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Please note that N. Tamenend paving work will commence on  Thursday (8/29/19 – weather permitting).  Work will consist of installing piping at the terminus (west of Iroquois Road), and milling & paving of the remaining roadway area to Butler Avenue.  Please do not park on the roadway, the contractor will work with you to get cars in and out of driveways.  Please call the Roadmaster, Mark Hintenlang, (267-254-2782) with any questions or concerns.

New Britain Borough seeks an intern for its Fall 2019 Internship Period (August 2019 to December 2019).  This is a paid position (via stipend at the end of the internship based on performance) that requires 15-20 hours per week.

The Borough tries to tailor intern projects and activities to the interest of the applicant.  Previous intern projects include mapping the Borough Nature Preserve, assisting with the creation and oversight of community events, grant applications, and budget development.

Interested students should submit a cover letter and resume, as well as any questions, to the attention of the Borough Manager, Samantha Bryant to sam@newbritainboro.com.  Applications received after August 16^th will not be considered.

A full position description can be found at the link below:

Intern Job Description

Please stop by the Farmers Market located on the grassy area behind the New Britain Baptist Church (near corner of Tamenend Ave. and Woodland Dr.), every Wednesday from 4:00PM to 7:00PM (weather permitting).   You can buy local farm fresh produce, plants, meats, baked goods, and more!

Please be advised, the Appointment Advisory Committee cancelled their June 27th meeting.

Please be advised, the Financial Advisory Committee cancelled their June 25th meeting.

Please come out and join us for the grand opening of the New Britain Borough Farmer’s Market.  It will be every Wednesday from May 29th to Oct 30th from  4:00PM to 7:00PM in the lot behind the New Britain Baptist Church located at 22 E. Butler Avenue in New Britain.  The market will feature vegetables, meats, baked goods, flowers, prepared foods, and more…

On Saturday, May 4th, an e-recycling and shred event will be held at New Britain Township (207 Park Ave) that is open to Borough residents.

Nicole Percetti, the Borough’s tax collector, will be in the Borough administration office to collect County/Borough property tax payments in person on Tuesday, April 23rd from 2:00 to 4:00 PM.  Please contact Nicole directly with any property tax related questions @ 215-822-2930 or you can email Nicole at newbritaintax@gmail.com

Please note that the Borough’s administration office at 45 Keeley Avenue is undergoing parking lot construction.  For the remainder of this week, should you need to come to the office, please park across the street at Burkart Hall (56 Keeley Avenue) and walk over to our office.  We apologize for any inconvenience and we thank you for your patience.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced on March 15, 2019 that the New Britain Borough Nature Preserve Committee is one of its recipients for the 2019 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence.

According to DEP, they “…evaluated projects for their degree of environmental protection, innovation, partnership efforts, economic impact, consideration of climate change, and sustainability and results achieved.” The Nature Preserve Committee received the award, according to DEP for “Habitat restoration at the nature preserve—Volunteers carried out a three-year project to clear invasive species; install nesting boxes; redesign trails to prevent erosion; conduct a soil study; install benches; and plant 386 native trees, 119 native shrubs, and wildflowers.”

Councilmember Tom Price, who serves as Council Liaison and Committee Chair stated, “It’s an honor for our committee to be recognized with this award for all the work we’ve been doing in the Preserve over the past several years. I’m very grateful to our committee members and all the other volunteers who have helped us carry out this long-term and on-going habitat restoration project.”

This is the second year in a row that the Borough’s Nature Preserve Committee has won a prestigious environmental award for its restoration efforts. In 2018, the Committee was the recipient of the Land Ethics Award given out by Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve.

The Wilma Quinlan Nature Preserve, established in 1971, is managed by an all-volunteer committee of Borough residents. The committee holds regular volunteer work days at the Preserve and meets on the second Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at 45 Keely Ave., New Britain, PA.

For more information on the Nature Preserve and the Committee’s restoration work, please visit:

https://www.newbritainboro.com/committees/nature-preserve-committee/