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THE INNER-CITY NEWS - January 16, 2019 - January 22, 2019

Kickoff Event Recalls MLK The Reviled, Not The Revered

by MARKESHIA RICKS New Haven Independent

The crowd that packed New Haven’s Center Church on the Green for the 33rd West Haven Black Coalition’s tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was admonished to remember that the civil rights leader didn’t die an esteemed man in the eyes of mainstream America.

That was because he wasn’t agitating for what was popular at the time. He was agitating for what was just.

That message came from the Rev. Carl Howard, who serves as the temporary pastor of First Congregational Church of West Haven and the associate past of Dunbar Congregational Church in Hamden. The Black Coalition event kicks off the series of events that take place each year to commemorate the birthday of the slaim civil rights leader.

Howard served as the keynote speaker for Sunday’s tribute to King. He urged attendees to look beyond what he said is the “tepid” view with which people look upon King’s legacy and consider the “conviction

of a person who dared challenge the status quo.”

Though King is these days often held in high esteem, Howard reminded the crowd that King, who had fought for civil rights, also pushed for fair wages for sanitation workers and protested the Vietnam War. That earned him many enemies among the powerful.

At this current time in American history, when people are making decisions about what side of history they will be on, Howard urged people to channel King’s toughness in the face of criticism and unpopularity for doing what is just.

Attendees of the annual gathering Sunday got that message in New Haven instead of West Haven this year because West Haven’s First Congregational Church is undergoing construction.

The West Haven Black Coalition is the brainchild of Carroll Brown, who serves as the organization’s founder and president.

The Rev. Kevin Ewing, who leads Center Church on the Green, said it’s the first time in at least 15 years that he had an opportu-

nity to attend the annual event, and it was right on time. The event kicks off the many events that will honor King this month as part of the official celebration of what would have been his 90th birthday.

“We have some pews that have not had butts in them in a long time,” Ewing said, drawing a chuckle from the crowd. “They needed some warming up.”

Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz was among the many dignitaries who participated in the tribute. She said that she and Gov. Ned Lamont plan to honor King’s legacy by pushing for enactment of a $15 minimum wage, paid family and medical leave, and law designed to promote pay equity.

U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro said right now people might “fear the arc of justice might be buckling under hate.” She reminded everyone that King encouraged people not to despair about the future. And he gave those words of encouragement while sitting in a Birmingham jail. She noted a year later he joined then-President Lyndon B. Johnson in the oval office to sign the Civil Rights Act of 1964, ending segregation.

King the reviled, not the revered was invoked during the West Haven Black Coalition’s 33rd tribute.

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Demolition Turns Into Historic Opportunity

by ALLAN APPEL

New Haven Independent

The 90-day clock has begun to tick for the demolition of 71 Shelton Ave., a longvacant 1915 building in the Winchester Repeating Arms Historic District in Newhallville.

That’s because contamination from its life in the early 1960s as a site for the fabrication of nuclear fuel components is too serious for any option other than a take-down and removal including the concrete slab foundation and at least two feet of soil underneath.

The gleaming silver lining for the loss of this historic structure is that as “mitigation” or compensation, the Goffe Street Armory — nearby and with a related historical context but technically not within the historic district can be researched and then nominated for a place on the National Historic Register.

With that designation, the city-owned armory becomes eligible for a host of preservation grants and tax credit programs that down the road may contribute significantly to preserving it and giving it a new, repurposed life.

That historic trade-off was the at the heart of a conversation that unfolded Wednesday night at the regular meeting of the Historic District Commission in City Hall’s Meeting Room Two. Roderick Cox, who lives adjacent to the structure on Shelton Avenue, remembers working in the building. His job: Taking bullets from the fabricating machine, placing them in a tray, then in a barrel, for storage and later shipment. Then, repeat.

He has vivid memories of what he did there as a young man, but no sentimental attachment per se for the building itself. The long-vacant corrugated steel structure’s

Roderick Cox by toxic factory where he worked as a young man. enormous length stretches east toward the used the building as a site for nuclear reScience Park neighborhood — and does a search from the mid-1950s until the early good job, he said, of attracting raccoons.

1970s. When it closed, the radioactive con“Knock it down. It’s [only] a machine tamination was cleaned up, according to shop,” Cox said. documents provided to the commissioners.

The business facing the commissioners The building was then designated for comwas not to determine if the building should mercial uses. come down. That decision — a tear-down Some clean-ups followed. The city came and remediation of the soil beneath—has into ownership of the building and land, already been made by the federal Nuclear then sold it to the current owner, Schneur Regulatory Commission (NRC). In its preKatz of Zsy Development, in 2007. Katz vious designation as the Atomic Energy said in an interview Thursday that he origiCommission, the agency had issued the nally hoped that he could keep the existing original license to do the nuclear work to building after some clean-up. the Olin Corporation, which used to run the But the NRC reviewed the post-clean up Winchester rifle factory on what is now Sciconditions and determined more clean-up is ence Park. necessary. Given the deterioration of large Before that, the U.S. Department of Energy sections, the residual contamination could

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not be addressed without taking the whole structure down.

Katz said he hopes to rebuild a commercial building on the site. He has had success preserving the building next door, at 91 Shelton, which is the home to a climbing gymn, offices, and artists’ studios.

The commissioners were in receipt of a letter from Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer Catherine Labadia, who had written to the feds supporting the proposed demolition as long as the arrangement includes a “memorandum of understanding” mitigating the historic loss of 71 Shelton Ave. The commissioners were being asked to throw in their two cents, as it were, as to which of the proposed mitigatione measures they would like to see as compensation for the loss of 71 Shelton.

Here’s the relevant text from Labadia’s Oct. 4 letter that the commissioners considered: To compensate for the loss of 71 Shelton Avenue, SHPO (State Historic Preservation Officer) recommends one of the following mitigative measures or consideration of a similar type of activity: 1. Update the existing National Register form for the Winchester Repeating Arms Company Historic District. The update should include a survey of all buildings within the current district boundary (not boundary increase) with an update of contributing structures and themes of significance.

2. Draft a Nomination Form for listing the Goffe Street Armory (290 Goffe Street) on the National Register of Historic Places.

This building is currently just outside of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company Historic District and is owned by the City of New Haven. It has a related theme of significance and a nomination would both honor this structure and create opportuni-

ties for historic preservation grants and tax credit programs.

Deputy Director of City Plan Aicha Woods clarified for the commissioners that they are being asked to comment on these options and/or to attend an end of January meeting with SHPO and the feds to advocate for one or all of the proposed mitigation measures.

Commissioner Susan Godshall noted that the SHPO, before the demolition, is also offering to perform an extensive survey and documentation of the building known as an HABS, or Historic American Buildings Survey.

She called the building is “a long sausage,” on which the HABS could be performed in a half a day.

“They [SHPO] say it’s a contributing building in the Winchester Historic District,” said HDC Chair Trina Learned.

“We can get more out of the mitigation,” countered Godshall.

The balance of the debate was what the HDC should ask for at the late January meeting with the HABS, and which of the two options to support.

New Haven Urban Design League President Anstress Farwell said that in her opinion, “the most benefit to the city is listing the armory on the National Register of Historic Places. It could help the armory get grants.”

The other mitigation — the updating of the buildings in the Winchester Historic District — would also be beneficial in that it would “provide guidance on the future development of the district,” Farwell argued.

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THE INNER-CITY NEWS - January 16, 2019 - January 22, 2019

Dear Connecticut

by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy

Dear Connecticut residents, This week, I’ll leave office after eight years serving as your Governor. It’s been the best, hardest, most rewarding job I will ever have, and I am deeply thankful to you for allowing me to serve. I’d like to leave you with a few brief, parting thoughts about our state and my hopes for its future.

While we will often disagree among ourselves about how our government should operate, or what it should seek to accomplish, always remember that our common interests and beliefs far outweigh the differences between us. We all want good schools, safe and healthy communities, well paved roads, beautiful parks, a clean environment, and basic services for those in need. We all agree Connecticut should continue to make wise and responsible decisions in developing its budgets, particularly when it comes to paying down the debts of past generations. All of these things come at a cost to you, the taxpayer; it’s a balance we strike, a spectrum of decisions on spending and revenue that becomes our budget each year. However you feel about any given budget item, I hope you’ll remember that as a state we all generally agree that we should collectively pay for these things. Anyone who promises you something for nothing – especially your elected officials – is ignoring that basic truth, and therefore not giving you the whole story.

I also hope we can continue to recognize that, time and again, the people of Connecticut have shown a deep empathy and caring for one another and all of humanity; it’s an aspiration we should appreciate and continue to foster. Collectively, we have a desire for positive social change that is a rare strength in our country, and indeed in the world.

We’ve led the nation on efforts to treat people more fairly and equally in the workplace, to find homes for veterans, to welcome those seeking refuge from war and poverty around the globe, and to focus on rehabilitation rather than punishment in our criminal justice system. We’ve done many of those things across party lines. Let’s give ourselves credit for it. Let’s recognize that our compassion and our decency are defining characteristics and core strengths of who we are as a people and as a state, and let’s make sure that the world knows Connecticut for this cause and this calling.

I am deeply optimistic about Connecticut’s future, and I urge you to nurture your optimism as well. As I said, we are a kind and resilient people. However, we’re often too quick to criticize ourselves and our great state – faster even than our own neighbors as we compete with them to attract jobs and grow our local economy. Of course we have problems, and no we can’t shy away from them. But recognizing our very real challenges should not mean wallowing in them – it should simply be the first step in overcoming them.

In other words, we can tackle big, historic problems while also remembering what’s great about Connecticut. We are among the best-educated, healthiest, and safest people in the country. We are home to some of the most esteemed higher education and research centers in the world, in one of the most scenic states in the nation. Our economy boasts a unique cross section of small employers and large, keeping our residents working and leading in agriculture, in insurance, in manufacturing, in bioscience, and more.

It is for all these reasons that I am so thankful to be from Connecticut, and that I will be glad to call it home for the rest of my life. I hope when someone asks you where you’re from, you will say Connecticut, and you’ll say it with pride.

Thank you, may God bless you, and may God bless the great state of Connecticut.

Dannel P. Malloy Governor

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THE INNER-CITY NEWS - January 16, 2019 - January 22, 2019

Tweed Employees: Reopen Government

by CHRISTOPHER PEAK New Haven Independent

A longtime Federal Aviation Administration employee, who’s been working without pay to keep planes flying into TweedNew Haven Airport, asked Congressional Republicans Friday to start doing their job and reopen the government.

Dennis Amato, a 27-year electronics systems technician who maintains the airport’s weather detectors, navigational aids, surveillance radar and other equipment, was joined by a U.S. senator and a mayor at the airline check-in counter to blast the federal government shutdown.

“Put us back to work. We’re dedicated employees who show up to work every day and make it safe to travel,” Amato said.

“They should perhaps make it illegal to shut the government down in the future.”

The federal government has been partially closed since Dec. 22, because of an impasse over President Donald Trump’s demand for $5 billion to lengthen an existing barrier at the southern border. House Democrats passed a bill to reopen the government, but Senate Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell refuses to bring it to the floor.

Friday marks three weeks since the shutdown began; Saturday will make it the longest in history. Nearly 800,000 federal workers have been furloughed; Congress has voted to ensure they receive back pay.

Locally, that has meant a diminished workforce at the federal building on Orange Street, at the F.B.I. headquarters on State Street, and at the Coast Guard station in the East Shore, said Mayor Toni Harp.

Eateries downtown have already noticed they’re losing business, she said.

The situation could worsen if food stamps, school lunches, housing subsidies and other safety-net programs stop processing payments, Harp added. She called recipients of those services “innocent victims of Oval

Lamont Spent $15.8M On Campaign

by Christine Stuart Ct. News Junkie

HARTFORD, CT — Not including the cost of the transition, Gov. Ned Lamont spent about $15.8 million of his own money on his successful race for governor.

