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DeLauro Drops In To The Drop-In Center

by MAYA MCFADDEN New Haven Independent

Basher Jamale says he would not have a job, green card, or warm cup of coffee everyday if it weren’t for the Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen (DESK) Drop-In and Resource Center.

Jamale was one of several homeless New Haveners who met U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro at the DESK Drop-In and Resource Center at 266 State St. She visited the center Monday to hear about what it offers and what it needs to continue helping New Haveners facing homelessness.

DESK Executive Director Steve Werlin led DeLauro on the tour alongside Program Director Tina Paolillo, board member and Varick Memorial AME Zion Church Rev. Kelcy Steele and Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center CEO Michael Taylor.

The center opened last April and has become a lifeline for the homeless.

Jamale visited the center to pick up a coffee Monday and was surprised when he saw DeLauro walk in. He decided to introduce himself and told her about how helpful the center has been for him while tackling homelessness.

“I have a job now because of here,” Jamale said.

Jamale, who is originally from Somalia, has been visiting the center for the past three months while sleeping at the New Haven Inn hotel as part of the city’s winter “warming center” program for the unsheltered.

“They pushed me to get a job and motivated me to do what I needed to do when ever I would come,” he said of DESK. With the help of the center, Jamale has obtained his green card and is getting help with getting his social security card. After a three-month search, Jamale recently got a job as a security guard.

“If there’s a will, there’s a way,” he said.

Once obtaining his social security card, Jamale plans to start his search for apartments in the New Haven area. He also expressed interest in volunteering at the center in the future. Jamale speaks seven languages; he hopes that will help him with work and volunteering.

Werlin informed DeLauro of the team’s goals for expanding the space in the future.

Currently the three-story resource center houses its drop-in center on the ground level, a medical space on the second floor, and administrative offices on the third level.

While on the second floor of the building, Werlin described the center as a “front door” for individuals facing homelessness to get assistance with retrieving their vital documents, vouchers for basic needs like laundry and showering, and case work.

Currently the center does one-on-one case medical appointments with visitors on the second floor with alternating weekly providers. The center sees 30 – 40 people a day, Werlin told DeLauro.

The center provides access to basic re-

DeLauro with Basher Jamale at the Drop-In Center.

sources, vital documents, and case management to aid residents to begin their housing search. “When you’re moving around so much, it’s hard to keep track

of their vital documents,” Paolillo said.

“And without them it’s like a revolving door, making it difficult to get a job or housing.”

While working at the center, Paolillo is often making runs with visitors to City Hall to help them in-person with retrieving birth certificates, social security cards, and green cards.

Werlin added that the center’s goal is to be a “one-stop” resource center with a commercial kitchen and office space for medical providers to meet visitors where they are.

DESK Program Manager Evan Serio has been helping the center to incorporate harm reduction efforts. Serio previously worked with the Sex Workers & Allies Network (SWAN) and currently works with the Connecticut Harm Reduction Alliance (CTHRA).

So far Serio has trained 12 local organizations and businesses in Narcan use and supplied places with harm reduction resources.

The center also has implemented a threeminute door-knock protocol at the center bathroom to check in on visitors.

DeLauro asked what the center needs most. Serio responded that “deeply” affordable housing is needed locally.

Serio advocated for the Ending Homelessness Act of 2021 (H.R.4496), which would reduce the geographic area used to calculate an area’s fair market rent for voucher users.

“Without deeply affordable housing, we can’t do everything that we need for those we serve,” Serio said. “Right now there just isn’t enough affordable housing to help everyone out.”

Three Quinnipiac University law students Named to regional executive board positions of the National Black Law Students Association

Quinnipiac University students Nataly Brown, Fontaine Chambers and Gabrielle Petrie have been elected to the executive board of the Northeast region of the National Black Law Students Association (NEBLSA).

Brown will serve as treasurer, while Chambers assumes vice chair duties and Petrie will be the Connecticut sub-regional director for the coming year.

NEBLSA is the regional chapter of the National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA) with membership in New England, New York and New Jersey.

Brown is a second-year law student from Westwood, New Jersey.

“I am extremely excited and thankful to be elected as treasurer,” she said. “To be able to use my background skills in finance to help NEBLSA is an honor. Being in this position means that I will be involved in many aspects and material decisions for NEBLSA. It is a big responsibility, but I am looking forward to leading NEBLSA in the right direction.”

Chambers, a second-year law student from New Haven, said she does not take the responsibility of vice chair lightly.

“I am here to support, uplift and uphold the values of this organization,” she said. “Creating equitable opportunities and providing enriching experiences for communities where hope is absent and access is nearly nonexistent is one of the reasons I applied to Quinnipiac and serve the Northeast Black Law Students Association. The NEBLSA is an advocate for diversity in legal education and the legal profession.”

Petrie, who is also in her second year of law school, is from Setauket, New York.

She said she is honored to be the Connecticut sub-regional director.

“Being elected for this position means so much to me because it is indicative of all the hard work both myself and my fellow BLSA and NEBLSA colleagues have done,” she said.

About Quinnipiac University School of Law Quinnipiac University is a private, co-

educational, nonsectarian institution located in Hamden, Connecticut, with close proximity to New York, New Haven, and Boston. Founded in 1977, the School of Law affiliated with Quinnipiac in 1992 and moved onto Quinnipiac’s Mount Carmel Campus in 1995. In 2014, the school again relocated to the university’s North Haven Campus. Quinnipiac School of Law now enrolls nearly 400 students pursuing a juris doctor (JD) degree or one of several joint degrees, including the JD/MBA and JD/MSW degrees. The law school offers concentrations in civil advocacy and dispute resolution, criminal law and advocacy, cybersecurity, privacy, and information technology law, family law, health law, intellectual property, international law and policy, tax law, and workplace law. The School of Law also boasts many externships and in-house clinical programs. Quinnipiac is fully approved by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. For more information, please visit law.qu.edu.

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Quinnipiac University School of Law students Gabrielle Petrie, Nataly Brown and Fontaine Chambers (picture from left) have been elected to the executive board of the Northeast region of the National Black Law Students Association (NEBLSA).

THE INNER-CITY NEWS - April 20, 2022 - April 26, 2022

DuBois-Walton, Russell Eye Treasurer Runs

by PAUL BASS

New Haven Independent

Rumored state treasurer candidate Karen DuBois-Walton says a “big announcement is coming in the next few days” — and New Haven’s top Democrat has already joined the bandwagon.

Meanwhile, a second active New Haven Democrat, Erick Russell, formally jumped into the race Thursday.

DuBois-Walton, who runs New Haven’s housing authority and the State Board of Education, has been laying the groundwork to leap into a sudden vacuum at the top of this year’s Democratic ticket. The vacuum emerged last week when incumbent State Treasurer Sean Wooden announced he won’t see reelection, just a month before the state convention.

Politicos throughout town said they’ve been discussing the race with DuBoisWalton, who is widely expected to make a formal announcement. Among them is Democratic Town Chair Vincent Mauro Jr., who said he’s backing DuBois-Walton for the position.

“Karen is a unique candidate. People statewide are seeing what New Haven has seen for many years about her competence

and her character and her work ethic. She will bring a fresh take to the treasurer’s role,” Mauro told the Independent. (Click here to read a previous story about DuBois-Walton’s 15-year tenure overseeing the housing authority.)

New Haven attorney Erick Russell, vicechair of the state party, has also made the rounds seeking support. Like DuBois-Walton, Russell said to expect an announcement in “the coming days.” Russell formally announced his candidacy Thursday afternoon. He said he is resigning his state party position in order to run. In a release, he cited his years of experience as an attorney representing state and local governments in the area of public finance, helping clients secure necessary resources to develop critical infrastructure projects, build new housing, and save taxpayer money by responsibly managing their financial liabilities.”

Dita Bhargava, a Greeniwch fintech COO who ran against Wooden for the party’s nomination in 2018, is running again, the only Democrat to have officially announced a candidacy so far since Wooden’s surprise decision. Harry Arora of Greenwich is seeking the Republi-

LAURA GLESBY PHOTO Karen DuBois-Walton at a recent affordable housing rally outside City Hall.

can nomination.

New Haven Democrats — who generate the largest share of votes for the party each election cycle — have complained that no Democrat from the city has appeared on the November ballot for statewide office since John DeStefano’s 2006 gubernato-

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rial run.

Now, in addition to DuBois-Walton’s expected treasurer bid, New Haven City Health Director Maritza Bond has officially announced her campaign for secretary of the state, another open position with the pending retirement of incumbent De-

nise Merrill.

Mauro is pleased, and pushing Bond’s candidacy as well as DuBois-Walton’s.

“New Haven has two amazing candidates running for office in Karen and Maritza,” he said.

He has already heard “grumblings” about the prospect of too many New Haveners on the ticket.

“My simple answer: New Haven shouldn’t be treated different from anyone else.

There are two people from Greenwich on the ticket,” U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Gov. Ned Lamont, both of whom are seeking reelection, Mauro noted. “There are two people running from Middletown on the ticket,” in secretary of the state candidate Matt Lesser and incumbent Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz. “Four years ago there were two people from Hartford on the ticket,” Merrill and Wooden.

Delegates will gather at a convention in Hartford the first weekend of May to endorse candidates for the statewide races; challengers who receive 15 percent of delegate votes or who subsequently gather enough signatures on petitions can force a party primary.

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Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray was the First Black Person to Earn a Doctorate in Law From Yale University

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Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray was the first African American to earn a doctorate in law (JSD) from Yale University. Even more, she conceptualized the arguments that won Brown v. Board of Education which ended segregation in public schools and later women’s equality in the workplace.

To tell her amazing story, her niece, Rosita Stevens-Holsey, with co-author Terry Catasús Jennings, has authored a book entitled Pauli Murray: The Life of a Pioneering Feminist & Civil Rights Activist.

The book tells the real-life story of a woman whose efforts and ambitions have provided some of the freedoms we experience today. Like many BIPOCs whose history and accomplishments have been overlooked, unknown, or left out of the history books, Murray is no exception.

This biography strives to change this fact.

Born in 1910, Pauli Murray had an undying hunger for knowledge, which would provide the inspiration she needed to enhance the lives of Black people, women, and the underprivileged. She shattered glass ceilings throughout her entire life.

Murray had a desire to fight for the oppressed, not only by changing laws but also by using her powerful prose to influence those who could affect change (like President Roosevelt). She was a thorn in the side of white America, demanding justice and equal treatment for all. One will learn about this brilliant activist who, in 1944 conceptualized the arguments that would win Brown vs. Board of Education, and in 1964, the arguments that

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Attorney General Frosh joins multi-state coalition calling on consumer banks to eliminate overdraft fees that disproportionately affect Black clients Special to the Inner-City News, courtesy of The AFRO Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh today joined a multi-state coalition of attorney generals to call on the CEOs of J.P. Morgan Chase, Bank of America, U.S. Bank, and Wells Fargo to eliminate all overdraft fees on consumer bank accounts. In a letter to the financial institutions, Attorney General Frosh urged each bank to eliminate overdraft fees by this summer to create a fairer and more inclusive consumer financial system.

“Overdraft charges are profit centers for these big banks, and often exceed the amount of the overdraft itself,” said Attorney General Frosh. “Overdraft fees also disproportionately affect vulnerable families and communities of color by hammering them deeper into debt. Levying these excessive costs on consumers must cease.”

Overdraft fees have had harmful effects on millions of consumers nationwide. In some instances, consumers can be charged $35 for a purchase of $5 or less. Studies have shown that the vast majority of such fees fall on low-income consumers, who earn less than $50,000 a

year, and individuals of color. The consequences are devastating to consumers’ financial health and, in the worst-case scenarios, result in individuals not using banking services.

Despite this well-known fallout from overdraft practices, these fees remain big business for big banks, according to a

recent study published by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). J.P. Morgan Chase, Bank of America, U.S. Bank and Wells Fargo are among the top five U.S. banks in total assets. According to the CFPB, three of these institutions alone brought in 44 percent of total overdraft and overdraft-like fees in 2019 among major banks. Elimination of overdraft fees by these four institutions alone would drastically improve the financial health of consumers across the country.

Earlier this year, CitiBank announced that it would eliminate overdraft fees, which followed a similar announcement late last year by Capital One. CitiBank is the largest U.S. bank to take this step.

