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Mr. Dye, holding court at the Hill South CMT.
Johnny Dye, a community activist known to many as the “Mayor of the Hill,” died early on Monday morning in his home. He was 84 years old.
by | Dec 2, 2024 3:06 pm | Comments (21)
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Future homeowners Melvin Poindexter (center) and Sylvia Cooper (right), shoveling dirt alongside state housing commissioner Seila Mosquera-Bruno.
Melvin Poindexter and Sylvia Cooper dug their shovels into a pile of dirt on an empty Hazel Street lot — and helped move the ground that they, and future generations of their respective families, will some day soon call home.
by | Dec 2, 2024 1:31 pm | Comments (21)
UNH student Priyanshu Agwal, who was struck and killed on Whalley in October 2023.
When Aman Agwal sleeps, his brother Priyanshu visits him in his dreams. Sometimes, he rides a scooter, the exact one that he was riding when he was struck and killed by a car — during a hit and run that, a year later, has resulted in an arrest.
“Sometimes he comes in my dream, and he just plays on his scooter,” Aman said during a Monday morning press conference at police headquarters. “I wish I could do something.”
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Yale's proposed dramatic arts building, circa 2029 ...
... to be located at York and Crown.
All the world’s a stage — for Yale, which plans to construct a new seven-story, 188,000 square-foot building for its drama school and the Yale Repertory Theater, to be located at the northwest corner of Crown and York streets.
by | Dec 2, 2024 8:14 am | Comments (1)
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Classmates Robina, Faryal, and Ghofran, at Troup's annual multicultural luncheon.
Sitting around a lunch table draped in an aquamarine cloth and topped with festive fall ornaments, Robina, 10, Faryal, 12, and Ghofran, 12, giggled and cracked jokes, translating them into English after the fact, in between bites of fried chicken, bread rolls, and rice.
by | Nov 27, 2024 2:07 pm | Comments (35)
Might this one day be built at 924 Grand?
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Youth Continuum's Tim Maguire (right), with city Homeless Services Director Velma George: Looking to create "a one-stop shop for unhoused youth."
A proposal for a peer-led youth homeless shelter in Wooster Square is back on the table — with a higher price tag and a new design prioritizing privacy and public health.
Continue reading ‘Alders Advance $500K For Long-Delayed Youth Shelter’
by | Nov 27, 2024 11:37 am | Comments (13)
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Hillhouse Principal Billy: "We're better than last year."
Hillhouse’s average attendance rate so far this year is 84 percent — a number the high school’s principal credits to, and hopes to improve on, by paying special attention to making sure ninth graders come to class.
Continue reading ‘Hillhouse Attendance Rx: Focus On First-Years’
by | Nov 27, 2024 9:32 am | Comments (15)
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Best Video's Rai Bruton, with Lyric Hall's John Cavaliere: “Places like this and Best Video will only last if we work together.”
Lyric Hall Theater came full circle on Tuesday night as the beloved Westville venue partnered with Best Video for the first night of its new monthly film series for New Haven movie fans.
Continue reading ‘Best Video, Lyric Hall Pair Up For Film Series’
by | Nov 26, 2024 3:37 pm | Comments (12)
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Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto at the announcement of $25 million in "Move New Haven" Biden Bucks.
Connecticut’s transportation chief is stepping on the gas — to get public-transit paperwork in to Washington before a new presidential administration takes over.
by | Nov 26, 2024 10:40 am | Comments (59)
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Naranjo at ULA's City Hall protest: "We're full of fear.”
Paula Naranjo fought back tears as she spoke on the front steps of City Hall about what Donald Trump’s second presidential administration could mean for New Haven-area immigrants like herself.
by | Nov 26, 2024 9:46 am | Comments (12)
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Francine Advincula, with Eneida Arroyo: Music's great, camaraderie's better.
A menu of pollo asado, arroz con gandules, and tres leches for dessert was the centerpiece of a joyous afternoon of gratitude, service, and community love in Fair Haven.
by | Nov 25, 2024 6:14 pm | Comments (37)
Some people stop at red lights. As required by law.
by | Nov 25, 2024 3:04 pm | Comments (19)
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Barnett Brodie (left): "It's impossible for me to match shingles from 50 years ago" or to force tenants to clean hallways.
The landlord didn’t contest that tenants kept a laundry basket in a common hallway. Or that he had old shingles on the house.
He did wonder why the city was pushing him to do something about it or potentially face a fine.
by and | Nov 25, 2024 12:50 pm | Comments (56)
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(Updated) Uzziah Shell, the 16-year-old shot to death this past Friday, had been involved in recent disputes with youth crews in town, according to people familiar with the case.
Continue reading ‘Teen Homicide Victim Was Riverside Student’
by | Nov 25, 2024 10:13 am | Comments (23)
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That's some mighty fine "beton brut.”
A pair of six-story concrete “gigantic megaliths” on Fountain Street have traded hands for $28 million — leaving 150-plus Westville apartments under new ownership for the first time in two decades.