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Assessment Letters Spark “WTF Moment” by PAUL BASS

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City Hall was inundated with calls from homeowners Tuesday who received their new real-estate assessments in the mail and gasped. It was the opening shot of a confusing, sometimes painful twice-a-decade ritual: the revaluation of properties citywide. Letters went out last week to owners of about 27,000 properties in town informing them of the new assessments. Some people received the letters Friday, others Monday and Tuesday. Others haven’t yet received the letters. That immediately fueled complaints among neighbors and a surge in “panic” calls to the office of Alex Pullen, the city’s assessor. Citywide, the grand list rose about 11 percent from five years ago, when the city completed the last reassessment, according to Pullen. Commercial properties rose about 16 percent in value, residential properties about 7 percent. No breakdowns are ready yet of how different neighborhoods fared. New Haven has approximately 22,000 residential properties, 2,500 commercial properties, 400 industrial properties, and 2,500 tax-exempt properties, Pullen said. Because values change, and because they change more in some neighborhoods than in others. In parts of East Rock, apparently, some homeowners saw 15 percent or higher

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increases. But that doesn’t mean their taxes will rise that much, if at all. Pullen has begun the process of explaining how the complicated process works of reassessing properties and citizens challenging those reassessments. Pullen’s Point 1: More Than 2 Days To Challenge The process begins with citizens scheduling an initial meeting, if they wish, with the private company hired to conduct the revaluation. The city

has a new company doing it this year: Municipal Valuation Services. Homeowners can go to this link to schedule a meeting. The meetings will take place over the next two weeks at City Hall. Some of the initial complaints to the city focused on what people claimed is too small a time frame to contest the evaluation. Because of holidays, some people said they have only two days available to be heard, Pullen said. He said that in fact people will have

up to two weeks (minus the upcoming Monday Christmas holiday date) to meet with Municipal Valuation Services, depending on when they received their letters. Because of the concern raised, though, Pullen said, he plans to extend the time people can meet with the company. Also, the city adds this step for people to iron out quick problems early in the process. But it’s not citizens’ only chance to contest an assessment. Citizens have until Feb. 17 to go before the Board of Assessment Appeals to contest their assessment. And if they fail there in their quest, they can file an appeal in the state’s Superior Court. The city, meanwhile, has to work to submit its final grand list by Jan. 31. Hence the short calendar for initial meetings, Pullen said. East Rock Alder Anna Festa has also received calls from irate taxpayers. “I have a lot [of] upset people with the timing of the letters,” Festa said. “I’m disappointed knowing that I have not received one of my letters yet for one of my three properties. So what timing does that give me?” She questioned whether the letters could have gone out sooner. Pullen’s Point 2: The Process Hasn’t Changed Some people complained that the process for evaluating properties changed because a new company took over the job, Pullen said. The

city previously used a company called Vision Appraisals to assess properties. Pullen said Municipal Valuation Services, the new company, uses the same process that Vision Appraisal did. The process focuses mostly on comparable sales prices for residential properties, and more of a mixture of factors including income statements and costs to build, for commercial properties. Municipal Valuation Services uses the same software Vision Appraisal used, he added. Every ten years the city sends inspectors out to check out houses in person. In between those ten years, the city uses a computerized system to reassess properties at the five-year mark. Right now New Haven’s doing the latter. (The city used to perform only one revaluation every decade. That caused turmoil because of how dramatically, and unevenly, values changed across town over that time.) Pullen’s Point 3: Higher Number Doesn’t Mean Higher Taxes The biggest misconception, Pullen said, involves equating hikes in assessments with hikes in taxes. “Revaluation is not done to increase taxes,” he said. “I know people don’t want to believe it. It’s supposed to reequalize the burden.” Theoretically, if everyone’s property values go up and the grand list increases then tax rates could decrease, unless the city increases its overall spending. The real decision that affects overall Con’t on page 7

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By Samuel T. Ross-Lee While a soldier in the United States Army, I was reminded more than once, that we served to defend democracy, not to practice it. A particularly influential Chaplain, unbeknownst to him, almost influenced me to return to the Army as a Chaplain after Divinity School. The thing that stopped me from taking or even giving serious consideration to this path was my learning that Army Chaplains were prohibited, like everyone else in the military, from criticizing the government, the president, or other elected officials. In this way, military chaplains are more military than they are proclaimers of their faith, I thought then and still do now. I could not abide a position in my chosen profession that effectively muted me on important issues concerning our national politics and politicians. Well, everyone knows that

there are politics in public school systems all across America. What is not clear, however, is who gets to participate. The Chicago Tribune reported that a popular principal for the city’s school system was fired when he publically disagreed with the oft-combative mayor there, Rham Emanuel. Where do they do that? Apparently everywhere. In too many municipalities and counties in America, public employees work under the threat of losing their jobs if they dare exercise their First Amendment rights. In the end, this means that some of our fellow-citizens who are closest to the challenges facings our schools and school systems are silenced out of some anachronistic loyalty that the teachers are expected to embrace for their elected bosses and under the threat of unemployment. If teacher loyalty is stronger for a potentially job snatching mayor than it is for the student, vulnerable students will always get the short end of the stick and the worst possible outcome from the system. Over the last few months, New Haven’s Board of Education has been in talks about bringing more African-American teachers to the city. The plan, as I understand it,

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the first time New Haven employed this strategy there were restrictions placed on the Northbound teachers from the South, that significantly limited their political involvement to the point that they were virtually prohibited from speaking out on issues that concerned them here in New Haven. Under the threats of demotion (lack of promotion) and social rejection both within and without the school system, teachers were effectively stripped of their First Amendment rights. The dust-up between Mayor John DeStefeno, Jr and Principal Kermit Carolina, then the principal of Hillhouse High School, seemed to be a remnant of that system of “stay in your place” politics, when Carolina accused the Mayor of a subtle and surreptitious attack on him for not supporting the Mayor in one of his many re-election bids. A note from the Mayor to the Principal simply stating “you were not there” sparked in Carolina what seemed to be a threat for his perceived lack of support of the political system that had made him a principal with a six-figure salary. While allegations of test altering and such were leveled against Carolina, the note from the Con’t on page 25

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tax rates occurs when the city passes a new budget each spring setting overall spending. The revaluation simply determines how the tax burden is spread proportionately across neighborhoods. Five years ago, revaluation was still a painful process because East Rock’s values rose so much more than those in most other parts of town. Much of the city lost value. While Pullen doesn’t have a breakdown yet to release, he said the overall citywide list appears to have risen by 11 percent — which means if your values rose 11 percent, and city spending stays the same, your taxes could theoretically remain the same. “WTF Moment” Initial indications are that at least part of East Rock is again seeing steep rises, though. Neighborhood organizer Lisa Siedlarz, from the “Sohu” stretch of East Rock, sent an urgent message to her listserv after receiving a letter telling her her home’s evaluated value had jumped 17 percent. “Homeowners across East Rock are having a WTF moment,” Siedlarz wrote. “I am a mid-middle class worker working at Southern Ct State university in Financial Aid. I own a house here because my house has been in my family since 1954. I could not afford to buy here now. I am on the verge of not being able to afford to live here now. “$200 a month is a car payment. Or new furniture so desperately needed. Or three weeks worth of groceries. It would be outrageous to raise my tenants rents by $100 each. So ridiculous that I purposely put in my lease that it will never be more than $50. “Yet the city thinks this monthly increase is NBD. It is a big deal. It is a HUGE deal. And we need to have a conversation about it…. “Homeowners. Renters. We need to have a conversation about this. It affects all of us. Gentrification is a real thing, and it is happening here. Is this okay? I don’t believe so. And I think we need to take action.” She proposed meeting with neighbors next week. Justin Elicker has seen this movie before. He was the neighborhood’s alder during the panic surrounding the last revaluation. On Tuesday he praised the way the former Mayor John DeStefano administration handled that event. He said the administration did a good job informing people of the facts so that they didn’t assume, for instance, that a 17 percent hike in their assessment necessarily meant a 17 percent hike in taxes. He recommended that the Harp administration follow that example this time around.

