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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...…

There is hot, and then there is hot! Extreme heat is a period of high heat and humidity with temperatures above 90 degrees for at least two to three days. In extreme heat your body works extra hard to maintain a normal temperature, which can lead to death. Extreme heat is responsible for the highest number of annual deaths among all weather-related hazards...

https://www.ready.gov/heat

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.…

Your opinion matters. Residents of Fair Haven and Fair Haven Heights are invited to take a survey to help plan for the future of Quinnipiac River Park. It just takes a few minutes. Link to the survey here. Option for completing the survey in Spanish is on the same linked…

Fair Haven residents and concerned organizations are working to reduce harm for all people in our neighborhood. If you live in here or visit frequently please help by completing this brief survey.

https://yalesurvey.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_721DPKOR4wyPfRc?Q_CHL=qr

Students Yale University is helping…

Residentes de Fair Haven y organizaciones interesadas están trabajando para reducir el daño para todas las personas de nuestro vecindario. Si Ud. vive aquí o nos visita con frecuencia, ayúdenos completando esta breve encuesta.…

The Bridge over the train track that connects the intersection of Ferry Street and Middletown Avenue to State Street is closed. The map below shows that the detour route is SOUTH on Lombard (toward Grand Avenue) RIGHT on Lombard to State Street. You might want to avoid this area, if you can, during the two weeks of April while traffic adjust to the temporary new flow.

This is a Connecticut Department of Transportation (DoT) project. The local CT DoT (District…

Thank you to all who have contributed at various stages and phases of the effort to redevelop the former Strong School at 69 Grand Avenue and put this beautiful yet neglected asset back into service for our community. I started working on the project when pregnant with my son Mateo; and he’ll turn eight this summer. Many others worked tirelessly for years before I got involved. As a neighborhood we have confronted…

by Carolyn Christmann on January 10, 2022…

The purpose of this survey is to collect ideas and suggestions from Fair Haven resident in preparation for the 2022 Festival. This information will be used to make decision about locations and resource allocation. All Fair Haveners are encouraged to participate in this 4 question survey: https://forms.gle/R9agcNomadbR7TgA8

Last night dozens of people from multiple New Haven neighborhood marched with Fair Haven residents to publicly declare our opposition to the increased gun violence in our neighborhood and in our city. The rally was organized by Manuel Camacho from the nonprofit Ice the Beef. Manuel is a Fair Haven resident and s New Haven Public School student. It was inspiring to walk with such a diverse group of people who care about our neighborhood and our city. The spoken word performances and…

 NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Friday, September 10^th at 6 PM. Mayor Justin Elicker and Police Chief Renee Dominguez will host a community meeting in Fair Haven. They will be joined by Alder Jose Crespo and Youth Services Specialist Ronald Huggins. The meeting will be held in the cafeteria of Family Academy of Multilingual Exploration (FAME).

The Mayor and Police Chief…