Bank of America will lower their overdraft fee this year- but will still add an overdraft fee to the overdrawn balance if a purchase is made with insufficient funds.

Joining Attorney General Frosh in sending the letter are the attorneys general of California, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (all except Bank of America), Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Washington.

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won women equality in the workplace.

This book aims to have readers not only learn about but be inspired by this mostly unknown, but amazing woman who was a poet, writer, activist, lawyer, and Episcopal priest, Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray. “Confrontation by typewriter” was Murray’s mantra and that’s what co-author Rosita Stevens-Holsey intends to highlight with this book.

Rosita had the privilege to share a unique closeness with Murray. Although they lived miles apart, Rosita was part of Murray’s “Washington, D.C. family headquarters,” her home away from home. Murray supported Rosita by allowing her to live in her New York City apartment while she began her blossoming career with IBM. About Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray’s niece: Co-author Rosita Stevens-Holsey is a dynamic educator, writer, activist, and community engager focused on sharing stories of historical voices with children and adults. Ms. Stevens-Holsey is a board member of the Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice in Durham, NC, as well as the National Women’s History Alliance. Ms. Stevens-Holsey is a Prince George’s County, Maryland educator with a B.S. in Science and Education from State University of New York and a Master’s Degree in Counseling and Human Services from Boston University.

Published by Little Bee Books and distributed by Simon & Schuster, the book is currently for sale online at PreservingPauliMurray.com and in local bookstores.

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Quinnipiac University to host DIASPORACON a conference for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color artists and writers interested in learning more about the comic book and graphic novel industry

Michael Jai White, the first African American actor to portray a comic book superhero, will be a featured speaker at DIASPORACON, a conference for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) artists and writers interested in learning more about the comic book and graphic novel industry.

The conference, sponsored by KulturallyLIT/Elm City LITFest and Quinnipiac University, will take place from noon-6 p.m. on Saturday, April 23 in the Center for Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences on Quinnpiac’s North Haven Campus, 370 Bassett Road.

DIASPORACON is a conference platform that will provide industry-based workshops for BIPOC artists and writers who want to find pathways into the comic book and graphic novel industry.

“DIASPORACON is a conference for highly visual individuals interested in taking their art skills and/or ideas to the next level,” said William H. Foster III, playwright, comic book historian and collector. “Our goal is to inspire the next wave of Black and Brown comic book and graphic novel creators.”

con-a-comic-graphic-novel-conferencetickets-288219942607 About LIT Fest LIT Fest is an annual celebration of books, literature, literary arts and literary artists with the purpose of enhancing literacy, while promoting awareness of local, regional and global artists of the African Diaspora.

Those who attend will be able to participate in various creative workshops, including sessions on pitching stories, getting published and building teams.

They also will hear from successful industry experts, including White, an actor, director and martial artist who starred as Al Simmons in the 1997 film, “Spawn.”

He will be joined by John Jennings, a

professor, author, graphic novelist, curator, Harvard Fellow and New York Times bestselling author.

“Comic books connect all ages, nationalities and ethnic backgrounds,” said IfeMichelle Gardin, Elm City LIT Fest founder. “DIASPORACON recognizes that the comics are a medium and not just a genre. This conference aims to create

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pathways for future career development in the comic book industry.”

DIASPORACON will be a limited, in-person event because of COVID-19 protocols.

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About Quinnipiac University Quinnipiac is a private, coeducational, non-sectarian institution located 90 minutes north of New York City and two hours from Boston. The university enrolls 9,500 students in 110 degree programs through its Schools of Business, Communications, Education, Computing and Engineering, Health Sciences, Law, Medicine, Nursing and the College of Arts and Sciences. Quinnipiac is recognized

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Je T’aime Cupcakes Sweetens Up The City

by Lucy Gellman, Editor, The Arts Paper www.newhavenarts.org

Seventy-two cupcakes stared back at Maxine Harris, their faces domed and sunny in the sugar-scented air. From the stainless steel countertop, the scents of peach and vanilla swirled beneath her.

Two industrial ovens clicked their warming lullaby. Deeper into the kitchen, the soundtrack from Encanto bounced from one track to the next. She lifted a piping bag filled with pink and yellow frosting, and turned out a perfect buttercream rose.

With six dozen down, she only had 2,900 cupcakes to go.

Harris is one half of Je T’aime Cupcakes, a New Haven-based small business that sells alcohol-infused and inspired cupcakes at private events and festivals across the state. This spring, she and cofounder Laurren Robinson are preparing to open their first storefront at the Connecticut Post Mall in Milford—and telling a sweet story of two friends’ success in the process. Robinson is the company’s chief financial officer and marketing director and Harris is the chief culinary officer.

The two have been fielding orders for thousands of full-sized and miniature cupcakes for farmers’ markets, craft beer and cocktail festivals, weddings, parties, and holidays to bring their brick-and-mortar dream to fruition. The storefront opens May 2 on the mall’s first floor, nestled in between Rue 21 and Shoe Dept. Encore.

Support a fundraiser for the space here.

“We’re a team,” Harris said on a recent Thursday evening, buzzing around the Legion Avenue kitchen that chefs from Sanctuary Kitchen at CitySeed populate during the day. “No matter what. Not only would I not want to do it without her [Robinson]—I can’t.”

A Love Language Je T’aime has been over 16 years—and countless whisked eggs, bags of flour, sugar, cake mix, and experiments in pastel-colored buttercream—in the making.

Both Harris and Robinson grew up in New Haven, one baking as the other learned about running the show behind the scenes. In the business, Harris takes the lead on baking and meeting with clients while Robinson manages the financial end and designs special menus. Both handle vendor communications, from large-scale beer festivals to couples contemplating cupcakes at their weddings.

Raised by a young mom, Harris started cooking seriously when she was just five years old, because “I was able to communicate my feelings” when she was in the kitchen with her mom. By her thirteenth birthday, she had gotten serious about baking, and her mom and stepdad “were

like, ‘Let’s invest.’” At home, she turned out cakes, pies, and cupcakes in their kitchen, learning the intricate science of scratch recipes and decoration.

It runs in the family, she said: her greatgrandmother Thanie, now 93, is also a masterful baker. On holidays and special occasions, her family still holds a bake off, in which the most talented family member wins. She’s learned tricks of the trade from her uncle Maurice, who has taken the baking crown a number of times.

Meanwhile, Robinson liked “being a big helper,” whether it was in the kitchen or elsewhere around the house, she said. As Harris was drifting into a youthful culinary ballet, Robinson gravitated toward drawing and design, and later finance and business. The desire to help followed her from the house to the classroom. “It’s how I was raised,” she said. She credits an aunt and uncle, Judy and Miles, as particularly influential in her young life.

New Haven was the secret ingredient that brought their worlds together.

In 2006, the two friends met during a track and field camp at the Yale Bowl.

It was the summer before high school— that time when the world is full of possibility—and they clicked. Originally, “I thought she was gonna be my summer friend,” said Robinson with a knowing smile. When both ended up at Hill Career Regional High School, they became each others’ confidants and cooked up business ideas together.

Years before baking was ever on the horizon, they launched a dance group called Code Red. They talked about event planning and creative event spaces. Harris, whose baking star was rising, would call Robinson if she wanted a hand in the kitchen.

After high school, the two remained close even as they attended different schools, started families, and picked up jobs that ranged from bartending and dining services to finance administration. In 2020, Harris was doing event planning and pregnant with her third child when the pandemic hit New Haven. It brought everything—including the fact that she had just applied for a line of credit—to a shuddering stop. After she gave birth, she fought the heavy, often isolating weight of postpartum depression with a familiar sight: her favorite sweet ingredients.

“I reverted to baking, where I felt safe,” she said. People would come over to check in on her, and find dozens of baked goods lining the countertops. At some point, a light went off in her head. “I brought the idea [of a baking business] to Laurren, and she was like, duh.”

Originally, the two named the business JTM, after Judy, Thanie, and Miles (“It’s almost like a little Easter egg in our name,” Robinson mused). After saying the name multiple times, both noticed that it sounded like “Je T’aime”—the French

bakes with her mom as Je T’aime’s first mentee and apprentice. Her chamomile honey mascarpone buttercream frosting, folded with a lemon zest, has become one of the business’ favorites as it grows.

Harris’ two toddlers are also expert taste testers (the cake bases are non-alcoholic), because she can count on them to be honest.

From Imperial Stout To “The Scorpion”

for “I love you.” JTM became “Je T’aime” as a nod to the sweet language that both of them had taken in high school.

In early 2021, the two became part of the Food Business Accelerator by CitySeed and Collab, a program that teaches early-stage entrepreneurs how to turn their culinary ideas into small food businesses. They worked closely with Cara Santino, food entrepreneurship program manager at CitySeed, as well as several colleagues that they met through the program. Both praised Venture Managers George Black and Ndubisi Okeke as “our fairy godfathers in the beginning,” who answered questions on everything from specialized business plans and official titles to advice on finding and renting incubator kitchen space in the city.

As they attended sessions with Collab, they started to grow Je T’aime’s menu with their own family recipes—a banana pudding cupcake with a pie crust on the bottom was an early favorite—and a number of alcohol-infused treats that made their work totally unique. There was, for instance, the “Russian Tres Leches” (think of the sweet, milky cream of a Tres Leches cake and the syrup kick of a white Russian cocktail) and the “Manhattan,” inspired by the eponymous cocktail (bourbon, vermouth, bitters) and dusted

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with 24-karat gold. Both left mouths watering across the city during a virtual pitch day for the business last year.

Not all of their cupcakes include alcohol: there are also flavors like lemon, strawberry hibiscus, autumn spice, and coconut passionfruit. The two use plantbased ingredients from the cake to the buttercream frosting, including freezedried fruit that gives batches their tang, color, and sweetness. That process sprang to life on a recent Thursday, as they portioned out eggs, vegetable oil, cream, and cake mix into stainless steel mixing bowls. It was going to be a long night, Harris said—each bowl holds enough batter for 96 cupcakes.

Paired with mentor Jason Sobocinski, whose culinary footprint includes Caseus, Olmo, Black Hog Brewery, Ordinary New Haven and most recently Haven Hot Chicken, the two also made inroads with local food vendors and continued to grow the business last year. By spring 2021, they were selling their confections at Ordinary downtown and Ricky D’s Rib Shack in Science Park. From there, it has flourished into a full-fledged catering operation.

It’s a family affair, Harris added. Her 10-year-old daughter, Symphany Jones, has a knack for dreaming up flavors, and

The business’ strength and greatest source of excitement, Harris said, is experimenting with flavors. Each time she and Robinson get a new order, they think of how to marry a cake base and not-toosweet blessing of buttercream with everything from freeze-dried fruit and whiskey bourbon to light, funky orange and grapefruit sours. For a recent Irish festival, Harris turned out cupcakes flavored with Irish whiskey, stout, and a green tea Matcha the color of fresh-cut grass. When she got a call for her first Purim party, she started researching Hamantaschen and started playing with triangular cake shapes.

There is nothing she hasn’t been able to do—including a fresh, creamy avocado and chocolate buttercream that is Robinson’s favorite. After connecting with New England Brewing Company’s (NEBCO)​​ Jamal Robinson last year, that has extended to beer-infused cupcakes, where Harris performs alchemy with beer reductions, fruit purees, and sugar-flecked boozy pairings that might fall bitter and flat in any other bakers’ hands.

That work recently brought Je T’aime a 3,200-cupcake order for the Connecticut Craft Beer Festival, held at the end of last month at the Toyota Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford. After getting the order (1,200 regular cupcakes and 2,400 miniature cupcakes), the two built a menu including an “Imperial Stout Cupcake” (chocolate raspberry and avocado frosting with a cupcake with NEBCO’s imperial stout), “Early Morning Bombshell” (orange, peach, cranberry and mango flavors and Hog River Brewing’s Bombshell IPA) and the “Scorpion” (pineapple upside down cake with orange buttercream, light and dark rum, and Alvarium Beer Company’s Scorpion sour).

As they loaded plastic cupcake carriers, stainless steel mixing bowls, baking sheets, bags of cake mix, and hundreds of eggs into the Legion Avenue kitchen on a recent Thursday, the two prepared to pull two six-hour shifts to finish the order.

