by | May 12, 2023 9:00 am | Comments (3)
Mentors 3: Asst. Police Chief David Zannelli, Fire Capt. Troy Frost, Fire Lt. Derrick Meade at WNHH FM.
“I grew up in the projects. My grandmother took care of ten of us. I knew what it’s like to sleep on the floor and eat mayonnaise sandwiches.”
Continue reading ‘Firefighters, Cops Set Out On Mentoring Mission’
by | May 11, 2023 5:44 pm | Comments (1)
“Semi-retired” carpenter Michael Blackman was out working, as usual, on Platt Street helping his son create community.
Continue reading ‘Word On Platt Street: Pop Pops In With The Crew’
by | May 10, 2023 8:54 am | Comments (16)
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Chief of Staff Matteson (left): Better pay would "help in recruitment and retention."
The Elicker administration is looking to stem the flow of City Hall departures and make top positions more competitive by increasing pay for department heads, coordinators, and other non-unionized managers — through salary range bumps and automatic cost of living adjustments.
by | May 9, 2023 4:13 pm | Comments (1)
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Candice Jones Tuesday on her day "off."
Watch out New Haven. Watch out world. Candice Jones is certified.
by | May 9, 2023 1:03 pm | Comments (0)
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Local 884 Prez Kym Bray: New 5-year agreement a "symbol of recognizing and appreciating the work that our members do every day."
911 call center workers, school security guards, parking enforcement officers, and city attorneys are all now closer to landing pay raises, as alders moved ahead two labor accords for groups of municipal workers who have gone nearly three years without an active contract.
by | May 4, 2023 5:59 pm | Comments (29)
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Charter Revision Vice-Chair and Board of Alders Majority Leader Richard Furlow (right) at a recent aldermanic committee meeting.
Charter revisers took a step towards endorsing four-year terms for mayors and alders — and a step away from allowing city department heads to live outside of New Haven.
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by | May 2, 2023 1:58 pm | Comments (5)
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Princesses abounded at a LEAP-hosted Halloween festival last fall at the Q House.
A local youth tutoring and recreation nonprofit won final approval to run the Dixwell Q House community center for at least the next five years.
Continue reading ‘Alders Approve Renewed Q House-LEAP Contract’
by | May 2, 2023 9:15 am | Comments (36)
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Paul Boudreau and Greta Blau, left, founders of the first tenants' union in Hamden.
Unidad Latina En Accion Founder and May Day organizer John Lugo drives an Elicker scarecrow around town.
Hundreds of activists took to the streets to commemorate International Workers’ Day — and to celebrate local strides taken to solidify people power not just across jobs, but within New Haven apartments, homeless encampments, and shelters.
by | Apr 28, 2023 10:04 am | Comments (13)
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Unidad Latino En Acción protest Andy's ex-owner.
A former Long Wharf restaurant owner has come under fire for allegedly stealing from both his employees and investors.
by | Apr 25, 2023 1:05 pm | Comments (0)
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Sandy Birner cut through the Courtyard Marriott parking lot on Howe Street Tuesday morning with two Stop & Shop bags filled with sneakers and hats, in search of the right place to show them to the world.
by | Apr 19, 2023 9:00 am | Comments (0)
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It was a workday like all others inside the York-Chapel Garage attendant’s booth for Hekmat Musa. It was. And it wasn’t.
by | Apr 18, 2023 7:11 pm | Comments (40)
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Dave John Cruz-Bustamante: CT schools should look like "palaces."
Teacher-protesters defining vocab.
Connecticut is the wealthiest state in one of the wealthiest countries in the world, Wilbur Cross junior Dave John Cruz-Bustamante told a crowd of educators gathered across the street from their school.
“But you wouldn’t know that from looking at our desks.”
by | Apr 13, 2023 10:20 am | Comments (23)
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John Nguyen, newly tapped to be NHPS's supervisor of research, assessment and evaluation.
