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Obituaries - New Haven Independent
3 days ago · Reverend Mary E. (Mims) Smith, 88, was born on May 22, 1936, in Aiken, South Carolina, to the late Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Mims. A proud native of Aiken, she later …
Teen Homicide Victim Laid To Rest | New Haven Independent
Dec 9, 2024 · The late Uzziah Shell, as shown in a photo shared by family members at Saturday's funeral. Friends wore shirts that read Forever 16 with a photo of Uzziah Shell.
Ribbon Cut On Renovated Drop-In Center | New Haven Independent
Dec 9, 2024 · Dolores Jeter watched the blue ribbon whirl apart to celebrate Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen’s new all-in-one drop-in center. She nearly teared up…
Havenly To Expand With Downtown Daycare | New Haven …
Dec 13, 2024 · Thomas Breen photo. Little kiddos coming soon. A nonprofit cafe and job training program for immigrant and refugee women has won city permission to open a worker-owned …
NHPS Office Update: Still Empty | New Haven Independent
Dec 18, 2024 · A former school-turned-administrative office building in Wooster Square is still empty of people, though it may soon have furniture for future office workers to use. That’s the …
Breaking News - New Haven Independent
LinkedIn Photo. Yusuf Gürsey, who lived on Whalley Avenue and did not have a car. Seventy-year-old scholar and city peace commission member Yusuf Gürsey died Sunday night after a …
City Compost Bins Hit The Streets | New Haven Independent
Jan 3, 2025 · Zachary Groz photo... can now be thrown out in city compost bins, including on Crown St. It’s a great time to be a banana peel in New Haven — as the city has installed three …
12 Predictions For 2025 | New Haven Independent
Jan 2, 2025 · Here’s a prediction based on solid evidence: Not all of the following annual list of New Haven predictions for the coming year will come true. …
Feds Send City $20M For Green "Community Change"
Dec 18, 2024 · A bigger bike share program, “ climate resilience corridors” in Fair Haven, increased recycling education in the public schools, and energy-efficiency assessments and …