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WHAT:          The City of New Haven (www.infonewhaven.com) will kick off another festive holiday season thursday evening with its annual tree lighting ceremony on the historic New Haven Green. Thursday event includes activities for the entire family, including a petting zoo, crafts, a ferris wheel, choral music and, of course, an appearance by Santa! All that plus the tree-lighting itself.

WHEN:          Thursday, November 30, beginning at 5:00 p.m.

SOCIAL:                   Twitter: @INFONewHaven; Facebook: INFONewHaven;             Instagram: infonewhaven; Hashtag: #NHVTreeLighting         

WEBSITE:                www.infonewhaven.com

Mayor Harp, Tweed New Haven Airport Officials to

Welcome Arrival of New Jet Service to Region Wednesday

First American Airlines jet to land midday Wednesday

November 28, 2017 (New Haven, CT) – On Wednesday, November 29 at 11:30 a.m., Mayor Toni N. Harp will join officials of the Tweed New Haven Regional Airport Authority and welcome the arrival of new American Airlines jet service at Tweed New Haven Regional Airport, 155 Burr Street, New Haven.

The airport will launch the new jet service American Eagle, and will begin replacing its 37-seat, Dash 8 turboprop service with 50-seat, CRJ-200 regional jet aircraft. The jet upgrade will offer New Haven passengers a higher level of service and a smoother, quieter traveling experience while also offering an additional 78 seats a day to and from American’s premier global hub in Philadelphia.

American’s jet service connects New Haven passengers to more than 21 countries and 115 destinations with a quick, one-stop connection in Philadelphia. Additional connections can be made from Philadelphia via American’s other hubs to access nearly 350 destinations in more than 50 countries across American’s worldwide network.

The ongoing enhancements and upgrade to the main airport runway will ensure continued operational reliability for American while also opening Tweed to longer distance flights for the future. The growth and increased level of services at Tweed will insure that the airport will continue to be a vital economic engine for the region.

Monday, November 27th, 2017

*Board of Alders, Aldermanic Affairs Committee, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium

Aldermanic Chamber, 6:00 p.m., (203) 946-7288

*GNH Property Owners, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Room 3, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, November 28TH, 2017

Project Youth Court, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Room 2, 5:00 p.m.

(203) 843-1713

*New Haven Redevelopment Agency, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium

Meeting Room 3, 5:30 p.m., (203) 946-5761

*Board of Alders, Tax Abatement Committee, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium

Aldermanic Chamber, 6:00 p.m., (203) 946-6045

Wednesday, November 29TH, 2017

Project Fresh Start, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Room 1, 3:30 p.m.

(203) 946-7821

*LCI, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Room 2, 6:00 p.m., (203) 946-8373

*GNH Toastmasters, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Room 1, 6:30 p.m.

(203) 848-7039

Thursday, November 30TH, 2017

*Christmas Tree Lighting, New Haven Green, 4:00 p.m.

*CEO, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Room 3, 6:00 p.m., (203) 946-7727

*Board of Alders, Human Services Committee, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium

Aldermanic Chamber, 6:00 p.m., (203) 946-4876

*Board of Alders, Legislation Committee, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium

Aldermanic Chamber, 7:30 p.m., (203) 946-7288

Friday, December 1st, 2017

Solar Youth Inc., New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Room 3, 3:00 p.m.

(203) 387-4189

Monday, December 4th, 2017

Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Room 3, 9:00 a.m., (860) 541-3439

*Board of Alders, Democratic Caucus, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium,

Meeting Room 3, 5:45 p.m.; Public Information, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Room 1, 6:30 p.m.; Full Board Meeting, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Aldermanic Chamber, 7:00 p.m. (203) 946-6483

*NH Bicycle Club, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Room 2, 7:30 p.m.

Thanksgiving Safety

City of New Haven and FEMA Partners in Preparedness

Honorable Toni H. Harp, Mayor

According to the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), cooking is the main cause of home fire. Also, the peak day for home cooking fires is Thanksgiving.

Cook Safely for Thanksgiving

• Stay in the kitchen when you are frying, boiling, grilling, or broiling food. If you leave the kitchen, turn off the burner.

• Watch what you are cooking. Fires start when the heat is too high. If you see any smoke or the grease starts to boil, turn the burner off.

• If you simmer, bake, or roast food, check it regularly and use a timer to remind you.