Lamont’s raised more than $800,000 in donations and has about $710,500 in outstanding expenses, which will be converted to a contribution.

It means he spent about $22.77 per vote.

His Republican opponent, Bob Stefanowski, loaned his campaign $2.85 million and raised about $3.6 million bringing his total spending on the campaign to about $6.5 million. The Republican Governors Association also spent $7.5 million on the race.

There were no outside groups spending money on behalf of Lamont.

Lamont and Stefanowski both opted not to use the public campaign financing program.

Office obstinance.”

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy said that Trump’s proposed out declaring a “national emergency” to reappropriate money intended for disaster recovery towards the border wall will not survive a legal challenge.

“I don’t think the courts will allow him to do that. It would be illegal and unconstitutional to try to break a legislative stalemate by declaring a national emergency.” he said. “For the sake of the future of American democracy, I hope that the president does not illegally declare an emergency, simply because he can’t get Congress to agree to build a border wall that a majority of Americans don’t want.”

Murphy added that he’d be willing to discuss putting more money towards border security after the government is reopened.

“I and many of my Democratic colleagues will be happy to talk to [Trump] about border security, but we are not going to let these T.S.A. employees, our food inspectors and F.B.I. agents be used as hostages in order to get what he wants from Congress. This shutdown needs to end, then we can sit down and talk about anything that the president wants to talk about.”

One traveler who’d just touched down from Dallas argued that Democratic politicians are framing the issue the wrong way.

Trotting out stories of unpaid government workers being unable to afford childcare or medical bills just showed that the country needs more robust social-welfare programs, argued Larissa Martinez, a Yale student and Unidad Latina En Accion activist.

“I feel like all they want to do is blame Trump, but the flaws in the system were not all created by him,” Martinez said, after asking Murphy why he wasn’t pushing for better pay during the press conference. “If they’re living paycheck to paycheck, what are you doing about it?”

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Those were just a few of the unanswered questions the Pension Stability Commission wrestled with Thursday.

Rep. Jonathan Steinberg, D-Westport, said in the next few weeks the commission, which is already in overtime, will have to start making recommendations to the new legislature.

He said the commission won’t have time to go over every asset the state owns and determine whether it could be added to a Legacy Obligation Trust. However, he sought to get the commission to offer up some guidelines for what property might be included or excluded.

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model, the trust would get credit against an unfunded liability based on the valuation of the asset in the trust.

But not every member of the commission believes that model is feasible.

Erin Choquette, legislative and policy adviser at the state Department of Administrative Services, questioned whether there are enough assets to generate enough money to help prop up the pension plans.

“I don’t think we should discount the LOT, but based on my discussions with Paul I’m not sure there are sufficient assets to create a LOT at this time,” Ted Murphy, a Litchfield real estate professional on the commission, said.

Choquette said she doesn’t believe anyone on the commission is uncertain about how they feel regarding the LOT concept.

The commission is still working on creating an inventory of state assets. Working through the legal obligations of each piece of property will require greater expertise than the commission possesses.

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Steinberg said back when the commission was formed the initial goal was to create $1 billion in value to support the pension plans.

“No matter how many assets there are it’s not solving the entire pension problem,” Steinberg said.

Michael Imber, another member of the panel who has touted the LOT concept, said this would be the first time any government has formally tried to evaluate this idea.

The commission is also considering recommending using assets from the Connecticut Lottery to shore up the Teacher’s Retirement System. That was a recommendation by former state Treasurer Denise Nappier.

The commission suggested the new state Treasurer Shawn Wooden should have an opportunity to weigh in on the issue.

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THE INNER-CITY NEWS - January 16, 2019 - January 22, 2019

by MARKESHIA RICKS, Dixwell New Haven Independent

Benjamin Brown is the newest face of the IMatter multimedia youth empowerment project and the first face to grace a structure outside of downtown.

The 16-year-old New Haven native’s picture graces the Goffe Street Armory as part of photographer Rob Goldman’s ongoing photo series focusing on the youth of the city. On Thursday a crowd gathered on Goffe Street in front of the armory to watch a crew from the New Haven Sign Co. unfurl the sign featuring his picture.

Neither Ben nor his mother, Newhallville/Prospect Alder Kim Edwards, could be at the unveiling Thursday because Ben was recovering from surgery. His grandmother, former Alder Alfreda Edwards, and his uncle, Arthur Edwards, were there in his stead along with a host of other family, friends and high-ranking city officials including Mayor Toni Harp and schools Superintendent Carol Birks.

The elder Edwards described the teen as a bit of a “homebody” who kept close to home, and like most teens, occasionally had to be prodded to stay on top of his school work. He’d also served as a “youth ambassador” for Newhallville. Ben was first diagnosed with cancer in 2017.

Edwards said Ben chose the photo that ultimately became part of the IMatter project. Seeing it go up was a bittersweet moment for her and the rest of the family.

“Kim’s been a trouper,” she said of her daughter.

Ben is battling an aggressive form of brain cancer. Arthur Edwards said at this stage of the fight the teen is receiving palliative care to keep him comfortable. He said seeing all of those who turned out in the cold Thursday to witness the unveiling of Ben’s photo was touching.

“Having the community come out—this is what it’s all about,” he said.

Mayor Harp asked those gathered for a moment of silence for people to focus on Ben and send positive energy for him and his family. She said the IMatter project has given the city a unique and artistic way to give voice to the city’s young people. And in Ben’s case, it’s an opportunity to inspire the city through his life.

IMatter project manager Bo Sandine, who grew up near the armory, said the installation of the banner at the Goffe Street location is significant because it is the first outside of downtown.

Rob Goldman has entered into partnership with the city to put 100 such banners featuring young people from New Haven all over the city. The first banners were installed Downtown on the buildings that house the Dollar Tree Store (Chapel Street), MBA High School (Water Street) and LoRicco Towers (Crown Street).

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THE INNER-CITY NEWS - January 16, 2019 - January 22, 2019

City Settles With Cop Captain For $50K

by CHRISTOPHER PEAK New Haven Independent

A barrier-breaking cop walked away from the job with a five-figure check and two letters of recommendation, after suing her former boss for harassment, intimidation and discrimination.

Patricia Helliger, the first black woman to reach the rank of police captain in New Haven, filed a lawsuit against the City of New Haven and then-Chief Dean Esserman.

Just before the case was set to go to trial with two-nearly dozen top cops scheduled to take the witness stand attorneys worked out a deal.

Under the terms of the settlement agreement, which the Independent obtained through the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, Helliger will get a $52,500 check, along with a letter of recommendation from former Chief Esserman and a letter about her volunteerism from Mayor Toni Harp.

The settlement agreement says that the defendants “in no way admit that they treated [Helliger] unlawfully or unfairly in any way.”

As part of the agreement, Helliger released any future claims, including ones she might not even know about yet, as “she promises never to file or prosecute any lawsuit, complaint, claim for damages or charge” against them. She also agreed not to make any “disparaging statements or comments” about Esserman and the New Haven Police Department.

Helliger and Harp both signed the deal in early December, after it was approved by the city’s Litigation Settlement Committee.

“I am extraordinarily pleased at this resolution, as I believe that it recognizes Captain Helliger’s historical achievements in the New Haven Police Department, for the people of the City of New Haven and for women of color everywhere,” her lawyer, William Palmieri, said in an email. “[Her] merits, achievements and contributions to the City of New Haven are clearly recognized by both her Chief and Mayor Toni Harp in their ringing endorsements of a true New Haven hero.”

In the lawsuit filed in state court in May 2016, Helliger argued that she’d faced “an ongoing pattern [and] continuing campaign of harassment, intimidation and discrimination,” waged by Esserman, “because of her race and gender.”

The complaint, written by her initial lawyer Patricia Cofrancesco, ticked off 17 times Helliger felt that she’d been discriminated against because of her race and gender.

They ranged from the anonymous messages she received, like “Mrs. Butterworth” and “Things are so much better when you’re not here,” to the privileges she was denied, like a take-home vehicle and access to overtime logs that other supervisors received.

Cofrancesco said she planned to call 21 witnesses to prove her case, including Chief Anthony Campbell, Assistant Chief Luiz Casanova and School Security Director Thaddeus Reddish.

A week out from trial, the city’s lawyers filed an emergency motion asking for the trial to be delayed, as they tried to mediate the case in front of a judge.

Last month, on Dec. 19, 2018, Superior Court Judge Robert Young dismissed the lawsuit administratively after attorneys failed to file paperwork for a withdrawal.

The city’s spokesperson, Laurence Grotheer, said in an email, “It is the City’s position the settlement agreement in this matter is selfexplanatory.”

Before starting a career in law enforcement, the Brooklyn-raised, Dutch-speaking Helliger traveled the world as a flight attendant for Pan-American World Airways.

After the airline was bought out, she started selling insurance, and during one pitch to the Bridgeport Police Department, some officers insisted that she take the civil-service test.

Helliger eventually took the oath to protect and serve in New Haven, where she was intrigued by the concepts of community policing that then-Chief Nick Pastore was implementing. She was soon working her way up the ranks.

As head of the records division, Helliger cleared a backlog of hundreds of outstanding warrants with a “safe surrender” program that allowed people to turn themselves in for old cases.

For years, Helliger also organized community outreach programs. She put together toy, food and coat drives for needy families, and she also kept up the Mae Ola Reddick Foundation in Dixwell. She coordinated visits to city schools by cops from foreign countries, as a way to familiarize students with the diversity on the force. And most recently, she paired senior citizens with neighbors who could check in on them.

Helliger also faced scrutiny for her heated confrontations with citizens and colleagues.

In October 2014, Helliger was the subject of an internal investigation, which found that she had violated department policies by displaying conduct unbecoming of a sworn officer and by interfering with a citizen’s right to videotape her.

In a tiff over a parking space in a Wal-Mart lot, Helliger knocked a cell phone out of another shopper’s hand as he filmed her. A passenger then got out of the car and struck her, before they both ended up shoving each other. The police union and several city alders supported Helliger, arguing she was the victim, not the perpetrator.

In the lawsuit against Esserman, Helliger used the altercation as another example of how she felt unfairly treated. “The response from the Department amounted to an IA investigation, four hours detainment and no inquiry as to whether [she] was injured as a result of the assault perpetrated upon her,” Cofrancesco wrote in the complaint filed in court.

In a subsequent meeting, Helliger told Esserman that the way internal investigators showed up on scene had made her concerned for her physical safety, saying she hoped “officers did not respond to the public asking for help like they did for her,” Cofrancesco wrote. Esserman told Helliger that she could feel free to call him any time she didn’t feel safe; Helliger said she’d rather call her direct supervisor, then-Assistant Chief Anthony Campbell, and forward Esserman a memo.

Two months later, the Internal Affairs in-

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Helliger celebrates her promotion to captain in February 2016.

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vestigation concluded that Helliger had been in the wrong and lied under oath. But Esserman decided against punishing her.

Helliger’s file contained other controversial incidents as well: An attorney for a Latino immigrant complained that Helliger refused to certify routine paperwork needed to apply for a visa for an abused child, while insulting the mother’s command of English and complaining about immigrants allegedly taking advantage of a visa program. It turned out other immigrant families whom Helliger allegedly suggested were liars were also stalled in obtaining the paperwork. Instead of disciplining Helliger, police brass transferred the duties to another official.

She received a one-day suspension for failing to respond one evening in 2012 to a scene where a cop shot a dog that was attacking a police canine. Helliger was the B squad shift commander. An internal investigation found that Helliger violated a general order requiring the supervisor on duty to respond to scenes where cops discharged weapons. Helliger wrote in a memo to Chief Esserman that she “should have responded to the scene ... I see that this incident certainly appears that I or the other supervisors are uncaring toward the welfare of the troops but for this supervisor and shift commander that is far from the truth.”