Normally, they spend one day baking, and return the next day to frost. Any cupcakes that they don’t sell—of 3,200, they ended up selling roughly 700—they are able to freeze and reuse.

Harris set up an assembly line, precise as she calculated the number of eggs and cups of milk and oil that would go into Con’t on page 17/19

Boys & Girls Club Opens An Art Hub THE INNER-CITY NEWS - April 20, 2022 - April 26, 2022

by MAYA MCFADDEN New Haven Independent

A new home for student art making, self-expression, and relaxation opened Thursday at the Boys and Girls Club of New Haven.

Students, staff, creators, and supporters joined for a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the new art space at the club’s 253 Columbus Ave. location.

The art space was transformed from an unused old locker room with the help of a $25,000 grant from Michaels jewelers and support from the Seedling Foundation and the City of New Haven.

Dozens of after-school program students joined with Interim Executive Director Barbara Chesler, Mayor Justin Elicker, Michaels District Manager Thomas Lefsyk, and local artist Jesse Wolf to cut the ribbon and start making art in the new space.

After the Thursday ribbon-cutting employees of Michaels joined the students for a paint craft project.

Newman Architects, PC provided the club with pro bono design work for the studio.

The art studio is decorated with a wall resembling a New York subway; it reads, “create.” It features another wall celebrating artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, a chalk board wall covered in student tags, and a wall reading, “The Art Stop,” over a wa-

MAYA MCFADDEN PHOTO Students get to creating in new art space.

ter landscape.

Wolf, the club’s art specialist, was able to freestyle the art studio’s wall art.

He started painting in the beginning of March and finished Wednesday. He also

celebrated the birth of his newborn son Monday. “I put everything into this, and now I’m tired,” he remarked Thursday.

“I manifested this,” Wolf said. “It’s my dream to work with the next generation

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of artists.”

Josh Machiote, 11, was one of several students who helped Wolf paint the space.

He said he looks forward to being at the space because art relaxes him.

In 2017, Wolf worked at the club as a counselor. For three years he worked with students and occasionally did art with them. Wolf met Josh. and the two created a mentor bond over art. Josh now makes and sells his own art.

A month before Wolf began painting the new art space, he volunteered to paint murals in the New Haven Department of Child and Family Services visitation rooms in February. In 2020 he also was a lead artist who designed the Black Lives Matter Temple Street mural.

During Black History Month, Wolf created a curriculum that introduced the students to Black artists, including Basquiat.

Wolf said he looks forward to teaching his students different craft forms and bringing sewing machines and recording equipment into the space to introduce students to all forms of art.

Families, students, and visitors took a tour of the studio Wednesday after the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Students filled the room after the ceremony to work with Michaels staff on spill paint art made by using popsicle sticks to brush the spilled paint around.

“Arts are a key element for the development of young people,” said Anita Dowdy, a Boys and Girls Club educator of 26 years.

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State Street Promise: $5.3M Will Bring “Livability”

by PAUL BASS

New Haven Independent

New Haven will get it right, down to the details.

So promised city leaders Tuesday as they celebrated a $5.3 million grant aimed at helping them redo something New Haven got very wrong a half century ago.

The celebration took the form of a press conference held under the portico of the State Street train station. Officials gathered there to discuss the grant awarded by the state last week to begin the process of reconfiguring State Street from Audubon to George to make the area safer for people to travel and open up room for new development. Click here to read a recent story detailing that grant.

The mistake New Haven made in the mid-20th century, in the popular revisionist view of Urban Renewal, was leveling blocks upon blocks of stores and homes and widening roads to remake the center of the city into a speedway aimed at moving cars as fast as possible through town and back to the suburbs. The stretch of State Street in question was a prime example of that strategy.

This time around, with the help of the state grant, initial estimates envision building up to 447 residential units and perhaps 80,000 square feet of stores on surface parking lots created by the urban renewal bulldozer; and making room for more sidewalks or bike lanes or other pe-

State economic development deputy chief Alexandra Daum surrounded by Alders Carmen Rodriguez, Eli Sabin, and Richard Furlow, and city economic development deputy Carlos Eyzaguirre, at Tuesday's presser.

destrian- and cyclist-friendly “infrastructure.”

New Haven won the grant in part by having the right strategy, said Alexandra Daum, deputy commissioner of the state Department of Economic and Community Development, which chose the recipients of this and 11 other “Connecti-

cut Communities Challenge” grants. She said the city’s application emphasized the three key prongs of “liveability:” Places to live within walking distance of a local job and other amenities; easy nearby access to a train or other mass transit to work elsewhere; and an emphasis on affordable housing.

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Any new developments that would rise from parking lots sold by the city under this plan would be covered under New Haven’s new inclusionary zoning law, meaning at least 15 to 20 percent of apartments would have to have affordable rents.

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ven’s urban renewal planners past was crafting designs “from above,” in their planning offices rather in conjunction with the public.

Carlos Eyzaguirre, the city’s current deputy economic development administrator, noted that this grant and the vision behind it grew out of a state-funded public planning process conducted in conjunction with Wooster Square neighbors. He promised that the city will commence a “robust” planning process with downtown and Wooster Square neighbors on the details of this new State Street corridor plan. To get it right.

The state grant requires a 20 percent local match. City economic development chief Michael Piscitelli said that the city’s share will come out of a combination of federal aid and local bonding. The parking authority, which owns some of the lots in the corridor, will play a central role in the project, as well.

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Arts & Ideas Celebrates “Visionary” Voices

by Lucy Gellman, Editor, Arts Paper www.newhavenarts.org

Imagine that a fundamentalist group has taken over your city. Within days, members stop women from attending school and shut down their workplaces.

They halt people in the streets, on transportation, in their own homes to check for documents. They kidnap husbands, brothers, sons. People starve. Domestic violence skyrockets. The fabric that has held the city together for so long unravels in hours.

Afghan filmmaker, screenwriter and director Sahraa Karimi described that scenario from the Omni Hotel ballroom last week, as the keynote speaker and honoree at the International Festival of Arts & Ideas’ 12th annual Visionary Leadership Awards luncheon. Speaking to a crowd of 200, both she and Connecticut poet Yexandra “Yex” Diaz urged attendees to use their relative privilege, artistic voices, and personal freedoms to advocate for the lives of those fighting oppression overseas and in their own backyards.

“I know there are many clichés about Afghan women—that we are victims or we are heroes,” said Karimi, who remains the first and only woman to chair the Afghan Film Organization. “But no. We are universal. Please, look at women of Afghanistan as you look at yourself.”

Taking the stage with Narrative Project Founder and Director Mercy Quaye, Karimi brought attendees briefly back through her own life, including her harrowing escape and flight from Kabul last August as the Taliban came to power.

Born to Afghan refugees in Tehran, Iran, Karimi first moved to Afghanistan in 2012, after several years as a young actor in Iran and later a graduate student and director in Bratislava.

“I wanted to tell stories of my own people, of my own country,” she said.

From Afghanistan, she lovingly chronicled the lives of Afghan women and girls, reveling in the layered and complex stories of homemakers, journalists, daughters on the cusp of adulthood. Her 2019 film Hava Maryam Ayesha made history as the first independent film shot in the country with an all-Afghan cast and crew. Even as the Taliban made threats against her life—she has long been an outspoken critic of the regime, which she described last week as both anti-woman and “anti-beauty, anti-art, anti-our-kindof-ideas”—she remained in the country, dedicated to her work.

Then last August, Karimi watched as the Taliban moved toward Kabul, waging a campaign of terror across the country she called home. With thousands of other Afghans, she made the decision to leave in less than a day, chronicling her journey to a shuttered bank, through the streets of

Kabul on foot, and ultimately to and out of Hamid Karzai International Airport, as tens of thousands of followers watched on Instagram and Twitter .

“I thought I was going to die,” she said.

She lambasted President Joe Biden’s decision to pull all U.S. troops out of the country, calling Afghan women “the loneliest women in the world.”

“We wanted you to stay and to see how we grow up,” she said.

Even as she ran, she used digital media to amplify her voice as an artist. In one video from August 15 of last year, she sits in a room, a scarf loosely fixed around her face. Speaking in Pashto, Karimi describes the day: shuttered banks, chaos in the streets, the rising fear of the city’s four and a half million inhabitants. In written text above the video, she appeals to viewers in multiple languages, writing: “Please pray for us, I am calling again: Hey people of this big world, please do not be silent, they are coming to kill us.”

In another, viewers can hear gunfire and the roar of engines over thousands of voices, as knots of bodies gather under the night sky. Lights pierce the darkness, enough to see the hazy tan outlines of tanks. In a third, she is inside a plane, her lens on the off white of the wing as it rises into the sky above Kabul. Oud and woodwind wind beneath the video, with a caption that she has made it out.

After initially living in Kyiv, Ukraine, Karimi moved to Rome to teach at the Scuola Nazionale di Cinema (she did not speak Italian and her students did not speak English, a fact that received both laughs and applause). She credited Charlie Musser, a professor of film and media studies at Yale, for bringing her to New

Haven to teach students for a week.

Then she turned her lens back on the audience.

“Please make friends with Afghans,” she said, noting that no refugee wants to leave their country. She pointed to Khalid Payenda, the former Afghan minister of finance, who is now an Uber driver in Washington, D.C. “With Afghan people.

And especially with Afghan women.”

“I just lost a very important concept in my life, which is home,” she later added.

“I lost it forever.”

In addition to friendship, Karimi said, she wants to see more outspoken allyship—and believes that the arts are a powerful tool in activating it. Looking out onto an audience that included educators, organizers, journalists, multi-media artists, theater directors, dancers and all disciplines of dreamers, she reminded attendees that they stand on the shoulders of those who came before them, and fought to make their path that much easier.

She encouraged them to do the same for not just Afghans, but those living under the yoke of oppression across the globe.

In her own life, she said, she has done that both as a teacher and as a sharp-eyed director, whose medium has become a tool for international understanding and dialogue. She pointed to the young women that she has now mentored across multiple countries, passing her medium—and her lived experience—on to a younger generation.

“As storytellers, we sit on this platform … We know we have art in our corners,” Quaye said. “What is at stake when we lose that?”

“We lose an opportunity to make a better world,” Karimi responded to applause

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that began almost immediately. She read from a tattoo on her forearm, written in Persian and now outlawed by the Taliban.

“If you cannot find real human beings in this world, then create a world to be real human beings in.”

Before she closed, she urged attendees not to forget about Afghanistan, even as other global conflicts take over a constant, grueling news cycle. She stressed the importance of diversity within the arts, noting that the Taliban has tried to weaponize racial and religious differences for their own political gain. It seemed, for a moment, that she could just as easily have been talking about New Haven, where the scars of redlining still criss-cross the city, making a map of where violent crime, food and housing insecurity, absentee landlords and eviction are still more likely.

The plea echoed a performance from Diaz earlier in the afternoon, in which she brought the reality of violence and systemic oppression home to New Haven. Five years ago, Diaz wrote her poem “God Body” after conversations with her sister-in-law and close friend. At the time, her sister-in-law was searching for a source of fulfillment beyond motherhood, and realized that it was “when she can see the God in other people, especially when she can’t see it in herself,” Diaz said. At the same time, the poet, organizer and doula was talking to a friend who felt that God was punishing her, first with a stillbirth and then with metastatic cancer.

As backing vocals swelled behind her, Diaz raised her hands to the audience, and let her voice coast over the room.

I don’t believe in a God/However I am not Godless, she read two minutes in.

I mean, if everything happens for a reason, how could I entertain the thought that

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God exists? And if he does exist, he’s a deadbeat, a mirage, like haze of a dead heat So too in a second piece, which she wrote specifically for the event. Noting that both she and Karimi are Muslim women—Diaz describes herself as an “American revert” to the faith—she wove a narrative from the Valley of Death to backyards and front stoops and shared spaces, highlighting their shared holiness.

It felt especially relevant in the month of Ramadan, which Diaz observes with meditation five times a day.

Verses, all of them tight, turned the ballroom into a sanctuary, where even the rose-studded floral arrangements from Bloom told a story of migration. Lines like “And this is spirit speaking/If Jesus walks/It’s through the hood” ran bone deep. Audible snaps and murmurs rippled through the audience at the line “The face of fear is those who seek to oppress.”

“I wanted to create a piece that encompassed all of that,” she said in an interview after performing. “My womanhood.

