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Naseema Gilson |
Nov 12, 2024 11:13 am
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Babz Rawls Ivy and Chrissy Tracey talk mushroom foraging.
Drummers greet visitors to new CitySeed HQ.
This citizen contribution was submitted by Naseema Gilson, CitySeed’s director of development.
The smells of Nepalese momos and jerk chicken wafted down the stairs, as guests poured into a former Fair Haven factory for “A Night of Food, Community, and Conversation.” The drumbeats and skirt swirls of Movimiento Cultural Afro Continental’s drummers and dancers greeted visitors at the top of the stairs, along with a message: Welcome to CitySeed’s new home.
Gary Hogan (center) with top cops and Beaver Hills neighbors after Wednesday's meetup.
The following Citizen Contribution was written by Ward 28 Democratic Ward Committee Co-Chair Gary Hogan, about a recent neighborhood meetup with top city police to discuss crime in Beaver Hills.
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John Curtis |
Sep 19, 2024 11:02 am
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Ibrahim Yusif: “I'm trying [to bring my family from Sudan to New Haven], but it's a difficult thing.”
Ibrahim Yusif grew up near the city of El Geneina in Darfur in western Sudan. One of five brothers and three sisters, he lived on the farm where his family grew mangoes, guavas, lemons, tomatoes, okra, sweet potatoes, millet, corn, and beans. “We harvest it over there and we take it to El Geneina to sell, before the war.”
Yusif is one of a growing number of Sudanese refugees who have relocated to New Haven — and are urging city residents and political leaders in their adopted home country to pay attention to, and to help stop, one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
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Justin Harmon |
Aug 27, 2024 3:00 pm
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Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School dancers.
This Citizen Contribution was submitted by New Haven Public Schools Director of Communications and Marketing Justin Harmon.
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Mayor Justin Elicker joined Supt. Dr. Madeline Negrón in a convocation celebrating the contributions New Haven Public Schools (NHPS) staff will make in the coming school year. The event was held Tuesday, Aug. 27 at the Lyman Center, Southern Connecticut State University.
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Makayla Kidd |
Aug 7, 2024 9:12 am
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Metro's Class of 2028.
This citizen contribution was submitted by Metropolitan Business Academy summer intern and rising senior Makayla Kidd about the school’s Summer Bridge program, which ran from July 15 to July 19 and is designed to help prepare incoming freshmen for their first year of high school.
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Crystal R. Emery |
Aug 1, 2024 1:30 pm
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Howard K. Hill, recognized for decades of doing the work.
The following article was first published in the Inner-City News.
The setting was gorgeous and fit for the night to celebrate Howard K. Hill and his immeasurable contributions to this community for more than 20 years.
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Troy Z. Frost |
Jul 30, 2024 8:51 am
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At Thursday's financial literacy workshop.
This Citizen Contribution was submitted by New Haven Fire Department Captain Troy Z. Frost. It details a July 25 financial literacy workshop hosted for 25 New Haven high schoolers by the NHFD.
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Dawn M. Slade |
Jun 17, 2024 2:33 pm
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This Citizen Contribution was submitted by Dawn M. Slade of DMS Public Relations.
Guilty or not guilty? That was the question considered in the mock courtroom in the auditorium of King-Robinson Interdistrict Magnet And IBSTEM School, from 4:15 – 5:30 p.m. on June 12, 2024, as members of the King-Robinson Mock Trial team tried the case of the People v E and T.
The young lawyers included: Kaleb Perez, Keerome Suggs, Keysean Wagner, Tyrique Thigpen, Tyler Thigpen, David Samules, Joshua Dennis, and Amir Fludd. David Samules was an attorney and an expert witness (forensic pathologist), and Joshua Dennis was an attorney and one of the eyewitnesses (a white-haired fisherman).
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Carla Farrell and Fran Belviso |
May 29, 2024 9:20 am
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Joann Durand, Carla Farrell, Janice Markey and Rose Chatterton planting bulbs at the Garden Club's Blue Star Memorial.
This Citizen Contribution was submitted by Carla Farrell and Fran Belviso, co-presidents of the Morris Cove Garden Club.
On Wednesday, May 22, 2024, The Morris Cove Garden Club celebrated its 100th anniversary with a tea at The Estate, formerly known as the Townshend Mansion. The Estate is a beloved and historic site in the Morris Cove section of New Haven. We were honored to have Federated Garden Club President, Karin Pyskaty, in attendance, along with our most venerable members: Margaret Ottenbriet, Tina Doyle, and Josephine Farricelli, who is 104 years young!
