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Solar Youth's Solar Jam!

April 1st, 6 to 9:30pm at the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History  - 170 Whitney Avenue, New Haven

Hi, all:

I am part of the Solar Youth Fundraising committee this year, working with a wonderful and diverse group of people to organize the best Solar Jam ever! We picked great auction items, with an emphasis on unique fun…

 Minutes

February 18, 2015 ~ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

The Mary Wade Home

• Welcome & Introductions:

Alycia Santilli (CARE @Yale Public Health), Diane Panasci, Maria Berrios and Glendaly Mercado (LULAC HeadStart Inc), Lt Darcia Siclari (NHPD), Capt Holly Wasilewski (NHPD), George Morrison, Sally Esposito, Luz Catarineau-Colville…

THANK YOU to all who attended the 2015 Annual Planning Retreat. In preparation for the February Monthly meeting, where we will finalize our plans, please find below the minutes of the retreat. Many thanks again to our retreat facilitator Dieniz Costa and our retreat notetakers Nathalie Bonafe and Christel Maning. Thank you also to New Haven City Hall staff who attend our retreat: Steve Fontana from the Office of Economic Development and Doug Hausladen Director of Transportation. We…

Kilmartin's Chevron on Quinnipiac Ave., is a great place for Auto Repairs

Hello Everyone,

My name is Chandra Roxanne. I am a 3rd-year masters candidate and I am currently writing my masters thesis. I am starting a monthly, 2-day Dissertation/Thesis Writing Session called Alone No More (6hrs of writing each day). If anyone knows masters or Phd candidates who are also writing their dissertations or theses, please pass them this information. A Meetup has been created…

I want to give a shout out to two special guests I invited to this years retreat

Doug Hausladen - Director of Traffic and Parking for the City of New Haven- (a representative of his department will be there if he is unable to attend)

They will be discussing the complete streets 2.0 application process. Through this program, we qualify for traffic. pedestrian, cycling, parking, busing (my pet peeve)  and various other improvements in our neighborhood. They have all the…

You can help the Chatham Square Neighborhood Association, consider making a tax deductible donation through United Way of Greater New Haven as either a one-time gifts or via ongoing paycheck deductions. For the tax benefit in 2015 your donation must be made December 31. 

All donations we receive are used for activities in the neighborhood, We do cultural events, educational activities and teach kids about healthy eating. All association events are posted on our…

Today the City of New Haven launched Ignite! New Haven, a web platform designed to highlight and attract funding for local community projects.

Ignite! New Haven features business and civic initiatives that improve the vitality of the historic and innovative city. The Office of Development and Policy partnered with Citizinvestor, a civic engagement platform for government projects, to create…

As part of her effort to promote the diverse selection of stores and shops that New Haven offers, the Mayor this fall has been visiting a different neighborhood each week as part of her “Shop Local with the Mayor” initiative.  This initiative seeks to leverage her office’s public profile to highlight for the media and public locally-owned small business retailer(s) and food vendors/restaurateurs throughout the city.

On Wednesday, December 3, from 5:30 to approximately 7:30 PM, the…

There's a movement afoot to create a trail along the Mill River that would connect East Rock Park and Fair Haven (all the way to Grand Avenue and possibly beyond).  This would be a great addition to our neighborhood and our city; if you agree, please consider voting and/or commenting on the issue via this SeeClickFix post:

http://en-us.seeclickfix.com/issues/1345859

Thanks,

Natalie

Dear Neighbors:

Mayor Harp has placed a high priority on economically reinvigorating New Haven’s neighborhoods.  This past winter, she invited consultants from the CT Main Street Center to meet with businesses, community groups, political leaders, and ordinary citizens throughout the city to assess our ability to launch our own “Main Street” commercial revitalization program.  Thanks to the efforts many people in our community, the consultants gained a thorough perspective on the…

October 9, 2014

Dear Friends,

As you know, Mayor Harp has placed a high priority on economically reinvigorating New Haven’s neighborhoods.  This past winter, she invited consultants from the CT Main Street Center to meet with businesses, community groups, political leaders, and ordinary citizens throughout the city to assess our ability to launch our own “Main Street” commercial revitalization program.  Thanks to your efforts, and those of many people in our…

The Chatham Square Neighborhood Association is invited to have four members  participate in a daylong story workshop on Saturday, October 11^th at the Fair Haven Public Library. We are delighted that Bill Harley, nationally recognized educator, teacher and Grammy winning performer, will lead the workshop.

The morning session of the workshop will explore how stories help to illustrate important personal values, key perspectives, and a sense of shared…

If you are looking for someone to do carpentry repair, gutter cleaning, painting, or renovation work, I can recommend Elias Osegueda. He lives in the neighborhood and is very good and fast. I have worked with him for a couple of years and I know he does a good job. Call him on his cell: (203) 747-0150. Thank you.

Young, professional, married couple looking for a house or apartment rental in Fair Haven starting in October or November. Ideally, we're looking for a 2 or 3 bedroom. We have a friendly, trained, dog name Quentin. If you have a house, apartment or a lead on one please contact Tom at (203)-444-6380.