by | Jul 11, 2017 5:25 pm | Comments (0)
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Assistant Chief Vendetto at the scene.
New Haven police and fire departments enacted a series of street closures around the Green in response to a bomb threat inside City Hall. As of 6:20, the streets were reopened.
by | Feb 22, 2017 1:18 pm | Comments (0)
Yale-New Haven Hospital emergency room doctors were working mid-day Wednesday on a critically ill survivor of a plane crash near Tweed-New Haven Airport.
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by | Feb 2, 2017 3:43 pm | Comments (0)
Sponsored by: Reps. Candelaria, Porter, Paolillo, Lemar, Sen. Winfield
by | Nov 29, 2016 2:11 pm | Comments (3)
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The Board of Fire Commissioners Tuesday unanimously elected William Celentano as its new chairman.
by | Aug 10, 2016 12:15 pm | Comments (2)
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Puerto Rican flag adorns gala tables.
“I remember those days of the Puerto Rican parade, ‘la parada,’ when we would all get together. I marched in the parade and we had over 25,000 people at the green in New Haven. It was simply telling folks that we’re here — that we are here to stay …”
by | Jan 6, 2016 5:06 pm | Comments (3)
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A former city assistant fire chief is coming out of retirement — at least temporarily — to run the department.
by | Oct 17, 2015 8:10 pm | Comments (0)
New Haven firefighters sawed through a quarter-inch staineless-steel chimney liner Saturday to rescue a man who fell down a chimney.
by | Oct 2, 2015 2:40 pm | Comments (0)
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Fontana at the EOC briefing.
Rick Fontana had good news for officials gathered Friday afternoon in the underground Emergency Operations Center (EOC): They probably won’t have to return this week.
by | Jul 14, 2015 8:17 am | Comments (7)
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Mentor Vega with Williams, at right, at Monday’s swearing-in.
As Jasmine Williams crossed the stage, Fire Chief Allyn Wright grasped her arm and raised her hand along with his. “I always do this,” he said, and proclaimed, “Female!”
by | May 4, 2015 10:45 am | Comments (2)
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Gargone returns from removing courthouse packages.
Traffic was stalled downtown and the police emergency squad swept into action on Elm Street Monday morning in response to a report about two “suspicious” packages — which (surprise!) turned out to be harmless.
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by | Dec 8, 2014 5:53 pm | Comments (2)
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Ismail Abdussabur asked a table of black mentors to extend their support to the “middle man” — “regular” students who could become either society’s leaders or gang members depending on the direction they receive.
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by | Oct 8, 2014 8:40 am | Comments (1)
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Antonio Almodovar, who went public with complaints about racial discrimination in the fire department, has stepped down as president of the Latino firefighters association.
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by | Sep 8, 2014 11:09 am | Comments (6)
The Harp administration reacted to concerns over decisions made at the scene of the Delaney’s fire by naming a new assistant chief in charge of oeprations.
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by | Apr 29, 2014 2:46 pm | Comments (1)
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With smoldering wreckage still smoking nearby, victims lay sprawled across the tarmac at Tweed-New Haven Airport — pretending to be dead or dying, burned and bleeding “zesty mint flavor” blood.
by | Mar 28, 2014 3:02 pm | Comments (3)
On his last day in uniform as a New Haven firefighter, Chief Michael Grant found himself surrounded by faces from his past, well-wishers from four decades of service to the city.
by | Mar 16, 2014 8:12 pm | Comments (0)
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Police officer Michael Hurley has so much reverence for the flag he saluted it 20 times, at least.
He had the perfect patriotic perch to do so from the corner of Church and Chapel, where he helped to direct traffic Sunday at the flags-flying-high 58th annual Greater New Haven St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
Continue reading ‘Pipers & Griffins, Politicians & Patriots On Parade’
by | Mar 5, 2014 3:51 pm | Comments (3)
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R. Jacobs parked, walked into the bank. Then his 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee caught on fire.
by | Feb 19, 2014 11:48 am | Comments (0)
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A pipe burst early Wednesday morning on downtown Temple Street, shutting down water service to an entire block while crews scrambled to fix the problem.
by | Jan 3, 2014 8:56 am | Comments (10)
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With the help of Bruce Springsteen, two cups of coffee and a turkey burger, Reinaldo Rivas pushed through a 15-hour shift preparing for Winter Storm Hercules.
“This is nothing,” he said as the first plows of the evening began to clear the streets.
by | Dec 21, 2013 6:42 pm | Comments (3)
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Jefferson and Hill.
New Haven civil rights attorney Michael Jefferson was named for the third time. New Haven funeral director Howard Hill was a rookie on the list.
by | Dec 18, 2013 1:44 pm | Comments (8)
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A man kept a crowd amused and cops and firefighters fearful for his safety Wednesday afternoon after he climbed most of the way up the Christmas tree on the Green and refused to come back down.
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by | Nov 11, 2013 5:57 pm | Comments (1)
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Why does this 1813 flag have 15 stars and 15 stripes?
The correct answer was not forthcoming. So why Col. (Ret.) Kenneth Gertz (pictured) turned New Haven’s annual Veterans Day Memorial Service into a history lesson.
He often does that.
(Read to the end for the answer)
by | Nov 11, 2013 12:27 pm | Comments (14)
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An officer headed to a disturbance at the train station Monday morning smashed into a CT Transit bus near the Green, sending 24 people to the hospital, according to police.
by | Aug 9, 2013 1:26 pm | Comments (14)
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A Seattle pilot visiting colleges with his 17-year-old son missed the Tweed airport runway and crashed into two homes, leaving two families mourning in the wake of a fatal flight.
by | Jul 18, 2013 2:38 pm | Comments (2)
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“No, I’m not home,” Malachi Benson told a caller as he sat in the Dixwell/Newhallville Senior Center. With two newspapers folded neatly in front of him, Benson had left his home’s broken air conditioning to seek relief from the heat. He usually spends just a few hours at the senior center, but he stayed most of Monday and Tuesday – reading and talking to friends – to escape the heat wave currently blanketing the region.
Continue reading ‘With Splashes & Lemonade, New Haveners Cool Off’