New Plan Boosts Minority Contractors by ALLAN APPEL

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On the first day of school an African-American boy looks about his spanking new classroom, at the shining, newly painted walls, at the neatly sheet-rocked ceiling, and says, “My daddy built this.” Then the Latino girl next to him replies, “Yes, and my daddy did all the electrical work.” That vision of opening day at the city’s next new public school — of the kids of black and Latino contractors taking pride in the work their parents’ small companies did in its construction — emerged at an optimistic gathering of about 100 city officials and hopeful contractors at the New Haven Opportunity Center at 316 Dixwell Ave. Tuesday night. The event’s location a satellite “one-stop-shopping” City Hall launched this year by the Harp Administration house city’s New Haven Small Business Academy. The event was the launch of a minority business outreach initiative. The event’s aim: to significantly increase the number of local, minority small contractors who will be ready to bid on the $30 million new home for the Strong School, to be built on Southern Connecticut State University’s campus, when bidding begins next summer or early fall. The city’s 15-year-old Small Contractor Development (SCD) program has made strides in getting minority and women-contractor firms schooled in required OSHA training for bidding on such jobs, as well as the challenges of providing bonds for construction, finance, and how to participate in the bidding process.Tuesday night’s initiative is taking outreach “to a new level,” said Shafiq Abdussabur, the co-founder of a construction and construction management company called Eco Urban Pioneers. Abdussabur (who’s also a cop) teamed his firm up with Giordano Construction Company to win the bid to do the pre-construction and design as well as the construction management of the Strong School project. So they’ll be hiring. Tuesday night they pledged to reach out to minority subcontractors contractors with a dozen workshops in the run-up to the bidding for small contractors

Carpenter Perkins signs up at Tuesday’s launch.

Abdussabur addresses the group, with Vince Giordano, SCD’s Lil Snyder, Giordano manager Chris Malerbe, and Gilbane Construction’s Robert Lynn behind.

like Jerome Perkins’ carpentry and sheet-rocking company. The aim is to initiate and maintain communication with people like Jerome Perkins, who has a carpentry and sheet-rocking company and help him get registered with the SCD; to help him gain access to financing; to prepare for the bidding, and to navigate the permit-bondinginsurance process, which is often the most difficult part for small operators. By law a school construction project in New Haven must spend a minimum of 10 percent of its budget for the work of SCDs, which are usually minority contractors. Giordano Construction has overseen work on about nine New Haven Schools. On the most recently completed project, the Dr. Reginald Mayo Early Childhood

School, the SCDs exceeded 18.9 percent, said Vince Giordano. “Our hope is to exceed that,” added Giordano Construction Manager Chris Malerba. A key to achieving that will be keeping interested contractors like Perkins constantly in the loop step by step. “We’ll be communicating all the way to bid time,” said Giordano. Other presenters Tuesday night included the Greater New Haven Business and Professional Association, a minority-business advocacy group, which committed to offering a rolling OSHA training class. With certification from that class, no worker can set foot on a construction site. Among the warmest applause offered by the audience was to the remarks of Amar Shah of RCN Capital. He said his South Windsor-

based company has developed a product to help small contractors deal with their cash flow. “You submit to us an invoice, and we pay you within 48 hours so you can pay your vendors, and we [then] get paid by the city. We provide immediate financing, so a contractor can pay his vendors,” he explained. That was music to the ears of Jerome Perkins, whose 14-year-old small construction has never done work with the city because of all the bureaucratic hassle. “They broke two red tapes,” he said, reviewing the meeting after it concluded. He pointed to the help that a group like Shah’s could offer so he can make payroll to workers like his friend Deon Harris. “He’s got lots of kids to feed. I can’t wait 90 days to pay him,” Perkins said of Harris as he gave his info to Giordano’s Strong School project manager, Meghan Carbone. The other facet of the night’s offering that particularly appealed is what Abdussabur and other speakers referred to as the “contractors’ showcase.” That means they would help minority small contractors team up to bid jointly to obtain larger pieces of the work. Perkins said he used to be registered with the SCD but had let that registration lapse. Carbone said she and Giordano were going to use the phone and email blasts to keep people up to speed with the scopes of work to be bid on. She said she will help with the documentation required to become a registered SCD member. The SCD takes care of the bond for projects up to $100,000, she reminded him. Perkins said he already handles projects for $100,000 in required bonding. How about providing that for $250,000? he countered. Maybe $500,000? Carbone said she’d take the idea under advisement. Perkin said he plans to come to the “capacity-building” workshops to be organized by Eco Pioneers/ Giordano Construction on the first Tuesday of every month. The first two, dealing with business assessment and preparing for the pre-bid, respectively, are scheduled for Jan. 3 and Feb. 7.

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by LUCY GELLMAN NEW HAVEN INDEPENDENT

Behold, I tell you a mystery, sang out bass Bryan Murray Thursday night to a packed Woolsey Hall, the wide O of his mouth quivering as William Boughton parted the air before his face with two sure, outstretched hands. We shall all be chang’d in a moment. In the hall’s lobby, Karen Comstock and David O’Sullivan were planning the lineup for Friday’s first and second meals of the day at New Haven’s Community Soup Kitchen, which would start with Comstock rising around 5 a.m. for prep and end after over 100 bellies had been filled. Every so often, music wafted into the space, and the two smiled. Boughton is the conductor of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra (NHSO). Comstock and O’Sullivan, aided by a small army of volunteers, run the Community Soup Kitchen (CSK) on Broadway Avenue. Thursday night, the two groups found themselves in concert with each other, part of a holiday tradition in which a portion of the proceeds from the NHSO’s annual winter concert and “symphony supper” goes directly to the soup kitchen. Braving the cold, a couple hundred turned out for the concert. As of Friday morning, NHSO Marketing Director Katie Bonner Russo estimated that the NHSO had helped raised “a little over $1,000 through the Symphony Supper” and another $750 on cider and cookie sales at the concert, bringing a rough total close to $2,000. That excluded direct donations made to the CSK, the numbers for which are still pending. “Some people go to church on Sunday, but I’m trying to live my faith,” said O’Sullivan, who has overseen the CSK for 30 years and brought on Comstock after suffering a stroke last summer. “There’s a practice side to that. Some people are just do-gooders; I’m trying to do more than that.” His view is, in many ways, strikingly similar to the Messiah’s original intent. Written by George Frideric Handel in 1741 and first performed in 1742 (and then workshopped for picky London

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audiences until 1749), the full Messiah has a certain bent toward clarity, disseminating to audiences the life of Jesus Christ in hours of song that are more potent for their staying power than their musical ostentation. Between 1741 and 1749, Handel shrunk the orchestra and focused on having a small, powerful choir and soloists, a form that the NHSO and Christ Church choir stuck to Thursday night. In working with the soup kitchen, New Haven’s concert also adhered to another long tradition: during Handel’s lifetime, the Messiah performance functioned as an annual benefit for London’s Founding Hospital. Just days before at the soup kitchen, Comstock and O’Sullivan went through the near-symphonic production of preparing for the lunch rush. Industrial pots of meat sauce were put on to simmer, budgets balanced, cookies for

