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Earl Whitaker & Friends presents Sunday Soul Edition @ The Legendary Chazmos Cafe & lounge 819 Dixwell CT Hamden CT ... associated with Bud Mench Media Group & Majestic LLC
Earl Whitaker have been playing music around CT for over 45 years or more..
He worked with alot of musical Legends from Connecticut / New York area his musical talent took him around the world. Edinburg, Scotland,2017.
He appeared with Paul Mills and the trio that he was performing with.
Earl had a performance scheduled in London the following week, so he went to visit Paul in Scotland and they put Earl on the gig that night.
local area artists have joined him in creating Sunday Soul Edition in July 2023 a one month series.
Playing live music ranging from Jazz to R&B soul..
Each week the event bring people together
On a nice Sunday evening from 4:00 pm to 7:00 p.m.
July 23rd performing musicians
Percussionist:
Roy Alexander. Second from left
Trumpet:
Randy Bost 4th from left
Bass:
Mark Moore 1st from left
Guitar, Vocals: Third from left
Earl Whitaker
For upcoming events and information about Sunday soul Edition
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MAYOR ELICKER, ALONG WITH CYCLING ADVOCATES & BUSINESSES, KICK OFF NATIONAL BIKE MONTH & HIGHLIGHT CITY EFFORTS TO PROMOTE BIKE & E-BIKE RIDERSHIP
Connex Credit Union announces new e-bike loan product -- and new state legislation (S.B. 4) will provide e-bike rebates and vouchers -- making e-bikes more accessible and affordable for residents.
NEW HAVEN, CT –Mayor Justin Elicker, along with local cycling advocates, businesses and organizations, came together to celebrate National Bike Month and to kick off New Haven Bike Month, in an effort to promote bike and electronic bike (e-bike) ridership across the city. Over thirty bike rides and events have been organized during the month-long celebration, providing opportunities for both newer and seasoned cyclists. In addition, Connex Credit Union announced the launch of a new e-bike loan product, which – along with the recent passage state legislation (S.B. 4, The Connecticut Clean Air Act) that will soon provide new e-bike rebates and vouchers – promises to make e-bikes a much more affordable and accessible mode of transportation for city residents. The event took place on the New Haven Green in front of the Pierre Lallement plaque, which honors the inventor of the bicycle who peddled from his Ansonia home to New Haven in 1866 in a demonstration for a patent he was pursuing and later received.
"National Bike Month is the perfect time for residents to explore bikes and e-bikes as a greener, healthier, and more cost-effective way to commute around the city. With its flat terrain and over 40 miles of bike lanes and paths – and more coming online soon – cycling is becoming an increasingly attractive transportation option for more New Haven residents," said Mayor Justin Elicker, an avid cyclist. "In addition, with the new cash rebates soon coming from the state coupled with the new loan product from Connex Credit Union, e-bikes will be much more accessible and affordable for city residents. As a bike rider myself, I’m excited to participate in New Haven Bike Month events and for all the ways New Haven is becoming a more bike-friendly city.”
NEW HAVEN BIKE MONTH
National Bike Month was established in 1956 to showcase the many benefits of bicycling and to encourage more people to try biking. New Haven’s celebration is being spearheaded by New Haven Bike Month and the New Haven Coalition for Active Transportation, in collaboration with other community partners.
“It’s been special to see the coalition of organizers, sponsors, and volunteers that have come together to make Bike Month happen in May,” said Caroline Tanbee Smith, co-founder and organizer of New Haven Bike Month. “That is aligned with our fundamental belief that every single person should have a voice in the future of transportation in our city. Thanks to the hard work and passion of volunteers and organizers — there will be over 30 rides, celebrations, courses, and gatherings across multiple neighborhoods in the city throughout the month!"
Sandeep Aysola, Director of the New Haven Department of Transportation, Traffic & Parking added, “The Department of Transportation is on a mission to create a transportation system that is safe, equitable, dependable, and affordable. We believe in fostering and creating mobility options that meet the needs of all communities, ensure safety, provide reliable connections, enrich public spaces and most importantly are environmentally friendly and sustainable. We are excited to kick-start Bike Month in partnership with all stakeholders, including residents, businesses, sponsors, volunteers and local and state partners.”
The City of New Haven’s Youth and Recreation Department is also offering bike excursions, events, and education programs -- including on bike safety and bike repair -- which will continue into the summer and fall, with more information to be posted on the city’s website in the coming weeks.
E-BIKES
In an exciting new development that will make e-bikes a more viable transportation option for more city residents, Connex Credit Union announced a new e-bike loan product that offers fixed rates, fix payments, and flexible terms for individuals who live, work, worship or attend school in New Haven, Fairfield, Hartford, and Middlesex Counties covering 80% of Connecticut residents.
