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“Son, Friend, Student, Athlete”

by Allan Appel | May 24, 2012 8:14 am

His gym teacher framed his jersey in perpetuity in the school gym. All his teammates wear the #5 permanently on their uniforms. His woodworking teacher made a bench of poplar to be placed in the main lobby. And a dogwood tree with more than 200 supporting stones, each with a message from students and teachers who loved and remember him, now stands in front of the school.

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Feds Investigate Ex-Occupy Leader

by Thomas MacMillan | May 10, 2012 7:53 am | Comments (13)

As the Occupy New Haven camp fades into memory, federal agents have started paying housecalls to its erstwhile members and Fair Haven neighbors, and looking for a former leader who won’t answer their phone calls.

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Spurning Builder, She Seeks Homegrown Remedy

by Melissa Bailey | May 4, 2012 1:09 pm | Comments (10)

In a quest to revamp a parched Fair Haven block, Migdalia Castro found some powerful seeds sprouting. They went by the names Maria, Gwen and Ramón.

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Hovel Draws Trouble While Politics Stymies Sale

by Melissa Bailey | Apr 27, 2012 8:08 am | Comments (26)

Gil Marshak is ready to buy a blighted Fair Haven home from the city, kick out the hookers, clean up the trash, gut rehab the rooms, and rent or sell it to a family. The local alderwoman won’t let him.

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Islands, Bump-outs Calm Traffic On Grand

by Allan Appel | Apr 26, 2012 2:28 pm | Comments (14)

As crews installed 21st century traffic islands at Bright and at Atwater streets, they uncovered the work of traffic-calmers from a bygone era: two sets of trolley tracks that run beneath Grand Avenue.

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“Plants Are Mine. What’s The Big Deal?”

by Staff | Apr 24, 2012 4:12 pm

Police had a scary moment when they chased teenagers allegedly involved in an armed robbery. They also got to hear two memorable punch lines.

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Diner In The Rough Awaits Destiny

by Thomas MacMillan | Apr 23, 2012 7:59 am | Comments (13)

Railroad workers clearing brush on James Street uncovered a nearly forgotten piece of New Haven history: The old Forbes Diner, still up on blocks more than four years after owner Helmi “Mo” Ali put it out to pasture.

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Dirt Bikers Respond

by Staff | Apr 16, 2012 11:49 am | Comments (8)

Fair Haven’s top cop’s crusade against illegal dirt bikes has gained notice. Some of the notice has come from citizens who appreciate action against a menace that has reappeared on city streets with the warm weather. (Read about that here.) And ...

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Two Fair Haven Blocks Revamped

by Melissa Bailey | Apr 13, 2012 11:01 am | Comments (1)

Construction workers tore into the remnants of a row of rundown houses as a not-for-profit builder launched a $13 million effort to remake Fair Haven streets.

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Judge Orders Angelo Reyes Freed

by Melissa Bailey | Apr 11, 2012 7:54 am | Comments (11)

Thanks to a real estate appraiser’s number-crunching—blasted as fishy by New Haven’s leading prosecutor—a judge agreed to spring developer Angelo Reyes from jail as he awaits trial in seven arson cases in state and federal courts.

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