Thursday night baked, and the dining hall cleaned and ready to await the day’s lunch crowd. A sort of choir filled the drafty room, warming it with a cacophony of grateful voices, quickly uttered pleases and thank yous and now I have something to eat, amid the clink of cutlery on lunch trays. Around them, an orchestra of volunteers snapped into acton, heaping peas, yellow squash, beefdressed macaroni, and donated dinner rolls onto tray after tray with synchronized precision. In that choir and orchestra, faithful members sound like Mary McNeil, a longtime volunteer who sees serving at the soup kitchen — which she has almost every day for six years — as a way to give back to the community in which she was raised. “I love people and I love my faith,” she said, handing out peach yogurt and napkins at the end of a long

a friend suggested the CSK for a dependable warm meal, he was wary of the stigma that would follow him inside. And then he saw a friend of his mother’s serving food, and felt welcome there. “People need to eat, and there’s always somewhere to [go] because of this place,” said Nelson Tuesday, his eyes darting around the room to eating, chatting attendees who had come for the lunch rush. “This is my lunch every day. I’m really blessed.”

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On Dec. 3, Lodge 25, the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks, New Haven, hosted the Elks National Hoop Shoot Free Throw Contest at the Farnam House. The Elks Hoop Shoot is a free throw contest for youth ages 8 to 13. The local New Haven Elks winning contestants have an opportunity to advance through to the District Hoop Shoot Contest held on Jan. 8, 2017. at Derby High School. District winners may then proceed on to state, Rregional and national-level competitions (at the 2017 Hoop Shoot National Finals, Chicago, April 20-23).

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Music Haven Rings In Holidays by LUCY GELLMAN NEW HAVEN INDEPENDENT

As a student clutching a dollsized viola ambled up three steps to the Fair Haven School Stage, a hush fell on the auditorium. Students, smiling in their pressed white shirts and miniature stringed instruments, snapped to attention. About 60 pairs of eyes followed Gregory Tompkins as he lifted his hands to his violin, bobbing just slightly, and nodded on cue. Then, the familiar specter of Johann Pachelbel was in the space, craning his neck, applauding a right note here, an improved positioning of an instrument there. Seasoned fans of his, like Noel Mitchell and Denasha Upchurch, took note, straightening up a little more. The holiday season could finally begin. With a rousing Pachelbel Canon in D, Music Haven’s students (and a few community members playing backup) brought 2016 to a celebratory close Friday night at the Fair Haven School, where they played their final concert of the year to an audience of around 150 excited parents, teachers, and friends. Now in its 10th year, the organization offers tuitionfree music lessons to students in New Haven’s promise zone neighborhoods, exhorting youth empowerment through music education. Leaving audience members exactly as verklempt as it was intended to, the performance was a testament to the organization’s growth as it takes on new instruments, continues its “Music 101” classes, and brings in more

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students. “The students are just so dedicated,” said board member Marc Mann after the concert. “And you see it.” His words sprang to life with the first squeaky note of the night and lasted throughout the evening, as several delicate string-andwood instruments were picked up, caressed, and cared for in pair after pair of young hands. With David Stone’s String Quartet No. I, Moderato, the quintet Bowdacious (Jordan Brown, violin; Cris Zunun, violin; Vashti Burkett, viola; Robert Davis, viola; Z’Kiiya Crawford, cello), a relatively recent addition to audience favorite Phat Orangez, transported listeners from New Haven’s bone-crackling cold to the lush English countryside, glass-eyed dairy cows and busy, wool-wrapped residents going about their business as a mild, slightly melancholy wind rolled through town. But signs of steadfast commitment

had started long before that. During the “Rest Position Song,” some of Music Haven’s youngest members had narrowed their eyes and straightened their backs in deep concentration, singing in tune as they lifted their violins to the hops of their heads, and rotated them carefully in the air. When Colin Benn’s massive “Music 101” students took center stage for a holiday medley of “Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel,” “Good King Wenceslas” and “Jingle Bells,” students dug their heels into the stage, and then remembered to smile as they leaned in and gave themselves over to the music, feeling a sure, percussive beat from the drums beneath their feet. A fleet of cellos delighted with a traditional French folk song. Before and after they played, students and parents alike also tried to spread Music Haven’s mission with a new feature of the concert: a coat and winter clothes drive for refugees in need.

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local efforts by Yale School of Medicine researchers convinced other communities across the country, including New York, to adopt their own versions in order to save lives by preventing the spread of HIV through needles shared by drug users. New Haven government’s official program began in 1990. The program was already winding down and encountering internal tensions throughout 2016, said Bucheli. In July, longtime health department employee Ambritt Myers-Lytell filed a state Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO) complaint charging that her supervisors were harassing her because she’s gay. Meanwhile, “we were running out of supplies,” said Bucheli, who began handing out free needles in New Haven with ACTUP activists in 1990 and joined the city government program in 1993. “We were running out of Narcan kits.” He said staff was told it could no longer hand out needles to people who came to the main Meadow Street health department offices. Bucheli said that some of the people who use the service come from outside New Haven; changing buses, they weren’t always able to make it in time to the neighborhood drop-off

by PAUL BASS

NEW HAVEN INDEPENDENT

After 26 years of pioneering efforts to help intravenous drug users avoid contracting HIV/ AIDS, New Haven government is getting out of the needle exchange business. The city formally ceased its exchange program Sunday. As of Dec. 31, the city laid off the three remaining health department employees working on the program. Until the program closed, staffers parked a van in neighborhoods throughout the city and distributed between 1,200 to 1,600 clean syringes a week to users who brought in dirty needles to trade in, according to George Bucheli, one of the three laid-off workers. Mayoral spokesman Laurence Grotheer confirmed the closing of the program. He said the city’s health department is handing off the program and the state money that funds it to the Yale School of Medicine, which will run it out of its existing community health care van. Yale hasn’t formally signed on yet to do that. Discussions about a handover began only in midDecember, according to medical school Director of Clinical and Community Research Frederick L. Altice. “We’re ready to take it over. They basically came to us and requested us to take over the contract. It was very last-minute; it was well into December,” Altice said. Altice created the medical school’s health care van effort in 1993. The van, a 40-foot mobile medical clinic, makes an estimated 7,000 annual visits to low-income New Haven neighborhoods each year. Its bilingual staff offers “services in primary and HIV care, substance use disorders, mental health, and case management to stabilize those in crisis or in need,” according to the school’s website. Altice said the staff already distributes syringes; it will be able to add the needle exchange — swapping clean needles for dirty ones that users bring in — to the existing operation. Grotheer said the city made the decision to hand off the program in

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anticipation of the DPH’s plan to overhaul its funding for supporting clean-needle programs by the end of this year. The state Department of Public Health (DPH) assured the city that this year’s money could be transferred to Yale, Grotheer said. New Haven’s was the last city government in the state still running a program, Grotheer noted. Hartford and Bridgeport

had previously transferred its programs to the AIDS Connecticut and Greater Bridgeport Adolescent Pregnancy organizations. New Haven first through community volunteers, then through government experimented with one of the first needle exchange efforts to combat the AIDS epidemic in the late 1980s and early 1990s. A study on those

sessions. Bucheli said he was vocal about changes in the program and had conflict with his supervisors: “I was pissed. Someone out on medical leave; someone was on furlough. We were trapped in the office; we couldn’t’ serve people in the office. By protocol for safety reasons, needed two [staffers on the] van.” As a result, he said, the van wasn’t going out on the street as often as usual. On Dec. 1, the health department’s director and a security guard escorted Bucheli out of the office. He was placed on administrative leave. He said he was told he had made threats against people and appeared to be suicidal or homicidal all of which he denied. He said he has filed a CHRO complaint. Yale’s Altice said that a needle exchange through which users trade dirty needles for clean ones, rather than simply showing up to obtain needles protects the public by ensuring that infected needles are removed from circulation. It also can help the users themselves be part of a solution, he said. “They become part of the collective process. There is a sense of ownership that happens with many clients in the field. They feel they are contributing to keeping the community safer.”

