4 Alderman Bobby Smedley moved a unanimous resolution to adopt a Compassion Charter, having New Britain join with other cities and countries around the world affirming a belief … Continue reading Stewart’s New Policy: Criminalizing The Homeless, Jeopardizing Building Hope Together
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