On April 10, I handed over my no-tax increase budget to the Common Council for their review and consideration. The budget is currently being looked over by all members of the Council’s subcommittees; a public hearing was held on April 30th. As part of my budget package to the Council, I also presented to them a budget addendum that features…
NEW BRITAIN – The Herald posted a three-day poll on its website asking readers to vote on which candidate they would like to see win the mayoral race this November. Incumbent Republican Mayor Erin Stewart topped the tally with 493 votes. Democrat Christopher Porcher received 250 votes. Election Day is Nov. 5. So far, only Stewart and Porcher have officially…
NEW BRITAIN –Mayor Erin Stewart was appointed to a vice chair position of the Capital Region Council of Government. “We are going to have great representation from the mayor and as the vice chair, it’s really going to be a major emphasis for us to move forward in our planning efforts and infrastructure, environment, and transportation,” Alderman Daniel Salerno said…
Jalao Deli opens in New Britain NEW BRITAIN – When Adalgiza Perez Suarez and Domingo Santos purchased Jalao Deli in 2016, the couple started to make small renovations to the business. They first purchased the business as a bodega where they sold some groceries and sandwiches. With the public’s demand for more food, Perez Suarez and Santos continued to make…
Mayor Stewart Presents No Tax Increase Budget for 2019-20 to Common Council Mayor makes reductions to 122 budget line items, increases funding to BOE NEW BRITAIN—Mayor Erin Stewart presented on Wednesday to the Common Council a $242.51 million budget recommendation that calls for no tax increase, provides an additional $3.1 million to the Board of Education ($7.1 million total), and…
By Mayor Erin E. Stewart In recent weeks, a few members of the Common Council drew attention to a budget proposal that the Board of Finance and Taxation had drafted that carried with it a large tax increase. For readers, it is important to note that the Board of Finance and Taxation has limited authority in what it can cut…
Dispatch: Hope stirs in Hardware City as Donald Trump’s regeneration plan spurs investors Ben Riley-Smith, U.S. Editor, New Britain, Connecticut 22 MARCH 2019 • 8:22PM New Britain has a story that is all too familiar. Nestled between Boston and New York on America’s north-east coast, the city was once a manufacturing powerhouse. Hardware City, as it was known, made everything…