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Chief Steps Down Feb. 28

by Paul Bass | Jan 28, 2010 5:44 pm | Comments (13)

James Lewis served notice that he’s leaving town after 19 months as New Haven’s top cop, whether or not a permanent replacement is immediately ready to take his place.

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Shakeup At Casa Otonal

by Thomas MacMillan | Jan 28, 2010 4:58 pm | Comments (3)

After a federal audit found Casa Otonal had misused $250,000, the Latino senior center fired its longtime director. On Monday, a Boston-based management firm will step in to run the organization.

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Fugitive Caught

by Thomas MacMillan | Jan 28, 2010 4:09 pm

After a month-long search, police caught up with a man who allegedly held a woman captive in a Hill neighborhood apartment and beat her.

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Deli Owner Helps Nab Alleged Mail Thief

by Paul Bass | Jan 28, 2010 3:36 pm | Comments (18)

The mail kept disappearing on State Street. Sally Goldson kept an eye out from behind her counter—and when she saw a man pilfering a package, chased him until the cops caught up.

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Hold-Downs Hold On For Another Month

by Thomas MacMillan | Jan 28, 2010 1:26 pm | Comments (20)

With a deadline extended, bars and restaurants have a few more weeks to pick the extra-duty cops who guard their businesses. Meanwhile, the police union’s president warned the city faces losing up to $1 million in revenue and a potential lawsuit if it proceeds with a reform plan.

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Compromise Paves Way For Dover Beach Seawall

by Allan Appel | Jan 28, 2010 9:25 am | Comments (5)

A new seawall is coming to Dover Beach in Fair Haven, along with two brand new playgrounds. Thank the resolution of an environmental debate between the city and state and the lousy economy.

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“Call Obama!”

by Melinda Tuhus | Jan 28, 2010 9:11 am | Comments (1)

Health advocate Byllye Avery urged a New Haven audience of activists to continue fighting for health care reform that works for women, their families and their communities.

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A More Bikeable City Envisioned

by Paul Bass | Jan 28, 2010 8:26 am | Comments (36)

Finish Howard Avenue’s bike lane and the bike route from Westville to downtown. Put in that new 60-space bike parking area at Union Station. Teach kids about safe biking through the schools. Install a covered bike rack on Church Street. Create new bike routes linking downtown to Fair Haven, the Heights, the Annex, and the airport.

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Charters, Unions Clash Over State Money

by Melissa Bailey | Jan 27, 2010 4:26 pm | Comments (49)

HARTFORD—Charter school advocates – including a member of the city’s Board of Ed – clashed with union reps Wednesday over a plan that would take $27 million from the New Haven public schools and give it to charter schools.

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Gallo’s Still Open After Crash

by Thomas MacMillan | Jan 27, 2010 3:45 pm | Comments (1)

The morning after a car rammed into her State Street appliance store, Marie Gallo managed to have a sense of humor about the incident.

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