Delay To Promotion A year later, in November 2015, after notching high scores on a promotional exam (that had been tainted by accusations of favoritism), the police commission was ready to elevate Helliger to a higher rank — one that her predecessor, Petisia Adger, had skipped over on her way to becoming the department’s first black female assistant chief.

But right before the vote, Esserman called off the meeting, saying officials hadn’t posted an agenda ahead of time. According to numerous people familiar with the situation, the postponement stemmed from a shouting match the week prior over who has authority to handle Freedom of Information Act requests: Helliger, who was running the records division, or then-Lt. Rachael Cain, who was running Internal Affairs.

The commissioners eventually got around to the vote, and Helliger celebrated her historic promotion in February 2016 with a ceremony at City Hall.

“With a progressive department like we are, I just think it’s a shame that it took this long really,” Helliger said at the time. “It’s very disheartening for me to realize I’m the first black female captain, and despite what people might think, it was not by design.”

Helliger retired from the force this summer. When she sent in her notice in June, the union contract was headed into arbitration, with both sides deadlocked on retirees’ monthly heath insurance premiums.

“As one might imagine, Captain Helliger’s road was not always an easy one for her to travel, as her suit and this resolution recognize,” Palmieri said. “As a pioneer Captain Helliger fought and overcame many obstacles, and has left the New Haven Police Department a better place than when she arrived.”

THE INNER-CITY NEWS - January 16, 2019 - January 22, 2019

Blumenthal Says CT Should Reassess Unemployment Benefits for Federal Workers

by Christine Stuart Ct. News Junkie

WINDSOR LOCKS, CT — U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal wants to the federal government to re-open, but in the meantime he believes unpaid federal workers should be able to access unemployment benefits.

Currently, some of the furloughed federal workers will be able to collect unemployment benefits, but not the 150 Transportation Security Administration officers at Bradley International Airport.

The Department of Labor said only furloughed employees who are not allowed to work can file for unemployment. The department has received more than 205 applications, according to state officials, but as of last week 80 percent were not eligible.

Blumenthal said a broad interpretation of the law should allow federal workers who are still reporting to work, but not getting paid to have access to unemployment compensation. And if state officials conclude otherwise then the General Assembly and Gov. Ned Lamont should change the law to make sure they are eligible.

“If the state concludes— and it is the state Labor Department that has that power— that there is no legal justification for these benefits going to the working employees who are unpaid then the legislature ought to change the law today,” Blumenthal said. “I hope the governor and the legislature will

support such a change.”

The department believes that if it waived the work search requirement because these employees are still technically employed that Connecticut would risk losing millions in federal funds.

There are about 1,500 federal workers in Connecticut impacted by the shutdown, which is into its 24th day. Some are furloughed and some are essential employees who are working without pay like the 150 TSA officers and 40 air traffic controllers at Bradley International Airport.

“To require people to go to work without pay is simply unAmerican,” Blumenthal said. “It is a mockery of our Democratic system.”

Federal workers missed their first pay period and many are calling up their union representatives wondering what’s going to happen if they miss a car payment or they are unable to make a mortgage payment.

Christopher Scofield, an Airway Transportation Systems specialist, said his washer just broke and he doesn’t know when he’s going to be able to get it repaired.

“A lot of us are having to pick up second and third jobs,” Scofield said.

Paul Feragne, a transportation security officer and local president for the officers, said his employees are worried and anxious about how they are going to pay their bills.

“They don’t know how that next car pay-

ment is going to be made,” Feragne said.

“How am I going to get to work if I lose my car? Where am I going to go stay if I can’t make the rent payment this month?”

Feragne said he’s reached out to the Labor Department and have not received any response about their questions regarding access to unemployment insurance benefits.

“They’ve hung us out to dry,” Feragne said. “That’s very worrisome.”

Labor Department Commissioner Kurt Westby said they are doing their best to assist federal employees who may be eligible to collect unemployment benefits.

“At the same time, we must ensure compliance with federal guidelines,” Westby said. “In light of the federal shutdown, it is anticipated that some federal agencies will not be available to respond to our requests for required information.”

Valyria Lewis, a former TSA officer, and American Federation of Government Employees representative, said it’s great that Congress voted to pay the employees retroactively, but the employees can’t “eventually eat.”

She said there’s also a security threat if this shutdown drags on any longer.

“These employees have security clearance and what comes along with that is a financial suitability requirement,” Lewis said.

“Which means these employees must make

CHRISTINE STUART / CTNEWSJUNKIE PHOTO Paul Feragne, a transportation security officer and local president for the officers at five airports in the region

their bills.”

At some point “coming to work without pay won’t even be an option,” Lewis said.

Blumenthal said unpaid debt potentially compromises people and that’s the reason why in every background check the F.B.I. asks if a person has any debt.

“Debts pose a vulnerability to potential bribery and even potential collaboration with a foreign adversary,” Blumenthal said.

“This issue is not only about our moral obligation to these workers it is about our security as a nation.”

Lewis added that the TSA officers can’t work if they are sleep deprived from working too many jobs.

“We want them rested and ready to do their absolute best,” Blumenthal said. “I worry about security in all kinds of ways, most especially when we are flying.”

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Legend Laid To Rest, In Style

Goldson, Birks Talk It Out

by ALLAN APPEL

New Haven Independent

He was a young pitcher in the Negro Leagues when the New York Yankees came to his door to recruit him.

No way, his father, Bishop Enoch Stallings, of the Church of God and Saints of Christ in the Dwight neighborhood, told the scouts. “This boy is going to sing in the choir.”

The Yankees might have lost a star righthanded in that scouting encounter long ago, but the church and New Haven gained an inspirational leader whose gift for an embracing love of his fellow man and love of life were celebrated at a funeral service Sunday afternoon that drew more than 400 people to the Trinity Church of God in Christ on Dixwell Avenue.

Bishop Robert Henry Stallings Sr., was the pastoral leader of the Church of God and Saints of Christ for 39 years. He was also an accomplished self-taught composer and musical innovator at the church on Beers Street, as well as the former vice president of the New Haven Clergy Association. He died on Dec. 28 at the age of 90.

The day began as Stallings, in an open casket surrounded by flowers, was celebrated in song and personal recollection and in doxologies to a caring God, at his home church on Beers Street.

From there, he was borne in an an 1888 hearse pulled by two black-plumed horses to Trinity Temple Church of God on Dixwell, where the services continued into the late afternoon. He’s to be interred at Hamden Plains Cemetery on Monday morning.

The church — one of the oldest of what are described as “black Hebrew Israelite” congregations — was founded in Kansas in 1896 by William Saunders Crowdy.

In the United States alone, the Church of God and Saints of Christ has several thousand adherents. They believe that Jesus is the messiah. Because they trace their origins to the Hebrew tribe of Judah, the denomination retains many Jewish practices, including circumcision and celebration of Passover.

Elders, bishops, singers and choir leaders filled the pews Sunday along with everyday parishioners from congregations from as far away as Delaware, Georgia, and Bermuda. The women wore shining blue and white tunics. The men wore black sashes, on which were pinned florettes with a Star of David featuring an image of church’s founder Crowdy.

Melvin Williams, who leads the denomination’s church in Wheeling, West Virginia, said Stallings had an unrivaled gift for loving other human beings. “He loved hard.

He was a world of love,” Williams said.

“He knew how to bring people together.

It was a gift. He was also a talented musician.”

Tanya Butler and Stallings’ niece, Debbie Beasley, from the Atlanta church.

As people assembled, wearing helmets, many traditional Jewish yarmulkae, and other stylish headgear, the chorus sang “We Give Thanks To Our God,” one of the many hymns that Stallings composed after

CHRISTOPHER PEAK PHOTOS

Carol Birks; Darnell Goldson.

by PAUL BASS & CHRISTOPHER PEAK New Haven Independent

ALLAN APPEL PHOTO A hearse, manufactured in 1888, carries Bishop Stalllings’ body Sunday from Beers Street to Dixwell.

Bishop Robert Henry Stallings Jr. he took over as leader of the chorus at the church. Until he stepped in and became what church Elder William Telemaque called the “minister of music,” the role of choir master or lead chorister had been been filled by women.

“He allowed singers to fit into different generations and appealed to a younger, more diverse crowd,” said Telemaque.

Stallings had the creds to execute his innovations. He sang with Sam Cooke and with Mahalia Jackson. He pursued a range of other interests, including being a businessman in New Haven and becoming a worldtraveling speaker and evangelist.

Anybody you asked at the festive funeral service also had a personal story to tell about Stallings that went far deeper than his pitching, singing, and golfing.

Elder John Hammond, who joined the church in 1963, said that Stallings had a talent for personal counseling and, in his own case, “how to preserve a marriage and keep it fresh.”

Hammond was among the church officials who ushered Stallings’s body from the Beers Street church into the horse-drawn hearse bound for the larger space of Trinity Church on Dixwell. He recalled one piece of the bishop’s advice that worked for his

marriage: “‘Keep the lines of communication open and don’t go to bed angry.”

“I took his advice,” Hammond recalled.

“But there were a couple of times I sat up all night.”

William Telemaque recalled personal advice Stallings gave him that he has taken to heart: “Continue doing what you love, and you’ll never get old.”

Until his last months, Stallings exemplified that wisdom. Chief Evangelist Jehu Wade, who presided over Sunday’s proceedings, called Bishop Stallings’ 90 years “a great life and a heckuva run. He believed life was about seizing the moment, and when he died he was empty of all the purpose God had poured into him, because he had used it all.”

Stallings is survived by his wife Myrtle, five children and a host of grandchildren and great-grandhildren.

Among the many dignitaries who were also in attendance were Probate Judge Clifton Graves and Mayor Toni Harp. She read an official proclamation of appreciation from the city of New Haven. Living a life well-lived, he was, said the mayor, “a champion of racial harmony and civic responsibility.”

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A City Hall investigation into tensions between the schools superintendent and school board president has ended with no findings of wrongdoing and a peacemaking powwow.

The detente took place Friday afternoon at City Hall, where Mayor Toni Harp shared the results of an investigation she commissioned into concerns expressed by Superintendent Carol Birks. Birks privately told the mayor she felt uncomfortable being in a room alone with Board of Education President Darnell Goldson.

Harp said the investigation by a city-hired attorney looked into what some people incorrectly interpreted as potential physical harassment — although Birks had never stated that her complaint involved physical harassment.

“Some people thought there was a sexual (accusation). It wasn’t physical threatening, either. It wasn’t really clear to me at the time what it was,” Harp said during her latest appearance on WNHH FM’s “Mayor Monday” program. “We’ve clarified it. The things that most people think: Sexual harassment. no, that didn’t happen. Physical abuse, no. Threat of physical abuse, no, not that either.”

Rather, Harp said, the concerns focused on the appropriate roles of the superintendent and the board president. Goldson and Birks attended Friday’s powwow, where they hashed out those concerns, Harp said.

“They had an opportunity to talk to each other. They both understand each other better and made a commitment to work together for the young people,” Harp said. “It really was a matter of a difference [about] who had what role. It really was role definition. And really understanding personality types. And to understand sometimes some people are more ardent in the way that they defend their turf.”

Harp said Birks also acknowledged that people could have easily misunderstood her original remark as suggesting that Goldson had physically threatened her. She apologized at the meeting for having created the misperception, Harp said.

Did Goldson offer apologies as well? “You know our friend,” Harp said. “What do you think?”

According to Goldson, during Friday’s meeting Birks agreed to make a statement

about the results of the investigations at Monday night’s school board meeting.

