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There is still time to support the expansion of library hours in the proposed budget!

Posted by Bud Mench Media Group -BMMG on April 18, 2022 at 19:00

Dear Library Members,

The Mayor’s proposed City of New Haven budget will be in discussion during the last public hearing this week and includes an increase in funding for your public library system to expand service hours to include Sundays.

Expanding service hours means giving our residents who only have Sundays as an option to visit and use the Library an opportunity to access those critical services that the New Haven Free Public Library uniquely offers everyone – free access to technology, a pathway to lifelong learning, space to build connection and community with neighbors, a chance to apply for that next job or get research help for that first small business, and a safe place for families to enjoy building literacy together.

If you approve of the expansion of library services that would be possible with this budget proposal, there is still time to share your support in the following ways:

Contact your Alder and let them know how the expansion of library hours would benefit your livelihood and that of your neighborhood.
Contact Alders on the Finance Committee and share your thoughts:
Adam J. Marchand - Ward25@newhavenct.gov
Ron Hurt - Ward3@newhavenct.gov
Ernie G. Santiago Ward15@newhavenct.gov
Frank E. Douglass, Jr. Ward2@newhavenct.gov
Salvatore E. DeCola Ward18@newhavenct.gov
Jeanette L. Morrison Ward22@newhavenct.gov
Tyisha Walker-Myers Ward23@newhavenct.gov
Evette Hamilton Ward24@newhavenct.gov
Anna M. Festa Ward10@newhavenct.gov
Richard Furlow Ward27@newhavenct.gov
Steven Winter Ward21@newhavenct.gov
Consider providing public testimony in support during the final public hearing. The final public hearing will be held:

Thursday, April 21 at 6 pm Public Hearing # 3 Hillhouse High School Auditorium

****For last minutes changes to Board of Alder meetings, please check the City of New Haven meetings calendar

Provide written testimony and comments to: publictestimony@newhavenct.gov

Thank you for your continued support of the New Haven Free Public Library and the community it serves

City Librarian and Director

New Haven Free Public Library

Nh Dept. of Arts, Culture & Tourism

Posted by Bud Mench Media Group -BMMG on April 13, 2022 at 5:53

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Calling all models! Runway model casting calls will be held at Graduate New Haven Hotel on April 23 & May 7 from 1-4pm. Arts & Ideas is seeking a diversity of sizes and genders to walk the runway for this Fashion Expo. Casted models will be paid.

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Posted by Bud Mench Media Group -BMMG on April 13, 2022 at 5:31

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New Stetson Branch Library and take in the breathtaking artwork of local artist Katro Storm, Carl Van Vechten’s Harlem Heroes portrait collection

Posted by Bud Mench Media Group -BMMG on April 13, 2022 at 5:30

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Visit the second floor of the New Stetson Branch Library and take in the breathtaking artwork of local artist Katro Storm, Carl Van Vechten’s Harlem Heroes portrait collection, “O, Write My Name”, and African Artwork donated by the Yale University ~ Peabody Museum, New Haven, Connecticut. Our thanks to Gabe Da Silva and The Frame Shop & Da Silva Gallery.

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New Haven Free Public Library

Rankins for 22

Posted by Bud Mench Media Group -BMMG on April 12, 2022 at 13:21

The Gather New Haven Farm Based Wellness Program is an intensive lifestyle intervention

Posted by Bud Mench Media Group -BMMG on April 12, 2022 at 6:30

The Gather New Haven Farm Based Wellness Program is an intensive lifestyle intervention 16-week summer program that supports participants in achieving their nutrition and physical activity related goals by meeting on a local urban farm within New Haven once a week for two hours from 5:30pm-7:30pm. We engage in urban farming activities, we engage in group physical activities, we do a 10 minute mindful meditation and then move onto a nutrition discussion and a cooking demonstration which includes vegetables that participants are given to take home with them each week. On-site childcare is provided for participants with children. We also offer an additional Saturday session focused on physical activities from 9:30am-11am. The program is free, no cost to join.

The program aims to recruit participants that have any diet-related disease (prediabetes, diabetes type 2, excess weight, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, etc) and is looking to make healthy lifestyle changes within the New Haven area. See flyer below for more details...

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The Q-House Youth Fitness Class (7 to 12 years) April 12 from 7:00 Pm to 7:45 Pm and it lasts 5 weeks.

Posted by Bud Mench Media Group -BMMG on April 12, 2022 at 6:00

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There are still some slots available for our Youth Fitness class at the Q-house!

Class starts today April 12 from 7:00 Pm to 7:45 Pm and it lasts 5 weeks.

This class is open for kids aged 7 to 12 years old.

Click here to register

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If you have trouble registering please contact our front desk

at 203-773-0770 or email us at qhouse@leapforkids.org

Participants that are 16 and older will also be required to be fully vaccinated (but not boosted) and they will be asked to send a picture of their vaccination card to QHouseForms@leapforkids.org

If you have a medical/religious exemption you will be asked to provide proof of it.

