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I Needed Milk!
Sep 2, 2010 10:00 pm
Leave it to me to let my cabinets run dry on the day before a hurricane.
House Fire In Derby
Sep 2, 2010 8:56 pm
Jeremy Smith arrived home from work at about 8 p.m. Thursday to see flames shooting out of his attic apartment at 44 Emmett Ave. He ran inside the...more »
Seymour Police Officers Recognized For Car Rescue
Sep 2, 2010 2:30 pm
Seymour First Selectman Paul Roy recently thanked three town police officers for their help responding to a bad accident on Great Hill Road.

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What Happened?
Sep 3, 2010 5:00 am
Joe Melillo of LocalOnlineNews.TV asks Quinnipiac University Poll Director Doug Schwartz to explain how the last pre-primary poll in the Democratic...more »
City Hall Wedding Has Civil Rights Message
Sep 2, 2010 5:28 pm
New York’s possible next mayor slipped into New Haven Thursday to marry a native New Havener of the opposite sex—in order to make a point about...more »
UConn Student Challenges Opponents to Debate, Spending Cap
Sep 2, 2010 11:24 am
In a rare four-way race for state representative, an independent candidate and University of Connecticut student Brien Buckman called for a $1,000...more »

Obituaries »

Oliver Coleman, Jr.

posted: Sep 3, 2010 1:04 am

Oliver Coleman, Jr., age 57 of New Haven, CT, loving husband of Georgia (Ann) Green-Coleman departed this life Saturday, August 28, 2010 in Yale New Haven Hospital.  Mr. Coleman was born August 20, 1953 in Clover, VA to the late Oliver Coleman, Sr....

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Clara Smith

posted: Sep 2, 2010 1:10 pm

Clara Frank Smith, 93 of New Haven, CT passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at Sister Anne Virginie Grimes Center.  She was the wife of the late Hardy R. Smith.  Clara was born on August 1, 1917 in North Carolina to the late Rev....

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Earl “Dinny” Banquer, 92

posted: Aug 30, 2010 12:53 pm

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Is A Cop No More

Jessica Cole reports.

Pioneers Ponder

Thomas MacMillan Photo Melissa Bailey PhotoWill social media bring us together or divide us? Staff reports.

New Law Protects
Student Athletes' Brains

Allan Appel PhotoHillhouse’s Steve DeJournett ready to return to play. Allan Appel reports.

Oliver Coleman, Jr.

“Bonehead” worked at Yale as a custodian. Obit.

Earl Alert

City Hall says: Prepare for the hurricane worst. Staff reports.

Today’s Debates

Chief ... Budget ... Wage ... Garden

Bullets Fired On Lombard

Staff reports.

School Opens For New Branford Superintendent

Mary Johnson Photo marcia chambers reports.

Clara Smith

She worked at Duke University. Obit.

Street Parking
Now Costs $1.50/Hour

25 cent rise. City changing over all meters by end of Sept.

Hill Gets New Hub

Reopened Clemente school also after-hours community center. Melissa Bailey reports.

Justify That Merger

Blumenthal promises an “investigation.” Staff reports.

State Already Has Deficit

Christine Stuart reports.

Today's Legal Notice

Tax Abatement Committee 9/14 6 p.m.

Today’s Debates

Living Wage ... Boathouse ... No confidence ... Garden ... Greens ...

Pursuit Ends In Dwight Crash

Thomas MacMillan Photo Staff reports.

Truck Stop Murder Suspect Pleads Not Guilty

marcia chambers reports.

“Bomb” Was A Hoax

Paul Bass Photo Paul Bass reports.

Tea Party Embraces McMahon

Pazniokas/CT Mirror reports.

Who’s Funnier?

Blumenthal, McMahon yuck it up at annual Crocodile Club event. Christine Stuart reports.

Barnard Teachers
Ready Game Plan

Melissa Bailey PhotoSchool year starts with new mission. Melissa Bailey reports.

Today’s Debates

Posters ... Sharrows ... Pillsbury ... Metro ...

Boy Hit By Car

Was biking. Staff reports.

Sharrows Show Up

Thomas MacMillan Photo Thomas MacMillan reports.

