Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport , Waterbury youths Contact New Haven Youth services and ask about Ct Big 4 Basketball Ballout 2018 to sign up your team.
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(New Haven, CT – April 30, 2018)- Mayor Toni N. Harp will be joined tomorrow afternoon by state Department of Housing Commissioner Evonne Klein, members of the New Haven Board of Alders, representatives from the city’s Livable Cities Initiative, & principles of the RMS Companies for a ceremonial groundbreaking to start the first phase of the Hill-to-Downtown Community Plan.
Tueday event is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. at 22 Gold Street in New Haven.
NHPD OFFICER PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE
New Haven| Police Chief Anthony Campbell has launched an internal investigation into alleged improprieties of Patrol Sergeant Brian McDermott. This investigation involves off-duty conduct and is a personnel matter being addressed by the department’s Internal Affairs Unit.
Until this investigation is concluded, Sgt. McDermott will remain on paid administrative leave.
It is the policy of the New Haven Police Department and the City of New Haven to withhold details of such investigations while they are ongoing.
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MAYOR HARP, STATE DIGNITARIES, CITY OFFICIALS TO PRESIDE AT RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY MONDAY AT FORT HALE PARK PIER
New Haven – Mayor Toni N. Harp expects to be joined Monday morning by Governor Malloy, DEEP Commissioner Klee, Senate President Looney, state Representative Paolillo, alders, and other officials at a ribbon-cutting ceremony, signaling the long-awaited reopening of the once storm-damaged, now rebuilt Fort Hale Park pier.
Monday morning’s event is scheduled to begin at 10:00 at the foot of the pier – 24 Fort Hale Park Road – in New Haven.
The Fort Hale Park pier was irreparably damaged in 2012 by Hurricane Sandy; state bonding worth $1.8 million was secured in 2015 to underwrite reconstruction of the extremely popular and picturesque fishing and leisure time location.
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New Haven vet heads west to begin opportunity of a lifetime in boxing’s premier fight capital of Nevada
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (April 19th, 2018) – The window of opportunity in boxing can close quickly. Jimmy Williamsknows this.
After his wife, Christina, gave birth to twin boys in September, the New Haven, Conn., welterweight decided it was time to make a move before his own window slammed shut.
The 31-year-old Williams, still fighting under the promotional guidance of CES Boxing, his original promoter since he turned pro in 2013, changed managers and trainers, rewiring his inner circle in an effort to move one step closer to his goal of winning a world title in 2018.
With a six-week training camp in Nevada in the books, Williams makes his West Coast debut Friday night at the Cox Pavillion in Las Vegas when he faces Houston’s Marquis Taylor (8-1) in the co-main event on the beIN Sports network, an event promoted by Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Promotions. The show is headlined by a North American Boxing Association (NABA) bantamweight title showdown between Max Ornelas and Juan Antonio Lopez.
This is Williams’ first fight since he began training with the renownedEddie Mustafa Muhammad and his first under the managerial guidance ofTowan Butler, a Nevada native referred to Williams through a family friend.
“We just clicked from Day 1,” Williams said of Butler. “He has the same hunger as me.”
The only constant is the unwavering support of CES Boxing and presidentJimmy Burchfield Sr., who remain in Williams’ corner as he embarks on a major career move.
“I just felt like I needed to get better,” Williams said. “With everything going in my life, my family, my twins, I needed a change. I needed to get better. No knock on anybody else, but I needed to improve my career.
“If I didn’t have my boys, I might not have made this decision, but the time is now. I want to give them the best life possible.”
Muhammad, a former world champion who won 50 fights before retiring in 1988, has worked with a myriad of fighters through the years. He guided fellow New Haven fighter Chad Dawson to the light heavyweight world championship, led Iran Barkley to a win over Thomas Hearns in 1992 and coached underdog Michael Bentt in a stunning victory over then-world champion Tommy Morrison in 1993. He is now training Williams out of the Mayweather Boxing Club in Vegas, which Williams says brought out the best in him during his six-week camp.
“There’s so much world-class talent there. Fighters. Trainers. Every sparring match is like a fight,” Williams said. “Everyone is going hard. The whole crowd, the press, everyone is watching you. If you want to be the best, this is how you make a name for yourself by being around the best.”
The New Jersey native Williams made Connecticut his home after playing football at Connecticut State University. Under CES Boxing’s guidance, Williams captured the World Boxing Council United States National Boxing Council (WBC USNBC) welterweight title in 2017 and has only one blemish on his record – a 2013 draw against Greg Jackson.
Nevada has become his second home. The atmosphere in Vegas is addictive. For the past four decades, Sin City has been the boxing capital of the world. It’s become to boxers what packing your belonging and traveling to Hollywood is for aspiring actors or actresses.
“It’s definitely a fight town,” Williams said. “Everybody is going hard. Everyone wants to make it. Everyone wants to be somebody. There’s a dogfight everywhere you go.”