With minimum loan amounts of $1,000 and first payments deferred for 90 days, interested residents can easily apply for an e-bike loan online (connexcu.org), over the phone (1-800-CR-UNION) or at a local branch, with most approvals happening the same day. (Additional details about the loan product can be found here.) To help celebrate bike month, Connex will also give e-bike loan holders a $25 bonus to their Share Savings Account.
"Connex is thrilled to be part of Connecticut's e-bike movement and to put e-bike purchasing within reach for more people," said Carl Casper, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Connex Credit Union. "E-bikes provide clean, efficient, fun, and cost-effective transportation. This is a terrific opportunity."
In addition, last week the Connecticut General Assembly passed Senate Bill 4, also known as the Connecticut Clean Air Act, which among other provisions, will add electric bikes to the state’s CHEAPR electric vehicle rebate program. When signed into law, this legislation will provide rebates or vouchers of up to $500 to low-middle income residents to purchase e-bikes that cost up to $3,000.
“About 60% of trips in America are under six miles and NCAT believes that by creating a cycling friendly community we can switch a lot of these trips to bicycle,” said Raymond Tsao, board member of the New Haven Coalition for Active Transportation. “Creating a truly bicycle friendly city means providing education and engagement around active transportation. That’s why NCAT is proud to offer free bicycle education to every e-bike loan customer of Connex Credit Union, and that’s also why we partner with organizations like AAA Northeast and SLR Consulting to fund our community engagement work throughout National Bike Month and Bike to Work Week.”
“Creating a bike friendly city means lowering all barriers to people getting on their bikes and riding. By working with Connex Credit Union, Park New Haven is excited to help even more people afford to make the switch and think outside the car,” said Doug Hausladen, Vice Chair of New Haven Coalition for Active Transportation and Executive Director of the New Haven Parking Authority. “With 90 days no payments someone starting in the workforce today will be able to have three months of worry-free riding before making affordable payments, well under the monthly cost of a personal vehicle. For those trips under 5 miles, an e-bike is the perfect vehicle to use and it is a healthy alternative to sitting in traffic.”
The New Haven Parking Authority has also started a new electric cargo bike share program as well, thanks to $18,000 in grant funding from the New Haven Climate Emergency Mobilization Taskforce.
“The mission of NHPA is to support Downtown and to provide safe, affordable, and convenient parking,” said Andrew Orefice, Vice Chairman of the New Haven Parking Authority. “With the increase in apartments and residents downtown and growing capacity at Union Station and transit in New Haven, our Parking Authority is working towards supporting car-free living by working with Connex to create their e-bike loan program and by creating an electric cargo bike share pilot to power the weekly grocery run or the hauling of work gear. Helping to fill in the gaps, NHPA has applied for more grant funding to purchase electric vehicles to add to the bike share system in the future.”
Local bike shop owners, including John Brehon, owner of The Devil’s Gear, and Bob Jacobson, owner of College Street Cycles, along with other advocates and organizations also voiced their enthusiasm for these developments.
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete,” said Paul Wessel, Co-Coordinator of Greater New Haven Clean Cities Coalition, highlighting the words of another innovator, engineer, and futurist Buckminster Fuller. "Today we celebrate bicycle innovators - past, present, and future, our local bikes stores - The Devil's Gear and College Street Cycles, Connex Credit Union, our wonderful elected leaders, and supportive organizations for building and promoting a new option for more sustainable transportation.”
Barry Kresch, President of the Electric Vehicle Club of CT, said "The Electric Vehicle Club of CT supports all forms of emission-free transport, e-bikes included. E-bikes are an increasingly popular form of clean transportation, especially in urban environments, and the Connex Credit Union program will serve to accelerate e-bike adoption. They have the potential to reduce total vehicle miles traveled and reduce congestion on our road.”
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Greetings!
To our loyal fans:
That feeling of anticipation, that pit in your stomach, that extra bounce in your step, it's all part of what hardcore boxing fans call fight week. We're just three days away from the most highly-anticipated event of the year in New England and we can hardly contain our excitement here at Team CES.
We've talked about this card and what it has to offer from top to bottom. We've heard from Providence native, U.S. Olympian and former world champion Demetrius "Boo Boo" Andrade, who plans on stating his case as the No. 1 junior welterweight in the world. We've heard from Philadelphia's "Hammerin'" Hank Lundy, who not only plans on winning a world title at 135 pounds, but plans on taking over the 140-pound division as well. We also checked in with undefeated prospect Khiary "Too Sharp" Gray from Worcester, Mass., who looks to make it 10-0 Saturday night.
There are many reasons to make sure you're in attendance this weekend at Mohegan Sun Arena, but perhaps the most important fact we've failed to mention is its historical significance. I've watched Demetrius fight since he was a kid in the gym just looking to get his start. From the beginning, I knew he'd be a world champion and I watched proudly as he accomplished his dream in 2013.
