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Sep 7, 2023 8:30 am
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Artists at work on City-Wide's return.
In artist Oi Fortin’s studio in Erector Square, seven artists were taking old signs for City-Wide Open Studios, salvaged from Artspace’s basement before it closed, and rearranging and redecorating them for a new purpose: the return of City-Wide Open Studios to the Fair Haven arts complex on the weekend of Oct. 21 and 22.
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Thomas Breen |
Sep 5, 2023 3:02 pm
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No more building at 382 Grand.
A Fair Haven-anchoring community health center has finished tearing down a three-story mixed-use building at Grand Avenue and James Street to make way for a larger neighborhood clinic.
A long-derelict, publicly-owned former factory building on River Street fell brick by brick to the ground Tuesday, as a demolition crew tore apart a boarded-up three-story building that was one of the last standing remnants of the Bigelow Boiler industrial complex.
Elijah Ratcliffe (right), with Goldenberg: “I just can’t rock with the Democrats or the Republicans.”
Mayoral challenger Tom Goldenberg secured a second spot on November’s general election ballot, after the Republican nominee won the unanimous backing of a local Independent Party caucus.
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Thomas Breen |
Aug 28, 2023 3:06 pm
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Officers Baltazar Rivera and Heriberto Rodriguez: "Things escalate so quickly."
When Officer Baltazar Rivera saw three young men biking up James Street at two in the morning — wearing clothing similar to that of the suspects in a shooting that had taken place a few blocks away, a few minutes prior — his instincts kicked in.
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Nora Grace-Flood |
Aug 25, 2023 5:10 pm
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The English Station power plant, hidden behind graffiti, back in May.
United Illuminating will have to pay up for breaking a promise to remediate a Fair Haven power plant after state utility regulators formally accused the company of mismanaging English Station — and of failing to prioritize New Haven residents over profit.
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Thomas Breen |
Aug 25, 2023 11:28 am
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Frank Ayala and Frank Redente, catching up in Lombard St.'s TBLR.
Frank Redente, Jr. walked into ThinkBrokeLookRich on Lombard Street and, amid the store’s custom-designed hats and shirts and other apparel, immediately recognized someone he knew: another Frank, last name Ayala, who lives around the corner — and who Redente used to coach on the New Haven Legion youth baseball team.
“I love what you’re doing here,” Redente said to Ayala and his clothing-store business partner, and cousin and fellow Fair Haven native, Justin Compres. “We need more of this in the community. Life!”
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Thomas Breen |
Aug 23, 2023 1:01 pm
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Juliana Garcia (center) at Fair Haven Health talk: "To what extent can I dream?"
Juliana Garcia can still remember being nine years old, uninsured, and telling her mom that it really was ok for her to pass on a dental surgery that would cost more than $4,000.
That the healthcare operation could wait. That that money needed to be spent instead on rent and food and other essentials.
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Nora Grace-Flood |
Aug 23, 2023 11:28 am
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Alder Santiago (right), with Hill Alder Carmen Rodriguez: Keep me in, coach!
A new dugout at Clinton Avenue park, fairer playing fields across the city, and municipal teamwork.
That was the pitch Fair Haven Alder and softball enthusiast Ernie Santiago practiced on fans Tuesday night during a fundraiser for the incumbent’s run to remain the neighborhood’s local legislative representative.
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Desire Sessions |
Aug 16, 2023 12:45 pm
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The following write-up was submitted by Elm City Communities/Housing Authority of New Haven about a back-to-school fair that took place at Clinton Avenue School on Aug. 1.
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Maya McFadden |
Aug 15, 2023 10:02 am
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Iglesia Cristiana Estrella Resplandeciente de Jacob camp-goers practice gravity testing science project.
A Fair Haven church preached to its community youth that “when things get dark,” “when people don’t get along,” “when good things happen,” and when sad things happen,” they should always “shine Jesus’ light.”
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Nora Grace-Flood |
Aug 14, 2023 12:39 pm
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A seemingly new fence — and new graffiti — at English Station.
A state utility regulator cited growing graffiti and revolving project management as reasons to doubt United Illuminating’s (UI) promise to fix up a long-abandoned and toxic power plant — and as reason to fine the company over $1 million annually until the regional power company follows through on the remediation.
