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Derby Cheerleaders Win Championship
Mar 21, 2010 2:03 pm
Best in New England! This describes the Derby cheerleading squad to a tee after winning the Division 4 New England Cheerleading championships at...more »
SPRING FIRE SAFETY TIPS
Mar 19, 2010 9:37 pm
Spring and summertime present the return of several seasonal fire hazards with activities shifting outdoors. Among the most common involve cooking...more »
Old Band Learns New Tricks
Mar 19, 2010 9:09 pm
Editors Note: On the eve of their first gig as a reunited band, Old Man Noises band member David Broder of Shelton sent out this press release...more »

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OP-ED: Just How Lame Is Lame?
Mar 21, 2010 5:04 am
When Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced that she wouldn’t seek re-election on Nov. 9, 2009, the question that arose was not whether she would be a “lame...more »
OP-ED: Waiting For A Breakout Moment
Mar 21, 2010 5:00 am
For the first time since the retirement of Gov. Lowell Weicker in 1994, Connecticut’s voters will go to the polls unable to elect a new governor as...more »
Lamont Arrives Late; Budget Dominates Democratic Debate Too
Mar 19, 2010 9:51 pm
The frontrunner in the Democratic primary for governor, Ned Lamont, was late to the first televised debate Friday.

Obituaries »

George Caesar

posted: Mar 18, 2010 9:18 am

George Caesar Sr, 73 of New Haven, CT departed this life March 14, 2010.  Born in New Haven, CT to the late Donald Caesar and Madeline Holland Caesar on June 19, 1936.  He leaves to cherish his memory; daughters, Felicia Armstrong, Cheryl Attaway,...

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Jermaine Lewis

posted: Mar 18, 2010 7:46 am

Jermaine E. Lewis, 22 of New Haven, CT passed away March 17, 2010.  Born in Riverside, CA on December 15, 1987 to William and Dawn Lewis of New Haven, CT.  Jermaine had a love for school, dirt bike & motor cycle riding, driving, hanging with friends,...

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Shirley Brown

posted: Mar 17, 2010 5:09 am

Shirley Brown, 77 of New Haven, CT passed away March 6, 2010.  She was born in Suffolk, VA on December 22, 1932 to the late Daniel Harrell and Roxanna Clanton-Harrell.  Shirley leaves to cherish her memory; son, David (Elaine) Harrell of West Haven,...

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Witness: Shelton Mayor Took $30K Cash From Safe

Jodie Mozdzer reports from federal court in New Haven.

All About The Budget, From The Democrtic Side

Guv debate: Christine Stuart reports.

“Wilding” Youths Arrested

Thomas MacMillan reports.

John Locke—& Five City Teachers—Win Election

Allan Appel reports.

Probate Election Revs Up

Marcia Chambers Photo Bf’d. marcia chambers reports.

City Planners To Church: Show Us The Parking

Thomas MacMIllan PhotoHamilton St. youth center OK’d. Thomas MacMillan reports.

All About The Budget

GOP gubernatorial candidates debate. Christine Stuart reports.

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Dwight Co-Op Deal Advances

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NAACP Wants Fed Probe

Ansonia: Eugene Driscoll reports.

Today’s Legal Notice

Education Comm. 4/1 7 p.m.

Remains Were Dog’s

Thought to have been a baby. Thomas MacMillan reports.

The $100M Question

Obama & UConn’s hospital expansion. Christine Stuart reports.

Playwright Eaten By Black Bear

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“Mathlete” Bound for Nationals

Allan Appel reports.

Q Terrace Homeownership Dream Deferred

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George Caesar

He was 73. Obit.

Rookies Hear Frank Suicide Talk From Cop’s Survivor

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Jermaine Lewis

He loved school, dirt bike racing. Obit.

Read Fedele’s Lips

Christine Stuart reports.

Looney: Protect Student-Athletes From Concussion Effects

Click on arrow to watch his testimony (courtesy of Senate Dems).

Today’s Legal Notice

City Serv. & Env. Policy 3/25 5:30 p.m.

Cop Not Guilty In Garden Hose Case

Ansonia: Eugene Driscoll reports.