• Keep anything that can catch fire (oven mitts, wooden utensils, food packages, towels, and curtains) away from your stovetop.

• Turn pot handles toward the back of the stove. Then, no one can bump them or pull them over.

• Keep a pan lid or baking sheet nearby.  Use it to cover the pan if it catches fire. This will put the fire out.

• In the event of an oven fire, turn off the oven and keep the door closed until it is cool.

• Keep children away from the stove. The stove will be hot, and kids should stay three feet away.

• Make sure your smoke alarms are working. Test them by pushing the test button.

Five Dangers of Deep Frying a Turkey

• Turkey fryers can easily tip over spilling hot oil across a large area.

• An overfilled cooking pot will cause oil to spill over when the turkey is placed inside.

• A partially frozen turkey will cause hot oil to splatter.

• Turkey fryers can easily overheat and start a fire.

• The pot, lid and handles of a turkey fryer can get dangerously hot and cause burn injuries.

For more information and free resources, visit www.usfa.fema.gov

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Winston-Salem State downed Chowan while Shaw defeated Virginia State, both 3-0, in an exciting semi-finals round of the CIAA Volleyball Championship. The Rams and Bears advance to the championship finals with their victories.

All meetings with an (*) indicate a public meeting

Monday, November 20th, 2017

Federal Railroad Association, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Rooms 1 & 2 12:00 p.m. (203) 946-2867

*Board of Alders, Democratic Caucus, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium,

Meeting Room 3, 5:45 p.m.; Public Information, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Room 1, 6:30 p.m.; Full Board Meeting, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Aldermanic Chamber, 7:00 p.m. (203) 946-6483

Tuesday, November 21st, 2017

*Fair Rent Commission, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Room 1, 5:45 p.m. (203) 946-8156

*Board of Alders, Public Safety Committee, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium

Aldermanic Chamber, 5:45 p.m., (203) 946-8371

*Downtown Wooster Square Management Team, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium

Meeting Room 2, 6:00 p.m.

*NH Peace Commission, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Room 3, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, November 22nd, 2017

Labor Relations, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Room 1, 9:30 a.m.

(203) 946-7151

Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium

Meeting Room 3, 9:30 a.m., (860) 541-4703

Thursday, November 23rd, 2017

City Hall Closed, No Meetings Scheduled

Friday, November 24th, 2017

No Meetings Scheduled

Monday, November 27th, 2017

*Board of Alders, Aldermanic Affairs Committee, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium

Aldermanic Chamber, 6:00 p.m., (203) 946-7288

*GNH Property Owners, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Room 3, 6:30 p.m.

New Haven - Mayor Toni N. Harp will be joined Monday afternoon by officials of the Town Green Special Services District, the Shops at Yale, small business owners, local business development organizations and more than a dozen other collaborators to announce New Haven’s annual participation in Small Business Saturday, scheduled this year for November 25.

The press announcement is scheduled to take place at Artist & Craftsman Supplies – 821 Chapel Street – in New Haven on Monday, November 20 at 2:15 p.m. 

Some perks for Small Business Saturday include free and discounted parking, merchant promotions to encourage commerce and visitation. These promotions will kick off that Saturday and then, for the first time, extend throughout the holiday shopping season.

For additional information on parking, promotions, and special demonstrations during the Downtown New Haven Small Business Saturdayvisit: http://infonewhaven.com/shopsmall or https://www.facebook.com/events/338254623313425.

New Haven Herald, November 2017 Edition

The next Police & Community Walk will be held in the Dwight/ Chapel area on Friday November 17th, at 3pm. We will be starting off at 150 Edgewood Ave (police substation).
Daniel Hunt keep up the great work..

