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Duck Pond Reborn

by Thomas MacMillan | May 16, 2012 2:06 pm | Comments (8)

After a $300,000 overhaul, a revamped Edgewood Park duck pond is ready to welcome migrating terns, herons, egrets, alewives—and one lucky turtle.

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Woman Raped

by Staff | May 2, 2012 4:25 pm

Police responded to a report of a sexual assault at the corner of Whalley and Winthrop avenues around 2:40 a.m. Wednesday.

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Mom’s Body Found; 4-Year-Old Was With Her

by Staff | Mar 22, 2012 12:02 pm

Emergency workers made a sad discovery Wednesday night: A 33-year-old woman may have been dead a day or longer while her little daughter was with her in the apartment.

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What’s A Lego Doing In Shul?

by Ariela Martin | Mar 8, 2012 8:43 am

The carnival-like atmosphere of the Jewish holiday of Purim was on display at synagogues in town as the one-day celebration began Wednesday night. People of all ages donned costumes to commemorate the story of Queen Esther, who helped her fellow Jews overcome a plot to exterminate them in the ancient Persian Empire.

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Knock, Knock

by Paul Bass | Jan 10, 2012 9:28 am | Comments (5)

Police returned to the scene of a home invasion—this time, with a search warrant.

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Rabbi Calls For Action After Yeshiva Student Attacked

by Staff | Dec 1, 2011 6:16 am | Comments (17)

In the wake of a reported assault of a yeshiva student on Thanksgiving, a New Haven rabbi has called upon the mayor for action—and raised the prospect of restarting armed citizen patrols in the Edgewood neighborhood.

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Paca Won’t Go Gently Into The Night

by Melissa Bailey | Nov 8, 2011 6:01 pm | Comments (11)

(Updated with final results) Edgewood voters might have thought they kicked Alderman Marcus Paca out of office in the Democratic primary—but they found him back at the polls again, asking again for their vote.

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Truck Slams Car, House

by Staff | Oct 16, 2011 9:40 pm | Comments (2)

The driver of an apparently speeding truck plowed into a car, then rammed into a lovingly rehabbed house in the Edgewood neighborhood Sunday night.

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A Fruit Inspection

by Staff | Oct 11, 2011 12:55 pm

As Jews across town put the finishing touches on backyard “sukkot,” Yeshiva of New Haven was instructing students on the finer points of one of the year’s most enjoyable Jewish holidays—including (in photo) inspecting a citron (“etrog”) that plays an important role.

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Bombalicki Snags Car Thief

by Staff | Oct 7, 2011 2:33 pm | Comments (4)

The driver of a stolen car sped away. Police Capt. Leo Bombalicki had no idea where the driver had gone. But he had a hunch where he’d return.

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