Call Dodd An Afghanistan “Skeptic”
by | Dec 2, 2009 9:24 am | Comments (4)
Washington, D.C. — That’s what Connecticut’s senior senator labeled himself as his ally in the White House embarked on a newly ramped-up war.
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Wars Rage On; Memorial Grows
by | Nov 3, 2009 9:17 am | Comments (2)
October saw the highest number of U.S. military casualties in Afghanistan — including a local hero — since the American war there began eight years ago. A bigger crowd than usual came to the monthly commemoration of war dead in New Haven Monday.
Sister City Project Turns 25
by | Sep 28, 2009 1:00 pm | Comments (0)
For Lee Cruz, the most important lesson in León came in a loaf of bread.
At Parachute Gallery, A Refugee’s Story Unfolds
by | Jul 2, 2009 1:58 pm | Comments (1)
Moussa Gueye was arrested and tortured by the military government of his native Mauritania. Now the trained artist and architect delivers New Haven pizzas and washes dishes by night — while, by day, he’s an artist-in-residence with a lot to say about work, survival, and starting from scratch..
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At 86, St. Andrew’s Helper Readies Another Fest
by | Jun 25, 2009 12:09 pm | Comments (1)
This weekend, thanks to over 30 years of effort by Theresa Argento, New Haven will become more Amalfitani than Amalfi.
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Tlaxcala Diary, Part V
by | Jun 24, 2009 4:17 pm | Comments (1)
Fair Haven’s Father Jim Manship blogged his recent trip to Mexico. His fifth entry follows.
Tlaxcala Diary, Part IV
by | Jun 22, 2009 1:54 pm | Comments (0)
Fair Haven’s Father Jim Manship blogged his recent trip to Mexico. His fourth entry follows.
Tlaxcala Diary, Part III
by | Jun 16, 2009 1:51 pm | Comments (2)
Fair Haven’s Father Jim Manship blogged his recent trip to Mexico. His second entry follows.
Tlaxcala Diary, Entry 2
by | Jun 12, 2009 10:01 am | Comments (3)
Fair Haven’s Father Jim Manship blogged his recent trip to Mexico. His second entry follows.
On The Human Rights Trail
by | Jun 9, 2009 2:27 pm | Comments (0)
Fair Haven’s Father Jim Manship blogged his recent trip to Tlaxcala, Mexico. Here’s his first entry.
FREETOWN-NEW HAVEN SISTER CITIES WINS AWARD FROM NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF SIERRA LEONEANS
by | May 14, 2009 12:41 pm | Comments (0)
Althea Norcott sent in the following write-up.
Students Become “Witnesses” To Genocide
by | Apr 30, 2009 8:17 am | Comments (2)
The kids at the New Haven Academy study genocide in history as an academic subject. They came face to face with genocide as an all too ongoing event when a survivor of the ethnic cleansing in Darfur spent an hour in remarkable conversation with them.
Letter From Mexico City
by | Apr 26, 2009 6:24 pm | Comments (7)
Fair Haven Heights Alderman Alex Rhodeen has been on a work trip to Mexico just as the swine flu outbreak hit. He sent home these photos and the following write-up. We all wish him a safe, flu-free rest of his trip:
The Virgin Chooses Spot In Shade
by | Apr 7, 2009 8:55 am | Comments (6)
San Francisco Tetlanohcan, Mexico — As their children worked and prayed far away in New Haven, families in this dusty Mexican village took to the streets to keep a local tradition alive.
“Say Hi To Everyone In New Haven”
by | Mar 16, 2009 2:16 pm | Comments (7)
That was the message, after plates of pasta and bowls of minestrone and a shot of limoncello, from Mario Pisacane to friends in Amalfi’s sister city.
Let the Bank Have It, This Time
by | Feb 2, 2009 10:13 am | Comments (0)
When an Ecuadorian businessman from Meriden came to New Haven for his first foray into buying a foreclosed property, he had no idea the house sat in the middle of a growing Ecuadorian community.
From “Hell,” Iraqi Doc Runs To Hope
by | Feb 2, 2009 8:39 am | Comments (4)
Two months ago Ammar was in Baghdad, where it was too dangerous to walk down the street. Sunday he ran through New Haven, the first refugee to finish a 5K road race.
Jimenez Answers Call To Duty
by | Jan 12, 2009 4:01 pm | Comments (5)
With his resume as a leader of New Haven’s burgeoning Ecuadorian community, Dixon Jimenez seemed like a shoo-in for a prestigious post back in his native land. If only the mail had arrived on time.
Prayers Of Peace for Mumbai
by | Dec 15, 2008 8:11 am | Comments (0)
Hindu prayers of peace echoed in Westville as an Indian community gathered in solemn recognition of last month’s terrorist attacks in Mumbai.
Bike Crackdown Snares African Peacemaker
by | Nov 10, 2008 10:33 am | Comments (93)
Three police officers ran after Dapo Oyewole as he cycled down the sidewalk. Before he knew what was happening, he was shoved, shouted at, threatened with arrest, ordered to sign a $75 ticket and then served with a summons — until the cops discovered he was an African scholar visiting Yale.
Immigrants: ICE Illegally Entered Our Homes
by | Nov 4, 2008 7:44 am | Comments (2)
It was 6:30 a.m. on June 7, 2007 and someone was pounding on Florente Baranda’s back door. He opened it just a crack to see who it was. That’s when four Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers shoved the door open, stormed in, and arrested him without explanation.
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No Objections To This Flag
by | Oct 15, 2008 2:29 pm | Comments (9)
The colors on the flag had barely changed, but this time no one complained.
Cruz Azul Captures Soccer Crown
by | Oct 13, 2008 9:01 am | Comments (4)
Gustavo Contreras was the littlest player out there. The fearless, 7‑year-old medio, or midfielder, had a simple strategy: “I’m going to score a goal.”
A Cross-Border Mother and Child Reunion
by | Oct 10, 2008 2:37 pm | Comments (3)
They came to New Haven from a small Mexican state to see their children for the first time in a decade — and, in the case of Remedios Zamora Mendieta (pictured), to meet her grandchildren.
Hundreds Join To Break Fast
by | Oct 1, 2008 7:42 am | Comments (7)
Muslim Americans from all parts of the world knelt down together in a Yale gymnasium to celebrate the end of Ramadan.