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Congressional candidate Lesley DeNardis at WNHH FM.
The last time a DeNardis ran to claim New Haven’s U.S. Congressional seat from a Democrat, a picture of him and his opponent appeared in the daily print newspaper — and his daughter never forgot it.
Continue reading ‘DeNardis Looks To Repeat Family History, With Civility’
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Bob Lamothe points to osprey circling above.
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Lamothe's portrait of a Cape May Warbler.
As Bob Lamothe walked along the Mill River, he positioned his Canon camera towards the sky, prepared to capture birds in flight — and was reminded of shared migration patterns that help people and avians alike call back and forth between their homelands.
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.
by | Apr 9, 2022 2:00 pm | Comments (0)
The community advisory board for WNHH, New Haven’s home for community radio, will meet via Zoom on Wednesday, April 19, at 7 p.m. to review the the station’s current services and programming goals as well as consider how the station can better meet the needs of our listeners.
Members of the public can tune in and offer feedback through the following link.
by | Apr 8, 2022 11:25 am | Comments (18)
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Reggie Gibson cleaning "the bridge."
Nip bottles, candy wrappers and cigarette butts cluttered the road. Until Reggie Gibson showed up with his broom.
by | Apr 6, 2022 4:36 pm | Comments (12)
Jack Ocken gassing up at BP.
Jack Ocken has been in town long enough to have a favorite pizza spot — and he has bad news for the Big Three.
Continue reading ‘Sorry, Wooster Street: This New New Havener Has His Eye On Whalley Pie’
by | Apr 5, 2022 3:50 pm | Comments (2)
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Imam Omer Bajwa at WNHH FM.
Imam Omer Bajwa awoke before 5 a.m. Tuesday so he could drink lots of water before the sun rose. He plans to drink a lot more water after 7:30 p.m.
In between, Bajwa won’t eat or drink anything. Meanwhile, his soul will be nourished.
by | Apr 5, 2022 9:00 am | Comments (2)
Michael Piscitelli remembers a time when in order to save Union Station, a tree had to be cut down.
by | Apr 1, 2022 4:00 pm | Comments (13)
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Amid ghosts, Jason Buddington hangs out on Congress after APT visit.
Jason Buddington had just picked up his bottles of methadone for the week, and kept an eye out for temptations that could threaten to return him to a life on the streets.
by | Apr 1, 2022 11:06 am | Comments (10)
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Adrian Bonenberger with bracelet given to him by daughter of one of the Ukrainian men he trained to resist Russian invaders.
“Clear!” members of Alpha team called out.
But that’s all they called out.
Otherwise, Adrian Bonenberger had them use hand signals.
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.
by | Mar 28, 2022 4:38 pm | Comments (2)
Robert Boyd and Dasani Scott.
Robert Boyd stepped into his Dallas Cowboys slippers and took his granddaughter out on Orchard Street to the school bus stop — unaware they’d be staying there for close to an hour.
When the bus arrived, Boyd was grateful for another day that Dasani can attend Nathan Hale across town.
by | Mar 24, 2022 5:49 pm | Comments (4)
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Giulietti at opening of pedestrian, cyclist-friendly stretch of Columbus Ave.
Joseph Giulietti has lots of money to put electric buses on the road — but he’s struggling to find enough people to drive them.
That encapsulates a broader challenge Giulietti, commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT), is taking on these days, a short-term problem mixed in with loads of long-term opportunity.
by | Mar 24, 2022 3:41 pm | Comments (4)
Jay Jordan.
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.
Continue reading ‘Jay Jordan Shows Up Early For First Day At Mickey D's’
by and | Mar 23, 2022 5:48 pm | Comments (5)
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Mekhi Barnett stretches after 1-mile run.
After wrapping up a mile’s worth of laps at Bowen Field, 22-year-old Southern Connecticut State University senior Mekhi Barnett was warmed up — and on track to pursue long-range goals off the field.
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.
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.
by | Mar 18, 2022 3:15 pm | Comments (8)
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Red-hot author Tochi Onyebuchi at WNHH FM.
Run for cover: Urban pioneers are returning to New Haven — from a space colony to which they originally fled from riots and flames and eviscerated property values. They’re bringing with them “plans” anew for the Model City.
Luckily for us, Tochi Onyebuchi has his eye on them. He has his eye on the “stackers” who never left, as well.
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.
by | Mar 17, 2022 9:10 am | Comments (0)
Hartford has done a complete turnaround in the time that T.J. Clarke has been on the City Council, in Clarke’s view.
Continue reading ‘Hartford Council Leader Sees A Financially Strengthened Capital City’
by | Mar 15, 2022 2:14 pm | Comments (9)
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Briana LaMare at Union Station.
With her car broken and gas prices up, Briana LaMare headed into Union Station to catch the 9:47 a.m. train Tuesday — part of a new commuting routine that’s growing on her.
by and | Mar 14, 2022 4:11 pm | Comments (0)
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Math professor Andy Bartlett Monday on SCSU's campus.
The word on Southern Connecticut State University’s (SCSU) campus Monday was college math — for local high schoolers.
by | Mar 14, 2022 3:51 pm | Comments (11)
Organizer Georgia Goldburn: Industry "on brink of collapse."
Facing an industry-wide implosion, childcare providers across Connecticut plan to close down for two hours on Tuesday morning to protest for more funding.
by and | Mar 10, 2022 3:43 pm | Comments (0)
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Majesty Whitaker talks Ukraine and barbershop talk Thursday morning.
The word at Transformerz barber shop Thursday was Ukraine — along with some other topics that had to stay in the shop.
Continue reading ‘Word At The Barber Shop: Ukraine Needs Our Help’
by | Mar 10, 2022 1:32 pm | Comments (0)
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Foreign Language Teacher of the Year Trudy Anderson at WNHH FM.
Trudy Anderson can tell you four different ways to say pen — in Spanish alone.