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http://www.wtnh.com/generic/ct_style/community/marry-wadeMary Wade's Wine Dinner is coming up(April 30th) as you can see with this clip on the event with Thomas Matthews(Wine Spectator Magazine), Christina Ciociola(Board Member) and News 8's Teresa LaBarbera.

An apartment is available for rent at 113 Atwater Street, first floor/one bedroom.  Please call Minerva at MWH Holdings, Co. at 203.848.1418 if interested.

Dear Neighbors

I had recently a great opportunity to present our Website as one of the examples of a NING based website to a surprisingly large group of people that gathered in The Grove, a co-working and collaborative space serving the social mission sector of New Haven. I am not an experienced public presenter and apparently my presentation drifted quickly from talking about technicalities of the NING as Web platform to…

Hi All,

The Spring Clean-up to kick off the CSNA "year" will be on April 9th from 9am to 1pm in the Chatham Square Park.

Once again we will have Yale and Neighbor Volunteers and I hope we can count on all of you as well.

This year we will also make this event a Pot-Luck.

Following the clean-up of Chatham Square Park, Lewis St. Park, Dover Beach and the Community Gardens we'd like to convene in the park for a good, old fashioned neighborhood meal. Everyone…

We observe Women's History Month during March, which gives us an opportunity to share some wage and labor information about the women of Connecticut. Our thanks to the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women for these observations:

Fair Haven Library schedule is as follows:

Monday: 10-6

Tuesday: 10-6

Thursday 12-8

Wednesdays and Friday-Saturday: closed

Betsy Goldberg

“Household saving” is defined as the difference between a household’s disposable income (wages , self-employed revenue, income from property, etc.) and its expenditures on goods and services. The “household savings rate” is calculated by dividing household savings by household disposable income.

The country with the highest household savings rate in 2010????  Italy, at 20.2%, according to the OECD – Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.  France and Japan were at…

Make sure you have funded your 2010 IRA contribution!  If you are under 50 you can contribute up to $5,000 in either a Roth or Traditional IRA.  If you turned 50 by December 31, 2010 you can contribute up to $6,000.

If you're looking for some great interest rates, check out Start Community Bank's 13 month CD at a 1.67% APY* 

You can make your contribution up until this year's tax filing deadline -- Monday, April 18, 2011 -  we get an extra 'cushion' because April 15th is a…

Dear CSNA Friends,

Come to an open house to see our completed 'historic and green' restoration of the James L. Basset House at 13 Lewis Street.  There will be refreshments, a view of the river, and a chance to learn about our energy savings guarantee.  We welcome all neighbors who can make it!  RSVPs encouraged.  --Corey

January, 2011

SCAM ALERT from the FDIC:  The FDIC said it has received numerous reports of fraudulent emails being sent to consumers that claim deposit insurance has been withdrawn due to activity that violates the Patriot Act.  The emails are phony. 

 To learn how to protect yourself against this fraud, visit the FDIC website:  …

Does anyone need/want help shoveling snow?

I have some high school and middle school kids looking to earn their way to Young Life camp this summer. Please call or email with any leads. Keep us in mind for future storms!

Thanks,

Cat Haist

Area Director

Greater New Haven Young Life

203.668.7898

cat.ylnh@gmail.com

Hi All,

This cutie showed up on our doorstep. Does anyone know to whom he belongs?

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

We are thrilled to be only one of three banks chartered in the US in 2010 -- the average in a year is over 100 -- so we are proud of our accomplishment and thankful for the support of our community.  We are testing our systems and opening accounts to make sure everything is in working order, so feel free to stop by at 258 Grand and be one of our first account holders!!!    Ribbon cutting ceremony is in the planning stages, most likely end of January, so stay tuned.  But we have great opening…

Oysterman’s Eyesore Becomes Historic Pearl

BY Allan Appel |  Read original story published by New Haven Independent |DEC 16, 2010 2:09 PM

As Nancy Greenberg and Corey Stone opened the verdigris door on the historic and “green” restoration of 13 Lewis St., the saga of the foreclosed and abandoned 1876 oysterman’s house in Fair Haven neared a happy conclusion. The remaining task: find a buyer.

The house that perches above…

On Dec. 20, 2010 we are delivering Christmas dinner for 70 families at Fair Haven Middle School. We need your help in fulfilling this request. Therefore, for our final push we are doing an online food drive with our CT friends. These are the dry…

Thanks to the work of many local craftspeople and my partner Nancy's ruthless attention to detail, the restoration of the 1876 oysterman's house at the top of Lewis Street Park is nearly complete. Here are links to photos of 13 Lewis from street, the Kitchen, and the…