His New “Friend” Vanished
by | Aug 26, 2019 3:08 pm | Comments (0)
“Jenna” said she wanted to “have some fun” — so they did, until the fun ran out for her new friend.
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Yale To Build New Soccer & Lacrosse Field House
by | Aug 22, 2019 11:15 am | Comments (16)
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Yale planner Jeromy Powers with a design of the new field house.
Yale won key city approvals to build a two-story field house for its soccer and lacrosse teams and a new natural grass field right across the street at the university’s Westville athletics complex.
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Firefighters Retrieve, Revive Tiny Kitten
by | Aug 19, 2019 2:15 pm | Comments (3)
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Watch how firefighters rescued and then revived a trapped kitten in the Brookside development — then read all about it, and other public safety incidents on the west side of the town.
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Action Sought On Westville Property Crime
by | Aug 12, 2019 7:43 am | Comments (27)
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Darnell Young (at right) talks of safety concerns.
Marchand and Serfilippi clash, prompting boos.
Westville neighbors debated how to address an uptick in property crime, at a meeting that featured a shouting match between two political candidates.
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West Side Property Crimes Continue
by | Aug 5, 2019 2:39 pm | Comments (3)
Yes, thieves continue to steal stuff from unlocked vehicles in Westville. But they’re also breaking in to locked premises as well.
Tranquil Vibes And Freestyle Pies In Westville
by | Jul 31, 2019 12:18 pm | Comments (0)
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Sam Carlson at Monday night’s concert.
Beecher Park was filled with pies, kids, and live music Monday night for the fourth entry in a weekly summer Westville concert series and pie bake-off.
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Easy Pickin’s
by | Jul 29, 2019 12:10 pm | Comments (7)
This time, thieves made off with $400 prescription sunglasses, two 24-karat gold rings, $1,500 surgical glasses, and a watch among other booty just sitting there ready for the pilfering in unlocked cars parked on New Haven’s west side.
Van Set On Fire On West Rock Avenue
by | Jul 25, 2019 5:42 pm | Comments (5)
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The blazing van on West Rock Avenue.
A state representative found a van engulfed in flames outside of her West Rock Avenue house in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Unlocked Cars Beckon To Burglars
by | Jul 22, 2019 12:13 pm | Comments (2)
A BMW was left unlocked — and a Tiffany necklace and a Tiffany bracelet disappeared.
Manjares Celebrates 10 Years With New Bar
by | Jul 22, 2019 7:35 am | Comments (4)
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Ana De Los Angeles and her family celebrated the 10 year anniversary of their Westville cafe Manjares with the official grand opening of the coffee spot/restaurant’s bar, Manjares Tapas, and a block party as a thank-you gift to the neighborhood.
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Serfilippi Challenging Marchand In Westville
by | Jul 17, 2019 8:02 am | Comments (20)
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Dennis Serfilippi.
A citizen budget watchdog has decided to stop just complaining about the government and try to improve it himself, by running for office.
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Cat Calls The Cops
by | Jul 15, 2019 1:42 pm | Comments (0)
A Stop & Shopper tried to make off with $180 of groceries — but couldn’t outrun an extra-duty cop at the store.
A man arrested for domestic violence at the Regal Inn also had a gun confiscated from his Mutant Ninja Turtles backpack.
Keep A Pie Out For Westville
by | Jul 9, 2019 12:48 pm | Comments (0)
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Westville kicked off its annual “Hi-Fi Pie” competition and fest on Monday evening with 10 homemade stone fruit pies, a live music performance by the band Zikina, and Southern-style barbeque food options from the Oak Haven Mobile Kitchen.
Elicker Flips 3 More Committees
by , and | Jul 9, 2019 8:22 am | Comments (25)
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Ward 26 Co-Chair Sharon Jones collecting votes at Manjares: “This is what democracy is about.”
Three more Democratic committees that supported Toni Harp for mayor in 2013 voted Monday night to back her challenger instead this year — putting old friends like Sharon Jones and Audrey Tyson in a bind.
Babysitter Charged With Neglect
by | Jul 8, 2019 2:09 pm | Comments (0)
Police arrested a babysitter for allowing a 2‑year-old boy to wander alone in West Hills. And thieves on Blake Street made off with a Chinese delivery order after at least simulating having a handgun.
Battalion Chief Fires Up Soccer Mission
by | Jul 4, 2019 9:09 am | Comments (3)
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Teo Baldwin with assistant coach (and son) Roger. Top: Undefeated Edgewood NHYS team.
Whether commanding firefighters at a blazing building or coaching middle schoolers on the field, Teo Baldwin emphasizes the same two principles: Respect your teammates. And know the unique role you play in helping your group succeed.
Mooncha Goes Live
by | Jul 2, 2019 7:02 am | Comments (0)
New Haven’s Mad Hatter drops “Blk Teenz” video w/Wisdom.
Hit & Run Driver Nabbed
by | Jul 1, 2019 3:09 pm | Comments (0)
A driver sped off after rear-ending a Mercedes on Fountain Street. But not before the Mercedes driver got the fleeing driver’s license plate.
Family Dollar Sells For 1.8M Dollars
by | Jun 28, 2019 1:12 pm | Comments (1)
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The Family Dollar at 1168-1186 Whalley Ave.
A Windsor-based development company sold the Family Dollar site on Upper Whalley Avenue to a group of California investors for $1.8 million, in one of the city’s latest property transactions.
Porch Pirate Descends
by | Jun 24, 2019 2:28 pm | Comments (0)
The Louis Vuitton Apple watchband and shoes appeared on the porch of a South Genessee Street e‑shopper —then disappeared.
Bruegger’s Bagels Becomes Barbarossa
by | Jun 19, 2019 12:43 pm | Comments (2)
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Burcu, Barbarossa, 3, and Volkan Gokkiyas, Mayor Toni Harp, and Alders Hacibey Catalbasoglu and Richard Furlow.
Like his father before him, Volkan Gokkiyas named his newest restaurant, Barbarossa Pizza & Kebabs, after his son.
Elicker Wins Harp’s Ward Committee
by | Jun 17, 2019 10:30 pm | Comments (15)
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James Barber, Mychal Brown, Nick Neely count the vote.
Mayor Toni Harp got a reminder Monday night that she faces a tough reelection campaign — a reminder that came on her home turf.
Gun Found in Trash Can
by | Jun 17, 2019 2:11 pm | Comments (0)
A Fairfield Street resident saw a hoodie in his trash can — and a found a gun inside.
Marchand Files For Fifth-Term Run
by | Jun 14, 2019 2:03 pm | Comments (10)
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Marchand Friday at City Clerk’s office.
Adam Marchand is looking to make it a decade as a Westville alder.
Artist Captures The “Future History” Of New Haven
by | Jun 13, 2019 12:24 pm | Comments (2)
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Self Portrait with Madison Sapphire Duchanne, Partners Café – New Haven, CT – August, 2018.
Daniel Eugene was dressed down. Classical music played over the speakers on a recent visit to his Westville live and work space, periodically punctuated by the ping of incoming emails.
Eugene is, after all, a busy person, especially as he shifts his art from pens to lens.
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