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THE INNER-CITY NEWS - June 30, 2021 - July 06, 2021

Hair Show Hails The Crown, Honors Sharon Clemons Lucy Gellman, Editor, The Arts Paper www.newhavenarts.org

Jamie Belton spread her wings as a butterfly — and paid homage to a New Havener gone far too soon.

On Juneteenth, Belton joined over 20 models, five professional hair artists, and dozens of stagehands and stylists at the International Festival of Arts & Ideas’ inaugural Art & Hair Show on the New Haven Green. It doubled as a tribute to Sharon Clemons, a beloved New Havener who passed away last November at the age of 51.

Clemons ran Sharon Joy Salon on State Street with her sister, Joy Brown. When she died, she left her family, her friends, and four daughters who she referred to as “her butterflies” reeling. In the months since, the festival has worked with her husband Erik Clemons, executive chairman of ConnCORP, to create an annual award supporting a Black woman artist in her name.

Called the Sharon M. Clemons Community Cultivator Award, it was presented to New Haven-based artist Marshun Art. “We are so thankful, again, that you are honoring Sharon,” Clemons said Saturday, surrounded by Brown and his daughters Nyle, Nia, and Kai. “And not only honoring her in her passing, but honoring her in the spirit and the power of her humanity.

Sharon was the strongest, most beautiful and most thoughtful human being I have ever met in my life.”

The award was one of many highlights Saturday afternoon. Before the show began, Mwenso And The Shakes played a soundcheck for a show that was ultimately postponed, some attendees dancing as they settled onto their pandemic pods. In a fleet of trailers backstage, stylists and their models finished hours-long hair designs that ranged from the poetic to the fantastical.

Behind the stage, 31-year-old Belton quickly ate dinner before putting the final touches on a style that Kimberly Williams had spent hours perfecting. Born and raised in West Haven, Belton normally spends the week focused on Black mothers as a birth and postpartum doula, a job in which she works with clients across the Northeast Corridor.

Most of the time, she said, her hair is covered to draw as little attention as possible. When she’s working with soon-to-be or new mothers, she wants them to have a clear view of her face at all times. But when Williams called her up and asked if she’d be interested, she said yes. When she lived in West Haven, she was Williams’ client.

She sees hair as part of her dedication to wellness, including a studio that she hopes to open in New Haven.

“It’s an extension of my glory, my essence,” she said. She added that she was thinking of the style “like antennas,” putting her in touch with every small thing that buzzed and hummed around her.

Nearby, Williams watched a young model run across the grass, rocking her crown.

The owner of Miks Kreations in Milford, Williams grew up in New Haven, moving around the city as a kid. Even then, she

knew that hair “was the only thing I ever wanted to do.” While she has been a licensed stylist for almost two decades, she said her career goes all the way back to elementary or middle school, when she started experimenting with her own hairstyles.

“I don’t know what drew me to it, I just love it,” Williams said. “For a woman, hair is the experience of whoever she is. No matter whether she’s relaxed or natural, it’s just part of who she is.”

When Clemons passed away last year, Williams was one of dozens who turned out to a balloon release in her honor. Saturday, she and fellow stylist Jazmi Zanders prepared a tribute with butterfly wings speckled in orange, purple black and green.

When models extended them to their full wingspan, it looked like they were flying.

Nearby, Chrissy Culbreath of West Haven’s Studio Couture took a quick breather before dipping back into her trailer to finish the last of the styles. In the audience, her mother waited with her aunties, young cousins, and friends. Her girlfriend Chalyce Jacobs buzzed around backstage, making sure she had everything she needed.

Culbreath took it all in. Like Williams, she said, she’s known that she wanted to do hair for decades. She started dreaming of hairstyles in middle school, using her fork as a stand in for a comb during her lunch break at school. She became emotional as she spoke, something catching in her throat as tears rolled down her cheeks.

“I’ve waited so long for this moment,”

she said. “I’m just excited to put on for my city.”

Inside Corey Parker’s trailer, the air conditioning rattled and hummed. Parker stood over dancer Nikki Ryane, pinning a tall birdcage made of hair onto Ryane’s scalp and ponytail. He held out three tiny birds that would soon be inside the cage. As he worked methodically, he said the piece was an homage to literary giant Maya Angelou, whose sweeping body of work includes “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings.”

As the 31-year-old owner of CP Hair Care Solutions and a creative artist at large, Parker has been doing Black hair since he was a kid. His mom, Tammy Parker, is the owner of Beautiful You Salon in Wilton; she was his first inspiration and is still his role model. While he currently lives in Derby, Parker grew up in Bridgeport, and now does hair all over the state. He said that he thinks of hair as an extension of people’s identity. Beside him, Tammy worked diligently to help finish designs before the show began.

As he chatted, the trailer transformed into a magical space: models rocked wiry gold baskets, sky-facing braids and buns, and long, trailing braids studded with fabric sunflowers. Checking her phone at the far end of the trailer, one model inspected sleek, multicolored bubble ponytails that glowed green, orange, purple Parker later brought it to life with a mix from Beyoncé, Tiwa Savage, Durand Bernarr, Lil’ Kim and Simi as models took the stage in hairstyles,

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outfits and dance moves that dazzled.

“I want you to dare to be different and love that you are different,” he said. “Black hair means power, strength, versatility. It means adversity. It means I got here. It got here. I am strong.”

In the audience, attendees cheered as the show began with a performance from artist Alicia Thompson, founder of the organization Artistry Is Ministry and the writer behind the one-woman show I Am My Hair.

Walking out onto a catwalk with a bottle of wine in one hand and a glass in the other, Thompson told the audience that she had a dilemma: she couldn’t decide how to wear her hair for an upcoming job interview.

“Do you think I should go to the interview and rock a Wakanda, tight motherland style, maybe a little pinned up style,” she said. “Or should I wear my BFF hairpiece wig? Sleek and sassy.”

“Wakanda forever!” someone shouted from the audience.

Almost immediately, her ask was familiar—in part from the testimonies that Black women, hairdressers, artists and state legislators have shared about hair discrimination. Before the CROWN (Creating A Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair) Act passed in Connecticut this year, dozens of people came forward to tell their stories.

On stage, Thompson kept the conversation going. She pulled off a headscarf to reveal a fully done style beneath.

Musician turned emcee Durand Bernarr kept the energy high as Culbreath’s models waited in the wings. When a burst of electric guitar exploded over the audience, they walked out one by one, taking time to pause at the front of a catwalk set up for the show. Big poofs joined long, beautiful puffs and shocks of blue hair studded with gold. Models walked out in costumes One, rocking streaks of pink, let a voluminous skirt bounce as she stepped forward.

Another showed off chain mail that caught the boiling afternoon sun. A few rows in, Culbreath’s family cheered. She pumped her arms when she came out to take a bow.

The party was just getting started. Beyoncé, Jay Z, and Childish Gambino’s “Mood 4 Eva” blasted over the sound system. To the first lyrics, a pint-sized butterfly took the stage, orange flowers woven through her hair. A pair of orange monarch wings fluttered behind her. She put her hands on her hips and struck a pose. Among cheers, a few melty awwww and ohhhh sounds rose from the Green.

As she walked off, fellow butterflies whirled onto the stage, turning around each other. Each brought a different rainbow of color, with spotted and shimmering wings.

When it was Belton’s turn, she came all the way to the end of the catwalk and extended her wings. She lifted one arm to her face in profile, and then turned. As she walked off, she waved a palm to invite more butterflies onstage.

Williams and Zanders took a bow with butterfly-studded style themselves. It became a seamless transition to a video honoring Clemons, followed by remarks from her friends, former colleagues and family.

Shamain McAllister, programming coordinator at the Festival, said she “knew instantly” that the hair show would have to include a tribute to Clemons, who McAllister knew fondly as Ms. Sharon.

“If you knew her, you felt all the love that she radiated,” she said. “Talking with her and her family, Ms. Sharon was a prayerful, powerful woman. She was a resource for this community, and anyone she came into contact to.”

The award, now an annual tradition, will be “highlighting those who walked the same walk Ms. Sharon did,” McAllister said. “As she has inspired others. Everyone I’ve talked to has said she has pushed them to be a better person, and to always show up as their better selves.”

Erik Clemons thanked the festival for keeping his wife’s memory alive. Since last November, he said, his faith has helped pull him through some of the darkest and hardest moments of his life. He called his four daughters “the strongest human beings I’ve ever seen in my life.”

“The passing of my wife and my daughter’s mother, our lives were shattered,” he said. “Absolutely shattered. And I’m so thankful to God, and to our foundation of faith, that what used to be long bad days and short good moments are now long good days and short bad moments. And I am so thankful for that.”

THE INNER-CITY NEWS - June 30, 2021 - July 06, 2021

For 7th Year, Caribbean Community Celebrated In Goffe Street Park

by SOPHIE SONNENFELD New Haven Independent

The lures of jerk chicken, Jamaican music, island crafts, dancing — and, this year, free vaccinations — brought a crowd from throughout the region to DeGale Field in Goffe Street Park Sunday afternoon for the 7th annual New Haven Caribbean Heritage Festival.

Most of all, as one participant put it, it was a day to celebrate New Haven’s Caribbean culture and come together as a community.

Trevor Benjamin and his daughters Yasmina and Leila came from Waterbury to serve the jerk chicken from his Caribbean fusion food truck, Jonz N’ BBQ. “We take traditional barbeque and infuse it with Caribbean flavor,” he said.

The Benjamins came from Waterbury to the 7th annual New Haven Caribbean Heritage Festival Sunday afternoon. This year’s event was held at the DeGale Field in Goffe Street Park with food, music, dancing, and vendors to close out Caribbean-American Heritage Month.

Karaine “Kay” Holness, a founder of the festival, began organizing this year’s event with Shermaine Edmonds in late May. The festival was sponsored by the Shubert, International Festival of Arts and Ideas, Jamaican American Connection, and Inner-City News.

Holness, who is Jamaican, noted that the Caribbean community has “a very strong presence” in New Haven: “Our children and our spouses who were born here and are not from the islands need to understand the culture. So it’s a great way to have the fusion of our new home and where we’re from.”

“I feel good because we are able to gather, celebrate each other’s culture, and just celebrate being alive and being here,” Holness said.

Edmonds emigrated from Dominica 33 years ago. She has helped Holness put the

Ashley Aims (left) with Jani and Nicole Kufa.

festival together for the past few years to unite the Caribbean community in New Haven. “We know we are here even though we are separated.”

Hamden resident Carl Lambert comes to the festival every year. He is from Jamaica and visits his grandchildren and other members of his family there every couple of years.

Lambert said his favorite part of the festival is the music: “I love Jamaican music, and I love American music!”

Shamerika Berges, owner of Waterbury-based Rejai Naturals, sold organic and vegetable-based products and oils from her table. Berges was joined by her daughter, Wanyah.

Wanyah said her favorite product is the “Pink Privacy” oil, which is imported from Trinidad.

African Fashion Collabo owner Victoria Celentano and her friends Anita Moodie and Charmaine Grodger have come to the festival each year since Celentano opened her business in 2018.

“We think it’s important to support our community and with the Black Lives Matter movement, showing solidarity with our people. Letting them know that even though we’re all separated by the pandemic we’re all here for each other” Moodie said.

Dionna Johnson, who lives in Boston, browsed the African Fashion Collabo tent and bought a bonnet. She decided to check out the festival with her friends. “It just so happened that this was something going on which was cool,”she said.

In the next tent, Jani and Nicole Kufa and their niece Ashley Aims sold African

art from Zimbabwe. They got the idea to sell art from Zimbabwe villages in Connecticut when they visited Jani’s family in Zimbabwe in 2006.

“But I think it really clicked for us when Covid hit. It’s been really hard for them without a market or anywhere to sell their stuff ,and that really motivated us,” Nicole said.

So far they’ve been to three festivals.

Their most popular item? Carved wooden elephants.

Kate Dwyer brought her 5-year-old daughter Jill to the festival from Newington. Jill picked out a beaded warthog which she decided to name “Rosanna.”

“We wanted to do something a little different and to give my kids a chance to experience different cultures so this was a really great opportunity,” Dwyer said.

said. “But the interesting thing to note is people also wanted to stay within 100 miles of home.”

In a reversal of the old adage that Connecticut is uniquely situated between New York City and Boston, the state’s location might be the selling point.

“It provides ample opportunity for everybody to travel less and enjoy more,” Castonguay said.

The tourism industry brings in $15.5 billion annually to Connecticut and supports 123,000 jobs, according to the department.

Despite Covid-19’s hit to the industry in 2020, industry leaders adapted. Measures like outdoor dining and online art galleries allowed businesses and insti-

tutions to stay connected to the public while they weathered the pandemic. “[The key was] communicating the cleaning protocols that were in place, the social distancing, the mask wearing, the sanitation, but also a lot of the automated options, checking into your lodging facility via mobile phone or purchasing tickets online. Cutting down on those touch points is what brought us here,” Castonguay said.

