by | Mar 31, 2021 6:34 pm | Comments (1)
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Olivia Davis receives her J&J vaccine Wednesday at Immanuel Baptist.
One hundred people were “one and done” Wednesday thanks to the latest grassroots effort to stay ahead of a new Covid-19 surge — as a church, a funeral home, and health center teamed up in Dwight.
by | Mar 31, 2021 3:13 pm | Comments (2)
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Robert Harris: I can’t make just a little collard greens.
It was 30 years ago when Robert Harris finally got his mother’s collard greens recipe exactly right.
Now he doesn’t even have to taste the cooked greens to know that they are ready for the customers of his Whalley Avenue restaurant, Mama Mary’s Soul Food.
by | Mar 31, 2021 10:15 am | Comments (2)
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Keeping it local: Nunez-Smith at Fair Haven vaccination campaign launch, juggling national and grassroots New Haven Covid work.
Nunez-Smith in conversation Tuesday evening with Kica Matos.
Public health and the arts working hand in hand in the quest for social justice.
by | Mar 30, 2021 6:43 pm | Comments (1)
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Irene Roesler gets her vaccination shot Tuesday at the new Hill library branch clinic.
The Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center this week expanded its vaccination efforts to the Wilson Branch Library in the Hill, where it was able to administer shots to 300 more people Tuesday in the continuing quest to beat Covid-19 amid a surge in cases.
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by | Mar 30, 2021 4:42 pm | Comments (8)
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Everett Lamm vaccinates Michael Cavaliere at Wilbur Cross clinic.
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Good news: Vaccines are working; admissions for older people drop.
New Covid-related hospitalizations at Yale New Haven Hospital are on their way up, especially among patients under the age of 45, as the British virus variant takes hold — and as more and more middle-aged and older residents get vaccinated.
by | Mar 30, 2021 4:31 pm | Comments (4)
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Free weekend rides, coming this summer.
Riding the bus will be free on weekends this summer, as part of a new statewide push to restart Connecticut’s economy by encouraging more residents to use public transit.
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by | Mar 29, 2021 8:02 pm | Comments (0)
Tarsha Calloway: Glad to do something with this grief.
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Robyn Porter at Monday’s rally: If it doesn’t seem right, check it out.
Robyn Porter didn’t fully realize that she was in a dangerous relationship until her friend pointed that fact out for her.
Continue reading ‘Partner Violence Survivors Rally For HOPE’
by | Mar 29, 2021 9:00 am | Comments (14)
Alder Ellen Cupo, Hunter Ian Cupo Dunn and Alli Warshaw at Saturday’s cleanup.
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Dominic Warshaw wanted to meet their neighbors.
Roughly 30 people came out Saturday to Lyon Street and William Street for a “gayborhood” cleanup, with a dual focus on beautifying the blocks and meeting fellow LGBTQ neighbors.
by | Mar 29, 2021 8:51 am | Comments (0)
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Frank Critelli and The Birdmen share the distanced love.
“Boy, does it feel nice to be back in this room,” said Shellye Valauskas from the stage at Cafe Nine . She and Dean Falcone were one of four acts who made their way through three songs each in celebration of the Local Bands Show’s 34th anniversary — and the birthday of one of its founders, local music legend James Velvet, who died in 2015.
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by | Mar 25, 2021 5:44 pm | Comments (6)
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Christine Kim: We are not a monolith, but we need the protection of a pan-Asian movement.
In the first days after a gunman killed six Asian women in Atlanta, Christine Kim was afraid to take her children out in public.
Then Kim and friend Jennifer Heikkila Diaz decided to start the change they wanted to see — with a new coalition for Asian New Haveners.
by | Mar 25, 2021 1:51 pm | Comments (3)
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Officers guard crime scene Monday, with the body of Alessia Mesquita shrouded on the street while officers wait for medical examiner to arrive.
Here’s how to recognize the signs of intimate partner violence and whom to reach out to for help.
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by | Mar 25, 2021 12:22 pm | Comments (1)
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Tyrone Jones at 2019 launch of ConnCAT’s Orchid Cafe in the Ives main branch library.
(Opinion) To live more sustainably in the future, we need to organize ourselves into “cells” of people working together to solve a problem. New Haven is a great place to start this new economy, because we are already connected through nonprofits, community organizations and mission-driven businesses.
by | Mar 25, 2021 9:49 am | Comments (9)
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An uncovered and rusty exhaust fan at Fair Haven School, juxtaposed with properly covered fans on another rooftop. This photograph was taken last fall when city inspectors discovered widespread long-term neglect in maintenance of schools.