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Cop Issues Kids A Reading Summons Shumway provided books to three classrooms of fourth=graders, marks new ways that those at the substation and in the NHPD more broadly are trying to promote positive interactions between police, kids and community members. Ideally, said former librarian and Read to Grow collaborating partner Jane Lewis, this event will be just one in the “Kops and Kids” initiative that Sgt. Shafiq Abdusabur and his officers are spearheading in the Newhallville, East Rock and Cedar Hill neighborhoods. That prospect appealed to Amari Torres, who had found herself nervous and fidgety when Shumway first walked into the room. She walks past the substation almost every day, she said but that hasn’t made her feel particularly trusting of the police. “I worried that someone was going to get into trouble” when Shumway came in. she said. But then he yanked out an object that wasn’t a badge or a gun. That

by LUCY GELLMAN NEW HAVEN INDEPENDENT

Nine-year-old Amari Torres was apprehensive Friday morning when she saw Officer Scott Shumway come through the door of her fourth-grade classroom at Lincoln-Bassett school. Until he pulled out a brightly illustrated copy of Max Brallier’s The Galactic Hotdog, and opened to page one. “Who wants one?” Shumway asked, showing off two pages packed with text and animations. Torres’s hand shot up, accompanied by a big smile. Ten small hands, fingers waving enthusiastically, followed suit. Shumway’s trip to LincolnBassett School came as the second event in a collaboration between the New Haven Police Department and a new literacy initiative that has popped up at the NHPD’s Winchester Avenue substation and includes a Little Free Library outside the building. Friday’s visit, during which Officer

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Elicker “Leaning Against” Mayoral Run by PAUL BASS

NEW HAVEN INDEPENDENT

Mayor Toni Harp is likely to face a challenge in her quest for a third two-year term, but probably not from the candidates who have so far presented the most organized opposition. Harp has formed a reelection committee and says she is planning to seek a third term in the 2017 election. She first won office in 2013 in what began as a seven-person field in the Democratic primary. Democrats Justin Elicker and Henry Fernandez ended up her top vote-getting opponents in that race, and Elicker mounted a vigorous general-election race as an independent, gaining 45 percent of the vote. As is the norm in New Haven politics, Harp in 2015 did not face significant organized opposition in her first reelection bid. This time around there’s been more talk of a serious challenge. Elicker

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has been discussing the possibility of a race with people around town in recent months. Any serious campaign would probably need to get off the ground in early 2017. After much deliberation, Elicker said Thursday, “I’m leaning towards not running. I think it’s time for the city to come together.

We’re going to be dealing with a lot larger challenges, and we need to work together.” “But I don’t want to close the door to the possibility of running,” he added. “I am not thinking of running for mayor,” Fernandez stated definitively. Marcus Paca, a family friend of Harp who served as her labor relations chief until she fired him this past April, has also been sounding out people about a possible run as well. Paca, who served a term as an Edgewood alder before losing the seat, showed up at a support rally last week for Assistant Chief Luiz Casanova, a rally that drew many people critical of the Harp administration. Paca has begun issuing statements critical of the administration’s performance. Another person often mentioned as a possible mayoral candidate is Michael Smart, the current city clerk. “No, not at all,” Smart said of a 2017 mayoral bid. “I’m running [again] for city clerk.”

book whose layout rivals Torres’ favorite series Dork Diaries changed how she felt. “When he was holding the book, I thought he was going to read to us. Then he started giving them out, and that was even better,” she said, cradling The Galactic Hotdog as she spoke. “I’m going to finish it today,” she added optimistically. Responses like that are what the program’s all about, Shumway said. Standing before one class of students, he explained that the police were at the substation as helpful members of the community, that the students should find approachable at all times. Even if they just need somewhere to chill after school. “Our office is always open,” he said. “If you need a quiet place to read, if you need a place to study, you can come. If you want some help with your homework, come in and we’ll help you. Please— we’d love to see you there. Come by, say hi, and grab a book.”

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by ALLAN APPEL

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Fidelity, consummate professionalism, dedication to education. Expertise that includes not only firefighting and fire prevention, but also techniques to combat terrorism and deal with weapons of mass destruction. These were some of the qualities that got new Fire Chief John Alston, Jr. the job for which he was sworn in Thursday evening at City Hall. About 150 people, including his family and officers from as far away as Chicago, hailed the new chief in a ceremony of pomp, song, and warmth. After taking the oath from Mayor Toni Harp, Alston said to his officers, “Be realistic, pragmatic, and also an optimist. If you can do that for me, I’ll never have to give you an order.” He called New Haven “truly a great melting pot of a city,” and then noted warning signs on the horizon. “The faucet [of funding] is going to go off. We may have to mange with less,” he said, in which he case he vowed to be an advocate for the fire

ALLAN APPEL PHOTO The mayor and chief shake after installation, with the chief’s dad, John Alston, Sr., in background.

and uniformed services. International Association of Fire Fighters Local (IAFF) 825 President Frank Ricci, who has had a contentious relationship with chiefs past, said that he has been meeting once a week with the chief. “He has a fidelity to dialogue. We meet once a week, and those

meetings are productive and enjoyable, and [even] fun,” Ricci reported. After words of praise from Jersey City Fire Chief Darren Rivers for whom Alston most recently served as chief of staff — the emcee for the installation proceedings, New Haven Fire Commissioner Bill

Fire service officers from Hartford, Jersey City, New York, and Chicago were on hand.

Celentano, quipped that Jersey City. has a lot of fires “This will feel like retirement,” he said of Alston’s New Haven post. “This isn’t retirement,” retorted Ricci, who cited an explosion at a chemical plant near State Street on the Hamden border, at which Alston had taken charge earlier in the day.

The installation ceremony, complete with bagpipes and officers in full white-gloved uniforms, was a kind of second installation. Alston has already been on the job since October, and over the past two months “there’s already been positive impact,” said Board of Alders Majority Leader Al Paolillo.