On September 7, a three-man team consisting of the Mammut athlete Stephan Siegrist along with Thomas Huber and Julian Zanker embarked on an adventure in the Kashmir Himalayas. On September 13, they reached the base camp. Ideal weather conditions allowed no opportunity for a break and by September 18, they had set up the Advanced Base Camp (ABC) at 5,050 meters. After several trips to transport equipment and completing their preparations, the team set out to climb the face on October 1. They had to revise their initial plan of completing the ascent in five days. For tactical reasons, they abandoned their first attempt and made their way back to the base camp. Buoyed up with renewed strength and resolve, they took up the adventure once again on October 8. The weather was stable, with clear skies in the mornings, clouds forming by midday and snow falling in the afternoons. The team had to battle with icy cracks, spindrift and extremely cold temperatures falling as low as -20 °C. Not forgetting difficult technical climbing at up to A3+. On the summit day, October 14, their efforts were rewarded with sunshine. When asked how the idea had come about, Steph Siegrist answered:

  “During our ascent in 2011, we planned an ice line on the north-west side of Cerro Kishtwar and climbed it in two days in alpine style. This climb also gave us a great view over the endless rocky expanse of the direct north-west face. It was an image that I couldn’t get out of my head over the following years.” He continued: “The face significantly exceeded my expectations in terms of difficulty. Falling snow in the afternoons and the cold made the seven days of climbing really tough. As expected, we had hardly any objective risks on the large and partly overhanging 1,000 meter face. A face at this altitude with such homogeneous difficulties really is quite exceptional. The summit day was the only time we enjoyed good weather. Our efforts were rewarded with sunshine and barely any wind. After so many days in cold conditions and with falling snow, this was a real gift and we made the most of it. Arriving on the summit with two good friends, after all those hard days, felt amazing and the experience touched us all deeply.”

 The three athletes named the newly opened route on the north-west face of Cerro Kishtwar “Har- Har Mahadev”, an expression from Hindu mythology meaning “Raise moral values to overcome fear and conquer dangerous situations”!

  In 1992, the British climbers Andy Perkins and Brendan Murphy attempted to scale this face. After 17 days, they were forced to abandon their attempt due to exhaustion at 100 meters below the summit. A year later, another team of British climbers, Mick Fowler and Steve Sustad, climbed the left section of the face over an ice ramp into a wind gap at around 5,600 meters, before switching to the rather flatter east side of the mountain to become the first people to reach the summit. After this, for years, access to Kashmir’s mountains was blocked to foreign climbers for military and political reasons. The ban was lifted at the start of 2010 and Stephan Siegrist, Denis Burdet and David Lama were the first expedition in this mountain region in 2011. Their aim was to scale Cerro Kishtwar in alpine style. They climbed their way over an ice track on the north-west side, right beside the imposing granite face, and became the second team to reach the summit. In 2015, Hayden Kennedy, Marco Prezelj, Manu Pellisier and Urban Novak climbed the east face of the granite tower in alpine style, receiving the Piolet d`Or for their efforts.
  

Interview with Stephan Siegrist

You have become something of a specialist in Kashmir! Why do you keep coming back to this mountain region?

From my very first visit to the Kashmir region in 2011, I was overwhelmed by the impressive mountain scenery, the many unscaled and aesthetically beautiful peaks and great unclimbed lines. But what fascinated me even more was the fact that you can still count on the purity of the culture there and you meet hardly any other western tourists or mountaineers.

You have already scaled Cerro Kishtwar once! Why climb it a second time?

During our ascent in 2011, we planned an ice line on the north-west side of Cerro Kishtwar and climbed it in two days in alpine style. This climb also gave us a great view over the endless rocky expanse of the direct north-west face. It was an image that I couldn’t get out of my head over the following years.

It was your idea and your plan. How and why did you team up with Julian Zanker and Thomas Huber?

I had known Thomas for many years from different expeditions. He is a good friend and an excellent climber. He is unbelievably positive and we always have fun together. Which is key factor in success! I was delighted when Thomas decided to come along. Julian is a young, strong all-round alpinist from Interlaken. He is one of the few young climbers who doesn't take himself too seriously. Someone with an unbelievably great character. He is helpful and understanding.... towards the older generation (-:
I had also met Julian before on a previous expedition. And our days of training together meant that I was sure he would be a good fit with us two alpha dogs.
  
Were there any problems in the preparatory stage?

Other than the visa, there were hardly any issues. Thanks to contacts with Delhi, we managed to get the visas just a few hours before the flight...

Were there any health problems during the expedition?

Thomas was attacked by fleas during the approach. These cursed creatures just loved Thomas’ tender skin. The stings became inflamed and accompanied him for the first three weeks.
After our initial attempt, I suffered from painful tendonitis on the back of my hand. It was badly swollen for a long time. It still hasn't quite recovered.
We all had frozen fingers during the ascent. Julian and Thomas suffered pretty badly and it will no doubt bother them both for a while longer.