Two assistant principals rose the ranks to new leadership roles in the New Haven Public Schools (NHPS) district, even as school board members raised questions about which vacancies need to be filled now, and which should be left open until the next superintendent is hired.
Continue reading ‘Promotions Approved Before New Supt. Arrives’
by | Apr 11, 2023 8:28 am | Comments (9)
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A chemical engineer at vax-building work in a Science Park lab.
We should all be proud of efforts like New Haven Rising’s demand for Yale to hire more New Haven residents. We should also be proud of NAACP’s #WeGotThatWork campaign to ensure that returning citizens have access to jobs. The aspiration of these initiatives – of achieving economic justice and access to opportunities – is on target.
by | Apr 10, 2023 4:45 pm | Comments (12)
State Rep. Robyn Porter: "It's birth injustice we're talking about."
More rooms for moms to lactate at work and more Black mothers breastfeeding their babies.
by | Apr 10, 2023 9:18 am | Comments (2)
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Janice Parker: "We do our jobs diligently, and we deserve this raise."
After alders approved a long-anticipated city parks and blue-collar labor union contract, Janice Parker slipped out of the legislative chambers, teary-eyed and grinning. The moment she passed through the door, she burst into a victorious dance.
“It’s about time! Oh God,” she said.
by | Apr 5, 2023 10:05 am | Comments (8)
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Hometown higher-up: Cedar Hill/Newhallville/East Rock/Dixwell District Manager Sgt. Jarrell Lowery.
Sgt. Jarrell Lowery has spent the past week viewing through new eyes neighborhoods he has known his whole life.
by | Apr 4, 2023 2:56 pm | Comments (0)
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Angel Diaz rolled up the hose to his oil truck Tuesday morning outside a Munson Street home, halfway through his deliveries before a second gig making barber shop T‑shirts.
by | Mar 28, 2023 4:32 pm | Comments (2)
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Candice “Candy” Jones was in her Mama Bear slippers taking her Cavapoo King out for a run around their apartment complex courtyard Tuesday morning while gearing up for a busy day, one that could set her on the path of owning her own apartment complexes.
Continue reading ‘Word On Sherman: Candy Looks Beyond Mandy’
by | Mar 22, 2023 4:08 pm | Comments (7)
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Uber driver Teresa Jackson protests shrinking pay from her employer.
Drivers for Uber, Lyft and Doordash gathered outside Union Station to steer support towards better base pay and trip transparency — as another bill aiming to protect the rights of rideshare and delivery workers moves through the state legislature.
by | Mar 22, 2023 2:46 pm | Comments (1)
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John Onoforio had on a Milwaukee hoodie, not a golf shirt, as he emerged from his Toyota Sienna minivan Wednesday morning.
Continue reading ‘The Word On Edgewood: "Maintenance Guy" Comes To The Fore’
by | Mar 22, 2023 11:48 am | Comments (11)
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Cop-community team Officers Michael Rubino and Roberto Talloni ...
... and neighbor Robbie Williams.
Inside an apartment tower, two New Haven police officers had to act instantly if they had any chance of preventing a woman from falling seven floors to her death.
by | Mar 21, 2023 4:00 pm | Comments (5)
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Lequane Gormany was up with the sun Tuesday, and soaking it in at the Fountain Street firehouse.
by | Mar 16, 2023 3:16 pm | Comments (2)
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City Labor Relations Director Wendella Ault Battey at Monday's committee meeting.
(Updated) Seventy-five parks employees are now one step closer to a new contract — three years after their last city labor accord expired.
Continue reading ‘New 5-Year Parks, Public Works Union Contract Advances’
by | Mar 15, 2023 4:28 pm | Comments (4)
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Rosa DeLauro brings mom Luisa to 200 Orange St. to vote in 2016.
Rosa DeLauro didn’t “celebrate” National Pay Equity Day Tuesday. She revived an effort to render the occasion moot.