by | May 22, 2020 10:47 am | Comments (1)
A motorcyclist collided with an 80-year-old cyclist in Fair Haven, then left him on the ground and sped away.
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by | May 20, 2020 7:01 pm | Comments (15)
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Enjoying a lunchtime beer and waiting for steak tips to arrive, Al Casagrande (pictured) felt safe sitting outside Temple Grill on the first day of Connecticut’s “phase one” reopening — safer than he feels on his construction job.
by | May 19, 2020 4:18 pm | Comments (0)
A fire Tuesday afternoon heavily damaged the upper floors of a two-family Fair Haven home and displaced eight people.
by | May 13, 2020 5:34 pm | Comments (8)
Parading teachers, students deliver a message.
by | May 13, 2020 10:40 am | Comments (38)
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The prospective garage-turned-maker space at 545 Lombard.
An artist envisaged turning a Fair Haven garage into an eco-friendly center for sculpture, yoga, and “WOW” crystals and smudge sticks.
Two hundred neighbors applauded. But New Haven’s zoning board was un-wowed.
by | May 8, 2020 2:01 pm | Comments (2)
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Kaylib, DJ Rob Nice, and DJ Skorp riding up Blatchley Avenue during Friday’s Census party on wheels.
Behind a face mask, DJ Rob Nice stood on the back of a flatbed truck driving up Blatchley Avenue and shouted through the mic: “2020 Census, baby! Wash your hands! Wash your hands!”
by | May 8, 2020 11:38 am | Comments (1)
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Chatham Square neighbors showing support this past weekend for Mary Wade Home.
The Mary Wade Home survived the 1918 influenza epidemic. It’s now toughing out the health and financial challenges of the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic — thanks in part to neighbors’ emotional support and $4,953.19 gift.
That money went to pay for protective gowns, recently donated by members of the Fair Haven Community Management Team.
Continue reading ‘Community Helps Mary Wade Weather The Storm’
by | May 4, 2020 5:05 pm | Comments (1)
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It was a quiet Saturday evening in Fair Haven’s Chatham Square neighborhood until 6:55, when suddenly a chorus of drums, pots and pans, and a violin shattered the silence for about 11 minutes.
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by | May 1, 2020 12:25 pm | Comments (9)
Seniors Daniela Flores (left) and Ciara Ortiz Diaz.
Pandemic-related travel limitations helped two star New Haven high schoolers pick Yale over other Ivy League as the next stop in their academic careers.
by | Apr 27, 2020 3:09 pm | Comments (10)
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“What’s the big deal about wearing a mask?” Tonya Harris reflected while waiting outside of Ferraro’s Market on Grand Avenue with a face covering she had made.
She and others interviewed at local stores seemed to be all on board with a gubernatorial executive order requiring shoppers to bring along face masks when inside retail establishments during the Covid-19 epidemic.
by | Apr 22, 2020 3:49 pm | Comments (1)
There are no bridge-centered traffic jams as a result of the closing of the Grand Avenue Bridge for an18-month rehabilitation.
That’s in large part because so many fewer cars are on the road, one of the slim silver linings of the Covid-19 pandemic
Continue reading ‘Light Traffic Eases Bridge Closure’s Impact’
by | Apr 16, 2020 7:06 pm | Comments (1)
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by | Apr 13, 2020 5:49 pm | Comments (5)
Jamie Middlebrook: will quarantine with his mother for 14 days, then go to rehab.
Jamie Middlebrook is headed not to prison but to his mother’s house for a 14-day quarantine, and then a stay in a rehab facility — assuming one can be found amid a pandemic.
Continue reading ‘Judge Grants “Sour Patch Kid” A Second Chance’
by | Apr 9, 2020 3:26 pm | Comments (0)
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On the New Haven Green.