Newhallville neighborhood meeting

Posted by Bud Mench Media Group -BMMG on April 10, 2022 at 19:48

April 1st to November 30th New Haven street cleaning

Posted by Bud Mench Media Group -BMMG on April 1, 2022 at 4:56

City of New Haven with an important message regarding street sweeping. Por favor espere para escuchar este mensaje en español.

With Spring now officially here, beginning tomorrow, Friday, April 1^st, the city’s annual street sweeping program will begin and continue through November 30^th. Street sweeping crews and vehicles will once again be cleaning our roads and removing debris on a regularly scheduled basis in neighborhoods across the city.

Please be sure to follow all related “No Parking” street signs posted on your block when street sweeping crews will be operating in your neighborhood and be sure that your car is not obstructing their path. Vehicles that do not comply with the parking rules will be ticketed.

You can also check when your neighborhood is scheduled for street sweeping on the city’s website (https://www.newhavenct.gov/gov/depts/pw/street_sweeping.htm).

Thank you for your cooperation in helping to ensure New Haven’s 226 miles of streets are kept clean!

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Hola, este es el alcalde Justin Elicker con un mensaje importante en respecto a la limpieza de calles.

Con la primavera ahora oficialmente aquí, a partir de mañana, viernes 1 de abril, el programa anual de limpieza de calles de la ciudad comenzará y continuará hasta el 30 de noviembre. Los equipos y vehículos de limpieza de calles una vez más limpiarán nuestras carreteras y eliminarán los escombros en un horario regular en los vecindarios de toda la ciudad.

Asegúrese de seguir todas las reglas relacionadas de "No estacionar" en su calle, cuando los equipos de limpieza de calles operen en su vecindario. Tambien asegúrese de que su automóvil no obstruya la ruta de los vehiculos de limpieza. Los vehículos que no cumplan con las reglas de estacionamiento serán multados.

También puede verificar cuándo su vecindario está programado para barrer calles en el sitio web de la ciudad (https://www.newhavenct.gov/gov/depts/pw/street_sweeping.htm).

¡Gracias por su cooperación en ayudar a garantizar que las 226 millas de calles de New Haven se mantengan limpias!

If you would like to edit the way you receive these messages, please visit: https://www.newhavenct.gov/gov/depts/emergency_info/alerts.htm

Saturday, April 2nd 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM at Elm City Communities Mill River Crossing located at 657 Grand Ave. New Haven

Posted by Bud Mench Media Group -BMMG on March 31, 2022 at 20:51

Free Tax Preparation Event: 4/2/22 9am-4pm

Saturday, April 2^nd 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM at Elm City Communities Mill River Crossing located at 657 Grand Ave. New Haven

Join us for a fun-filled event with food, giveaways, and information on FREE financial literacy and self-sufficiency programs and more while filing your income tax for FREE! The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program provides FREE tax preparation to low-to-moderate income individuals and families.

For any other questions or information please contact Melody Ramos CED Manager 203-498-8800 Ext.1026

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Posted by Bud Mench Media Group -BMMG on March 31, 2022 at 20:43

April 2 Ces Boxing returns to Hartford.ct

Posted by Bud Mench Media Group -BMMG on March 30, 2022 at 14:14

Ecffp meeting

Posted by Bud Mench Media Group -BMMG on March 16, 2022 at 23:28

Dixwell Q House

Posted by Bud Mench Media Group -BMMG on March 3, 2022 at 15:30

Activities at the Q-House officially start on Marc

Classes will last 5 or 6 weeks and each class will have limited slots. Click here

Participants that are 16 and older will also be required to be fully vaccinated (but not boosted) and they will be asked to send a picture of their vaccination card to QHouseForms@leapforkids.org .

Treasurer Wooden Directs Divestment of Connecticut’s Pension Funds from Russian-owned Assets

Posted by Bud Mench Media Group -BMMG on March 1, 2022 at 7:24

Treasurer Wooden Directs Divestment of Connecticut’s Pension Funds from Russian-owned Assets

Connecticut Stands in Solidarity with the Ukrainian People during this Unjustified and Unprovoked Attack by Russian Forces

HARTFORD, CT—Today, State Treasurer Shawn T. Wooden announced that Connecticut’s state pension funds will move to divest public funds from Russian-owned assets following Russia's unjustified and unprovoked attack on Ukraine.

As Connecticut’s chief elected financial officer, the Treasurer is the sole trustee of the state’s retirement funds, valued at over $47 billion. Known collectively as the Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds (CRPTF), they currently hold Russia-domiciled investments worth more than $218 million in equity and fixed income, valued as of February 24^th, 2022.

“Today, I directed our investment team to divest public funds from Russian-owned assets in our State pension funds,” said Treasurer Shawn Wooden. “The Ukrainian people are experiencing an assault on their freedom and suffering devastating human loss due to an unprovoked and unjustified attack by the Russian government. The world’s condemnation is clear, and economic sanctions have paralyzed the Russian economy. We cannot stand idly by as the humanitarian crisis unfolds and Russian markets crumble, and I cannot continue to invest these pension funds in a way that runs counter to the foreign policy and national interests of the United States.”

