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Dixwell
Turnaround Teacher Finds The Rhythm
by Melissa Bailey | May 24, 2012 3:00 pm
“Is Ganesh an elephant or a man?” Jason Schneider asked his 7th graders.
As they delved into discussion, a new teacher at a turnaround school heard “music” in their words—and a sign that his own year is turning around.
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“Everyone Was Screaming”
by Paul Bass | May 13, 2012 5:24 pm | Comments (2)
Returning from a late-night pizza delivery, Tara Abraham was pulling up to the parking lot behind Dixwell Plaza when she heard the shots.
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Sergeant Snuffs Tobacco Shop’s 2 A.M. Plan
by Thomas MacMillan | May 9, 2012 8:43 am | Comments (11)
Sure, there were two shootings outside the convenience store. And yes, the owners have been cited for selling “loosies.” But the Dixwell Plaza Smoker’s Stop should nevertheless be allowed to stay open every night until 2 a.m., a lawyer argued.
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Prison Guard’s Help Needed Back At School
by Melissa Bailey | May 7, 2012 11:14 am | Comments (6)
“Mr. LeSane, Bill needs you!” the assistant principal called out across the cafeteria.
Hours after finishing his graveyard prison shift, Floyd LeSane was on the daytime schoolyard shift. He walked over to where a 3rd-grader was circling the tables, refusing to sit down.
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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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Firefighters Come To Seniors’ Aid
by Allan Appel | Apr 23, 2012 8:08 am | Comments (1)
The pumper and ladder truck of Engine 6 on Goffe Street arrived at the scene at 10:10 a.m. Firefighters Dawud Amin and Palmer Gaines brought the hoses and axe into the lobby at 10:12. Then the chief arrived to coordinate.
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Dixwell Loses Longtime Bank
by Michelle Turner | Apr 18, 2012 12:02 pm | Comments (2)
Most of the customers coming in the lobby of the Dixwell Avenue branch of the Bank of America didn’t know the branch is closing in June. But a customer named Karen did.
“Yes, I got the letter,” she said as she pulled up in her car. “I wish they didn’t, but [I] can’t change it.”
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Esserman To Dixwell: Reach Out & Touch Us
by Caitlin Emma | Mar 6, 2012 9:04 am | Comments (4)
When a problem arises, the first person New Haveners should call is their local neighborhood police officer—unless an emergency warrants calling 9-1-1, of course.
Police Chief Dean Esserman (pictured) made that pitch Monday night to 30 people gathered in Dixwell. And when anti-brutality activist Jewu Richardson asked about contacting the chief directly, Esserman fired off his office phone number.
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Pressure’s On As “CMT Olympics” Begin
by Melissa Bailey | Mar 5, 2012 8:51 am | Comments (8)
As anxiety rippled through the hallways in anticipation of the high-stakes Connecticut Mastery Test, Principal Sabrina Breland popped into an 8th grade classroom and delivered a dose of confidence and laughter to nervous students.
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Divas Dish
by Caitlin Emma | Feb 26, 2012 1:34 pm
The Divas Club came to the consensus that this wasn’t Terry McMillan’s best book. But the group divided on another issue: is Savannah Jackson a “ho”?
“I have a problem with Savannah Jackson,” said Zania Collier. “I just thought she was very shallow.”
“No, she wasn’t!” replied Sharon Brooks.
