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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. 

Affordable, reliable childcare is an essential component in the day-to-day lives of working families. This new business is meant to help meet that demand for New Haven families

In first trip as governor-elect, Lamont talks economic development in New London

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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)

'Magic' campaign lands 17 black women on Houston courts

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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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New Haven – Mayor Toni N. Harp today announced several noteworthy details regarding the city’s financial outlook as work continues toward a five-year budget overview. A complete, approximated five-year forecast is expected early in 2019.

Earlier this year Mayor Harp said, in the wake of state aid reductions made known midway through the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2018, that a projected, estimated five-year city budget might help protect the city from such ill-timed, damaging setbacks.

Research underway in the development of that five-year forecast underscores some of the unique challenges faced by the City of New Haven:

• The value of New Haven’s Grand List that is tax exempt under state law is higher than that of any other municipality: half-again as much as Bridgeport and more than twice that of Hartford.
• More than a half-dozen Connecticut cities and towns have mill rates higher than New Haven’s, including Waterbury, Bridgeport, New Britain, West Haven, and Hamden.
• New Haven’s current mill rate is less than it was in FY2007, FY2011, and FY2012, and remains just 1.43 mills higher than when Mayor Harp was first sworn-in.
• New Haven’s current budget expenditures increased about 1.5% over the previous year; its four-year mill rate increase of 1.43 represents a cumulative increase of about 3.4%.
• State aid for public education though Education Cost Sharing has been the same since FY2010 despite rising enrollment and increasing costs for supplies, utilities, and maintenance.

Mayor Harp points to several ongoing, positive economic trends as rationale to be optimistic about New Haven’s bright fiscal future. Its unemployment rate has dropped from 10.7% in 2014 to 5.4% in 2018: the city’s employers have added 3,100 jobs in that time. And in that same time approximately 1,000 market rate housing units have been added along with nearly as many subsidized housing units.

Williams earns decision over Halili; hard-charging Lenk outworks Soto in exciting co-feature

MASHANTUCKET, Conn. (Oct. 20th, 2018)– WelterweightJimmy Williamsof New Haven, Conn., started a new win streak Saturday with a controversial unanimous decision win at Foxwoods Resort Casino. 

Headlining in an exciting pro-am card promoted by CES Boxing at the Fox Theater, Williams (16-1-1) earned a 78-74 win on all three scorecards over Enver Halili(10-2) of the Bronx, much to the dismay of the sold-out crowd, which felt Halili had done enough to get the nod.

JudgesEddie Scuncio, Richard Flahertyand Peter Haryscored the fight, a back-and-forth battle between two regional veterans who continued to scrap until the final bell. Williams had the height advantage, but didn’t do enough to establish his jab, allowing Halili to cut off the ring brilliantly and work the body effectively in the middle rounds. 

Williams had a hard time using his distance to his advantage and Halili stayed aggressive throughout, fighting his way through glancing blows by Williams to land cleanly on the inside. The win was Williams’ second in a row since suffering his first career loss early in 2018, a setback that ended his previous 11-fight unbeaten streak. 

Anchored by a sturdy chin and a relentless, come-forward attack, junior middleweight Anthony Lenk(16-5) of Niagara Falls proved to be too much down the stretch for New Haven’s Edwin Soto(13-4-2), earning a unanimous decision win, 78-74 on all three scorecards.

Soto looked sharp in the opening round, landing short, but effective, hooks upstairs, but Lenk walked through everything, which became a reoccurring theme as the fight progressed. Lenk pressed the action from the opening bell, which left him open for some hard counterpunches by Soto, but Lenk never wavered, taking Soto’s best for eight rounds. Soto regained his composure momentarily in the sixth, but Lenk remained unharmed, having built up enough of a lead in the middle rounds to earn the win on the cards.

Soto lost for the first time since 2014, snapping a four-fight win streak, while Lenk won for the first time since last September. 

