He’s Angel #13
by | Feb 15, 2010 9:01 am | Comments (1)
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Jose Oyuela Sunday received his official induction into the three-year-old New Haven chapter of the Guardian Angels. Call him Chepe.
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School Janitor On Leave
by | Feb 12, 2010 11:03 am | Comments (2)
The school system has put a K‑8 school janitor on leave following an alleged public indecency incident.
Growing Turkish Community Plans Mosque
by | Jan 27, 2010 1:13 pm | Comments (6)
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Faruk Gulseren has been working for over a year to help build a mosque in New Haven. When tragedy recently struck the local Turkish community, he found another reason to keep up his efforts.
They Got Class Credit—& A Real-Life Win
by | Nov 4, 2009 12:11 pm | Comments (33)
In order to meet a course requirement, these Hopkins students helped defeat an incumbent Democrat — at the urging of a Democratic mayor’s team.
Clifford Playground, The Sequel
by | Nov 2, 2009 8:29 am | Comments (1)
Few people live to see public spaces named for them. Edward Clifford has had that opportunity twice. And for the same space.
Lewis Delivers A Safety Lesson
by | Sep 3, 2009 5:36 pm | Comments (2)
Before students at Ross Woodward could go home Thursday, they had a surprise pop quiz from Chief Lewis.
Can Vigilante Rescue Dell Drive?
by | Jul 24, 2009 11:52 am | Comments (3)
An abandoned 20-unit condo development on little- known Dell Drive, which borders Bishop Woods and the town of East Haven, may have a savior in a new team led by Chris Vigilante.
Q East Tackles Traffic Calming
by | Jul 8, 2009 12:00 pm | Comments (9)
It’s “rush hour for three hours” every night in George Gillan’s neighborhood.
Blocked-In Neighbors Seek Relief
by | Jun 18, 2009 8:47 am | Comments (13)
“It’s a big conflict here,” Will Cole said, looking at the cars parked bumper-to-bumper on both sides of his street. “This was a nice neighborhood at one point in time.”
Snuff, & Sausage Meet the Easter Bunny
by | Apr 5, 2009 5:15 pm | Comments (2)
Three New Haven Guardian Angels were surprise visitors at the Ward 12 Easter Egg Hunt. The debonair Bunny was not upstaged, the kids collected a ton of chocolate, and the Angels even got in a little recruiting.
Quinnipiac East Looks To Cut Energy Costs
by | Dec 3, 2008 9:38 am | Comments (5)
Before getting down to the serious business of holiday (and birthday) partying, about 30 neighbors at Tuesday night’s Quinnipiac East Management Team engaged in serious discussion about sneakers, dangerous heat sources and energy conservation.
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Cop Of The Week
by | Aug 28, 2008 4:24 pm | Comments (5)
As usual, David Zaweski was paying attention. He spotted a fishy license plate — and eventually discovered a “mini-drug factory.”
Gas Station Goes Through Detox
by | Aug 15, 2008 1:32 pm | Comments (7)
Neighbors knew the Shell station at the intersection of Quinnipiac and Foxon as the “Wal-mart of drug paraphernalia.” Under the station’s new owner, the glass pipes and Brillo pads used for smoking crack have been shown the door.
Angels Cross the Q River
by | Aug 14, 2008 8:50 am | Comments (9)
“Sausage” made a promise to Quinnipiac East neighbors: He’ll bring his Guardian Angels over as early next week.
Foreclosed, the Khennavongs Leave the Santanas
by | Jul 28, 2008 1:13 pm | Comments (0)
As a Missouri bank claimed the Emily Road home of a Laotian family, neighbors had no interest in a sofa sitting out front, even though it was in excellent shape.
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East Shore Alert
by | Mar 16, 2008 3:57 pm | Comments (1)
East Shore neighbors: Lock your sheds and garages, warns Officer Joe Avery, the police department’s neighborhood services specialist.
Several homes have had their sheds and garages raided lately, Avery reported Friday. The burglaries have taken place “mostly north of Rt 80 to the North Haven town line.”
Protect yourself by locking your homes and call police at 946‑6316 to report suspicious activity.
Rhodeen: Smaller Cop Districts Will Help
by | Dec 5, 2007 7:57 am | Comments (7)
Maybe not in time for Christmas, but come some time next year, the sprawling area east of the Quinnipiac River will get two separate policing districts.
Community Policing In on Safe “Night Out”
by | Aug 8, 2007 8:26 am | Comments (0)
While this man led the limbo for a party of hundreds at an anti-crime, community-building “National Night Out” Tuesday, Bishop Woods neighbors and top police brass weighed in on the city’s progress with community policing.
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