NEW HAVEN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA’S 2017 FAMILY SERIES TAKES AUDIENCES ON MUSICAL JOURNEY “AROUND THE WORLD” Free Three-Concert Series at New Haven’s Davis Street School and Shelton Intermediate School Opens This Weekend with “Tikki Tikki Tembo”

The New Haven Symphony Orchestra (NHSO) will take children and families on a musical tour “Around the World” at the 2017 Family Series. These concerts, presented free of charge, are programmed specifically for children ages 3-7 and encourage audience members to listen, play, and participate in the music through interactive programs inspired by children’s literature. The series will begin this weekend with Tikki Tikki Tembo on Saturday, January 7 at 2:00pm at Davis Street School in New Haven and Sunday, January 8 at 2:00pm at Shelton Intermediate School in Shelton. At the performance, the absent minded professor Dr. Beat (played by George McTyre) and his assistant Allegra (Cheri Brooks) will be joined by three little girls (Nina, Shelagh, and Gia Laverty) in a music-fueled time-travel adventure around the world. The music will be performed by the NHSO Woodwind Quintet, featuring musicians Meera

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Gudipati, flute; Paul Cho, clarinet; Marta Bortagis, oboe; Kyle Hoyt, horn; and Sue Zoellner-Cross, bassoon. Concert highlights will include music from Israel, Russia, Haiti, and China, where the classic children’s tale “Tikki Tikki Tembo” will be featured. Starting at 1:30pm before the concert, the NHSO will offer an Instrument Discovery Zone where children can tap, tickle, and toot real orchestral instruments before the 2:00pm performance. Following the concert, families are invited to stay for an afternoon snack. New Haven Reads will partner with the NHSO once again to provide free books for every child who attends the concerts. The 2017 Family Series will continue on February 18 and 19 with NHSO Brass and Piano plus guest West African drummers at “Anansi the Spider.” The “Three Little Pigs,” the final program of the series this season, will be held on March 25 and 26 and will feature the NHSO

string quartet. Calendar Listing: Tikki Tikki Tembo Saturday, January 7, 2017 – 2:00pm – Davis Street School – New Haven Sunday, January 8, 2017 – 2:00pm – Shelton Intermediate School – Shelton Featuring: Meera Gudipati, flute; Paul Cho, clarinet; Marta Bortagis, oboe; Kyle Hoyt, horn; and Sue Zoellner-Cross, bassoon; George McTyre, Cheri Brooks, Nina, Shelagh, and Gia Laverty; actors Tickets: Free Admission; No prior registration required The 2017 Family Series is sponsored by the State of Connecticut, the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust, the Katharine Matthies Foundation, NewAlliance Foundation, Pitney Bowes, Suzio York Hill, Xerox Foundation, International Association of New Haven, WMNR Fine Arts Radio, New Haven Reads, and Alliance Children’s Theater.

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With Final Press Briefing of 2016, President Obama Reflects on his Record

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President Barack Obama used his last press conference of the year to reflect on the accomplishments of his administration over the past eight years. “As I was preparing to take office, the unemployment rate was on its way to 10 percent. Today, it’s at 4.6 percent — the lowest in nearly a decade,” said Obama. “We’ve seen the longest streak of job growth on record, and wages have grown faster over the past few years than at any time in the past 40.” Even as the economy approaches full employment, however, the Black unemployment rate (8.1 percent) is almost twice the White unemployment rate (4.2 percent), according to the Labor Department; a gap that has persisted since the federal government started collecting separate jobs’ data for Blacks nearly 50 years ago and that no president has been able to address. Obama also touted his administration’s success with insuring people under the Affordable Care and Patient Protection Act, also known as Obamacare. “When I came into office, 44 million people were uninsured. Today, we’ve covered more than 20 million of them,” said Obama. “For the first

time in our history, more than 90 percent of Americans are insured.” Still, disparities in healthcare also persist. The uninsured rates for Blacks (12 percent) remains higher than the uninsured rates for Whites (8 percent), and according to the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), Blacks, American Indians and Alaska Natives have a higher prevalence of asthma, diabetes, and

cardiovascular disease. “Health disparities are particularly striking in the burden of AIDS and HIV diagnoses and death rates, with Blacks experiencing over eight and ten times higher rates of HIV and AIDS diagnoses than Whites,” the KFF reported. “Infant mortality rates are significantly higher for Blacks and American Indians and Alaska Natives compared to Whites,

and Black males have the shortest life expectancy compared to other groups.” Obama also noted that his administration, over the last eight years, has dramatically decreased the number of troops deployed abroad and eliminated Osama Bin Laden as well as thousands of other terrorists. “No foreign terrorist organization

has successfully executed an attack on our homeland that was directed from overseas,” said Obama. Obama continued: “Through diplomacy, we’ve ensured that Iran cannot obtain a nuclear weapon — without going to war with Iran. We opened up a new chapter with the people of Cuba. And we brought nearly 200 nations together around a climate agreement that could very well save this planet for our kids.” But the progress that Obama made to address climate change in the United States and through partnerships with other world leaders could be undone during the next administration. President-elect Donald Trump picked Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. The Washington Post reported that, “Pruitt, who has written that the debate on climate change is ‘far from settled,’ joined a coalition of state attorneys general in suing over the agency’s Clean Power Plan, the principal Obama-era policy aimed at reducing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector.” Despite his accomplishments, Obama acknowledged that there was still a lot of work to do particularly on the issues of homelessness, job creation, income inequality and gun violence.

As President Obama Departs, We Owe Him Our Thanks By Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr., President and Founder/Rainbow PUSH Coalition The final days of the Obama presidency are upon us. His popularity is rising with the economy, and with the increasingly stark contrasts to his successor. It is worth being clear about the legacy that he leaves behind. Obama came to office facing the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. The global financial system teetered on collapse; the auto industry faced bankruptcy; the economy was shedding 400,000 jobs a day. He also inherited the catastrophe George Bush had created with the debacle in Iraq and

government misrule dramatized by the shame of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, La. Now, eight years later, the economy nears full employment, with more than 15 million jobs created and private sector job growth at a record 81 consecutive months and counting. Wages are beginning to rise, after long years of stagnation or worse. The auto industry has enjoyed some of its most prosperous years. This isn’t an accident. Obama helped rescue the economy by passing the largest stimulus in history, the most ambitious financial reform since the 1930s, and daring and direct intervention to save the auto industry. Economic growth helped lower the annual budget deficit to less than half the level he inherited. Obama also passed the largest health care reforms in six decades, providing health insurance for 20

million Americans. His reforms saved those with pre-existing conditions, provided the young with protection under their parents’ programs and, although most Americans don’t realize it, slowed the rise of health care costs dramatically. Running for re-election in 2012, Obama recognized that income inequality had become “the defining issue of our time.” With his progressive tax reforms both in his health care plan and in the partial repeal of the top-end Bush tax cuts, and with expanded tax credits for low-income workers and families with children, Obama made a significant beginning in addressing that inequality. Abroad, Obama struggled against great opposition to reduce America’s exposure in the wars without end in the Middle East. His nuclear agreement with Iran, not only dismantled its nuclear weapons

capable facilities, it also provided the most comprehensive and aggressive verification mechanisms in the history of arms control. In opening relations with Cuba, he helped reduce America’s isolation in our own hemisphere and made the historic turn from a policy of embargo that had failed for five decades. His most historic contribution was to understand the clear and present danger of catastrophic climate change. The agreement with China and subsequent Paris Accord cemented a global consensus on the need for bolder action on global warming. On his watch, America began to reduce its reliance on coal and its greenhouse gas emissions. Obama won a majority of the votes in both his election and reelection, something neither his predecessor nor successor achieved. He governed with grace and dignity, despite grotesque and too often racist

provocations. His family provided a model for all Americans, with Michelle winning hearts across the country. He and his administration were remarkably free of scandal. His administration demonstrated once more that competence could be valued in Washington. He did all of this while facing unprecedented, unrelenting partisan obstruction, with the Republican leader of the Senate opposing him at every turn, intent on making him a one-term president. In part because of that opposition, much remained undone. The stimulus would have been larger and the recovery stronger except for Republican opposition. The national minimum wage would have been raised. A national infrastructure project to rebuild America would have been launched. Progress on making America the leader of the green revolution, the next global industrial revolution, would have been greater.

