Police Commission Votes To Fire Cop
by | Apr 19, 2022 9:17 am | Comments (10)
Kenroy Taylor lost his job as a New Haven police officer on Monday evening, when the Police Commission convened a special meeting to hear his disciplinary case.
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Firehouse Opens Doors To Replenish Ranks
by | Apr 18, 2022 5:07 pm | Comments (2)
Daughter Michelle Hines: "Beep beep! I'm driving to the babysitter!"
Jeffrey Hines and family pick up activity packs — and job applications — at firehouse open house.
Jeffrey Hines brought his kids to touch a Hamden fire truck — and left with an application to drive the truck one day himself.
In the process, his family participated in a two-pronged mission launched by a fire department looking to bulk up its ranks.
Arrested Teacher Offers His Side
by | Apr 15, 2022 11:05 am | Comments (68)
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Vercillo (pictured with Boris): Teachers threatened, with no back-up.
Paul Vercillo wants people to know what happened when he tried to fend off a threatened attack by a student in and right outside Room 300 — before Vercillo was branded nationwide as a criminal.
Judge Presses City On "Indefinite" Acting Chief
by | Apr 13, 2022 3:05 pm | Comments (8)
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In virtual court Wednesday morning: Assistant Corp Counsel Blake Sullivan, Judge Michael Kamp, plaintiff attorney Jerald Barber.
A mayor may keep someone in a top job indefinitely even if the Board of Alders exercises its right to reject her appointment — as long as the mayor keeps getting reelected.
A city lawyer offered that interpretation of the city charter in court Wednesday when pressed by a skeptical judge in a case called Bosie Kimber v. Renee Dominguez.
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Ernest Pagan Pays It Forward
by | Apr 11, 2022 2:26 pm | Comments (3)
Ernest "Earn While You Learn" Pagan at WNHH FM.
With billions of building bucks headed our way, Ernest Pagan is working to make sure young people get the same kind of career shot he received at their age.
Students Offered Head Start On Manufacturing
by | Apr 4, 2022 4:51 pm | Comments (6)
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Troy and Tyler piece their robot together "like a puzzle."
Sixth-graders Tyler and Troy took turns peering at the instruction manual that illustrated how the walls and gears in front of them fit together — and imagining the claw robot (“clawbot”) that would soon be roving around by their own design.
The team shared their work with New Haven legislators and leaders in the entrance of the Hillhouse High School athletic center on Monday morning, as Board of Ed officials announced a new program geared toward technology-curious students like Tyler and Troy.
The announcement: Next year, 45 ninth graders and five to 10 adult education students will be able to pursue an associate’s degree in manufacturing engineering technology at Gateway Community College alongside their high school degrees.
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Teachers Seek Support In Trying Times
by | Apr 4, 2022 9:12 am | Comments (22)
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Teacher/parent Sarah Levine pitches a shift in reading strategy.
The job description has grown. The pay and support haven’t.
Meanwhile, not enough kids are learning to read — in part because of the method they’re being taught.
So New Haven Public School (NHPS) teachers informed city alders at a once-a-year chance to check in and have their voices heard.
New YNHH Partnership With Area Schools Boosts Nursing Programs
by | Mar 31, 2022 3:56 pm | Comments (2)
Quinnipiac School of Nursing Dean Lisa O'Connor and SCSU College of Health and Human Services Dean Sandra Bulmer sign the new YNHH partnership agreement at Thursday's presser.
Four colleges and universities from across the region signed onto a new partnership with Yale New Haven Health (YNHH) in a bid to boost the number of nursing school graduates amidst a healthcare workforce crisis.
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Blatteau, Brackeen Push "Fully Funded" Schools
by and | Mar 31, 2022 10:59 am | Comments (29)
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Brackeen at rally: "It should not take a pandemic to do the right thing!"
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Teacher union prez Leslie Blatteau at hearing: Teachers are getting poached.
“We are in a serious crisis when it comes to fully staffing our public schools in New Haven.”
Teachers union President Leslie Blatteau issued that warning and a pitch for more support twice Wednesday evening as New Haven confronts a choice over how much to pay for public education.
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Schools Hustle To Fill Teacher Slots
by | Mar 30, 2022 10:19 am | Comments (16)
Before an anticipated second spike in resignations, New Haven Public Schools (NHPS) is working to get ahead of the curve to get all classrooms filled with teachers in the fall — while board members debate the best way to recruit teachers, especially teachers of color.
Surveyor Bundles Up
by and | Mar 30, 2022 9:28 am | Comments (0)
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Zack Weingart gets to surveying work on Grand Avenue.
Zack Weingart layered up in long johns, cargo pants, a T‑shirt, thermal shirt, sweatshirt, coat, thick gloves, and a furry winter hat Tuesday morning and set up a tripod outside the parking lot by Fair Haven Community Health Care on Grand Avenue.
City, State Shutter 5 Hill Corner Stores
by | Mar 29, 2022 5:10 pm | Comments (21)
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Four of the five Hill corner stores that city and state shuttered.
