Westville | November 25, 2008
Davis School Reconstruction Delayed
by Allan Appel | November 25, 2008 11:48 AM | Permalink
The announcement of a delay in the construction of the new Davis Street Interdistrict Magnet School was the latest in a string of recession-caused delays and consolidations in the City's $1.5 billion school construction.
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Westville | November 17, 2008
He Sang In
The Sunshine
by Paul Bass | November 17, 2008 7:59 AM | Permalink
At Sunday's CitySeed Farmers Market, Edgewood Park. Click above.
Westville | November 14, 2008
Grand Fights Dominoes; Westville Fights Bar
by Thomas MacMillan | November 14, 2008 8:10 AM | Permalink
A new Grand Avenue social club on Grand Avenue wants to have alcohol at its dominoes tournaments. Neighbors (pictured) fear the mix will exacerbate drug and prostitution problems already in their midst.
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Westville | November 13, 2008
Cemba, Cena Need Homes
by Paul Bass | November 13, 2008 2:38 PM | Permalink

An Independent reader responded last week to a plea for a home for an abandoned cat in Westville named Bojangles. now two more abandoned cats are looking for homes: Cemba and Cena. Email here if you're interested.
Westville | November 13, 2008
Castaway #8: West Rock Avenue, UNCENSORED
by Mark Oppenheimer | November 13, 2008 2:16 PM | Permalink
On October 5, 2008, The New York Times Magazine sent photographer Matthias Clamer to West Rock Avenue, in New Haven's Westville section, to shoot a photograph of its residents; the photograph (part of which is reproduced here)
accompanied my article about what it likes to live on the street. During the photo shoot, Lee Faulkner, the producer of the Castaway podcast, interviewed people who lived on the street, then edited the interviews into a podcast for the Times. But the Times insisted that he cut the 15-minute podcast down to three minutes, leaving many of our most fascinating New Haven interviews on the digital editing-room floor.
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Westville | November 5, 2008
Could It Be The Same Guys?
by Paul Bass | November 5, 2008 3:26 PM | Permalink
Rahul Gandhi saw two teens with masks outside his store -- and called the cops.
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Westville | November 1, 2008
At Gunpoint, Reporter Misses The Details
by Paul Bass | November 1, 2008 9:34 PM | Permalink
When the muggers rushed out from behind a bush, I thought it was a prank.
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Westville | October 20, 2008
"Street Smarts" Drive Launched
by Paul Bass | October 20, 2008 6:51 AM | Permalink
Shawn Perkins (left) took the “Smart Driver” pledge and Alexander McDonough was fitted for his first bike helmet, as officials inaugurated a traffic-calming campaign that grew out of a citywide grassroots movement.
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Westville | October 9, 2008
Westville to Police Chief: Pay Attention to Us
by Thomas MacMillan | October 9, 2008 10:59 AM | Permalink
"My neighbors are putting bars on their windows!" cried one woman, as locals urged the police chief to take crime in Westville seriously.
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Westville | October 8, 2008
"100 Kids Would Be Enough"
by Allan Appel | October 8, 2008 11:25 AM | Permalink
Worried about students' binge drinking, academic brass from Southern Connecticut State University questioned the wisdom of a new bar opening on Fitch Street.
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Westville | October 2, 2008
Blake St. Closing
by Paul Bass | October 2, 2008 9:57 AM | Permalink
Westbound, Friday 9-4, for construction. Detour to Whalley.
Westville | September 22, 2008
Next-Door Foreclosures, 53 Years Apart
by Allan Appel | September 22, 2008 12:05 PM | Permalink
A bank bought the house over Sergio DeStefanis' left shoulder for $262,500 in a foreclosure sale. DeStefanis bought his own house, next door, in a foreclosure sale, too -- in 1955. The price then: $3,000.
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Westville | September 15, 2008
Crash On A Sunday Drive
by Paul Bass | September 15, 2008 10:19 AM | Permalink
(Updated) Conrado Rodriguez said he was riding in a Chevy van with his wife and two grandchildren when -- wham! -- a Toyota came out of nowhere, running the light and smashing his vehicle.
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Westville | September 10, 2008
Hold the Phone!
by Allan Appel | September 10, 2008 8:44 AM | Permalink
Alice Steinhardt wanted to tell the zoning board about late-night phone calls to the cops. Instead, she and other neighbors ended up with a better connection to the owner of potential new night spot in a previously troubled address on Fitch Street.
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Westville | September 9, 2008
Call Petula Clark
by Paul Bass | September 9, 2008 5:02 PM | Permalink
Westville has its own "downtown" -- and, as of Tuesday, an official "Main Street" title.
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Westville | September 5, 2008
Neighbors Fret Over Edgewood Park
by Paul Bass | September 5, 2008 10:57 AM | Permalink
For Trina Machesney [pictured], it was watching ATVs blast past her 5 year-old son. For others, it was encountering drug deals or open-air sex, or getting mugged and whacked on the head in daylight.
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Westville | September 5, 2008
A Star, Reborn
by Staff | September 5, 2008 8:51 AM | Permalink
Urban renewal extinguished a star in the Hill neighborhood. It has reappeared, for good, in a new home in Westville.
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Westville | September 2, 2008
Daylight Mugging At Edgewood Park
by Melissa Bailey | September 2, 2008 5:02 PM | Permalink
A 33 year-old woman walking in Edgewood Park was punched twice and then robbed Sunday afternoon.
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Westville | August 28, 2008
New Digs, More Exposure
by Paul Bass | August 28, 2008 12:34 PM | Permalink
Jennifer Jane hits Westville: Macmillan's Advo blog.
Westville | August 21, 2008
At Long Last, Letter Writers Meet Face To Face
by Thomas MacMillan | August 21, 2008 8:07 AM | Permalink
Muriel Curry has been writing letters to City Hall for eight years, trying to get her sidewalk fixed. Wednesday night, she got the chance to meet her pen pal in person.
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