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Arthur Taylor at Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen's drop-in center in 2022.
Arthur Taylor brought the music — and an unflagging sense of urgency — to advocacy for the rights of unhoused people like himself.
He died at age 71 in a car crash this week while walking along an I‑91 travel lane, a few weeks after moving into the city’s new non-congregate shelter in a former hotel on Foxon Boulevard.
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Note: Answers appear at the bottom of this story, along with links to relevant news stories from the past week.
1. What were Janae Nelson, AJ Young, and Jackie Fulton doing in class at Wilbur Cross when photographed above?
A. Organizing a fundraiser for an April-break trip to Costa Rica
B. Planning a petition drive for expanded AP classes
C. Teaching class as part of an educator-career-path program
D. Counseling classmates in trouble as part of a restorative justice program
E. Moderating a debate on the merits of a district-wide cellphone ban
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100 Gando Dr.
The New Haven Register is on the move — to Meriden.
by | Apr 4, 2024 4:18 pm | Comments (9)
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Lunch is self-served.
After a single bite, I realized I had ordered the wrong entree at IKEA. The “veggie balls” were a blank slate: a mush of chickpeas, carrots, peppers, and other veggies I usually enjoy, mashed and blended until they amounted to something almost as thoroughly bland as the cauliflower rice I got on the side.
by | Apr 4, 2024 2:55 pm | Comments (15)
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Cracks in the Boathouse's concrete "topping slab."
Three years of legal battles over cracked concrete outside of the Canal Dock Boathouse has ended with the city taking in $600,000 from contractors — after shelling out $288,000 to lawyers.
Continue reading ‘City, Contractors Settle Cracked-Concrete Lawsuit’
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Big buildings, not empty lots, envisioned for Union Station area.
With climate change in mind, an aldermanic committee advanced a zoning proposal that would allow as-of-right restaurants, supermarkets, and offices — but not housing — along the Union Station railroad tracks.
Continue reading ‘Extra Step Added For Transit-Oriented Housing’
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Chappell Roan on Wednesday at College St.
The jury is still out on whether American culture, or the music industry, can create another superstar, like Michael Jackson or Prince, like Madonna or Bruce Springsteen. Maybe Beyoncé, now 42 years old, and Taylor Swift, 34, are the last of their kind. But if future superstars are still possible, one of its more likely candidates — Chappell Roan — played at College Street Music Hall on Wednesday night to an ecstatic, sold-out crowd that couldn’t get enough.
by | Apr 3, 2024 3:57 pm | Comments (0)
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Dr. Ann Garrett Robinson, the future namesake of Dixwell & Argyle?
The corner of Dixwell and Argyle might soon bear Dr. Ann Garrett Robinson’s name, in honor of a beloved champion of local Black history who, in 89 years of life so far, has made a mark on history herself.
Continue reading ‘Won't You Be My Neighbor, "Dr. Robinson Way"?’
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At Lincoln Bassett's polling place on Tuesday.
More voters in East Rock’s Ward 9 cast their ballots for “Uncommitted” than for incumbent President Joe Biden in Tuesday’s low-turnout Democratic presidential primary.
Still, Biden handily won the virtually uncontested contest, both in New Haven and across Connecticut — even as a protest option that has become a rallying cry for pro-Palestinian activists notched more than 21 percent of city Democrats’ votes.
Continue reading ‘Protest Line Wins 21% Of City’s Dem Primary Vote; Official Results Released’
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What's that, Spinnaker VP Frank Caico? Why it's ...
... more and more and more apartments on a rebuilt Audubon.
Another 60 high-end apartments are now available to rent on a transformed Audubon superblock.
Wait, hold on a second: Half of those newly opened residences have already been snapped up, by more and more people able to afford monthly prices of $2,500 and higher.
by | Apr 2, 2024 4:18 pm | Comments (9)
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Rafael Irizarry at WNH FM.
Rafael Irizarry could afford to spend all day relaxing or hitting the links. Instead he’s running to become the first Latino to represent Greater New Haven in the U.S. Congress.
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Cyn Chegwidden at Nathan Hale, ready to vote for Biden.
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Kanvi Kane and Robert Beauvogui at King Robinson: "Everything starts right now" for momentum for November.
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Ulissis Artero at 200 Orange: Ceasefire backer, voting for Biden.
(Updated) “Biden all the way,” said Cyn Chegwidden as she crossed the quiet mid-morning parking lot of Nathan Hale School on her way to the Ward 18 polling station to vote in Tuesday’s presidential primary. “I’m terribly worried, and I hope people are realizing how important this election is.”
Continue reading ‘Propelled By Fears Of "The Former Guy," Dems Back Biden’
by | Apr 2, 2024 8:45 am | Comments (8)
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Janae Nelson, right, conducting a class at Cross.
Instead of English educator Akimi Nelken being at the head of her Wilbur Cross High School classroom, a trio of students took a turn leading the day’s lessons.
by | Apr 1, 2024 1:15 pm | Comments (5)
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Feras on the job on Nash Street.
Feras celebrated his first job in the U.S. Monday morning by walking into traffic — and slowing down cars.
by | Apr 1, 2024 11:48 am | Comments (21)
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Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment Keisha Redd-Hannans.
The Board of Education has approved renewing the contracts of five high-level New Haven Public Schools (NHPS) administrators.
