MAYOR HARP, CITY OFFICIALS ORDER COLD WX MEASURES AHEAD OF THANKSGIVING FORECAST

New Haven – Mayor Toni N. Harp and the city’s emergency response, public safety, and social services officials today announced activation of special cold weather protocol ahead of a forecast for subfreezing weather Thanksgiving Day.

With that in mind, outreach workers have been visiting known encampments of homeless residents to warn them of the imminent freeze and direct them to emergency shelters. Beyond that, hours of homeless shelter operation have been extended; the city’s five facilities will be open all day Thanksgiving Day.

Details about New Haven’s cold weather preparations are also available by calling 211: the city’s Info Line.

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MAYOR HARP, OTHER OFFICIALS TO CELEBRATE GRAND OPENING OF NEXT DOOR NEW HAVEN

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BIG GREEN TRUCK PIZZA EXPANDING INTO NEW, INDOOR LOCATION

New Haven – Mayor Toni N. Harp will be joined THIS AFTERNOON by owners and operators of Next Door New Haven at a grand opening celebration of the Elm City’s newest pizza restaurant. The business began as a single food truck, the Big Green Truck Pizza (BGT) a decade ago and quickly grew to feature a fleet of six trucks. Now the company has opened a brick and mortar establishment in the city, Next Door New Haven.

This afternoon’s event is scheduled to begin at 1:15 at 175 Humphrey Street in New Haven. 

CITY STAFF: ACCESS ROAD TO EAST ROCK SUMMIT TO BE CLOSED FOR THE SEASON THURSDAY

New Haven – City officials announced today that the access road to East Rock Summit in East Rock Park will be closed for the season beginning this Thursday, November 15. Today’s announcement was made after considering a forecast for the city that includes the season’s first winter-like weather later this week.

Visitors are still invited to hike to the top of the park and access the summit by foot, but the road to the summit will no longer be open to vehicular traffic. Officials said the access road will re-open next April as weather conditions permit.

This week’s announcement reflects a later-than-usual closure of the East Rock Summit road. Access was extended a few days longer this year to accommodate a longer leaf-peeping season.

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LEADERS OF DOZEN-PLUS DEPARTMENTS TO HOLD ‘CLEAN & SAFE’ TOUR OF HILL SOUTH WEDNESDAY

New Haven – In a continuing series of ‘clean and safe’ walking tours of city neighborhoods, Mayor Harp will join officials from more than a dozen city departments in the Hill South section Wednesday morning, to identify quality-of-life issues requiring a comprehensive, collaborative city response.

Last fall the first such ‘clean and safe’ walking tour took place throughout Newhallville; this past spring the Fair Haven section of the city was inspected. In July, department heads zeroed-in on The Annex, and the Hill North section was scrutinized in September.

Details about Wednesday’s ‘clean and safe’ walking tour are as follows:

• City officials will gather Wednesday, November 14 at 9:00 a.m. in the parking lot of C-Town near the corner of Lamberton and Greenwich, just off of Kimberly Avenue. Parking is available on the street nearby but not in the customer lot of C Town.
• Two or three groups will cover at least the area in the rectangle that is West towards Morris Street, East to Cedar Street and North towards Spring Street.   
• Mayor Harp will arrive at 10:15 a.m. and a group will meet her at the Corner of Lamberton and Hulburt for a walk on Hulburt towards Spring.

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MAYOR HARP, OTHER OFFICIALS TO CELEBRATE GRAND OPENING OF AUNTIE ROSE CHILD CARE, DEVELOPMENT CENTER TOMORROW MORNING

New Haven – Mayor Toni N. Harp will be joined tomorrow morning by owners and operators of the Auntie Rose Child Care Development Center LLC and other officials at a grand opening celebration. A ceremonial ribbon-cutting is planned to memorialize the event.

Tomorrow’s event is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. at 126 Grand Avenue in New Haven. 

