Yale Buys Daggett Square
by | Apr 9, 2024 12:17 pm | Comments (23)
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Yale has purchased a vacant former rubber factory in the Hill that was once home to vibrant, illegal live-work artist studios for more than $2.5 million.
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Extra Step Added For Transit-Oriented Housing
by | Apr 4, 2024 11:34 am | Comments (29)
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Big buildings, not empty lots, envisioned for Union Station area.
With climate change in mind, an aldermanic committee advanced a zoning proposal that would allow as-of-right restaurants, supermarkets, and offices — but not housing — along the Union Station railroad tracks.
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Hidden Graves Reveal Cemetery Neglect
by | Mar 29, 2024 2:43 pm | Comments (21)
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Ed Zack clears litter from a headstone overtaken by a tree.
Gravestone partially uncovered by Zack, apparently commemorating someone who fought in Company D.
Ed Zack spotted a slight indent in the grass. He kicked away a layer of soil and weeds to find the gravestone of a veteran in St. Bernard’s Cemetery in the Hill.
He found another indent. And another. And another.
Eventually he uncovered several rows of hidden graves — along with a mystery about what happened to the funding designated for their upkeep.
1 Tree Up, 999 To Go
by | Mar 25, 2024 3:30 pm | Comments (33)
A red oak...
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... and an evergreen partner planted side by side Monday morning.
Tree planters trudged through the mud at Kimberly Field to position a red oak in the ground — and pledged to plant 1,000 new trees in New Haven a year, one sapling at a time.
Legion Sliver Lot Eyed For Church Daycare
by | Mar 25, 2024 8:58 am | Comments (11)
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Mt. Calvary Revival Center on Legion Avenue.
Jesus Christ and pre‑K kids will each get a “sliver” of city land — if the sale of two odd-cut, publicly-owned properties next to an adjacent Pentecostal church with plans for a daycare wins final approval.
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19 Spots Picked For Traffic Cameras
by | Mar 18, 2024 3:57 pm | Comments (90)
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Transit director Aysola: Human being will review camera footage before automated tickets are sent out.
Proposed 19 locations for red light and speed cameras.
Drivers hell-bent on whipping past the often-ignored red light at Park and South Frontage have only a few more months to avoid an automatic ticket, if a plan announced Monday goes through to put a red light camera there.
Citgo Told To Go Home
by | Mar 15, 2024 3:35 pm | Comments (25)
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The gas station at 9 p.m. Thursday.
A Kimberly Avenue gas station ran out of fuel while requesting extended hours of operation — after community members complained over the convenience store’s contribution to neighborhood crime.
Zoners OK Rosette Mini-Shelters
by | Mar 13, 2024 1:43 pm | Comments (22)
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Four of the six tiny homes constructed behind Amistad House.
Six backyard emergency shelters built without city approval won zoning relief Tuesday night — as even rule-abiding commissioners backed the argument that community action should sometimes precede paperwork.
Vote-Seeker Calls Constituents "Parasites"
by | Mar 5, 2024 11:41 am | Comments (21)
Ring camera footage of Fekieta's campaign pitch.
One candidate campaigning for ward co-chair in the Hill tried a novel campaign strategy, at least for a New Haven Democrat: Insulting immigrants, then insulting a constituent’s house.
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Re-Entry Experience Sparks Housing Plan
by | Feb 29, 2024 4:19 pm | Comments (6)
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Ray Boyd at 43 Sylvan, planned transitional home for formerly incarcerated men like himself.
Ray Boyd knows what it’s like to come home after decades in prison without support or guidance on how to rebuild his life.
Two years later, he and his wife Jackie James are trying to provide a better homecoming for others — by transforming James’ childhood home into a transitional home for people re-entering society.
Election You Never Heard Of Heats Up
by | Feb 26, 2024 2:23 pm | Comments (32)
Candidates Dolores Colon and Doris Doward at Trowbridge Square Park rally.
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Jason Bartlett addresses challenge candidates at the Hill Museum.
(Updated Feb. 29) In a park and then in a pencil museum, separate groups of politicos gathered in the Hill on the same day to rally voters to show up for one of the most obscure, historically least competitive elected positions in town: Democratic Party ward co-chair.
80 More Beds On The Way
by | Feb 26, 2024 12:51 pm | Comments (8)
A rendering of the upcoming shelter on the Boulevard.
Eighty more homeless shelter beds are on their way to Ella Grasso Boulevard, with a new layer of privacy.