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More Than A Hairstyle: How Braids Were Used To Help Free Slaves by T. Causey-Hicks BlackDoctor.org

Nowadays, braids are a protective and creative style women use to show off their personal style, their creativeness or protect their hair and scalp. But centuries before, braids were much more than just a hairstyle. Braids are a part of the tribal customs in Africa. The braid patterns signify the tribe and help to identify the member of the tribe. The cultural significance and roots of braiding can be traced back to the African tribes. There are many interesting beliefs associated with braids. Braid patterns or hairstyles indicate a person’s community, age, marital status, wealth, power, social position, and religion. Depictions of women with cornrows have been found in Stone Age paintings in the Tassili Plateau of the Sahara, and have been dated as far back as 3000 B.C. There are also Native American paintings as far back as 1,000 years showing cornrows as a hairstyle. This tradition of female styling in cornrows has remained popular throughout Africa, particularly in the Horn of Africa and West Africa. Historically, male styling with cornrows can be traced as far back as the early nineteenth century to Ethiopia, where warriors and kings such as Tewodros II and Yohannes IV were depicted wearing

cornrows. Elaborate patterns were historically done for special occasions like weddings, social ceremonies or even war preparations Immense importance is given to the custom of braiding. The person who braids hair performs it as both a ritual and a social service. It is an art form taught by the senior female member of the family to her daughters and close friends. This history of braids goes even deeper when you talk about Columbia. Enslaved Africans first started arriving in Colombia in the 16th century, brought there by Spaniards who colonized the area. The Afro-Colombian hairstyles have origins from these times of slavery, when women would sit to comb their children’s hair after a backbreaking day of labor. The braids were often used to relay messages between slaves, signal that they were going to escape, or even used to keep gold

and seeds to help them survive after they would run away. Because women slaves were initially perceived as a lesser threat, they would hide symbols and items in their hair that would mean various things. Although they were raped and treated as sexual objects to the slave master, their crown carried messages of hope and freedom. The box braids [we saw in] the ‘90s and [even today] aren’t that different from the Eembuvi braids of Namibia or the chin-length bob braids of the women of the Nile Valley over 3,000 years ago. Women weaved the hair into a fiber skull cap made from extremely durable materials, such as wool, felt and even human hair unlike the wig caps you find in most beauty supply stores today. “Cowrie shells, jewels, beads and other meaningful items charmed box braids of earlier women eluding to their readiness

to mate, emulation of wealth, high priesthood and various other classifications,” stylist and hair expert Eamon Fowler tells Ebony. com. “Box braids were expensive in terms of time, material and installation. It could have been assumed that a woman who could afford to sit for many hours adorning her crown was indeed a woman of fortune.” The winter is on its way, and if you live in the North its basically already here. Christmas music, candy canes, gifts, snow……split ends, brittle hair, hair battles with hats, hair snags from coat zippers – you catch my drift. It’s not all fun in the sun and snow these days. Don’t let all of your hair goals go down the drain now that the frigid weather is upon us. With a little more tender love and care, your hair can thrive through the winter as well. Hot Oil Treatments Not only is it relaxing to run warm, moisturizing goodness through your hair and scalp, it’s a great way to pre-treat your hair prior to a good wintertime shampoo. This makes sure that your hair doesn’t completely dry out from cleansing it. Try coating your hair with olive oil and sit with either a hot towel or heating cap on your head for 15-30 minutes before rinsing out.

Condition and Then Condition Some More Finding a good conditioner is key to keeping your hair soft, manageable and strong. Make sure you are balancing your conditioner use between both a moisturizing and protein-based formula. If you aren’t one to use both a deep and leave-in condition, you should certainly reconsider it at least for the winter months. Find a light leave in that won’t weigh your locks down, but still gives it that added bit of moisture. I particularly like to use… ….silicone-based leave ins and serums, as they not only help lock in the moisture in my hair, they also keep my frizz at bay. Protection I know I know, you worked all summer to get your hair to be as beautiful as it is, and the cool months are the best time to show it off. You don’t have the humidity to worry about, the heat won’t make you sweat, and let’s just be real – no one is expecting you to go anywhere near a pool. However, the winter is not your hair’s friend. Make sure you protect your hair as much as you can! You can do this with natural styles like bantu knots, buns, twists, braids, or even wigs and weaves. Cold wind will throw all your good progress down the drain, so the more you hide that hair this

New FDA-Approved Diabetes Device Means Less Fingerstick Tests by Nicole Brown, BlackDoctor.org

Here’s a bit of good news for diabetics: the fingerstick test could be a thing of the past. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently decided that the Dexcom G5 continuous monitoring system can help replace the finger-stick method in determining insulin dosages. Previously, the monitoring system was used as a complement to fingersticking for diabetes treatment. The Dexcom G5 is the first FDA-approved continuous monitoring system that can be used without fingersticking. “The FDA works hard to help

ensure that novel technologies, which can reduce the burden of daily disease management, are safe and accurate,” said

Alberto Gutierrez, director of the Office of In Vitro Diagnostics and Radiological Health in the FDA’s Center for Devices and

Radiological Health. The system, however, still requires calibration with two fingersticks each day, Gutierrez adds. But it does eliminate the need for fingerstick testing to make treatment decisions. “This may allow some patients to manage their disease more comfortably and may encourage them to have routine dialogue with their health care providers about the use of real-time continuous glucose monitoring in diabetes management,” Guiterrez said. Using a small sensor wire, which is inserted just below the skin, glucose levels are measured throughout the day through fluid under the skin. Real-time results

are sent wirelessly to an app on a mobile device – such as a smartphone or tablet. Patients then have the option of setting custom alerts and alarms for times when glucose levels are low or high. Before its decision to approve the monitoring system, the FDA analyzed two studies including 130 adults and children with diabetes. There were no adverse affects during the studies. With more than 29 million people living with diabetes in the U.S., the new monitoring system is sure to bring more accuracy to insulin dosages and meal management through the day.

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Mayor and Carolina’s response to it caught my attention the most. Antidotal though it was to the overall scheme of things, it seemed quite consist with what the educator revealed to me, but also with what I had witnessed among middle-class African-Americans in this city, particularly those connected, directly or indirectly, to the school system, and consist with my experience as a clergyman here. Any criticism of the Mayor or the former (and present) Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Reginald Mayo, was regarded as deeply suspicious and in some ways downright treasonous. While it was true that Dr. Mayo was (and might be again in his interim role) responsible for the employment of a number of African-American educators and administrators, it seemed then, and still does now, quite odd that any person is considered above reproach, criticism, or critique. The very basis of our government is the freedom to criticize it. When disallowed to do so, we have forfeited our rights as free citizens in a land of “freedom and justice for all.” Teachers are government employees, to be sure, but that fact should never be used as a weapon, subtle as it may be, to disenfranchise them, slowly but surely, or to make of them political eunuchs who voices are muted except in the service of the political officials who hired them. Military servicewomen and men selflessly agree to relinquish certain rights while they serve. It could not be otherwise with the defense of the nation at stake. But, the defense of some politician’s elected position is not reason enough to disempower teachers or other government workers simply for the sake of a job. I pray that such a thing does not happen to the new teachers arriving here from the South to help our students secure a better education. Reverend Samuel T. Ross-Lee is the pastor of Immanuel Baptist Missionary Church, New Haven , CT. He can be reached at RevRossLee@yahoo. com

Your After-Holiday Detox Plan lemon or cucumber, and this mixture can help de-bloat your tummy from all the deliciousyet-carb-heavy foods you’ve enjoyed over the holiday break.

