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State Sen. Gary Winfield welcomes back Obama students.
The song “Happy” by Pharrell played on a speaker as students walked past a cheering crowd, balloons, and a rainbow door fringe at 8 a.m. Monday for the start of a hope-filled new academic year at Barack Obama Magnet and 43 other city public schools.
by | Aug 26, 2022 12:15 pm | Comments (3)
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Class of 2026 settle in to new homes. Clockwise from top left: Destiny Rowland, Duke Quermorllue, Autumn Thomas, and Jasmine Uvicchio.
When choosing where to attend college this year, Norwalk native Duke Quermorllue ultimately decided on Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) in large part because of his new school’s home city.
As Quermorllue put it on move-in day Thursday: “New Haven is the place to be!”
by | Aug 23, 2022 1:35 pm | Comments (4)
Beecher's rental "chiller," on site on Tuesday.
Beecher School’s permanent air-conditioning system is still busted, and won’t be replaced for several more months.
But a rental “chiller” is being installed this week — and classes should be able to take place as planned starting with next Monday’s beginning of the new school year.
Continue reading ‘Rental "Chiller" Brought In To Address Beecher School's HVAC Troubles’
by | Aug 22, 2022 9:08 am | Comments (13)
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Father-son duo Dexter and Isa Singleton practice drawing ...
... as Mendy Katz and Nir Bongart cook up some kosher burgers on Sunday.
Quiet. Neighborly. Diverse.
Beaver Hills residents and visitors hailed those community qualities as they turned out for an annual block party replete with CBD body butter, kosher hot dogs, a bouncy castle, and a whole lot of neighborhood love.
by | Aug 9, 2022 5:40 pm | Comments (1)
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Getting out the vote on Norton Pkwy.
A New Haven labor vote-puller had two hills to climb in Beaver Hills Tuesday as he sought to lure voters to the polls for an expected low-turnout Democratic Party primary: muggy weather that felt like nearly 100 degrees, and lack of public interest in two intraparty contests for lesser known statewide offices.
His strategy to confront both challenges: Focus local, local, local.
And offer an air-conditioned car ride to the polls if need be.
by | Aug 5, 2022 3:37 pm | Comments (6)
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Secretary of the state candidate Maritza Bond talking jazz with Ross Collins while campaigning on Colony Road in advance of Tuesday's primary.
Ross Collins took a break from serenading Colony Road with his alto saxophone to talk jazz and politics with — and ultimately pledge his support for — the secretary of the state candidate who came knocking at his door.
by | Jul 8, 2022 2:12 pm | Comments (1)
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Elicker swears in Ficklin Friday in the alder chambers.
Ficklin with his predecessor.
Ward 28 officially has a new alder, now that New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker has sworn Tom Ficklin in to the post.
by | Jun 28, 2022 9:25 am | Comments (9)
Tom Ficklin.
The field running to replace Shafiq Abdussabur as Ward 28 alder is a field of … one.
Continue reading ‘Ficklin Only Candidate For Beaver Hills Alder’
by | Jun 16, 2022 10:19 am | Comments (2)
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Members of the Class of 2022 cross the Hillhouse stage.
Although their past four years were nothing like High School Musical, Hillhouse’s Class of 2022 pushed through to the finish line — and celebrated the fact that they could celebrate together in person.
by | Jun 10, 2022 10:51 am | Comments (5)
Viviana Conner and Teddi Barra at the field house.
New Haven Public Schools (NHPS) turned a toasty situation into a mild one Friday morning as Mauro-Sheridan Interdistrict Magnet students and staff reported to the Floyd Little Athletic Center for the day as a result of a failed air conditioning system.
Continue reading ‘Broken HVAC Reroutes Mauro-Sheridan Students To Hillhouse Gym’
by | Jun 9, 2022 8:11 pm | Comments (22)
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Abdussabur (left) in Goffe Street Park pushing neighborhood concerns with city economic development chief Mike Piscitelli and mayoral Chief of Staff Sean Matteson.
First-term Beaver Hills Alder Shafiq Abdussabur resigned from the Board of Alders Thursday, citing a conflict between a custodial cleaning contract his company is bidding for with the public school system and his continued service in local elected office.
by | May 6, 2022 8:10 am | Comments (1)
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The cast of BKLYN at Hillhouse.
“It’s good to be back. Today is very special for us because two and a half year ago, today was our last day,” said Ty Scurry, who runs the Academic Theater Company, the drama club based out of Hillhouse High School, as the cast prepared to do a full run-through of its upcoming production, BKLYN, which will run at the school’s auditorium from May 12 to May 14.
by | May 2, 2022 8:59 am | Comments (6)
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Sunday's ribbon cutting ceremony.
New Haven celebrated keeping hope alive at The Barack H. Obama Magnet University School (BOMUS) Sunday, officially welcoming a new teacher-oriented public school that opened its doors two years ago at the dawn of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Continue reading ‘2 Years Later, Barack Obama School's Official Ribbon Cut’
by | Apr 27, 2022 8:14 am | Comments (0)
A piece exploring resonant frequencies; plucking a string makes a cymbal vibrate, and striking a cymbal makes a string vibrate.
