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…

I just received the following email from Jensen at Yale. Dwight Hall is having another day of Service and would like to know if we can use any volunteers.

Please, respond to michael.brooks@yale.edu if any projects could use their help!!

Hi Joan,

I hope everything is going well with Chatham Square Neighborhood Association. As the new Institutional Service Coordinator for Dwight Hall, I am currently…

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

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…

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it has received numerous reports of fraudulent emails being sent to consumers that claim deposit insurance has been withdrawn due to activity that violates the Patriot Act.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

I recently read a blog that was inspiring for me so I wanted to share it with you. In the article it spoke of 5 ways to spark action in a community.

The five keys the article spoke of where:

1. Turn outward toward the community

2. Focus on people’s shared aspirations – not the…

Hi All,

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

Return books with no overdue fees to Readmobile at Fair Haven Branch on Tuesday, Jan 4th from 8:30 am - 10:00 am - you can also return books in the system’s book drops located at the building.

"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…

Do you know a senior who will be alone for Christmas?

     Mary Wade will be offering a Christmas Dinner for seniors living in the community on Christmas Day.  Dinner will be served at 12:00PM in the Boardman Residence of the Mary Wade…

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…

Walk Places, Meet People, and Build Social Capital

Feds: Reyes Torched His Own Laundromat

Read The Original Story BY Melissa Bailey & Thomas MacMIllan | New Haven Independent| DEC 17, 2010 2:57 PM

Things were “too hot,” Angelo Reyes said. He paid to fly “Baldito” to Florida to hide out for a while. That’s what the feds said Friday, after arresting the prominent…

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…

Mary Wade was the recipient of the 2010 Mayor's Grant, which sponsored an intergenerational multi-media arts program. Pictured are the three top prize winners from New Haven Schools, Mayor DeStefano and David Hunter.