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This photo provided by the Harris County Democratic Party shows a group of 17 African-American women whom are part of an effort dubbed the "Black Girl Magic" campaign. It is the largest number of African-American women on any ballot in the history of Harris County, where Houston is located. In the photo are the 17 women who won election and two others who are currently judges in Harris County but lost bids on Tuesday to win seats on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Tuesday's election brings to 19 the number of African-American women who will be judges in Harris County. Front row, leaning against the podium from left, are Maria Jackson and Ramona Franklin. Back row, from left, are Lucia Bates, Erica Hughes, Sandra Peake, Cassandra Holleman, Germaine Tanner, Ronnisha Bowman, Linda Marie Dunson, Angela Graves-Harrington, Dedra Davis, Shannon Baldwin, Latosha Lewis Payne, Tonya Jones, Sharon Burney, Michelle Moore, Lori Chambers Gray, Toria Finch and LaShawn Williams. Maria Jackson and Ramona Franklin in front row are the two women who are currently judges but lost bids to win seats on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. (Christin Mcqueen/Harris County Democratic Party via AP)

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NEW HAVEN’S 2018 COLUMBUS DAY PARADE, HERITAGE FESTIVAL DEEMED FINANCIAL, CULTURAL SUCCESS

New Haven – City officials and organizers of the 2018 Columbus Day Parade and Heritage Festival today provided a debriefing of last month’s series of events, including a detailed financial report likely to please all parties.

The Columbus Day Parade and Heritage Festival Committee report showed revenue from sponsorships totaling $35,470, with total expenses totaling $17,529.93. After all bills – including police department overtime – were paid, net proceeds of $17,940.07 were donated to the Columbus Day Committee Scholarship Fund.

The Columbus Parade and Heritage Festival committee was formed in late July, to organize, coordinate and raise revenue to host a parade and multi-cultural festival for the City of New Haven the weekend of October 5-7, 2018.

It was important to committee members that the parade and festival be representative of the city’s diverse culture, and also promote the Italian heritage associated with Columbus Day. It was also a priority for all financial obligations to be met by the committee so the City of New Haven would not be financially responsible for any portion of the weekend activities.

In ten weeks, the committee raised the funds, helped sell out the Columbus Heritage Dinner, organized and hosted a festival highlighting Italian heritage and the cultural diversity of the City of New Haven.

The committee wishes to thank Mayor Toni N. Harp, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Carol Birks, Deputy Chief of Staff Patty Lawlor in the Mayor’s Office, Department of Parks, Recreation, and Trees Rebecca Bombero, Bill Carone in the Department of Parks, Recreation and Trees, Department of Public Works Director Jeff Pescosolido, New Haven Police Department Lieutenant Mark O’Neil, and the many city employees of each department who worked to ensure the event was a success.

 https://www.columbusdaynewhaven.org/

The 2018 Columbus Heritage Festival Committee Members are:

Sara Amato

Paul Criscuolo

Sal DeCola

Anna Festa

Edward Flynn, Jr.

Aaron Greenberg

Bill Iovanne, Jr. – Chair

Vin Mauro

Charlie Murphy

Lt. Mark O’Neil

Samantha Palumbo

Alphonse Paolillo, Jr.

Alphonse Paolillo, Sr.

Michael Smart

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DAY OF PRAYER EVENT ON NEW HAVEN GREEN SCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON

New Haven – Leaders of the city’s faith community have organized ‘a day of reflection, prayer, faith, and gratitude’ to be held on the New Haven Green Sunday afternoon, November 11. Mayor Toni N. Harp, Chief of Police Anthony Campbell, and Fire Chief John Alston are among those planning to join the interdenominational clergy members and participate on Sunday.

The event is planned to encourage, ‘wisdom, direction, courage, and strength’ for city leaders, teachers and school administrators, nurses, doctors, other hospital and medical personnel, young people, all those who face daunting challenges, and those who suffer.

Sunday afternoon’s event is scheduled to be held from 3:00 until 5:00. 

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Mayor Harp to Welcome Patty's Caribbean Cuisine & International Taste Buds at ceremonial Ribbon Cutting

New Haven –Mayor Toni Harp will join Patty's Caribbean Cuisine and International Taste Buds in a combined Ribbon Cutting with restaurant owners Patricia DeRoche and Dawn Poindexter at 554 and 560 Congress Avenue, New Haven, tomorrow, Tuesday, October 30^th at 11:15 AM.

Mayor Harp will join representatives from New Haven’s Economic Development Administration and the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce in a brief speaking program followed by a ribbon cutting celebration.   

Patty’s Caribbean Cuisine serves traditional Caribbean dishes such as Jerk Chicken and Roti as the only Trinidadian restaurant.  International Taste Buds features East Indian, South Asian, African, Chinese and native Guyanese cuisines.