Some of these measures may be here to stay. Some social distancing, hand sanitizer stations and plexiglass barriers will all be part of the social landscape in the coming months and maybe years.

In the near term, there are programs

like “Connecticut Drinks On Us.” The Office of Tourism, the Governor’s Office, and the Connecticut Restaurant Association connected to give folks a free drink when they show they are vaccinated.

Vaccination clinics themselves are going to be a feature at local institutions. For example, the Stafford Motor Speedway and Hartford Yard Goats offered vaccination clinics for guests.

“We’re starting to see some of those fairs return, we’re starting to see outdoor music festivals, and also some indoor theater coming back online,” she said. “And that really feels so good as a Connecticut resident.”

For those that want to head outdoors,

Dr. Taneisha Grant worked to organize a Griffin Health mobile vaccination clinic at the festival. They offered a choice among Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson.

Grant, who is from Portland, Jamaica, encouraged members of the New Haven Caribbean community and other attendees to get vaccinated.

“I think people have a false sense of security that the vaccine is in the past, but I think it’s really important that we not lose momentum in getting vaccinated” she said.

In the first two hours of the event, Grant said, they vaccinated two people.

Ashley Anthony created an informational poster and spoke with visitors about her home country of Guyana.

Anthony, a rising senior at Yale, serves as president of the Yale Caribbean Students’ Organization.

“At Yale, there isn’t a really big Caribbean community, and so we want to connect with the greater Caribbean community in New Haven,” she said.

She said most people she spoke with about Guyana were surprised to learn about its jaguar population and other flora and fauna. “It’s great to be able to represent my country and also show other people in New Haven that there are Caribbean people at Yale. I think it will help to build community relationships, and it’s been nice to have other Caribbean people learn about Guyana.”

Rasheda and State Sen. Gary Winfield brought their 3-year-olds named Imani and Gary (pictured) to the festival. They sat out on the grass listening to music before touring the vendor tents. “People getting to experience the culture and get to know people in their community a little better is important. That’s what brings us together,” Winfield said.

ourism Chief Sees Booming Summer

by KEVIN MALONEY New Haven Independent

A mixture of caution and restlessness will turn Connecticut into a booming travel destination this summer, predicts Connecticut Interim Director of Tourism Christine Castonguay.

Castonguay joined WNHH FM’s “Municipal Voice,” produced and hosted by the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, to discuss why more tourists might say, “Yes to Connecticut.”

The slogan marks the Office of Tourism’s newest campaign and emerges from research on existing trends.

“We had almost 60 percent say, ‘Yes, once I am vaccinated. I am going to be out enjoying tourism activities,’” she

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Castonguay highlighted ParkConneCT. The program offers fare-free shuttle service to state parks. Weekend Wheels is another free bus service on Saturdays and Sundays. Both programs run through Labor Day. “We need to support our local restaurants, to go to Pomfret or small towns and walk the main street and the town green, shop at the local boutiques, go to the local coffee shop, go to those local attractions and really continue to support the economic recovery here in Connecticut,” she said.

“That is really, at the end of the day, what we’re all trying to do.”

THE INNER-CITY NEWS - June 30, 2021 - July 06, 2021

Plaza Deal Boosts 2 Black-Biz Ventures

by THOMAS BREEN

New Haven Independent

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Dixwell Plaza’s redevelopers are one key storefront closer to gaining site control of the decaying mid-century shopping strip — after paying $1.3 million to buy out a Black-business support agency that can now relocate to Chapel Street.

According to the city’s online land records database, on June 1, a holding company called 192 Dixwell Avenue LLC paid $1,336,000 to Greater New Haven Business and Professional Association Inc. to purchase the three-unit commercial property at 192 Dixwell Ave. The city last appraised that 10,000 square-foot, basement-and-first-floor property as worth $401,100 — less than a third of the latest sale price.

The new owner of the property is the Connecticut Community Outreach and Revitalization Program (ConnCORP), which is a for-profit subsidiary of the Science Park-based job training nonprofit Connecticut Center for Arts and Technology (ConnCAT).

Over the past few years, the locallybased redevelopment team has steadily bought up various publicly and privately owned parcels in the fraying Dixwell Avenue commercial complex between Webster Street and Charles Street.

That’s where they plan to build an estimated $200 million mixed-use project that will include a grocery store, 150-plus apartments, an office tower, a performing arts venue, and more.

The purchase of 192 Dixwell Ave. means that ConnCORP now owns “between 93 and 95 percent” of the Dixwell Avenue properties they need in order to have total control over the site they plan to build on, ConnCORP President and CEO Paul McCraven told the Independent.

Some of the addresses the redevelopers already own on that strip include 87 Webster St., 156 Dixwell Ave., 172 Dixwell Ave., 180 Dixwell Ave., 190 Dixwell Ave., 206 Dixwell Ave., and 230 Dixwell Ave. Earlier this year, the alders voted to sell the current Stetson Library building at 200 Dixwell Ave. and the city police substation building at 26 Charles St. to ConnCORP for $750,000 to allow for the proposed redevelopment to move ahead.

(Stetson will be moving across the street to the soon-to-open new Q House.)

“Closing on this property brings us one step closer to realizing the vision we brought to the community last year,” McCraven said in an email statement.

“We have been very intentional about ensuring that key fixtures in the community will still be here to serve residents.

For our part in doing that, we helped facilitate their relocation to Chapel Street.

We are and have always been committed to bringing this project to life and we’re grateful to the community partners who have supported us in doing that.”

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McCraven’s mention of a “relocation to Chapel Street” refers to the local nonprofit from which ConnCORP bought 192 Dixwell.

That’s the Greater New Haven Business and Professional Association (GNHBPA). The half-century-old agency supports local minority and female-owned businesses and that is run by Rey Harp.

On June 2, one day after selling 192 Dixwell Ave. for $1,336,000, GNHBPA bought a two-story office building at 1294 Chapel St. from New York-based landlord Eyal Preis for $1,136,000.

That commercial property last sold for $625,018 in 2017, and the city last appraised it as worth $589,700.

During a recent interview at his soonto-be-former Dixwell Plaza office, Harp told the Independent that GNHBPA will be moving to the newly-bought Chapel Street building by the end of the year.

“It is much more efficiently laid out,” Harp said about the Chapel Street office

building. “We anticipate we will be able to get as much if not more” businesssupport programming done at that new site as they currently provide on Dixwell Avenue.

While Covid-19 put a pause on much of their in-person work, Harp said, the GNHBPA provides networking sessions, OSHA training, and construction job certifications and other trainings for minority and women-owned local businesses.

He said that six small construction firms are currently based out of GNHBPA’s Dixwell offices, and will be moving with the nonprofit to Chapel Street.

“We’ve been here since before [small business] incubators were popular,” Harp said.

On Chapel Street, “we’ll continue to do our core programming around the construction industry,” while also adding additional services for other types of small businesses in fields like home healthcare.

“This gives us a great opportunity to

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reimagine ourselves as an agency, to become more effective” in supporting local minority- and women-owned small businesses.

And how does he feel about fetching over $1.3 million for a Dixwell Plaza condo that the city values at a third of that amount?

“We were never interested in the price,” Harp said. “Our sole consideration was suitability of a new place. We couldn’t leave until we knew where we were going. We essentially had a building swap,” with the almost all of the proceeds from the Dixwell Plaza sale going into the “hard and soft costs” of buying and fitting out the Chapel Street property.

“It was tough to find a building that met all of our criteria,” he said—in the city, adequate parking, usable office space.

“Prices have skyrocketed” in New Haven real estate, he added. “We’ve been looking for over 18 months.”

When asked about the price that ConnCORP settled on for 192 Dixwell Ave., McCraven said, “From the beginning, we knew completing this project would require deep investments both in property and in the businesses that are housed in them. We are pleased to support Greater New Haven Business and Professional Association through this transaction and help support their mission of assisting minority businesses.”

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Hillhouse Track Team Looks To Nationals—And Asks New Haven For Help

for the team over Zoom. They continued to hold athletes accountable for both their schoolwork and athletics, which she says may have helped many overcome the difficult year.

The abilities that young people gain from being in athletics are invaluable, said Moore. She added that Hillhouse coaches hope that the rigor and diligence of sports—doing something even if you don’t want to do it—will translate from track and field to the classroom and the rest of the athletes’ lives.

And that diligence and training has paid off. This June, both teams won their divisional state championships. Boys also won state opens.

“There were a lot of people, and good competition,” said sophomore Bernadette Karpel. “States was fun, we all had a good time.”

Karpel ran three individual events at divisional state championships, placing ninth in the 1600 meter run, third as part of the 4 x 400 meter relay, and fifth in the 4 x 800 meter relay. The relay team continued on to State Opens, placing 19th in the 4 x 400.

The Academics also triumphed in individual events, where Gary Moore Jr. took down a 52-year-old discus record.

“It was so exciting, and it was so rewarding,” Michele Moore said. “I think this is probably one of my most prized victories to see the kids win, because of how things were, how Covid affected some kids, how Covid affected our lives to a certain extent. It was just so great to see the kids be able to come out on top.”

Now Moore is looking ahead to the NSAF Outdoor Nationals and calling for the community’s help. This location switch from the South to the Pacific Northwest, coupled with the Covid-19 pandemic, has created a few challenges for the team.

During a regular season, the team’s main source of income would come from hosting meets. This normally helps cover travel fees to nationals as well as other expenses, like meet fees and discounted shoes for students who may not have the resources to get them on their own. But this year, the lack of indoor invitationals and less outdoor meets due to Covid restrictions has made the trip impossible without outside help.

Moore is looking at a fundraising goal of $10,000. After starting a GoFundMe for the cause, her husband started another one that has raised just over $11,000 following an article in the New Haven Independent. Because every dollar raised is one that students don’t have to pay, the team has kept it open. Donate here.

Julia Rosado is an alum of the Arts Council’s Youth Arts Journalism Program. She is a rising junior at James Hillhouse High School.

by Julia Rosado, The Arts Paper www.newhavenarts.org

Seven members of the James Hillhouse Academics have qualified for a national competition across the country—but they need the community’s help to get there. After a year of pivoting, their latest fundraiser may be the last hurdle they face in a year upturned by Covid-19.

Coached by Gary and Michele Moore, the Academics are Hillhouse’s track team. This spring, the team won several statewide championships that helped seven members qualify for the National Scholastic Athletics Foundation (NSAF) Outdoor Nationals in Eugene, Oregon. Before they can go, the Moores are working on raising the money to get there.

The competition, which will be held at the historic Hayward Field, is scheduled for June 30 through July 3 of this year. It is normally held in North Carolina, which is less expensive to travel to. Moore estimated that plane tickets, food, and lodging will amount to close to $17,000. That amount comes after a year when the team hasn’t been able to bring in ticket revenue.

“We’re competing against kids who are in the inner city, suburbs, everywhere,” said Michele Moore in a recent interview over Google Meet. “And for us to pull our athletes together and be able to come out on top, that too was something to be proud of. And I think the kids should be proud of what they did, because they did it, we just coached them.

They have to get out there and perform.

It was awesome. I’m still smiling about it, watching videos about it and just elated.”

Moore, who coaches Hillhouse Boys Track, wasn’t always a coach. Originally, she was a science teacher who attended students’ sports games to get closer to them. Then she became a volunteer on the track team, where she met her nowhusband Gary Moore, Sr..

With no background in coaching, Moore started as a volunteer, jogging alongside the kids, hanging around and helping out. Around 2000, the boys’ team lost its head coach. The remaining coaches suggested she step up. Through clinics and conferences, she learned the fundamentals of coaching and became an assistant coach before becoming boys track head coach in 2011.

“I grew over the years—I kept learning because if I was going to do it, I wanted to do it well,” she said. “The coaches really mesh, and that’s probably why we continue to win year after year- it’s because we work so well together.”

To get to championships, both she and students put in long hours—and got creative. While lockdown restrictions were still in place, the coaches held practices

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THE INNER-CITY NEWS - June 30, 2021 - July 06, 2021

Legend Drag Show Brings Queer History To The Mainstage

by Lucy Gellman, Editor the Arts Paper www.newhaven.org

Kiki Lucia stood before hundreds of people in a bright white robe, white heels, and a blonde wig that glowed in the twilight.

Across her back, two huge, shimmering wings were fitted with rows of white lights.

When she lifted her arms, she brought decades of history—and the memory of millions gone too soon—with her. The year was 1981, and 2021, all at once.

“I am here as an angel for you tonight to remember all who have been lost, all who have been murdered, and all who have to live with the virus every single day, when we can solve many illnesses, but we can’t seem to find a solution to this,” she said.

“And when it takes the president of the United States six years to admit that there’s a problem, it’s more than a problem. It’s on purpose.”

Lucia was a host, historian, storyteller and spiritual support Sunday night, as she and drag queens from across the state brought the International Festival of Arts & Ideas to a close with the Legend Drag Show on the festival’s main stage on the New Haven Green. Held on the last weekend of Pride Month and one night before the 52nd anniversary of the Stonewall Riot, the show took the audience through decades of queer history through drag. It ended in a celebration with La’Diva Monet, a glamorous queen and Fantasia impersonator who has gained national recognition.