My advocacy. My identity as a Muslim, and that relation that we have to refugees, to the degree that war happens right here in our backyards. We have to constantly fight and seek refuge, whether it be in an actual, physical place or in culture, in ingenuity.”

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The Ridgefield Playhouse Unveils Their Newly Renovated Lobby at Their Summer Fundraising Gala with Chaka Khan on June 11 She is the 10-time Grammy Awardwinning Queen of Funk who has been wowing audiences with her scintillating vocals for more than five decades. Now R&B/Funk/Soul icon Chaka Khan brings a night of her greatest hits to The Ridgefield Playhouse as the headliner for our Summer Fundraising Gala on Saturday, June 11, 2022 at 8pm. The evening kicks off with an unveiling of the newly renovated lobby at 5pm. For the first time in 22 years, The Ridgefield Playhouse is undergoing a major renovation. The new, enlarged lobby will include a brand new bar and concessions area, small stage for pre-show entertainment with new murals created by local artists Chris Curnan and Norvel Hermanovski. At the pre-show Gala, ticket holders will enjoy an open bar, signature drinks, choice wine, complimentary Japanese Whisky tasting of House of Suntory: Roku, Toki and Haku with Fever Tree tonic & club soda courtesy of Beam Suntory and small plates from various area restaurants and caterers. The evening also includes one of a kind auction items! The Ridgefield Playhouse will open their vaults and offer signed music and sports memorabilia as well as wine baskets, trips, jewelry, collectibles

and much more! Even if you are not attending in person – auction items will be online and available for you to bid on!

The Summer Gala is made possible by our generous sponsors: Diamond Sponsors: Elke & Lyle Katz, Sapphire Sponsors: Berisford, Rabinowitz, Ross & Stockel Families Gold Sponsors Peggy & Robert Kaufman, Silver Sponsors: Caroline & Rommin Adl, Deb & Howard Bubb, Shari Goldstein, Mercedes-Benz of Danbury, Lisa & Michael Shinall, Robert Stockel. Additional support comes from Abbey Tent & Party Rentals, Campari, Freixenet, Hollandia Nurseries and Pepsi.

Chaka Khan rose to fame in the 70s as the lead singer of Rufus. Best known for her hits “Ain’t Nobody,” “Tell Me Something Good,” “Through the Fire,” and the empowering anthem “I’m Every Woman” Chaka has released 22 albums and racked up ten Number One songs, seven gold singles and ten gold and platinum albums. She is estimated to have sold over 70 million albums worldwide.

Chaka is revered by both millions of fans and her peers for her timeless, unmatched vocal style and image. The late, great Miles Davis noted that Chaka “sings like my horn.” And none other than the

late Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, said Chaka “is a one-of-a-kind, premier vocalist.” Chaka made history in the 80s as a solo artist after she became the first R&B artist to have a crossover hit featuring a rapper. She teamed up with Grandmaster Melle Mel of Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five for her 1984 hit “I Feel for You.” She’s also enjoyed other hit collaborations with artists across genres, working with Ry Cooder, Robert Palmer, Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, Guru, Chicago, De La Soul, Mary J. Blige, among others.

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Ashanti celebrates the 20th anniversary of her multi-platinum Grammy-winning debut album with the launch of NFTs stated in a post on her official Instagram account. “Now I finally get to give you something in return. I’m beyond excited to announce that my NFT collection with EQ Exchange celebrating 20 years of ‘Ashanti,’ will be available on April 6 and I want y’all to have ownership in these new masters!!” Ashanti is currently in the process of re-recording classic tracks from her landmark album, to take full control of the rights to the songs she wrote.

To cut through the confusion surrounding this new technology, EQ Exchange refers to their NFTs as “MEGs,” which stands for a “Mutual Exchange of Gifts” between creators and collectors. Starting on April 13, collectors will have the opportunity to acquire MEGs at four different levels: Gold, Platinum, Diamond, and Amethyst, which is Ashanti’s favorite crystal. There will be a limited number of

by Special to the Inner-City News, courtesy of The Afro

Singer, songwriter, actor, author, and tech entrepreneur Ashanti made history with her record-breaking, self-titled debut album. Released on April 2, 2002, Ashanti topped the Billboard 200 albums chart, staying on the chart for 55 weeks, and went on to win a Grammy Award among other accolades. Two decades later, Ashanti is making history again by taking control of her creative and business destiny and becoming the first Black female artist to be a co-owner of Web3 music tech company, EQ Exchange.

On April 9, Ashanti celebrated her multiplatinum debut album’s 20th anniversary by announcing the launch of her first NFTs on the EQ Exchange platform. “I’m so grateful that y’all [have] been rocking with me for over 20 years!” Ashanti

Gold, Platinum, Diamond, and Amethyst MEGs minted. All MEGs (or NFTs) will give fans the chance to own a portion of the royalties from Ashanti’s first rerelease of a classic track from Ashanti, as well as other exclusive incentives and next-level experiences including access to a recording session and walking a red carpet with Ashanti at an award show.

Founded by Canadian tech entrepreneur Janice Taylor, EQ Exchange is the first female-owned Web3 company, dedicated to empowering musicians and rewarding their fans through blockchain technology.

“Ashanti is paving the way for the next generation of artists in the new creator economy,” said Janice Taylor, Founder/ CEO at EQ Exchange. “EQ could not have asked for a better partner as we work together to change the game for all artists, particularly women and people of color.”

Both HBCU Grads, These Two Black Doctor Siblings Are Empowering Patients to Be More “Medically Literate”

By BlackNews.com

Nationwide — Drs. Shamolie Wyckoff and Elita Wyckoff Jones, both Spelman College alumna and also fleshly sisters, have collaborated to write With Ease, Navigating the Medical Office Visit to respond to the increasing healthcare needs, particularly for people of color, the elderly and the self-employed.

The conversational and instructional book is part of their ongoing effort to help patients live healthier lives. Available on Amazon and WithEaseBook.com, the book educates patients about the importance of understanding their medications.

“I wanted to give an insider guide to patients,” said Dr. Elita Wyckoff Jones, who has been a practicing physician in obstetrics and gynecology for the past 15 years.

“We want them to take charge of their medical care, to be informed and armed with insight.”

Dr. Shamolie Wyckoff, a practicing physician in physical medicine and rehabilitation for the past 11 years, adds, “The world has changed and health care with it. We also must adapt how we approach and interact with the health care system to make sure it still serves our purpose – improving our health and living a long and quality life.”

The sisters know that going to the doctor is stressful. Their book offers readers advice on how to: • Foster a healthier doctor/patient relationship • Take a more active role in maintaining their health • Reduce anxiety when speaking with

doctors and preparing for surgical procedures • Overcome fears of taking medicine and understand side effects • Understand the purpose and roles of various staff in doctors’ offices • Create a “health care capsule,” recording your personal medical history “We hope the book will empower individuals to take a more active role in maintaining the health of our mind and bodies,” Shamolie says.

Elita adds, “The book is meant to be instructional and useful to people regardless of educational level.”

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CDC Extends Mask Mandate on Planes, Trains to May 3

by Jessica Daniels, BlackDoctor.org

A federal mask mandate for planes, trains, airports and some bus services that was set to expire in five days will be extended until May 3, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday.

Why the extension?

The spread of the Omicron subvariant BA.2 — which now accounts for more than 85% of new coronavirus cases in the United States — was cited by the CDC as the reason for the extension, The New York Times reports.

“In order to assess the potential impact the rise of cases has on severe disease, including hospitalizations and deaths, and health care system capacity, the CDC order will remain in place at this time,” the agency said in a statement.

It explained that it would be monitor-

ing the BA.2 subvariant while it weighed whether to extend the rule yet again, the Times reported.

Airline executives, the hospitality industry and others have been pushing for the CDC to scrap the mask mandate, as well as the requirement for people to test before returning to the United States from other countries.

But the CDC’s extension of the mask mandate was welcomed by some passengers, who say it makes them feel safe in crowded planes and airports, according to the Times.

Before the extension was announced, White House COVID-19 response coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha told NBC‘s “Today” show that CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky would use a “framework that the CDC scientists create” to determine whether the extension was necessary.

Tips for safe traveling

The CDC recommends not traveling if: You are sick, even if you recovered from COVID-19 within the past 90 days or are up to date with your COVID-19 vaccines.

You tested positive for COVID-19.

Do not travel until a full 10 days after your symptoms started or the date your positive test was taken if you had no symptoms.

You are waiting for results of a COVID-19 test.

You had close contact with a person with COVID-19 and are recommended to quarantine.

Do not travel until a full 5 days after your last close contact with the person with COVID-19. It is best to avoid travel for a full 10 days after your last exposure.

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National Urban League Releases State of Black America Report with Troubling Findings

By Stacy M. Brown, The Washington Informer

National Urban League President & CEO Marc Morial said factions of state and federal lawmakers, working in concert with shady political operatives and violent extremists, are dangerously close to dismantling American democracy and establishing autocratic rule.

The organization’s 2022 State of Black America report outlines “the conspiracy and the urgent case for a national mobilization to protect and defend our most sacred constitutional right,” Morial noted in the report titled, “Under Siege: The Plot to Destroy Democracy.”

“The anti-democracy wave that began to rise after record-high Black voting rates in 2008 and crested with the Supreme Court’s 2013 decision in Shelby County v. Holder to gut the Voting Rights Act has now broken against ‘The Big Lie,’ the relentless campaign to invalidate the 2020 election,” Morial wrote.

Using data and analysis from research partner, The Brennan Center for Justice, the Urban League noted that this year’s edition of The State of Black America exposes the four main tactics employed in the plot: gerrymandering, voter suppression, misinformation, and intimidation.

“Politicians have used these tactics for generations, to exclude voters of color and to give their parties an edge,” Morial said.

“But never before has the nation seen such an insidious and coordinated campaign to obliterate the very principle of ‘one person, one vote’ from the political process.

‘It is an astonishing reversal of a twocentury moral arc that has bent, if slowly and unevenly, toward universal suffrage,” he said.

In acknowledgement of Georgia’s status as “ground zero” in the assault on democracy, the Urban League released the report at an event at Clark Atlanta University featuring students from Atlanta’s four HBCUs, Urban League affiliate presidents from around the country, and other national civil rights leaders.

The release coincided with the 2022 launch of “Reclaim Your Vote,” the National Urban League’s civic engagement campaign, celebrated with a voter mobilization rally on the university’s Promenade.

A news release noted that, for the first time, The State of Black America in-

cludes a companion poll, the Pulse of Black America. Conducted by Benenson Strategy Group, the poll found that an overwhelming majority Black Americans believe strongly in the power of their vote to make a difference when it comes to social and racial justice, police violence, and economic opportunity.

“But almost as many agree that elected officials are not doing enough to protect voting rights and are in fact doing more to limit voting rights than to protect them,” the authors stated.

They said the 2022 Equality Index, the National Urban League’s semi-annual calculation of the social and economic

status of African Americans relative to whites, is 73.9 percent, slightly up from the revised 2020 Index of 73.7 percent.

Rooted in the Three-Fifths Compromise of 1787, which counted enslaved African Americans as “three-fifths” of a person, the Index would be 100 percent under full equality, the authors wrote.

Officials said because of a lag in data collection, the 2022 Equality Index does not capture the full effect of the COVID-19 pandemic or the resulting economic recession, but does capture changes during the pandemic for homeownership, unemployment rates, and school enrollment.

“For these metrics, the 2022 Equality Index illustrates how precarious social and economic gains are for Black Americans,” said economist Rhonda Vonshay Sharpe of the Women’s Institute for Science, Equity, and Race, who analyzed the Index for the report.

“It is also evidence of how vulnerable Black Americans are to economic and public health crises. The Equality Index is an aggregate analysis of centuries of structural racism that can be a starting point for crafting policy to dismantle anti-Black racism in America.”

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Saint Augustine’s Univ. Introduces the First Ever HBCU Women’s Rowing Team

a rowing team before was Howard back in the 1960s. It became prominent for a few years but has been inactive recently.

Currently, SAU’s team has 5 studentathlete members that are allowed to compete in the Quad category. They are looking to add more to be able to compete in categories for 10 members. SAU junior rowing team member Mikahya Hill shared why she joined the team established by Dr. Mark Janas.

