Westville Mystery
by | Jun 29, 2008 9:13 pm | Comments (7)
A rash of graffiti has hit Westville buildings, like these tags on the side of the old Hallock’s building on Whalley near Harrison (currently owned by the Church of Scientology).
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Whalley Redesign Ready To Go
by | Jun 23, 2008 2:19 pm | Comments (16)
Preliminary work is about to start on a 30-year-old state plan to smooth traffic on Upper Whalley Avenue — just as an 11-year-old girl’s (pictured) death has led “traffic-calmers” to ask for a delay.
Westville Signs on to Safe Streets
by | Jun 18, 2008 12:48 pm | Comments (12)
Drawing a “line in the sand” over the hit-and-run killing of an 11-year-old girl, Westville neighbors signed onto a citywide “safe streets” campaign and pressed for action on the fatal intersection’s traffic light.
3 Minutes Too Late
by | Jun 16, 2008 12:41 pm | Comments (1)
A foreclosure sale in “the nicest neighborhood in the city of New Haven” was a learning experience for several prospective buyers. The lesson learned? Show up on time for the auction.
Gabrielle Lee Buried
by | Jun 16, 2008 10:51 am | Comments (0)
It took only one menacing car to cut short the life of Gabrielle “Gabby” Alexis Lee, 11, two weeks ago. It would take dozens and dozens of cars — and their hundreds and hundreds of passengers — to properly lay her to rest.
Davis Neighbors Want Security With New School
by | Jun 11, 2008 8:33 am | Comments (1)
Doreen Henderson said she was assaulted last year in front of the Davis Street School. She said she watched as the school’s rubber playground was gradually torn up by vandals, leaving black spots. Next year, the school will be rebuilt from the ground up, and Henderson hopes that the improvements will include better security.
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After Delays, New Deli Leads the Way
by | Jun 9, 2008 3:16 pm | Comments (21)
Emily Ferraro hopes that homemade roast beef will attract customers to her family’s new deli. Thea Buxbaum, a local developer, hopes that the deli will attract more businesses to complete a long-delayed Westville revitalization project.
60 Show Up For WRVA Annual Meeting
by | May 23, 2008 3:32 pm | Comments (0)
The Westville Renaissance Alliance sent in the following report from its annual meeting:
Bioregional Walkabout
by | Apr 4, 2008 10:00 am | Comments (3)
Maria Tupper sent in these photos and this write-up about the recent 24th annual Bioregional Walkabout, along the northwest portions of the West River.
DeStefano: Foreclosure Plan Ready
by | Mar 28, 2008 7:58 am | Comments (10)
Saying that he worries more about the mortgage crisis than a widening budget gap, Mayor John DeStefano told a Westville audience that he’ll unveil his anti-foreclosure initiative next week.
Westville Skeptical On UNH Plan
by | Mar 25, 2008 8:31 am | Comments (12)
Joanne Scuilli (left in photo) heard a promise three years ago about the new apartment complex across the street from her home — then returned Monday night to hear a pitch to break that promise.
Masked Protesters Picket Scientologists
by | Feb 11, 2008 7:31 am | Comments (18)
They decried what they termed a coercive cult. Their targets called them “cyber-terrorists.”
Westville Has A Race
by | Feb 6, 2008 12:02 pm | Comments (24)
And it’s not Hillary vs. Obama.
Kerry Pumps Obama At Reggie Mayo’s House
by | Feb 3, 2008 5:32 pm | Comments (9)
A funny thing happened on the way to Super Tuesday: New Haven and Connecticut took center stage.
Diapers From Tots
by | Dec 30, 2007 1:57 pm | Comments (1)
Jorgie Bruckmann of Westville Community Nursery School poses amidst the 2500 diapers collected during the school’s annual drive to benefit New Haven Diaper Bank. The Bank distributes 50,000 – 60,000 diapers monthly to families living in poverty in the greater New Haven area. Westville Community Nursery School is located at 34 Harrison Str. and has been educating New Haven preschoolers since 1971. (Contributed by Joellen Adae.)
Westville Rock(y)s Out
by | Dec 20, 2007 8:53 am | Comments (1)
Or blues-es out, more precisely.
A Holiday Gift For Westville
by | Dec 19, 2007 2:26 pm | Comments (1)
Many gifts actually — in a new store in the Village, opened by two Westvillers.
Chickens Win
by | Dec 12, 2007 8:05 am | Comments (8)
“I want to keep them,” pleaded young Sarah Rastelli (pictured), swinging Tweety-bird slippers before the city zoning board. With a smile, the zoning officials agreed to overturn an eviction notice and let her keep the egg-laying pets.
Westville Gets A Cozy Hub
by | Dec 11, 2007 1:03 pm | Comments (7)
Neighbors christened Deja Brew, the long-awaited new coffeehouse at West Rock and Edgewood, with this teddy bear.
Vito Voting Case “Troubles” Election Official
by | Dec 11, 2007 7:47 am | Comments (8)
In a visit to the city’s disabilities commission, a state election official blasted a local poll worker for judging the mentally ill, and said she is “concerned” by New Haven Democrats’ aggressive vote-pulling techniques.
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Light the Night I
by | Dec 5, 2007 7:38 am | Comments (0)
These photos and the following write-up came from Chabad of Westville.
“Voting Torture” Probe Doesn’t Bother Silverman
by | Nov 23, 2007 9:56 am | Comments (24)
Westville Alderwoman Ina Silverman said that she doesn’t know what happened when one of her vote-pullers dragged a mentally disabled man to the polls — a case now under state investigation — but that she views her campaign’s effort as “commendable.”
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“Voting Torture” Probed
by | Nov 16, 2007 1:03 pm | Comments (29)
The state is investigating whether a New Haven Democratic machine vote-puller broke the law in aggressively bringing a mentally disabled man to the polls in Westville.
Cops Catch Westville Muggers
by | Nov 12, 2007 8:36 am | Comments (4)
Neighbors like Rahul Gandhi helped, after an early-evening attack at Alden and West Elm.
Voting Torture For Vito
by | Nov 7, 2007 9:38 am | Comments (80)
“I don’t want to vote!” cried Vito, growing into hysterics as veteran vote-puller Brian McGrath urged him to go to the polls in a hot Westville race. “Put your coat on,” commanded McGrath.