“I’m not sure what I’m supposed to apologize for. I haven’t been told what the issue was. I’m not going to apologize for doing my job. I’m not going to apologize for someone who dragged me through the mud for three months,” Goldson said. “The fact is that I deserve an apology. My boss called me a few days ago and said someone came to him saying I’m being investigated for sexual harassment. This is my job that it’s gotten back to.”

“When I take up a cause, I’m very passionate, especially when it comes to money geared toward making children’s life better. I’ve been like that all my adult life,” Goldson said. “Sometimes, I guess it rubs people the wrong way, but I think I’ve gotten better at it over the years and become more diplomatic.”

“I wish it hadn’t happened,” Goldson said.

“Certainly I was concerned with the fact that there was not even a real complaint.

Some sort of open-ended discussion about feelings became an investigation.”

Goldson added that he, Birks, and Harp had previously tried to set up meetings to hash out the working relationship before the lawyer got involved, but the meetings never happened.

Birks could not be reached for comment Monday for this story.

Goldson’s attorney, John R. Williams, also attended Friday’s meeting. He described the report as “a complete exoneration” of Goldson and noted that Birks personally apologized.

On “Mayor Monday,” Harp said she would not characterize the investigation’s conclusion as having “exonerated” Goldson as suggested in an article on the WTNH website, which first reported on the Friday City Hall meeting.

Harp said she believes the attorney conducting the investigation was working on a retainer and isn’t charging specifically for this job.

A caller to the program asked Harp if she regrets having devoted city resources to the investigation.

“Not at all,” Harp responded. “Because I didn’t know what it was. As the chief elected official in this community, you have an obligation when anyone expresses concern, to look into it. Had it turned out to be something bigger than it was, I would have been in trouble.”

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New Haven Museum to Host Storytelling for Peabody Museum MLK Celebration

New Haven, Conn. (January 11, 2019) –The New Haven Museum will host storytelling as part of the Yale Peabody Museum’s 23rd Annual “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Legacy of Environmental and Social Justice,” on Monday, January 21, 2019, from 11a.m. to 3 p.m. Located at 114 Whitney Avenue, the New Haven Museum is steps away from the Peabody Museum, at 170 Whitney Avenue. Admission is free.

Held in honor of Dr. King and his efforts to ensure environmental and social justice among all people, the event offers inspirational stories relating to the legacy of African-American slavery and the civil rights movement, with songs of resistance and audience participation woven in. The program includes Joy Donaldson: “Martin Luther King in Word and Song,” at 11:00 a.m., and Waltrina Kirkland Mullins: “Re-

member The Struggle, Remember the Legacy: A Poetry & Song Celebration,” at 12:30 p.m.

Visitors can also view the New Haven Museum’s permanent exhibit, “Cinque Lives Here: The Amistad Story,” which features the most significant collection of material from the Amistad incident (18391841). It includes the portrait of Sengbe Pieh/Joseph Cinque, leader of the revolt; the painting of the schooner La Amistad; a letter from Kale, one of the captives; and a letter to the captives from John Quincy Adams, who argued successfully on behalf of the Africans before the US Supreme Court and secured their freedom.

“Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Legacy of Environmental and Social Justice” is a two-day celebration organized by the Yale Peabody Museum each year. For more in-

formation visit: www.peabody.com About the New Haven Museum The New Haven Museum has been collecting, preserving and interpreting the history and heritage of Greater New Haven since its inception as the New Haven Colony Historical Society in 1862. Located in downtown New Haven at 114 Whitney Avenue, the Museum brings more than 375 years of New Haven history to life through its collections, exhibitions, programs and outreach. As a designated Blue Star Museum, the New Haven Museum offers the nation’s active-duty military personnel and their families, including National Guard and Reserve, free admission from Memorial Day through Labor Day. For more information visit www.newhavenmuseum. org or Facebook.com/NewHavenMuseum or call 203-562-4183.

CHABASO ENTERING NEW CHAPTER OF ITS STORIED 30+ YEAR HISTORY Family-Owned Artisan Bakery Launches New Branding Campaign and Website with Ecommerce Gifts CEO Trish Karter Spearheading Efforts

New Haven, Conn. – Chabaso, a familyowned bakery specializing in ciabattas and other artisan breads, is launching a new chapter of growth and innovation identified with a rebranding effort, including a new graphics package and website that includes the company’s first ever ecommerce platform.

“It’s always time for reinvention and challenging ourselves to come up with something even better than the best ciabatta in production,” said Charles Negaro, Founder and Chairman of Chabaso. “We also are doubling down our mission of being bakers for a better world, well beyond the bread and our business practices, but in the community as well, from our neighborhood to our colleagues who are also rethinking the food system. We are keenly interested in nutrition. We want to contribute to a healthier and better tomorrow – with bread. I’m pleased to share that our CEO Trish Karter is leading the charge on this more ambitious mission.”

The new branding for Chabaso is minimalist and modern, including a simplified business name (formerly Chabaso Bakery) with an updated logo, and a palette of bold but edible colors, rooted in flavor profiles that run through the Chabaso ovens daily. Simple but elegant graphics communicate the value proposition of sophisticated, clean and healthy food, beautifully made. The colors identify not only the flavor profiles, but also bring fun and a design-forward liveliness to the in-store bakery. Chabaso’s rallying cry – “Bakers for a better world!” – reflects the company’s energetic commitment to providing high-quality, healthy products while making a positive social and environmental impact – a triple-bottom line approach.

The company’s first ever e-commerce platform, launching today, gives bread lovers nationwide the opportunity to have the country’s best ciabattas and other artisan breads heated up in their own oven to serve up as the foundation for a great meal and conversation. The breads can also be wrapped and frozen for months and served for a great meal on a later occasion. The

initial offerings include five gift bundle options, delivered overnight if ordered by noon Monday – Thursday, starting at $25 plus shipping. Initial offerings include a gift box of the four original ciabatta flavors as well as an Energy Grain Bundle (featuring all whole-grain products), a collection of slightly sweet breads (including Chocolate and Fig & Oats) and more. In 2019, the company plans to offer consumers the chance to receive advance samples of new concepts and be part of the product development process.

“One of the reasons I said yes to Charles’s invitation to help him reinvent Chabaso was his already-significantly philanthropic and innovative history. I saw an opportunity to take this wonderful company and do much more with it on the social impact front while expanding its track record in product excellence and market leadership,” said Karter.

“I believe in values-driven companies but also in transparency and advocacy for what we believe in. We want our customers to know the whole story and choose us not only for our wonderful baking, but for the principles we bake in to our choices.”

“Trish brings more than 25 years of experience in entrepreneurship, operations, sales, brand building and doing good in this world,” added Negaro. “She was CoFounder and Chief Deer of the much-loved Dancing Deer Baking Company. Plus, she’s an artist and an athlete who holds an age group record for cycling up Mt. Washington and across the US. Her creative energy is infectious and inspiring, and our entire team is over the moon to welcome her to the Chabaso family.”

For more information about Chabaso, including the company’s storied history, visit chabaso.com.

About Chabaso Chabaso is a family-owned bakery located in New Haven, Connecticut, specializing in ciabattas and other healthy artisan breads.

Chabaso was founded more than 30 years ago by Charles Negaro when he started baking breads for his business Atticus Bookstore Cafe, located in the iconic Yale Center

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for British Art building in downtown New Haven. Chabaso uses carefully-sourced non-GMO ingredients, more than 20 hours fermentation on all breads, hand-finishing and traditional hearth ovens. Chabaso breads are sold in grocery and specialty stores throughout the Eastern US. For more information, visit chabaso.com. The company can also be found on Facebook (@ chabasobakery), Instagram (@chabasobakery) and Twitter (@chabasobakery).

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Demolition Turns

complement what Farwell described as the “thin” documentation that currently exists for the Winchester district.

In the end the commissioners were excited about trying to advocate for all three benefits.

“These suggestions are an attempt to get value commensurate with the loss” of 71 Shelton, said Commissioner Doug Royalty.

The commissioners voted unanimously to try to obtain the full HABS and back both the options as mitigation. Royalty was appointed to attend the end-of-the-month meeting to negotiate.

After the vote, Woods said that regrettably because of the extent of the radiation contamination at the site, “I can’t defend maintaining the building.”

Like Roderick Cox, she added that “the story of the building is probably as interesting or more so than the building itself.”

Farwell said it would be good to go to the local management teams to update them about the tear-down and clean-up, as the date approaches.

Woods added that the city does not yet know what future plans the current owners, Zsy Development, has for the location.

Woods said local alders, including East Rock/Newhallville Alder Steve Winter, are aware of the situation. If all moves ahead as expected, the tear-down should begin in April, Woods added.

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Yale University warmly invites the campus and local communities to celebrate the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

COMMEMORATION

ExhIbITIONS

EvENTS

“Think Globally, Act Locally” Jan 23, 5:30–7:30 pm, Sheffield-SterlingStrathcona Auditorium (SSS 114), 1 Prospect St

The Kings at Yale Jan 19–Mar 1 Sterling Memorial Library nave, 120 High St

23rd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Jan 20, 12–4 pm; Jan 21, 10 am–4 pm Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, 170 Whitney Ave

Panel discussion featuring Barbara Fair, social worker and social justice advocate; Kerry Ellington, Community & Economic Development Community Organizer, New Haven Legal Assistance Association; Aaron Jafferis, Founding Artistic Director, The Word New Haven; and Mikveh Warshaw YSN ’17, psychiatric nurse practitioner and founding member of Mending Minyan; and moderated by Hanifa Nayo Washington, Communications & Participant Engagement Coordinator, Co-Creating Effective & Inclusive Organizations (CEIO)

Dr. King and the Long Civil Rights Movement Jan 21, 12–4 pm Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, 121 Wall St Reckoning with “The Incident”: John Wilson’s Studies for a Lynching Mural Jan 17–May 10 Yale University Art Gallery, 1111 Chapel St

Pierson College Tea Savonala “Savi” Horne, Executive Director, Land Loss Prevention Project Jan 21, 4–6 pm, Pierson College, Leitner House, 231 Park St Black Church at Yale & University Church in Yale Joint Worship Service Jan 27, 10:30–11:30 am, Battell Chapel, 400 College St

All listed events are free and open to the public. For details and a listing of local community events, visit mlk.yale.edu Photo: The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., at Yale University to receive an honorary LL.D. degree at Yale’s 263rd commencement on June 15, 1964 The 2019 MLK Planning Committee would like to thank the following University partners for their tremendous efforts to commemorate the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Afro-American Cultural Center at Yale; Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library; Black Church at Yale; Dwight Hall at Yale: Center for Public Service and Social Justice; Office of the Secretary & Vice President for Student Life; Pierson College; University Church in Yale; Isabel B. Wilson Memorial Fund; Yale College Dean’s Office; Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History; Yale Sustainable Food Program; Yale University Art Gallery; Yale University Library.

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THE INNER-CITY NEWS - January 16, 2019 - January 22, 2019

2019 martin luther king, jr.

Commemoration

Think Globally, Act Locally wednesday, january 23, 2018, 5:30–7:30 pm Sheffield-Sterling-Strathcona Auditorium (SSS 114), 1 Prospect Street (entrance facing Grove Street) The University and Greater New Haven communities are invited to attend this year’s commemorative event featuring local organizers who honor King’s life and legacy through their daily work toward social justice from the intersection of activism, art, faith, and healing.

Moderated by Hanifa Nayo Washington, Communications & Participant Engagement Coordinator, Co-Creating Effective & Inclusive Organizations, this dynamic panel discussion will feature: Barbara Fair, social worker and social justice activist Kerry Ellington, Community & Economic Development Community Organizer, New Haven Legal Assistance Association Aaron Jafferis, Founding Artistic Director, The Word New Haven Mikveh Warshaw ysn ’17, psychiatric nurse practitioner and founding member of Mending Minyan

Free and open to the public. Doors open at 5:30 pm, and seating is on a firstcome, first-served basis. Location is wheelchair accessible via a path and ramp immediately to the right of Grove Street entrance to the auditorium.