“What made me want to join was the fact that this was the first HBCU rowing team and he was dedicating it to women,” she said. “I wanted to be a part of that type of movement and change a predominantly male white sport [with] a little bit of melanin magic, to have black girls doing it.”

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Nationwide — Saint Augustine’s University, an HBCU in Raleigh, North Carolina, has announced the formation of a women’s rowing team. This is the firstever HBCU women’s rowing team in the country.

The team has been developed since 2021, participating in virtual competitions. It has been approved and registered with the American Collegiate Rowing Association (ACRA).

“ACRA is proud to do whatever we can to support the growth of our sport and [to] encourage St. Augustine’s and other HBCUs to join our organization,” ACRA President Cam Brown said in a Row2k.

SAU’s new program is the first and only active HBCU women’s rowing team as of now. The only HBCU that sponsored

The team is set to start competing in live water in the Fall of 2022.

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Hampton University names alumnus and retired three-star general Darrell Williams as new president

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent

U.S. Army retired Lt. Gen. Darrell K. Williams, a 1983 graduate of Hampton University, who earned the title of Mister Freshman, will serve as the institution’s next president.

Williams was chosen from almost 300 applicants after the Board of Trustees created a presidential search committee in January 2021.

After Dr. William Harvey, who served as president of the historically Black school since 1978, announced his retirement, Trustees began their extensive search for a replacement.

“We embarked on a search for a proven strategic leader. The skills Lt. Gen. Williams brings to Hampton encompass what institutions of our size need,” said Board of Trustees Chairman Wes Coleman.

“In a global world increasingly dependent on technology, this kind of strategic leadership expertise and knowledge can only help move our institution forward over the coming decades.”

Coleman continued: “Running a university is complex, as was made evident by the global pandemic. So, when President Harvey told us of his decision to retire, we knew we wanted to build upon what he has accomplished.”

Williams, of Alexandria, Virginia, currently serves as vice president and managing director of Leidos. In this Fortune 250 technology company, he oversees the U.K. Ministry of Defense Logistics Commodities and Services Transformation (LCST) program.

He provides global logistical support to U.K. military forces.

According to a news release, Williams attributes his business and leadership

roles at Leidos to helping to prepare him for this next exciting chapter at Hampton.

He retired from the U.S. Army in 2020 after 37 years of service.

His last leadership position was as the first African American and the 19th director of the Department of Defense’s Defense Logistics Agency (DLA).

Williams oversaw a global workforce of over 26,000 civilian and military professionals.

Under his watch, the DLA annually provided over $40 billion in global logistical support to all U.S. military services, designated international partner and allied military services, and 42 U.S. government organizations and federal agencies.

During the early stages of the pandemic, the DLA provided over $1 billion in COVID-19 relief to the DoD and other federal agencies.

From 2015 to 2017, Williams led the Army Combined Arms Support Command and the Fort Lee, Virginia, a military installation.

He was responsible for Army Logistics University and the Professional Military

Education and training of thousands of Army logistics junior officers, warrant officers, and non-commissioned officer students.

Additionally, he led the installation’s strategic engagement with the Richmond, Petersburg, Hopewell, and Colonial Heights communities.

He assured the welfare and safety of the over 25,000 students, staff and faculty, families, and support organizations.

Early in his career, he served as a leadership and logistics instructor at Fort Lee and was named an Army instructor of the year, one of his many awards.

Williams, a native of West Palm Beach, Florida, earned his bachelor’s degree in 1983 at then-Hampton Institute.

Williams also holds three graduate school degrees: a master’s in business administration from Pennsylvania State University; a master’s in military art and science from the Army Combined and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; and a master’s in national security strategy (distinguished graduate) from the National War College, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C. In the news release, Williams said he is honored to be chosen as Hampton’s 13th president and is looking forward to “returning to serve.”

“I love Hampton and bring a wealth of strategic leadership experiences, including management of large global organizations, as well as the academic and nonprofit experience necessary to successfully lead the university,” Williams stated.

“I am thrilled to have been selected as the next president. I will work tirelessly with students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the broader community to prepare our graduates for today and tomorrow’s continuously evolving, technology-driven workforce.”

Serena Williams’ Message to Medical Professionals: Listen to Black Women

(Photo: Serena Williams, The American Issue for The FADER / Wikimedia Commons)

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Each year in the United States, about 700 women die during pregnancy or the year after.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, another 50,000 women each year have unexpected labor and delivery outcomes with serious shortor long-term health consequences.

“Every pregnancy-related death is tragic, especially because two in three of them are preventable,” the CDC said as the nation observes Black Maternal Health Week through April 17. #NNPA BlackPress Serena Williams’ Message to Medical Professionals: Listen to Black Women NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, another 50,000 women each year have unexpected labor and delivery outcomes with serious short- or long-term health consequences. “Every pregnancyrelated death is tragic, especially because two in three of them are preventable,” the CDC said as the nation observes Black Maternal Health Week through April 17.

Tennis superstar Serena Williams, penned an essay for Elle Magazine’s April issue, in which she shared her personal experience.

She said she was almost one of them.

“I’ve suffered every injury imaginable, and I know my body,” Williams writes in the deeply personal essay, later adding: “Giving birth to my baby, it turned out, was a test for how loud and how often I would have to call out before I was finally heard.”

As Williams recounts, she had a “wonderful pregnancy” with her first child, Alexis Olympia, and even her epidural-free delivery was going well—at first.

“By the next morning, the contractions were coming harder and faster. With each one, my baby’s heart rate plummeted. I was scared,” the 23-time Grand Slam winner wrote.

“Every time the baby’s heart rate dropped, the nurses would come in and tell me to turn onto my side. The baby’s heart rate would go back up, and everything seemed fine. Then, I’d have another contraction, and baby’s heart rate would drop again, but I’d turn over, and the rate would go back

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up, and so on and so forth.”

The CDC noted significant disparities in the birthing experience of Black women in its most recent report.

The agency noted that Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than white women.

The agency said multiple factors contribute to these disparities, such as variation in quality healthcare, underlying chronic conditions, structural racism, and implicit bias.

The CDC added that social determinants of health prevent many people from racial and ethnic minority groups from having fair economic, physical, and emotional health opportunities.

After an emergency C-section, Williams gave birth to her daughter, Alexis.

Afterward, she said she had to fight for her life.

Already classified as a high risk for blood clots, Williams inquired whether she should receive heparin, a blood thinner.

“The response was, ‘Well, we don’t really know if that’s what you need to be on right now,’” Williams wrote.

“No one was really listening to what I was saying.”

Despite excruciating pain, Williams continued to speak out to her health care providers.

At one point, she felt paralyzed.

“I couldn’t move at all,” she recounted.

Aching and coughing to the point where her C-section stitches burst, Williams complained that she couldn’t breathe.

Four surgeries later, doctors discovered a blood clot in one of her arteries, a hematoma in her abdomen, and other clots.

She said the nurse she had previously spoken with told her that the medicine was making her crazy. Had she gone along with the nurse’s assertions, Williams could have died.

“Being heard and appropriately treated was the difference between life or death for me,” Williams asserted. “I know those statistics would be different if the medical establishment listened to every Black woman’s experience.”

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each batch. Behind the bowls, she set down bottles of rum and growlers filled with hours-long reductions of NEBCO’s Imperial Chocolate Stout and Hog River Brewing’s Bombshell IPA, simmered down to syrupy consistency and mixed with a peach puree for sweetness. On a shelf below, dozens of bags of cake mix waited patiently for their moment to shine. Gem-colored bags of freeze-dried and powdered fruit, which get mixed into frosting, waited at the ready close to two mixers in the back.

Flipping through her phone, Robinson found the soundtrack to Encanto and turned on Sebastián Yatra’s “Dos Oruguitas,” starting to slow dance her way through ingredients. When they bake, Harris and Robinson listen to musical soundtracks—Encanto, Vivo, The Greatest Showman and Hamilton are some recent favorites.

Harris hummed along, her shoulders swaying even as she mixed her first bowl of batter, and carefully doled out half-cup scoops into waiting baking sheets nearby.

As she slipped the first tray into the oven, she noted how important it was to mix the wet ingredients before the dry ones made an appearance. The ovens made a low humming sound beneath her, as if they were agreeing.

It took time for the two to get into a rhythm, Robinson added, but they’ve figured it out. Later this month, she and Harris will be moving Je T’aime to a larger incubator space at the Dixwell Community Q House, where the mixers alone hold 20 quarts. The same week, they plan to soft open in Milford.

“Hello!” Harris chimed in as a phone alarm went off, and she carefully opened the oven door to a breath of warm, chocolatey air. Inside, 48 cupcakes looked back, their shiny brown tops catching in the light. She inserted a toothpick and watched as it came out clean. Just moments later, one revealed itself in layers of flavor, a malty beginning giving way to deep, not-too-sweet chocolate and a springy crumb.

As she mapped out the avocado-raspberry frosting she would later add, Harris said that she is proud of how often Je

New Haven Public Schools

Early Childhood Programs FREE and Sliding Scale 6-hour Programs for 3 and 4 Year Olds of low-income New Haven families Available in the following New Haven Public Schools:

• Benjamin Jepson Multi-Age School • Dr. Mayo Early Childhood School • Fair Haven School • John Martinez Sea & Sky STEM School • Lincoln-Bassett Community School • Truman School • Additional community locations also participate in the program.

Contact: Esther Pearson-Pinckney, Head Start Social Service Coordinator at 475-220-1462/1463 or email: esther.pearson-pinckney@nhboe.net

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Mask Mandate

10 after your last exposure: Get tested at least 5 days after your last close contact. Make sure your test result is negative and you remain without symptoms before traveling. If you don’t get tested, avoid travel until a full 10 days after your last close contact with a person with COVID-19.

Properly wear a well-fitting mask when you are around others for the entire duration of travel during days 6 through 10. If you are unable to wear a mask, you should not travel during days 6 through 10.

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We are Accepting Applications!

How to Apply

Parents of 3 and 4 year olds are encouraged to apply.

Application begins with a phone call

Contact the Head Start Program or School Readiness Program at 475-220-1462/1463.

What you will submit with your Application 1) Proof of Age Child’s Birth Certificate OR Legal Custody/Guardianship Papers 2) Proof of Address Current utility bill (Gas, Electric, Phone, Cable) in your name 3) Proof of Income • 2 months of Current & Consecutive pay stubs OR W-2 or 1040 Tax Return • Budget Statement from the CT Department of Social Services or Social Security Office or Child Enforcement Bureau • Notarized Statement indicating Parent is unemployed • Additional forms may be requested 4) Proof of a Physical (within one year-to-date) • CT Department of Education Early Childhood Health Assessment Record • Anemia and lead level test results • TB assessment • Immunizations records • Seasonal flu vaccination • Health insurance card 5) Proof of a Dental Exam (within 6-months-to-date) Dental Exam record

THE INNER-CITY NEWS - April 20, 2022 - April 26, 2022

The WNBA Just Drafted its First Player From an HBCU in 20 Years

quit because she said she doesn’t enjoy the game anymore. She eventually came back to the court in 2019 with Jackson State after she gave birth to her son.

At Jackson State, she led the team to 60 combined wins. She was also awarded the SWAC Defensive Player of the Year for 3 straight years and SWAC Player of the Year this season.

BlackWoman.com

Ameshya Williams-Holliday, a studentathlete at Jackson State University, has been drafted into the WNBA. It marks the first time for an HBCU player to be selected in two decades.

“I think if I was at a Power 5 school, it would be a different story of me being drafted or trying to get my foot in [the WNBA],” Williams-Holliday told Andscape last year. “People think [HBCUs] can’t compete with other top institutions [or] a Power 5 school, but that’s not true.

I think we deserve to be on the same level. I do think if I was still at Mississippi State, I would be a first-round draft pick.

Since I chose to go to an HBCU, I don’t know where I’ll be drafted [or] if I will be drafted.”

However, Ameshya, who plays center, was selected in the third round and ranked no. 25 overall going to the Indiana Fever.

5 years ago, Ameshya started playing basketball at Mississippi State until she

Ameshya is now heading to Indiana to join the team.

Meanwhile, since WNBA was founded 26 years ago, only 5 players from an HBCU have been drafted into the league.

