New Haven Independent

Dixwell | January 7, 2010

Activists Promise Action

by Thomas MacMillan | January 7, 2010 11:52 AM | Permalink

When it comes to addressing gun violence in New Haven, the time for talk is over. It's now time to act, by taking ownership of the problem.

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Dixwell | December 31, 2009

2 Seriously Injured In Shootings

by Paul Bass | December 31, 2009 9:02 AM | Permalink

One man was in critical condition with a collapsed lung, another paralyzed by gunshots to the back, after separate shootings.

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Dixwell | December 28, 2009

Firefighters Contain Goffe St. Blaze

by Paul Bass | December 28, 2009 7:44 AM | Permalink

Paula Skinner slipped out of her apartment for 15 minutes to deliver homemade mashed potatoes and fried chicken for her mother. When she returned, fire was wrecking her home.

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Dixwell | December 21, 2009

Childcare Center On Tap

by Thomas MacMillan | December 21, 2009 11:58 AM | Permalink

First it was going to be a parking lot. Then, affordable housing. Now a new plan has emerged for an empty lot in Dixwell -- to become a Science Park daycare center.

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Dixwell | November 27, 2009

See Click ... Flyer!

by Paul Bass | November 27, 2009 12:42 PM | Permalink

A quest continues to turn on Monterey Place streetlights.

Dixwell | November 26, 2009

Grandma's Cooking It All

by Melissa Bailey | November 26, 2009 8:21 AM | Permalink

Rosalind Rogers is making her famous potato salad for a crowd on Thanksgiving, and she doesn't need any help, thank you very much.

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Dixwell | November 18, 2009

"Oh, You're Lisa Hopkins!"

by Paul Bass | November 18, 2009 11:43 AM | Permalink

A story changed in Dixwell's absentee-ballot brouhaha. Watch Katie Williams' new version.

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Dixwell | November 17, 2009

She's Moving Up At The New Prescott Bush

by Allan Appel | November 17, 2009 7:17 AM | Permalink

They gave Evelyn Belton an elevator. Under the law, they didn't have to.

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Dixwell | November 13, 2009

Morehead Files Election Complaint On Absentees

by Paul Bass | November 13, 2009 7:11 AM | Permalink

Dixwell Alderman Greg Morehead wondered how a perennial opponent almost beat him in last week's election through a last-minute surge of absentee ballots. Now he wants the State Elections Enforcement Commission (SEEC) to answer his questions -- a quest his opponent labeled a "witch hunt."

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Dixwell | October 30, 2009

Watley Presses On

by Riquee Blackman Jarmon | October 30, 2009 8:11 AM | Permalink

Mayoral candidate Angela Watley said she has her eyes on New Haven. Former Mayor John C. Daniels said people in New Haven should have their eyes on her.

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Dixwell | October 20, 2009

The "Career Express" Pulls Into Stetson

by Allan Appel | October 20, 2009 8:08 AM | Permalink

After working eight years as a certified nursing assistant, Barbara Roberts-George suffered a back injury. She could no longer work with a heavy load of patients. But she could perhaps work one-on-one. She was also thinking of retraining herself.

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Dixwell | October 12, 2009

Mentoring Group Cleans Up Plaza

by Riquee Blackman Jarmon | October 12, 2009 9:39 PM | Permalink

If it's up to Thelma Ragsdale, girls of the newly established Dixwell/Newhallville Girls Mentoring Program will head to Washington, D.C., next spring to meet the Obamas -- and the Dixwell and Newhallville neighborhoods will look better because of it.

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Dixwell | September 22, 2009

Hats on for the Q House!

by Melinda Tuhus | September 22, 2009 8:40 AM | Permalink

Jerry and Joyce Poole met in 1972 when they were working in a program with troubled kids that operated out of the Dixwell Q House. They put their "Hats on for the Q!" at a fundraising event Monday night in hopes of reopening the venerable institution -- somewhere.

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Dixwell | September 11, 2009

Morehead Defends Attendance Record

by Melissa Bailey | September 11, 2009 2:48 PM | Permalink

As Dixwell's aldermanic race hit high-gear, the topic turned to attendance.

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Dixwell | September 8, 2009

Dixwell Race Hits Ivy Turf

by Melissa Bailey | September 8, 2009 12:15 PM | Permalink

With the Yalies back in town, Dixwell's aldermanic race has moved into university courtyards.

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Dixwell | August 28, 2009

Tourney Settles Back In Goffe Street Park

by Adzua Agyapon | August 28, 2009 8:30 AM | Permalink

Jerome Parkins received the Most Valuable Player honor at Goffe Street Park Thursday after leading his undefeated team to victory in the final championship round of a statewide basketball tournament.

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Dixwell | August 21, 2009

Q House Saviors Think Concept, Not Building

by Melinda Tuhus | August 21, 2009 8:00 AM | Permalink

Supporters of the Dixwell Community "Q" House may be more focused on "branding" activities and programs throughout Greater New Haven with the Q House "concept" than reopening the physical building itself.

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Dixwell | August 18, 2009

The Bike Bag Had A Crack Pipe

by Paul Bass | August 18, 2009 2:18 PM | Permalink

Lt. Ray Hassett recognized the woman riding on the sidewalk. It was time, he decided, for a quality-of-life stop.

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Dixwell | August 17, 2009

Kids' Art Fest: A Hit

by Tom Ficklin | August 17, 2009 11:05 AM | Permalink

Dixwell United Church of Christ brought out crowds Sat. & Sun. Tom Ficklin was there.

Dixwell | August 17, 2009

Dixwell Mural Celebrates Living History

by Allan Appel | August 17, 2009 9:00 AM | Permalink

Tracy Claxton, New Haven's all-time top women's hoopster, was speechless when she saw her likeness among a new wall of Dixwell heroes.

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