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A neighbor gave Terrence Riggins two face masks. At least for now, he was leaving them at home when he ventured out to the Green.
by | Apr 6, 2020 9:24 am | Comments (1)
Fair Haven, the generator of one of the highest volumes of calls for police service in the city, had a “great week” crime-wise and quality-of-life-wise, as requests for service were significantly down over the last reporting period.
That well may be one of the only silver linings in the heavy storm cloud of the Covid-19 pandemic hanging over our neighborhoods in New Haven, and around the world.
Continue reading ‘Social Distancing Up, Crime Down In Fair Haven’
by | Apr 3, 2020 3:39 pm | Comments (9)
Ranked-choice votes being tallied Friday.
Green, Terracotta, Yellow, Buff, Teal, and Gray all lined up in the opening round, proud of their hues and eager to win.
Only one would prevail, and point the way for New Haven bridge-crossers for decades to come.
Continue reading ‘Ranked-Choice Result: Bridge Will Be Green’
by | Apr 3, 2020 11:59 am | Comments (5)
Thursday evening’s Community Management Team meeting.
In a pandemic time, riverine murals and festive community celebrations need to be put hold.
Acknowledging that reality, members of the Fair Haven Community Management Team Thursday evening voted to take back $10,300 earmarked for those two projects.
They supported redeploying the funds to buy personal protective equipment (PPE) for a local assisted living facility and a community health clinic, and maybe even for police and firemen.
But who would purchase the stuff. And can they even find it?
Continue reading ‘Fair Haven Redirects Democracy Dollars From Murals To PPE’
by | Mar 31, 2020 12:27 pm | Comments (4)
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Despite ongoing efforts to keep the vacant former Strong School closed, a squatter apparently got inside — and a fire followed.
Continue reading ‘NHPS: Break-In Preceded Strong School Fire’
by | Mar 30, 2020 4:15 pm | Comments (1)
The Mary Wade Home, an historic and anchoring institution of the Chatham Square section of Fair Haven, and its largest employer, has issued a plea for donations of masks, tablets, and financial support in the wake of the rampaging Covid-19 pandemic.
by | Mar 27, 2020 1:18 pm | Comments (7)
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City trash truck driver Rudolph High and laborers Thomas Pittman-Dennie and William Telford (below): Keeping the city clean.
Rudolph High has driven through snowstorms and heavy traffic and bouts of bad health during his nearly three decades working for the city’s Department of Public Works. This is his first time helming the wheel of a city trash truck during a global pandemic.
by | Mar 23, 2020 1:25 pm | Comments (1)
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Officer Kevin Blanco advises Yolanda Santiago, from a distance, to stay safe from the coronavirus.
At around 6:15 p.m., Mayor Justin Elicker’s voice moved west with the speed of traffic on Grand Avenue.
The driver broadcasting that voice message was also following the mayor’s advice on stemming the spread of covid-19.
by | Mar 17, 2020 3:21 pm | Comments (0)
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The 18-month shutdown and repair of the Grand Avenue Bridge is still on schedule to begin mid-April, according to the latest update from the city’s structural engineer.
by | Mar 16, 2020 4:26 pm | Comments (3)
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The hand-off in Hamden …
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… and in Fair Haven.
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Khalilah Dann (with Uriel): Picking up learning materials, not meals.
The effort to feed needy children during indefinite COVID-19-sparked school closings got off to a slow but in some places steady start Monday in New Haven and Hamden.
by | Mar 10, 2020 12:15 pm | Comments (1)
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Looking from Downing Street toward location of the proposed soccer field.
Clinton Avenue Field, a vast square of green adjacent to the eponymous school, is busy, especially on weekends with baseballers and even cricketers.
To all that sports activity may soon be added some serious soccer as well.
by | Mar 9, 2020 2:37 pm | Comments (2)
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Viewed from Mill Street, the geese don’t seem to mind what’s going on at English Station.
The Fair Haven Community Management Team (FHCMT) voted to write letters of concern to the state’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and to United Illuminating about the $30 million cleanup of English Station.
Continue reading ‘Neighbors Press UI On English Station Clean-Up’