The latest was in 2002 wherein 3 players were drafted, namely Andrea Gardner from Howard University, Amba Kongolo from North Carolina Central University, and Jacklyn Winfield from Southern University and A&M College. The first two were both from Howard University, which are Denique Graves in 1997 and Karen Wilkins in 1998.

Officers in Death of George Floyd Reject Plea Deal

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent

Three former Minneapolis police officers charged with the murder of George Floyd have rejected a plea deal offered by prosecutors.

Former officers Tou Thao, Thomas Lane, and J. Alexander Kueng face state charges of aiding and abetting Floyd’s murder.

A federal jury convicted the trio of violating Floyd’s civil rights earlier this year.

Derek Chauvin, the officer who kneeled on Floyd’s neck for over nine minutes, accepted a federal plea deal in January after state prosecutors won a murder conviction against him last year.

Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill held a hearing on April 12 to consider a

request to allow live video of the upcoming federal trial of the three officers.

While details of the plea offer were not disclosed, prosecutor Matthew Frank told the court that each officer was extended the same deal. However, each rejected the offer, Frank said.

Earl Gray, who represents Lane, said it was difficult for his client to cut a deal with federal prosecutors because he hasn’t been sentenced in the federal case.

their conviction.

The judge, in that case, has yet to set a sentencing date.

Each of the officers remains free on bail pending sentencing.

The officers face life in prison following

Photos: Former officers Tou Thao, Thomas Lane, and J. Alexander Kueng face state charges of aiding and abetting Floyd’s murder.

“Nothing will bring George Floyd back to his loved ones, but with [the guilty] verdicts, we hope that the ignorance and indifference toward human life shown by these officers will be erased from our nation’s police departments, so no other family has to experience a loss like this,” Floyd family attorney Benjamin Crump stated following the jury verdict in the federal trial.

“The Floyd family will have to relive the traumatic disregard for George’s life once again in June when these officers will stand trial in state court. We hope, and we expect, that these officers will once again be held accountable for their lack of humanity.”

Regina King Looking Great on Set as Shirley Chisholm in Upcoming Netflix Movie

which was released on Amazon Prime.

From the looks of it, Shirley will be yet another successful film for her. This project, however, is being directed by John Ridley and also stars other notable African American actors including Lance Reddick, Terrence Howard, and Amirah Vann.

King began her acting career in the late 1980s on the hit TV sitcom 227. She later went on to star in several popular movies in the 1990s and early 2000s including Boyz n the Hood (1991) with Ice Cube and Morris Chestnut, Poetic Justice (1993) with Tupac Shakur and Janet Jackson, and Ray (2004) with Jamie Foxx.

Follow her on Instagram @IAmReginaKing

By BlackWoman.com

Actress Regina King is moving forward with her leading role in the upcoming Netflix biopic Shirley which tells the story of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black Congresswoman and the first Black woman to run for President of the United States. Production continues for the film despite the fact that King’s son, Ian Alexander Jr., died by suicide in January 2022.

Throughout her career, King, who won an Oscar in 2019 for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Beale Street, has also won four Primetime Emmy Awards, the most for an African-American performer.

She also won rave reviews when she directed the 2020 film, One Night in Miami,

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T’aime is able to convert patrons who insist they don’t like a particular flavor, and then realize they just haven’t experienced it fully.

“We’re like mythbusters with flavors,” she said. Beside her, Robinson pulled out a doll-sized cupcake corer and got to work. In addition to frostings, Je T’aime has become known for mousse- and jamfilled cupcakes.

Shattering Sugared Ceilings If they are myth busters, Harris and Robinson are also into shattering sugared ceilings. This spring, the two have catered multiple events per week to cover the costs of opening a store. After a wedding expo, Irish festival, Purim party and beer expo in March, they planned their menus for an “April Sours” festival, event at Southern Connecticut State University, bacon and beer festival in Massachusetts and celebration of women artisans at NEBCO. They hold near-weekly pop ups at Alvarium Beer Co. and Hog River Brewing, and sell their goods at the Wooster Square Farmers Market. From the Craft Beer Festival last month alone, they were able to add “three more breweries to our roster,” Harris said.

“The passion is there,” Harris said.

“Like yes, we’re running a business, but we’re making something that we’re passionate about.”

It’s worth it, she added. Because CitySeed’s kitchen is a shared space, the two aren’t able to conduct their business there, and often meet with clients for tastings at Harris’ Westville home or a nearby business in the neighborhood. “We couldn’t expect people to take us seriously if we don’t have a legit space,” she said.

It’s part of how Harris also hopes to add to a baking landscape that is collaborative, rather than competitive. When she’s not on the clock for Je T’aime, she still frequents her favorite bakeries in the city, including Four Flours Bakery, Katalina’s, and Julia’s in Orange. Each time she walks in, she knows she’s supporting a small business owner just like herself, who started out with spun sugar and scratch baking in a home kitchen.

In the kitchen, she slipped another two baking sheets into the oven and looked over her handiwork, checking off items on a mental checklist. Dusk was falling outside; Encanto had flowed right into the soundtrack to Vivo. She danced to the beat, arms free for a moment. Then like clockwork, she turned back to the ingredients, picked up the scoop, and got back to work.

Learn more about Je T’aime at their website www.jtmcupcakes.com. The storefront opens May 2 on the mall’s first floor, nestled in between Rue 21 and Shoe Dept. Encore. Support a fundraiser for the space here www.jtmcupcakes.com/product/jtm-building-fund/139

Now Hiring Part-Time Assistant Teachers Location(s): Dr. Reginald Mayo Early Childhood School & other City-Wide NHPS-Head Start sites Qualifications: MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS ● High school completion or a GED DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS ● Child Development Associate Credential (CDA); OR ● One-year experience in an early learning setting Salary, Benefits, Conditions of Employment: ● Pay rate is $14.00 per hour. This position is not eligible for benefits.

Conditions of Employment: If hired, you will be required to provide proof that you are either: ● A United States citizen; or ● An immigrant whose status permits you to lawfully work in this country Prior to appointment, the successful candidate must: ● Pass a criminal background check & Sex Registry check ● Submit documentation of an initial health examination indicating freedom from communicable diseases; and must show proof of a TB test & COVID Vaccination

Duties and Responsibilities: Working under the direction of the Lead Teacher: ● Assist with set-up, clean-up, and presentation of classroom and outdoor activities. ● Organize materials needed for classroom activities. ● Store and maintain educational materials and equipment. ● Assist in serving and cleaning up after snacks and lunches. ● Assist with child guidance during mealtimes. ● Assist with maintaining enrollment and nutrition records. ● Monitor children during free time, field trips, and transition periods. ● Model appropriate behavior for children. ● Use developmentally appropriate communication skills. ● Contribute to maintaining a healthy and safe classroom environment; Assist with Active Supervision of children. ● Maintain confidentiality in accordance with Head Start Policies and Procedures. ● Attend mandated Head Start trainings.

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THE INNER-CITY NEWS NEWS July - April , 2022 - April 2022 INNER-CITY 27, 20 2016 - August 02,26, 2016

INVITATION FOR QUALIFICATIONS

ELM CITY COMMUNITIES

New Haven, Connecticut

Invitation for Bids Pest Control Services

NOTICE Electric Vehicle Charging Station Equipment Vendor VALENTINA MACRIParking RENTAL HOUSING PRE- APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE New Haven Authority Project #22-035 HOME INC, on behalf of Columbus and the at New Haven Qualifications dueHouse April 28, 2022 3:00 P.M. Housing Authority, is accepting pre-applications for studio and one-bedroom apartments at this develThe Qualification will be available via email beginning Aprillimitations 8, 2022 at apno opment located Documents at 108 Frank Street, New Haven.

Maximum income cost by emailing Fortunata Houde, Executive Secretary at fhoude@nhparking.com . ply. Pre-applications will be available from 9AM TO 5PM beginning Monday Ju;y 25, 2016 and ending when sufficient pre-applications (approximately 100) have New Parking Authority is an equalINC. opportunity/affirmative beenHaven received at the offices of HOME Applications will be action mailiedemployer. upon request by calling HOME INC at 203-562-4663 during those hours. Completed preapplications must be returned to HOME INC’s offices at 171 Orange Street, Third The Housing Authority of the City of Bridgeport Floor, New Haven, CT 06510.

Invitation for Bid (IFB)

Elevator Preventive Maintenance and Repairs NOTICIA Solicitation Number: 211-AM-22-S

VALENTINA MACRIofVIVIENDAS ALQUILERd/b/a PRE-SOLICITUDES DISPONIBLES The Housing Authority the City of DE Bridgeport Park City Communities (PCC) is

currently seeking bids from qualified elevator companies to provide full-service elevaINC, enand nombre la Columbus House New Housing está tor HOME maintenance repairdeagency-wide, there yisdea la mix of Haven elevator types Authority, and locations. aceptandopackage pre-solicitudes estudiosony April apartamentos de un en este Solicitation will bepara available 11, 2022.

Todormitorio obtain a copy of desarrollo the soliciubicado en la send calle your 109 Frank Street, New Haven. Se aplican limitaciones de reference ingresos tation you must request to bids@parkcitycommunities.org, please máximos.number Las pre-solicitudes disponibles a.m.-5 p.m. comenzando solicitation and title onestarán the subject line. 09 A pre-bid conference will Martes be held25at 2016 hasta se hanCT recibido suficientes (aproximadamente 100) 150julio, Highland Ave,cuando Bridgeport, 06604 on Aprilpre-solicitudes 26, 2022 @ 10:00 a.m. Although aten las is oficinas de HOMEsubmitting INC. Las pre-solicitudes serán enviadas por correoconference a petición tendance not mandatory, a bid for the project without attending is not in theabest interest the Offeror.durante Additional questions should deberán be emailed only llamando HOME INC alof203-562-4663 esas horas.Pre-solicitudes remitirse to bids@parkcitycommunities.org later than May 3, piso, 2022New at 3:00 P.M. Answers a las oficinas de HOME INC en 171noOrange Street, tercer Haven , CT 06510 . to all the questions will be posted on PCC’s Website: www.parkcitycommunities.org. Seal bids will be received until May 12, 2022 @ 10:00 a.m. at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

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This is a responsible technical and administrative position involving the assessment of real and personal property for ad valorem tax purposes. Applicants must have a bach242-258 Fairmont Ave elor’s degree in economics, finance, real estate or a related area, plus 4 years of responsible assessment or appraisal experience, or an equivalent of education 2BR Townhouse, 1.5 BA, 3BR, 1 combination level , 1BA and experience. Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license. Salary: $79,014 All new apartments, new appliances, new carpet, close to I-91 & I-95 to $101,097 annually plus an excellent fringe benefits package. Applications may be near bus stopResources & shopping downloaded from thehighways, Department of Human Webcenter Page and can be mailed to the Department of Human Resources, Wallingford, 45860-985-8258 South Main Street, Pet under 40lb allowed.

InterestedTown partiesofcontact Maria @ Wallingford, CT 06492, or emailed to: wlfdhr@wallingfordct.gov by the closing date of May 2, 2022. Phone: (203) 294-2080, Fax: (203) 294-2084. EOE 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

DISPATCHER

The Town of Wallingford is seeking responsible candidates to perform 911, police, fire New Haven, CT andSt.EMS emergency dispatching duties. Must be able to work under stressful conditions and be able to type information with a high rate of speed and accuracy. Must be able to work all three shifts including weekends and holidays and be able to work additional shifts beyond the regular shift schedule. Requires a H.S. or business school diploma with courses in typing and 2 years of responsible office work experience. Wages: $ 23.72 ~ bids are invited by the Housing Authority of the Town of Seymour Sealed $28.28 hourly plus shift differential and excellent fringe benefits. Closing date is May onofTuesday, 2016 at itswhichever office at occurs 28 Smith 2, until 2022, 3:00 or thepm date receipt ofAugust the 50th2,application, first.Street, Apply: Seymour, CT 06483 for Concrete Sidewalk Repairs and Replacement at the Department of Human Resources, Town of Wallingford, 45 South Main St., Wallingford, CT 06492.

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Phone: 203-294-2080, Fax: 203-294-2084. EOE.

SEYMOUR HOUSING AUTHORITY

A pre-bid conference will be held at the Housing Authority Office 28 Smith Seymour, CT OF at 10:00 am,OFonNORWALK, Wednesday, 20, 2016.

