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• • Posted by Rafael Ramos on November 20, 2012 at 5:00 p.m.

  I remember when I was six years old, at the time the second youngest of five siblings. We lived on Hayward Street in Williamsburg Brooklyn in a four-story tenement across the street from an old Armory.  The apartment layout is known as a railroad flat a narrow four room apartment with two small bedrooms in between the kitchen and living…

It’s important for the school to be clean [on the outside]. It reflects inside,” said Maribel Ostorba. Then she held open a large garbage bag as her kindergartener son Andy dropped in a clump of leaves.....

 http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/claudia_herrera/I…

The NHPD has now set up a hotline for citizens to provide information about dirt bike / ATV usage on city streets.  When you call to leave a message, please provide as much information as you can: the date, time, location, the number and description of the riders and their vehicles.

Affected by hurricane Sandy? How to get help:http://ctlawhelp.org/help-after-hurricane-connecticut

Today New Haven City Hall will have emergency meals available to families in need of assistance due to Storm Sandy-related damages and power outages. Seven distribution sites will be open from 10 a.m. to 4p.m. The maximum number of meals available per household is four, unless additional need is demonstrated. The distribution sites were selected based on the proximity to homes without power. The seven sites are as follows:



1. Fair Haven – Firehouse at 412 Lombard Street

2.…

Sunday, 4:08 pm was my first photo, 4:35 my last - kid on a white and red dirt bike, black sweatshirt with white letters, black helmet with white striping of some sort -- up and down, up and down Quinnipiac Park from Grand to Ferry -- and it looked like there was an adult with him encouraging him on!  Check out my posted photos.  I called and  reported  this to the police, as did my upstairs neighbor.  For pete's sake, kids were in the park, people were walking their dogs, and this kid ran…

Because of the Thanksgiving holiday on November 22, please note that our November monthly meeting will be one week earlier than normal -- so mark your calendars to come to the Mary Wade Home at 6 pm on Wednesday, November 14...... a change for this one month only!  Thanks 

The "New Haven Parents" (an informal group working to increase parent input into education in New Haven), in particular Eliza Halsey, have coordinated efforts with the Hartford Public Schools Montessori magnet schools, the local New Haven Montessori schools and another dedicated parent group working to bring a Montessori to the Bridgeport Public Schools, to make a public Montessori a reality for New Haven in the Fall of 2013.

We ask all New Haven and New Haven County parents…

Do YOU have what it takes to be the treasurer of the best community activist group in the USA?

We are looking for a dynamic, engaged, committed volunteer to manage our finances.  Ability to add and subtract is a plus!

Don't worry - no public debates, no negative ads, no need to put Big Bird in jeopardy.

No stress, no heavy lifting - just a fabulous way to share your expertise and add a stellar line to your resume!

You process deposits and donations and authorize…

Hello Neighbors,

Our home is for sell and we are looking for a wonderful family for our neighborhood. We would appreciate your help passing along our information concerning the sell of our home. The house is listed at http://www.realestateshows.com/flyer.php?id=651340 

Please pass our information…

October is Food Month in New Haven! The New Haven Food Policy Council has worked hard to put together the city's first Food Summit, happening at City Hall on Friday October 12th. Will Allen, CEO of Growing Power, will be in attendance and will be giving the keynote speech at the New Haven Land Trust dinner that night, talking about the importance of a healthy and robust local food system. 

Check out all the events happening across the city, it's an amazing testament to the…

As many of you know, I will be retiring effective October 31 and moving back to the Boston area.  The past three and a half years have been challenging, frustrating, rewarding, wonderful, heartbreaking, amazing -- you name it!  From the daunting task of building a community bank from the ground up, to the agonizing wait to be chartered, to finally opening the doors and feeling the welcome from the community -- it's the hardest work I have ever done, and the most rewarding.  I often say my…

New Haven Coalition to Stop Illegal Traffic

The New Haven Coalition to STOP ILLEGAL TRAFFIC (SIT) on our streets had its second meeting on Sept. 18. Alderman Justin Elicker reported that since our meeting last month, the city has started a concerted effort to address the issue of dangerous and illegal use of dirt bikes, all terrain vehicles, and other illegal motorized vehicles on our streets. Currently, police do not have the authority to seize…

Hey friends,

I'm looking for videos and photos from this years festival to use in a project for The Community Foundation. If anyone has anything please let me know and we'll figure out the best way to get me high quality copies.

thanks,

Kevin (RevKev) Ewing

Sep 21, Friday night, 6:25p, leaving the ARTE exhibit at Grand and Front, walking back to my place -- two dirt bikes come screaming around the corner off the bridge and onto Front Street,  At Exchange they were both doing wheelies, weaving around cars and scaring the hell out of people.  It appeared to me that the drivers were wearing white masks.  I managed to take a quick snapshot with my camera, but they were going so fast I only got part of the image I wanted.  I did report…

The New Haven Police Department recently released a Community Survey to its

website, (http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/police/). In an effort to bolster

survey participation, I am writing to request that you take a few moments to

fill out the survey, and forward it along to other members of your block

watch groups, as well as to anyone else you know who may be benefitted by

it. Below is a brief…