A “Holiday Gift” For Whalley
by | Dec 1, 2010 11:50 am | Comments (5)
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How could it be a “groundbreaking” — if the guys from R & S Construction were already putting on a new roof?
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Mums: The Word
by | Nov 24, 2010 1:06 pm | Comments (13)
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If Whalley Avenue turns a corner, a row of flower beds may prove an early sign.
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Treats Stabbing Victim
by | Oct 12, 2010 6:09 pm | Comments (1)
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Anam Anasarr said she was taking an order over the phone at around 2 p.m. Tuesday, when she looked up and saw a woman walking in with two deep knife wounds on her neck.
Boris Sniffs The Smack
by | Sep 27, 2010 3:15 pm | Comments (6)
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A routine traffic stop turned into a discovery of over 100 packets of heroin, thanks to a canine named Boris, police reported.
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Jinxed Whalley Spot
by | Sep 20, 2010 2:37 pm | Comments (2)
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At a commercial graveyard of recently failed restaurants at 47 Whalley Ave., entrepreneur Steven Browning hopes to succeed with a sports bar. Maybe the third time will be the charm?
Deal Nears On Shaw’s Replacement
by | Aug 25, 2010 2:43 am | Comments (22)
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Negotiators appear to be closing in on a deal to bring supermarket shopping back to the Dwight neighborhood.
Hairdo Turned Into A Don’t
by | Aug 6, 2010 2:27 pm | Comments (3)
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Halfway through an appointment at Miriam’s African Hairbraidings, a customer decided she’d had enough.
Don’t Eat It. Walk On It
by | Aug 5, 2010 7:55 am | Comments (17)
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Warning: This baked concoction is no biscotto. It’s a chunk of acrylic faux brick — and it has begun showing up in New Haven crosswalks.
4 Top Neighborhood Cops Reassigned
by | Jul 28, 2010 7:49 am | Comments (11)
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For the sixth time in two and a half years, the Whalley-Edgewood- Beaver Hills (WEB) district is saying good-bye to a top cop and preparing to break in a new one.
Man Shot On Sherman
by | Jun 4, 2010 7:01 am | Comments (0)
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(Updated Friday 10:10 a.m.) Police were investigating a Thursday night shooting on Sherman Avenue that sent one young man to the hospital with multiple gunshot wounds.
Newport 100s Swiper Strikes Again
by | May 25, 2010 7:34 am | Comments (10)
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After his third break-in in eight days, Kadir Catalbasoglu reluctantly measured his deli window for iron bars — all because of one man who keeps coming back for cartons of cigarettes.
Whalley Redo, Part II
by | Apr 9, 2010 10:49 am | Comments (3)
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The villagers said they want traffic to flow more smoothly.
Those at the east end, by downtown, sought crosswalks, sidewalks and parking.
Those in the middle saw the “speedway” as the biggest problem.
They all were talking about Whalley Avenue on Thursday night — and how to make it better.
Dwight Mourns, Looks Beyond Shaw’s “Divorce”
by | Mar 3, 2010 12:28 pm | Comments (28)
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Dwight is going through an “unexpected, horrible divorce” — with a supermarket. So Linda Townsend-Maier told neighbors at a standing-room-only gathering. It was clear that she will not make this “emotional journey” alone.
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Car Crashes Into NAACP Office; Driver Flees
by | Feb 18, 2010 3:10 pm | Comments (8)
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Rae Boykin was looking for a caterer Thursday morning for an NAACP event when she looked up from her computer — and started screaming. A car was headed straight towards the front window.
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“You Can’t Wear Money”
by | Feb 17, 2010 3:49 pm | Comments (0)
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The boxes only appear to have bananas in them. Troyana Hie was delighted to behold box upon box of clothing, shoes, tools, food, and medical supplies being readied for shipment to Haiti — part of an avalanche of giving that has occupied an entire storefront in Whalley’s Edge of the Woods plaza.
Zoners Vote Out Of Earshot
by | Feb 10, 2010 9:40 am | Comments (57)
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The Board of Zoning Appeals had to decide a controversial public issue. First, it set down the microphone so the public couldn’t hear.
Sgt. Sutton Reports For Duty
by | Jan 20, 2010 12:06 pm | Comments (3)
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Sergeant Reginald E. Sutton is glad to walk the beat once again on the streets of Edgewood and Beaver Hill.
Grocer Was Ready To Help Haiti
by | Jan 19, 2010 12:47 pm | Comments (6)
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There won’t be Haitian mangoes in the aisle of Edge of the Woods this year. There will be ample rice, beans, and medical supplies at two spots in Port-au-Prince, thanks to Edge owner Peter Dodge and his customers.
Save-A-Lot Strikes Out
by | Dec 17, 2009 11:00 am | Comments (15)
Citing parking concerns, city planners voted to deny recommending a plan to open a Save-A-Lot grocery store on Whalley Avenue.
Can Shaw’s Survive Save-A-Lot?
by | Dec 9, 2009 2:11 pm | Comments (44)
“Bob, how much is this mustard at Save-A-Lot?” zoning lawyer Anthony Avallone asked.
The NAACP’S Back
by | Dec 8, 2009 9:08 am | Comments (4)
A big crowd helped the Greater New Haven branch of the NAACP celebrate a year of renewed energy and activism at its office Monday night.
WEB Gears Up For Recycling Push
by | Nov 18, 2009 2:04 pm | Comments (0)
With a recycling push coming to New Haven’s neighborhoods members of the WEB (Whalley, Edgewood, Beaver Hill) management team had lots of questions. Master recycler Julie Braun (pictured) had answers
Discount Grocery Plan Draws Fire
by | Nov 16, 2009 10:13 am | Comments (36)
The Save-A-Lot grocery chain wants to move into the Whalley Avenue store that Staples is leaving. Neighbors vowed to stop the plan.
Haircuts, Paint, and Fraternizing Approved
by | Nov 13, 2009 11:55 am | Comments (0)
In unanimous votes, the zoning board gave a green light to two new business ventures and helped fraternity brothers on High Street move back onto the right side of the law.
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Paint This Neighborhood “Pleased”
by | Oct 21, 2009 10:22 am | Comments (5)
Neighbors who spurned a would-be laundromat operator greeted a paint store owner with open arms.