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On October 24, 2018 at 2:38 p.m., officers assigned to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Steele Creek Division responded to 11130 S. Tryon Street regarding an armed suspect threatening a victim at a voting location.  The report number for this incident is 20181024-1438-02.

When the officer arrived, the victim, an adult African-American man, stated that he was working at the voting location when he observed the suspect in the parking lot with a camera photographing or recording the polling location.   The victim approached the suspect, at which time the suspect began directing racial slurs towards the victim.  The victim stated that the suspect threatened to assault him before lifting his shirt and displaying a handgun which was in a holster on the suspect’s belt.  The victim advised that the suspect never assaulted him or attempted to remove the handgun from the holster. 

A team of officers and detectives was put together to investigate this incident and they were able to quickly identify all three of these individuals.  At approximately 9:15 p.m., the suspect was located and arrested without incident.  The suspect was carrying a BB gun in a holster which was located and seized as evidence. This suspect is currently being interviewed.  Once the interview has been completed and he has been formally charged at the Magistrate’s office, his name will be released.  CMPD is communicating with the FBI to determine whether federal charges may be appropriate. 

Two other individual were with the suspect.  They have been identified but have not been charged after the officers determined that they did not violate any laws.

The Department is conducting scheduled zone checks at all polling locations though the election on November 6^th. 

On October 24, 2018 at 2:38 p.m., officers assigned to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Steele Creek Division responded to 11130 S. Tryon Street regarding an armed suspect threatening a victim at a voting location.  The report number for this incident is 20181024-1438-02.

When the officer arrived, the victim, an adult African-American man, stated that he was working at the voting location when he observed the suspect in the parking lot with a camera photographing or recording the polling location.   The victim approached the suspect, at which time the suspect began directing racial slurs towards the victim.  The victim stated that the suspect threatened to assault him before lifting his shirt and displaying a handgun which was in a holster on the suspect’s belt.  The victim advised that the suspect never assaulted him or attempted to remove the handgun from the holster. 

A team of officers and detectives was put together to investigate this incident and they were able to quickly identify all three of these individuals.  At approximately 9:15 p.m., the suspect was located and arrested without incident.  The suspect was carrying a BB gun in a holster which was located and seized as evidence. This suspect is currently being interviewed.  Once the interview has been completed and he has been formally charged at the Magistrate’s office, his name will be released.  CMPD is communicating with the FBI to determine whether federal charges may be appropriate. 

Two other individual were with the suspect.  They have been identified but have not been charged after the officers determined that they did not violate any laws.

The Department is conducting scheduled zone checks at all polling locations though the election on November 6^th. 

BHcare’s The Umbrella Center for Domestic Violence Services to host
HOPE Family Justice Center Campaign Kick-off
New Haven, CT (October 2018) BHcare’s The Umbrella Center for Domestic Violence
Services (UCDVS) will host a campaign kick-off event on October 25 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm
at BAR in New Haven for the HOPE Family Justice Center of Greater New Haven. The public
is invited to discover the Greater New Haven community plans to offer comprehensive
services and support those affected by domestic violence. RSVP by October 22 to
j_johnson@bhcare.org.
The HOPE Family Justice Center will consist of a multi-disciplinary team of professionals who
work together, under one roof, to provide coordinated services to victims of family violence.
The center will provide one place where victims can go to talk to an advocate, plan for their
safety, interview with a police officer, meet with a prosecutor, receive medical assistance,
receive information on shelter, and get help with transportation.
The Family Justice Center model has been identified as a best practice in the field of
domestic violence intervention and prevention services by the United States Department of
Justice. There are many documented and published outcomes in the Family Justice Center
model including reduced homicides, increased victim safety and reduced fear and anxiety
for victims and their children.
The HOPE Family Justice Center initiative is a community project and anyone who is
interested to learn more or get involved should contact Project Coordinator Julie Johnson at
(203) 780-2033 or j_johnson@bhcare.org. Follow HOPE Family Justice Center at
www.facebook.com/NewHavenFJC and www.twitter.com/NHFJC_CT. If you need immediate
domestic violence assistance, please call our 24-hour domestic violence hotline 1-888-774-
2900.
UCDVS is a program of BHcare that provides services for victims and children of domestic
violence free of charge. Each year, over 6,000 abused women and their children walk
through the door of UCDVS looking for shelter, help and hope. Learn more at
www.bhcare.org.
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