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October 26, 2009
REP. DILLON ANNOUNCES $182 MILLION
IN FUNDING
FOR GATEWAY
State Representative Patricia Dillon (D-New Haven) announced the State Bond Commission is expected to approve funding for Gateway Community College. The $182,730,057 grant will fund the construction of a state-of-the-art campus on Church Street in New Haven.
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October 22, 2009
SMILOW RIBBON CUT
Hundreds of power brokers past, present, and (they hope) future converged on New Haven for the opening of Yale-New Haven’s new 14-story cancer hospital, as its top doc held out hope for eliminating the disease for good. READ MORE
September 2, 2009
POST OFFICE BRANCHES MAKE THE CUT
Neither rain nor sleet — nor a pending U.S. Postal Service budget-cutting decision — ended up stopping the mail in the Hill and Westville.
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August 28, 2009
HOME RESTORER HAS MESSAGE FOR HARTFORD
A state tax credit program not only helped John Fitzpatrick rescue a historic home. It convinced him to help fix up the West River neighborhood — and to lobby state legislators to save the tax credits. READ MORE
August 19, 2009
2 LEGISLATORS JOIN POST OFFICE BATTLE
Two state legislators announced their support Tuesday for the fight being launched by two city alderwomen to keep the Westville and Kilby Station post offices open. READ MORE
August 18, 2009
STATEMENT FROM REP. PATRICIA DILLON
AND SEN. TONI HARP
RE: PROPOSED CLOSING
OF NEW HAVEN POST OFFICES
State Representative Patricia Dillon (D-New Haven) and State Senator Toni Harp (D-New Haven) urged the New Haven Board of Aldermen to support a resolution opposing the closing of the Westville and Kilby Station Post Offices. READ MORE
July 23, 2009
POST OFFICE CLOSINGS ARE INEVITABLE
U.S. mail service in deep financial trouble as e-mail use rises.
No final plans have been announced, but the hubbub has already started. The U.S. Postal Service may close up to 300 branches nationally, including five in the New Haven area. Seniors, politicians, local residents are turning out to save them. READ MORE
July 3, 2009
AREA CRIES FOUL OVER POST OFFICE CLOSINGS
News that the U.S. Postal Service is studying five New Haven area post office branches for possible closure and consolidation was met Thursday with opposition from community leaders and residents. READ MORE
July 2, 2009
POSTAL SERVICE MAY CLOSE 5 BRANCHES
Five post offices in the New Haven area have been identified by the U.S. Postal Service for possible closure and consolidation as the cash-strapped postal service looks for ways to save money. READ MORE |