Sponsors: Yale College Dean’s Office, Afro-American Cultural Center at Yale, Office of the Secretary & Vice President for Student Life For more information, visit mlk.yale.edu.

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THE INNER-CITY NEWS - January 16, 2019 - January 22, 2019

ALERT: Diet Soda Linked To Diabetic Blindness Risk

by Derrick Lane, BlackDoctor.org

Diet soda is usually marketed as a healthier option than regular soda. There are ads and commercials that show lower calories, usually less sugar, blah, blah, blah, right? But, diet soda may actually increase the risk of blindness in people with diabetes, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology.

Past research has linked diet soda to a higher risk of diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.

Some researchers believe that diet beverages may “fake out” the body to assume that it has taken in more energy than it really has. That may lead to more hunger and higher calorie intake in the long run.

The study included 609 adults — 73 with type 1 diabetes, 510 with type 2 diabetes,

and 26 with an unknown type of diabetes — at an eye hospital between 2009 and 2010. The average age of the participants was 64.6 years. They came from the Diabetes Management Project, a study of English-speaking adults with diabetes in Melbourne, Australia.

Participants reported how many soft drinks they drank as part of a 145-question food questionnaire. Of the total sample, 46.8% drank regular soft drinks, and 31.2% drank diet soft drinks.

Almost a quarter of the participants had proliferative diabetic retinopathy.

Those who drank more than four 12-ounce servings of diet soda a week were two and a half times more likely to have the disease, researchers found.

Forgeries of African American Art on the Rise

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent

For African American artists, prior to 1980, exhibition venues were few, museum opportunities rare and there wasn’t concrete infrastructure for Black art.

“Before that time, the primary infrastructure for African American art lay in the hands of academia,” said Larry “Poncho” Brown, one of Maryland’s most prolific artists.

Brown noted that such talented individuals as Charles White, Elizabeth Catlett, Jacob Lawrence, Romare Bearden and others stood above the industry prior to the 1980s while the Harlem Renaissance, AfriCOBRA, and other black art movements were the last of the noted revolutions in African American art.

Today, the recent boom in museums has revealed a devotion to African-American artists and the increasing amount of attention paid to these artists has led to a significant rise in forgeries, according to a new report.

The ART Newspaper reported that, in the past few weeks alone, there have been many fakes purporting to be the work of Alma Thomas, Beauford Delaney, Charles White, Romare Bearden and Bob Thompson.

“It’s a whole generation: you could go from A to Z through the list, from Charles Alston to Charles White. I am seeing fakes attributed to all of them,” New York-based gallerist Rosenfeld told the newspaper.

Propelling the fakes market is the fact that many of these artists were overlooked or undervalued in their lifetimes, so scholarship and expertise in their work is limited. “You simply can’t go back to the source any more, and there is only a handful of people who worked first-hand with a lot of these artists while they were alive,” Rosenfield said.

“Forgers know they can capitalize on that.”

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“Our finding that regular soft drink was not associated with increased risk of proliferative diabetic retinopathy could be due to the small number of high consumers.

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CATHY HUGHES TO BE INDUCTED INTO NAB BROADCASTING HALL OF FAME

For artist Jonathan Green, who owns the popular Jonathan Green Studios in Charleston, S.C., forgeries are of little surprise. “In my 40-year career, I’ve run into more fraud than you can shake a stick at,” Green said. “Fraud has been around since the beginning of time.”

Because African American artists are now appreciated, there’s a high-value placed on their work and that keeps the fraudsters working overtime, Green said. Also, because black artists have historically been overlooked, so-called art experts are ignorant to many great originals, he said.

“A lot of people are capitalizing on this and, in some cases, the fault lies with the museums and the cultural centers because they’re not sophisticated enough to know about these artists,” Green said.

Additionally, as noted in The ART, some of the artists whose works are being forged, like Jacob Lawrence, have estates and foundations which should make it easier to authenticate the works.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Founder and Chairperson of Urban One, Inc. Cathy Hughes will be inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Broadcasting Hall of Fame at the 2019 NAB Show. The induction will occur during the Achievement in Broadcasting Dinner on Monday, April 8 at the Encore in Las Vegas.

Hughes grew Urban One, formerly known as Radio One, into the largest AfricanAmerican owned, diversified media corporation in the nation. The company is an urban market leader with 59 broadcast stations across the country. As such, Hughes became the first woman to own a radio station that was ranked number one in a major market. Today, the company is run by Alfred Liggins III, Hughes’ son.

Urban One, Inc. also owns TV One, a television network serving more than 60 million households, and maintains controlling interest in Reach Media, Inc. (blackamericaweb.com), which provides several syndicated programs, including the “Tom Joyner Morning Show.” The company also provides social content, news, information and entertainment through its digital platform, iOne Digital, with popular websites including “Cassius” and “Bossip.” Urban One maximizes its reach to more than 80 percent of the African-American market by offering cross-platform marketing opportunities with its marketing firm, One Solution.

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CATHY HUGHES Hughes began her radio career at KOWHAM in her hometown of Omaha, Nebraska.

In 1971, she became a lecturer at the newly established School of Communications at Howard University in Washington, D.C. During her tenure, Hughes served as general sales manager at WHUR-FM, Howard University Radio, increasing the station’s revenue from $250,000 to $3 million in her

first year. She also became the first woman vice president and general manager of a station in the nation’s capital and created the format known as the “Quiet Storm,” which revolutionized urban radio and was aired on over 480 stations nationwide. In 1980, Hughes purchased her flagship station WOL-AM, in Washington D.C. and pioneered yet another innovative format known as “24-Hour Talk From a Black Perspective.”

“Cathy Hughes is a truly remarkable broadcaster and entrepreneur whose contributions continue to greatly influence and drive our industry,” said NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith. “We look forward to honoring Cathy with this well-deserved award at this year’s NAB Show.”

In addition to her professional career, Hughes continues her family’s work and legacy at The Piney Woods School in Mississippi, which was established by her grandfather in 1909. The school is the largest of only four African-American boarding schools in the country. She also advocates on behalf of the homeless and minority communities, in addition to mentoring countless women.

Additionally, Hughes was awarded the NAB Distinguished Service Award in 2001.

Last year’s NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame inductee for radio was nationallysyndicated radio personality Elvis Duran.

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West Haven High School Sophomore and Holy Spirit parishioner Nora Mullins will lead the congregation in song, accompanied by organist Jonathan Berryman, Director of Music at Messiah Baptist Church in Bridgeport.

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Civil Rights in the 21st Century

For Whom the Bell Tolls

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By Dr. Herbert Brockman

In the fall of 1961, with the completion of their new sanctuary on Ridge Rd here in Hamden, Congregation Mishkan Israel considered who should be invited to dedicate their new synagogue. The Rabbi, Robert Goldburg, had been arrested in a civil rights demonstration in Florida along with the Rev Dr. Martin Luther King. Who better, he felt, than to invite Dr. King to speak that evening. The congregation was to be a sacred place that was dedicated to serving its members but also to be a “light to the nations.” That meant literally, to the hungry, feed them, to the naked, clothe them, and to the oppressed, liberate them. On Friday, October 20, 1961 Dr. King dedicated the Congregation to those ideals.

After his murder in 1968, as a way of continuing the legacy of Dr. King and reaffirming its commitment to uphold that legacy, the Congregation began to hold an annual service in his memory. Over the last half dozen years, the service has become an interfaith service with clergy from nearly two dozen faith traditions participating. It is held on the Friday evening of the birthday anniversary of Dr. King. This year, the service will be held on Friday, January 18th at 7:30pm. The synagogue is located at 785 Ridge Rd in Hamden and the community is most welcome.

This year, the Rabbi Emeritus, Dr. Herbert Brockman will be the speaker. His topic will be “Civil Rights in the 21st Century: For Whom the Bell Tolls.” Rabbi Brockman wrote: “By the mid-1960s, it had seemed that questions of civil rights and human rights in this country had been resolved, at least in law if not completely in practice. It turns out that especially over the last few years, this is not the case. In

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Forgeries of African American Art on the Rise

this work anymore because they can’t afford to, said Bridget Moore of New York’s DC Moore gallery, which represents African-American artists including David Driskell, and Lawrence. For this reason, Moore says she has always kept detailed “fake files” on all of her artists.

Some of the recent forgeries include a 2011 case where Louisiana artist William Toye and his wife, Berry, pleaded guilty to charges of fraud after conspiring with a New Orleans-based dealer over the course of nearly 40 years to sell dozens of works painted by Toye and fraudulently signed as Clementine Hunter, an African-American artist who died in 1988. Hunter was self-taught and arguably one of the most significant artists to come out of Louisiana, according to the FBI special agent Randy Deaton, who led the three-year-long investigation.

“It was a remarkable case because she was a folk artist,” Deaton told The ART. “She was well known, but there wasn’t an authoritative archive on her career,” which made it easier for Toye to pass off his own paintings as hers.

One of the things that gave away the forgeries was the presence of cat hairs on some canvases, the conservator and forgery specialist James Martin, who consulted on the case, told the newspaper.

Currently the director of scientific research at Sotheby’s, Martin is the founder of Orion Analytical, which was acquired by the auction house in 2016.

“Cat hairs, the same discrepancies in under-drawing and signatures, and dirt wiped on to [the works] to impart a false appearance of age linked the fakes I examined to a common source,” he said.

Ultimately though, it was the sheer number of forged works attributed to Hunter by the Toyes that gave Martin a substantial sample size, enabling him to find the forgeries. “Generally speaking, problems with forgeries become easier to spot when seen in large numbers,” he said.

Concerns about the authenticity of several works by Charles White were raised when the Art Institute of Chicago was organizing the artist’s first major survey show, according The ART. The exhibition, seen in Chicago last summer, is currently at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and is due to travel to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art next month.

According to FBI special agent Timothy Carpenter, who manages the agency’s art crimes division, “it’s not the first time this issue has come up,” but he adds that the fake works that are surfacing are likely to be small or not of very high value, which may make dealers disinclined to formally report them.

Government Shutdown Hits African Americans the Hardest

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent

With over 50,000 federal employees, the fourth congressional district in Maryland represents the fifth largest number of workers, and Maryland likely counts as the third-largest impacted state by the government shutdown, according to Democratic Rep. Anthony Brown.

“So, I’m hearing about this, like my colleagues, each and every day from my constituents while this shutdown is set to become the longest in the nation’s history,” said Brown, who joined Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass (D-Calif.); Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), and Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), on a media conference call on Friday, Jan. 11.

The CBC members said they were calling for an end to the shutdown so that workers can again begin to collect their paychecks and critical government services can resume.

During the call, the members discussed the debilitating effects of the ongoing government shutdown as thousands of federal employees are unable to collect their paychecks.

They also denounced President Donald Trump’s threat to declare a state of emergency if Congress refuses to fund a border wall – one in which the president claimed during his campaign that Mexico would pay for.

“This shutdown and the whole issue of the wall is a fake crisis,” Bass said.

“At the end of the day, even if he had all the money, it would still take eminent domain to build his wall. That process will take years. This is further evidence that this is a fake crisis and, in my opinion, just an attempt to change our attention away from the numerous impending investigations,” she said.

Thompson, the chair of the Homeland Security Committee, said the shutdown is taking its toll on workers and government operations.

“It is a challenge for us in Homeland Security. We have 80 percent of the workforce not being paid. That goes from TSA employees in airports, to the Coast Guard, to the Secret Service, to Custom Border Protection individuals, and all of those individuals who have sworn to keep us safe, are not being paid,” Thompson said.

