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Dom Aitro Baseball Sign Ups Today 1pm-3pm
At Dom Aitro field Fairmont Park
Ages 4-6 Tball $50.00
Ages 7-10 Minors $80.00
Ages 11-12 Majors $80.00
Please come sign up Today
Any questions call
Donna 203-506-9145

Your input is requested.  Please Take a Survey of Community Needs!

The City of New Haven is seeking input for its 5-Year Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development (2020-2024)

Follow this link to the brief survey: https://www.newhavenct.gov/news/displaynews.htm?NewsID=712&TargetID=1

GreenWave is a Fair Haven based non-profit organization working to train a new generation of ocean farmers.

We're seeking two reliable, skilled, self-directed and team-oriented undergraduate students in the greater New Haven area to fulfill our Kelp Hatchery Internship positions from September through December 2020. 

Each intern will receive mentorship and hands-on training as well as opportunities to engage…

Community Dining Out Night introduces you to great local food while building community and supporting great local restaurants. It's been suggested that we increase CDO nights to one per month during this year to support local restaurants during the disruption caused by the repairs to the Grand Avenue  Bridge.

We would like your feedback on this idea. Would consider dining out at a Fair Haven  restaurant once a month? The benefits…

Chatham Square Neighborhood Association

Minutes of Meeting - January 15, 2020

Present: Marian Lemley, Kathleen Flynn,…

We oppose the granting of a special Permit by the City of New Haven to allow for the acceptance and transfer of putrescible (nasty household garbage) municipal solid waste at 19 Wheeler St- Murphy Rd Recycling. New Haven has a municipal wast transfer station in which all of New Havens waste must go by State law.

The neighborhood in which this facility is proposed, is the most heavily pollution burdened neighborhood in the City and one of the poorest. 84 % are minority and 41%…

November 22, 2019

Dear Neighbor:

I hope this letter finds you well.  As your neighbor, we would like to keep you apprised as to the construction that has begun on Pine Street and Clinton Avenue.

The Mary Wade Home, Inc. has been approved to build an 84-unit Assisted Living building.  The new construction will be located on Clinton Avenue, between Grafton and Pine Streets.  The new address will be 138 Clinton Avenue.  We are estimating it will be…

Ad for Sharing Apartment

This is the crew:

from the URI Green Space Group at Lewis Street Park. With the very small painter:

And the Pellegrino crew:…

Vendors Sought for Holiday Bazaar

Mary Wade opens its Annual Holiday Bazaar to the public

New Haven, CT, July 25, 2019:  Mary Wade is accepting applications for vendors for its annual Holiday Bazaar which will take place on December 6-7, 2019.   The Holiday Bazaar will feature an array of vendors, a raffle, bake sale, a poinsettia sale, and more.

There are 30 vendor spots available over the two day event.  There…

Sharing on behalf of The Collab. The Collab Accelerator is a 12-week program for entrepreneurs who want to create positive change in their communities by building unique businesses and organizations. 

The deadline to apply is September 1, 2019, 11:59pm. For further information on the program, tips on applying, and more, attend our…

For Immediate Release

Mary Wade Uses Technology to Engage Seniors 

Whole Person Approach uses tech in effective therapy

New Haven, CT, August 2, 2019 :  Older adults over the age of 75 are using technology to connect in more ways than email.  At Mary Wade, they are using technology to improve memory and explore creative therapies. 

Mary Wade's Therapeutic Recreation…

Hi, my partner and I (she's a farmer/teacher, I'm a playwright/teacher) have been living in beautiful apartments in Fair Haven and Fair Haven Heights for a long time, thanks in part to the help of folks on this site. We're finally looking to buy a house, and are hoping someone here might know of a really special one (ideally near the river or some nice trees). We're pretty open in terms of timing and size - one-family, or one-family with an in-law apartment for my dad, or two-family. We…

The May 8th Parkinson Support Group has been rescheduled to May 22nd.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Interested in serving on the Board of Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen?  Check out the Board membership posting below or on our website.

POSTING

Board of Directors Membership

Multiple seats available

Nominations…

Happy Spring everyone!

Happy Spring! Many of New Haven Farms’ volunteer opportunities open up in the spring, as we look for volunteers to help out on our farms. The Farm-Based Wellness Program starts in late-May, and we need program volunteers on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and evenings, in addition to continued farm volunteering.

New Haven Farms exists because of volunteers like you who want to be a part of something great. Whether it’s…

At last week's CSNA meeting, members present decided to send a letter to elected officials and the Fair Haven Management Team regarding S.B. 245 AN ACT PROHIBITING HUNTING ALONG THE QUINNIPIAC RIVER IN NEW HAVEN.  It was also decided to post the letter here to provide those interested with a chance to comment about the letter.  If you would like to comment, please send an email to CSNA's email account at ChathamSquareNeighborhood@gmail.com no later than Wednesday, April 3, 2019.  A date will…