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Art Students Pitch Job Corps Makeover

by Staff | May 23, 2012 2:29 pm

Mona Berman sent in this press release about a new collaboration between Paier College of Art and the New Haven Job Corps Center:

Sometimes the best way to reach out is to do exactly that. This winter Joe Riccio, director of administration at the New Haven Job Corps Center, emailed Pierre Strauch, chair of the interior design department at Paier College of Art, asking if his students might assist a neighbor. The New Haven Job Corps cafeteria and food service environment was in need of improvement.

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Bank Teaches Teens Dollar Sense

by Staff | May 21, 2012 1:13 pm | Comments (3)

START Bank’s Lynn Smith sent in this write-up about a recent financial awareness class the bank taught to teens:

Working with Dr. Abie Benitez, Principal, and Ms. Cortney Costa, algebra teacher, Start Community Bank has ‘adopted’ the 8th grade graduating class of the Columbus Family Academy.

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Scouts Clean Trail

by Staff | May 9, 2012 12:00 pm | Comments (4)

Boy Scout Troop 401, Cub Scout Packs 25 & 401, and their relatives cleaned the Cliff Trail at Fort Hale Park Sunday morning.

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Dots Connected

by Staff | May 7, 2012 12:43 pm

Global warming. Tropical Storm Irene—and three other freak killer weather events in one year in Connecticut.

See a connection?

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3 Stories, 3 Alarms

by Staff | Apr 29, 2012 8:07 pm | Comments (5)

Keith McDonald sent in these photos of the dramatic fire that engulfed the beautiful 12-apartment building at at the corner of Tilton Street in the Dixwell neighborhood Saturday evening.

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750 Cyclists Love Their Mother

by Staff | Apr 23, 2012 3:08 pm | Comments (2)

They rode from West Rock to East Rock, picnicked “for the planet,” checked out a farmers market—and otherwise just spent Earth Day giving it up for Mother Earth.

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“Golden Voices” Soar

by Staff | Mar 28, 2012 11:46 am

Linda Blackmon penned this release about a recent concert held in partnership with the Immanuel Baptist Church:

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Eagle Scout’s Sound School Tables Survive The Storm

by Staff | Mar 15, 2012 1:14 pm

17-year-old Chris Dmytruk has received his official Eagle Scout Award for his energetic work on the grounds of the Sound School, where he’s a senior. His family, which lives in the Heights, sent in this write-up:

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2,100 Run For Diapers

by Staff | Mar 5, 2012 9:03 am | Comments (1)

WPLR’s ShamRock & Roll road race drew over 2,100 runners through the streets of New Haven Sunday to raise money Sunday for the New Haven Diaper Bank.

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Robert Johnson Returns—Through A Modern Medium

by Staff | Feb 27, 2012 3:06 pm | Comments (1)

The APT Foundation sent in thtis write-up and photo about Black History Month presentations on legendary bluesman Robert Johnson by Rocky Lawrence—a modern New Haven bluesman who has widely performed and recorded his songs.

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