Career High Black History Assembly Cruises Decades Of Culture
by | Feb 26, 2024 11:46 am | Comments (0)
Watch Friday’s fashion show above.
Long polka dot skirts from the ’50s, black leather jackets from the ’60s, and bell bottoms from the ’70s all made a return to Hill Regional Career High School as it celebrated Black fashion throughout the years.
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3 Hill/Downtown Projects Advance
by | Feb 21, 2024 6:21 pm | Comments (6)
Hill Alder Carmen Rodriguez: The Hill's happening.
Two affordable housing developments are a step closer to materializing in the Hill, along with the nearby revival of the old Coliseum site, thanks to approvals from the Board of Alders.
Daniels Welcomes Immigrant Wave
by | Feb 15, 2024 4:22 pm | Comments (18)
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John C. Daniels newcomers with staff: Rosalyn Díaz-Ortiz, Heather O’Brien, Widny Morel, Marlene Rosario, Kenia Wama Vargas, Iveth Shenoha Quintero Rodriguez, Deam Sebastian Barrozo Garzon, David Santiago Franco Chaparro, and Yesenia Perez.
Forty-five native Spanish speakers have immigrated here and entered seventh and eighth grade at John C. Daniels School just over the past four months — and are getting up to speed fast thanks to a schoolwide effort to focus on language skills as well as family needs.
Urban Life Book Group Puts Heart Into "Home"
by | Feb 12, 2024 8:58 am | Comments (0)
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Members of the Urban Life Experience Book Discussion group.
As the temperature outside edged close to 60 degrees on Saturday, a warm and invigorating meeting of minds and hearts came together inside the Wilson branch of the New Haven Free Public Library for 2024’s first monthly installment of the Urban Life Experience Book Discussion Series.
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Lady Academics Clobber Career
by | Feb 7, 2024 3:40 pm | Comments (1)
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Hillhouse's Jordyn Thomas scores during Tuesday's game against Career.
Hillhouse’s Lady Academics didn’t let a tough one-point loss on Monday get in the way of coming out victorious Tuesday night.
150 Apts Eyed For Liberty Street
by | Feb 1, 2024 4:09 pm | Comments (29)
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Neighbor Shawn: Affordable apartments needed to combat high rent.
10 Liberty St.
An abandoned lighting manufacturing hub will soon transform into 150 below-market apartments a block from Union Station, if a development plan comes to fruition.
Everyone Needs Help — Even The Helpers
by | Jan 29, 2024 12:12 pm | Comments (2)
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Jamilah Rasheed at the Hill pop-up food pantry.
By the time I arrived at the pop-up New Haven Inner City Enrichment (NICE) Center Food Pantry, 40 people were standing in line on a blustery Saturday morning.
New Affordable Housing Slated For Congress Ave.
by | Jan 26, 2024 11:04 am | Comments (9)
A rough sketch of what the building could look like.
A local developer is planning to build an affordable housing complex designed for seniors atop a vacant city lot in the Hill — with the hope that she could someday move in.
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Lady Governors Taste Victory
by and | Jan 23, 2024 12:51 pm | Comments (2)
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KaNai Goodwin-Kellman prepares for a rebound as teammate Harmoni Thomas shoots a free throw.
In a neck-and-neck 11th game of the season, the Wilbur Cross Lady Governors eked out their first win Monday night thanks to a final free throw.
City Puts Radon On The Radar
by | Jan 22, 2024 3:14 pm | Comments (4)
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Monique Ricks on her Healthy Homes-funded porch: Don't forget to remember about radon. The city is distributing 50 free test kits this week.
Monique Ricks can breathe easy — now that she’s sure her home is radon free.
Student Absenteeism Dips; Student Brass Swings
by | Jan 18, 2024 3:18 pm | Comments (12)
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Daniels band hits "Misty" at citywide attendance event.
Seven students showed up to school Thursday and brought clarinets and flutes to their lips — to help New Haven celebrate the fact that more kids are showing up in school.
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Rehab Facility Fights To Get Moving
by | Jan 16, 2024 9:30 am | Comments (5)
2 Thorn St.
New Haven nursing home patients may fret less about flu season next year — if a Bronx-based assisted living company gets the green light to build 150 beds, pave half as many parking spaces and bring ultraviolet disinfection tech to the Hill neighborhood.
Heat Goes On At Tiny Shelters In The Hill
by | Jan 15, 2024 11:55 am | Comments (18)
The heat’s turned on inside six tiny emergency shelters outside Amistad House.
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