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Christmas has come and gone and, if you’re anything like me, you’re wondering how to quickly shed the extra pounds acquired from eating leftovers throughout the weekend. It may be time for a mini detox – dedicating a recovery day to a low-calorie diet. Take a day out of this week to follow these steps to restore your body and get rid of that heavy feeling. Drink water. Water is a major key. Add a

Eat a healthy breakfast. Let go of the pancakes, eggs and bacon today. Instead, reach for some Greek yogurt. Add in 2 teaspoons of hemp seeds and half a grapefruit for an energizing boost. Workout.

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“After I leave office, I intend to continue to work with organizations and citizens doing good across the country on these and other pressing issues to build on the progress that we’ve made,” said Obama. Nationally, Democrats have lost more than 1,000 elected seats since Obama took office. Democrats also serve in the minority in both the House of Representatives and the United States Senate. Obama also said that Democrats have to promote their policies “where people feel as if they’re not being heard and where Democrats are characterized as coastal, liberal, latte-sipping, politically-correct, out-of-touch folks.” “We have to be in those communities,” said Obama. “And I’ve seen that when we are in those communities, it makes a difference.” Obama continued: “That’s how I became President. I became a U.S. senator not just because I had a strong base in Chicago, but because I was driving around downstate Illinois and going to fish frys and sitting in VFW halls and talking to farmers.” In the 2016 presidential election, Trump was able to win the counties of Erie, Northampton and Luzerne in Pennsylvania; three counties that Obama won in 2012. Trump also flipped 22 counties in Wisconsin that Obama won during the last election. In the aftermath of Hillary Clinton’s epic Election Day loss, many political pundits have criticized Clinton’s campaign

strategy in critical Midwest states, including Michigan and Wisconsin, that Obama won in 2012. Obama said that the Democratic Party has to work at the grassroots level and has to be present in all 50 states, taking their message directly to voters. “I still believe what I said in 2004, which is this red state/blue thing is a construct. Now, it is a construct that has gotten more and more powerful for a whole lot of reasons, from gerrymandering to big money, to the way that media has splintered,” said Obama. “And so people are just watching what reinforces their existing biases as opposed to listening to different points of view. So, there are all kinds of reasons for it.” People care about their families, meaningful work, and they want to make sure their children have more opportunities than they did and Obama said that is the common ground where Democratic leadership needs to reach voters and speak to all Americans. “People have asked me how do you feel after the election and so forth, and I say, well, look, this is a clarifying moment. It’s a useful reminder that voting counts, politics counts,” said Obama. “What the President-elect is going to be doing is going to be very different than what I was doing, and I think people will be able to compare and contrast and make judgments about what worked for the American people.”

Exercise is another major key. Throw a little cardio into your morning mix. Not only will it help restore your body, but it’ll boost your energy before work. If you’re feeling bloated and heavy after the holiday, it’s easy to feel a bit sluggish at work. Try

a few jumping jacks or a quick jog to start your day. Have a light lunch and dinner. Plan for something light and low in calories for lunch and dinner, as well. You don’t want to add to the heavy feeling by grabbing a greasy burger and fries for these meals. Try a salad for lunch and maybe salmon with vegetables for dinner. Be sure to accompany both meals with water and, perhaps, have an apple or another favorite fruit for a snack in between your meals. After the holidays, most of us want to go on a strict and laborious diet. But, with the aforementioned steps, detoxing after the holiday doesn’t have to be so hard. Give it a try and see how you feel!

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The Housing Authority of the City of Norwalk, CT is seeking bids for Janitorial Services. Bidding documents can be viewed and printed at www.norwalkha.org under the business tab, RFPs/RFQs. Norwalk Housing Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Curtis O. Law, Executive Director

New Haven Section 3, DAS certified MBE & WBE subcontractors wanted Encore Fire Protection is looking for Section 3, DAS certified MBE & WBE subcontractors to install a fire sprinkler/suppression system. All interested bidders, companies and employees are to be licensed in the State of Connecticut, Bonded and Insured. Work duties will include all tasks required for proper fire sprinkler system installation per approved plans. Construction experience is a must. All F2 licensed mechanics are responsible to arrive to the job site on time, have a minimum of OSHA 10 training and possess approved personal protection equipment. You will also participate in daily, weekly and monthly progress reports. If interested, please contact encorefire110@gmail.com. Construction oriented company seeking full-time Accounting/Administrative Assistant to answer phones, schedule sales appts, filing, typing & other general office duties. Will also have accounting responsibilities-data entry, sales order billing, and processing A/P transactions, supporting our over-the-counter sales person, the controller & CFO. Min 5 yrs. Related experience, excellent written & verbal skills, ability to multitask, knowledge of basic accounting principles, excellent computer skills (5+ yrs. Experience) with Excel & Word, accounting software knowledge a plus. $31,200 annual salary-negotiable based on experience & qualifications. AA/EOE Email resume to mmunzner@atlasoutdoor.com

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HVAC HVAC-Automation Control Systems Technician in all facets of HVAC equipment operation, maintenance and repair is needed in the Wallingford Public Schools. Applicants must be a H.S. graduate with 4 years of experience in the HVAC service field; to include 1 year in HVAC Automation. In addition applicants must possess the State of CT Unlimited HVAC License (State of CT S-1 or S-2) a valid driver’s license and proper year round transportation and must be able to pass a state, federal and BOE background check. Factory training by Delta Controls, and factory training by Automated Logic Controls desirable but not mandatory. Hourly rate: $27.27 to $33.37, plus an excellent fringe benefits package. The closing date for applications is January 13, 2017. Apply: Personnel Department, Town of Wallingford, 45 South Main Street, Wallingford, CT 06492, (203) 294-2080, Fax: (203) 294-2084. EOE.

The Housing Authority of the City of Norwalk, CT is seeking bids for Comprehensive Multi-Functional Copier, Printing System & Service. Bidding documents can be viewed and printed at www. norwalkha.org under the business tab, RFPs/RFQs. Norwalk Housing Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Curtis O. Law, Executive Director

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Immediate opening in a fast-paced petroleum environment For a degreed manager with a BA Degree required, MBA Preferred with 5+ years of oil industry experience. Proficient in oil, logistics software and solutions, IT Knowledge needed with assistance managing network and System projects. Strong Excel and analytical skills a must. Candidate must possess a high level of accuracy and

attention to detail. Petroleum and energy industry knowledge experience a plus. Send resume to: Human Resource Dept., P O Box 388, Guilford CT 06437. **An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer** Construction oriented company seeking full-time Accounting/Administrative Assistant to answer phones, schedule sales appts, filing, typing & other general office duties. Will also have accounting responsibilities-data entry, sales order billing, and processing A/P transactions, supporting our over-the-counter sales person, the controller & CFO. Min 5 yrs. Related experience, excellent written & verbal skills, ability to multitask, knowledge of basic accounting principles, excellent computer skills (5+ yrs. Experience) with Excel & Word, accounting software knowledge a plus. $31,200 annual salary-negotiable based on experience & qualifications. AA/EOE Email resume to mmunzner@atlasoutdoor.com

Project documents available via ftp link below: http://ftp.cbtghosting.com/loginok.html?username=farnam Fax or Email Bids to: Talevi Enterprises @ 860-828-7460, stalevi@comcast.net Talevi Enterprises encourages the participation of all VET/W/MBE & Section 3 Certified Businesses Talevi Enterprises, Inc PO Box 461 Berlin, CT 06037 AA/EEO EMPLOYER

The Housing Authority of the City of Bristol Request for Proposals Interior Painting Services The Housing Authority City of Bristol (BHA) is seeking proposals for Vacant / Occupied Apartment Painting Services from qualified vendors for work throughout the Agency. Bidder Information packets can be obtained by contacting Carl Johnson, Director of Capital Funds at 860-585-2028 or cjohnson@bristolhousing.org beginning Wednesday, December 28, 2016 through Friday, January 13, 2017. A nonmandatory pre-bid meeting will be held Friday, January 13, 2017, 2:00pm at 164 Jerome Avenue, Bristol Connecticut.