The Earth vibrates at a frequency of 7.8 Hertz. Tuning forks can be used to tell time. A stretched-out Slinky can be used to produce a Star Wars-style laser-blast sound.
by | Apr 25, 2022 9:55 am | Comments (12)
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Elizabeth Apartments tenants-turned-organizers Alicia K., Brianna K., Sarah Giovanniello, and Jennifer DePalma (above). Below: Jessica Stamp 's "squishy" bathroom floor.
A circle of neighbors gathered in the courtyard of a four-building, 70-unit apartment complex at the corner of Farnham and Blake Streets Sunday to launch the second tenants’ union to form in New Haven.
Continue reading ‘City's 2nd Tenant Union Forms, In Beaver Hills’
by | Apr 4, 2022 4:51 pm | Comments (6)
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Troy and Tyler piece their robot together "like a puzzle."
Sixth-graders Tyler and Troy took turns peering at the instruction manual that illustrated how the walls and gears in front of them fit together — and imagining the claw robot (“clawbot”) that would soon be roving around by their own design.
The team shared their work with New Haven legislators and leaders in the entrance of the Hillhouse High School athletic center on Monday morning, as Board of Ed officials announced a new program geared toward technology-curious students like Tyler and Troy.
The announcement: Next year, 45 ninth graders and five to 10 adult education students will be able to pursue an associate’s degree in manufacturing engineering technology at Gateway Community College alongside their high school degrees.
Continue reading ‘Students Offered Head Start On Manufacturing’
by | Feb 15, 2022 8:46 am | Comments (11)
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It was rush hour on Crescent Street, and cars were zipping by well past the speed limit. A pedestrian tried to stay clear — but with no sidewalk available, he had to navigate a narrow shoulder.
The pedestrian unwittingly underscored a point Beaver Hills neighbors were making at that very moment.
by | Jan 21, 2022 3:36 pm | Comments (1)
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311 Blake St., now owned by an affiliate of Ocean Management.
A local megalandlord expanded its domain in Westville/Beaver Bills by buying up a 70-unit apartment complex on Blake Street for $9.2 million.
by | Jan 12, 2022 6:35 pm | Comments (10)
City development chief Mike Piscitelli (right) at Wednesday's presser about a new $53 million federal-aid spending plan.
The Elicker Administration unveiled a proposed $53 million plan that would direct a bulk of the city’s remaining federal pandemic-relief aid towards a host of housing, employment, youth engagement, and climate resiliency initiatives.
Those include boosting vo-tech education in the public schools, expanding downpayment assistance for homebuyers, funding energy efficiency building upgrades, and creating a new “land bank” to purchase properties before megalandlords get there first.
Continue reading ‘Mayor Pitches $53M Housing-Climate-VoTech Plan With Fed Rescue Bucks’
by | Oct 29, 2021 10:35 am | Comments (12)
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Nebiyou Masresha at Thursday night’s town hall on the city’s emerging “crisis response team” plan.
Speaking up, clockwise from top left: Sylvia Cooper, Marcus Spinner, Bill Morico, Krystal Augustine, Celeste Fulcher, Rick DelValle.
As an Afghanistan War veteran who suffers from PTSD, a suicide prevention specialist, and a social worker-in-training, Nebiyou Masresha knows what does not help a person experiencing a mental health crisis: A police officer pointing a gun in their face.
by | Sep 28, 2021 1:14 pm | Comments (6)
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Lt. Dana Smith: Now the top cop for East Rock/Newhallvillle.
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Newly minted Dwight/Beaver Hills top cop Lt. Ryan Przybylski.
Newhallville, East Rock and Cedar Hill have a new neighborhood top cop — Lt. Dana Smith, who has stepped into the district manager role as Lt. Manmeet Colon moves over to Internal Affairs.
And a little further west in Dwight and Beaver Hills, Lt. Ryan Przybylski has risen to the role of district manager, replacing recently promoted Capt. John Healy.
by | Sep 26, 2021 7:00 pm | Comments (5)
Rabbi Levitin retrieves Torah scroll Sunday from fire-damaged house.
Less than three days before a festive holiday in which Jews dance with the Torah, a fire engulfed a prayer house on Norton Street — but the scroll inside survived.
by | Aug 10, 2021 3:53 pm | Comments (19)
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Deserie “Aunt Ish” Brown at the horsehoe pit: Spread out the tables.
Foundations have been poured for four new picnic tables and grills in Goffe Street Park — where some neighbors plan to gather Thursday to try to stop the work from finishing as planned.
by | Aug 9, 2021 4:08 pm | Comments (22)
Police on scene on Crescent Street after shooting.
A 49-year-old Uber driver was shot in the head on Crescent Street Monday afternoon.
by | Aug 9, 2021 1:12 pm | Comments (10)
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Hi neighbor! Covingtons meet Cramers at block party.
Major Ruth dusted off his speakers and sound system. Brian Wingate brought his grilling spatula. Michael Knight offered up his lawn for the bounce house. Ainissa Ramirez flowed all the electricity through extension cords from her home.
Each neighbor pitched in, one by one turning a community-building idea into a memorable “stone soup”-like block party in Beaver Hills.