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Youth Serv. Comm. 3/24 5:30 p.m.
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Police: Passenger Threatened Cop With Gun

Thomas MacMillan reports.

That Was John The Mason Speeding Away

by Paul Bass | Mar 19, 2010 1:16 pm | Comments (8)

Posted to: Legal Writes, Cop of the Week

Paul Bass Photocopoftheweek_logo.jpgMarco Francia recognized the mini-monster truck. Then he saw the company name plate on the back. As the chase hurtled toward East Haven, he started piecing together the crime.

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McMahon Likes Charters

by Allan Appel | Mar 19, 2010 11:03 am

Posted to: Politics

Allan Appel PhotoTest scores matter, but they’re not the whole story in evaluating either a kid or a school.

That was the take of new GOP U.S. Senate frontrunner Linda McMahon as she visited a city at the heart of the national school reform effort. She was one of three statewide candidates who came courting New Haven’s Republican Town Committee Thursday night.

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Thaddeus Makes A Trade

by Melissa Bailey | Mar 19, 2010 8:15 am | Comments (3)

Posted to: Legal Writes

Melissa Bailey Photo“You lie under oath, don’t you”? the defense attorney asked.

“Yes,” the star witness responded. Under oath.

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Outraged Judge Reverses Murder Convictions

by Melissa Bailey | Mar 18, 2010 12:48 pm | Comments (23)

Posted to: Legal Writes

Gould and Taylor/ DOCDeclaring that two convicted murderers suffered a “manifest injustice,” a judge ordered two New Haven men set free after serving 16 years —but prosecutors have blocked their release, for now.

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Murder Case Centers On Drinking Buddy’s Tale

by Melissa Bailey | Mar 18, 2010 7:57 am

Posted to: Legal Writes

Melissa Bailey PhotoThey hit Fireside bar, ended up at an East Street strip club—then Anthony Perrelli witnessed his two friends gunned down in a parking lot.

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12 Ex-Offenders Will Get Public Apartments

by Allan Appel | Mar 17, 2010 12:17 pm | Comments (26)

Posted to: Housing

The door is opening a little wider for ex-offenders to become law-abiding public-housing residents.

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To Principal, “Tier 1” Means “New Challenge”

by Paul Bass | Mar 17, 2010 7:47 am | Comments (19)

Posted to: Schools, Davis Street School, School Reform

Paul Bass Photo Rushing back from City Hall, about to rush back to a press conference, Lola Nathan gathered together her teachers in a third-grade classroom. She had news for them. And a question.

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Want To Serve Juice To Teens? Call Cops First

by Thomas MacMillan | Mar 16, 2010 3:01 pm | Comments (5)

Posted to: City Hall, Legal Notices

Clubs like Toad’s may soon have to notify police before hosting events for minors.

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Hill Development On Life Support

by Thomas MacMillan | Mar 16, 2010 12:00 pm | Comments (8)

Posted to: Housing, The Hill

Thomas MacMIllan PhotoAs the Hill Development Corporation struggles to stay afloat, the city is stepping in to buy back six crumbling houses the community development organization has failed to renovate.

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Schools Get Graded—& Shaken Up

by Melissa Bailey | Mar 16, 2010 7:51 am | Comments (13)

Posted to: Schools, School Reform

(Updated: 7:51 a.m.) One “failing” school, Urban Youth, will reopen as a charter; another, Katherine Brennan, as a reconstituted public school with a longer year and new rules.

The leaders of top-performing Davis and Edgewood Schools will get new flexibility to do more of what they’re already doing right.

And Principal Iline Tracy (pictured) got encouragement to continue whipping King/Robinson School into shape.

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Bring back a full-service supermarket to New Haven
Mar 22, 2010 3:09 am
Address: 150 whalley ave,New Haven,CT
Rating: 269

A Message to the Community: In mid-February, Supervalu Inc. announced that it was pulling all...

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We Want Google To Pick New Haven To Roll Out Gigabit Broadband
Mar 21, 2010 10:39 pm
Address: New Haven,CT
Rating: 89

Nominate New Haven Here: http://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi/public/options For More Info Visit:...

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two lights out on smoothies building
Mar 22, 2010 2:21 am
Address: 47-71 Court St,New Haven,Connecticut
Rating: 49

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