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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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After Pit Bull Mauling, She Wants A New Max

by Paul Bass | May 23, 2012 11:50 am | Comments (20)

Recovering from watching a crazed pit bull tear her beloved canine companion to death, Sally Bradstreet is hoping to find a replacement by the weekend. Some people want to help.

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Understand More, Reduce Risk: NNI Launches New Data Project

by Gwyneth K. Shaw | May 23, 2012 9:58 am

(NHI Nanoblog) Seeking to accelerate the pace of discovery of the risks and benefits of an evolving class of super-small materials, the National Nanotechnology Initiative is launching a special project focused on sustainable design.

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Gelato Growth Gains National Notice

by Staff | May 23, 2012 8:26 am | Comments (1)

More and more spoons are digging in to a New Haven-made frozen dessert—and a national organization is taking note.

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After “Nightmares,” Parents Urge Zone Changes

by Melissa Bailey | May 23, 2012 8:08 am | Comments (16)

For the third year in a row, Jenine Wilson found her son wait-listed at the top-notch school one block from her home.

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Man Shot Dead

by Staff | May 22, 2012 4:47 pm | Comments (6)

A man was shot dead at Dixwell Avenue and Gibbs Street Tuesday afternoon, around a block from where another homicide occurred last week.

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Feds Indict 105 In Tre Bloods Probe

by Paul Bass & Nicolás Medina Mora Pérez | May 22, 2012 4:31 pm | Comments (18)

(Updated) The largest-ever federal criminal sweep in Connecticut history netted 35 more alleged crack-dealing New Haven gang members Tuesday, and at least one man was hauled out of bed in a case of mistaken identity.

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Bye Bye, Belching Black Smoke

by Thomas MacMillan | May 22, 2012 1:58 pm | Comments (7)

After a $100,000 upgrade, six city trash trucks won’t spew asthma-aggravating black clouds every time they stop and start.

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“Amazing” Guidance

by Thomas MacMillan | May 22, 2012 12:36 pm | Comments (1)

Before getting down to the business of lawmaking Monday night, aldermen took a moment for grace—with the help of two teen jazzmen.

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Un-“Notched,” SoHu Moves Downtown

by Thomas MacMillan | May 22, 2012 8:25 am | Comments (20)

As lawmakers signed off on a new citywide ward-boundary map, members of a tight-knit East Rock neighborhood found themselves politically exiled from East Rock—but still together.

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