“Rising Star” Named Assistant Fire Chief
by | Jan 28, 2021 6:36 pm | Comments (1)
New Asst. Fire Chief Justin McCarthy, as an adult, and back in the day.
New Haven’s new assistant fire chief is upholding a family tradition.
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Fired Cop, Rape-Case Cop Seek Jobs Back
by | Jan 21, 2021 11:03 am | Comments (17)
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From video of ex-Officer Santiago punching handcuffed man in face.
Two police officers who left the force in recent months — one after allegedly raping Fair Haven sex workers, the other after kicking a handcuffed suspect in the groin — are fighting to regain their badges.
After Georgia Victory, Labor Eyes Yale
by | Jan 19, 2021 12:52 pm | Comments (24)
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New Haven-to-Georgia campaigners at MLK event, clockwise from top left: Naomi D’Arbell, Renee Reed, Adam Waters, Paris Robberstad.
Slide shown during Monday’s virtual celebration.
Charli Taylor was back at Helen’s front porch, trying to figure out why the Fulton County, Georgia, voter hadn’t yet hit the polls.
The reason, Helen said, was that her front door had no lock — and she worried that someone might break in while she was gone.
Jobless Steered To New Sectors In Pandemic
by | Jan 14, 2021 4:09 pm | Comments (0)
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Hotel workers picket for obs and healthcare in June. The hospitality sector has been among economy’s hardest-hit areas during Covid.
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With roughly 6,000 New Haveners filing for continued unemployment amid the pandemic, agencies are directing more workers into telehealth and nursing assistant jobs — and fewer into Covid-stymied sectors like hospitality and higher ed.
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2nd Wave Hits Harder
by | Jan 8, 2021 1:44 pm | Comments (6)
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Yale New Haven Hospital nurse Courtney Acker: This has to end.
Well into the second wave of the pandemic, the moment finally arrived: Courtney Acker saw a patient die of coronavirus on her watch.
Alders Sign Off On $322K HR Contract
by | Jan 5, 2021 2:38 pm | Comments (2)
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Monday night’s Board of Alders virtual meeting.
The Board of Alders unanimously signed off on a four-year, $322,142 human resources software contract that the Board of Education claims will improve the school system’s recruitment of Black teachers and will streamline the onboarding of new employees.
Michelle Duprey Takes On New Challenge At City Hall
by | Jan 4, 2021 11:56 am | Comments (2)
Deputy Corporation Counsel Michelle Duprey.
Michelle Duprey, who has advocated for disabled people for more than two decades as director of the city’s Department of Services for Persons with Disabilities, has taken on a new role: deputy corporation counsel.
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City CAO Resigns
by | Jan 3, 2021 2:45 pm | Comments (6)
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Scott Jackson at his February confirmation hearing before the Board of Alders.
One of Mayor Justin Elicker’s top appointees, Chief Administrative Officer Scott Jackson, is resigning his post as of Thursday.
Hotel Worker Recall Law Wins Final OK
by | Dec 22, 2020 2:23 pm | Comments (4)
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Housekeeper Everlana Allen with fellow workers at a protest outside the Omni earlier this year.
With promises to combat racism as a public health crisis and protect the economic livelihoods of working-class New Haveners, alders unanimously approved a new “recall law” that requires local hotels give laid-off former employees first dibs at returning to their old jobs.
Teacher Pact Wins Final Approval
by | Dec 22, 2020 2:19 pm | Comments (5)
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The Board of Alders granted unanimous final approval to a new teachers union contract that trades a pay freeze this year for no layoffs or medical premium increases over the next three.
State Profs Slam Draft Contract
by | Dec 18, 2020 11:23 am | Comments (12)
Prof. Maureen Chalmers: Board of Regents gets an F.
A dozen professors and students blasted cost-cutting measures planned by the Connecticut Board of Regents for cost-cutting measures — including a proposed contract under negotiation — as a disinvestment in faculty well-being, student advising, and the quality of education.
Teachers Contract With Pay Freeze Advances
by | Dec 15, 2020 12:04 pm | Comments (11)
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Hill Central literacy teacher Bee Marshall at a July rally.
A new teachers union contract that would trade a pay freeze this year for no layoffs or medical premium increases over the next three years advanced towards a final full Board of Alders vote later this month.