Ned Woods: Still "a lot of choices" in the neighborhood.
Walking home on Sylvan Avenue, Ned Woods saw that the corner store where he “plays the numbers” was closed — with a large red “Stop-Work Order” sign taped across the front door.
Thanks to a city-state sweep of problem businesses in the Hill Tuesday, Woods would have to seek out another spot in the neighborhood to place his daily bet.
Police Chief Job Posting Goes Live
by | Mar 28, 2022 4:37 pm | Comments (15)
Police chief job posting, on city-hired consultant's web page.
Mayor Justin Elicker on Monday: Survey coming soon.
Interested candidates can now apply to become New Haven’s next permanent police chief.
Jay Jordan Shows Up Early For First Day At Mickey D's
by | Mar 24, 2022 3:41 pm | Comments (4)
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Jay Jordan arrived two hours early for his first day working at McDonald’s, hoping to make a good first impression — and create new opportunities.
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Hamden Budget Q: Create New Jobs While Raising Taxes?
by | Mar 22, 2022 5:23 pm | Comments (6)
Visual projection of Hamden's anticipated budget drivers.
Hamden lawmakers provisionally OK’d filling two new government positions early — but pressed for a broader discussion about whether the town should be funding new jobs while raising taxes by up to 3.68 mills.
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Can Collector Seeks Redemption
by | Mar 22, 2022 2:12 pm | Comments (13)
Deon Coleman: Starting over, can by can.
Deon Coleman arrived at the Stop & Shop in the Hamden Plaza at 9 a.m. with 200 bottles. He cashed out with twelve bucks.
Reborn Stetson Library Opens Its Doors
by | Mar 21, 2022 5:22 pm | Comments (9)
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Diane Brown at entrance to new Stetson Branch Library.
Diane Brown swung open the door Monday morning to a long-awaited new, enhanced neighborhood library and community anchor at the corner of Dixwell Avenue and Foote Street, with lots more room, more books, and more to do.
City Looks To Up Tech-Protect Tactics
by | Mar 18, 2022 3:10 pm | Comments (7)
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Michael Gormany faces Alders Anna Festa, Ron Hurt, and Adam Marchand at Thursday night's budget hearing.
City Hall plans to grow and restructure its technology department to focus more on fending off cyber-attacks and adapting to an increasingly online world.
Mom Prays To Pause Violence
by and | Mar 17, 2022 4:56 pm | Comments (2)
Trina Shealy: "I'm constantly praying."
On her way to prep and clean Payne Whitney Gym for the Yale hockey team, 55-year-old Trina Shealy prayed for more recreational opportunites for young New Haveners — not just for Ivy Leaguers.
Facing Firing, Deputy Fire Chief Retires
by | Mar 17, 2022 3:45 pm | Comments (8)
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Ex-Deputy Chief Wadley.
A deputy fire chief retired before he could be fired for allegedly violating “department rules and regulations and a last chance agreement” governing his municipal employment.
City Scraps Unvaxxed-Employee Testing Mandate
by | Mar 17, 2022 3:29 pm | Comments (5)
Starting Monday, the city will no longer require its unvaccinated employees to undergo weekly Covid-19 testing.
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Hamden Mayor Proposes 3.68-Mill Hike
by | Mar 17, 2022 10:21 am | Comments (24)
Hamden's biggest expenses: Board of Education, fringe benefits, and public safety. Garrett proposed increasing the police budget by 3 percent.
A first draft of Hamden’s next annual operating budget includes a tax hike — as well as a strategy to reduce the town’s long-term liabilities and bolster efficiency within municipal government.
Fire Victim Restitches Fashion Dream
by | Mar 16, 2022 9:38 am | Comments (4)
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Jerlisa Thomas with her soulmate sewing machine outside of Clarion Hotel, her temporary lodgings.
Show must go on: Thomas gets models ready for her Friday's “50 Shades of Chem" fashion show at Terminal 110.
When fashion designer Jerlisa Thomas returned to her Warner Street apartment for the first time following a three-alarm fire, she was bombarded with ash and loss — until she noticed a treasure the flames failed to destroy: Her sewing machine.
"Morning Without Childcare" Rally Draws 350
by | Mar 15, 2022 1:28 pm | Comments (4)
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Demonstrators at Tuesday morning's rally.
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Childcare workers dance to "If You're Happy And You Know It."
Preschool teachers led a round of “If You’re Happy And You Know It” Tuesday morning — but this time it was adults, not kids, singing along. And they weren’t happy.
The 350 childcare workers and parents (and some young children) were gathered on the New Haven Green to make a point about a funding crisis affecting their classrooms, and to demand help from the state.
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Hillhouse Gets An Interim Principal; Pandemic-Related Labor Agreements OK'd
by | Mar 15, 2022 9:03 am | Comments (3)
While the district searches for a new leader to run Hillhouse High School, retired principal Peggy Moore will temporarily take over.
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