by | May 7, 2008 8:32 am | Comments (5)
Eric Traester sent in this photo of an accident at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Chapel and Howe. He writes that an “SUV crashed into utility/sign poles. Also involved was a panel truck. I snapped this picture with my cell phone camera. In the background is the Tandoor restaurant.” Send photos here.
by | May 4, 2008 4:13 pm | Comments (3)
After the legislators went home Friday night, real business got done at the state Capitol, as Hillhouse High’s Toddchelle Young was named “Youth of the Year” by the African-American Affairs Commission.
by | May 2, 2008 4:13 pm | Comments (0)
Maria Tupper sent in the following write-up and these photos from last Saturday’s 25th Bioregional Walkabout.
by | Apr 28, 2008 2:19 pm | Comments (0)
New Haven’s SEA-TV sent in the following report:
by | Apr 24, 2008 5:07 pm | Comments (0)
By Josiah Brown
The Greater New Haven Literacy Coalition sponsored a forum Monday morning, April 21, to address Connecticut policy toward education and prisoner re-entry, among other things, as well as a community-wide reading of a Ray Bradbury novel about a book-burning dystopia. Held at the New Haven Adult Education Center, the event featured three speakers as well as participation by a range of coalition members from across the region.
Continue reading ‘Literacy Coalition Forum: State Legislative Update and the Big Read’
by | Apr 11, 2008 2:41 pm | Comments (0)
Sandy Malmquist sent in this report and these photos:
Week of the Young Child is held each year to honor young children and thank early childhood teachers and all those who make a difference in young children’s lives. The New Haven Early Childhood Council, with support from the City of New Haven Community Services Administration, hosted its annual Celebration of Early Childhood Educators at the Connecticut Children’s Museum on April 10, 2008. Over 120 early childhood educators, working in New Haven Public School’s early childhood centers, community-based preschool and infant/toddler classrooms and in family childcare homes throughout the City, were in attendance.
by | Apr 4, 2008 10:14 am | Comments (1)
With help from Zeke (pictured), New Haven librarian Sunnie Lovelace reports on the latest meeting of the main branch young people’s book club. (For her previous diary entries, click here and here.)
by | Apr 4, 2008 10:00 am | Comments (3)
Maria Tupper sent in these photos and this write-up about the recent 24th annual Bioregional Walkabout, along the northwest portions of the West River.
by | Mar 25, 2008 9:05 am | Comments (6)
Two New Haven activists took their budget concerns to Hartford; they sent in the following reports.
by | Mar 10, 2008 9:37 am | Comments (0)
Fair Haven Alderwoman Erin Sturgis-Pascale sent in the following write-up about Thursday night’s neighborhood management team meeting, where Mary Wade Home’s David Hutner received an award. (Pictured from left: Sturgis-Pascale; Hunter; Fair Haven Alderman Joseph Rodriguez.)
by | Mar 3, 2008 2:00 pm | Comments (0)
Where’d the readers go? Sunnie Lovelace, of the New Haven Free Public Library, is writing an online diary here about her efforts to organize a book club for teens. Her last installment can be found here. Read on for installment #2.
by | Feb 26, 2008 9:40 am | Comments (1)
The Independent couldn’t make it to the mayor’s inaugural ball last Saturday night. (No free tix were available; plus we were busy preparing team coverage of Ralph Nader’s campaign announcement.) But a mystery photographer sent in these shots. Anyone recognize the shoes?
by | Feb 12, 2008 2:19 pm | Comments (0)
The Board of Ed sent in these photos from last Friday’s demolition of Bishop Woods school. (Read the Reg’s account here.)
by | Feb 8, 2008 9:04 am | Comments (0)
Tom Ficklin of Empower New Haven visited Simonae Boutique on Whalley Avenue for a monthly series on local urban businesses. Visit with him through this video, and the slide show below.
by | Jan 29, 2008 9:56 am | Comments (4)
Christine Kim writes in: “I had an ‘I’m ashamed of my city government’ moment. Some friends who just moved to New Haven registered to vote in Connecticut, and they had no idea of where to go. Personally, I just drive around my ward and see where all the sign are. I went to go look on the Registrar of Voters website — and lo and behold, they had a comprehensive list of polling places … from 2006. When I called the Registrar of Voters, they said that they couldn’t put the list up on their website, and everyone should just call their office. Sad but true. I called up [city Chief Administrative Officer] Rob Smuts to see if the Registrar of Voters was in his purview, but no. But hopefully they can get their act together and enfranchise their citizens.”
by | Jan 24, 2008 8:14 am | Comments (4)
The hottest new downtown happening is a series called “Wine, Dine, Design,” featuring local architects, visits to funky spaces, and communal imagining of a city that could be. These photos from the inaugural event were taken by Judy Sirota Rosenthal. (WIlliam Kaempffer’s Register account of the event can be found here.)
by | Jan 17, 2008 8:40 am | Comments (0)
Josiah Brown sent in the following write-up:
Continue reading ‘The Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute: 30 Years of Partnership’
by | Jan 15, 2008 9:33 am | Comments (0)
The 20-person New Haven company sent in this write-up to mark the occasion:
by | Jan 11, 2008 8:30 am | Comments (1)
The Rev. Allie Perry submitted these photos of the latest monthly commemoration of Iraqi War dead, at New Haven’s memorial by the junction of Broadway, Elm and Park. It took place Monday night.
by | Jan 7, 2008 2:02 am | Comments (2)
Hillhouse High civics teacher Jack Paulishen (pictured), of Westville, took his camera to New Hampshire this past weekend to check out the presidential primary campaign. He bumped into bigs — and sending back these photos.
by | Dec 30, 2007 1:57 pm | Comments (1)
Jorgie Bruckmann of Westville Community Nursery School poses amidst the 2500 diapers collected during the school’s annual drive to benefit New Haven Diaper Bank. The Bank distributes 50,000 – 60,000 diapers monthly to families living in poverty in the greater New Haven area. Westville Community Nursery School is located at 34 Harrison Str. and has been educating New Haven preschoolers since 1971. (Contributed by Joellen Adae.)
by | Dec 20, 2007 8:53 am | Comments (1)
Or blues-es out, more precisely.
by | Dec 15, 2007 10:02 pm | Comments (0)
Continue reading ‘Empower New Haven Annual Meeting (Videos & Slide Show)’
by | Dec 6, 2007 2:07 pm | Comments (0)
These photos and the following write-up were submitted by Maria Tupper and Robin Schafer about last Saturday’s “walkabout” in the Hill.
by | Dec 6, 2007 8:45 am | Comments (0)
Local peace activist Stephen Kobasa sent in this update: