Will Trees = Votes?
by | Apr 29, 2009 7:51 am | Comments (10)
Campaign season took root along with a new oak, as a veteran street beautification group planted its 500th tree in Edgewood.
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Politician Beats DJ In Property Dispute
by | Mar 20, 2009 11:21 am | Comments (10)
A dispute between record store owner Jack McAdams and his landlord — Alderman Al Paolillo — ended with eviction papers, but not before the ceiling collapsed.
Bombalicki: “Community” Won’t “Direct Police”
by | Mar 18, 2009 8:20 am | Comments (23)
Fresh from vacation in Aruba, Lt. Leo Bombalicki (pictured, left) updated members of the Whalley-Edgewood Beaver Hill Management Team Tuesday evening on his efforts to implement Chief James Lewis’s post- community policing philosophy, which will no longer allow the “community” to “direct” law enforcement by “screaming.”
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The Whole Megillah
by | Mar 11, 2009 8:25 am | Comments (0)
Jews of all ages greeted the holiday of Purim in costume Monday night.
The Yeshiva of New Haven on Elm Street sent in these photos of its celebration, including the reading of the Book of Esther by Rabbi Daniel Greer.
Laundromat OK’d, But Battle Continues
by | Feb 11, 2009 11:40 am | Comments (11)
Despite the opposition of neighbors, the Board of Zoning Appeals approved a new laundromat planned for Whalley Avenue.
Fire Exposes A Rift
by | Feb 5, 2009 8:30 am | Comments (36)
A landlord-government feud spilled onto Elm Street as a house caught on fire — and inspectors wrote three tickets for failure to clear an icy sidewalk.
Driver Smashes Register
by | Jan 23, 2009 7:36 am | Comments (4)
A driver destroyed a New Haven Register honor box and rammed into a utility pole on Ellsworth Avenue near Edgewood around 11:30 a.m. Thursday.
Whalley Convenience Store Approved
by | Jan 22, 2009 4:42 pm | Comments (3)
If at first you don’t succeed, try again. But do it smaller this time.
WEB Targets 25 Most Un-Wanted
by | Jan 21, 2009 2:08 pm | Comments (58)
A wall in the Whalley Avenue police substation is posted with the mug shots of 25 young African-American men. The 25 aren’t wanted for any crime. They’re men the district’s new top cop aims to push out of the neighborhood or into jail.
Bombalicki Takes WEB Reins
by | Jan 20, 2009 7:48 am | Comments (7)
Would-be bank bandits beware: A new sheriff has pulled into Norton and Whalley.
Collier Heads For Richmond
by | Dec 16, 2008 2:09 pm | Comments (3)
Lt. Sydney Collier is leaving his perch as top cop in New Haven’s “WEB” district to join a former colleague in Virginia.
Scenes From A Wreath-Making
by | Dec 8, 2008 10:25 am | Comments (0)
Jack Paulishen took these photos of a busy event Sunday at Edgewood Park.
Laundromat Parking Targeted
by | Dec 3, 2008 2:35 pm | Comments (2)
Neighbors organizing to stop a laundromat from opening on Whalley Avenue have taken a new tack: focusing on parking.
Whalley Regroups For Round 2
by | Nov 25, 2008 8:00 am | Comments (5)
After losing round one, Whalley residents met in an emergency meeting to plan the next step in their opposition to the new laundromat poised to open in their neighborhood.
Dear Neighbor: Your Property’s A Mess
by | Nov 19, 2008 7:48 am | Comments (4)
Whalley-Edgewood-Beaver Hill (WEB) embarked on a letter-writing mission. The goal: “Curb appeal.”
Crowd Blasts Laundromat
by | Nov 13, 2008 11:09 am | Comments (15)
Neighbors stormed the Hall of Records to speak out against a new laundromat for Whalley Avenue. They wanted to talk about loitering and litter; the Board of Zoning Appeals wanted to talk about parking, and only parking.
Nurses Charged To Guard Elders
by | Oct 13, 2008 11:58 am | Comments (1)
“I yell at her because she’s stupid,” a son said of his mom. A nurse saw a red flag — and saved a woman from a pattern of abuse.
Soul-Searching Season
by | Sep 25, 2008 9:44 am | Comments (1)
Preschool students at Yeshiva Elementary School learn about Shofar blowing at a hands-on workshop with Rabbi Dov Greer. From left, Moshe, Hadar, Bentzion, Tzvi Aryeh, Mordechai, Yehoshua and Toby with Rabbi Greer.
Laundromat Team Steams Forward
by | Sep 17, 2008 8:10 am | Comments (15)
Hit with a spray of opposition to their proposed Laundromat, the Sproviero brothers left a community meeting disheartened, but not dissuaded from their plans.
Laundromat Plan Delayed
by | Sep 8, 2008 3:55 pm | Comments (0)
Following a neighborhood intervention, a company has withdrawn its request to put a Laundromat on Whalley Avenue.
Strategy Mapped On “Supportive Housing” & Health Care
by | Sep 4, 2008 5:41 pm | Comments (0)
Connecticut’s homeless advocates got some encouragement — and a strategic call for patience — in their quest to bring more mental health and addiction care into “supportive” housing complexes.
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Whalley Leaders Fight Laundromat
by | Sep 4, 2008 8:10 am | Comments (2)
In an emergency meeting, Whalley Avenue neighbors tried to put the brakes on a plan to bring a second branch of a Laundromat chain to the commercial corridor.
Daylight Mugging At Edgewood Park
by | Sep 2, 2008 5:02 pm | Comments (8)
A 33 year-old woman walking in Edgewood Park was punched twice and then robbed Sunday afternoon.
Ecuadorian Youth Soccer Steps Up
by | Aug 13, 2008 9:06 am | Comments (5)
“Ahora igual con el otro pie,” instructed the soccer coach: Run the drill again, using your other foot this time.
11-year-old Jean Carlos Disla responded in English. “Oh man,” he complained, “with the lefties?”
Teen Pitch In, & Learn, At Holocaust Memorial
by | Aug 1, 2008 3:43 pm | Comments (1)
Rebecca Nguyen was one of 15 rising eight- graders who spent Friday morning outside the classroom, working at the Holocaust Memorial on Whalley Avenue, and learning firsthand history from a survivor.
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