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Jovin Case Reopens With $150k Reward

by Melissa Bailey | Nov 30, 2007 4:08 pm | Comments (4)

Nine years after Yale student Suzanne Jovin was stabbed to death in East Rock, four ex-cops are taking a fresh look at the unsolved case.

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Pizza Delivery Halted

by Melissa Bailey | Nov 30, 2007 3:27 pm | Comments (0)

Someone called police at 5:10 p.m. Thurs. at 80 Derby Ave. to report suspected drug dealing.

According to city spokeswoman Jessica Mayorga, cops arrived and arrested three men, aged 22, 22 and 23, on gun and narcotics charges. One had 20 bags of crack.

Also according to Mayorga:

A pizza delivery man showed up at 1499 Ella Grasso Blvd. at 9:48 p.m. Thursday. As is a pattern in a recent rash of delivery-person muggings, the call had come in on a cell phone. He brought the food to the porch. A man came out of the door and punched him. The deliverer dropped the pizza and soda and fled, escaping further injury or robbery.

Vet’s Name May Grace Streetcorner

by Nicole Allan | Nov 30, 2007 12:46 pm | Comments (2)

IMG_0194%5B1%5D A streetcorner in the Hill may soon be named after Army Specialist Andre Craig Jr., the first New Haven soldier to be killed in combat in Iraq — after fleeing city streets he thought would kill him..

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Whine From The Compost Heap

by Paul Bass | Nov 30, 2007 9:22 am | Comments (12)

Thanks for the ticket. And go Toni Walker! Click on the play arrow to watch the latest weekly opinionated Independent v-log news summary. Background stories here, here and here. Comment here. Past editions here.

Santa Lands, Weighs Wishes

by Allan Appel | Nov 30, 2007 9:20 am | Comments (2)

nhi-santagreen%20006.JPG Arriving like a rock star on the back of a fire engine — with kids clamoring all about and microphones thrust at him every which way— Santa, aka Richard Acampora, helped kick off the holiday season downtown with the annual tree-lighting ceremony on the Green.

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Panel Votes To Limit Memorials

by Nicole Allan | Nov 30, 2007 9:03 am | Comments (8)

An aldermanic committee approved a 30-day limit on sidewalk and streetcorner memorials for victims of street violence, requiring mourners must apply for a free city permit within seven days of creating a memorial.

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Rell’s Health Plan To Be Vetted

by Christine Stuart | Nov 29, 2007 7:39 pm | Comments (0)

Lawmakers will hold a forum next week to scrutizine Gov. Rell’s Charter Oak Plan—the state’s first venture into offering health insurance to uninsured adults. Skepticism’s growing; more here from the Independent’s Capitol correspondent.

Marrakech Gala A Hit

by Staff | Nov 29, 2007 6:08 pm | Comments (0)

McCarthys%20Epsteins%20Moshe.jpg This photo and the following write-up were sent in by Marrakech Inc.

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Betrayal Revealed

by Melissa Bailey | Nov 29, 2007 5:50 pm | Comments (3)

Sitting across the room from his former “brother” in arms, an undercover federal witness described how — in the name of Islam — he gained the trust of an ex-Navy sailor, then exposed him for allegedly supporting terrorism against Americans.