All proposals should be clearly marked “RFP- Interior Painting”, submitted to Mitzy Rowe, CEO, The Housing Authority City of Bristol, 164 Jerome Avenue, Bristol, CT 06010, no later than 4:00 p.m., Friday January 20, 2017 at the office of the Bristol Housing Authority in a sealed envelope with one original and 3 copies, each clearly identified as Proposal for Interior Painting Services. An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Contractor

Account Clerk-Payables: The Town of East Haven is currently accepting applications to participate in the examination for Account Clerk-Payables. The current vacancy is in the Finance Department of the Board of Education but this list may be used to fill other Account Clerk positions within the Town of East Haven. The starting hourly rate is $18.78/hour, 37.5 hours per week. Candidate must possess a High School Diploma or equivalent and an Associate’s Degree in Accounting or equivalent experience, and a minimum of 3 years’ experience in accounts payable and a thorough working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel. Applications are available from The Civil Service Office, 250 Main Street, East Haven, CT or at http://www. townofeasthavenct.org/civiltest.shtml and must be returned by January 24, 2017. The Town of East Haven is committed to building a workforce of diverse individuals. Minorities, Females, Handicapped and Veterans are encouraged to apply. 27

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LEGAL NOTICE The Bristol Housing Authority is developing its 2017-2021 Agency Plans in compliance with the HUD Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998. It is available for review at the Authority’s office located at 164 Jerome Ave., Bristol, CT. The Authority’s hours of operation are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Tuesday 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and Thursday 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. In addition, a Public Hearing will be held on February 16, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. at Gaylord Towers Community Hall located at 55 Gaylord Street, Bristol, CT. Public comments will be received no later than February 27, 2017 at 4:30 p.m. EOE

Grants Administration

Program Planning Administrator-Seeking a highly qualified professional to administer, manages, and oversees the Town’s Grants and Economic Development Programs. Serves as a representative on various intergovernmental and interagency organizations. The minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree from a recognized college or university in government or public administration plus three years (3) of progressively responsible public administration and at least two years (2) of grant writing experience or an equivalent combination of education and qualifying experience substituting on a year-for-year basis. $77,695-$99,410 plus an excellent fringe benefit package. Apply to: Personnel Department, Town of Wallingford, 45 South Main Street, Wallingford, CT 06492. Closing date will be December 15, 2016. EOE.

ELECTRICIANS

Semac Electric is seeking Electricians (CT Licensed Journeymen & Foremen, E1 and E2) to join our team for medium & large commercial construction projects thru out the State of CT: Hartford, Fairfield & New Haven Counties. We have excellent wages and benefits. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applications available at our main office at 45 Peter Court, New Britain, CT or send resume to P.O. Box 638, New Britain, CT 06050 or via fax to 860-229-0406 or email: careers@ semacelectric.com

Mechanical Insulator

Insulation Company offering good pay and benefits. Please forward resume to P.O. Box 475, North Haven, CT 06473 This company is an APPRENTICE

Telecommunications Company looking for apprentice to learn indoor and outdoor low voltage cable installation, aerial bucket work, messenger and lashing; manhole and underground installation. Good salary with benefits. Fax resume to 860-6432124 or mail to Fibre Optic Plus, 302 Adams Street, Manchester, CT 06042. Attn: Greg Brown AA/EEO Employer AFFIRMATIVE ACTION / EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The Housing Authority of the City of Norwalk, CT is seeking bids for Janitorial Services. Bidding documents can be viewed and printed at www. norwalkha.org under the business tab, RFPs/ RFQs. Norwalk Housing Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Curtis O. Law, Executive Director ELECTRICIANS

Public Safety Dispatcher: The Town of East Haven seeks to fill 2 permanent part-time positions. The hourly rate of pay is $24/hour. The work schedule is Saturday and Sunday, 8:00 am-4:00 pm or Sunday and Monday, 4:00 pm -12:00 am. Candidates must possess a High School diploma or GED, State of Connecticut Telecommunication Certification, Priority Dispatch EMD Certification, Priority Dispatch EPD and EFD Certification is preferred, Nexgen LEAS Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) experience is preferred, prior COLLECT/NCIC certification is preferred, and Next Generation 911 System is preferred. Candidate must successfully pass a background investigation, fingerprinting, and a Medical exam including a drug screening as well as have the ability to distinguish and identify different colors and pass a hearing test and NCIC Training. Only qualified applicants should apply at www.PoliceApp.com/EastHavenCT. The fee to apply is $40 and the deadline is December 16, 2016. The Town of East Haven is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities, Females, Veterans and Handicapped are encouraged to apply. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT - Portland Proﬁcient in Microsoft Ofﬁce. Knowledge of Haz. Waste Regs., & Manifests a +. RED Technologies, LLC, 173 Pickering Street, Portland, CT 06480; Fax 860.342.1042; or Email to HR@redtechllc.com RED Technologies, LLC is an EOE.

Class A Driver

Class A CDL Driver with 3 years min. exp. HAZMAT Endorsed. (Tractor/Triaxle/Roll-off) Some overnights may be required. FAX resumes to RED Technologies, at 860.342-1042; Email: HR@redtechllc.com Mail or in person: 173 Pickering Street, Portland, CT 06480. RED Technologies, LLC is An EOE.

ELECTRICIANS

Dispatcher - Portland Candidate must have 2-5 years relevant experience in hazardous waste transportation. Must have completed 40 HAZWOPER Certification, Asbestos Awareness Certification a plus. Forward resumes to RED Technologies, LLC, 173 Pickering Street, Portland, CT 06480; Fax 860.342.1042; or Email to HR@redtechllc.com RED Technologies, LLC is an EOE.

Project Manager Environmental Remediation Division 3-5 years exp. and Bachelor’s Degree, 40-Hr. Hazwoper Training Req. Forward resumes to RED Technologies, LLC, 10 Northwood Dr., Bloomfield, CT 06002; Fax 860.218.2433; or Email to HR@redtechllc.com RED Technologies, LLC is an

EOE.

Special Projects Manager

The GUILFORD HOUSING AUTHORITY is currently accepting applications for COUPLES ONLY for its one bedroom apartments at Guilford Court and Boston Terrace in Guilford CT. Applicants must be age 62 and over or on 100% social security or federal disability and over the age of 18. Applications may be obtained by calling the application line at 203-453-6262, ext.107. An information packet will also be provided with the application. Applications will be accepted until March 31, 2017. Credit, police and landlord checks are procured by the authority. Smoke free housing. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY HOUSING

Welder: Large CT fence & guardrail contractor looking for a shop welder. Duties include welding & fabricating chain link gates, steel gates and aluminum; some welding on road and equipment repair work. Must be able to weld steel and aluminum. All necessary equipment provided. Must have a valid driver’s license and be able to get a DOT medical card. Required to pass a physical and drug test. Medical, vacation & other benefits included.

Please email resume to pboucher@atlasoutdoor.com AA/EOE

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