Stealing the show on the undercard, Springfield, Mass., welterweight Derrick Whitley(4-0-1) and Sharad Collier(1-0-1) of Hartford, Conn., fought to draw in a close-knit six-round war. Eddie Scunciohad it 59-55 in favor of Collier, Richard Flahertyscored it 58-56 in favor of Whitley and Peter Haryhad it even. 

In just his second pro fight, Collier stood toe-to-toe with the more experienced Whitley and began to find his groove after losing the opening round. Neither fighter tried to establish much distance, leading to an entertaining, back-and-forth battle featuring several high-powered exchanges in the center of the ring.

Whitley got head-butted accidentally in the third round, opening a cut over his right eye. The ringside physician examined it closely and allowed Whitley to continue. The last two rounds were so close that neither of the three judges had the same card. Scuncio gave the final two rounds to Collier, Flaherty gave the edge to Whitley and Hary had it split with Whitley winning the fifth and Collier earning the draw by squeezing out the final round.  

The knockout of the night belonged to New Haven super middleweight Elvis Figueroa(6-0, 3 KOs), who pieced together his most complete performance with a third-round stoppage against previously Leemont Johnson(6-1). Figueroa dominated from the opening bell, working the body and backing Johnson against the ropes with overhand rights. In the third, Figueroa came out firing again with a right hook to the ribs and more combinations upstairs. Johnson found himself on the ropes a second time, but had no answer for Figueroa’s flurries, prompting referee Al LoBiancoto stop the bout 49 seconds into the round. 

The female bantamweight showcase also did not disappoint as Ledyard, Conn., native Marcia Agripino(3-1-1) earned her second consecutive win, narrowly defeating Canada’s Stephanie Essensa(3-2-1) by majority decision, 60-54, 58-56, 57-57. As expected, the two exchanged haymakers for six hard rounds, with Agripino closing the fight with a spirited rally in the sixth. Hary had Agripino winning all six, while Scuncio and Lombardi agreed on Essensa taking rounds two and five. Agripino won for the second time since June while Essensa suffered only her second pro defeat and first since 2016. 

Making his Foxwoods debut, Taunton, Mass., welterweight Marqus Bates(5-2) won his third consecutive bout in a wildly-entertaining slugfest with Bridgeport, Conn., vet Carlos Hernandez(3-3-1), earning a 59-55, 58-56, 57-57 majority decision win. 

Bates landed cleaner, more effective blows in spurts, but Hernandez continued to press forward, landing occasional counter shots to keep himself within striking distance. Bates was at his best in the first three rounds and Hernandez found his second wind in the fourth before Bates regained control in the fifth and final round. Flaherty and Frank Lombardiscored it in favor of Bates while Hary again had it even, giving Hernandez two of the final three rounds, including the sixth. 

Fighting for the first time professional, Danbury, Conn., native Geoffrey Then(1-0, 1 KO) scored the upset of Providence’s Nicky DeQuattro(3-2), stopping DeQuattro 41 seconds in the second round. A professional Muay Thai and mixed martial arts fighter, Then looked comfortable in the ring, landing at will in the opening round as DeQuattro failed to establish his defense. Then opened the second equally as aggressive and eventually backed DeQuattro into a corner, unloading with combinations before LoBianco stopped the bout. 

DebutsCalixto Cruz(1-0) of Springfield, Mass., and Joseph Santana(0-1) of Providence opened the nine-bout card with a thrilling, back-and-forth lightweight bout with Cruz winning by unanimous decision, 39-37, 40-36, 39-37. 

Cruz, the more accomplished amateur, got off to a fast start, stalking down Santana as he tried to circle the ring and box from a distance, but Cruz remained persistent and eventually worked with his way to the inside, where he landed effective body shots to soften Santana’s defense. Santana had his best round in the third, but Cruz closed the show with a strong final three minutes to earn his first career win.

Also making his professional debut, Bridgeport’s Jacob Marrero(1-0, 1 KO) dominated California’s Fierce Taylor(0-3), scoring the win by knockout at the 2:30 mark of the second round. Marrero outworked his opponent in the opening round and then closed with a flurry along the ropes, the last series of shots sending Taylor crashing to the canvas just as referee Benjy Esteveswaved it off. 

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