THEStreet HOUSING AUTHORITY THE CITY CT IS July REQUESTING PROPOSALS FROM

CONSULTANTS OR ARCHITECTURAL/ENGINEERING FIRMS FOR AN UPDATED PHYSICAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF 12 FEDERAL FINANCED HOUSING PROPERTIES. TO OBTAIN A COMPLETE COPY Bidding documents are available from the Seymour Housing Authority OfOF THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL DOCUMENTS, CONTACT GUILLERMO BENDANA, PROCUREMENT fice, 28 AT Smith Street, Seymour, CT 06483 HOUSING (203) 888-4579.

SPECIALIST GBENDA@NORWALKHA.OGR NORWALK IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. ADAM BOVILSKY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

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

DRIVER CDL CLASS A Full Time – All Shifts Top Pay-Full Benefits EOE Please apply in person: 1425 Honeyspot Rd. Ext. Stratford, CT 06615

Elm City Communities is currently seeking bids for pest control services. A complete copy of the requirement may be obtained from Elm City Communities’ Vendor Collaboration Portal https://newhavenhousing.cobblestonesystems.com/gateway beginning on

QSR STEEL CORPORATION

Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at 3:00PM.

Steel Fabricators, Erectors & Welders Top pay for top performers. Health Benefits, 401K, Vacation Pay.

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Mechanic III: Highly skilled mechanic needed in the repair and maintenance

of all types of motor vehicles including heavy construction equipment. The position requires 6 years’ experience in the repair and maintenance of mechanical equipment with a minimum of 2 years repairing heavy construction equipment.

Technical or trade school training may substitute for up to 3 years’ experience.

Must have own tools. $31.85 to $38.28 per hour, plus an excellent fringe benefit package. Apply to: Department of Human Resources, Town of Wallingford, 45 South Main Street, Wallingford, CT 06492. Forms will be mailed upon request from the Department of Human Resources or may be downloaded from the Department of Human Resources Web Page. Phone #: 203-294-2080 Fax #: (203) 294-2084. Closing date will be April 25, 2022 or the date the 50th application is received, whichever occurs first. EOE.

Construction

Seeking to employ experienced individuals in the labor, foreman, operator and teamster trades for a heavy outside work statewide.

Reliable personal transportation andtoa Bid: valid drivers license required.

Invitation nd To apply please call (860) 621-1720 or 2 Notice send resume to: Personnel Department, P.O. Box 368, Cheshire, CT06410.

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Fax or Email Questions & Bids to: Dawn Lang @ 203-881-8372 dawnlang@haynesconstruction.com HCC encourages the participation of all Veteran, S/W/MBE & Section 3 Certified Businesses Haynes Construction Company, 32 Progress Ave, Seymour, CT 06483 AA/EEO EMPLOYER

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Town of Bloomfield

Vehicle Mechanic Technician Salary $30.97 hourly (non-CDL) Salary $31.91 hourly (CDL) Pre-employment drug testing.

AA/EOE.

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Town of Bloomfield Maintainer II Salary $28.58 hourly Pre-employment drug testing.

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INNER-CITY 27,202016 - August 02,26, 2016 THE INNER-CITY NEWS NEWS -July April , 2022 - April 2022

NOTICE Experienced Commercial Property/Facilities Manager VALENTINA MACRI RENTAL HOUSING PRE- APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE Fusco Management Company is seeking a qualified Property/Facilities HOME INC, onabehalf of Columbus House and the Haven Housing Authority, Manager with minimum of 3 to 5 years of New experience managing comis accepting pre-applications for organizational studio and one-bedroom apartments at this develmercial properties.

Excellent and communication skills are opment located at 108 Frankinclude: Street, New Haven. Maximum income limitations aprequired.

Responsibilities ply. Pre-applications will be available from 9AM TO 5PM beginning Monday Ju;y 25, 2016 and and ending when of sufficient pre-applications (approximately 100) prephave Budgeting forecasting expenses - timely approval of invoices, been received thepackages offices of HOME INC. Applications will be mailied upon rearation of clientatbill quest by calling HOME INC at 203-562-4663 during those hours. Completed preOversight ofmust maintenance andINC’s subcontractors - prioritizing and applications be returned staff to HOME offices at 171 Orange Street, Third scheduling work, reviewing work order requests, oversight and Floor, New project Haven, CT 06510. coordination of subcontractors to minimize disruption to the property

NOTICIA

Oversight of janitorial, landscaping, and other vendors inspections - continual follow up with subcontractors to ensure optimum performance

VALENTINA MACRI VIVIENDAS DE ALQUILER PRE-SOLICITUDES DISPONIBLES

Assists in developing specifications for bidding work and purchasing within HOME guidelines.

INC, en nombre de la Columbus House y de la New Haven Housing Authority, está aceptando pre-solicitudes para estudios y apartamentos de un dormitorio en este desarrollo Maintaining and client relations - responding to de tenant reubicado en lapositive calle 109tenant Frank Street, New Haven.

Se aplican limitaciones ingresos quests, follow up to ensureestarán completion máximos.

Las pre-solicitudes disponibles 09 a.m.-5 p.m. comenzando Martes 25

julio, 2016 hasta cuando se han recibido suficientes pre-solicitudes (aproximadamente 100) Excel, computer skills would helpful en lasWord oficinasand de Outlook HOME INC. Las pre-solicitudes seránbe enviadas por correo a petición llamando a HOME INC al 203-562-4663 durante esas horas.Pre-solicitudes deberán remitirse Company will make best efforts to have the managed properties within a las oficinas de HOME INC en 171 Orange Street, tercer piso, New Haven , CT 06510 . counties in reasonable proximity to candidates home. Medical and dental benefits, 401k. Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Please submit resumes to openjobs.group@fusco.com. Phone calls will not be accepted.

Federal Program NEW Waiting List Opening Notice HAVEN

Starting April 7, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. through April 21, 2022, at 4:30 p.m. the Housing 242-258 Fairmont Ave Authority of the City of Bristol (BHA) will accept pre-applications for efficiency, 1-bedroom and 2-bedroom units at Bonnie Acres, JKF Apartments and Gaylord Tow2BR Townhouse, 1.5 BA, 3BR, 1 level , 1BA ers. These units are for Elderly (62 and over) and Disabled individuals only. We will All new apartments, new appliances, carpet, close & I-95 also be accepting pre-applications for 1-, 2-, 3- new and 4-bedroom unitstoatI-91 Cambridge highways, bus stop & shopping center Park, a family site. All propertiesnear are rent-subsidized, and rent is based on the tenant’s income.Pet To under get qualifi information how to apply,Maria go to @ our860-985-8258 BHA website 40lbcation allowed.

Interestedon parties contact www.bristolhousing.org or the United Way 211 Website at www.cthcvp.org.

We are an equal housing provider and we do not discriminate based on race, color, CT. Unified Deacon’s Association pleasedor to offer a Deacon’s national origin, religion, sex,isactual perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, Certificate Program. This is a 10 month program designed to assist in the intellectual formation of Candidates disability, marital or familial status. 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

Aviso de apertura de la lista de espera del Programa Federal

New Haven, CT A St. partir del 7 de abril de 2022 a las 8:30 a. m. hasta el 21 de abril de 2022 a las 4:30 p. m. la Autoridad de Vivienda de la Ciudad de Bristol (BHA) aceptará solicitudes para las unidades de 1 y 2 dormitorios en Bonnie Acres, JKF Apartments y Gaylord Towers. Esta lista es para personas mayores de 62 años o más y para personas discapacitadas. La renta es con subsidio y es basada en el ingreso del residente. También aceptaremos las lista de 1, 2, 3 y 4 Authority habitacionesofenthe Cambridge Esta Sealedsolicitudes bids are para invited by the Housing Town ofPark.

Seymour lista es para familias. Para obtener información de calificación sobre cómo presentar until 3:00 pm on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at its office at 28 Smith Street, una solicitud para estas listas, visite nuestra página web de BHA www.bristolhousing.

Seymour, CTweb 06483 for Concrete Repairs and Replacement at the org o la página de United Way 211 Sidewalk en www.cthcvp.org.

Somos un proveedor de Assisted vivienda equitativa y no discriminamos por motivos de raza, Smithfield Gardens Living Facility, 26 Smith Street Seymour. color, origen nacional, religión, sexo, orientación sexual real o percibida, identidad de género, discapacidad, estado civil o familiar.

SEYMOUR HOUSING AUTHORITY

A pre-bid conference will be held at the Housing Authority Office 28 Smith Street Seymour, CT at 10:00 am, on Wednesday, July 20, 2016.

THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF NORWALK, CT IS REQUESTING PROPOSALS FROM CONSULTANTS OR ARCHITECTURAL/ENGINEERING FIRMS FOR AN UPDATED PHYSICAL NEEDS Bidding documents areFINANCED availableHOUSING from the SeymourTOHousing OfASSESSMENT OF 12 FEDERAL PROPERTIES. OBTAIN AAuthority COMPLETE COPY OFfice, THE REQUEST FORStreet, PROPOSAL DOCUMENTS, CONTACT GUILLERMO BENDANA, PROCUREMENT 28 Smith Seymour, CT 06483 (203) 888-4579.

SPECIALIST AT GBENDA@NORWALKHA.OGR NORWALK HOUSING IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. ADAM BOVILSKY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

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 informalities in the bidding, if such actions are in the best interest of the

CITY OF MILFORD

Seeking qualified condidates to fill numerous vacancies to include, Deputy Assessor, Mechanic Sewer Line, Public Health Nurse and more. For information and detailed application instructions, visit www.ci.milford.ct.us Click on SERVICES, JOBS and JOB TITLE.

DELIVERY PERSON

NEEDED Must Have your Own Vehicle If Interested call

Part Time Delivery Needed One/Two Day a Week,

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DRIVER CDL CLASS A Full Time – All Shifts Top

Pay-Full Benefits

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR

THE ELM CITYCOMMUNITIES, HOUSING AUTHORITY OF NEWHAVEN

(ECC/HANH) MOVING TO WORK (MTW) FY2023 ANNUAL PLAN

Section II (C) of the Authority's Moving to Work Agreement {the "Agreement") requires that ECC/HANH hold at least one public hearing per Annual MTW submission and make the Annual MTW Plan available for public comment for at least thirty (30) days. The Agency agrees to take into account public comments on the program design, including comments from current tenants/participants to the extent such comments are provided are provided.

The thirty (30) days comment period begins on Sunday, April 17, 2022 and copies of the Moving to Work (MTW) FY2023 Plan, will be made available on the agency website www.elmcitycommunities.org or via Twitter, www.twitter.com/ECCommunities or via Facebook www.facebook.com/ElmCityCommunities.

You are invited to provide written comments addressed to: ECC/HANH, Moving to Work FY2023 Annual Plan, Attn: Evelise Ribeiro, 360 Orange Street, New Haven, CT 06511 or via email to: eribeiro@elmcitycommunities.org.

Pursuant to said Section II (C), a public hearing where public comments will be accepted and recorded is scheduled for Monday, May 16, 2022 at 4:00pm via: RingCentral: https://v.ringcentral.com/join/975943490?pw=2e34ff6769797e68e96a95bb953d 0d81, Meeting ID: 975943490, Password: yozWY5m3ib.

Or dial 1 (650) 419-1505 Access Code / Meeting ID: 975943490 Dial-in password: 9699956342 Any individual requiring a Reasonable Accommodation to participate in the hearing may call the Reasonable Accommodation Manager (203) 498-8800, ext. 1507 or at the TDD Number (203) 497-8434.

EOE Please apply in person: 1425 Honeyspot Rd. Ext. Stratford, CT 06615Invitation to Bid: 2nd Notice LAS COMUNIDADES DE LA CIUDAD DE ELM, AUTORIDAD SAYEBROOKE VILLAGE SENIOR ADMINITRATIVE DE VIVIENDA DE NEWHAVEN (ECC/HANH) MOVIMIENTO Old Saybrook, CT AL TRABAJO (MTW) PLAN ANUAL FY2023 (4 Buildings, 17 Units) Tax Exempt & Not Prevailing Wage Rate Project La Sección II (C) del Acuerdo de Traslado al Trabajo de la Autoridad (el "Acuerdo")

AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA PARA

ASSISTANT Full-time position

requiere que ECC/HANH celebre al menos una audiencia pública por presentación de

MTW anual Demolition, y que el Plan de MTWCastanual esté disponible para comentario público duNewto Construction, Wood Framed, Housing, Selective Site-work, Go www.portlandct. rante al menos treinta (30) días. días. La Agencia acepta tener en cuenta los comentarios Concrete, Asphaltpúblicos Shingles,sobre VinylelSiding, org forin-place details diseño del programa, incluidos los comentarios de los inquilinos/ Flooring, Painting, Division 10 Specialties, Appliances,actuales Residential participantes en la Casework, medida en que se proporcionen dichos comentarios.

