New Haven Independent

Kimberly Square | May 25, 2009

A New Haven Dream Foreclosed

by Ben Johnson | May 25, 2009 3:27 PM | Permalink

When they came to Connecticut from California, William and Lenore Vasquez (pictured left with daughters Emily, 9 and Andrea, 2) thought they would be here to stay.

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Kimberly Square | April 1, 2008

Alvin Goes For The Chevy

by Paul Bass | April 1, 2008 2:02 PM | Permalink

Was this auction rigged?

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Kimberly Square | July 25, 2007

Kimberly Field Entrance Restored

by Melinda Tuhus | July 25, 2007 4:37 PM | Permalink

This previously dilapidated entrance to Kimberly Field at City Point is getting a gorgeous makeover, thanks to the hard work of neighborhood activists and a big crew of volunteers from around the state who got down to work Wednesday.

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Kimberly Square | June 25, 2007

New Park Teaches Lesson in Immigration

by Allan Appel | June 25, 2007 8:03 AM | Permalink

Here's a question for New Haven history buffs: Who was John Galvin? And a related question for geography buffs: Where is Galvin Park?

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Kimberly Square | February 27, 2007

She Says JoJo Has Her Moving Money

by Paul Bass | February 27, 2007 3:11 PM | Permalink

Anyone seen Gwen Buskey's landlord? She's not the only one who wants to know.

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Kimberly Square | January 22, 2007

Parish Hall Reborn. Next: Bigelow?

by Allan Appel | January 22, 2007 8:49 AM | Permalink

The performance of these lovely young dancers helped dedicate BRAMS (Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School) Hall, formerly the parish hall of St. Peter's Church, in the culmination of a five-year long preservation fight. The festive event inspires an idea for a new campaign -- how about restoring the Bigelow Boiler complex on River Street and making that a school building, too?

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Kimberly Square | December 6, 2006

Donuts Draw Heat

by Melissa Bailey | December 6, 2006 7:43 AM | Permalink

Two proposed Dunkin' Donuts shops each drew protesters to a zoning meeting, including these concerned pedestrians, "two of the most able-bodied, fastest-walking people" in an elderly West River housing complex by a treacherous crosswalk.

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Kimberly Square | August 30, 2006

Cop Of The Week

by Paul Bass | August 30, 2006 1:59 PM | Permalink

Politicians and policy-makers and activists have been trying to figure out how to get guns off the streets of New Haven. Elvin Rivera went ahead and did it, and he has some thoughts about how to do more of it.

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Kimberly Square | August 14, 2006

A Splash Better Late Than Never

by Paul Bass | August 14, 2006 8:14 AM | Permalink

Brian Bogart (top photo) spread the concrete where a water fountain will help cool off kids in a rebuilt splash park/ playground in the Hill. The project was supposed to be finished in time for the recent heat wave, but its imminent conclusion is still good news for neighbors like Carmen Gonzalez (in left photo), who is weighing safety fears with a desire to let her kids play there.

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