The CRPTF’s Russian-related investments – both in terms of companies domiciled in Russia as well as the sovereign debt issued by Russia – have declined since 2014 given ongoing concerns with mounting geopolitical risks. Sanctions imposed under previous presidential administrations, coupled with Russian cyberattacks and election interference, have made the Russian markets less favorable relative to others. Russia’s actions have created a fiscal and humanitarian crisis that puts the global markets at risk. This action today is a necessary step towards protecting the long-term viability of our investments globally. The Russian economy is experiencing extraordinary economic challenges as a consequence of the myriad of global economic sanctions that will impair the value of those investments in the long term.

“Eliminating our holdings of Russian assets is not only a moral imperative but the current crisis also constitutes a substantial risk for Connecticut’s investments, our national policy and economic security,” continued Treasurer Wooden. “Connecticut’s action today will apply further economic pain on a dangerous autocrat who needs to know that the free world stands in solidarity with the Ukrainian people and that Putin’s abhorrent actions will have enduring, harrowing economic consequences in the days, months, and years ahead.”

Treasurer Wooden is charged with making investments in the best interest of the plan and its beneficiaries. In addition to the standards of fiduciary law, the Treasurer follows the requirements of state statute which requires him to consider the geopolitical implications of particular investments in relation to U.S. foreign policy and national interests.

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About the Office of the State Treasurer

Under the leadership of Connecticut’s State Treasurer Shawn T. Wooden, the Office of the Treasurer is dedicated to safeguarding taxpayers’ dollars and the state’s financial resources while maximizing returns, minimizing risks, and operating at the highest professional and ethical standards. Through receiving, investing, and disbursing, the Office continues to enhance the State’s fiscal stability, financial literacy, college and disability savings, and its approach to leveraging business partnerships to combat social issues such as gun violence, climate change, and equal opportunities in economic growth. Learn more about the Office of the Treasurer here and follow along on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

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New Haven Connecticut Stands with the Citizens of UKRAINE..

Posted by Bud Mench Media Group -BMMG on February 28, 2022 at 17:06

City of New Haven Connecticut Stands with the people of UKraine

We watched in horror as Russian troops invaded Ukraine, killing civilians and displacing hundreds of thousands. Cities not unlike our own became centers of violence and war. For all Ukrainian-Americans within New Haven, I know that you fear for your families and the future for your homeland. We mourn with you and stand beside you.

This morning I ordered the Ukrainian flag, once banned in the Soviet Union, raised above our city. It will wave alongside the American flag as a reminder to all of the struggle of the Ukrainian people, and our solidarity in their fight for independence and peace. These events are a reminder that freedom and democracy are not slogans but essential tenants of our society. Citizens deserve to choose their leaders, their government, their future. Government by and for the people is what Ukraine is fighting for and what Russia’s authoritarian regime so far cannot accept.

Ukrainians have chosen for themselves that their destiny does not lie with the empires of the past. They have chosen, time and again, to remain a free, open, democratic society where its leaders are selected by the people, not Vladimir Putin. Russia’s failed attempts to force Ukraine back under its control have now led to the most extreme and desperate attempts to subjugate people who just want to live in peace. But this illegal invasion has not been defined by the brutality of Putin’s regime but in the triumph of ordinary people across the world to resist tyranny:

Ukrainian citizens have taken up arms and pushed back harder than Russia ever anticipated.

President Zelensky, while offered the chance to flee, stands and fights with his people.

After five days, outmatched and outgunned, Kyiv still stands.

Tens of thousands of Russians, risking their own lives, have taken to the streets in protest.

Western allies have stood united, imposing the most significant economic sanctions in history against the Russian regime.

Thursday, shortly after the fighting began, I Mayor Elicker was fortunate to attend service at St. Michael’s Ukrainian Catholic Church. Fear and uncertainty were palpable. Would Ukraine fall swiftly into Russian hands? Would the world shrug at the plight of their people? By Sunday I attended service once again to a much different feeling. Fear for loved ones and grief for so much needless suffering still remained, but we had seen the resilience and courage of countless Ukrainians. Their fight has been a beacon of hope to the world, and a unifier of western nations.

So many New Haveners come to our city from across the world, many from places that have faced their own conflicts. While no two stories are the same, so many New Haveners have experienced a common struggle to determine their futures for themselves and their people. So many see echoes of their own history and their own story in the plight of the Ukrainian people today. We are united by that shared experience, and the hope for a better, freer, and more just world for Ukraine and for all.

Ми з Україною
We Stand with Ukraine
New Haven City Hall

Action Alert: Testify on Tuesday on the Right to Housing and Housing Opportunities for Justice Impacted Persons

Posted by Bud Mench Media Group -BMMG on February 26, 2022 at 11:12

Action Alert: Testify on Tuesday on the Right to Housing and Housing Opportunities for Justice Impacted Persons