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Inspectors head to the roof.
The city condemned one apartment, ordered part of another sealed off, and issued a stop-work order after an inspection Wednesday at the perpetually troubled Church Street South complex across from the train station.
Continue reading ‘City Cracks Down On Church Street South, Again’
by | Jul 30, 2015 2:23 pm | Comments (1)
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Children in the Hill and Fair Haven neighborhoods will get a a boost to make healthier food choices and to have a more active lifestyles.
by | Jul 28, 2015 12:32 pm | Comments (4)
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The shooting scene.
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Francesca “Lala” Ratchford.
The sound of bullets firing woke Diane Ratchford to a nightmare at 4 a.m. Tuesday.
She “was sleeping good” inside her third-floor apartment at 848 Congress Ave. next door to California Market when “I heard four shots.”
by | Jul 22, 2015 1:50 pm | Comments (4)
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Donelson, Baker, and Fred Tucker at Tuesday night’s forum.
For years, Kim Hart went to the emergency room instead of her doctor’s office. Despite being insured, she called 911 instead of making an appointment at the hospital.
by | Jul 21, 2015 4:22 pm | Comments (13)
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Levine (left) also helped DeLauro pass out food.
New Haven’s hungry were greeted Tuesday morning by a familiar sight — a truck with free veggies — and a visitor, their U.S. Congresswoman, who used the occasion to highlight food insecurity.
Continue reading ‘Hungry Line Up For Hours For Free Produce’
by | Jul 20, 2015 4:30 pm | Comments (10)
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Mark & Luz Colville.
The Amistad Catholic Worker House — the hungry-feeding, injustice-fighting oasis on Rosette Street — usually celebrates its anniversary with a block party with a moon bounce, popcorn, and water sprayed from a fire hydrant on their tight-knit block in the Hill. Sunday the group celebrated its 20th anniversary with a blow-out at Lighthouse Point Park.
Who footed the bill? The New York Police Department.
Continue reading ‘After 20 (And 25) Years, Amistad Vows Renewed’
by | Jul 17, 2015 10:55 am | Comments (5)
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For the first time in 16 years, a neighborhood in the Hill will be represented by someone other than Andrea Jackson-Brooks.
by | Jul 14, 2015 11:22 am | Comments (4)
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City politics now runs in the family in Ward 5.
by | Jul 13, 2015 2:19 pm | Comments (2)
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A “distressing loophole in federal law” allows youth to purchase the newest addition to the cigarette market without verifying their age.
So said U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro. She has introduced legislation, announced Monday, to change that.
Continue reading ‘DeLauro Seeks Nationwide Age Limit On E-Cigs’
by | Jul 2, 2015 2:49 pm | Comments (5)
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Dad Carlos and daughter Tiffany Ortiz at line-up before hitting Hill.
The veteran Hill patrolman shepherded the rookie across Congress Avenue. “I’m going to introduce you,” he said, “to the Pringles.”
Continue reading ‘Officer Ortiz Steps Into Officer Ortiz’s Beat’
by | Jun 29, 2015 1:14 pm | Comments (3)
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Former Alders James and Perez with newcomer Reyes.
Two alders representing the Hill neighborhood kicked off their bids for reelection at Trowbridge Square Park, while the nephew of a former longstanding alder sought to follow in his footsteps.
Continue reading ‘2 Incumbents, 1 Newcomer Announce Hill Candidacies’
by | Jun 16, 2015 8:11 pm | Comments (0)
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Elecya Ward, who hadn’t worked in a garden before, eagerly named what she and fellow New Horizons students had planted in a formerly vacant lot next to the school: “Tomatoes, broccoli, spinach and onions.”
Continue reading ‘New Horizons Grows Life Lessons Along With Food’
by | Jun 5, 2015 2:59 pm | Comments (2)
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Almeta Hudson was skeptical of raised beds being constructed at the Ann Street Community Garden.
“We’re dirt farmers,” Hudson (pictured in black) said.
Continue reading ‘Beds Raise “Golden Girls” Garden To New Level’
by | Jun 1, 2015 1:42 pm | Comments (3)
When the opening bars of Michael Jackson’s “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough” rang through speakers at Trowbridge Square Park at 3 p.m. Sunday, Hill neighbors stopped what they were doing to dance together.
by | May 26, 2015 4:43 pm | Comments (3)
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Firefighter Eddie Taylor climbed down into a culvert — and came back up with a puppy.
by | May 26, 2015 7:54 am | Comments (1)
The United Way sent in these photos and this write-up.
Continue reading ‘Community Garden Offers A Green “New Horizon”’
by | May 22, 2015 3:01 pm | Comments (33)
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As officials scurried behind closed doors to revive a plan to build a new $45 million home for Strong School, Susan Bonanno ventured into the current property’s “playground.”
by | May 19, 2015 5:17 pm | Comments (0)
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Two budding housing designers were hard at work on Orchard Street and Legion Avenue.
by | May 11, 2015 7:49 pm | Comments (0)
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The singing and drumming and climbing and thinking start in Fair Haven. Then the Hill. Then Dixwell. Then the center of town.
by | May 7, 2015 4:25 pm | Comments (0)
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Ohan Karagozian encountered a familiar skeleton on Asylum Street Thursday morning and thought: I’ve seen this movie before. I hope it’s not a sequel.
by | May 7, 2015 8:24 am | Comments (0)
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U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro heard about how even babies can need help with their mental health — and she promised to find money to make that happen.
by | Apr 27, 2015 12:14 pm | Comments (3)
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New Haven police officers Keron Bryce and Osvaldo Garcia were arresting a suspect and about to send him downtown in the prisoner transport van, when they heard a sound that neither man will ever forget.
by | Apr 21, 2015 11:54 am | Comments (20)
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The leaders of the Board of Alders Black and Hispanic Caucus called on the city’s employers to “open the pipeline” and hire local people.
Continue reading ‘Black And Hispanic Caucus: “Open The Pipeline”’
by | Apr 21, 2015 9:54 am | Comments (4)
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With the bang of the gavel, West River Alder Tyisha Walker stepped into history as the first woman to lead the Board of Alders as president.
by | Apr 17, 2015 12:26 pm | Comments (1)
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Kelcey Perez loves to dance. So much so that she once learned and mastered a dance routine with a broken arm.
Continue reading ‘Once-Shy “It Girl” Becomes Youth Of The Year’