“That’s not fair and we are compromising our national security strategy by reducing the morale of the employees.”

On Saturday, Jan. 12, the shutdown entered its 22nd day, a record.

NBC News and other outlets estimate that 800,000 federal employees are furloughed or working without pay because Trump and Congress cannot reach a deal to reopen the government.

They are at an impasse over $5.7 billion for construction of a wall along the southern border.

The number of furloughed employees does not include federal contractors, according to a report by NBC News.

It’s unclear how many contract or grant employees are affected by the shutdown — or even how many there are in total — but a Volcker Alliance report estimated that nearly 5.3 million worked as contractors in 2015.

Unlike furloughed federal employees, who have received assurances that they will be paid once the shutdown ends, contractors are not owed back pay and that has left them in an even murkier economic position.

Further, communities of color are probably the hardest hit by the shutdown, said

Lee, who co-chairs the Steering and Policy Committee and serves on the House Committee on Appropriations.

Black people comprise 12 percent of the country’s population but are 18 percent of the federal workforce, according to the Partnership for Public Service.

“We know that communities of color are disproportionately affected by this irresponsible Trump government shutdown.

And today is especially painful for so many workers because it should be payday,” Lee said.

workers are hanging on by a thread, she said.

“I know there are hundreds of thousands of families out there who are grappling with the anxiety, and really fear, of not being able to pay the bills as this shutdown drags on.

“Let’s be very clear: what’s happening here is President Trump is holding this government hostage and holding people hostage in order to get his useless, wasteful wall,” Lee said.

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Cervical Cancer Awareness Month: ‘We are winning the battle’

By Dr. Lillian Schapiro, Kathryn Garren and Ashlee Forrester

Good news for the new year! January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, and we are winning the battle against cervical cancer.

Cervical cancer affects the female reproductive system and is most commonly caused by the human papillomavirus or HPV. While cervical cancer affects females directly, males play a part in the transmission of HPV. Regardless of your gender, you should take steps to protect yourself from HPV. HPV is a DNA virus from the papillomavirus family. It can be passed from one person to the next with sexual or oral contact. As recently as the 1940s, cervical cancer was a major cause of death among women in the United States. However, with the introduction of routine Papanicolaou (Pap) smears

in the 1950s, the incidence of invasive cervical cancer has declined dramatically. In fact, between 1955 and 1992, U.S. cervical cancer incidence and death rates declined by more than 60 percent, according to a report by the National Institutes of Health.

Cervical cancer is the only cancer that can be prevented with vaccination. The HPV vaccine is recommended for both men and women until the mid-40s. Likely, you received this vaccination as part of your routine care before heading to college. With or without the vaccination, you should still take steps to protect yourself as the vaccine only prevents nine of the over 100 types of HPV. It protects you from those most likely to cause cancer, but it is not foolproof.

The only way to protect yourself 100 percent from the transmission of HPV and other STDs is by practicing safe sex with the use of condoms and limiting the number of sexual partners you have. It

is recommended that women visit their healthcare provider annually for routine gynecologic screenings. Protect yourself and schedule an appointment with your healthcare provider to ensure a happy and healthy new year!

Action steps: • Schedule an appointment with your healthcare provider for your annual exam and to discuss the prevention of HPV. • If you haven’t already, get the HPV vaccine.

• Use condoms with all sexual activity — oral, vaginal or anal.

• Limit your sexual partners.

• Don’t smoke.

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• This article originally appeared in Rollingout.com

Meet the 32-Year Old Who Just Became the Youngest Black Woman Elected to Congress

Chicago, IL — Lauren Underwood, a 32-year old African-American registered nurse, has made history as the youngest Black woman to be elected to Congress. In her new role in Congress, she hopes to use her skills and experiences to fight for people who don’t have access to affordable health care.

On Thursday, 116th Congress was sworn into office and it made history as the most diverse group having 127 women. One of those is Lauren Underwood, who also made history as the youngest Black woman in the Congress.

She won as the representative of Illinois’ 14th Congressional District.

Underwood earned a Bachelors of Science in Nursing from the University of Michigan and graduated as Magna cum Laude. She then took her Masters

program at Johns Hopkins University, where she also worked as a research nurse.

Underwood joined the politics in 2010 as part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services where she worked to implement the Affordable Care Act. She was appointed by the Obama administration in 2014 to assist with public health emergencies and disasters, such as the water crisis in Flint, Michigan.

Underwood herself had a pre-existing heart condition she was diagnosed with at the age of 8. The care she received from the doctors and nurses is what actually inspired her to work in healthcare as well. It also gives her an upper hand in understanding appropriate laws and policies for Illinois families.

“I have a two-year opportunity to make a

real difference and represent the people of the 14th, and they have placed their faith in me,” Underwood said at a recent Congressional Black Caucus event.

“They’ve given us a chance. I have to prove myself, and we will, beginning on day one, where I’m leading an effort to reform this government.”

She has since been excited to be a part of “a moment of history” in the U.S. Congress that she had always hoped for.

“Diversity of thought, geographic diversity, age, race, gender, life experience are all great things that we each bring to this Congress of the United States, and I’m really proud to be part of a caucus where I’m not ‘the only,’” she told the Chicago Tribune.

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Opera and the African American – ‘Figaro Meets Frederick Douglass’

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent

Among many other trailblazing accomplishments, W.E.B. Du Bois stood among the many African Americans who composed, sang, and otherwise reveled in opera.

In 1955, Marian Anderson broke the color barrier at the Met. Yes, Blacks in opera – it’s a thing.

Opera is as much a part of the African American as Rhythm & Blues. It just hasn’t always been as celebrated, according to historians.

Consider, 19th century black singers like Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield and Sissieretta Jones sang opera but reportedly gave recitals because the opera houses refused to hire them.

Black churches were performing Verdi’s Requiem with all-Black casts and musicians.

Coretta Scott King attended the New England Conservatory, planning to be an opera singer, according to Hyperallergic, a web forum for serious, playful and radical thinking about art.

Officials at the Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts – or CAAPA – said they’re dedicated to “Bringing Color to the Classics.” The organization advocates for diversity on the stage on behalf of Black classical musicians, youth and others in the performing arts.

Through the nonprofit organization’s newly formed International Outreach Program, CAAPA provides a vibrant musical experience, bringing culturally diverse performance opportunities to the community and underserved population while promoting Black classical musicians and others in the performing arts.

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“One opera even [literally] states the ethnicity of its characters. Representation is important and educates many who believe that opera is not a place for a Black person while exposing the existence of Black people already in opera.

“Our artistry is vast, and can be used in many ways, but without funding for creating new stories with casting of old stories in collaboration with advertising and marketing, one might think Black people never existed or have a place to shine in opera, which causes another challenge.”

Another challenge remains funding, Allen added.

CAAPA programs are helping to re-introduce Blacks to the opera/Courtesy CAAPA To find out more CAAPA and its programs, visit www.4caapa.org

concerts, recitals, festivals, panels, workshops, exchanges, musical performances, and more. The program will also target diverse populations in elementary, middle and high schools, camps, youth programs, as well as adult audiences, including seniors.

Officials hope the program will help overcome the radical racial barriers that have long kept Blacks out of the opera. “Like any other professional field or industry, there is always racial bias. However, it has gotten moderately better in past years,” said Terri Allen, the executive director of CAAPA. For instance, Allen said when CAAPA began in 2003, only 3 percent of all opera companies and symphony orchestras had main stage roles for Black musicians.

Today, that total has risen by almost 5 percent – much of it can be attributed to the

work that CAAPA has done on behalf of Black classical musicians. “While overall, it has gotten better, these challenges allow us to continue creating spaces for ourselves to tell our stories, as well as other stories that may not always look like us, while adding our perspective and artistry along the side of our colleagues who are not Black,” Allen said.

CAAPA is very aggressive in this regard.

“We deliberately create performance opportunities for Blacks. For instance, this season’s performance roster includes programs such as, ‘Figaro Meets Frederick Douglass’; ‘Musical Tribute to Shirley Chisholm’; and ‘Cotton Field to Concert Hall,’” Allen said.

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Among the continued challenges is recognition of the seemingly endless pool of Black talent.

“CAAPA would love to have Black artists be seen and provided with an opportunity to shine purely based on skill and talent with consideration for casting and being matched alongside any other artist regardless of skin color, height, or weight,” Allen said.

“Often times, it is not what you know, it is who you know, when chosen for an opera. In some cases, plots in opera require a distinct ethnicity of a character to help further tell the story and assist with visually displaying the obstacle, while other operas can be more daring in casting.”

Allen continued:

“Statistics show minority organizations generally receive less and lower amounts for grants, resulting in fewer program including Black musicians,” she said.

Still, the outlook remains positive for Blacks in opera.

In its “Bringing Color to the Classics” efforts, CAAPA’s mission is to make opera more acceptable and palatable to the Black community through various programs, Allen said.

“Opera is a vessel that isn’t used often to tell a story like other vessels including Musical Theater, Stage Play, and Movies,” she said. “At times it can be challenging for Black opera singers to stay in an art form that some folks don’t see as valuable – African Americans traditionally tend to gravitate toward R&B, Jazz, Pop, Blues, Hip Hop, and Gospel – thus disregarding Opera as a legitimate art form for the Black community.

“CAAPA strives to change that attitude.

CAAPA believes the outlook is good and moving forward.”

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Listing: Retail Assistant

The Housing Authority of the City of Bridgeport d/b/a Park City Communities (PCC) is requesting sealed bids for Asphalt Paving and Repairs Agency-wide. A complete set of the plans and technical specifications will be available on December 26, 2018. To obtain a copy of the solicitation you must send your request to bids@parkcitycommunities.org, please reference solicitation number and title on the subject line. A pre-bid conference will be held at 150 Highland Ave, Bridgeport, CT 06605 on January 16, 2019 @ 10:00 a.m., submitting a bid for the project without attending conference is not in the best interest of the Offeror. Additional questions should be emailed only to bids@parkcitycommunities.org no later than January 24, 2019 @ 3:00 p.m. Answers to all the questions will be posted on PCC’s Website: www.parkcitycommunities.org.All bids must be received by mailed or hand delivered by January 31, 2018 @ 10:00 AM, to Ms. Caroline Sanchez, Director of Procurement, 150 Highland Ave, Bridgeport, CT 06604, at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. No bids will be accepted after the designated time.

Accounting Coordinator Town of Portland, CT (EOE) 35 hrs weekly Deadline: 01/31/2019

Responsible municipal accounting position that requires maintaining a complete set of all financial ledgers for all funds. Work requires good knowledge, skill and ability in municipal accounting. Qualifications: Associate’s degree in accounting + 2 yrs progressively responsible bookkeeping or accounting record keeping experience involving the use of a computer (MS Word, Excel), or an equivalent combination education and qualifying experience. Send application & resume to: First Selectwoman’s Office, P.O. Box 71, Portland, CT 06480-0071

Petroleum Company has an immediate full time opening. Previous experience helpful in answering multiple telephone lines and in Invitation to Bid: Custodian: The Town of East Haven is currently seeking qualified applicants to participate in Substitute dealing with customers. Personable customer service skills a must.

Coventry Housing Authority is accepting applications for nd the Civil Service Examination for the position of Substitute Custodian. Qualified candidates shall meet 242-258 Fairmont Ave Notice 2 its State Elderly/Disabled housing until January 31, 2019. Annual Previous petroleum experience a plus. Applicant to also perform the following minimum requirements: Some knowledge of materials, methods, and equipment used in Townhouse, BA,(two 3BR, 1 level , 1BA tasks such as typing proposals, scheduling appoint- building custodial work, ability to follow written and oral instruction; ability to maintain cooperative income limit2BR is $50,350 (one person) &1.5 $57,550 people).