Throughout, it was a reminder of just how much is omitted from history books—and how vital queer voices are in restoring that narrative.

Lucia, who is known around the state for her activist drag, wound back the clock to 1966—three years before Marsha P. Johnson allegedly threw that fated brick outside the Stonewall Inn. She scanned the audience for any signs of recognition and got crickets. During the 1960s, she told the crowd, LGBTQ+ people met in restaurants and bars largely owned by straight people.

One of them was Compton’s Cafeteria, located in San Francisco’s downtown Tenderloin neighborhood.

The choices were limited, she said. And there were “all these rules you had to follow,” including dancing near a couple of the opposite gender, “so if the police raided you could immediately turn and be dancing with an opposite sex person.” It was a time when people could be arrested for not wearing gender-conforming clothing— three articles to be exact, said Lucia.

She shouted out Stormé DeLarverie, a lesbian activist who reportedly frequented the Stonewall Inn with pearl earrings, a bra, and a thong beneath her otherwise male clothes. If the police harassed her—and they did,constantly—DeLarverie would insist she met her three item quota. That kind of grit was also present in 1966, on the night police harassed a group of trans women across the country at Compton’s.

As Lucia walked offstage, a voice over played overhead: For a trace of mascara on the wrong night, they would beat you.

Bust you up in the most despicable ways.

A woman sat, drinking a cup of coffee onstage. When a cop lunged in to arrest her, she threw it in his face—which allegedly happened that night. Instead of hot coffee, glitter spilled from the cup. Sparkle Diamond strutted onstage to Oleta Adams’ cover of “Everything Must Change.”

She lifted her hand to her heart as black and white photos of protest flashed behind her. The music switched suddenly, to a testimonial of a trans woman whose drink had been spiked. When she went to the police, they laughed in her face. Diamond held her head in her hands. Then she lifted it from her palms, anger bubbling underneath.

She looked right at the audience and peeled off her jacket, Janelle Monáe’s “Turntables” suddenly crackling over the speaker. She took the runway, defiant. Glittering fringe hung from her sleeves as she walked in a leopard-print jumpsuit. She ended with her arms raised to cheers and applause from the audience.

Diamond took the audience right through the late 1960s, as members traveled from San Francisco to New York City. Walking back onstage, Lucia dipped back into history, noting that the heroes of the Stonewall Riot were not white gay men—as Hollywood would like to have people believe—but Black and Latinx trans women, nonwhite lesbians who have been entirely written out of the narrative, and some “cute little gay boys.”

No one is exactly sure who started the riot, she said. It may have been Johnson, a Black trans woman who allegedly threw a brick as police raided the inn for the umpteenth time. Or DeLarverie, who allegedly punched a cop. In the end, it became a seminal moment in queer history.

“Pride started with sex workers,” Lucia said. “It started with lovers. It started with every single member of our community.

Nobody was left out. Because they all came together to stand up against police brutality and say, ‘Love is love.’”

Destiny’s Child floated from somewhere overhead. Tiana Maxim Rose came onto the stage, dressed in a long camouflage jacket. Behind her, images of Black Lives Matter drew a through line from 1969 straight through the present. When she ripped off her jacket to reveal a sequined leotard underneath, the audience cheered.

She let the lyrics electrify her body, each sending a jolt through her outstretched arms. Behind her, a prerecorded video of multiple Tianas played all at once.

The clock kept moving forward. Strutting out into the early 1970s, drag king Frankie Cyanide took the stage in wide pinstripe pants and a starched, ruffled white blouse, eyeliner scribbles turned chest hair visible underneath. Behind him, Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera walked shoulder-toshoulder on the streets of Manhattan. Carl Bean’s “Born This Way” came over the sound system.

To the lyrics—Ain’t no fault it’s a fact!

I was born this wayyyy—posters flashed behind him. One reminded attendees that Stonewall was a riot centered on abolition work—just as many of the protests that now fill New Haven’s streets today. Cya-

nide held his arms all the way out at their full wingspan, reveling in the words I’m happy! I’m carefree! And I’m gay! I was born this way!

Bean’s vocals cut out for news reports from the 1970s. One pointed to the fact that LGBTQ+ people were—and still are—a powerful political force. Another brought Harvey Milk’s message to the Green, making 1977 seem not so far away at all. To a mashup from the Village People, Cyanide invited on members of the Connecticut Gay Men’s Chorus, who burst into dance moves so contagious they caught on in the audience.

“There’s hope for a better world,” Cyanide lip synched before walking offstage.

The words belonged to Harvey Milk, who

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spoke them in June 1978. He was assassinated five months later.

“There’s hope for a better tomorrow,” the words rolled over the audience. “Without hope, the us’es give up. I know that you cannot live on hope alone. But without it, life is not worth living. And you, and you, and you, gotta give us hope.”

As Cyanide walked off, Lucia brought the audience into the era of disco, throwing a little trivia on the first openly gay American political candidate (José Sarria, who ran a decade before Milk) and the mood-lifting qualities of Donna Summer into the mix.

She noted how important disco was to the formation of the queer community in the years that came after Stonewall and before HIV and AIDS.

“It was where so much of our culture found its footing,” she said. “Stonewall had happened. Pride had started to happen.

People were starting to recognize that no, you can’t just arrest someone for walking down the street. Unfortunately the police are still learning that lesson.”

Robin Fierce glided onto the stage to the first strains of Summer’s “Last Dance,” melting into that slow, sultry beginning.

A huge fro sat over a tight, copper-colored sequined dress that fishtailed at the end. A cloud of rainbow-colored tulle peeked out from the front. She lifted the mic to her mouth.

In the crowd, people who had started dancing during Cyanide’s routine never sat down. A sparkling disco background filled the screen behind her as two balls glittered on the stage. Fierce came up to the front of the runway, rocking at the hips before she did a tight turn and headed offstage.

Lucia moved into the 1980s, her wings lifted. At the time, she reminded the audience AIDS was often labeled as “the gay cancer.” When Ronald Reagan became president in 1981, there were fewer than 300 documented cases of AIDS in the U.S., according to Avert. By the time he left office in 1989—two years after Cleve Jones’ memorial AIDS Quilt was displayed on the National Mall for the first time—that number was over 100,000.

Lucia didn’t have to go through that history alone. For the first time in over a year, members of the Connecticut’s Gay Men’s Chorus took the stage on risers, bringing the audience to a hush—and then a sudden roar—with a harmonized version of Gloria Gaynor’s “I Am What I Am.” No sooner had the Green exploded in applause than drag queen Loosey LaDuca appeared in a blue dress, mic lifted as the music to Pat Benatar “We Belong” played her in.

On a screen behind them, photos in grayscale and color told the story of AIDS activism not as a movement suspended in amber, but one that is ongoing. From archival images of ACT UP to marches that the National Gay Task Force led while battling the Oklahoma Board of Education, they championed resistance over helplessness, collective care over individualism.

It led right into the history of ballroom, during which chosen families supported each other when biological families often did not. Long before RuPaul’s Drag Race and Pose ever saw the light of day, Lucia said, ballroom was a gesture of mutual aid that included not just a house system and affinity spaces, but free HIV testing and underground channels through which medicine was distributed.

“Every single thing in pop culture that exists right now was stolen from the culture of the ballroom scene,” she said. “The ballroom scene saved lives … there is so much about 2021 that has roots in the ballroom scene.”

Taking the stage to Crystal LaBeija’s read from The Queen, Xiomarie LaBeija waited for the lights to come up, a voluminous coat hiked up around her shoulders. The words rippled over the audience, each with a harder edge than the one before. It was

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State Legalizes Adult Marijuana Use

most harmed” and “people who had their lives permanently blighted,” Looney said. “It’s a proud moment for all of us.”

The Connecticut Medical Society opposed the law, raising alarms about potential effects especially on young people.

(Click here to read more about that.) “We believe the recreational use of marijuana is bad science, bad policy, and dangerous to Connecticut’s public health,” Society President Gregory Shangold stated in a release issued upon the governor’s billsigning. Two State Senate GOP leaders, Kevin Kelly and Paul Formica, issued a release calling the law’s passage a “calamity”: “The advice of doctors who fiercely opposed the bill and the science was ignored. ... Legalization of marijuana will increase access for children. Despite other states’ best efforts to limit the purchase of legal marijuana to only adults, the downstream effect is a troubling increase in youth use.”

Watch the bill-signing, then a question-

and-answer session with reporters, in the above video.

Other highlights of the new law, according to a summary from the governor’s office and from other public officials: • Retailers are expected to begin selling cannabis products in the state by the end of 2022. They’ll need a state license.

• “Individuals who are not licensed by the state may gift cannabis to others but may not sell it. Individuals may not gift cannabis to another individual who has “paid” or “donated” for another product.”

• New Haven (and other communities with more than 50,000 people) can set rules about where in public people can smoke or vape weed. They will have to set aside a public space where it’s allowed. “You didn’t want to turn the New Haven Green into a smoking-free for all.

So you’ll have a dedicated area for public consumption,” stated Hamden State Rep. Michael D’Agostino. Smaller communities may ban public consumption

outright.

• Medical marijuana patients participating in a state program may grow up to three mature and three immature plants in their homes starting Oct. 1; all adults 21 and over may do so beginning July 1, 2023. If you grow up to six plants at home, that’s still illegal for now, but starting July 1 it is no longer a felony, but “instead will result in infractions.”

• The state will automatically wipe from criminal records “certain cannabis-related convictions” from between Jan. 1, 2000 through Oct. 1, 2015. People will be able to petition to have convictions from other dates erased.

• A newly created Social Equity Council will help the state grant more than half the retail licenses to people from “communities that have been most negatively impacted by the so-called war on drugs.”

• Local cities and towns will receive proceeds from a 3 percent municipal sales tax on cannabis. Customers will also pay a 6.35 percent state sales tax and an additional tax based on THC content.

• A Social Equity and Innovation Fund will help direct some cannabis tax revenues to communities harmed by the War on Drugs. Some other portions of the revenue collected will “support substance misuse prevention, treatment, and recovery services.”

• Enforcement: Cops will receive training in how to detect impaired driving due to cannabis; retailers will have to comply with “strict packaging and labeling standards”; child-safe packaging will be required, and advertising is prohibited within 500 feet of a school and in any media outlets unless it can be proved that “more than 90 percent of the audience reached by the advertising is at least 21 years of age or older.”

• Employers may continue enforcing drug-free workplaces, but may not “take adverse action against an employee or potential employee for use of cannabis prior to applying for or working” at the job.

tuned in to a livestream.

One by one, 99 custom-stamped ping pong balls tumbled out of a golden drum, establishing the order in which 99 people who scored 100 on a civil-service test will be placed on the prospective hires list for entry-level firefighting positions.

Cousin and fire Commissioner David Hartman took turns at the wheel, relaying the numbers to city human resources chief Stephen Librandi, who matched them to candidates’ names.

The first winner announced was ... Thomas Mieles. Ping-pong ball #60.

Then came Nicholas Rivera (ball #75), followed by Quincy Brown (13), on down

the line to 99.

Why was there a lottery?

Because so many firefighters tied for first place with perfect 100 scores on a test for the position, far more than there are openings. Commissioners decided a random lottery would be the fairest way to pick who fills the slots.

The New Haven Firebirds Society disagreed that that is a fair process. On behalf of 31 of the 100-scorers, they filed a lawsuit against the city, arguing that all 99 candidates should be allowed to move on to the vetting process. A debate ensued, prompting the city to reconsider its hiring process. The lottery was originally sched-

uled for April 28, then canceled. Commissioners ultimately decided to proceed with the lottery Wednesday evening after the city’s corporation counsel office defended the randomized process as the most unbiased way to quickly seat a new class while minimizing costs to taxpayers.

“It’s the only way to make it fair,” Fire Chief John Alston said of the lottery. He noted that these candidates were tested more than 18 months ago, meaning many may have accepted other job opportunities. Additionally, Alston hypothesized, some candidates may be deterred from moving forward by the recent death of a New Haven firefighter.

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It’s official: Gov. Ned Lamont gave the final needed signature Tuesday to make recreational cannabis use legal in Connecticut for adults over 21 as of July 1.

Adults may possess up to 1.5 ounces of weed “on their person” and up to five ounces “in their homes or locked in their car, truck or glove box.”

“By signing this into law today, we are helping our state move beyond this terrible period of incarceration and injustice” that did “little to protect public health and safety,” Gov. Lamont stated. “We had a chance to learn from others” to “get it right.”

New Haven State Sen. Gary Winfield helped shepherd the bill to passage as co-chair of the legislature’s Judiciary Committee. He attended Tuesday’s billsigning, as did State Senate President Pro Tem Martin Looney of New Haven.

The bill was altered in the final days to meet a demand by Gov. Lamont that it eliminate language that would enable people from wealthy towns with prior marijuana-related convictions to benefit from “equity” provisions aimed at helping victims of the War on Drugs to enter the retail marketplace.

