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• LEADERS OF DOZEN-PLUS DEPARTMENTS TO HOLD ‘CLEAN & SAFE’ TOUR OF HILL NORTH THURSDAY

New Haven – In a continuing series of ‘clean and safe’ walking tours of city neighborhoods, Mayor Harp will send officials from more than a dozen city departments through the Hill North section Thursday 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 and in July, department heads zeroed-in on The Annex.

Members of the press are invited to walk along Thursday and document the items flagged by city officials and their first ideas about how those flagged items might be addressed.

Details about Thursday’s ‘clean and safe’ walking tour are as follows:

Hill North – CLEAN & SAFE

THURSDAY, September 27, 2018

Hill North – Thursday, September 27, 2018
Start time 9:00 a.m.
Meeting Location: at the corner of Congress Avenue and Daggett Street

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MAYOR HARP, CITY DEPARTMENTS EAGER TO HOST COLUMBUS DAY PARADE, RELATED EVENTS

New Haven – Mayor Toni N. Harp said today that as the city prepares to take its once-every-six-years turn hosting the Columbus Day Parade city residents will have ample opportunity to enjoy both the parade and related events.

The parade steps off from City Hall – 165 Church Street – at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, October 7, and makes its way along Chapel Street to St. Michael’s Church on Wooster Square. Afterward, the public is invited to attend an Italian Festival to be held in Wooster Square Park.

“I’m so pleased New Haven will once again host the Columbus Day Parade – since we’re part of a six-town rotation this’ll be the first one of these parades in New Haven in the time I’ve been in office,” Mayor Harp said. “I’m particularly eager to congratulate its co-grand marshals, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, Enrico Diamantini, and Alphonse Paolillo.”

“It’s also worth noting the Columbus Day Committee privately raised all the funds necessary to cover the costs associated with hosting the parade, and we thank its members for that,” Mayor Harp added.

Organizers say this year’s parade will include groups representing New Haven Public Schools, and it’ll feature family entertainment and cultural offerings.

Columbus Day-related events are scheduled to begin this weekend already, as follows. All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

• Wooster Square walking tour September 22^nd at 1:00 p.m. – meet at the Christopher Columbus monument on Wooster Square along Chapel Street.
• Cultural Event September 27^th: Le Feste Italiane, presented by Deacon Dominic Corraro. The presentation will review holidays on the Italian calendar and focus on how Italians celebrate them. St. Bernadette Church Hall – 385 Townsend Avenue – from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
• Heritage dinner October 3^rd to honor co-grand marshals: $55 per person to help underwrite parade costs. Anthony’s Ocean View – 450 Lighthouse Road – at 6:00 p.m.
• Film screening October 4^th: The Village: Life in New Haven’s Little Italy. The film tells the story of the city’s Wooster Square neighborhood. St. Michael’s Church – Wooster Square – at 6:30 p.m.
• Wreath-laying ceremony October 6^th at St. Michael’s Church – Wooster Square – from 11:00 a.m. until noon.
• Columbus Day Parade steps off at 1:00 p.m. October 7^th from City Hall – 165 Church Street – and ends at Wooster Square, where an Italian festival will follow.

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EMERGENCY SERVICES OPERATION

At 5:40 PM, police were notified of a barricaded person at a private single-family home on Tolli Terrace in the city’s Morse Cove neighborhood. It was soon learned the barricaded person is a veteran New Haven Police Lieutenant, with eighteen years with the department, and currently assigned to the Patrol Division.

Officers were dispatched minutes after the call coming in and the SWAT team and Hostage Negotiators were summoned at 5:51 PM. Mutual aid was requested from the Connecticut State Police Emergency Services Division. Members of that department responded quickly and served as a back-up to the New Haven PD Teams.

Communications by phone were soon established with the despondent department member. He requested help and agreed to come out peacefully. Once Emergency Services personnel, including EMTs from the New Haven Fire Department and American Medical Response, were in place, Townsend Avenue was closed to traffic and neighbors were reached and informed to remain in their homes.