El período de comentarios Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing and Fire Protection. de treinta (30) días comienza domingo 17 de abril de 2022 y State of Connecticut del Plan Moving to Work (MTW) FY2023 estarán disponibles en el sitio web This contract is subject to state set-aside las andcopias contract compliance requirements.

Office of Policy de la agencia www.elmcitycommunities.org o a través de Twitter, www.twitter. com/ ECCommunities o a través de Facebook www.facebook.com/ElmCityCommunities.

Bid Extended, Due Date: August 5,a2016 Lo invitamos proporcionar comentarios por escrito dirigidos a: ECC/HANH, Moving LEGAL NOTICE to Work15, FY2023 Annual Plan, Attn: Evelise Ribeiro, 360 Orange Street, New Haven, Anticipated Start: August 2016 Request for Proposals (RFP) for Services CT 06511 o por correo electrónico a: eribeiro@elmcitycommunities.org.

Project documents available via ftp link below: The State of Connecticut, Office of Policy and ManDe conformidad con dicha Sección II (C), una audiencia pública donde se aceptarán y agement, is seeking proposals to provide certain serviceshttp://ftp.cbtghosting.com/loginok.html?username=sayebrookevillage related to a Housing and Segregation Study. registrarán los comentarios públicos está programada para el lunes 16 de mayo de 2022 The intent of the request is to identify individuals a las 4:00 p. m. a través de: RingCentral: https://v.ringcentral.com/join/975943490 ?pw or firms with the necessary expertise to provide =2e34ff6769797e68e96a95bb953d0d81, Fax or Email Questions & Bids to: Dawn Lang @ 203-881-8372 dawnlang@haynesconstruction.com ID de reunión: 975943490, Contraseña: yozanalysis of the impact of federal and state housing programs within Connecticutthe on economic and racial HCC encourages participation of all Veteran,WY5m3ib.

S/W/MBE & Section 3 Certified Businesses segregation within a stated timeframe.

Haynes Construction Company, 32 Progress Ave, Seymour, CT 06483 O marque 1 (650) 419-1505 The RFP is available online at: https://portal.

Código de acceso / ID de reunión: 975943490 AA/EEO EMPLOYER ct.gov/DAS/CTSource/BidBoard and https:// Contraseña de marcación: 9699956342 portal.ct.gov/OPM/Root/RFP/Request-For-

and Management

Proposals or from Pauline Zaldonis, Office of Policy and Management, Data and Policy Analytics Division, 450 Capitol Ave., MS#52DPA, Hartford, Connecticut 06106-1379. E-mail: dapa@ct.gov.

Telephone (860) 418-6304. Deadline for response submission is 3:00 P.M., April 29, 2022.

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Cualquier persona que requiera una Adaptación Razonable para participar en la audiencia puede llamar al Gerente de Adaptación Razonable (203) 498-8800, ext. 1507 o al Número TDD (203) 497-8434.

THEINNER-CITY INNER-CITY NEWS NEWS -July April , 2022 - April 26,2016 2022 27,20 2016 - August 02,

NOTICE

PVC FENCE PRODUCTION

NOTICIA

Union Company seeks:

Contact Dana at 860-243-2300

Email: dana.briere@garrityasphalt.com Women & Minority Applicants are encouraged to apply Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer

NEW HAVEN

THE GLENDOWER GROUP, INC.

Construction

Garrity Asphalt Reclaiming, Inc seeks:

Construction Equipment Mechanic preferably experienced in Seeking to employ experienced individuals in the labor, Reclaiming and Road Milling Equipment. We offer factory foreman, operator and teamster trades for a heavy outside training on equipment we operate. Location: Bloomfield CT work statewide. Reliable personal transportation and a valWe offer excellent hourly rate & excellent benefits id drivers license required. To apply please call (860) 621Contact: Tom Dunay VALENTINA MACRI RENTAL HOUSING PRE- APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE 1720 or send resume to: Personnel Department, P.O. Box 368, Cheshire, CT06410.

Phone: 860- 243-2300 HOME INC, on behalf of Columbus House and the New Haven Housing Authority, Email: tom.dunay@garrityasphalt.com is accepting pre-applications for studio and one-bedroom this develAffiatrmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/V Women & Minority Applicants are encouraged to applyapartments Drug Free Workforce opment located at 108 Frank Street, New Haven.

Maximum income limitations apAffirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer ply. Pre-applications will be available from 9AM TO 5PM beginning Monday Ju;y 25, 2016 and ending when sufficient pre-applications (approximately 100) have been received at the offices of HOME INC. Applications will be mailied upon reGarrity Asphalt Incduring seeks: CT Fence quest by calling HOMEReclaiming, INC at 203-562-4663 those hours.Large Completed pre- Company looking for an individual for our Reclaimer Operators and Milling Operators with current licensing PVCStreet, Fence Third Production Shop. Experience preferred but will applications must be returned to HOME INC’s offices at 171 Orange and clean driving record, be willing to travel throughout the Northtrain the right person. Must be familiar with carpentry hand Floor, New Haven, CT 06510. east & NY. We offer excellent hourly rate & excellent benefits & power tools and be able to read a CAD drawing and tape measure. Use of CNC Router machine a plus but not required, will train the right person. This is an in-shop production poContact: Rick Tousignant Phone: 860- 243-2300 sition. Duties include building fence panels, posts, gates and Email: rick.touMust have a valid CT driver’s license & be able to obtain VALENTINAsignant@garrityasphalt.com MACRI VIVIENDAS DE ALQUILER PRE-SOLICITUDESmore.

DISPONIBLES a Drivers Medical Card. Must be able to pass a physical and Women & Minority Applicants are encouraged to apply drug test. Please email resume to pboucher@atlasoutdoor.com.

Affirmative Action/deEqual Opportunity HOME INC, en nombre la Columbus House y Employer de la New Haven Housing Authority, está AA/EOE-MF aceptando pre-solicitudes para estudios y apartamentos de un dormitorio en este desarrollo ubicado en la calle 109 Frank Street, New Haven. Se aplican limitaciones de ingresos máximos. Las pre-solicitudes estarán disponibles 09 a.m.-5 p.m. comenzando Martes 25 Tractor Trailer Driver for Heavy & Highway Construction Equipjulio,Must 2016have hastaacuando se han recibido suficientes pre-solicitudes ment.

CDL License, clean driving record, capable of (aproximadamente 100) en las oficinas HOME INC. Las pre-solicitudes serán enviadas porSeeking correo atopetición operating heavyde equipment; be willing to travel throughout the employ experienced individuals in the labor, foreman, llamando HOME INC alexcellent 203-562-4663 horas.Pre-solicitudes deberánand remitirse Northeast &aNY. We offer hourlydurante rate &esas excellent benefits operator teamster trades for a heavy outside work statewide. a las oficinas de HOME INC en 171 Orange Street, tercer piso, New Haven , CT personal 06510 . transportation and a valid drivers license reReliable

Construction

Request for Proposals Construction Monitor The Glendower Group, Inc. is currently seeking proposals for a construction monitor. A complete copy of the requirement may be obtained from Glendower’s Vendor Collaboration Portal https://newhavenhousing.cobblestonesystems.com/ gateway

ANIMAL CONTROL

The Town of Wallingford is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Assistant to the Animal Control Officer to perform highly responsible work in the enforcement of local and State ordinances, regulations and statutes pertaining to municipal animal control activities. The position requires a H.S. diploma or equivalency plus 2 years of experience as an animal care worker in a kennel, animal control facility, veterinary hospital or boarding facility or State of Connecticut certification as an Animal Control Officer and 6 months of experience as an animal care worker. Must possess and maintain a valid State of Connecticut Motor Vehicle Operator’s License and must be able to be “on site” within a 30-minute period when responding to all calls from the Wallingford Police Department. $22.48 to $26.66 hourly plus an excellent benefits package. Apply to: Department of Human Resources, Town of Wallingford, 45 South Main Street, Wallingford, CT 06492. Application forms will be mailed upon request from the Department of Human Resources or may be downloaded from the Department of Human Resources Web Page. Phone # 203-294-2080 Fax #: (203) 294-2084. The closing date for applications is April 18, 2022. EOE.

quired. To apply please call (860) 621-1720 or send resume to:

ELM CITY COMMUNITIES

Personnel Department, P.O. Box 368, Cheshire, CT06410.

Request for Proposals Intelligent Document Management

Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/V

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

Drug Free Workforce

Invitation to Bid:City Communities is currently seeking proposals for intelligent document Elm management. A complete copy of the requirement may be obtained from Elm State of Connecticut 2nd Notice City Communities’ Vendor Collaboration Portal https://newhavenhousing.

Office of Policy cobblestonesystems.com/gateway beginning on and Management

SAYEBROOKE VILLAGE Old Saybrook, CT

Monday, March 21, 2022 at 3:00PM. The State of Connecticut, Office(4ofBuildings, 17 Units) Policy and Management is recruiting Tax Exempt & Not Prevailing Wage Rate Project for a Policy Development Coordinator.

QUALITY CONTROL TECHNICIAN

New Construction, Wood Framed, Housing, Selective Demolition, Site-work, CastFurther information regarding the duties, eligibility requirements and application in-place Concrete, Asphalt Shingles, Vinyl Siding, instructions for this position is available Work in blacktop and stone QC Lab. Duties include sampling of stone and asphalt prodFlooring, Painting, Appliances, Residential Casework, at: Division 10 Specialties, ucts, and maintain accurate quality control reports. Must be able to lift 50lb samples.

Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing andposition Fire Protection. https://www.jobapscloud.com/ Full time available. Valid driver’s license is required. Strong mechanical and CT/sup/bulpreview.asp?R1= This contract is subject to state set-asidemathematical and contract compliance backgroundrequirements. preferred. NO PHONE CALLS. Reply to Hiring Manager, 220330&R2=1581MP&R3=001

SEYMOUR HOUSING AUTHORITY Sealed bids are invited by the Housing Authority of the Town of Seymour until 3:00 pm on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at its office at 28 Smith Street, Seymour, CT 06483 for Concrete Sidewalk Repairs and Replacement at the Smithfield Gardens Assisted Living Facility, 26 Smith Street Seymour.

A pre-bid conference will be held at the Housing Authority Office 28 Smith Street Seymour, CT at 10:00 am, on Wednesday, July 20, 2016.

PO Box 1776, East Granby CT 06026.

Galasso Materials is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered The State of Connecticut an equal Due Date: BidisExtended, August 5, 2016 opportunity/affirmative action employer for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, gender idenand strongly encourages theAnticipated applications Start: tity, August 15, 2016 national origin, veteran or disability status of women, minorities, and persons Project documents available via ftp link below: with disabilities.

Listing: Sales/Operations Specialist

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Fax or Email Questions & Bids to: Dawn Lang @ 203-881-8372 Petroleum dawnlang@haynesconstruction.com Company has an immediate full time opening. Excellent customer service DRIVER CDLtheCLASS HCC encourages participation of A all Veteran, S/W/MBE & Sectionspeaking 3 Certifiedat Businesses skill and public meetings a must. Retail oil operations knowledge and IT Company, 32 Progress Ave, Seymour, CToperating 06483 Full Time –Haynes All Construction Shifts Top knowledge of ADDS system required.

Previous petroleum experience and/or AA/EEO EMPLOYER experience in a very busy office environment a plus. Applicant to also perform administrative/clerical tasks as assigned. Please send resume to: H.R. Manager, Confidential, person: P O Box 388, Guilford CT 06437 or email hrdept@eastriverenergy.com

Pay-Full Benefits

Bidding documents are available from the Seymour Housing Authority Office, 28 Smith Street, Seymour, CT 06483 (203) 888-4579.

EOE Please apply in 1425 Honeyspot Rd. Ext. Stratford, CT 06615

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

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