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Steve Machesney |
Apr 19, 2024 11:16 am
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Attendees of the program’s 2023 “Welcome to Sail Haven Days” were greeted with a bustling waterfront.
This Citizen Contribution was submitted by Steve Machesney, chair of Sail Haven’s Steering Committee.
As the sailing season kicks off in New Haven, a new adult community sailing program is making waves and attracting attention from sailing enthusiasts across Greater New Haven. Sail Haven, a program of Canal Dock Boathouse, is gearing up for its first full season after a successful pilot in 2023, with a goal of doubling its membership and bringing the joy of sailing to more people than ever before.
Caption: LEAP students at Norfolk State University in Virginia.
This citizen contribution was submitted by LEAP’s Communications Coordinator Melissa Liriano.
The annual Leadership, Education, and Athletics in Partnership (LEAP) Spring Break College Tour is taking place this week.
LEAP, a New Haven youth development nonprofit organization, took 28 high school students on a college tour in Virginia and Maryland. They visited nine colleges and universities, five of which are historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). These schools include Norfolk State University, Hampton University, Virginia State University, Virginia Union University, Coppin State University, the University of Richmond, the Maryland Institute of Art, Johns Hopkins University, and Loyola University. The Spring Break College Tour is entirely free for these students, with LEAP covering all costs, including bus transportation to and from each location, hotels, and meals.
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Mending Minyan |
Mar 28, 2024 9:46 am
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Mending Minyan's Purim party.
This article was submitted by members of Mending Minyan.
(Opinion) The wicked prime minister Haman was hoisted by his own petard, or at least hung by his own gallows, for approximately the 2,500th straight year at Bregamos Community Theater last Friday.
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Ulisses Santos |
Mar 26, 2024 3:00 pm
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This article and video were submitted by West Rock resident Ulisses Santos, who has been a student at 333 Valley St., an intergenerational community center known as “The Shack,” for the past two months.
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Melissa Liriano |
Mar 12, 2024 8:40 am
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Caption: Guests attend the Sing Us a Song, Piano Man dinner singalong with Andy Rubenoff, hosted by Drs. Desir.
This Citizen Contribution was submitted by Melissa Liriano, LEAP’s communications coordinator.
Leadership, Education, and Athletics in Partnership, Inc.’s (LEAP) 29th annual LEAP Year was a great success, with new community connections made, fascinating topics discussed, and delicious food enjoyed by all. The fundraiser brought together public officials, business professionals, philanthropic donors, and volunteers to support LEAP’s mission of empowering New Haven’s youth to become leaders in their communities.
The following was submitted by Hamden Hall Country Day School.
After losing their 14-year-old son in a tragic bicycle accident in May 2022, the family of Zayne Ali Thomas of New Haven has established a scholarship fund at Hamden Hall Country Day School where he had been a student.
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Melissa Liriano |
Jan 30, 2024 10:13 am
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This Citizen Contribution was submitted by Melissa Liriano, LEAP’s communications coordinator.
Are you interested in immersing yourself in the world of jazz and inspirational music with the Monk Family Jazz and STEAM Collective? Maybe you want to participate in discussions on health equity with Yale’s Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith or wish to explore the latest climate solutions with former presidential candidate Tom Steyer. The 29th annual LEAP Year Event, on Thursday, February 29, 2024, with additional conversations on March 2, 2024, and April 4, 2024, offers these unique experiences and more through engaging conversations, in-person and on Zoom, with experts from a broad range of fields.
The Q House is celebrating the 100 years that have passed since the community fixture first opened its doors in 1924.
The space will be hosting events throughout 2024, which can be read about here, to honor Q House history and strengthen its current community. Below, we’ve included a letter sent by the Q House Centennial Committee with more details.
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Ellen Doon and Mike Galbicsek |
Nov 9, 2023 9:15 am
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Local officials and Douglas W. Rae (third from right) at Founder's Day event.
The following writeup was submitted by Ellen Doon and Mike Galbicsek of the New Haven Youth Soccer league.
On Saturday, Nov. 4, over a hundred people gathered at East Shore Park to celebrate 40 years of youth soccer in New Haven. Members of New Haven Youth Soccer, along with several city and state officials, came together for the league’s first “Founder’s Day” event. The event honors Dr. Douglas W. Rae, Professor Emeritus in the Yale School of Management, who founded New Haven Youth Soccer in the early 1980s.
The following writeup was submitted by Melissa Liriano, the communications coordinator for Leadership, Education, and Athletics in Partnership, Inc. (LEAP).