How was it on the face? Did it meet your expectations?

And some! The face significantly exceeded my expectations in terms of difficulty. Falling snow in the afternoons and the cold made the seven days of climbing really tough. As expected, we had hardly any objective risks on the large and partly overhanging 1,000 meter face.
A face at this altitude face with such homogeneous difficulties really is quite exceptional.

How did it feel when you stood on the summit?

The summit day was the only time we enjoyed good weather. Our efforts were rewarded with sunshine and barely any wind. After so many days in cold conditions and with falling snow, this was a real gift and we made the most of it.
Arriving on the summit with two good friends, after all those hard days, felt amazing and the experience touched us all deeply.

What will you take with you from this time?

It was a project that succeeded thanks only to good friends, lots of understanding and support, motivation, fun and great team spirit. The driving force was undoubtedly Thomas. I can't recall any other expedition where we worked so continuously over a period of five weeks, apart from two rest days, in committed pursuit of a goal. The frozen fingers, a particular problem for Julian and Thomas, will hopefully soon be forgotten. But we have lots of great memories. Another Kashmir adventure with locals who are already friends.

Brief facts

The team secured parts of the first section of the face and set up camp 1 on the “snowledge” at the foot of the granite wall at 5,450 meters. On their first attempt they reached the 7th pitch after three days. They embarked on their second attempt immediately after this, on October 8. Seven days later, they reached the summit. The team spent a total of ten days on the face. They set up four camps: camp 1 “Snowledge”, camp 2 “Happyledge”, camp 3 “Sunnyledge”, camp 4 “Kempinski”.

• First ascent of the central north-west face by Stephan Siegrist, Julian Zanker and Thomas Huber on October 14, 2017.
• Route name: “Har Har Mahadev” from Hindu mythology, meaning no less than: “Use moral values to overcome fear and conquer dangerous situations!”
• Difficulties: Grade VII, A3+,6b, M6, 80° First section: 400 meters ice and mixed
• Second section: 600 meters rock and mixed, 24 pitches.
• Some belay stations fitted with bolts
• Drill holes in the pitches: 8 bat hooks and
• 7 rivets
• Equipment: 15 bird beaks of different sizes, 4 baby angles, 6 lost arrows, 4 knifeblade pitons, stopper, double set of cams up to no. 4
• Portaledge required
• Descent: Rappelling over the route
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All meetings with an (*) indicate a public meeting

Monday, November 13th, 2017

*Commission on Disabilities, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Room 2, 5:15 p.m.

(203) 946-7651

*Elm City Cycling, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Room 3, 6:00 p.m.

*NH Bicycle Club, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Room 2, 7:30 p.m.

*Board of Alders, Finance Committee, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium,

Aldermanic Chamber, 6:00 p.m., (203) 946-6045

Tuesday, November 14th, 2017

New Haven Development Commission, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Room 3

8:00 a.m., (203) 946-5761

*Fair Rent, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Room 1, 5:45 p.m. (203) 946-8157

*Board of Alders, City Services & Environment Policy Committee, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street

2nd Floor Atrium, Aldermanic Chamber, 6:00 p.m., (203) 946-7288

*Youth Commission, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Room 3, 6:00 p.m.

(203) 946-8583

*Literacy Night, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Room 2, 6:30 p.m.

(203) 809-6108

Wednesday, November 15th, 2017

NH Food Policy Council, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Room 1, 8:00 a.m.

Clean City Initiative, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Room 3, 1:00 p.m.

CAO, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Room 3, 2:00 p.m., (203) 946-7902

Project Fresh Start, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Room 1, 3:30 p.m.

(203) 946-7821

*Board of Alders, Education Committee, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium

Aldermanic Chamber, 6:00 p.m., (203) 946-7288

*City Plan, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Rooms 1 & 2, 6:00 p.m.

(203) 946-6377

*Economic Development, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Room 3, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, November 16th, 2017

National Veterans Council, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Rooms 1 & 2  

6:00 p.m. (203) 988-3006

Friday, November 17th, 2017

Solar Youth Inc., New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Room 3, 3:00 p.m.