“We all had to make some compromises along the way,” Lamont noted. “That’s what good government is all about.”

At the bill-signing, Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz noted the “irony” of the fact that the State Senate passed the bill “50 years to the day that President Nixon declared a War on Drugs, and really a war on people of color in our country.” She noted that other states preceded Connecticut in legalizing recreational use of cannabis, but argued that the state is “leading the way” in doing so in a way that takes “equity” into account.

“We had the benefit of looking at the experience in other states. Our focus was not just in creating a revenue stream .. but looking at the communities that were

Winfield at signing: “We didn’t just talk about equity. We built it in.”

Firefighter Lottery Winners Picked

by ISAAC YU

“60, 75, 13, 27, 80, 22 ...” Steven Cousin rattled off the numbers in a hotly-watched round of Powerball — not for a milliondollar jackpot, but for a once-in-a-lifetime chance to become a New Haven firefighter.

Cousin, the city’s fire commission chair, was picking the numbers at 200 Orange St. Wednesday night in a first-of-its-kind unusual civil-service procedure: Compiling a ranked list of which applicants get to fill empty firefighter slots.

A handful of officials were in the room with him. Meanwhile an audience of 70

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the 1980s, and LaBeija knew she was being discriminated against as she faced Rachel Harlow, a white queen with a bad beehive and a worse attitude.

“I have a right to show my color!” Crystal spat over the sound system, and back in 2021 Xiomarie pointed to her brown skin and picked up her legacy. She stretched out her arms to the audience as if to say Are you even ready for this? Jennifer Lopez’ “Tens” boomed over the stage. Suddenly, she was working through a crash course on voguing, wrists loose and facing the sky.

Behind her, two dancers moved in perfect unison. She did a dip and sprang into a crouch. She got ready to walk.

From ballroom, the audience reached the 1990s. Harmony Valentino took flight—literally—to celebrate the legacy of the Club Kids and living legends including James St. James, Amanda Lepore and Michael Alig.

Performing to Lady Gaga’s “Free Woman,” she turned, climbed and midair somersaulted through the memory of places like New York’s Limelight, a church-turned-club where parties might last for days. At times, the lighting left her in shadow, a glittering blue silhouette against the night.

There was only one more place to go, Lucia said: the present. As shafts of pink and blue light fell onto the stage, she introduced the New Haven queen Bubbles, recognized by many as the founder of New Haven’s drag scene. When Bubbles made her way to a table with a walker moments later, she moved with over three decades of drag history.

“She literally created the space by putting her own body on the line to make sure all of us could stand on this stage here before all of you,” Lucia said. “So when I say that I better see a standing ovation at the end, I mean it. ” She didn’t need to ask. The first notes of Aretha Franklin’s “A Deeper Love” pulsed through the night air. On stage, Bubbles entered slowly, her body methodical as she walked to a table at the front of the stage.

A long, striped coat covered a patterned silk dress underneath. As she removed it, she revealed an outfit that was regal, from a high gold collar to puffed pink sleeves and a batik skirt underneath. Her hair, a voluminous white wig pulled back with a purple scarf, became a butterfly-studded crown.

Suddenly, she wasn’t alone: fellow drag performers and members of the Connecticut Gay Men’s Chorus joined her onstage, carrying the portraits of trans people who have been murdered this year.

Poe Black, who was just 21 when he was stabbed earlier this month. Danika Henson, 31 years old when she was shot to death in May. 24-year-old Chyna Carrillo, who was killed in February. The list went on. In a trend that has become eerily familiar, most were Black and Latinx trans women.

For Bubbles, who is a Black trans woman and activist who has been vocal for years, it marked a kind of coming full circle—and a reminder of how much work remained.

At the end of the performance, she took the mic.

“I want to say, please,” she said. “Just don’t sleep on what is going on.”

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New Study Reveals Depth of Police Violence and its Effect on Communities of Color

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent

A new investigation by the nonprofit The Marshall Project and data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveal the depth of police brutality and unpunished violence that continues to rock the nation, particularly communities of color.

Since 2015, more than 400,000 people have been treated in emergency rooms because of a violent interaction with police or security guards, according to the report that The Marshall Project published in conjunction with NBC News.

“But there’s almost no nationwide data on the nature or circumstances of their injuries,” the report’s authors wrote.

“Many of the country’s roughly 18,000 law enforcement agencies don’t tally or make public the number of people who need medical care after officers break their arms, bruise their faces, or shock them with Tasers.”

The researchers noted the national conversation about policing over the past year, where public attention has focused on those like George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Tamir Rice, who die at the hands of officers.

“Few know that tens of thousands of people like Eliel Paulino end up in emergency rooms after run-ins with police,” the researchers penned in the study.

Paulino was less than a block from his apartment complex late one night in 2015 when “red police lights flashed in his SUV’s rearview mirror,” the researchers continued.

Officers told Paulino that lights on his license plates were out, and “within minutes, a routine traffic stop became a beatdown.”

An emergency room doctor needed four staples to close the wounds in Paulino’s battered right arm after officers mercilessly slammed him to the ground and viciously beat him with their batons.

The officers claimed that Paulino resisted arrest, but video from a security camera proved them wrong. The city of San Jose, California, paid Paulino a $700,000 civil settlement after a jury found the cops violated his constitutional rights.

According to a 2020 analysis, when police use force, more than half of the incidents end with a suspect or civilian getting hurt. The report authors also noted that “most experts agree that injuries at the hands of cops remain underreported.”

“This data depends on the discretion of police, who get to decide who is worthy or unworthy of an ambulance,” Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve, an associate professor of sociology at Brown University who has researched the Chicago Police Department, told researchers.

“It is absolutely an undercount.”

In an email to the Black Press of America, Tulane University professor Andrea

Boyles said police officers are the most visible arm of the government.

Officers are protectors of state, representing and enforcing immense state power, added Dr. Boyles, a sociologist, and criminologist in the university’s Africana Studies Program.

“This includes violence, which in turn, becomes akin to professional or occupational hazards,” asserted Dr. Boyles, who also serves on the faculty of Tulane’s Violence Prevention Institute.

“And since law enforcement acts as their master status, police violence is treated as inherently warranted and undeserving of prosecution regardless of exchanges across time and places.”

Dr. Boyles continued: “The bigger concern are the numbers of unreported and uncharged violent crimes committed by police daily. I argue that violent crimes committed by the police largely are not occurring as one-offs or in insolation. Rather, many are happening

as build-ups of problems that manifest as dangerous and anticipatorily vindicated escalations. Thus, they become lead-ins to the more series cases like murder.”

San Jose, which has just over one million residents, tracks injuries and hospitalizations as part of reducing violent interactions between residents and the police.

However, researchers noted that about 1,300 people over the three years ending in 2020 still landed in the emergency room after an altercation with police.

Most of the ER visits involved officers using their hands on people, the analysis found.

“Control holds” — twisting arms or holding people down — played a role in 60% of the cases, The Marshall Project found.

Almost 20% of people who went to the ER were shot with stun guns.

Police hit 10% with an “impact

weapon” such as a baton.

“In those four years, city data shows, encounters with San Jose police left 72 people’ seriously injured,’ which includes broken bones, dog bites, and internal injuries. Nine more people died, all from gunshot wounds,” the researchers continued.

They said rough arrests had cost the city more than $26 million in lawsuit payouts for civil rights violations since 2010.

The Marshall Project found that police in San Jose, Denver, and Chicago has strict rules about seeking medical attention when someone complains of an injury.

“If [the victim] is not complaining of an injury,” Chicago Police Spokesman Sgt. Rocco Alioto told researchers, “And there’s no visible sign of injury, then there’s nothing that says that we have to call or take them to the hospital for clearance.”

SCLC Joins Lawsuit Against State of Georgia For Voting Restrictions

By Atlanta Tribune

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference Is Joining A Lawsuit Against the State of Georgia For Passing A Bill to Restrict Voting Georgia Cannot Be the Model for Other States to Follow, SCLC President Dr. Charles Steele, Jr. Says ATLANTA – Hoping to discourage states from following Georgia which has taken extreme steps to suppress voting, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) announced today that it is joining a lawsuit against the Southern state for passing Senate Bill 202, which aims to prevent many Black and historically disenfranchised citizens from voting.

With the lawsuit, the SCLC, co-founded and first led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,

joins the litigation filed by The NAACP Legal Defense Fund, the American Civil Liberties Union, The Southern Poverty Law Center, the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, The African Methodist Episcopal Church and others. Georgia is one of 14 states that have taken actions to make it more difficult for citizens to vote. This weekend, Democratic legislators in Texas walked out of a session, where Texas Governor Greg Abbott is trying to implement polices to make it more difficult for some citizens to vote in the Longhorn State.

“We want to prevent other states from passing bills that pretty much amounts to voting intimidation,” said Dr. Charles Steele, Jr., president and CEO of the SCLC. Dr. Steele, who has been sounding the alarm for years about the need to restore the 1965 Voting Right Act which paved

the way for freedom and justice around the world, said it is clear why Georgia and other states, which have been Republican strongholds, are imposing sweeping provisions to deny access for all citizens to vote.

They have been successful, he said, in gutting the legendary Voting Rights Act and stripping away freedoms.

“They want to prevent what occurred in the last election with the astronomical turnout that was greater than ever before,” he said. “More than 5 million people voted in the 2020 elections in Georgia. Four million in the runoff race for the U.S. Senate, and a very large percentage of new voters were Black voters. Despite Covid-19, there were more than 1.3 million absentee votes, nearly 30 percent were cast by mail. African Americans accounted for 42 percent of those requesting absentee ballots.”

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Dr. Steele said the SCLC, which has been on the frontline fighting for voting rights that led to historic 1965 Voting Right Act, will not sit idly by and allow this freedom to be taken from citizens.

“We are suing Georgia, so other states will not see Georgia as the model of where America is headed,” Dr. Steele says. “It is an attack on the Black voting power. There has been too much blood shed and too many lives lost for us to ever turn back, and the time is now to move this nation forward where all citizens have the right to vote and no baseless claims, or intimidation tactics will stop where America is headed.”

Dr. Steele said the SCLC is seeking to overturn the following restrictions in the lawsuit.

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Black History of Health:

Reynaldo Ray

HBCU Change and HBCU Buzz Team Up to Raise $1 Billion

For Historically Black Colleges and Universities

by Jasmine Browley, BlackDoctor.org

You know when you see him. And you smile when you hear him. Actor and comedian Reynaldo Rey first appeared on the screen alongside fellow red-headed comedian and friend, Redd Foxx in 1980s sitcom, Sanford. Throughout his career, he made his mark in several other notable films including White Men Can’t Jump, The Bernie Mac Show, The Royal Family, The Wayans Bros, Everybody Hates Chris, and 227.

Rey or as many friends called him, “Red” died at the age of 75 in 2006 from complications due to a stroke he suffered the year prior. What many didn’t realize, however, is it stemmed from diabetes. Here’s how the disease could’ve led to a stroke: What is the link between diabetes and stroke?

Diabetes means you have too much sugar in your blood, and this can make you more likely to have a stroke.

This is because having too much sugar in your blood damages the blood vessels. It can make the blood vessels become stiff, and can also cause a build-up of fatty deposits. These changes can lead to a blood clot, which can travel to the brain and cause a stroke.

What is diabetes?

Your body controls the amount of sugar in your blood with a hormone called insulin. Diabetes develops when your body isn’t able to produce insulin, or the insulin it does produce doesn’t work properly.

There are two main types of diabetes: Type 1 diabetes means you can’t produce insulin. It often starts in childhood, but adults can get it too. It affects around 10% of people with diabetes.

Type 2 diabetes means that you don’t produce enough insulin, or that your body cells aren’t responding to insulin. It is mainly an adult disease, and it affects around 90% of people with diabetes.

Gestational diabetes is a temporary condition during pregnancy. It usually stops after the baby is born, although it can increase the mother’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the future.

What are some of the symptoms of diabetes?

Many people don’t realise they have diabetes because it tends to develop slowly.

Some people are only diagnosed after they have a stroke. Here are some of the signs: • Being very thirsty.

• Needing to pee more than usual.

• Feeling very tired.

• Unexplained weight loss.

• Often having thrush.

• Cuts or wounds that heal slowly.

• Blurred vision.

How to reduce risk of stroke According to Stroke.org.uk, you the risk of stroke can be dramatically reduced by: Eating a healthy diet Having a healthy diet is a big part of blood sugar control and it also reduces your risk of stroke. Eat lots of vegetables and fruit, and have homemade food if you can, as it usually has less fat and salt than ready meals and snacks. Cutting salt can help with controlling blood pressure, and eating less fat can help with weight loss.

You should get advice from a dietitian or through a diabetes education programme.

Ask your GP for advice.

Moving around more Being active can lower your blood sugars, so try to move as much as you can.

