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Immigration Encounter on Church Street

by Paul Bass | May 31, 2007 10:30 pm | Comments (31)

The nation’s immigrant battles arrived at the front door of New Haven City Hall, as the mayor lambasted new anti-immigrant flyers distributed in town—and the flyer’s author heckled him and immigrant-rights activists like John Jairo Lugo. (Click on the play arrow for a sample.)

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Bishop Woods, Metropolitan Students Soar

by Allan Appel | May 31, 2007 10:16 pm

Fifth-grader Christopher Walker—aka Rocket Man for his competition-winning scientific experiment in space—tried to stick around long enough at a delayed Board of Education (BOE) meeting in order to receive an award for his achievements. But even a future astronaut needs to eat.

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Robbery Suspect Chased, Caught

by Melissa Bailey | May 31, 2007 1:57 pm

Police caught up with a 28-year-old man suspected of a commercial robbery at 410 Ferry St. Wednesday morning. That morning, a man with a gun had robbed the clerk and fled in a blue caravan. Officers on the evening shift spotted a van of that description at 8:50 p.m. The operator fled the van. Officers chased him through the yards of Fair Haven’s Wolcott Street. They found him hiding under a Jeep. They found a gun back in his van, and arrested him.

Read on for more crime details, according to police spokeswoman Bonnie Posick.

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Jones Makes Final Pitch For A “Legitimate” Review Board

by VJ Vitkowsky | May 31, 2007 12:42 pm | Comments (9)

Emma Jones made one last pitch for the city to create a truly independent civilian review board with subpoena power to investigate police misconduct.

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Nast Plans To Show Up

by Allan Appel | May 31, 2007 12:41 pm | Comments (1)

As he was sworn in to the Board of Ed, Michael R. Nast said he “hopes” he’ll attend every meeting, and he spoke about the path that took him from student to principal to solon in the city public school system.

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100 Volunteers Wanted

by VJ Vitkowsky | May 31, 2007 12:37 pm | Comments (1)

These community leaders are looking for 100 volunteers to serve on Juvenile Review Boards, which they say will give the community an avenue to engage 8-15 year olds who commit minor offenses.

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The Shack Is Back

by Paul Bass | May 31, 2007 8:41 am | Comments (2)

So “Pajama Mama” (click play arrow at left) and Paul White (pictured top) reached back to old traditions to teach the kids some new moves. Hoping to avoid another violent summer, New Haven opened the “Open Schools” doors.

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Health Reformers Make Final Push

by Christine Stuart | May 31, 2007 8:19 am

Pastor Herminio Valle (pictured) joined other clergy and activists at a candlelight vigil for one last push to remind state lawmakers about this session’s forgotten crisis—the state’s 400,000 uninsured people and larger number of under-insured. Click here for a report by the Independent’s Capitol correspondent.

Health Reformers Make Final Push

by Christine Stuart | May 31, 2007 8:16 am

Pastor Herminio Valle (pictured) joined other clergy and activists at a candlelight vigil for one last push to remind state lawmakers about this session’s forgotten crisis—the state’s 400,000 uninsured people and larger number of under-insured. Click here for a report by the Independent’s Capitol correspondent.

Man Missing; Flip Flops Copped

by Melissa Bailey | May 30, 2007 5:27 pm

Police are seeking public assistance finding this missing man:

“Terrence McDonald (pictured) is a black male who is approximately 5’8” tall and weighs 175 pounds. He has a medium brown complexion, a goatee, and a short Afro and he is missing his two front teeth.  He was last seen in the vicinity of 384 Crown Street. Anyone with any information about Mr. McDonald’s whereabouts is asked to call the New Haven Police Department at 946-6316.”

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