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Connie Razza of Downing Street wrote a wonderful tribute to our wonderful neighborhood in today's New Haven Register, page A9 (editorial page).  Don't miss it.

Click here: FORUM: Old-fashioned neighborhood is real treat- The New Haven Register

Neighborhood residents on Atwater, Clinton and Front need your help on one or more of the following dates to beautify our neighborhood, calm traffic and increase property values. These are the documented benefits of increasing the number of trees in our neighborhood.

Wednesday 7/20 the Atwater St. group will be planting trees and plants on Atwater St. near Grand Avenue

Thursday 7/21 the Front St. group will be planting a tree at Dover Beach Park near Bailey…

Dear neighbors & Friends:

This morning David Z. brought to my attention that graffiti damage has been done to Lewis St. Park. Many of you know that through the efforts of many people from the Quinnipiac River Community Group, the City and our Association this park was brought back from being a very unattractive and unsafe place. I am sure that many people will ask who did this? Please note that a police report has been filed. Others will ask why this happen? The truth is we may…

Meeting Minutes:

1. Work Group Updates

A. Youth Empowerment:  All of these events need volunteers, people like you and perhaps even you. If you can volunteer for any of these event contact Mary Ann Moran. All date are subject to possible because of weather or other reasons please check the EVENTS page on our website for changes & additional info.

• Mary Wade June Parade - Report. The event was a success with multiple schools, city officials and…

The branch libraries in New Haven are now open on a rotating schedule.  Of course, you have access to each one of them with your library card.  Fair Haven Library is open the following days and times:

   Monday 10 am - 6 pm  (closed Memorial Day, Monday, May 30)

   Tuesday 10 am - 6 pm

   Thursday 12 pm - 8 pm

For the complete library system schedule:…

Fair Haven Library schedule is as follows:

Monday: 10-6

Tuesday: 10-6

Thursday 12-8

Wednesdays and Friday-Saturday: closed

Betsy Goldberg

From: Health Habits

Back in the 1980s, when I was a kid, me and the other kids in the neighborhood used to spend hours on the street beside my house playing road hockey.



During the week, we would get home from school, do our homework and then race outside and play until someone’s Mom started freaking out about getting ready for bed. On weekends, we would be running up and down that street for as long as we could see that crappy old tennis…

"Act1" a Facebook group created and written by 1 young person in our community. Anyone can join:…

FDIC Grants Approval for Deposit Insurance

At a news conference December 6, 2010, CEO William Placke announced that Start Community Bank has received its final federal approval to prepare to open its doors to New Haven area families and businesses. On…

From seeclickfix.com :

17 Lewis St. is condemned according to the city, yet it is completely open and is a serious danger for neighborhood children. This property has been sitting in this condition for almost two years. Plus, prostitutes and drug dealers park in front of the house because it is very dark with no lighting.

When is the city going to have this house torn down? Will the city patrol the area so that drug dealers and prostitutes no longer hang out…

ML#: N307134

Great potential. Needs work. Sold "as is".

Goody’s Hardware…

What does a healtheir New Haven look like? How Can we build it?

Read more: VISIONS OF A HEALTHIER NH OVERVIEW.pdf

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Discuss the topic with other New Haven…

The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, the region's largest grantmaker and permanent charitable endowment, is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Associate Philanthropic Officer for Grantmaking (APO). The…