UI, in turn, has shot back against that proposed financial penalty, denying claims of mismanagement, refusing accountability for any vandalism of the site, and accusing the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) of violating due process.
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Allan Appel |
Aug 10, 2023 3:34 pm
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Fair Haven Library Branch Manager Kirk Morrison with weekly table of local bounty.
All books must be returned after three weeks; DVDs, after one; but the farm-fresh vegetables absolutely never need to be returned. In fact they can’t ever even be borrowed.
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Eleanor Polak |
Jul 31, 2023 9:05 am
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Love n' Co at Saturday's Folk on the Edge.
In 87° weather, under the scorching afternoon sun, Love n’ Co and The Lost Tribe made the thick, heated air dance with compelling rhythms and infectious energy.
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Laura Glesby |
Jul 26, 2023 11:21 am
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Incumbent Fair Haven Alder Ernie Santiago at Tuesday's convention: "I have work to do communicating with the leaders of my community."
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Challenger Frankie Redente, Jr. picking up Democratic primary ballot petition from 200 Orange St. on Wednesday.
In one competitive Fair Haven alder race, the local Democratic Party did not endorse any candidate — meaning that both incumbent Ernie Santiago and challenger Frank Redente Jr. will have to gather signatures to make it onto the primary ballot.
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Allan Appel |
Jul 26, 2023 9:47 am
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The line was five deep for the nectarines, peaches, and corn, and by about 40 minutes later those items were sold out – although there was a lot of other bounty left – tomatillos, chives, blueberries, collards, cilantro, and kale.
That’s why by the end of the harvest in the fall, the line will be 20 deep.
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Mia Cortés Castro |
Jul 25, 2023 12:56 pm
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Shoot-off between the high school girls' and boys' teams on Monday.
After 10 rounds of hoops shoot-offs against the Lady Heat, New Haven Heat basketball players Amir Durant and Romel Holmes-Gordon took to the sidelines to reflect on the “big family” that their team has become.
Elicker, Abdussabur offer different takeaways at Jepsen mayoral forum.
Days after a rainstorm flooded Tweed airport and left passengers temporarily stranded, mayoral candidates conveyed varying takes on the airport’s economic value and environmental impact to its neighbors.
Several people said they saw someone stab a 49-year-old man to death during a fight at a Fair Haven intersection. Two separate cameras caught the stabbing on video.
Within three days police arrested the alleged killer.
Inside a summer classroom, Ayanna Perez wrote the letters D‑O-T on a white board for King and Legacy to slowly sound out, rather than try to guess or memorize the word.
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Thomas Breen |
Jul 14, 2023 1:50 pm
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A three-alarm fire at 92 Chapel St. on Thursday.
A three-alarm fire at a Fair Haven commercial garage and appliance repair shop with an illegal gas line left four firefighters injured and 26 people from adjacent houses displaced.
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Mia Cortés Castro |
Jul 13, 2023 9:28 am
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Attendees at Wednesday's Grand Avenue Special Services District board meeting.
The Grand Avenue Special Services District voted to partner with a sister business improvement organization downtown to try to raise funds to cover the costs of everything from cleaning graffiti off of buildings to power-washing sidewalks to improving the area’s trash collection, all with the goal of making Fair Haven a safer and cleaner place to shop.
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Brian Slattery |
Jul 13, 2023 9:11 am
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Zepeda and Omonte.
Shaki Presents, a.k.a. Rick Omonte, brought an evening of cumbias to Bregamos on Wednesday night, centering on California DJ Turbo Sonidero, who combines the old Latin American dance with elements of hip hop to create his own style. All the elements came together to create a mesmerizing mix of rhythms and voices, just right to propel dancers’ feet across the floor.
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Thomas Breen |
Jul 12, 2023 1:59 pm
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LULAC Head Start ED Mikyle Byrd-Vaughn: "Our services are impacting children's full development."
As a dozen preschoolers laughed and bounced around a fenced-in outdoor playground on Haven Street, city and state officials gathered in a Fair Haven childcare center’s parking lot to celebrate a $2 million early-childhood-education boost from the state.