Try walking for half an hour a day. If you can, try to keep moving at home too. Just walking around the room every 20 minutes can lower your stroke risk. f you are taking insulin or have extremely high blood pressure, it’s important that you speak to your GP before starting to be more active Managing your weight Staying a healthy weight cuts your risk of a stroke. It also lowers your blood sugar levels, so if you need to lose weight ask your GP pharmacist about help available locally.

Stop smoking Smoking raises your chance of having a stroke, so it’s well worth getting advice on giving up.

Drinking less alcohol Regularly drinking too much alcohol can raise your risk of a stroke, and the calories in alcohol can also make it harder to lose weight.

Talk to other people You may find that speaking to other people with diabetes is a good way of getting help and support. Diabetes UK runs local groups and care events that give you the chance to meet with other people and find out how they are coping with a similar situation.

By BlackNews.com Atlanta, GA — HBCU Change, a philanthropic digital app, and HBCU Buzz, a leading multimedia marketing agency specializing in HBCU content and campaign strategies, have joined forces to rally alums around the effort to raise $1 billion for Historically Black Colleges and Universities over the next five years.

The strategic partnership will promote the HBCU Change app’s user-friendly donation platform in an effort to help HBCUs become self-sustaining institutions that do not have to rely on sporadic contributions and government funding to survive. HBCU Buzz will launch the initiative with a campaign to secure 5,000 downloads for the app.

Launched in 2020, HBCU Change works by rounding up purchases to the

nearest dollar and then collects the money in an HBCU Change account linked to a credit or debit card. These funds are donated each month to the HBCU of your choice and go toward school endowments and scholarship trusts.

According to the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), HBCUs, in general, have smaller endowments and face higher fees when trying to raise money for major projects, like new buildings or new academic offerings. A recent study found that HBCUs pay, on average, 92 cents per $100 raised to underwriters—about 14% more than their non-HBCU counterparts.

“Even before the pandemic, HBCUs have long struggled to maintain financial stability,” says HBCU Change founder Xavier Peoples. “COVID-19 has only exacerbated their situation, causing issues such as revenue loss, reduced enrollment,

and layoffs. This makes our billion-dollar mission to strengthen the economic structure of these beloved schools even more critical. I am grateful to HBCU Buzz for recognizing the urgency of this matter and for their willingness to take action.”

“We are thrilled to partner with an organization that uses innovative strategies to focus on the value of the HBCU community,” said Luke Lawal, Founder and CEO of HBCU Buzz. “As we continue to unfold this campaign, our hopes are to demonstrate the importance of investing in the growth of education by spreading awareness and garnering support to improve a better future for the Black college community.”

For more information on HBCU Change or to download the app, visit HBCUChange.com.

It’s official: Kasim Reed will run for ATL Mayor for the third time

By Itoro N. Umontuen | The Atlanta Voice

The 59th Mayor of Atlanta, Kasim Reed, filed paperwork Tuesday night to run for Mayor of Atlanta. Reed joins Atlanta City Councilman Antonio Brown, Atlanta attorney Sharon Gay, and Atlanta City Council President Felicia Moore, and Atlanta City Councilman Andre Dickens who have all filed paperwork to join the race.

“I felt like there are things happening in Atlanta that I’d never seen in my life, and I’ve been here all my life. So that’s what caused me to start talking about it,” Reed said in a WSB-TV interview.

The filing allows Reed to begin formally begin accepting donations ahead of his birthday bash Thursday night, which will be $1,000 per guest.

Rumors on social media and in Atlanta’s

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Kasim Reed,

political circles have run rampant that former Mayor Kasim Reed is considering running again for his old post. He said in a past interview on KISS 104.1 FM radio that he was not planning to run.

However, it is unclear if current Atlanta Mayor, Keisha Lance Bottoms’s decision to stand down at the end of her first term has changed Reed’s outlook.

Reed did admit to WSB-TV’s Dave Huddleston that recent events in Atlanta, changed his perspective, notably, the rise in crime in Atlanta throughout the Coronavirus Pandemic caused him to contemplate running for Mayor for the third time.

“I do know how to fix crime, and I do know I could turn our crime environment around in 180 days, and I know that I’ve done it before,” Reed said.

This article originally appeared in The Atlanta Voice.

THE INNER-CITY NEWS - June 30, 2021 - July 06, 2021

NNPA Re-Elects Executive Committee of Five Black Women Publishers

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent

The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) completed its historic virtual convention by unanimously reelecting its all-Black women executive board.

Houston Forward Times Publisher Karen Carter Richards earned a second term as the national chair of the NNPA. Meanwhile, the executive team of Atlanta Voice Publisher Janis L. Ware (First Vice-Chair); County News Publisher Fran Farrer (Second Vice-Chair); New Journal & Guide Publisher Brenda Andrews (Treasurer); and Mississippi Link Publisher Jackie Hampton (Secretary) also won the election to second terms for their respective positions.

“We are doing some great things,” Carter Richards exclaimed.

“I am excited about the next two years, and to have the support and the trust from the other publishers in the organization and for the five of us to run uncontested says a whole lot.”

The executive team has worked diligently since its election victory in 2019, helping to catapult the Black Press of America to arguably two of the most successful years in the NNPA’s 81-year history.

In addition to the executive team, NNPA publishers also elected two board mem-

(Pictured from left:) New Journal & Guide Publisher Brenda Andrews (Treasurer); Atlanta Voice Publisher Janis L. Ware (First Vice-Chair); Municipal Court Judge Tyrone Yates; County News Publisher Fran Farrer (Second Vice-Chair); Houston Forward Times Publisher Karen Carter Richards (Board Chair); and Mississippi Link Publisher Jackie Hampton (Secretary)

bers-at-large: James Washington, the publisher of The Dallas Weekly in Texas, and Walter White, the publisher of The Dayton Defender in Ohio.

“This was a historic and transformative national election of NNPA executive of-

ficers,” stated NNPA President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.” “And at-large board members won by unanimous consent of the membership of the nation’s largest and oldest trade association of Black-owned newspapers and media companies.”

“The Black Press of America continues to make progress under the outstanding leadership of NNPA Chair Karen Carter Richards and the Board of Directors. In 2021, Black Press Matters,” Dr. Chavis proclaimed.

Despite the pandemic that forced many

out of jobs and a topsy-turvy economy where government stimulus served to rescue most, advertising and other revenue skyrocketed for the Black Press.

Much of the success is credited to a more united NNPA, a stated goal of the executive committee.

“I’m looking forward to working with these ladies again,” Carter Richards explained.

“All of us bring something different to the table. I highly respect the executive team, and I love the team because we get along great,” she continued.

“Most importantly, what I’m looking forward to is that my family has been a part of NNPA for almost 50 years, and I realize the power of the NNPA is its publishers. James Washington said, ‘when the publishers meet, magic happens.’ Well, get ready for the magic.”

The chair added that the work of the NNPA’s main office in Washington, D.C., has proven invaluable.

She credited Dr. Chavis, NNPA Executive Administrator Claudette Perry, and the morning live daily breaking news show, “Let It Be Known,” for much of the recent progress made by the NNPA. “The team and the NNPA staff have made a great impact. ‘Let It Be Known’ has made us so visible to the world, and because of that morning news show, many more people know about the NNPA. It has been a key for us, and the [main office] gets the credit for that.”

Chicago Cubs Hire its First African American PA Announcer

By Tammy Gibson, Contributing Writer

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Jeremiah Paprocki, a senior at the University of Illinois- Chicago, is the new voice at Wrigley Field. Paprocki is the first African American PA Announcer for the Chicago Cubs and the youngest in MLB history. Paprocki made his first debut on May 17 when the Cubs played against the Nationals. Born and raised in Chicago, Jeremiah Paprocki’s passion for PA announcing began attending Chicago Bulls games as a child. Paprocki’s mother, Barbara, who worked as a parking attendant at Chicago Cubs games in the 1990s, took Paprocki to every game.

While attending high school at the Chicago International Charter SchoolNorthtown Academy, Jeremiah Paprocki started reading announcements that led to working his way up to PA duties for various high school games and continued while attending college at the University of Illinois-Chicago. While on spring break, Paprocki learned about the PA vacancy via a social media post. The Chicago Cubs were looking to replace Andrew Belleson, who stepped down as the Cubs public address announcer after ten seasons. Paprocki submitted an ap-

plication and a video. Paprocki received an email for a virtual interview, audition, and the rest is history.

“Being a young guy, 21, you don’t really get opportunities to talk to a lot of professional sports teams. Having them consider me is just such an honor,” Paprocki said. Paprocki is excited to be a professional major league baseball announcer.

“It’s been a dream of mines since I was a kid. Sitting in the stands, actually mimicking the PA guy, and pretending that I was in that seat. Now I’m finally in that seat, and I get to announce some of the best Cubs players and providing the best game entertainment I can possibly can,” Paprocki said.

Paprocki hopes his new position will motivate African American kids in a career in broadcasting and not let anything discourage them from pursuing their dreams. For information on the Chicago Cubs schedules, tickets, stats, and team news, go to www.mlb.com/cubs.

Tammy Gibson is a black history traveler and author. Find her on social media @SankofaTravelher.

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THE INNER-CITY NEWS - June 30, 2021 - July 06, 2021

Black Mom of 3 Wins National Mother of the Year Award

heart. It comes with its challenges. It teaches you tenacity, patience, flexibility, knowing that every single day looks different. But I think those challenges make you stronger. And I can say that being a mother has made me a stronger professional, a stronger community servant. I bring everything along with that amazing maternal energy, and I get to put it into play every single day.”

Nominations for Mother of the Year® are accepted annually, Mother’s Day, May 9 – September 15, at AmericanMothers.org. For general media inquiries or to set up an interview with Dr. Mautra Staley Jones, contact news@americanmothers.org

By BlackNews.com

Dr. Mautra Staley Jones recognized for positively impacting communities around her; excellence in educational & organizational experience.

Known as one of Oklahoma’s youngest thought leaders, Dr. Mautra Staley Jones has been named the 2021 National Mother of the Year®. She was awarded this honor by American Mothers, Inc. on May 1 during their 86th National Convention held virtually this year.

American Mothers, Inc. (AMI) is an 86year old non-profit organization whose mission is to recognize mothers and their positive impact in communities through the annual Mother of the Year® award.

Jones is a mother of three and serves as the Vice President for Institutional Advancement and External Affairs at Langston University and the Executive Director for the Langston University Foundation.

“I hope that being named Mother of the Year, if nothing else, serves as encouragement for other moms out there as well as people who are just going through trials and tribulations. I am a walking example that demographics don’t define your destiny,” said Jones.

She says that the honor of being recognized as the 86th National Mother of the Year is a fulfillment of a dream. “I knew that once I became a mother I wanted to just give everything I could to my children and make sure that their lives were full, and have more happy times than sad ones.”

At Langston University and through roles in various organizations, Jones has played a significant part in impacting the lives of community members, especially children and young adults. “When you have someone who understands the realities of growing up in extreme poverty, of having to really fight through and remain positive and cheerful. To remain an eternal optimist, it shows that life is what you make it. And, being a mother allows me to manifest all of that positivity,” she said. “There’s power in the words of our testimony—power to heal and help others, power to encourage or just simply give someone a spark of hope.”

For over eight decades, American Mothers has had the honor of recognizing inspirational moms from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. From these state honorees, the National Mother of the Year® selection committee selects one to be named the National Mother of the Year® annually. The committee is comprised of diverse individuals from across the country who represent the business, education, government, religious and/or non-profit sectors.

“The decision is never easy as the moth-

ers who represent each state embody all the admirable qualities for which the first Mother of the Year® was named in 1935.

We are excited to see Dr. Mautra Staley Jones join the legacy of our historic organization and the work we do. We believe she will be a strong representative to carry forward the voices of moms from across the country,” said Connell Branan, President of American Mothers, Inc. Jones said that she dedicates the honor to her late mother and her grandmother.

“Being a mother is not for the faint of

About American Mothers: American Mothers, Inc. (AMI) is a national nonprofit, nonpartisan organization given the responsibility of searching for and selecting the National Mother of the Year® from honorees representing all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Founded in 1931 as the Mothers Day Committee of the Golden Rule Foundation, AMI named the first Mother of the Year on behalf of the nation in 1935. Many outstanding individuals throughout America have served as officers, leaders, members and supporters of this organization such as Sarah Delano Roosevelt, J.C. Penney, First Lady Mamie Eisenhower, Norman Vincent Peale, Congresswoman Lindy Boggs, Phyllis Marriott, and Hillary Rodham Clinton. Today, their mission is to harness the power of maternal energy to make a positive impact in the world.

Celebrating Diversity Daily J O I N T H E T E A M T H AT T R A N S F O R M S L I V E S

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THE INNER-CITY NEWS - June 30, 2021 - July 06, 2021

Gabby Thomas: From Neurobiology to Olympic Runner

by Gwen “FitwithGwen” Jamison, BlackDoctor.com

ing the word ‘cancer.’ ” Thomas was not only worried about her health but also about how the scare may affect her at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials. A few days before she traveled to Eugene, Ore., tests provided relief. The tumor was benign. It made Thomas recall what she had told God during the weeks of uncertainty: “If I am healthy, I’m going to go out and win trials.”