Sometimes this sport is unfair. It's cruel. It's difficult to grasp. Demetrius has dealt with his share of ups and downs, but he's handled the adversity like a man, taking accountability for his actions and working every single day to be a better fighter and person. I have no doubt whatsoever he will reclaim the 154-pound world title, perhaps by the end of this year, and I think we'll one day look back on Saturday night as the turning point in his brilliant career.
The same can be said for Hank, who has dealt with losses in and out of the ring, rising as high as No. 1 in the world to falling out of the rankings. But he won't quit. Tell him he can't accomplish something and he'll work twice as hard to prove you wrong.
Three titles are on the line Saturday. Demetrius fights for the WBO and WBA International Titles and Hank fights for the vacant WBC Continental Americas Title. You know the stories, you know their backgrounds and you know what's at stake. Demetrius Andrade will be a world champion again. Hank Lundy will be a world champion. They've worked too hard to not make it to the top of the mountain.
As I've said before, it's rare to see two fighters at the top of the sport on the same card. It's so rare you might not see it again. No one knows for sure what's next for either Demetrius or Hank, but this might be your last chance to catch them right here in New England before the demands of this sport pull them in different directions. Don't miss out on this opportunity. Don't miss out on history. When Hank Lundy and Demetrius Andrade wrap those championship belts around their waist, be there to witness that moment, because it's not everyday you see it up close and personal.
This sport needs throwback fighters like Demetrius and Hank. We have them. Let's show them our love and support Saturday night.
Much respect,
Jimmy
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Training Camp Notes & Video: Glazkov
Olympic Bronze Medalist Feeling No Pressure in First Title Fight
Brooklyn, NY: As undefeated heavyweight Vyacheslav "Czar" Glazkov (21-0-1, 13 KOs) prepares to face southpaw Charles Martin (22-0-1, 20 KOs) at the Barclays Center on Saturday for the vacant IBF Heavyweight World Title, the 2008 Olympic bronze medalist is feeling no pressure because he has already competed on the sporting world's biggest stage in Beijing.
The 31-year old from Lugansk, Ukraine received the bronze medal in Beijing after an injury forced him to pull out of his fight against Zhang Zhilei, whom Czar had defeated the year before in the World Amateur Championships. When asked which was more stressful for him, the Olympics or his upcoming title fight, Czar replied, "It is the same. The Olympics is a big competition. The title fight is a big fight. Finally. I feel good. I am not nervous. This is just fight. I am prepared. Yeah, it is title fight but just another fight. All is good."
For this Saturday's fight, Czar returned to his former trainer, Eduard Mienchakov. The two reunited when Czar knocked out Kertson Manswell in the fourth round in Krasnodar, Russia in August. Previously, they had worked together for many fights including his upset of former IBF Cruiserweight World Champion, Tomasz Adamek, in an IBF Heavyweight Eliminator in 2014. According to Glazkov, "I am back with my trainer, Eduard Mienchakov. We train many years in a row. We have good work together as a pro."
The purse bid for this fight was held on Dec. 18, less than a month before the date of the fight. When asked about the impact of a shortened training camp had on his preparations for this fight Czar said, "Not short. I train every day, every time. I am ready. We start training two months ago. This camp I have two months. It is no problem. All is good. I feel comfortable."
Glazkov and Mienchakov trained in Brooklyn for this fight at the Underground Boxing Gym in Sheepshead Bay. There is a strong Russian and Ukrainian community in Brooklyn and Czar is excited to fight at the Barclays Center. He hopes for strong crowd support from the community. He said, "Brooklyn is a big Russian and Ukrainian community. Many of my fans live here in Brooklyn. I hope many fans come to my fight. This is a good area for training. I have been training here for the last month. I am sparring here. I have good sparring partners. We have a good gym and all is good."
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WHAT: News conference announcing a local initiative to provide $15,000 down payment assistance grants for eligible homebuyers in New Haven, East Haven and West Haven through Wells Fargo’s HomeLIFTSM. Media is invited to tour property and hear from homebuyers taking advantage of this program.
The cities of New Haven, East Haven and West Haven, NeighborWorks America® and its network members Neighborhood Housing Services of New Haven are working collaboaratively with Wells Fargo Bank to implement the $4.75 million program.
Additional eligibility and registration information will be provided at news conference.
WHEN: Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015
11:00 a.m.