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Horns Blare, Then Silent Night Shines
by | Dec 11, 2020 11:51 am | Comments (17)
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Drivers honked to protest Yale. Marchers chanted and claimed the street. A boxed-in bus driver yelled his own protest and ended up in a rush-hour stand-off. Other drivers slipped by ferrying menorahs.
The evening ended with a hushed tree-lighting to launch the official Christmas shopping season.
Calling All Subs
by | Dec 10, 2020 11:04 am | Comments (1)
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New Haven Public Schools is looking for college students and other community members to become substitute teachers during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Hotel Rehiring Law Faces Legal Hurdle
by | Dec 4, 2020 11:45 am | Comments (15)
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Housekeeper Everlana Allen with fellow workers at a protest outside the Omni earlier this year.
If New Haven proceeds with ordering the Omni Hotel to give laid-off workers first dibs at returning to their jobs, it will be testing a creative new interpretation of state law.
2 Branch Postal Workers Test Positive For Covid
by | Dec 2, 2020 10:24 am | Comments (0)
(Updated) Two employees of the Amity post office at 1449 Whalley Ave. have tested positive for Covid-19, leading to a decision to close the branch temporarily.
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TikTok? Easy. PowerPoint? Not
by | Nov 27, 2020 4:00 pm | Comments (5)
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Sixth-grade teacher Rashana Graham (left): What otherwise takes two days now takes a week.
What Rashana Graham and her colleagues are learning about how best to teach in a pandemic.
Canvassers Blanket City With “Respect”
by | Nov 21, 2020 6:32 pm | Comments (16)
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New Haven Rising volunteer John Lee leaves a “Yale: Respect New Haven” door-knocker (below) on Spring Street.
Dozens of local labor organizers, union members, students and other volunteers fanned out across New Haven to deliver 26,000 door-knocker messages that called on Yale University to share more of its wealth with the cash-strapped city.
Two Second Chances Take Root
by | Nov 20, 2020 4:31 pm | Comments (2)
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Wilkins Guadalupe helped elm trees launch a second shot at surviving in the Elm City.
In the process, he was embarking on his own second-chance survival quest.
Construction Jobs Pipeline Announced
by | Nov 20, 2020 11:24 am | Comments (5)
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Elicker, speaking at the presser.
The city Thursday afternoon unveiled a new job-training program aimed at helping New Haven residents gain construction skills.
911 Operator Dies After Chest-Pain Call
by | Nov 17, 2020 5:26 pm | Comments (4)
Angela Yoxall-Hurlburt (right) and Facebook memorial posted by local firefighters.
Angela Yoxall-Hurlburt, a 36-year-old New Havener and second-generation 911 call operator and dispatcher, died from an apparent heart attack Monday evening, becoming the second city emergency call center worker to pass away so far this year.
3 Veteran Register Reporters Take Buy-Outs
by | Nov 13, 2020 3:02 pm | Comments (25)
Mary O’Leary posing questions at last month’s U.S. Congressional debate.
Joe Amarante, Randall Beach.
More than a century’s worth of knowledge about the city is exiting the New Haven Register newsroom, as three top reporters are taking buyouts.
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City, Hotel Union Team Up On “Recall” Law
by | Nov 10, 2020 7:04 pm | Comments (19)
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The Omni Hotel on Temple Street. Below: Tuesday night’s union-led virtual presser.
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As she struggles through months of unemployment during the pandemic, Omni Hotel housekeeper Pauline Oglesby said she needs an assurance that she’ll be able to return to her job as soon as her former employer starts hiring again.
So she applauds a proposed new “worker’s recall” law pitched by the mayor’s office and backed by the local hotel worker’s union
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Cops Hit The Bars — On The Covid Beat
by | Nov 9, 2020 7:20 pm | Comments (11)
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Sgt. William in Weeds Cafe on Dixwell Avenue.
When Sgt. William Onofrio stopped into Odie’s Place, owner Elias Defaranos had three and a half more hours in which to serve his pizzas, and he was well aware of it.
Union Leaders Predict Biden Win, Tout Swing-State GOTV
by | Nov 5, 2020 6:26 pm | Comments (0)
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UNITE HERE Secretary-Treasurer Gwen Mills, running New Haven aldermanic campaigns in 2011.
We did the work. Now we need a say.
A half-dozen UNITE HERE leaders — including a New Haven native who is the international union’s secretary-treasurer — delivered that message Thursday about how organized labor’s get-out-the-vote efforts for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris should translate into “the most pro-union presidency” this country has seen in generations.
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