New Haven Independent

Newhallville | July 11, 2008

"Independent" Journalist Perseveres

by Paul Bass | July 11, 2008 2:02 PM | Permalink

He was jailed. Beaten. Marked for assassination. Seme Ndzana survived to keep exposing misdeeds in the African nation of Cameroon -- now, from a second-floor walk-up in New Haven.

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Newhallville | June 27, 2008

Candidate Makes A Splash

by Melissa Bailey | June 27, 2008 8:56 AM | Permalink

A new splash pad in Newhallville proved fertile ground for Alderman Charles Blango to harvest votes for his latest campaign.

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Newhallville | June 23, 2008

How A Dad & A School Made It Work

by Allan Appel | June 23, 2008 2:18 PM | Permalink

The school doesn't rely on emailing parents. And James Via doesn't make it to many Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) meetings. Still his family, and the school, wrapped up a model year of a parent's involvement in his children's education.

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Newhallville | May 29, 2008

No Bees Need Apply

by Melinda Tuhus | May 29, 2008 2:53 PM | Permalink

A failed condo complex on Sherman Parkway will be transformed into 34 “supportive” homes for people with HIV. Former residents have all been relocated; next, it’s the bees.

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Newhallville | April 25, 2008

Thompson St. Youth Gear Up For Second Summer

by Paul Bass | April 25, 2008 12:56 PM | Permalink

Javaughn "J.J." Harris helped keep Newhallville cool last summer. He's looking for help to do it again.

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Newhallville | April 11, 2008

Second Cat-Overrun House Found

by Melissa Bailey | April 11, 2008 2:01 PM | Permalink

This plump feline, one of 30 fugitives in the second cat-house bust in two weeks, lay safe in the city's arms as the city planned to pursue animal cruelty charges against her owner.

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Newhallville | February 27, 2008

Newhallville Critiques SciPark Plan

by Melinda Tuhus | February 27, 2008 8:25 AM | Permalink

"Please," Patricia Highsmith told developers who visited her neighborhood. "Give us some trees."

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Newhallville | February 21, 2008

Farmington Greenway Grows

by Allan Appel | February 21, 2008 8:20 AM | Permalink

Let the celebration begin for the inauguration of the third and final phase of construction for New Haven's portion of the Farmington Canal Line Greenway.

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Newhallville | February 15, 2008

Mr. Via Procures the Evidence

by Allan Appel | February 15, 2008 8:22 AM | Permalink

A watch and a video game were exhibits A and B.

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Newhallville | February 5, 2008

Voters Sent Home Citywide, Amid Confusion

by Staff | February 5, 2008 6:26 PM | Permalink

By Melissa Bailey, Paul Bass and Vincent Vitkowsky
(Updated: 10:06 p.m.) Yale law students were called off their door-knocking beat at 5 p.m. Tuesday to respond to an urgent message: a report that up to 50 voters had been turned away from the polls. The scene was repeated at polling places citywide, with estimates of turned-away voters as high as 20 percent.

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Newhallville | January 21, 2008

Jahmal Peddles Hope in Newhallville

by Melissa Bailey | January 21, 2008 8:47 AM | Permalink

"Am I gonna see you on February Fifth?" called Jahmal Henderson (at left in photo) to a woman in a third-story window as he returned to Newhallville to try to sell his neighbors on a symbol of hope called Barack Obama.

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Newhallville | November 29, 2007

City Hall Comes To Newhallville

by Kevin Halligan | November 29, 2007 11:00 AM | Permalink

City Hall came to Newhallville in the flesh, and heard from parents like PTO Regina Watts and Tammie Bromell that King/Robinson School needs a school nurse and adequate lighting in the back parking lot.

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Newhallville | November 23, 2007

The Meal & The Word

by Melinda Tuhus | November 23, 2007 9:15 AM | Permalink

Which comes first: feeding the body or the soul? It was a tough call for members of the Abundant Harvest Outreach Ministry who provided a hearty breakfast for all comers at the Newhallville police substation on Winchester Avenue on Thanksgiving morning.

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Newhallville | October 16, 2007

The Brotherhood Rides Again

by Paul Bass | October 16, 2007 12:29 PM | Permalink

Nine black men in yellow T-shirts bicycled through Newhallville and West Rock bearing a message of hope — and a gift for a boy who wants to hit the road, too.

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Newhallville | September 20, 2007

Dad Meets the Teachers. All Of 'Em

by Allan Appel | September 20, 2007 1:26 PM | Permalink

The race was on: James Via had teachers to meet for all three of his children, not to mention a PTO election.

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Newhallville | September 19, 2007

"The Men of Color Have Shown Up!"

by VJ Vitkowsky | September 19, 2007 7:53 AM | Permalink

Nearly 100 African-American, Latino, and Orthodox Jewish men followed Bishop T.L. Brooks through four violence-plagued blocks in Newhallville, and called on the community to put their heads together to find a way to stop the gunfire throughout the city.

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Newhallville | September 17, 2007

Crime Spike Worries Newhallville

by Ayesha K. Faines | September 17, 2007 1:49 PM | Permalink

Sixteen burglaries, 13 auto thefts, and a staggering 15 gunshots reported -- all in one neighborhood, in just three weeks. No wonder people were upset about crime at a neighborhood meeting in Newhallville.

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Newhallville | September 5, 2007

Reality-TV Flippers Throw A Block Party

by Linda Cuckovich | September 5, 2007 7:33 AM | Permalink

After putting the finishing touches on a two-family home on West Hazel Street, a team of reality television house-flippers hosted the neighbors for a cookout under the klieg lights.

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Newhallville | August 30, 2007

Cherry Ann's Double Celebration

by Paul Bass | August 30, 2007 8:39 AM | Permalink

Justin Barnett and Matthew Sheffield both live on Cherry Ann Street -- yet they live in two different cities. Click on the play arrow to watch their moves at the annual block party that brings New Haven and Hamden together. And click here to read the Hamden Daily News' report.

Newhallville | August 13, 2007

For 3rd Time, One of Her Children Is Shot

by Paul Bass | August 13, 2007 4:16 PM | Permalink

When community activist Shirley Banks saw the bullet hole in her son's neck, she hoped she wouldn't lose a third child to street violence.

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