by | Jun 19, 2012 3:30 pm | Comments (5)
In the dark of night, the SWAT team assembled. They thought the gun-wielding man was on the other side of the door. They went in — and found the apartment empty.
by | Jun 18, 2012 8:46 am | Comments (2)
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Fred Boateng transferred to Southern to be close to take care of Mr. K.
When longtime Augusta Lewis Troup School Principal Richard Kaliszewski got cancer, Fred Boateng left Springfield College in Massachusetts, to which Mr. K. had helped guide him. He came back to New Haven specifically to help take care of the man Boateng and many others called the greatest father figure in their lives.
by | Jun 5, 2012 1:23 pm | Comments (0)
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Josie, Endel, and Massie.
“I’ve seen a lot of murders,” said Newhallville native Leshawna Murrell. “That’s why kids need someone to bond with, someone they can trust. And that’s why I joined LEAP.”
by | Jun 1, 2012 1:04 pm | Comments (12)
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Shareef: “It’s the sensation.”
Biggs put a video starring his alleged Tre Blood buddies in the “Klean Up Krew” on the Internet for all to see. The Man was only too happy to watch.
by | May 23, 2012 3:07 pm | Comments (17)
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Jameel “Biggs” Wilkes (right) & friend introduce French Montana.
The accused head of New Haven’s Tre Bloods gang appeared in federal court to proclaim his innocence, as a prosecutor raised his affiliation with a “Krew” linked to a prominent rapper.
Continue reading ‘“Top” Blood, Rapper’s Pal, Pleads Not Guilty’
by | May 18, 2012 2:32 pm | Comments (3)
Restless friends of a slain New Haven man had a choice presented to them: Keep the killing going. Or raise the money for a funeral.
by | May 17, 2012 8:07 am | Comments (9)
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Friend displays photos of Trimble at slaying spot.
Eddie Trimble: Son got a gun after 1st attempt.
The gun didn’t fire the first time a would-be Crip pulled the trigger on Tyrell Trimble. The second time, Trimble lost his life.
Continue reading ‘Victim’s Dad: Crips Had “Grip” In Their Sights’
by | May 15, 2012 1:22 pm | Comments (14)
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Victim’s clothing and “trauma dressing” packaging at the scene.
A young man was killed Tuesday afternoon outside a “hot spot” laundromat.
by | May 13, 2012 4:54 pm | Comments (2)
Annie Hagwood with William Gardner & Arthur Cherry.
Two teens helped two women out of their homes as flames leapt from an Orchard Street house on Mother’s Day, moments after one of the women’s relatives had left a 73rd birthday party in her honor.
by | Apr 20, 2012 11:24 am | Comments (18)
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Kevin Walton doesn’t get in trouble. He does wear hooded sweatshirts. Does that mark him as a target, or does his Notre Dame high school hoodie get a pass?
by | Mar 23, 2012 3:00 pm | Comments (3)
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“Bill” (played by actor Owen Hughes) wasn’t himself. Luckily, Lt. Ray Hassett (played by police Lt. Ray Hassett, who’s also an actor) showed up to help. Officer Darryl Cargill (playing Officer Cargill) was on hand to tell a true-to-life “white lie.”
by | Mar 9, 2012 5:01 pm | Comments (1)
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A man left a coffee pot unattended Friday afternoon, sending smoke into the hallway — and sending a swarm of firefighters and cops onto a busy block outside the Hospital of St. Raphael.
by | Mar 5, 2012 3:00 pm | Comments (3)
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A Kenyan refugee, a theater critic, and a rapper-turned-street outreach worker hit the Dwight neighborhood seeking votes for the first time as an influx of new blood continues to reinvigorate the Democratic Party.
by | Mar 1, 2012 12:02 pm | Comments (1)
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Bethany Watkins’ church had just finished giving away its winter coats from last year when the Burlington Coat Factory called in late January. The outlet had 300 brand new coats to give away.
Watkins (pictured above) rifled through the coats on Wednesday as Immanuel Baptist Church prepared to sell the new stock to help two local charities.
by | Jan 24, 2012 10:47 pm | Comments (0)
A man fell from of a third-floor window Tuesday night after two gunmen came looking for him.
by | Jan 13, 2012 11:02 am | Comments (54)
Langan Engineering.
A new discount gas station in a long-vacant lot on Elm Street could be the key to holding down the Stop & Shop grocery store — so that it doesn’t pull up stakes the way Shaw’s did.
by | Dec 14, 2011 8:51 am | Comments (33)
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Josh Philie spoke up for DJs.
Punhon Chan said he wanted to add DJs and bouncing-ball sing-alongs to the attractions at his Elm Street bar. The neighbors said they want a little peace and quiet.
by | Dec 2, 2011 3:45 pm | Comments (5)
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For more than two decades Paul Bicki has helped citizens and his fellow cops in “hours of need.” Now his hour has come — and the cops are rallying around him.
by | Nov 18, 2011 1:03 pm | Comments (12)
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Walk-to-work employees Henry & Gooding.
While city lawmakers debate government should make a point of hiring firefighters and cops who live in town, managers at the new Stop & Shop on Whalley don’t need to wrestle with a similar question. Cashier Shaquana Henry, bagger Ozzie Gooding, Jr. and nearly all their coworkers already call New Haven home — often living close enough to walk to work.
by | Nov 16, 2011 4:24 pm | Comments (42)
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In a visit to the hometown charter school he founded 13 years ago, Stefan Pryor applauded the school’s expansion — and vowed to support more Amistad Academies in his new post as the state’s education chief.
by | Nov 4, 2011 11:04 am | Comments (1)
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Selin Unluohen and Yigit Yorulmaz ordered a medium “margherita” with fresh tomatoes, olive oil, basil and garlic. Every penny of the $15 it cost will be hand-delivered to the Turkish consulate Friday afternoon earmarked for relief of earthquake victims.
by | Nov 2, 2011 12:08 pm | Comments (48)
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Inspector Rafael Ramos writes up violations at one of the properties.
Poverty landlords Janet Dawson and Michael Steinbach found a way to make money in the recession — stop paying the bank, let properties deteriorate, but continue collecting tens of thousands of dollars a month in checks from New Haven’s housing authority.
Continue reading ‘Slumlords Stiff Banks—& Rake In Sec. 8 Bucks’
by | Oct 18, 2011 1:30 pm | Comments (6)
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LCI’s Ramos: Landlord never fixed violations.
As a family prepares to move into a new house built by Yale architecture students in the Dwight neighborhood, tenants right next door are being forced out because of a negligent landlord.
by | Oct 12, 2011 3:11 pm | Comments (2)
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Mayor DeStefano, State Rep Pat Dillon, Ron Netter, Eric Epstein, Mary Guerrera.
Elected officials joined staff at the Fellowship Place Wednesday morning to break ground on a $1.2 million renovation of the Elm Street mental health care facility.
by | Sep 21, 2011 11:05 am | Comments (32)
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Christine Hoff, one of the students who designed the new “minimalist” house.
Just hours after architecture students gathered for a swanky reception to celebrate a cutting-edge “minimalist” house they built on Orchard Street, bullets sprayed out the window of a passing car into the home next door.
Continue reading ‘Showpiece House Rises Next To Problem House’