New Whalley Substation Gets OK
by | Feb 19, 2015 9:24 am | Comments (1)
With the blessing of the City Plan Commission, the Whalley police substation is on the move — two blocks east, next door to Minore’s Meats.
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It’s Snow-Sculpture Contest Week!
by | Jan 27, 2015 12:07 pm | Comments (1)
A past year’s entrant.
A massive snowfall means … it’s time for another New Haven snow-sculpture contest.
Firefighter “Rescues” Firefighter
by | Jan 19, 2015 4:46 pm | Comments (1)
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Kyle Walker tested out the ice in Edgewood Park’s duck pond — then fell through. Pete Callan grabbed a sled and a “noodle” to save him.
Afghan Refugees: IRIS Misuses Resettlement $$
by | Dec 29, 2014 1:40 pm | Comments (22)
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From left to right: Shahnan, Ahmad, Akbari, Samad, Noori.
Reza Noori risked his life working as a translator for the U.S. Army in Afghanistan. Now a refugee living in New Haven, he faces a different battle — one he said he fights with little help.
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CycloCross Debuts With Snow, Mud & Smiles
by | Dec 23, 2014 3:48 pm | Comments (3)
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For 73-year-old Julie Lockhart, Sunday’s Cyclocross race held at Edgewood Park was just another ride in the park.
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Separated Bike Lanes On The Drawing Board
by | Dec 10, 2014 5:48 pm | Comments (47)
Move over, drivers — cyclists may soon have their own protected stretch of the road on Edgewood Avenue.
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Megna, Dillon Cruise To Reelection
by | Nov 4, 2014 10:35 pm | Comments (0)
The two New Haven state representatives facing visible challenges — Democrats Bob Megna and Pat Dillon — ended up cruising to reelection Tuesday.
Dillon Gets Through The Door
by | Oct 30, 2014 8:36 am | Comments (2)
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State Rep. Dillon’s Republican opponent found it tough to get people to open their doors on the campaign trail. Dillon, by contrast, got not only a hello at the threshold of Mia Duff’s cozy house — but an invitation inside for a 20-minute chat on campaign issues.
Cops Contemplate WEB Substation Move
by | Oct 23, 2014 8:02 am | Comments (3)
Two landlords are arguing over whether police should move a substation a block down Whalley Avenue.
GOP Longshot Says Voters Deserve A Choice
by | Oct 20, 2014 3:01 pm | Comments (6)
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Only one steely-eyed door-opener interrupted Jim O’Connell mid-sentence Saturday, refused his flyer, and declared, “Sorry, I’m a stone Democrat.”
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Skate Park Will Get New Look—Temporarily
by | Oct 16, 2014 4:30 pm | Comments (1)
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Cox: Let’s ramp it up.
Edgewood Park’s skate park is about to get a serious makeover — and perhaps spark an equally serious conversation about public art.
Owl’s Nest Still Endangered
by | Oct 15, 2014 12:16 pm | Comments (1)
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Opponents line up at zoning hearing.
The owner of a controversial former Westville bar found his request to open up elsewhere on Whalley denied by a zoning board – and roundly denounced by neighbors.
He Never Gave Up On That Green Giant
by | Sep 30, 2014 8:36 am | Comments (4)
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Eli Greer wasn’t ready to part with his old Giant Upland two-wheel mountain bike and buy a new one. Sure, someone had stolen it. But he believed he would somehow get it back.
LCI Tries 5 Approaches With 5 Home Sales
by | Sep 29, 2014 3:24 pm | Comments (12)
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NHS’s Paley (at right with a potential financial backer) outside one of the two Winchester Ave. houses he sought to buy.
The Harp administration has decided to sell five city-owned properties to five different kinds of buyers representing five different approaches to rebuilding neighborhoods.
Toddler Critical After Fall From 2nd-Story Window
by | Sep 7, 2014 3:15 pm | Comments (0)
A 16-month-old boy was in critical condition at Yale-New Haven Hospital after falling out of a second-story window, police said.
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Armed Robbery By The Skate Park
by | Jun 15, 2014 1:15 pm | Comments (0)
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Once police caught one suspect, Officer Carlos Conceicao knew where to find his alleged partner.
6 Arrested Over Busy Weekend
by | Jun 9, 2014 12:07 pm | Comments (0)
Officers tracked down, Tased and arrested a suspect in a shooting, and a man hit over the head with a baseball bat is in a medically induced coma, after a hectic weekend on New Haven’s streets.
It’s Her Word Vs. His
by | Jun 1, 2014 5:26 pm | Comments (0)
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She drove a Nissan Maxima. She was traveling in the intersection of Edgewood Avenue and Norton Street around 4 p.m. Sunday afternoon.
Read What The Jogger Called In
by | Mar 13, 2014 4:35 pm | Comments (23)
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Police escorted a man out of Edgewood Park last weekend after a jogger called 911 to report that the man had concealed his face and pressed himself up against a hidden wall under a bridge where crimes have taken place. The episode sparked a wide-ranging discussion of policing and race in this Independent thread. Following is a transcript of the 911 call. (Click here for the original story.)
Jogger Wondered Whether To Call The Cops
by | Mar 11, 2014 4:14 pm | Comments (93)
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The man lurking under the bridge pressed his body up against a concrete wall.
Tim-BRRRRR!
by | Mar 3, 2014 12:59 pm | Comments (0)
Paul Ryan was high up in the air above Hotchkiss Street and Edgewood Avenue in the freezing cold Monday morning, clearing the air.
Parks Dept. Parking Double Standard Sparks YouTube Protest
by | Feb 24, 2014 2:12 pm | Comments (21)
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An outraged Westville writer succeeded in getting the parks department to follow parking laws in the wake of last week’s snowstorms — for a little while.
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Operation Snow Begone Hits Argonne
by | Feb 17, 2014 6:00 pm | Comments (8)
The sign read “Tow Zone — No Parking.” Beneath stood a Chevy Malibu, newly parked in a space cleared out amid the mounds of snow and ice clogging one-block Argonne Street.
“Trash Talkers” Take On Edgewood Park
by | Dec 5, 2013 2:10 pm | Comments (3)
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“Trash Talkers” Diezi and Kwak and their little helpers at the Whalley Avenue bridge.
A new band of energized west-siders have set out make their park safer and more beauitful by picking up one cigarette butt, one can of soda — and one discarded tire and bicycle — at a time.
Commute Home Ends With Gunpoint Bike-Grab
by | Nov 1, 2013 5:07 pm | Comments (20)
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Dusk was settling in as Bela rode her bike home from work through Edgewood Park on Halloween night. A gunman hid in the shadows.
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