Author Archives: Catharine Livingston

As Yale moves into its third day of the strike, disagreement among New Haven’s clergy seems to rival the discord between the unions and the University. New Haven’s religious leaders have voiced mixed opinions about how the strike will affect many members of local congregations. While some clergy support the unions’ decision to strike, others »

The last time New Haven counted, its homeless population was about 2,000. But now, three years later, the number is probably much higher, and volunteers are setting out to prove it. On Monday the New Haven Continuum of Care kicked off the 2003 community-wide homeless count for New Haven. The Continuum, a local interagency group, »

When Marcel Breuer designed the Armstrong-Pirelli Building more than 30 years ago, he probably did not expect to see a blue and yellow IKEA billboard hanging from the facade of his work. However, if IKEA goes ahead as planned, this will be the case in 2004. Despite local controversy, plans for an IKEA in New »

In New Haven, an academic education for public school students is not the only goal. Steering students toward emotional and social development is also a top priority. On Friday, Trey Billings, Evaluation Specialist for New Haven public schools, and Dee Speese-Linehan, Supervisor of New Haven’s Social Development Department, came to Mason Laboratory to talk about »

As a bitter cold spell lingers in New Haven, the city’s homeless are trying to cope. And so are the shelters. Immanuel Baptist Shelter and Columbus House both experienced a jump in the number of homeless people seeking shelter within the past two weeks. The Outreach and Engagement Team — an inter-agency group that works »

In 1999, United Way of America tested Compass 2.0, a new methodology for community assessment, in 10 pilot regions across the nation. Now the product is coming to New Haven. United Way of Greater New Haven is undertaking perhaps the most broadly based community needs and assets study ever, said Hart Caparulo, president and chief »

George Edwards came to New Haven in 1964, but the former member of the New Haven Black Panther Party spoke at Yale for the first time on Monday afternoon. Clad in black from head to foot and wearing dark-tinted glasses, Edwards talked about his life as an activist and the legacy of Martin Luther King »

Each day, 140,000 vehicles zoom through New Haven’s Long Wharf area, which runs between the city and Long Island Sound. Forty-five years after it was incorporated into Eisenhower’s interstate program, I-95 now bulges with traffic — and the Connecticut Department of Transportation is proposing to add more lanes. Wednesday night, DOT hosted a “Public Scoping »

Last fall, the city of New Haven implemented a 90-day length-of-stay policy for publicly-funded homless shelters, and the homeless advocacy group Respect Line lashed back with a rally and a letter to City Hall decrying the policy. The Finance Committee of the Board of Aldermen held a hearing in December about the policy, but opponents »

In the 1920s New Haven had more than 830 grocery stores. But when the urban renewal period hit mid-century, chains began to swallow the local butcher shops, bakeries, and other small businesses. On Saturday, an array of speakers came to the New Haven Colony Historical Society to discuss this controversial period of urban reform — »

Thursday night, only a few people — instead of a crowd of several thousand — trudged through the snow to the New Haven Green. Thursday’s snowstorm forced the postponement of the annual tree-lighting ceremony, which now will be held Dec. 12 at 5 p.m. on the lower Green. Students, New Haven residents and visitors scattered »

Many people will see a turkey on the Thanksgiving table next week, but they might also spot one flying across the Merritt Parkway. The bird has made a big comeback since humans wiped out the state’s wild turkey population in the early 19th century. Efforts to reintroduce the bird to Connecticut gained momentum in the »