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Today's Ted Toon
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Everyone Needs Help — Even The Helpers
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Jamilah Rasheed at the Hill pop-up food pantry.
By the time I arrived at the pop-up New Haven Inner City Enrichment (NICE) Center Food Pantry, 40 people were standing in line on a blustery Saturday morning.
New Haven Newz Quiz Jan. 22-26
by | Jan 26, 2024 1:27 pm | Comments (3)
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Cross's KaNai Goodwin-Kellman guards Hillhouse's Dillyn Boyd.
Note: Answers appear at the bottom of this story along with links to relevant news stories from the past week.
1. Wilbur Cross’s girls’ varsity basketball team won its first game of the season with a dramatic free throw with three seconds left in the game. What is the team’s nickname?
A) The Lady Academics
B) The Lady Huskies
C) The Lady Panthers
D) The Lady Governors
E) The Lady Parliamentarians
Laundromat Washes Ashore On Whalley
by | Jan 22, 2024 12:15 pm | Comments (3)
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LaundroMax GM Chris Walker (center) with officials at ribbon-cutting.
By the time officials arrived to cut the ribbon on the west side’s newest laundromat, customers were already inside using the state-of-the-art washing machines. The air was fragrant with the smell of fabric softener and dryer sheets, and the speakers pumped in classic Mary J. Blige and Erykah Badu.
New Haven Newz Quiz Jan. 13-19
by | Jan 19, 2024 11:51 am | Comments (0)
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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 caused 14 Yale-hired construction workers to end up in the hospital Wednesday?
A. A collapsed ceiling
B. Food poisoning from a shared take-out lunch
C. A collapsed stairwell
D. Carbon monoxide poisoning
Love March Sparks Civil Rights Revelation
by | Jan 15, 2024 3:24 pm | Comments (26)
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At the MLK Love March Monday in the Goatville neighborhood.
As a practicing agnostic, I’ve often wondered why the Civil Rights Movement began in the church. Christianity has always seemed antithetical to Black liberation to me. After all, this is the white man’s religion, with a white Jesus foisted upon our people during the degradation of slavery. I’ve resented my people’s devotion to a God we wouldn’t even know if not for our conquest.
This question was cycling through my mind when I stepped off with the members and supporters of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church for their 54th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Love March through the streets of East Rock, the state’s longest-running celebration of Dr. King’s life and achievements.
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New Haven Newz Quiz Jan. 8-12
by | Jan 12, 2024 9:00 am | Comments (1)
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Everything(one) must go: Clearance sale begins at Artist & Craftsman Supply.
Note: Answers appear at the bottom of this story along with links to relevant news stories from the past week.
1. What is “Thirsty Trap” and why was it in the local news this week?
A) A metal band; it caused neighbors to call police at 1:30 a.m. when it exceeded noise limits at performance in an illegal performance space in an Annex neighborhood residential basement
B) A CBD-infused smoothie; the operators of a new juice spot in the Ninth Square gave out free samples at a ribbon-cutting
C) A strain of cannabis flower a state investigator found illegally for sale at a Chapel Street smoke shop
D) A Revolutionary War historic site in Fair Haven Heights; peace activists at a demonstration demanded removal of a plaque commemorating a battle that took place there
E) A popular rye-based mixed drink at Delaney’s Restaurant & Tap Room in Westville Village; it was featured in a New York Times “15 best regional cocktails” list
New Haven Newz Quiz Jan. 1-5
by | Jan 5, 2024 2:19 pm | Comments (3)
Note: Answers appear at the bottom of this story along with links to relevant news stories from the past week.
1) Jazz french horn master and professor Willie Ruff died at the age of 92. What was the name of his award-winning memoir?
A) A Call to Assembly: The Autobiography of a Musical Storyteller
B) Behind The Iron Curtain In B Flat
C) The Mitchell-Ruff Duo: A Timeless Groove
D) From Dizzy To Duke: An Ivy Exploration
E) Play-Back
Texas Occupies New Haven
by | Jan 2, 2024 1:57 pm | Comments (1)
Mari Infante, quarterback extraordinaire.
The first day of the new year dawned on our city with a promising omen: The sun popped out just as we began our walk, with the dog in tow, toward East Rock Park.
Chris Christie Grows Up
by | Jan 2, 2024 12:18 pm | Comments (27)
All ears: Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie on the stump.
Epping, N.H. — I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I really like Chris Christie. Or at least I did when I caught up with him here on the trail of the first-in-the-nation Republican presidential primary.
Year-End New Haven Newz Quiz
by | Dec 22, 2023 9:00 am | Comments (2)
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Note: Answers appear at the bottom of this story along with links to relevant news stories from the past year.
1) Who was doing what, where, in the above photo?
A) Undercover narc Dexter Williams made a surreptitiously recorded purchase on Alden Avenue on Jan. 5 as part of Operation Illy Face
B) Instructor William Dexter in the parking lot of New Haven Driving School on Amity Road prepared for his final class on Jan. 29
C) Noted weed blogger Dick Williams sampled the product of Let’s Grow Hartford in anticipation of its planned conversion of a vacant State Street industrial building into the city’s next legal cannabis retailer on July 4
D) Customer Rick Woods lit up on the ride home on Jan. 10 for opening day of the city’s first legal cannabis dispensary, on Whalley Avenue
E) Customer Woody Richards enjoyed his just-purchased “cigarillo” from a Whalley Avenue smoke shop on May 9
6 (Of 10) Predictions (Sorta?) Come True
by | Dec 21, 2023 3:17 pm | Comments (6)
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Latest 3 delineators down on Edgewood ... more to fall in 2024?
They waited until the year was coming to a close, but the property-gobblers at Yale bought the 300 George St. office/lab building in time to make at least one 2023 prediction come true.
