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Pastor Donald Morris was grinning Sunday as he stood in front of a tree he planted 15 years ago that has become a symbol of community in Goffe Street Park. Beside him stood Lt. Manmeet Colon, the neighborhood’s top cop, and its alder, Jill Marks, who organized a lighting of that tree as part of a neighborhood holiday celebration.
by | Nov 15, 2018 2:54 pm | Comments (0)
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Syreeta Nicholson and her 3-year-old son, Marque.
Syreeta Nicholson’s second-youngest son Marque already had an elevated blood lead level two years ago when his family first moved into the single-family home at 489 Sherman Pkwy.
Marque’s blood lead level quintupled after just five months of living at the property.
It turns out at least 100 renters like Nicholson have moved into federally subsidized apartments without promised lead paint inspections.
by | Oct 31, 2018 12:56 pm | Comments (6)
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722 Orchard St.
A faith-based nonprofit developer sold a rehabbed Orchard Street home to a low-income buyer, marking its fifth gut rehab and affordable housing conversion completed on a single block between Charles Street and Henry Street.
Continue reading ‘Latest Deals: Beulah’s 5th Rehab On Block’
by | Oct 3, 2018 1:40 pm | Comments (1)
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West Hills graffitied wall before and after.
The following was submitted by LCI Neighborhood Specialist Jillian Driscoll
Every fall, incoming freshman are expected to participate in a Day of Service at Southern Connecticut State University and this year about 200 fanned out over the city to make an impact.
by | Sep 24, 2018 12:02 pm | Comments (14)
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City Engineer Zinn, left, with Deputy Director of Transportation, Traffic & Parking Mike Pinto.
After years of waiting for a roundabout at the intersection of Crescent and Munson Streets, neighbors got a date: July 1, 2019.
That’s when the city plans to start the work that neighbors hope will finally slow down speeders.
by | Sep 20, 2018 2:07 pm | Comments (2)
DeGale Field, better known in the city as Goffe Street Park, is headed for a makeover thanks to about $217,597 in grant money that is expected to come from the state.
by | Aug 14, 2018 9:08 pm | Comments (6)
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Peter Blasini agrees to vote for Lamont after Jess Corbett’s pitch.
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Eva Bermudez Zimmerman hugs a supporter outside the polls.
Ned Lamont won the vote Tuesday — but he didn’t win New Haven’s hearts.
That could be a problem come November.
by | Jul 20, 2018 2:59 pm | Comments (6)
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Targets lined up inside the range …
… as the ribbon is cut outside.
Francine Caplan wasn’t sure she’d live to see the day where she didn’t hear a hail of gunfire just blocks away from her home. She and her neighbors had been pushing for what seemed like forever — actually more than two decades — for the city to move the outdoor police firing range in Beaver Hills.
by | Jul 5, 2018 8:04 am | Comments (5)
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“Enough is enough! Stop the violence!”
by | Jun 18, 2018 7:56 am | Comments (0)
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Jill Marks and Mary Brown at the banner event.
Mary Brown has lived across the street from Goffe Street Park for 60 years. She has watched the plot of land, currently including a baseball field, basketball court and playground, morph into “not being kept up like when I was a kid.
by | Jun 14, 2018 6:51 pm | Comments (9)
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Pols and school officials kickoff the construction of the future Barack H. Obama University Magnet School.
Kindergartener Luis Castillo addresses the crowd while Principal Susan DeNicola holds the mic.
With a shout of “Yes we can!” and the toss of some dirt, politicians and city officials launched the building of what will be the Barack H. Obama Magnet University School on the Southern Connecticut State University campus.
by | Mar 27, 2018 1:02 pm | Comments (3)
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The range as of Jan. 22.
The new indoor police firing range is in the home stretch of completion.
by | Mar 8, 2018 1:47 pm | Comments (23)
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Rendering of future Strong — er, Obama? — School.
When the Strong 21st Century Communications Magnet School opens its new home on the campus of Southern Connecticut State University, it might have a new name — that of the 44th president on the United States.
by | Dec 21, 2017 8:50 am | Comments (6)
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Team Zinn-Hausladen presents plan to neighbors.
For years, residents of Beaver Hills have been complaining about speeds at Crescent and Munson Streets. Now officials have put together a plan for a traffic-calming roundabout — if the city can find the money to pay for it.
by | Dec 18, 2017 1:24 pm | Comments (1)
Sochi Estrada, Leticia Estrada, Itzel Estrada.
Hillhouse High’s Floyd Little Athletic Center turned into a “Winter Wonderland” Sunday, hosting a city-organized holiday-season celebration complete with bounce houses for the kids, a dj to keep the crowd upbeat and in good spirits, and entertainment that ranged from singing, rapping, and dancing.
by | Dec 11, 2017 2:57 pm | Comments (0)
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Ice the Beef performs at Sunday’s tree-lighting.
The Beaver Hills community had some early Christmas cheer to spread Sunday as the Friends of Goffe Street Park celebrated its first tree lighting on DeGale Field. Members of the community came together to sing, dance, and be merry.
Continue reading ‘Beaver Hills Joins The Neighborhoods Tree-Lighting Roster’
by | Oct 18, 2017 12:29 pm | Comments (1)
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Horton and Tuozzoli Tuesday night.
Whalley, Edgewood and Beaver Hills neighbors have a new top cop, who promised to address neighborhood crime with increased cross-district communication and policing.
by | Sep 20, 2017 1:55 pm | Comments (12)
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WEB Chair Nadine Horton questions District Manager Steve Torquati.
Beaver Hill neighbors pressed their new top cop for quicker action on a recent spate of gun shots — while the top cop pleaded for patience as he gets to know a new neighborhood.
by | Sep 7, 2017 3:51 pm | Comments (0)
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Unique Jones interviews Catherine Moore, whose senior group is at Bethel AME.
In a white-walled room at the New Haven Correctional Center (NHCC), Daniel Watts was preparing a month early for his first City-Wide Open Studios. In one hand, he held a small microphone to his mouth, checking his p’s to make sure that they weren’t popping too hard. Seated inches away, artist Maria Gaspar clutched a recorder.
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Bill MacMullen overseeing the demo of the old Q House in January.
The Q House is still on track for construction to begin next spring despite some fits and starts, including a detour through Probate Court and a subterranean discovery.
Continue reading ‘Q House, Delayed, Set For Spring Groundbreaking’
by | Jul 26, 2017 2:57 pm | Comments (0)
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Bee balm flowers in the oasis.
In Beaver Pond Park, behind the practice fields for the Hillhouse High football team, something beautiful is growing.
by | Jul 25, 2017 1:34 pm | Comments (2)
Courtesy of Cheri Walker
Quinton with his mother, Krystal Bethea, and his colossal trophy after winning the Young Mr. Starpower award.
Quinton White Jr. of New Haven has not graduated elementary school yet. But he has won two national dancing championships, and he has no intention of stopping now.
by | Jul 20, 2017 7:50 am | Comments (3)
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Chubb Rock, a rapper popular for the 1991 smash hit “Treat ‘Em Right,” gave New Haven a soulful performance Wednesday evening in Goffe Street Park to launch this summer’s Cool Breeze in the Park Series.
Continue reading ‘Chubb Rock Brings “Old School” Vibes To Goffe Street’
by | Jul 17, 2017 7:52 am | Comments (7)
When people in Beaver Hills look for calmer streets or a cleaner park, they have a team of alders speaking up for them downtown.