by | Aug 16, 2023 12:45 pm | Comments (1)
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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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by | Aug 15, 2023 10:02 am | Comments (0)
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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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by | Aug 14, 2023 12:39 pm | Comments (16)
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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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by | Aug 10, 2023 3:34 pm | Comments (5)
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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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by | Jul 31, 2023 9:05 am | Comments (1)
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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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by | Jul 26, 2023 11:21 am | Comments (7)
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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.
by | Jul 26, 2023 9:47 am | Comments (1)
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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.
by | Jul 25, 2023 12:56 pm | Comments (1)
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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.
Continue reading ‘Basketballers Bring The Heat In Fair Haven’
by | Jul 21, 2023 11:45 am | Comments (47)
Travelers react to latest Tweed flood.
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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.
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by | Jul 19, 2023 5:03 pm | Comments (4)
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Lead Detective Conklin: 80+% clearance record.
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.
Continue reading ‘Tech, Witnesses Lead To Swift Murder Arrest’
by | Jul 19, 2023 1:36 pm | Comments (6)
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Preschoolers at Fair Haven library for Tuesday's bilingual session.
Sitting around a colorful rug, 30 pre-schoolers were asked to recount what they’ve been doing over the summer.
“In the summer I love to swim,” said some of the children.
“Me gusta comer helado durante el verano,” said others.
by | Jul 18, 2023 1:37 pm | Comments (9)
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Summer Choate teaches students about syllables.
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.
by | Jul 14, 2023 1:50 pm | Comments (3)
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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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by | Jul 13, 2023 9:28 am | Comments (11)
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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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by | Jul 13, 2023 9:11 am | Comments (0)
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.
Continue reading ‘Cumbias Bring The People Together At Bregamos’
by | Jul 12, 2023 1:59 pm | Comments (3)
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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.
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by | Jul 10, 2023 10:48 am | Comments (3)
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Tijoux at Sunday's ULA event.
Songs and art of hope and strength came to Bregamos Community Theater as international hip hop artist Ana Tijoux headlined an afternoon and evening of food, history, and artistic vision — for an event put together by Unidad Latina en Acción to celebrate 21 years of operation as an immigrant rights activist group.
by | Jul 5, 2023 8:44 am | Comments (1)
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Kristin Washington meets with job-pitchers from state Department of Aging and Disability Services.
Kristin Washington showed up to the Fair Haven public library fueled by a dream to work in public health — and ready to find out if state government employment could be the right career path for her now that’s she graduated from college and hunting for a job.
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by | Jun 23, 2023 2:24 pm | Comments (42)
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Fair Rent Commission Director Wildaliz Bermúdez (right): "Tenants report there is evidence of advanced mold behind bathroom walls" at 234 Fillmore.
Fair Rent commissioners dropped a Fillmore Street tenant’s rent down to $1 per month in a bid to pressure her landlord to speed up repairs to a dangerously unhealthy property with water-damaged ceilings and walls and allegedly beset with mold.
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by | Jun 20, 2023 10:57 am | Comments (3)
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Lisseit Luna with a fresh batch of coconut ice cream.
As Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda played in the background, Ely Rey Azteca employee Lisseit Luna prepared a batch of coconut ice cream to sell at a recently opened Mexican- and Dominican-owned paletería in Fair Haven.
by | Jun 15, 2023 3:40 pm | Comments (1)
New Haven Academy grads (clockwise from top left): Taylor Council, Isaiah Becton, Thailyn Geter, Kyrell Carter, and Paris Feliciano.
New Haven Academy’s Class of 2023 took one last moment before graduating to recall four years worth of memories together — including singing High School Musical songs in the middle of classes, overcoming the fallout of remote learning, and putting on the school’s first ever theatrical production.
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by | Jun 8, 2023 12:46 pm | Comments (6)
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City Chief Structural Engineer Zach Shapiro: Bridge under repair, should be open soon.
A damaged “end wedge” has shut down the Grand Avenue Bridge to car travel for nearly a week — with repairs in the works, and city officials hoping the recently renovated Quinnipiac River crossing should open back up to vehicles later on Thursday.
Update: The bridge is now back open to car traffic, as pictured below at around 6 p.m. Thursday.
by | Jun 5, 2023 9:03 am | Comments (6)
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Valerie Richardson lives on a houseboat in the marina and makes art, often of the river and its bridges
A place of peace and sanity, almost a stay-cation; a sense of history so deep you can feel the life of people here 10,000 years ago; a place where the local beer is a beautiful amber and you can also practice tai chi, as the gods intended, in nature, down by the banks of a river.
Continue reading ‘Hundreds Hit The Marina For 15th Annual Quinnipiac Riverfest’
by | Jun 2, 2023 9:13 am | Comments (5)
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Nector Santos at the head of the Clinton Ave bike-club-graduation pack.
If you genuinely want to grow bicycle culture in New Haven, start with the kids. And, specifically, all the kids, by making cycling a regular part of the physical education curriculum in the public schools. And just to be sure, carry it over into after-school cycling clubs as well.
by | May 30, 2023 11:22 am | Comments (40)
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Ward 8 alder challenger Andrea Zola and incumbent Ellen Cupo.
A bridal business owner with local political history roots has filed to run against Wooster Square’s two-term, union-affiliated incumbent alder in a Democratic race that sheds light on a neighborhood in flux.
Continue reading ‘Alder Challenge Charts Changing Wooster Sq’