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NEW HAVEN POLICE, YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL & THE NEWTOWN FOUNDATION SEEK SUPPORT AHEAD OF DECEMBER 15th CITY GUN BUY-BACK EVENT

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New Haven |Six years after the horrific Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, The New Haven Police Department, the Injury Free Coalition for Kids of New Haven, Yale New Haven Hospital and The Newtown Foundation will again host a sponsored Gun Buy-back event on Saturday, 15 December, 2018 from 9:00 AM till 3:00 PM at the New Haven Police Academy, 710 Sherman Parkway.

This program is a determined effort to make New Haven safer by taking dangerous weapons off the streets and potentially out of the hands of those who perpetrate crimes, are the unfortunate souls lost to suicide and those victimized by accidents.

The Buy-back will provide Gift Cards to those who turn in any working firearm.

 $25 – Single and double-shot (Derringer style) Handguns
 $50 – Rifles and Shotguns
 $100 – Pistol and Revolver Handguns
 $200 – Assault Weapons (to be determined by NHPD)

Guns must be delivered unloaded in clear plastic bags, and any ammunition must be delivered in a separate bag, police said. The person dropping off the gun will not be charged with illegal possession of that specific firearm.

MAYOR HARP, CITY OFFICIALS TO UPDATE PLANNED WINTER WX RESPONSE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

New Haven – Mayor Toni N. Harp will be joined by city officials Wednesday afternoon to provide an update of revised, upgraded winter weather response, street clearing, and snow removal operations. New Haven has new equipment and new strategies ‘ready to roll’ at the next sign of winter weather.

Wednesday’s update will be provided in the city’s Emergency Operations Center – 200 Orange Street – beginning at 1:30 p.m.; 

City officials will once again place a special emphasis this year on communication and cooperation with residents and business owners.

• Who: Mayor Toni N. Harp and city officials.

• What: Update for new parking, street clearing, and snow removal strategies.

• When: Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at 1:30 p.m.

• Where: New Haven’s Emergency Operations Center – in the basement at 200 Orange Street in New Haven.

• Why: To ensure familiarity with revised and enhanced snow clearing and snow removal strategies for winter 2018/19.

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MAYOR HARP TO HELP CELEBRSGwatFIRST NIGHT OF HANUKKAH AT MENORA  H LIGHTING ON N.H. GREEN 

New Haven – Mayor Toni N. Harp will be among those on the New Haven Green Sunday evening to welcome the start of Hanukkah and light the shamus and first ‘candle’ of the large menorah there. Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, officially begins at sunset Sunday; the ceremony on the Green is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m.

In Judaism, the Hanukkah festival celebrates two miracles: 1) the victory of a small, outnumbered army of Jews – the Maccabees – over the Greeks who had occupied the Holy Land, and 2) the subsequent miracle in which a one-day supply of lamp oil burned for eight days while new oil was purified.

Jewish tradition calls for an additional light to be lit on each of seven nights following; members of the press are invited to cover Sunday’s festive, first night celebration.

WHO: Mayor Toni N. Harp, leaders of New Haven’s Jewish community, and others.

WHAT: First night of Hanukkah celebration.

WHEN: Sunday, December 2, a2018 at 5:30 p.m.

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WHERE: On the lower New Haven Green, near the corner of Temple and Elm Streets.

WHY: To acknowledge and celebrate the start of the popular, eight-day Jewish festival of lights.

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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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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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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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