(203) 387-4189  

LCI, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Room 2, 3:30 p.m., (203) 946-6437

6:00 p.m. (203) 946-6437

Ecuadorian Cultural Inauguration, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Aldermanic Chamber

6:00 p.m., (860) 575-9625

Monday, November 20th, 2017

Federal Railroad Association, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Rooms 1 & 2 12:00 p.m. (203) 946-2867

*Board of Alders, Democratic Caucus, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium,

Meeting Room 3, 5:45 p.m.; Public Information, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Room 1, 6:30 p.m.; Full Board Meeting, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Aldermanic Chamber, 7:00 p.m. (203) 946-6483

Mayor Toni Harp victory party.. Bud Mench Marketing & News Media Group Www.streetconnfinementphotos.ning.com

Calling all supporters, friends, democrats and New Haven residents! Please join Mayor Harp on November 7th at 8PM at Vanity on 144 Temple St, New Haven to find out tomorrow's Election Day results!

Entertainment and light refreshments will be served!

On Tuesday, November 7th polls are open from 6am - 8pm.

Do you need a ride to the polls? Call (203) 553-8083 for more information.

photo by wtnh

All meetings with an (*) indicate a public meeting

Monday, November 6th, 2017

*NH Bicycle Club, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Room 3, 7:30 p.m.

EOC, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Room 3, 9:30 a.m. (203) 946-8229

Tuesday, November 7th, 2017

Election Day, No Meetings Scheduled

Wednesday, November 8th, 2017

CAO, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Room 1, 11:30 a.m., (203) 946-7902

Department of Arts, Culture, & Tourism, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium

Meeting Room 3, 2:00 p.m. (203) 946-7172

*Board of Alders, Black & Hispanic Caucus, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium

Meeting Room 3, 6:00 p.m., (203) 946-8371

*GNH Toastmasters, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Room 1, 6:30 p.m.

(203) 848-7039

*Historic District Commission, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Room 2

7:00 p.m., (203) 946-8237

Thursday, November 9th, 2017

CHRO, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Room 3, 9:00 a.m., (860) 541-3439

EOC, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Room 2, 9:30 a.m. (203) 946-8229

*Homeless Advisory Commission, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Room 2

6:00 p.m.

*Board of Alders, Democratic Caucus, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium,

Meeting Room 3, 5:45 p.m.; Public Information, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Room 1, 6:30 p.m.; Full Board Meeting, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Aldermanic Chamber, 7:00 p.m. (203) 946-6483

Friday, November 10th, 2017

City Hall Closed, No Meetings Scheduled

Monday, November 13th, 2017

*Commission on Disabilities, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Room 2, 5:15 p.m.

(203) 946-7651

*Elm City Cycling, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Room 3, 6:00 p.m.

*NH Bicycle Club, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium, Meeting Room 2, 7:30 p.m.

*Board of Alders, Finance Committee, New Haven City Hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor Atrium,

Aldermanic Chamber, 6:00 p.m., (203) 946-6045

New Haven residents and supporters! Please join Mayor Toni Harp​ alongside Senator Chris Murphy on Saturday, November 4th from 2pm - 3pm. The rally will take place at Nica's Market on 604 Orange St, New Haven, CT. We hope to see you there!

NEW HAVEN— The Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association will honor Angel Fernández-Chavero, New Haven’s Acting Interim Director for the Commission on Equal Opportunities, with its 2017 Achievement Award.

The award will be formally presented at the association’s 24^th Annual Awards Celebration later this month.

Fernández-Chavero’s history of community advocacy includes working with St. Rose of Lima’s Church to lead the fight against racial profiling. For that work, he and his pastor were jointly awarded the Graciela Olivarez “La Raza Award” for “courage and vision in defense of human rights for the immigrant community of New Haven” as well as the Robert Eisner Award for Community Service.

Additionally, Fernández-Chavero is the President of the Board of the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center, which has provided health care services to underserved New Haven communities for nearly 50 years. Before his current position, he served as Senior Philanthropic Officer for the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven. He oversaw the launch of Progress Latino, the Foundation’s most successful emerging market fund.

Mr. Fernández-Chavero has previously chaired the Community Foundation Leadership Projects for the National Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities. He also served on the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy’s Advisory Council and served on the Connecticut Advisory Council of the Corporation for Supportive Housing.

The Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association was founded in 1993 to promote the recognition of Hispanic lawyers throughout the state, provide mentors for up-and-coming attorneys, and encourage diversity in both public and private sector legal agencies. The CBHA has over 100 members and prioritizes community service and outreach to students from high school to law school.

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