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G-Man Grabs 10th Trike

by Melissa Bailey | Jan 18, 2012 1:44 pm | Comments (10)

Gerard “G-Man” Gray was on his way to a parks department exercise class Wednesday morning when he spotted an abandoned tricycle on the sidewalk.

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Man Of The Year

by Paul Bass | Dec 24, 2011 7:12 pm | Comments (34)

Shoots have sprung from the orchid bulbs above Stacy Spell’s kitchen sink.

“They’re not an easy flower,” Spell said. “They’re just so gorgeous. You’ve got to be consistent tending them.”

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Nayelie Cools Off With Ms. Magaldi

by Melissa Bailey | Nov 1, 2011 12:01 pm | Comments (6)

As a “turnaround” year began, one mom set a challenge for her daughter’s special-ed teacher: Help a shy 3rd-grader, wracked by depression and anxiety, stop dreading school.

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Kayaker Comes To The Rescue

by Thomas MacMillan | Oct 14, 2011 2:52 pm | Comments (18)

From an upstairs window, Ian and Carolyn Christmann saw cops on the far bank of the river below, where a woman was frantically trying to stay afloat.

Ian’s wife turned to him. “They may need a boat. You should take yours.”

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He Built Up Branches—& People

by Neena Satija | Oct 3, 2011 10:04 am | Comments (2)

He could recite a five-page poem from memory. He helped a struggling immigrant learn to read and write in English, and others to pursue careers in the library system. He helped create a neighborhood library branch.

More than 100 friends and family of James Welbourne gathered at that outpost, the Courtland Seymour Wilson branch, to share those memories of a man who left an indelible mark on New Haven.

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Custodian’s Aim: A Sparkling Year

by Melissa Bailey | Sep 2, 2011 7:37 am | Comments (24)

After laying 10 coats of wax on the floors of the Nathan Hale School, and wiping off the marks of a hurricane, Licia Altieri got a first chance Thursday to see if her work would hold up under the long-awaited “stampede.”

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Dispatcher Honored For Saving Child’s Life

by Thomas MacMillan | Jul 27, 2011 4:31 pm | Comments (13)

The 911 caller was “freaking out.” Dispatcher Dave Mancini heard people in the background screaming over the unconscious 4-year-old they’d just pulled from a swimming pool. He knew they had to act right away to save the boy’s life.

“Sir, help me help this child,” Mancini repeated calmly.

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Her Plea Counted Less

by Paul Bass | May 20, 2011 12:12 pm | Comments (34)

Vicky Coward wanted to tell lawmakers about her son’s murder as they weighed the fate of Connecticut’s death penalty. They listened to a white guy from Cheshire instead.

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At Hillhouse, “Fountain Of Youth” Keeps Going

by Melissa Bailey | Apr 29, 2011 5:13 pm | Comments (16)

Hillhouse High Librarian Robert Gibson is retiring at 56 years old. Edna Mrowka, who’s been working at the library since Gibson was just a student, is staying on—at age 92.

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Knitters, Truman Teacher Are “Quiet Heroes”

by Jack Paulishen | Mar 25, 2011 2:58 pm | Comments (27)

“She was one of those quiet heroes that we have all across America. They’re not famous. Their names are not in newspapers, but each and every day they work hard. They aren’t seeking the limelight. All they try to do is just do the right thing.”
—President Obama remembering grandmother Madelyn Dunham

Spring is upon us, but two women in the Poconos are already thinking ahead to next winter. They are hard at work on a project that will impact a group of New Haven kids they have never met.

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