Former Harvard standout Gabby Thomas shattering her own personal mark, setting the world standard, and clinching a spot at the Olympic Games this summer in Tokyo with her win in the 200 meters at the U.S. Olympic Trials.

In each subsequent race leading up to tonight’s final, Thomas set a new personal record, and recorded the second fastest 200 in world history when she set the US Olympic Trials record of 21.61. On Thursday, Thomas had the best qualifying time in the first round heats, running 21.98 to win heat 4 and clinch a spot in the semifinals.

Thomas was even faster on Friday, running 21.94 in heat 2 with top qualifying time heading into tonight’s final.

She saved her best for last on Saturday and now only trails world record holder Florence Griffith-Joyner’s 21.34, set at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

The Thomas Running Diet When it comes to what fuels Thomas, she talks about her diet and the changes she made to it.

“I came from college where I was eating in the dining halls,” Thomas said to Runners World. “When I first got here, I was eating out a lot. I would say I was at a C-minus; now I’m probably at a Bplus. I’ve cut out processed foods, limited eating out, and I’m not living in the frozen food aisle. I don’t love cooking, especially for one person, but I bought an air fryer, and it’s been my best friend.

My favorite thing to cook is salmon and asparagus, or chicken wings. My go-to salad is a kale salad—I love kale, so that’s a vegetable I can eat consistently.”

“It can be overwhelming to think, what am I going to cook? But one of the tips she gave me was if you have a couple of things you like and can do regularly, it makes it a lot easier. I’m still not perfect, but I feel better, more energized when I go to train or at a meet.”

Thomas’ Tumor Battle A native of Florence, Mass., Thomas, in late May, Thomas learned doctors had found a tumor in her liver. She did not worry at first.

The 24-year-old wasn’t worried when she graduated in 2019 as a double-threat with a degree in neurobiology and global health and health policy. Now, she’s a graduate student in public health at the University of Texas and training under Tonja Buford-Bailey, a UT coach who also heads her own elite group of Olympians and Olympic hopefuls, The Buford Bailey Track Club.

She knew the tumor could have been benign. As days passed, though, she got more concerned.

“The more I started talking to doctors,” Thomas said, “the more they started say-

Thomas on Self-Care When it comes to the Olympics, all eyes are on Black athletes and self-care, thanks to Tennis champion Naomi Osaka and her decision to be opt out of the Olympics for her own self-care.

“It’s so important to see another Black woman stand up for herself and take care of herself. That’s what I urge everyone to

do. So often, we feel this pressure to just be quiet and do our sport. That can take a toll, mentally and emotionally.

“A lot of people make these conversations about money—this is your job, this is what you do. But some things are more important than money, and my mental health and emotional well-being is not for sale. I see fans talking about myself or other track athletes on the internet as if you can’t read and you don’t have feelings, and you can tell they don’t see you as a person. So I think Naomi is a great role model in this situation.”

According to Harvard.edu, Thomas is the 23rd Olympian in the history of Harvard Track and Field, and seeks to become the first Harvard woman to medal in a track and field event.

Success—both on the track and off— came relatively early for sprinter Thomas. In 2016, she made her first appearance at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in the 200 meters. At the time, she was just a freshman at Harvard University.

At Harvard, Thomas rewrote the record book, as she has Harvard’s all-time best marks in the 60m (7.25), 200m (22.38), and 300m (37.47), and is a member of the record-holding 4x400m relay team.

She is a five-time Heps Outstanding Performer of the Meet honoree, earning Most Outstanding Track Performer of the Meet four times (two indoor, two outdoor) and the 2018 Outdoor Heps Most Outstanding Field Performer of the Meet award. During the 2017-18 indoor track season, Thomas became the first NCAA sprint champion in Ivy League history, winning the 200-meter dash while setting an NCAA indoor record, crossing the finish line in 22.38 seconds. She is a 25-time All-Ivy League athlete and an eight-time USTFCCCA All-American.

Sha’Carri Richardson Bolts into History and Tokyo Olympics

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent

With lightning-like quickness and a will to dominate, Sha’Carri Richardson is on her way to the Olympics in Tokyo.

The 21-year-old native of Dallas, Texas, won the women’s 100-meter final during the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials.

Richardson’s victory came in just 10.86 seconds – amazingly, it was an eye-lash slower than her head-spinning performance in the semifinal heat, where she crossed the finish line in just 10.64 seconds.

Many are comparing the Olympic-

bound track and field star to greats like Florence Griffith-Joyner, and Gail Devers.

Richardson has remained humble, and she credits her grandmother, Betty Harp, for much of her success.

“My grandmother is my heart, my superwoman,” Richardson told Runners World.

“To have her here at the biggest meet of my life, it’s just amazing. That probably felt better than winning the races, just being able to hold her after becoming an Olympian.”

Already turning heads in and around the sport, Richardson further raised eyebrows when she dominated the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team

Trials in Eugene, Oregon.

Jumping out to a fast start, Richardson appeared to purposely slow down toward the end of the race and point toward the clock, which registered her dramatic timing.

“Nobody knows what I go through,” Richardson said in a post-race interview with ABC. “Everybody has struggles, and I understand that. But y’all see me on this track, and y’all see the poker face I put on. But nobody but [my family] and my coach know what I go through…and I’m highly grateful to them. Without them, there would be no me.”

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INNER-CITY 27,30 2016 - August THE INNER-CITYNEWS NEWS July - June , 2021 - July02, 06,2016 2021

EnterpriseNOTICE Builders Inc.

(“EBI”), acting as General Contractor for Westmount, will receive qualified

sub-contractor proposals for the work associated with the project known as Hill VALENTINA MACRIBids RENTAL PREAVAILABLE Central (the “Project”). shallHOUSING be received viaAPPLICATIONS hand delivery, e-mail, or fax at the contact information below, on or before 3:00 p.m. local time on Thursday, July HOME INC, on bids behalf of Columbus House and the New Haven Housing Authority, 15th, 2021.

The will be privately opened. is accepting pre-applications for studio and one-bedroom apartments at this development located at 108 Street, New Maximum income limitations The project includes theFrank construction of 64Haven. new wood frame apartment units,apinply. Pre-applications will be available 9AMdemolition.

TO 5PM beginning Monday Ju;y cluding related site development and from building The project will be 25, 2016 and endingPhase when 1sufficient pre-applications have constructed in phases. will be buildings 1, 2, 3, 4(approximately and associated100) sitework; been2received at the offices HOME will be mailied upon re-is Phase will be buildings 5, 6,of 7, 8 andINC. the Applications remaining sitework.

The project quest by calling HOME INC at 203-562-4663 during those hours. Completed preanticipated to be Passive House. applications must be returned to HOME INC’s offices at 171 Orange Street, Third Floor,are New CT 06510.

There 55 Haven, bid packages available, including: Building Demolition and Abatement (Phase 1 and Phase 2), Temporary Fencing, Sitework, Paving, Permanent Fencing, Final Cleaning, Landscaping, Site Concrete, Concrete, Gypsum Cement Underlayment, Masonry, Steel, Rough Carpentry, Finish Carpentry/Casework, Wood Stairs, Siding, Air Sealing and Thermal Insulation, Asphalt Shingle RoofVALENTINA MACRI VIVIENDAS DE ALQUILER PRE-SOLICITUDES DISPONIBLES ing, Gutters and Downspouts, Membrane Roofing, Waterproofing, EIFS, Firestopping, Doors/Frames/Hardware, Glazing/Auto Entry Operators, New Passive HOME INC, en nombre de la Columbus House y de la New Haven Housing Authority, está House Windows, Drywall, Tile, Resilient Flooring, Carpet, Painting, Signage, Toiaceptando pre-solicitudes para estudios y apartamentos de un dormitorio en este desarrollo let Accessories, Postal Specialties, Fire Protection Specialties, Residential Appliubicado en la calle 109 Frank Street, New Haven. Se aplican limitaciones de ingresos ances, Window Treatments, Residential Casework and Countertops, Elevator, Fire máximos. Las pre-solicitudes estarán disponibles 09 a.m.-5 p.m. comenzando Martes 25 Suppression, Plumbing, HVAC, Electrical, and Solar. Bid package instructions julio, 2016 hasta cuando se han recibido suficientes pre-solicitudes (aproximadamente 100) and forms will addendum. en las oficinasbe de issued HOMEvia INC. Las pre-solicitudes serán enviadas por correo a petición

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llamando a HOME INC al 203-562-4663 durante esas horas.Pre-solicitudes deberán remitirse Drawings can de beHOME viewedINC freeenof171 charge viaStreet, iSqFt. Please out to, CT the 06510 contacts a las oficinas Orange tercer piso, reach New Haven . below to request an invitation to bid. Documents may also be viewed at EBI’s office 46 Shepard Drive, Newington Connecticut 06111 (between the hours of 8am– 5pm), Monday through Friday where a disc with all documents may be obtained free of charge.

The project is taxable on new construction. Residential Davis-Bacon prevailing wages apply.

NEW HAVEN

242-258 Fairmont Ave 2BR Townhouse, 1.5 BA, 3BR, 1 level , 1BA

This contract is subject to state set-aside and contract compliance requirements.

All new apartments, appliances, new carpet, close to I-91 & I-95 or Sub-contractors may contactnew Brian Baril via email at bbaril@enterbuilders.com highways, bus stop shopping center phone (860) 466-5128, Justin near Caporiccio via&email at jcaporiccio@enterbuilders. com or Pet phone (860) or Mikeparties Amarena via e-mail mamarena@enterunder 40lb466–5104, allowed. Interested contact Maria @at860-985-8258 builders.com or phone (860) 466-5102 regarding the project.

CT. Owner Unified Deacon’s Association is pleased to offer to a Deacon’s The and EBI reserve the rights accept any, all, or any part of bids; to Certificate Program. This is a 10 month program designed to assist in the intellectual formation of Candidates reject any, all, orChurch’s any part of bids; waive deficiencies bid rein response to the Ministry needs.to The cost is any $125.non-material Classes start Saturday, August 20, in 2016 1:303:30 Contact: Chairman, Deacon Joe J. Davis, M.S., B.S. sponses, to waive minor inconsistencies; and to award the bid that in its judgment (203) 996-4517 Host, General Bishop Elijah Davis, D.D. Pastor of Pitts Chapel U.F.W.B. Church 64 Brewster will be in the best interests of the Owner.

St. New Haven, CT

EBI is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer.

Section 3, Veteran-owned, S/M/W/DBE’s & DAS Certified are encouraged to participate.

SEYMOUR HOUSING AUTHORITY

Sealed bids are invited the Housing Authority of the Town of Seymour ELM byCITY COMMUNITIES 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 Invitation for Bids Smithfield Gardens Assisted Living Facility, 26 Smith Street Seymour.

Robert T. Wolfe Building Upgrade Phase 2 A pre-bid conference will be held at the Housing Smith Elm City Communities is currently seeking bids forAuthority Robert T.Office Wolfe28Building Upgrade Phase 2. CT A complete copyonofWednesday, the requirement may2016. be obtained from Street Seymour, at 10:00 am, July 20, Elm City Communities’ Vendor Collaboration Portal https://newhavenhousing. cobblestonesystems.com/gateway Bidding documents are availablebeginning from the on Seymour Housing Authority Office, 28 Smith Street, Seymour, CT 06483 (203) 888-4579.

Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at 3:00PM.

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State Moderate Rental Program MR 19, 19A, 066 and 008 Public Notice Opening of the 2 and 3 Bedroom Waiting List Effective July 1, 2020 the Seymour Housing Authority will open the 2 Bedroom and 3 Bedroom State Moderate Rental waiting list for a period of 90 days and it will be closed again on September 30, 2020, in accordance with its Tenant Selection and Continued Occupancy Policy. Apparently eligible applicants for the 2 and 3 bedroom list will be placed on the list as a result of a random lottery of the pool of apparently eligible applicants from the open period. The lottery drawing will be held Friday, October 30, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. in the lobby of the Office of the Seymour Housing Authority located at 28 Smith Street, Seymour, CT 06483. There are eligible families on our 2 and 3 bedroom list at the present time, and the pool of applicants from the July, August and September 2015 open application period would be placed at the bottom of the current waiting list.

These waiting lists are for the NON-Subsidized, State of Connecticut Moderate Rental Housing so Families must first meet the eligibility requirements to qualify for this program. Maximum Income and Base rents averaging $500 or 30% of income, whichever is higher, applies for this program. Applicants must demonstrate an ability to pay the base rent, to pay utilities for the unit including oil heating, electricity and water. Applicants for the 2 and 3 bedroom list must demonstrate an ability to occupy all bedrooms based on their household composition. Please be advised that this program is not for a subsidized voucher program, such as Section 8. This program is for Low to Moderate Income State Public Housing. For more information on qualifications, please visit our web-site at www. seymourhousing.org or contact us at 203-888-4579.