Thankfully, the department member surrendered without further incident and was removed to the hospital. Members of the man’s family had been able to leave the home prior to the response and sought refuge at a neighbor’s home nearby. They were medically evaluated and are in the care of the department.

The Lieutenant will be afforded all available resources, as would anyone in such a situation. A full review of the incident is under way. Criminal charges are likely but have not been filed. The investigation and consultation with the CT State’s Attorney’s Office will determine such matters in the future.

The operation saw no one injured and has concluded. The investigation continues.

This report is made with a heavy heart, as the subject of the investigation is a soft-spoken and highly respected member of our police family. As would any family so affected, they and the members of the NHPD, would expect the courtesy afforded to them as they and we handle the investigation of one of our own.

The New Haven Police Department is not naming the officer until such time the investigation has uncovered more. All further information, as it is related to this case will be released to the public and the press pool, at large, and not upon individual request.

Chief Anthony Campbell said, “I am so thankful that the training and professionalism of all those who performed in such an exemplary fashion today. When officers train, they never know what situation they’re entering into and what it may truly involve – especially those involving a brother or sister officer”. “Today proved that with the right training and the right mindset, officers can perform their duties compassionately, no matter the circumstances, regardless of personal feelings”. “I am pleased with the peaceful resolution and that our officer will now be afforded the care he so desperately wants”., said Campbell

94.3 WYBC GOES LOCAL AND INTRODUCES ‘THE JUAN CASTILLO MORNING SHOW’

New Haven, Connecticut – Yale Broadcasting Company’s Urban Adult Contemporary 94.3 FM WYBC “The Rhythm of The City” is excited to announce a brand new local Morning Show hosted by New Haven radio veteran Juan Castillo. “The Juan Castillo Morning Show” will make its debut on Monday September 10th and will air weekday mornings from 6am-10am.

The Juan Castillo Morning Show replaces the nationally syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show, which has been the morning show on WYBC for over 20 years. Tom Joyner has announced he will retire from radio effective December 2019. 

“It’s been over 2 decades that an Urban Contemporary Radio station has had a local morning show and the time is now,” says Juan, who also serves as WYBC’s Operations Manager and a leader in the community. “As much as I loved the Tom Joyner Morning Show the only negative was that there was not enough room for local content and to that end we will aim to super serve the state of Connecticut and the New Haven region with great local content.  I am excited to embark on this journey with our local listeners.”

The Juan Castillo Morning Show will feature news, weather, traffic, entertainment news and R&B music plus plenty of laughs to get your morning started. The show will feature co-hosts Kandy Williams, a longtime New Haven resident and former personality at WYBC, and Rahsaan Langley, a national recording R&B artist with national and regional hits on the charts.

The weekly skits on The Juan Castillo Morning Show will include “The Barbershop Chronicles” featuring celebrity barber Majesty on Monday, “Movie Mike” Talk Show host Michael Howard’s film review on Tuesday, “Wealthy Wednesdays” with television and radio host Roberta Hoskie, “Throwback Thursdays” with Bobby and “Fantastic Friday” to get the weekend started.

MAYOR HARP, OFFICIALS TO TOUT OPENING OF NEW DIGITAL CODING SCHOOL TUESDAY MORNING

New Haven – Mayor Toni N. Harp will be joined by school and other city officials Tuesday morning to celebrate the opening of theHolberton School, a software engineering school at The District. A ceremonial ribbon cutting will punctuate Tuesday’s event.

Tuesday’s festivities are scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m.; The District is a successful brownfields reclamation project at 470 James Street in New Haven. 

As digital technology assumes a greater and greater role in the lives of Connecticut residents, there will be a greater and greater demand for those with the ability to write code and program computers and other digital equipment.

This new school, housed among other entrepreneurial and tech start-up companies, is meant to fill the jobs pipeline with skilled, experienced, digital code writers and trouble-shooters