Being away from his family hasn’t been easy – “I Facetime my wife and my boys every night,” Williams said – but his wife has been supportive as he works to build a solid foundation for their future, plus he has other family members and friends from New Jersey and New Haven flying out west to attend tomorrow’s fight. He eventually hopes to move he and his family to Nevada so he no longer has to travel for camp.
“It’s going to feel like I’m back in New Haven when the bell rings,” he said.
Taylor presents a tough challenge. The 24-year-old Houston native recently fought former world champion Kermit Cintron in February, a fight that ended in a no contest due to a cut over Cintron’s eye stemming from an accidental headbutt. Taylor also boasts wins over the previously-unbeaten Oscar Torres and Philadelphia vet Vincent Floyd.
“He’s a tall, slick boxer. Comes to fight. It’s a big challenge for me,” Williams said of Taylor. “This is a good fight for me to showcase my boxing skills. I’m looking forward to it. It’s a big fight in my career.”
Williams made a lot of changes, but hopes the payoff is monumental at the end of the year, perhaps in the form of a world title shot. Moving to Vegas, the fight capital of the world, could be the lift he needs to make sure that proverbial window of opportunity doesn’t close too soon.
“I’m a dedicated, hard worker. I’m a champion. I’m going to give it my all,” he said. “This opportunity presented itself and I’m all in. You can only do this one time. I have to capitalize on every opportunity.”
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MAYOR HARP, NHFD CHIEF ALSTON, RED CROSS TO PROMOTE ‘SOUND THE ALARM’ SMOKE DETECTOR GIVEAWAY AT THURSDAY AFTERNOON PRESS EVENT
New Haven – Mayor Toni N. Harp will be joined Thursday afternoon by Fire Chief John Alston and officials of the American Red Cross (ARC) at an event to promote a near-future smoke detector giveaway. City and ARC officials will ask everyone to help Sound the Alarm in New Haven and be part of a nationwide effort to help reduce the number of deaths and injuries caused by home fires.
Tomorrow’s press conference is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. at fire department headquarters – 952 Grand Avenue – in New Haven. Members of the press corps are invited to attend and cover this important public safety event.
Fire department and ARC personnel will soon canvass New Haven neighborhoods, installing free smoke alarms, replacing batteries in existing alarms, and helping families create emergency escape plans. At tomorrow’s event, residents will be invited to make an appointment for a free home fire safety visit.
11 April, 2018 – SHOOTING INVESTIGATION
At 12:21 PM, Officers and EMTs were called to a reported shooting on Chapel Street between Winthrop Avenue and Norton Street. The victim was shot once in the chest and rushed to Yale New Haven Hospital. He is Eric Lewis, 35, of New Haven. He remains in critical condition.
Detectives from the department’s Major Crimes Division as well as the Bureau of Identification are on scene investigating.
Police are asking for the public’s help. Anyone who witnessed this crime or who has information valuable to investigators, is urged to phone detectives at 203-946-6304 or through the department’s anonymous tip-line at 866-888-TIPS (8477) or 203-946-6296
CITY NOW OFFERS FREE, ‘DEMOCRACY PARKING’ TO SPUR PUBLIC ATTENDANCE, PARTICIPATION AT NIGHTTIME WORKSHOPS, HEARINGS, & MEETINGSb
New Haven – City officials, mindful of the imminent, busy schedule of budget workshops and public hearings, today issued a reminder of this year’s new, convenient feature: free, downtown, ‘democracy parking’ for residents and others who want or need to attend and participate in the city’s budget preparation process and other after-hours city business.
‘Democracy parking’ allows participants in city business to park in the surface lot at 32 Elm Street, between Orange and State streets, after 5:00 p.m., and then, after attending an official city function in City Hall or the Hall of Records, have their parking stub validated by one of the security personnel. A validated stub covers what would otherwise be the cost to park there.
In the coming weeks, the New Haven Board of Alders is scheduled to hold budget hearings and workshops – in City Hall beginning at 6:00 p.m. – on April 9 and 19, and on May 9, 14, and 29.
“The only way the board can make informed decisions about city operations is if residents get involved and have their voices heard, however, the board makes these decisions downtown, where parking becomes an issue,” said Board of Alders President Pro Tempore Jeanette Morrison, whose initiative led to the city’s ‘democracy parking’ program, and who is also Acting Mayor this week. “The prospect of parking fines had become the primary obstacle cited by so many residents so my colleagues and I worked with the traffic authority to arrange for this free, after-5:00 p.m. parking option.”
Morrison was also instrumental in the creation of what she calls ‘family parking’ – again, after 5:00 p.m. – in Yale’s Lot #51 on Temple Street, for those using the main branch of the city’s public library.
“Providing options for residents to make parking easier has generated increased engagement in the government process and use of the public library – we encourage more residents to take full advantage of this innovative program,” said Department of Transportation, Traffic, and Parking Director Doug Hausladen.
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