Applications can be picked up from the Seymour Housing Authority at 28 Smith Street, Seymour, CT 06483 or requested by telephone at 203-888-4579. You may also obtain an application from our web-site at www.seymourhousing.org.

$75,909 to $117,166

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This is a responsible technical and administrative position involving the direction of the Town of Wallingford property assessment office. The position has direct responsibility for the evaluation of real and personal property as well as for the preparation of the annual QSR STEEL CORPORATION Grand List. The qualifications are a bachelor’s degree in economics, finance, real estate or a related area, plus 6 years of progressively responsible assessment appraisal experience Invitationwhich to Bid:includes supervisory experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license. Salary: $97,023 to $124,140 nd 2 Notice annually plus an excellent benefit package. Application forms may be obtained at the Department of Human Resources, Town of Wallingford, 45 South Main Street, Wallingford, Steel Fabricators, Erectors & Welders CT 06492. Forms will be mailed upon request from the Department of Human Resources Top pay for top performers. Health Old Saybrook, CTbe downloaded from the Town of Wallingford Department of Human Resources or may Benefits, 401K, Vacation Pay. Page. Phone: (203) 294-2080, Fax: (203) 294-2084. The closing date will be the date (4 Buildings,Web 17 Units) the 50th application or resume is received or July 30, 2021, whichever occurs first. EOE Email Resume: Rose@qsrsteel.com Hartford, Tax Exempt & NotCTPrevailing Wage Rate Project

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mailed upon request form the Department of Human Resources or may be downloaded

Go to www.portlandct. from the Department of Human Resources Web Page. Phone: (203) 294-2080 Fax: Bid Extended, Due Date: 5, 2016 (203)August 294-2084.

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for Westville Manor. A complete copy of the requirement may be obtained from Glendower’s Vendor Collaboration Portal https://newhavenhousing.cobblestonesystems. com/gateway

beginning on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at 3:00PM.

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Garrity Asphalt Reclaiming, Inc seeks:

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Listing: HVAC Technician

Construction Equipment Mechanic preferably experienced in Reclaiming and Road Milling Equipment. We offer factory Fast paced Petroleum Company is hiring for a full time, CT training on equipment we operate. Location: Bloomfield CT HVAC Technician. License required – S-10,S-2 or S-1. ApWe offer excellent hourly rate & excellent benefits plicant must have experience in oil, propane, natural gas and PRE- APPLICATIONS Contact: Tom Dunay VALENTINA MACRI RENTAL HOUSING AVAILABLE A/C. Competitive wage, 401(k), sign on bonus and benefits.

Send resume to: Attn: HR Manager, Confidential, PO Box 388, Phone: 860- 243-2300 HOME INC, on behalf of Columbus House and the New Haven Housing Guilford,Authority, CT 06437.

Email: tom.dunay@garrityasphalt.com is accepting pre-applications for studio and one-bedroom at this devel Women & Minority Applicants are encouraged to applyapartments Affirmative opment locatedAction/ at 108 Frank New Haven.

Maximum income**An limitations ap- Action/Equal Opportunity Employer** Affirmative EqualStreet, 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 Listing: been received at the offices of HOME INC. Applications will be mailied uponOffice re- Assistant – Immediate Opening Garrity Asphalt Incduring seeks: quest by calling HOMEReclaiming, INC at 203-562-4663 those hours. Completed pre Reclaimer Operators and Milling Operators with current licensing applications must be returned to HOME INC’s offices at 171 Orange High Street, VolumeThird Petroleum Company is seeking a full time office and clean driving record, be willing to travel throughout the NorthFloor, New Haven, CT 06510. assistant. Duties include: filing, preparing mailings, and other east & NY. We offer excellent hourly rate & excellent benefits office duties as assigned. Must possess excellent attention to detail, ability to manage multiple projects, computer skills a Contact: Rick Tousignant Phone: 860- 243-2300 plus. Send resume to: Human Resource Dept., PO Box 388, Email: rick.touGuilford CT 06437.

VALENTINAsignant@garrityasphalt.com MACRI VIVIENDAS DE ALQUILER PRE-SOLICITUDES DISPONIBLES Women & Minority Applicants are encouraged to apply ***An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer**** Affirmative Action/deEqual Opportunity HOME INC, en nombre la Columbus House y Employer de la New Haven Housing Authority, está 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 Equip- Galasso Materials LLC, a quarry and paving contractor, has posijulio,Must 2016have hastaacuando se han recibido suficientes pre-solicitudes 100) ment.

CDL License, clean driving record, capable of (aproximadamente tions open for the upcoming construction season. We are seeking en las oficinas HOME INC. Las pre-solicitudes serán enviadas por correo a petición operating heavyde equipment; be willing to travel throughout the candidates for 1) Quality Control (experienced preferred), 2) Ofllamando HOME INC alexcellent 203-562-4663 horas.Pre-solicitudes Northeast &aNY. We offer hourlydurante rate &esas excellent benefits ficedeberán Clerks,remitirse 3) Truck/Scalehouse Dispatcher (experience and coma las oficinas de HOME INC en 171 Orange Street, tercer piso, New Haven CT 06510 . preferred) and 4) Equipment Operators and Laputer ,knowledge

NOTICE

NOTICIA

Monitor: two part time positions at Komanetsky Estates. Bristol Housing Authority is seeking two energetic individuals for a monitor position. Individual will watch front locked entrance, continuous reviewing of cameras and be the liaison to call for an emergency. 24/7/365 Position, so many shifts available. Contact Laura LaMar, Property Manager for further information and application, Bristol Housing Authority, 81 Grove Ave, Bristol, CT 06010 (860) 585-1236. The Bristol Housing Authority is an equal opportunity employer.

Ducci Electrical Contractors, Inc. seeks experienced PROJECT MANAGER to handle multiple large projects in the field of Electrical Construction. Full-time position. 10+ years experience in the following types of projects is preferred: Health care, Data centers, Educational, Industrial, Commercial, DOT, & Railroad. E-1 license REQUIRED. Excellent compensation and benefits package. Send resume to Ducci Electrical Contractors, Inc. 74 Scott Swamp Rd. Farmington, CT 06032 or via email at humanresources@duccielectrical.com. An affirmative action equal opportunity employer. EOE/M/F/D/V.

The Housing Authority of the City of Bridgeport

HELP WANTED:

Union Company seeks:

Invitation for Bid (IFB)

P.T. Barnum Bldg. 8 Fire Restoration Solicitation Number: 180-MD-21-S

The Housing Authority of the City of Bridgeport d/b/a Park City Communities (PCC) is requesting sealed bids for P.T. Barnum Bldg. 8 Fire Restoration. A complete set of the plans and technical specifications will be available on June 21, 2021. To obtain Email: dana.briere@garrityasphalt.com a copy of the solicitation you must send your request to bids@parkcitycommunities.

Women & Minority Applicants are encouraged to apply ALL APPLICANTS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR EMPLOYMENT WITHOUT org, please reference solicitation number and title on the subject line. A MANDAATTENTION TO RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer TORY pre-bid conference will be held at P.T. Barnum Apts. 96 Bird St., Bridgeport, GENDER IDENTITY, NATIONAL ORIGIN, VETERAN OR DISABILITY STATUS. 06605 on July 8, 2021 @ 10:00 a.m., submitting a bid for the project without InvitationCT to Bid: attending conference is not in the best interest of the Offeror. Additional questions nd 2 Notice 242-258 Fairmont Ave should be emailed only to bids@parkcitycommunities.org no later than July 15, 2021 2BR Townhouse, 1.5 BA, 3BR, 1 level , 1BA @ 3:00 p.m. Answers to all the questions will be posted on PCC’s Website: www. parkcitycommunities.org.

All sealed bids must be received by mailed or hand delivAll new apartments, new appliances, new carpet, close to I-91 & I-95 Old Saybrook, CT ered by July 22, 2021 @ 2:00 PM, to Ms. Caroline Sanchez, Director of Procurement, highways, near bus stop & shopping center (4 Buildings,150 17 Highland Units) Ave, Bridgeport, CT 06604, at which time and place all bids will be Hourly Rate - $41.82 Pet under 40lb allowed. Interested parties contact Maria @ 860-985-8258 Tax Exempt & Not Prevailing Wageopened Rate Project publicly and read aloud. No bids will be accepted after the designated time.

Contact Dana at 860-243-2300

borers and a Grading Foreman. NO PHONE CALLS. Please mail resume and cover letter to “Hiring Manager”, Galasso Materials LLC, PO Box 1776, East Granby, 06026.

NEW HAVEN

Town of Bloomfield SAYEBROOKE VILLAGE Assistant Assessor

We all have

DREAMS.

Deadline to apply 7/15/21

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

Let Job Corps help you achieve yours.

SEYMOUR HOUSING AUTHORITY

St. New Haven, CT

Sealed bids are invited by the Housing Authority of the Town of Seymour Now enrolling! until 3:00 pm on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 Tuition-free at its officecareer at 28training Smith Street, High school diploma programs Seymour, CT 06483 for Concrete Sidewalk Repairs and Replacement at the College credit opportunities Smithfield Gardens Assisted Living Facility,Housing, 26 Smith Street Seymour. meals and medical care provided

A pre-bid conference will be held at the Housing Authority Office 28 Smith For more information, visit jobcorps.gov or call (800) 733-JOBS [5627] Street Seymour, CT at 10:00 am, on Wednesday, July 20, 2016.

New Haven County - Jesselica Rodriguez – Rodriguez.Jesselica@JobCorps.org !"#$%&'(")*+,$*-+#".&/$*0(1,)2*3*4&//2*0(,,&"*5*Conner.Kelly@JobCorps.org Waterbury and Surrounding Areas – Abdul Shabazz – Shabazz.Abdul@JobCorps.org

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

Job Corps is a U.S. Department of Labor Equal Opportunity Employer Program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. TDD/TTY telephone number is (877) 889-5627.

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

Pre-employment drug testing. AA/EOE. New Construction, Wood Framed, Housing, Selective Demolition, Site-work, CastFor Details go to www.bloomfieldct.gov

ELM CITY COMMUNITIES in-place Concrete, Asphalt Shingles, Vinyl Siding, Flooring, Painting, Division 10 Specialties, Appliances, Residential Invitation Casework, for Bids Town of Mechanical, Bloomfield Electrical, Plumbing and Fire Protection.Fencing Improvements and Basement Abatement Essex Townhouse Zoning Enforcement Officer This contract is subject to state set-aside and contract compliance requirements.

The Housing Authority of the City of New Haven d/b/a Elm City Communities is Full-time, benefited currently seeking Bids for Essex Townhouse Fencing Improvements and Basement Bid Extended, Due Date: August A5,complete 2016 copy of the requirement may be obtained from Elm City Com$38.03 hourly Abatement.

Pre-employment drugAnticipated testing. Start: munities’ August 15,Vendor 2016 Collaboration Portal https://newhavenhousing.cobblestonesystems.

For details and how to apply go to www. com/gateway Project documents available via ftp linkbeginning below: on bloomfieldct.org AA/EOE

http://ftp.cbtghosting.com/loginok.html?username=sayebrookevillage Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at 3:00PM. QSR STEEL CORPORATION

APPLY NOW!

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

Steel Fabricators, Erectors & Welders AA/EEO EMPLOYER Full time Class A driver for petroleum deliveries for nights and weekends. PreTop pay for top performers. Health vious experience required. Competitive wage, 401(k) and benefits. Send resume Benefits, 401K, Vacation Pay. Email Resume: Rose@qsrsteel.com Hartford, CT AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

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Listing: Commercial Driver

to: HR Manager, P. O. Box 388, Guilford, CT 06437.

********An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer**********

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Construction

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

Reliable personal transportation and a valid drivers VALENTINA MACRI RENTAL HOUSING PRE- APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE license required. To apply please call (860) 621-1720 or send HOME INC, behalf of Columbus House and the NewBox Haven368, Housing Authority, resume to:onPersonnel Department, P.O. Cheshire, is accepting pre-applications for studio and one-bedroom apartments at this develCT06410. opment located at 108 Frank Street, New Haven. Maximum income limitations apAffirmative Action/Equal Employer M/F/V ply. Pre-applications will be available Opportunity from 9AM TO 5PM beginning Monday Ju;y 25, 2016 and ending whenDrug sufficient pre-applications (approximately 100) have Free Workforce been received at the offices of HOME INC. Applications will be mailied 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 Floor, New Haven, CT 06510.

CONSTRUCTION HELP WANTED

LaRosa Building NOTICIA Group Is looking for people with experience for potential work with subcontractors a project in Hamden CT. VALENTINA MACRIon VIVIENDAS DE ALQUILER PRE-SOLICITUDES DISPONIBLES Qualifi Hamden residents toAuthority, apply.está HOME INC, ed en nombre de la Columbus House are y de laencouraged New Haven Housing 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 For applications: máximos. Las pre-solicitudes estarán disponibles 09 a.m.-5 p.m. comenzando Martes 25 Visit us on Wednesday, June 30th from 4-6 PM for our julio, 2016 hasta cuando se han recibido suficientes pre-solicitudes (aproximadamente 100) Community Outreach Event at 11serán Pine St, Hamden, CT. en las oficinas de HOME INC. Las pre-solicitudes enviadas por correo a petición Work will for the Newhall Renovation Project llamando a HOME INCbe al 203-562-4663 durante esas horas.Pre-solicitudes deberán remitirse a las oficinas de HOME INC en 171 Orange Street, tercer piso, New Haven , CT 06510 .

