by | Sep 10, 2019 2:52 pm | Comments (0)
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A west side ward that went heavily for Toni Harp the last time she faced Justin Elicker in a mayoral election appeared to be tightening, at least in the first six hours of voting.
by | Sep 10, 2019 2:02 pm | Comments (6)
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Toni Harp and Justin Elicker both had volunteers working outside two polling places Tuesday morning where their opponents need to run up the score big to win.
by | Sep 9, 2019 2:26 pm | Comments (0)
“Over the last few weeks, we have seen a decrease in car break-ins. This has been achieved by a partnership between the police and the community to address this uptick. The police have increased patrols, and arrested car thieves while residents have provided me with video footage (used to ID perps and help pinpoint areas to deploy resources) and remembered to lock their vehicles. Let’s keep it up!”
by | Aug 29, 2019 5:24 pm | Comments (0)
A woman was found dead Thursday afternoon on an embankment off upper Whalley Avenue.
by | Aug 26, 2019 3:08 pm | Comments (0)
“Jenna” said she wanted to “have some fun” — so they did, until the fun ran out for her new friend.
by | Aug 22, 2019 11:15 am | Comments (16)
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Yale planner Jeromy Powers with a design of the new field house.
Yale won key city approvals to build a two-story field house for its soccer and lacrosse teams and a new natural grass field right across the street at the university’s Westville athletics complex.
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by | Aug 19, 2019 2:15 pm | Comments (3)
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Watch how firefighters rescued and then revived a trapped kitten in the Brookside development — then read all about it, and other public safety incidents on the west side of the town.
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by | Aug 12, 2019 7:43 am | Comments (27)
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Darnell Young (at right) talks of safety concerns.
Marchand and Serfilippi clash, prompting boos.
Westville neighbors debated how to address an uptick in property crime, at a meeting that featured a shouting match between two political candidates.
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by | Aug 5, 2019 2:39 pm | Comments (3)
Yes, thieves continue to steal stuff from unlocked vehicles in Westville. But they’re also breaking in to locked premises as well.
by | Jul 31, 2019 12:18 pm | Comments (0)
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Sam Carlson at Monday night’s concert.
Beecher Park was filled with pies, kids, and live music Monday night for the fourth entry in a weekly summer Westville concert series and pie bake-off.
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by | Jul 29, 2019 12:10 pm | Comments (7)
This time, thieves made off with $400 prescription sunglasses, two 24-karat gold rings, $1,500 surgical glasses, and a watch among other booty just sitting there ready for the pilfering in unlocked cars parked on New Haven’s west side.
by | Jul 25, 2019 5:42 pm | Comments (5)
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The blazing van on West Rock Avenue.
A state representative found a van engulfed in flames outside of her West Rock Avenue house in the early hours of Thursday morning.
by | Jul 22, 2019 12:13 pm | Comments (2)
A BMW was left unlocked — and a Tiffany necklace and a Tiffany bracelet disappeared.
by | Jul 22, 2019 7:35 am | Comments (4)
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Ana De Los Angeles and her family celebrated the 10 year anniversary of their Westville cafe Manjares with the official grand opening of the coffee spot/restaurant’s bar, Manjares Tapas, and a block party as a thank-you gift to the neighborhood.
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by | Jul 17, 2019 8:02 am | Comments (20)
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Dennis Serfilippi.
A citizen budget watchdog has decided to stop just complaining about the government and try to improve it himself, by running for office.
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by | Jul 15, 2019 1:42 pm | Comments (0)
A Stop & Shopper tried to make off with $180 of groceries — but couldn’t outrun an extra-duty cop at the store.
A man arrested for domestic violence at the Regal Inn also had a gun confiscated from his Mutant Ninja Turtles backpack.
by | Jul 9, 2019 12:48 pm | Comments (0)
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Westville kicked off its annual “Hi-Fi Pie” competition and fest on Monday evening with 10 homemade stone fruit pies, a live music performance by the band Zikina, and Southern-style barbeque food options from the Oak Haven Mobile Kitchen.
by , and | Jul 9, 2019 8:22 am | Comments (25)
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Ward 26 Co-Chair Sharon Jones collecting votes at Manjares: “This is what democracy is about.”
Three more Democratic committees that supported Toni Harp for mayor in 2013 voted Monday night to back her challenger instead this year — putting old friends like Sharon Jones and Audrey Tyson in a bind.
by | Jul 8, 2019 2:09 pm | Comments (0)
Police arrested a babysitter for allowing a 2‑year-old boy to wander alone in West Hills. And thieves on Blake Street made off with a Chinese delivery order after at least simulating having a handgun.
by | Jul 4, 2019 9:09 am | Comments (3)
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Teo Baldwin with assistant coach (and son) Roger. Top: Undefeated Edgewood NHYS team.
Whether commanding firefighters at a blazing building or coaching middle schoolers on the field, Teo Baldwin emphasizes the same two principles: Respect your teammates. And know the unique role you play in helping your group succeed.
by | Jul 2, 2019 7:02 am | Comments (0)
New Haven’s Mad Hatter drops “Blk Teenz” video w/Wisdom.
by | Jul 1, 2019 3:09 pm | Comments (0)
A driver sped off after rear-ending a Mercedes on Fountain Street. But not before the Mercedes driver got the fleeing driver’s license plate.
by | Jun 28, 2019 1:12 pm | Comments (1)
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The Family Dollar at 1168-1186 Whalley Ave.
A Windsor-based development company sold the Family Dollar site on Upper Whalley Avenue to a group of California investors for $1.8 million, in one of the city’s latest property transactions.
by | Jun 24, 2019 2:28 pm | Comments (0)
The Louis Vuitton Apple watchband and shoes appeared on the porch of a South Genessee Street e‑shopper —then disappeared.
by | Jun 19, 2019 12:43 pm | Comments (2)
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Burcu, Barbarossa, 3, and Volkan Gokkiyas, Mayor Toni Harp, and Alders Hacibey Catalbasoglu and Richard Furlow.
Like his father before him, Volkan Gokkiyas named his newest restaurant, Barbarossa Pizza & Kebabs, after his son.