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Forwarded from Ruffina Durazzo, Mary Wade Holdings:

On September 1 the neighborhood enjoyed Fair Haven's third successful annual "Fair Haven United Neighborhood Celebration of Safety Community Picnic", and thanks to Dr. Abie Benitez, Principal of Columbus Family Academy, it is held each year in the back campus of Columbus Family Academy. The…

For the first time, participants in the summer jobs program Youth@Work had the chance to sign up for direct deposit and open a savings account at Start Community Bank in their own name, no parent co-signor required.  The account came with an ATM only card with a limited daily withdrawal amount. Every Youth@Work employee, over 500 of them this year, first went through "Loot Camp" where they learned about…

Canning is a lifelong skill that can help you maximize your intake of yummy local produce! This Thursday at CitySeed's Fair Haven Farmers' Market, community member Ruziye Yeroz will teach us how to pickle and can farm fresh cucumbers and…

Hi All,

We are having a tag sale on September 3rd and wondered if anyone else considering a tag sale might like to 1) join ours or 2) have your own. If we get a few people to join in we can call it a neighborhood tag sale.

Let me know what you think!!

Joan

For many residents it has been a long wait to see the start of the Safe Routes to School project.   This project is still in process.   The city was waiting for an approval from the state DOT, which has finally been granted.  We are currently waiting for bids on the project to come back. Richard Miller has indicated, depending on when all bids have been received, the project could start as soon as September, otherwise it may be postponed until the spring.  I will post further information as…

Hello friends and neighbors.

Regrettably, we will be leaving New Haven this fall. We moved here from halfway across the country, decided on Fair Haven without knowing anyone here, and the decision paid off bigtime. We're so happy to have shared the last few years with you, and look forward to our final few months before we move on. Our house is currently on the market, and we'd be very happy to see another family end up here that will be active in the neighborhood. The house…

Hi all

I'm an out-of-town member of the community, having enjoyed a great stay with my family with the Janke family back in 2008.  I am a keen birder and noted some of the species that can be found in neighbourhood.  Has anyone created a bird list, and if not, would anyone like me to submit mine?

Chris Seaton, Bognor Regis, West Sussex UK

Here's the article that appeared in the July 30th Register about one of the sessions that is part of a full program for children at Quinnipiac Terrace, led by two dynamic members of CSNA.

Great work by Mary Ann, Sally, and all the volunteers to make the program great!…

On Saturday, August 6^th from 11am-3pm, the Fair Haven Community Health Center and HAVEN Free Clinic will be celebrating their 40^th and 5^th anniversaries by hosting a big celebration for the entire community. There will be free food, fun games, Zumba demonstrations, entertainment, and raffle prizes for participants.  This event will be held rain or shine in FHCHC's back parking lot at 374 Grand Ave. 

The Fair Haven Community Health Center is a…

The Fair Haven Farmers' Market runs every Thursday, 3pm - 7pm, in the Quinnipiac River Park, on the corner of Grand Avenue and Front Street.  

You can now show your support for CitySeed Farmers' Markets by becoming a Friend of the Market! We are in our second season of the Friends of the Market program at the Edgewood Park, and we are now excited to expand it to Fair Haven and the HIll!

Here's how it…

Applications now being accepted for Democracy School. 



The City of New Haven's Democracy School will introduce residents to the structures, services, and leaders in the City of New Haven through a series of public information forums. City officials will introduce their work and lead questions and answer sessions aimed at fostering open lines of communication, enabling participants to take full advantage of city resources and empowering residents to become community…

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…

On a gorgeous Saturday morning it was a special treat to witness the signing of a covenant to promise friendship and support between the Native American tribe and the people of the region. I particularly enjoyed learning more about the earliest inhabitants of Fair Haven.

Check out the article in the Register

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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…