News From The Compost Heap
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One step forward.
New Haven News Quiz Dec. 9-15
by | Dec 15, 2023 8:57 am | Comments (10)
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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) Whom is U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro of New Haven greeting in the above photo, and what was under discussion?
A) Officer Ellis O’Briant of the federal Department of Homeland Security; the immigration status of couples who put their freedom at stake by applying for a marriage license at New Haven City Hall
B) New Haven Building Official Bob Dillon; how the city can or can’t stop Yale from demolishing a historic building on York Street
C) Newly elected Argentine President Javier Milei; the impact of austerity shock measures on his country’s social safety net
D) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy; whether the U.S. will continue sending weapons to his country to fight Russia
E) Coach Bob Glendower of the Pop Warner Little League; the impact of improvements to New Haven playing fields
F) Detective Alvin Chin of the State Police Hate Crimes Task Force; the status of the manhunt for the (Stone Academy? Trump University?) student who climbed the menorah on the New Haven Green and planted a Palestinian flag
Opinion: Garrett Victory Still A Loss For Police Accountability
by and | Dec 12, 2023 12:22 pm | Comments (8)
Justin Farmer and Daniel Dunn.
The following opinion essay was submitted by Justin Farmer, who formerly represented District 5 on the Hamden Legislative Council, and Daniel Dunn, a member of the Hamden Police Commission.
Mayor Garrett is morally obligated to make good on her promises as a candidate three years ago for police accountability and reform. In her testimony to the CT Judiciary Committee she wrote, “We need more ways to hold the police accountable, not less. Policing was started to round up runaway slaves. Centuries later, we haven’t come that far. Police departments continue to protect and serve capitalism and white supremacy while looting resources from our black and brown communities.”
We were saddened and disappointed to witness Mayor Garrett cite the hiring of 29 new officers as an achievement in public safety during her campaign. Several of these officers have troubling histories.
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Joy to the Elm City: 499 Voices and 1 Silent Baritone
by | Dec 11, 2023 4:25 pm | Comments (2)
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Battell on Sunday.
I kept my eyes on the timpanist, my ears open to astonishing sounds, and, because I didn’t know the lyrics and couldn’t sight-read the baritone part on the score, kept my big mouth shut.
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New Haven News Quiz Dec. 1-8
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See Question #9.
Note: Answers appear at the bottom of this story along with links to relevant news stories from the past week.
1) Yale continued its downtown buying spree, paying $139.6 million to gobble the 300 George St. building, which currently generates taxes for the city. What was the building’s previous use before becoming lab/research/office space?
A) The original Ashley’s ice cream outlet
B) Knight of Columbus insurance claim processing center
C) SNET call center
D) Sargent precision hardware manufacturing facility
E) Orange Julius distribution center
How To Win A $597 Brownie
by | Dec 8, 2023 8:44 am | Comments (3)
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Dear reader, if you are in need of a delicious culinary gift for the holidays, search no further. I can recommend one that, despite its eventual hefty price tag, will cost you nothing.
But to earn this rare opportunity, you must follow these 10 steps without variation, as I did recently.
Merry Xmas Holiday Season Compost Heap News
by | Dec 4, 2023 2:01 pm | Comments (7)
The latest opinionated vlog news summary direct from the Independent assignment desk — er, compost heap …
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New Haven News Quiz 11/24-12/1
by | Dec 1, 2023 9:36 am | Comments (6)
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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 record store used to occupy part of the former York Square Cinemas building that Yale just bought at 57 – 9 Broadway?
A) Cutler’s Records & Tapes
B) Vinyl-torium
C) Group W Bench
D) Rhymes Records
E) Elm City Sounds
A Solution For Our Times, If You Can Open It
by | Nov 28, 2023 12:08 pm | Comments (1)
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The old answer to a modern problem.
In this era of international and domestic strife, I offer a solution to one significant enigma: how to overcome the tyranny of bottle caps.
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New Haven News Quiz 11/18-23
by | Nov 22, 2023 2:15 pm | Comments (1)
Cease and desist letters sent to Rosette Street "tiny houses" operators.
Note: Answers appear at the bottom of this story along with links to relevant news stories from the past week.
1) At a breakfast event to support the construction of “tiny houses” for the homeless on a property in New Haven’s Hill neighborhood, parishioners of North Branford’s Zion Episcopal Church sang a song criticiing New Haven’s mayor for insisting on the shelters conforming to building safety codes: “Justin, Justin, warm your heart/ Turn on the heat, that’s a good start/ Homelessness is not a crime/ Make housing affordable/ It’s way past time.” In New Haven, 33.4 percent of the housing stock is classified as “affordable.” What percent of North Branford’s housing is affordable?
A) 0
B) 2.2
C) 11.4
D) 34.2
E) 100
Opinion: Homelessness Transcends Urban / Suburban Divide
by | Nov 22, 2023 12:10 pm | Comments (11)
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The six tiny homes behind 203 Rosette.
The following opinion essay was submitted by Colleen Shaddox, a member of the Rosette Village Collective and the author of “Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding, and Ending US Poverty.” A response from Mayor Justin Elicker appears at the end of this article.
People sleeping in the tiny homes at Rosette Neighborhood Village (RNV) will not have heat tonight because the city is not providing a piece of paperwork that will allow United Illuminating to turn on the power. Whatever shade New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker is throwing on RNV’s supporters is an attempt to distract from this outrageous truth.
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Compost Heap News: Talking T(of)urkey
by | Nov 22, 2023 10:58 am | Comments (1)
From Loaves and Fishes to the state’s elections “enforcement” arm to New Haven’s voter-confusion complex, a lot of news has been cooking this Thanksgiving season.