In- administrative ments and ordering parts and materials. Please send resume to: relationships with those contacted in work; ability to plan work schedules and work independently; sufterestedAll parties pick up annew application at the Coventry Housing new may apartments, appliances, new carpet, close to I-91 & I-95 Old Saybrook, CT strength and stamina to perform the duties required of the class. Graduation from High ficient physical Authority, 1630 Main St., Coventry, CT, or have one mailed. Com- H.R. Manager, Confidential, P O Box 388, Guilford CT 06437.

TOWN OF EAST HAVEN

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SAYEBROOKE VILLAGE

highways, near bus stop & shopping center

or 1 year employment in building care and cleaning operations required. Candidates bilingual ********An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer********** (4 Buildings,School 17 Units) pleted applications must be post marked or hand delivered no later in Spanish are encouraged to apply. Hourly rate of pay is $20.47. This is a part time position, weekly Pet under 40lb allowed.

Interested parties contact Maria @ 860-985-8258 than January 31, 2019.

Tax Exempt & Not Prevailing Rate15-25, Project hoursWage range from 2-3 days per week. Deadline: January 25, 2019. Applications to participate

For more information call 860-742-5518.

Executive Director Position

Notice of Public Hearing

St. New Haven, CT

in the examination are available online at www.townofeasthavenct.org/civil-service-commission/pages/ job-notices-and-tests or the Civil Service Office, 250 Main Street, East Haven CT. The Town of East

New Construction, Wood Framed, Housing, Selective Demolition, Site-work, CastHaven is committed to building a workforce of diverse individuals. Minorities, Females, Handicapped Veterans are encouraged in-place Concrete, AsphaltandShingles, Vinyl Siding, to apply.

Flooring, Painting, Division 10 Specialties, Appliances, Residential Casework, Mechanical, Electrical, commitment to environmental and food justice, active, authenticPlumbing and Fire Protection.

The Housing Authority of the City of Bridgeport learning, and inclusive, equitable community.

For to a detailed job This contract is subject state set-aside and contract compliance requirements.

CT. Unified Deacon’s Association is pleased to offer a Deacon’s Certificate Program. This is a 10 month program designed to assist in the intellectual formation of Candidates Common Ground High School, Urban Farm & Environmental in response to the Church’s Ministry needs. The cost is $125. Classes start Saturday, August 20, 2016 1:30Education Center is looking for its next Executive Director: A 3:30 Contact: Chairman, Deacon Joe J. Davis, M.S., B.S. (203) 996-4517 Host, General Bishop Elijah Davis, D.D. Pastor of Pitts Chapel U.F.W.B. Church 64proven Brewsterorganizational leader who shares our roots-deep dynamic,

description and how to apply, please visit http://commongroundct.

Invitation for Bid (IFB) The Bristol Housing Authority is developing its 2019-2023 Agency org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Common-Ground-ExecutiveTrumbull Gardens Roof Drainage Plan in compliance with the HUD Quality Housing and Work Re- Director-job-posting Bid Extended, Due Date: August 5, 2016 Solicitation Number: 118-PD-19-S sponsibility Act of 1998. A Public Hearing will be held on February Anticipated Start: August 15, 2016 15,Sealed 2019 atbids 3:00are p.m.invited at Gaylord Towers Community Hall located by the Housing Authority of the Town of Seymour Project documents available via ftp link below: of the City of Bridgeport d/b/a Park City Communities (PCC) The Housing Authority at until 55 Gaylord CT. August 2, 2016 at its office at 28 Smith Street, 3:00 Street, pm onBristol, Tuesday, Firefighter is requesting sealed bids for Trumbull Gardens Roof Drainage. A complete set of the http://ftp.cbtghosting.com/loginok.html?username=sayebrookevillage

Seymour, CT 06483 for Concrete Sidewalk Repairs and Replacement at theTown of Greenwich plans and technical specifications will be available on January 7, 2019. To obtain a Information is available for review and inspection at Bristol Houscopy of thedawnlang@haynesconstruction.com solicitation you must send your request to bids@parkcitycommunities.org, Smithfield Assisted Living 26 Smith ing Authority, Gardens 164 Jerome Ave., Bristol, CTFacility, during hours M/W/FStreet Seymour.

Fax or Email Questions & Bids to: Dawn Lang @ 203-881-8372 please reference solicitation number and title on the subject line. A MANDATORY 8:30a-4:30p, Tues. 8:30a-1:00p, Thurs. 1:00-4:30p.

HCC encourages the participation of all Veteran, S/W/MBE & Section 3 Certified Businesses Do You Want A Job That Makes A Difference? pre-bidAve, conference will be held at 150 Highland Ave, Bridgeport, CT 06605 on January Haynes Construction Company, 32 Progress Seymour, CT 06483 A pre-bid conference will be held at the Housing Authority Office Become 28 SmithA Town of Greenwich Firefighter.

16, 2019 @ 10:00 a.m., submitting a bid for the project without attending conference is AA/EEO EMPLOYER Street Seymour, CT at 10:00 am, on Wednesday, July 20, 2016.

To view detailed information and apply online visit not in the best interest of the Offeror. Additional questions should be emailed only to The Housing Authority of the City of Norwalk, CT bids@parkcitycommunities.org no later than January 31, 2019 @ 3:00 p.m. Answers to is seeking BIDS FOR (1) F250 pickup truck or equivalent, (1) www.governmentjobs.com/careers/greenwichct Transit Cargo Van or equivalent and (2)from Transit VansHousing or Current Bidding documents are available theConnect Seymour Authority Of- Salary: $60,910. The Town of Green- all the questions will be posted on PCC’s Website: www.parkcitycommunities.org. All Starting bids must be received by mailed or hand delivered by February 11, 2019 @ 10:00 AM, Equivalent.

BiddingStreet, documents can be viewed and printed at www. wich is dedicated to Diversity & Equal Opportunity fice, 28 Smith Seymour, CT 06483 (203) 888-4579. to Ms. Caroline Sanchez, Director of Procurement, 150 Highland Ave, Bridgeport, CT norwalkha.org under the Business section, RFP/RFQ. Norwalk 06604, at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. No bids Housing Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Adam Bo- Employment; Town of Greenwich, HR Dept., 101 Field Rd, The Executive Housing Authority or Point all bids, to Greenwich, CT, (203)861-3188. vilsky, Director reserves the right to accept or reject any will be accepted after the designated time.

SEYMOUR HOUSING AUTHORITY

reduce the scope of the project to reflect available funding, and to waive any informalities in the bidding, if such actions are in the best interest of the Housing Authority.

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NOTICE

PRE-BID MEETING RE:RENTAL WESTBROOK VILLAGE PHASE 1 VALENTINA MACRI HOUSING PRE- APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE

Date: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 Location: University of Hartford’s Handel Center Community Room HOME INC, on behalf of Columbus HouseParkway, and theHartford, New Haven Address: 25 Westbourne CT Housing Authority,

is accepting pre-applications for studio and Time: 10:00 to one-bedroom 11:00 AM apartments at this development located at 108 Frank Street, New Haven. Maximum income limitations apply. Pre-applications will be available from TO 9AMBID TO 5PM beginning Monday Ju;y INVITATION 25, 2016 and ending when sufficient Village pre-applications Westbrook Phase 1(approximately 100) have been received at Twain the offices of HOME INC. Applications will be mailied upon reMark and Ogilby Drive, & Plainfield St Hartford, CT quest by calling HOME INC at hours.

Completed preNew Construction of:203-562-4663 6 Buildings, 75during Units, those Approx 86,825 sf applications mustBid be Due returned to HOME INC’s5,offices at 171 Orange Street, Third Date: February 2019 @ 5 pm.

Floor, New Haven, CT 06510.

Project documents available via ftp link below: http://ftp.cbtghosting.com/loginok.html?username=westbrookvillage

NOTICIA

This contract is subject to state set-aside and contract compliance requirements as well as, City ofVIVIENDAS Hartford set-aside and contract requirements. DISPONIBLES VALENTINA MACRI DE ALQUILER PRE-SOLICITUDES Fax or Email Questions & Bids to: Dawn Lang @ 203-881-8372 dlang@haynesct.com HOME INC, en nombre de la Columbus House y de la New Haven Housing Authority, está HCC encourages the participation of all Veteran, S/W/MBE & Section 3 Certified Businesses

aceptando pre-solicitudes para Company, estudios y apartamentos de unSeymour, dormitorio este desarrollo Haynes Construction 32 Progress Ave, CTen06483 ubicado en la calle 109 Frank Street, New Haven. Se aplican limitaciones de ingresos AA/EEO EMPLOYER máximos. Las pre-solicitudes estarán disponibles 09 a.m.-5 p.m. comenzando Martes 25 julio, 2016 hasta cuando se han recibido suficientes pre-solicitudes (aproximadamente 100) en las oficinas de HOME INC. Las pre-solicitudes serán enviadas por correo a petición llamando a HOME INC al 203-562-4663 durante esas horas.Pre-solicitudes deberán remitirse a las oficinas de HOME INC en 171 Orange Street, tercer piso, New Haven , CT 06510 .

NEW HAVEN 242-258 Fairmont Ave 2BR Townhouse, 1.5 BA, 3BR, 1 level , 1BA All new apartments, new appliances, new carpet, close to I-91 & I-95 highways, near bus stop & shopping center Pet under 40lb allowed. Interested parties contact Maria @ 860-985-8258 CT. Unified Deacon’s Association is pleased to offer a Deacon’s Certificate Program. This is a 10 month program designed to assist in the intellectual formation of Candidates in response to the Church’s Ministry needs. The cost is $125. Classes start Saturday, August 20, 2016 1:303:30 Contact: Chairman, Deacon Joe J. Davis, M.S., B.S. (203) 996-4517 Host, General Bishop Elijah Davis, D.D. Pastor of Pitts Chapel U.F.W.B. Church 64 Brewster St. New Haven, CT

SEYMOUR HOUSING AUTHORITY

ElmbyCity Communities Sealed bids are invited the Housing Authority of the Town of Seymour until 3:00 pm on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at its office at 28 Smith Street, Request for Proposals Seymour, CT 06483 for Concrete Sidewalk Repairs and Replacement at the Youth Development Program Services- Eastview and Fairhaven Smithfield Gardens Assisted Living Facility, 26 Smith Street Seymour.

Housing Authority City of New Haven d/b/a Elm city Communities is currently seeking Proposals YouthAuthority Development A pre-bid conference will be held at thefor Housing Office Program 28 Smith Services at Eastview Fairhaven.

A complete copy of the requireStreet Seymour, CT at and 10:00 am, on Wednesday, July 20, 2016. ment may be obtained from Elm City’s Vendor Collaboration Portal https://newhavenhousing.cobblestonesystems.com/gateway beginBidding documents are available from the Seymour Housing Authority Ofning on Monday, January 14, 2019 at 3:00 PM fice, 28 Smith Street, Seymour, CT 06483 (203) 888-4579.

The Housing Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, to reduce the scope of the project to reflect available funding, and to waive any

Electric Utility System Operator/Dispatcher Operates electric distribution substation and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system for an electric utility serving 25,000 customers. Coordinates electric system switching and places equipment in and out of service during routine and emergency operations. Requires HS diploma/GED with 2 years experience in the operation of Distribution SCADA equipment and/or switchboards used in the distribution of electricity. Experience and training may be substituted on a year for year basis. Must maintain valid system operation certification from Connecticut Valley Exchange (CONVEX) or other approved agency or be able to obtain the same within 90 days of hire. Must posses and maintain a valid State of CT driver’s license. $ 32.48 - $ 38.59 per hour plus an excellent fringe benefit package.