WHERE: 15 Lilac Street, New Haven, CT 06511
WHO: Joe Kirk, NY/CT Region President, EVP, Wells Fargo
The Honorable Mayor Toni Harp, City of New Haven
The Honorable Mayor Edward M. O’Brien, City of West Haven
TBA, Town of East Haven
Eileen Anderson, NeighborWorks America
James Paley, Neighborhood Housing Services of New Haven
The City of New Haven will be enforcing the Ordinances as stated:
Sec. 27-9 Ice, snow, sleet – Duty of abutting owner to remove or abate
Removal – Any fall of snow or sleet by storm or otherwise upon any sidewalk constituting a part of any public highway, or upon any footpath or sidewalk intended for the use of pedestrians caused by freezing or rain or both shal be removed by owner of the land, building, bridge or premises fronting upon said sidewalks or connected with said footpath.
Sec. 27 – 12 Disposal by throwing into Streets: No person or property owner shall throw, place or plow, or cause to be thrown, placed or plowed, any ice or snow into any street within the City from private lands or property, sidewalk or gutter.
Penalty: Each person and property owner who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($250.00) for each violation.
MAYOR HARP, REP. DeLAURO, DR. SALOVEY TO HOST NEA, NEH CHAIRMEN & CT
POET LAUREATE FOR CITY’S VALENTINE TRIBUTE TO ARTS AND CULTURE
OMNI HOTEL SITE FOR SALUTE TO PILLARS OF CREATIVE ECONOMY
New Haven
THIS UPLIFTING EVENT IS 'ON' THIS AFTERNOON, NO MATTER THE WEATHER...
– Mayor Toni N. Harp, U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, and Yale
University President Dr. Peter Salovey will welcome to New Haven
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Jane Chu, National
Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Chairman Willian ‘Bro’ Adams, and
Connecticut’s Poet Laureate Dick Allen on Monday when they host a
special Valentine-themed tribute to the city’s vibrant arts and
culture community.
New Haven is the irrefutable hub of the region’s creative economy and
literally dozens of city-based arts groups are celebrating milestone
anniversaries at this time. Mayor Harp, Rep. DeLauro, and Dr. Salovey
invited these special guests to help celebrate the historic
contributions of the arts and culture community to New Haven’s economy
and quality of life. Scores of arts groups will be represented at the
celebration.
Monday’s event will be held at the Omni Hotel, at 155 Temple Street,
beginning at 4:00 p.m. Members of the press who cover government,
business, arts, and culture are invited to the proceedings.
● Who: Mayor Toni N. Harp, U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, Yale University
President Dr. Peter Salovey, NEA Chairman Jane Chu, NEH Chairman Willian
‘Bro’ Adams, CT’s Poet Laureate Dick Allen, and pillars of the
city’s arts and culture community.
● What: A special Valentine-themed tribute to the city’s vibrant
arts and culture community.
● When: Monday, February 9, 2015 at 4:00 p.m.
● Where: Omni Hotel ballroom, 155 Temple Street, New Haven.
● Why: To acknowledge the historic contributions of the arts and
culture community to New Haven’s economy and quality of life.
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Seized cash and drugs.
Photo: D. Hartman, NHPD
POLICE RAID NETS $22K & COCAINE FROM
A CONVICTED MURDERER’S HOUSE
New Haven |A morning raid by Officers from the New Haven Police Department’s Narcotics Enforcement Unit yielded greater results than originally thought.
With a warrant in hand, plain-clothed Officers hit the door at 147 Lamberton Street at about 10:30 AM. They were looking for drugs and any money garnered from the illegal operation.
Officer Vincent Ovchar authored the search and seizure warrant after he and colleagues investigated the drug house. The target of the warrant was Willie “Chill” Harris Jr (9-28-1971), of that address. His prior address was the Cheshire Correctional Facility where he served fourteen years after being convicted of murder in 1993.
Officer Ovchar had the expert assistance of Officers Jenna Davis, Mike Fumiatti and Tommy Glynn. The Unit boss, Sergeant Wayne Bullock had great praise for the Officers. “They were dedicated to this case. No one knew how much we’d get out of it but never the less, they investigated with vitality and enthusiasm”, he said.
The raid turned up $22,906.00 in cash and a hundred grams of powder and crack cocaine. The single-family home was outfitted with a camera surveillance system and a scanner dedicated to the NHPD frequency assigned for that area of the city.
After Harris’ arrest, detectives from the department’s Robbery & Burglary Unit got roped into the case. Narcotics Officers uncovered a small warehouse of potentially tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of suspect stolen electronics, power tools, beer and other bulk items. “It was as if he was operating his own Wal-Mart”, exclaimed Officer Tommy Glynn. “There were everything from packaged flat screen TVs to laundry detergent”, he said.
At this time, the house is being held while Detectives prepare the second warrant.
Harris was arrested and charged with possession of narcotics with the intent to sell within 1500’ of a school, possession of a controlled substance and operating a drug factory.
L to R: Officers T Glynn, V Ovchar, M Fumiatti, J Davis, Det. O Crespo & Sgt. W Bullock
Photo: D. Hartman, NHPD
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