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Board member Conaway: Bring back people who worked with these machines.
Bringing 19 custodial and maintenance positions back onto the New Haven Public Schools payroll would cost only $80,000 more than outsourcing over the course of five years.
Schools Chief Financial Officer Phillip Penn provided that updated cost estimate to the Board of Education this week.
by | Mar 25, 2021 9:29 am | Comments (2)
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Public health nurse Janice Gemmell administers doses Wednesday at First Calvary.
Mayor Justin Elicker and Rev. Boise Kimber at the church-turned-clinic.
One hundred and fifty Newhallville residents got vaccinated Wednesday thanks to another partnership between the city Health Department and a local church.
by | Mar 25, 2021 9:20 am | Comments (0)
Social media spats and California wildfires. The difficulties of freelance writing careers. But most of all food — growing it, foraging for it, cooking it, eating it.
On Wednesday night, these were some of the contents of the latest episode of Co Create, a conversation series hosted by Nadine Nelson, head of Global Local Gourmet, interdisciplinary artist, and creative in residence at the New Haven Free Public Library.
by | Mar 25, 2021 9:17 am | Comments (1)
Local Black-owned businesses can now apply for up to $10,000 in aid through the Economic Justice Fund run by the Connecticut Community Outreach Revitalization Program (ConnCORP).
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by | Mar 24, 2021 3:06 pm | Comments (3)
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Chef and manager Kenia Calderon at the grill.
Kenia Calderon slathered Italian bread with mayonnaise and layered on lettuce and tomatoes. She slung sliced ribeye steak, onions, and cheese onto a grill. She gently transferred the sizzling ingredients onto the sub.
Calderon then wrapped up one of New Haven’s best-kept secrets: B&M Deli’s grilled steak and cheese sub
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by | Mar 24, 2021 3:05 pm | Comments (1)
The White House and Congress aren’t the only ones pouring money into our community to help people navigate the Covid-19 pandemic.
Continue reading ‘CFGNH, United Way Send $881,275 To 52 Nonprofits For Covid Relief’
by | Mar 24, 2021 2:42 pm | Comments (1)
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Dani Cardenas, 4, definitely has that blue dish soap at home.
Westville Community Nursery School (WCNS) is heading into its next half century with the principle that has served it well for 50 years — listen to children and teach them what they want to know.
by | Mar 23, 2021 9:35 am | Comments (4)
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Monday’s vigil outside City Hall.
With chants of “cuando peleamos, ganamos” (“when we fight, we win”) and “¿Quién marchó, quién gritó, quién testificó? Nosotros” (“who marched, who yelled, who testified? Us”), activists made a plea not to forget the individuals who have lost their lives due to Covid-19.
by | Mar 23, 2021 9:25 am | Comments (2)
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Cafe Nine in fall 2020.
From rooftop jams to bartop guitar solos, from hip hop to punk rock to doo wop, Cafe Nine has a tangled history as a fixture of New Haven’s music scene. As the venue looks to reopen in the near future, Jason Bischoff-Wurstle, the New Haven Museum’s director of photo-archives, dives into its past in a recent installment of “Micro-Histories,” a now nearly year-long series about the corners of the Elm City that make it what it is.
by | Mar 20, 2021 12:52 pm | Comments (0)
If you’re 45 years old or older and want to get vaccinated against Covid-19 on Saturday afternoon, you may be in luck.
by | Mar 19, 2021 9:01 am | Comments (0)
Small shops offer more to downtowns than a historic or small-town feel. They help main streets adapt to and recover from recessions.
Connecticut Main Street Center CEO Patrick McMahon brought this advice to the Municipal Voice, a co-production of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities and WNHH.
by | Mar 18, 2021 1:33 pm | Comments (8)
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Hotez: Ignoring anti-vaxxers isn’t working.
Johnson & Johnson vaccines arriving at Yale New Haven.
Don’t ignore the conspiracy theorists. Take them on.
Peter Hotez, a Baylor College of Medicine professor and pediatrician, issued that call Wednesday at a virtual lecture hosted by the Yale School of Public Health.
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by | Mar 18, 2021 10:39 am | Comments (41)
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Superintendent Iline Tracey: “We have a challenge on our hands.”
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High school report cards had far more Fs this fall than last year.
The Covid-19 pandemic has produced a new batch of sobering data: The number of New Haven high schoolers who failed five or more classes this winter was four times higher than it was the previous year as learning went remote.