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Artists Cover The Changes At Kehler Liddell

by | Sep 23, 2019 7:45 am | Comments (0)

Brian Flinn

The Parson’s Second Wife.

The first impression of Brian Flinn’s work may be of humor. Some of his figures have the out-of-proportion features of cartoons, the odd poses, the uneven faces. But there’s detail within the comedy, layers of images on the skins of his subjects. There’s an eye that’s startlingly human. The other eye, upon closer inspection, isn’t an eye at all. The layering makes the skin seem translucent. Or maybe the body is in flux. Take another step back, and the image seems more like a flickering film. Maybe if you turned away and looked back again, it would be a different image entirely.

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Bank-To-Restaurant Conversation Gets Sign-Off

by | Sep 19, 2019 2:13 pm | Comments (13)

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Local attorney Ben Trachten and engineer John Gable.

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To be a restaurant…in February!

Plans to convert a former Westville bank building into a restaurant serving tacos, ceviche, and mixed drinks won a key city sign-off, pushing the project that much closer to its planned completion date next February.

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Mill River Office Building Sold For $4.65M

by | Sep 17, 2019 8:16 pm | Comments (8)

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414 Chapel St.

Builder Mendy Paris with attorney Ben Trachten.

Local builders purchased a Mill River office building for $4.65 million and plan to hold off converting it to market-rate apartments until they’re convinced the neighborhood warrants the investment.

Among other land transactions, a sale has been completed of the Lesley Roy studio in Westville Village, where an agency aimed at foster children plans to take over.

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West Side Car Thefts Decrease

by | Sep 9, 2019 2:26 pm | Comments (0)

Over the last few weeks, we have seen a decrease in car break-ins. This has been achieved by a partnership between the police and the community to address this uptick. The police have increased patrols, and arrested car thieves while residents have provided me with video footage (used to ID perps and help pinpoint areas to deploy resources) and remembered to lock their vehicles. Let’s keep it up!”

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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.

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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.

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