The state has awarded $6 million towards overhauling Grand Avenue to make the bustling Fair Haven commercial corridor safer, cleaner, better-lit, and more pedestrian-friendly.

Those improvements can’t come soon enough for neighborhood stalwarts like Maria Ocotecatl of Grand Fish Market, and Javier Sanchez of Evolution Hair Studio, and Angeles Romero of Rodeo Groceries, and Ines Vidals of Dayvett’s Gifts, who have built up their small businesses because of their diverse and supportive…

One Neighborhood, 90 Trees and an 82-Year-Old Crusader

Ed Rodriguez is on a mission to convince his neighbors that they need trees to help combat summer heat — and to make the world a better place. It’s not always so easy... 

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/20/us/trees-heat-wave-new-haven-ct.html

Artist Perez — born Carlos Perez, but these days the artist goes simply by his last name — is in the process of painting a 227-foot-long "FAIR HAVEN" mural beneath the Interstate 91 Exit 7 overpass at Ferry Street and Middletown Avenue, one of the main entrances to Fair Haven...…

Mary Wade Outstanding Leadership Award 2023 Nomination Form

The Outstanding Leadership Award was created in 2010 for an individual who has served as a leader, inspiration, resource, and role model for the entire Fair Haven Community and is presented following the Annual Fair Haven Community Parade.  Click Here to complete your…

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Published December 9, 2022 at 8:01 AM EST

Neil Berro…

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Dear neighbors,

On Monday night, the Board of Alders voted to allocate $53 Million in American Rescue Plan funding for a wide variety of initiatives. This includes some important projects for Ward 14 and Fair Haven, including:

* Renovation of the Atwater Senior Center into a full-service Community Center…

FOCUS on New Haven, a student-led program designed to introduce incoming students to the city of New Haven through the lens of community engagement and social justice has a group of students willing to volunteer for your organization or project.

FOCUS will partnerships with various organizations whereby their participants will engage in short term volunteer projects for three days. Last year, they had a mix of…

Two recent media stories about neighbors who support, strengthen, and enrich our community were recently featured  the New Haven Indepedent.

1. Read up here on the legacy of Eugene Fargeorge and his advocacy for historic…

The restaurant in Fair Haven has offered traditional Mexican food to the community for the last 14 years.

Joaquin Fernandez-Duque Mar 31, 2022

Contributing Reporter

Salsa’s Authentic Mexican Restaurant has been providing a traditional eating…

by Laura Glesby | Jun 14, 2022  -  New Haven Independent

When he was living at a halfway house after a stint in prison, Cody Roach called his 9‑year-old daughter and asked what he should do with the rest of his life...…

Anyone know where it is? Hint: if you go to this corner and you turn around you will be equally surprised. If you find it, add a clue in the comments section below without revealing the location so that others will be helped to find it for themselves.…