500 Backpacks Readied

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Chief To Critics: “Take A Back Seat”

by Melissa Bailey | Sep 3, 2010 7:29 am | Comments (4)

A new cleavage directive was a woman’s idea, and top officers need to come to meetings on time, said Chief Frank Limon, as he responded to charges wielded by disgruntled cops.

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City Hall Wedding Has Civil Rights Message

by Paul Bass | Sep 2, 2010 5:07 pm | Comments (4)

Thomas MacMillan PhotoNew York’s possible next mayor slipped into New Haven Thursday to marry a city native of the opposite sex—in order to make a point about same-sex marriage.

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Report: Tough Decisions, Or An $82M Hole

by Thomas MacMillan | Sep 2, 2010 1:10 pm | Comments (25)

Thomas MacMillan PhotoOne vision of 2015: New Haven government is $82 million in the red. A second vision: New Haven has millions to spare, thanks to a modernized fire department, less police overtime, and increased fees for baseball in the park.

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Days Of Awe Arrive Early

by Allan Appel | Sep 2, 2010 11:01 am | Comments (1)

With Rosh Hashanah a week away, the holiday’s ancient melodies have resurfaced with wild new riffs.

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Round 2: Living Wage Dispute Heats Up

by Thomas MacMillan & Allan Appel | Sep 2, 2010 7:17 am | Comments (45)

Thomas MacMillan PhotoCharges and countercharges flew for a second day over a plan to increase the city’s “living wage,” as the mayor called the proposal unaffordable. Proponents’ response: City Hall’s making up scare stories to avoid paying low-wage workers enough to avoid living in poverty.

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Cleavage, Tardy Checks Prompt Union Vote

by Melissa Bailey | Sep 1, 2010 3:05 pm | Comments (28)

Paul Bass File Photo (Updated 7:15 a.m. with chief’s written statement.) Unhappy with the Chicago crew that took over the department, the police union is planning a no confidence vote against the new chief.

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An Idea Takes Root In Fair Haven

by Thomas MacMillan | Sep 1, 2010 11:56 am | Comments (10)

Thomas MacMillan Photo In a garden tucked between two industrial buildings on James Street, Wanda Albandoz filled up a crate of organic kale, string beans, basil, and tomatoes for her family—produce that she had a hand in growing. Meanwhile, Albandoz has lost 30 pounds in five months.

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Boathouse To Return To Harbor

by Thomas MacMillan | Aug 31, 2010 4:52 pm | Comments (28)

LanganYears after it was painstakingly dismantled brick by brick and boxed up in crates in a city warehouse, a historic New Haven harbor boathouse will rise again—as part of a shiny new multimillion-dollar waterfront building.

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Pillsbury Seeks 1% Against DeLauro

by Thomas MacMillan | Aug 31, 2010 11:47 am | Comments (25)

Thomas MacMillan Photo Charlie Pillsbury said he had hoped a younger Green Party member would emerge to try to unseat U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro this November. No such luck. So he’s dusting off his 2002 campaign signs, calling for a 70 percent military budget cut, and throwing his hat—gently—into the ring.

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New Metro Principal Hits Ground Running

by Melissa Bailey | Aug 31, 2010 7:23 am | Comments (5)

Melissa Bailey Photo When she got her new appointment to run the Metropolitan Business Academy, Principal Judy Puglisi had just six weeks to get ready for the first students to arrive at school. She packed her bags, took seven staffers in tow, and set to work on a new program for freshmen.

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sidewalk covered in garbage
Sep 3, 2010 8:14 am
Address: 22 lynwood place
Rating: 1

The Yale housing is a disgusting mess

Yale bus ran red light very fast
Sep 3, 2010 7:49 am
Address: 137 York St,New Haven,CT 06510,USA
Rating: 4

Yale bus #27 ran the red light at Crown while traveling at a high rate of speed on York St.,...

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Yale bus ran red light very fast
Sep 3, 2010 7:50 am
Address: 137 York St,New Haven,CT 06510,USA
Rating: 2

Yale bus #27 ran the red light at Crown while traveling at a high rate of speed on York St.,...

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