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IRIS's Chris George (at right in photo) with Gov. Ned Lamont and state housing chief Seila Mosquera-Bruno at 2021 Scranton Street event highlighting need for apartments for Afghan refugees.
New Haven’s refugee welcome wagon is becoming America’s welcome wagon.
Continue reading ‘New Haven Points Way For U.S. Refugee "Welcome" Plan’
by | Mar 14, 2023 3:13 pm | Comments (2)
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Erick Russell at WNHH FM.
Erick Russell isn’t holding a grudge. He’s negotiating a solution.
Continue reading ‘Russell Sees Progress In Reviving Baby Bonds’
by | Mar 13, 2023 2:23 pm | Comments (6)
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Banking Commissioner Perez at a New Haven Hill neighborhood housing groundbreaking.
Jorge Perez had a message for Connecticut Monday: “Don’t panic.”
by | Mar 13, 2023 1:00 pm | Comments (3)
Danielle Deadwyler and Jalyn Hall in Till.
Arnold Gorlick saw one of the best leading-actress performances on the screen — then was outraged not to see it acknowledged Sunday night at the Oscars.
Continue reading ‘Till Omission "Crime" Committed At Oscars’
by | Mar 8, 2023 2:00 pm | Comments (0)
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Kiomi Williams hopped into his Ford F150 truck Wednesday morning to head to class — then discovered he needed to call his friend Ed.
Again.
by | Mar 8, 2023 12:26 pm | Comments (5)
Alfred Guy and Jennifer Frederick at WNHH FM.
How to serve man?
ChatGPT did not write this sentence.
Or any part of this article.
A human did. At least for now.
Continue reading ‘Abandon No Hope, All Ye Who Enter ChatGPT’
by | Mar 7, 2023 4:40 pm | Comments (2)
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Taking in New Haven: Christine Larsen and Jane Van Valkenburg Tuesday on Broadway.
Jane Van Valkenburg pulled into New Haven to receive one of the greatest gifts a music teacher could ask for.
by | Mar 6, 2023 1:35 pm | Comments (0)
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Alexander McWilliams: "Fentanyl is killing everybody."
Alexander McWilliams gave his friend Perry Flowers a ride in his 2014 Honda Civic to the state pre-trial jailhouse and juvenile court Monday morning so Flowers could show up for his nephew.
by | Mar 6, 2023 10:52 am | Comments (3)
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Transition Clinic's Nadine Horton and Lisa Puglisi at WNHH FM.
Lisa Puglisi and Nadine Horton are helping ex-offenders reintegrate into society by tackling one of the least-discussed challenges.
They’re looking for Connecticut to discuss that challenge more — and send more helpers.
by | Mar 2, 2023 3:53 pm | Comments (0)
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Patricia Tynan picked up a coffee to go from the Humphrey Street Dunkin’ on her way into work Thursday, but this time she ordered a decaf.
Continue reading ‘Word On Nicoll Street: Big Picture Comes In Focus’
by | Mar 1, 2023 2:37 pm | Comments (0)
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Started young, still painting: Matt Bleythings and Robert Picagli at work site Wednesday.
In their fathers’ footsteps, Robert Picagli and Matt Bleything picked up the tools to prepare a century-plus-old Dwight building to house new generations of renters.
Continue reading ‘Word On Kensington Street: Paintbrushes Pass Down’
by | Mar 1, 2023 11:56 am | Comments (19)
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Diving in: Leslie Blatteau at WNHH FM.
School fights and lockdowns. Teacher flight. Staff shortages. Fights for funding. Calls for more elected school board members — and a school board willing to meet in public in person. A search for a new superintendent at a crucial juncture for public education.
Fourteen months into her presidency of the New Haven Federation of Teachers, Leslie Blatteau has found herself in the middle of these and other pressing public controversies. As a public school parent, as a New Haven teacher with 16 years in the classroom, and now as a labor leader, she has thought long and hard about these issues.
by | Feb 28, 2023 4:00 pm | Comments (5)
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Tuesday’s snow day gave Huân Ngô time to catch up on grading papers and preparing his students for New Haven’s jobs of tomorrow.
Continue reading ‘The Word On Maple Street: STEM? 'Snow Sweat’
by | Feb 27, 2023 4:57 pm | Comments (1)
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David Goraieb had a feeling that he’d end up unloading boxes of peppers and pork bellies from a truck Monday morning.
Continue reading ‘Word On Crown Street: "Warehouse Guy" Hops In The Truck’
by | Feb 23, 2023 4:29 pm | Comments (11)
Keeping hope alive: Christina Logvynyuk, Olekseii Atnoniuk, Myron Melnyk, and Carl Harvey at WNHH FM.
New Haven hasn’t forgotten Ukraine.
Continue reading ‘New Haven Support For Ukraine Remains Steady At War 1-Year Mark’
by | Feb 22, 2023 4:25 pm | Comments (0)
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Mayra Soto had time to pray and hear the gospel when she went to receive her forehead ashes Wednesday.
Continue reading ‘Word On The Street: Ashes Mark New Life Chapter’
by | Feb 21, 2023 3:27 pm | Comments (4)
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Greg McLaurin stopped at Goffe Street Tuesday morning because he didn’t want to cuss. He wanted a calm spot to consider a solution rather than escalating a conflict he had on the job.
Continue reading ‘The Word On County Street: Greg Weighs His Next Move’
by | Feb 17, 2023 11:15 am | Comments (4)
James Bhandary-Alexander and Alyson Heimer at WNHH FM.
In New Haven, people are proposing ideas to strengthen democracy.
In Israel, people are taking to the streets to try to save democracy.
In the process, the debate in both places cuts to fundamental questions about what democracy is all about in the first place.
by | Feb 16, 2023 5:05 pm | Comments (5)
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A white Kia pulled up to the curb. Kenta Wilson’s plan for the morning was about to change.
by | Feb 15, 2023 10:57 am | Comments (0)
Company founder Yael Porat; New Haven trial chief Edouard Aboian.
A nonagenarian is waiting in New Haven for three five-milliliter syringes to arrive from overseas — and help her walk outside the house again and avoid having a limb amputated.
Continue reading ‘Blood-Disease Breakthrough Tested In New Haven’
by | Feb 14, 2023 3:45 pm | Comments (0)
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Misha Harris was on the hunt for dazzling new footwear Tuesday in order to celebrate Valentine’s Day in style.
by | Feb 13, 2023 2:01 pm | Comments (2)
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Carl Zemke took a round three-inch file to the ground-down teeth of his Stihl chainsaw Monday morning convinced that the old blade could still do the job.
by | Feb 13, 2023 9:30 am | Comments (9)
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OrLando Yarborough and Erik Clemons at WNHH FM.
Once upon a time, New Haveners without college degrees could pursue well-paying careers making rifles at the old Winchester factory.
Today they’ll be able to pursue careers working in labs helping test drugs to cure diseases like cancer, thanks to a new pipeline created to help New Haveners find their way to some of the jobs of the future pouring into the city.
by | Feb 9, 2023 2:00 pm | Comments (3)
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Mid-morning at the oasis: Dominique and Bamboo Thursday in Rainbow Park.
Dominique decided to turn right a block sooner than usual on her way home. She walked by a rainbow and entered a new world.
Continue reading ‘During Dwight Detour, Dominique Discovers Eden’
by | Feb 8, 2023 1:54 pm | Comments (3)
Nathaniel Britton had boots on the ground Wednesday. He could feel the soles and toes start to split.