Apply to: Human Resources Department, Town of Wallingford, 45 South Main Street, Wallingford, CT 06492. Fax #: (203) 294-2084.

Closing date will be February 11, 2019. EOE.

The Housing Authority of the City of Norwalk, CT is seeking BIDS FOR MAINTENANCE UNIFORMS. Bidding documents can be viewed and printed at www. norwalkha.org under the Business section, RFP/RFQ Norwalk Housing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Adam Bovilsky, Executive Director.

Administrative Assistant Must have DOT Construction Exp. Involves traveling to Job Site for record keeping.

Reliable transportation a must. NO PHONE CALLS EMAIL RESUME TO michelle@occllc.com EOE/AA Females and Minorities are encouraged to apply

Project Manager

InvitationDivision to Bid: Environmental Remediation nd 2 Notice

3-5 years exp. and Bachelor’s Degree, 40-Hr. Hazwoper Training Req. Forward resumes to RED Technologies, LLC, 10 Northwood Dr., Bloomfield, CTOld 06002; Fax 860.218.2433; or Saybrook, CT Email to HR@redtechllc.com RED(4Technologies, LLC is an EOE. Buildings, 17 Units)

SAYEBROOKE VILLAGE

Field Engineer

BA/BS in Civil Engineering or Construction Management.

2-5 yrs. experience. OSHA Certified.

Proficient in reading contract plans and specifications.

Resumes to RED Technologies, LLC, 10 Northwood Dr., Bloomfield, CT 06002; Fax 860.218.2433; Email resumes to info@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.

Garrity Asphalt Reclaiming, Inc

seeks: Construction Equipment Mechanic preferably experienced in Reclaiming and Road Milling Equipment. We offer factory training on equipment we operate. Location: Bloomfield CT We offer excellent hourly rate & excellent benefits Contact: Dan Peterson Phone: 860- 243-2300 email: dpeterson@garrityasphalt.com Women & Minority Applicants are encouraged to apply Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer

Garrity Asphalt Reclaiming, Inc

seeks: Reclaimer Operators and Milling Operators with current licensing and clean driving record, be willing to travel throughout the Northeast & NY. We offer excellent hourly rate & excellent benefits Contact: Rick Tousignant Phone: 860- 243-2300 Email: rick.tousignant@garrityasphalt.com Women & Minority Applicants are encouraged to apply Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer

Tax Exempt & Not -Prevailing Rate Project Listing: Transportation Assistant ImmediateWage Opening

High Volume petroleumWood oil company seeking aSelective full timeDemolition, TransTractor New Construction, Framed,isHousing, Site-work,Trailer Cast- Driver for Heavy & Highway Conportation Assistant. Work time begins at 6:00AM. Previous pestruction Equipment. Must have a CDL License, in-place Concrete, Asphalt Shingles, Vinyl Siding, troleum oil, retail or commercial dispatching experience a plus. clean driving record, capable of operating heavy Flooring, Specialties, Residential Casework, MUST possess Painting, excellent Division attention 10 to detail, abilityAppliances, to manage mulequipment; be willing to travel throughout the tiple projects, excelMechanical, proficiency Electrical, and good computer skills required.

Plumbing and Fire Protection.

Send resume to: Human Resource Dept., PO Box 388, Guilford, This contract is subject to state set-aside and contract compliance requirements. Northeast & NY. CT 06437.

We offer excellent hourly rate & excellent benefits ********An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer**********

Union Company seeks:

Contact Dana at 860-243-2300.

Bid Extended, Due Date: August 5, 2016 Email: dana.briere@garrityasphalt.com Anticipated Start: August 15, 2016 Common Ground Women & Minority Applicants are encouraged to apply Project documents via Manager. ftp link below: Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer is seeking a Green Jobbs Corps available Program For ahttp://ftp.cbtghosting.com/loginok.html?username=sayebrookevillage full job description and how to apply, please

visit http://www.commongroundct.org/2019/01/comFENCE ERECTING SUBCONTRACTORS Fax or Email Questions & Bids to: Dawn Lang @ 203-881-8372 dawnlang@haynesconstruction.com mon-ground-is-seeking-our-next-green-jobs-corpsHCC encourages the participation of all Veteran, S/W/MBE & Section 3 Certified Businesses manager Haynes Construction Company, 32 Progress Ave, Seymour, CT 06483 Large CT Fence & Guardrail Contractor is looking AA/EEO EMPLOYER for experienced, responsible commercial and resiScale House Operator, Data Entry, Print, Copy & Scan Documents. Working knowledge of Haz. Waste Regs., & Manifests. dential fence erectors and installers on a subcontracDOT & OSHA certification a +. Forward resumes to RED Techtor basis. Earn from $750 to $2,000 per day. Email nologies, LLC Fax 860-218-2433; or Email to HR@redtechllc.com resume to pking@atlasoutdoor.com AA/EOE RED Technologies, LLC is an EOE.

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Seed Matters

by Anthony Scott, ICN Sports Correspondent

Chalk won out this week, as the four highest seeds advanced to the championship round.

Two games were blowouts and two were close, but every home team took care of business. This is unsurprising, considering nine of the teams to play in the last five Super Bowls were one or two seeds. The last team make the Super Bowl after playing wildcard weekend was the 2012 Ravens. Despite this, many like myself became enamored with underdogs because they had momentum, as well as being fresher in our minds. Every year, the question is asked whether resting for a week can take a team out of rhythm. This week, the answer was unequivocally no.

Patriots over Chargers 41-28: The Patriots appeared to have lost a step this season, but don’t tell them that. Tom Brady’s postgame comments show that he felt he had something to prove. Last week, the Chargers employed a seven d-back defense which worked brilliantly against Lamar Jackson and the Ravens. They did the same thing in New England Sunday, and it played right into the Patriots’ hands. They decided to pound the rock, and they physically overpowered LA’s undersized defenders. New England won the time of possession battle 38 minutes to 22. Rob Gronkowski’s decline is unarguable, as evident by being targeted only once all game. But his blocking was on point, aiding in a 129 yard rushing day for Sony Michel. James White had 15 catches and zero carries, so the Pats were basically tipping their hand every time. Michel was in as a runner, and White would come in solely as a receiver. This makes Gus Bradley’s

Patriots/Chargers photo: SportingNews.com Colts/Chiefs photo:Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images

lack of adjustments even more egregious, but the Chargers did not have enough healthy linebackers to do otherwise. Brady looked like his vintage self on most throws, and finished with 343 yards on 44 attempts. He picked apart the zone, and looked like he knew just where to go with the ball each time. This defense was on tape from the week before, so it’s unsurprising Bill Belichick came up with the right game plan. It is surprising LA did not have a plan Chiefs over Colts 31-13: I think it’s safe to say this was the most lopsided result of the weekend. I’ve been on the Colts bandwagon for months now, but they

finally met their match against a dominant Chiefs team. I needed to see Andy Reid and the Chiefs win a playoff game before I could get over their cursed past. But I also knew Pat Mahomes was a far better QB than those of the past, potentially neutralizing the juju.

That is what happened, so the hottest team in football is going home. The Chiefs scored touchdowns on their first two possessions, and four of their first five. Although Mahomes did not throw a touchdown, he did his part to keep the chains moving. He threw for 278 in his playoff debut, and looked extremely composed despite all the emotion in the stadium.

He did not throw a momentum-swinging pick like Nick Foles did, and he never tried to force anything. He did not have to fling the ball around because his defense had their best performance all year. The Chiefs defense has been ridiculed by the media, and for good reason. They were second to last in both total and passing defense during the regular season, and were basically bottom five on every category.

The 26.3 PPG allowed is the most ever for a team that made the playoffs. They allowed close to five yards per run. That is a huge sample size, but you never know when pride can set in. The Chiefs pass rush, which was al-

ready their strength, pressured Andrew Luck all day. They were able to cover well against a Colts receiver group that features T.Y. Hilton and not much else. Chris Jones deflected three passes at the line, just making a bad day worse for Luck. Missed field goals by Adam Vinitieri prevented them from getting any positive momentum, and Andrew Luck wasn’t firing the ball like normal. This could be issues with his previously injured shoulder, or the fact that he usually struggles in the cold weather.

Either way, everything that could have went wrong for Indy.

Award-winning actress Regina King opens up about sleeper hit “If Beale Street Could Talk”

By Dr. Sybil C. Mitchell, The New Tri-State Defender

Regina King makes it easy to say “yes” to an assignment editor’s request for a reporter to join in on a national conference call and listen to an actress talk about her role in a movie.

I had already sounded the “y” in my “yes” before the sentence conveying the opportunity was complete.

At 7 p.m. Central time last Wednesday, I was in full-listen mode as King – fresh from her Golden-Globe winning evening – talked about her role in “If Beale Street Could Talk” with more than a thousand faith leaders, community activists, sororities and fraternities and African-American news outlets on the line.

She was candid from the jump.

“James Baldwin’s book with the same title is a powerful meditation on love,” King said. “It talks about what love really is.

Baldwin gives literary voice to the blues.

This movie is important because we actually see ourselves on the screen. It is important to tell our stories, to keep telling our stories.”

One key story King is telling is this: Go the see the movie; help get the word out! Let people know that there is a powerful film out about a “black family in the early ‘70s”

and how they manage to get through the challenges of life in a world of institutions that are systemically and historically racist. It resonates with themes of family, love and justice.

“Beale Street” made its American debut on December 14 in – get this – just four theatres. That’s right, four. All four, however, were overrun with sold-out audiences, lines wrapped around the block, people seeing it for the first time, fans coming to watch for the fifth time.

It’s the little movie that could.

“No one in Hollywood can say that there is no audience for movies like this that tells our stories,” said King. “We want to see ourselves. We want to see our stories. Our children want to see their stories. My son told me it was the first time he had seen himself on the screen.”

Hundreds of Facebook posts, tweets on Twitter and other social media messages lit up cyberspace during the call as people live-streamed King’s interview and reported that they had already seen “Beale Street” multiple times.

King portrays Sharon Rivers, Ernestine and Tish’s mother and Joseph’s wife. The facts of her own journey suggests that King has been preparing for the role all of her life.

“I am a mother, and I have an amazing

mother and grandmother who pushed my sister and I to dream big,” she said. “They understood the spirit that was in us at an early age.”

Director Barry Jenkins adapted a screenplay from Baldwin’s book and then set course for a movie on the big screen. Produced by Plan B Entertainment, the film made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2018.

King racked up a Golden Globe award as “The Best Supporting Actress.” In her acceptance, she thanked Jenkins for telling the poignant story. She vowed as a producer and director, herself, to make sure all her future projects involve at least 50 percent women.

The tone for the movie was set at the top, King said on the call.

“Barry from the very beginning created a loving and trusting environment. From that day when the cast first met, we fell into our roles. It was like our roles chose us.

“And shooting that scene around Beale Street, when we took breaks, we didn’t go back to our rooms. We went upstairs in the brownstone and just talked and shared our stories. You will see real relationship in our performances.”

Sharon and Joseph Rivers create a loving,

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nurturing household, King said.

“You see the love on screen between a black father and his daughter. We see a young man who so gently and tenderly loves this young woman. The take-away is that throughout the years, we are reminded that it has been our love for one another that has gotten us through.”

April Reign, the activist who started “#OscarsSoWhite,” also praised the film on the 45-minute conference call.

“This movie is fierce, tender and unapolo-

getically black,” said Reign. “It is a portrait of every strong mother we have known.

Let’s encourage everyone to go and see ‘Beale Street.’

“But once you see it, you’ll come running back for more. Get lost in the magic thais James Baldwin brought to life by Barry Jenkins.”

For those on the conference call, the resolve was this: “Let’s build a movement around ‘Beale Street.’”

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