Email: hr@larosabg.com An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer

Income based affordable Rental apartment

NEW HAVEN 2 bedroom, Riverview.

242-258 Fairmont Ave Contact 347-366-1204 2BR Townhouse, 1.5 BA, 3BR, 1 level , 1BA

available in the heart of Westport.

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

SEYMOUR HOUSING AUTHORITY 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.

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

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

DELIVERY PERSON

NEEDED

Must Have your Own Vehicle If Interested call

Part Time Delivery Needed One/Two Day a Week,

(203) 387-0354 QSR STEEL CORPORATION

APPLY NOW!

Steel Fabricators, Erectors & Welders Top pay for top performers. Health Benefits, 401K, Vacation Pay. Email Resume: Rose@qsrsteel.com Hartford, CT AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Town of Bloomfield

Assistant Director of Information Systems & Technology

Full Time - Benefited

Economic Development Marketing Specialist Town of Wallingford Part-Time (19.5 hours per week). Dynamic municipal economic development office seeks an individual with exceptional digital marketing skills to perform a variety of confidential, responsible administrative duties in creating and implementing marketing programs to support economic development activities within the Town of Wallingford.

The successful applicant must maintain active engagement with local businesses, State of Connecticut economic development agencies, commercial real estate brokers, and other Town of Wallingford departments in order to best position the community as a destination for business expansion and relocation. The position requires a bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university in marketing, business administration or related field, plus one (1) year of experience in marketing, digital marketing, economic development, business development, or an equivalent combination of education and qualifying experience substituting on a year-for-year basis. Wage Rate: $22.00 hourly. Cover letter and resume can be sent to: Economic Development Office, Town of Wallingford, 45 South Main Street, Wallingford, CT 06492. (203) 294-2062. Email: edc@wallingfordct.gov. EOE

Animal ControL Part-time, 19 hours per week. Assistant needed to help operate and maintain a municipal animal control facility in accordance with State statutes and local ordinances. Must be available to work evenings, holidays, weekends, and able to respond to calls within 30 minutes. This position requires a valid CT driver’s license and the ability to lift and carry up to 100 pounds. Rate of pay: $12.00 to $15.00 hourly. Apply: Department of Human Resources, Town of Wallingford, 45 South Main St., Room #301, Wallingford, CT 06492. This position will remain open until filled. (203) 294-2080; Fax: (203) 294-2084. EOE

Firefighter/ParamediC

$75,909 to $117,166

Pre-employment drug testing. For details and how to apply go to www. bloomfieldct.org AA/EOE

The Town of Wallingford is currently accepting applications for Firefighter/Paramedic.

Applicants must have: a valid CPAT card, issued within two (2) years prior to July 2, 2021, HS diploma/GED, valid driver’s license and hold a valid Paramedic License that Invitation meets to Bid:CT State Regulations. Applicants who are enrolled in an accredited Para-mediState of Connecticut Office of Policy 2nd Notice cine training program may apply, but will not be considered for appointment until they and Management complete the Paramedic licensing requirement. Copies of licenses and certifications must be submitted with application materials. The Town of Wallingford offers a competitive Old Saybrook, CT pay rate of $58,377.28 to $75,262.20 annually. In addition, there is a $4,950 The State of Connecticut, Office of paramedic bonus plus an excellent fringe benefit package. Application deadline (4 Buildings,annual 17 Units) Policy and Management is recruiting is July 2, 2021. Apply: Human Resources Department, Town of Wallingford, 45 South for a Policy Development Tax Exempt & Not Prevailing Wage Rate Project Coordinator position.

Main St., Wallingford, CT. phone: (203) 294-2080; fax: (203) 294-2084. EOE.

SAYEBROOKE VILLAGE

Further information regarding the duties, New Construction, Wood Housing, Selective Demolition, Site-work, Casteligibility requirements and Framed, application instructions for this position is available A Full in-place Concrete, AsphaltClass Shingles, Vinyltime Siding,driver for a petroleum and pool water company for at:

deliveries day and weekends. Previous experience required.

Flooring, Painting, Division 10 Specialties, Appliances,for Residential Casework, https://www.jobapscloud.com/ Competitive wage, 401(k).

Send resume to: HR Manager, P. O. Box 388, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing and Fire Protection.

CT/sup/bulpreview.asp?R1= 210506&R2=1581MP&R3=001 Guilford, CT 06437.

This contract is subject to state set-aside and contract compliance requirements.

The State of Connecticut is an equal ********An Affirmative Action/Equal opportunity/affirmative action employer Bid and strongly encourages theExtended, applicationsDue Date: August 5, 2016 of women, minorities, and persons Anticipated Start: August 15, 2016 with disabilities.

Opportunity Employer**********

Project documents available via ftp link below:ELM CITY COMMUNITIES http://ftp.cbtghosting.com/loginok.html?username=sayebrookevillage Invitation for Bids Essex Exterior Envelope and Dwelling Unit Improvements Town ofQuestions Bloomfi eld Fax or Email & Bids to: Dawn Lang @ 203-881-8372 dawnlang@haynesconstruction.com

HCC encourages the participation of all Veteran, S/W/MBE & Section 3 Certified Businesses The Housing Authority of the City of New Haven d/b/a Elm City Communities is curAssistant HaynesAssessor Construction Company, 32 Progress Ave, Seymour, CT 06483

rently seeking Bids for Essex exterior envelope and dwelling unit improvements. A AA/EEO EMPLOYER complete copy of the requirement may be obtained from Elm City Communities’ Ven-

Hourly Rate - $41.82 Deadline to apply 7/15/21

Pre-employment drug testing. AA/EOE. For Details go to www.bloomfieldct.gov

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dor Collaboration Portal https://newhavenhousing.cobblestonesystems.com/gateway beginning on

Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at 3:00PM.

THE INNER-CITYNEWS NEWS July - June 30, 2021 - July 06,2016 2021 INNER-CITY 27, 2016 - August 02,

The Town NOTICE of East Haven

is currently accepting applications for the following positions:

VALENTINA MACRI RENTAL HOUSING PRE- APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE

Public Safety Dispatcher: $54,953.60/year HOME INC, onPolice behalf of Columbus and the New Haven Housing Authority, OfficerHouse C: $59,025/year

is accepting pre-applications for studio and one-bedroom apartments at this develApply online at www.policeapp.com/ opment located at 108 Frank Street, New Haven. Maximum income limitations apEastHavenCT<http://www.policeapp.com/EastHavenCT>. ply. Pre-applications will be available from 9AM TO 5PM beginning Monday Ju;y 25, 2016 and ending when sufficient pre-applications have Tax Assessor: $98,377/ year For application(approximately information100) please been received at the offices of HOME INC. Applications will be mailied upon visit https://www.townofeasthavenct.org/civil-service-commis-request by calling HOME INC at 203-562-4663 during those hours. Completed presion/pages/job-notices-and-tests applications must be returned to HOME INC’s offices at 171 Orange Street, Third The Town of East Floor, New Haven, CTHaven 06510. is committed to building a workforce of

diverse individuals. Minorities, Females, Handicapped and Veterans are encouraged NOTICIAto apply.

APPLY NOW!

Steel Fabricators, Erectors & Welders Top pay for top performers. Health Benefits, 401K, Vacation Pay. Email Resume: Rose@qsrsteel.com Hartford, CT AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

DELIVERY PERSON

NEEDED

Part Time Delivery Needed

VALENTINA MACRI VIVIENDAS DE ALQUILER PRE-SOLICITUDES DISPONIBLES

One/Two Day a Week,

HOME 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 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 julio, 2016 hasta cuando se han recibido suficientes pre-solicitudes (aproximadamente 100) enHousing las oficinas de HOME INC. Lasofpre-solicitudes serán Elm enviadas correo a petición The Authority of the City New Haven d/b/a City por Communities is curllamando a HOME al 203-562-4663 esas horas.Pre-solicitudes deberán remitirse rently seeking Bids INC for VDI equipment.durante A complete copy of the requirement may be obtained from Elm City Communities’ Vendor Collaboration Portal https://newhavena las oficinas de HOME INC en 171 Orange Street, tercer piso, New Haven , CT 06510 . housing.cobblestonesystems.com/gateway beginning on

Must Have your Own Vehicle If Interested call

ELM CITY COMMUNITIES

Invitation for Bids VDI Equipment

Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at 3:00PM.

NEW HAVEN 242-258 Fairmont Ave 2BR Townhouse, 1.5 BA, 3BR, 1 level , 1BA

LaRosa Group, LLC requesting new tradecarpet, qualificlose cations AllBuilding new apartments, newisappliances, tofor I-91the & Newhall/ I-95 Highwood Community, residential housing Hamden,center CT. There will be a highways, near bus stop &inshopping total ofPet fiveunder phases bid separately.

Qualifi cationMaria criteria can be obtained by 40lbeach allowed.

Interested parties contact @ 860-985-8258 contacting Vince Parete via email and are due to vparete@larosabg.com on July 01, 2021 by 2pm. Required trades are paving, fencing, landscaping, concrete, CT. Unified carpentry, Deacon’s Association is pleased to offer a Deacon’s masonry, roofing, painting, mechanical, and electrical. Selected trade Certificate Program. This is a 10 month program designed to assist in the intellectual formation of Candidates contractors will be provided plans and cations competitive bidding. in response to the Church’s Ministry needs. The cost isspecifi $125. Classes startfor Saturday, August 20, 2016 1:303:30 project Contact: Chairman, Davis, M.S., B.S. Set Aside requirements. An outreach This will be Deacon subjectJoetoJ.CHRO State (203) 996-4517 Host, General Bishop Elijah Davis, D.D. Pastor of Pitts Chapel U.F.W.B. Church 64 Brewster event will be held on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 from 4 to 6pm at 11 Pine St, St. New Haven, CT Hamden, CT. LaRosa Groups is an AA/EOE, minority businesses are encouraged to submit.

SEYMOUR HOUSING AUTHORITY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Sealed bids are invited by the Housing Authority of the Town of Seymour

Housing Coordinator FT: The Bristol Authority is looking hire a Housing until 3:00 pm on Tuesday, AugustHousing 2, 2016 at its office at 28toSmith Street, Coordinator. This is a Full-Time Union position. Previous rent calculation experience Seymour, CT 06483 for Concrete Sidewalk Repairs and Replacement at the with Public Housing subsidies is a must. The successful candidate must be organized, Smithfield Gardens literate, Assistedable Living Facility, 26 Smithenvironment, Street Seymour. team player, computer to work in a fast-pace possess excellent interpersonal skills and be highly motivated to assist low income households.

Hourly wageconference is determined bargaining unit Contract.

Excellent benefi Send A pre-bid willbybea held at the Housing Authority Office 28ts.

Smith resume with references by June 30, 2021 to Evalyn McMahon, emcmahon@bristolStreet Seymour, CT at 10:00 am, on Wednesday, July 20, 2016. housing.org. Or mail to 164 Jerome Ave., Bristol, CT 06010 The Housing Authority are of the City of Bristol is anSeymour equal opportunity does Bidding documents available from the Housingemployer.

AuthorityIt Ofnot discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status of vetfice, 28 Smith Street, Seymour, CT 06483 (203) 888-4579. eran, national or ethnic origin, or sexual orientation.

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

Workforce Alliance

QSR STEEL CORPORATION

(203) 387-0354

Town of Bloomfield Custodian

$23.40/hourly (benefited)

Business Services Coordinator Workforce Alliance is a non-profit organization that delivers employment solutions, prepares people for jobs and careers and connects people with jobs in South Central CT. The Business Services Coordinator is responsible for marketing and administering Workforce Alliance services to employers in the region and creating employment opportunities for job seekers. Leads a staff of 5, develops plans, supervises and conducts employer visits, assesses business needs and makes presentations. Special effort to do business with Black and Brown owned employers, small businesses and non-profits is a focus of this position.

Bachelor’s degree is required plus at least 5 years of related experience, preferably in business or career development. Knowledge of the local labor market and workforce needs of business. Excellent communication skills. Ability to effectively collaborate with diverse internal and external groups. Ability to travel around the state.

Compensation: Competitive salary plus excellent benefits package.

Please send resume to: Earl Foster, HR Consultant at efoster@workforcealliance.biz Workforce Alliance is an equal opportunity employer.

ELM CITY COMMUNITIES

Invitation for Bids Moving and Storage Services Elm City Communities is currently seeking bids for moving and storage services.

A complete copy of the requirement may be obtained from Elm City Communities’ Vendor Collaboration Portal https://newhavenhousing.cobblestonesystems.com/ gateway beginning on

Pre-employment drug testing. AA/EOE. Invitation to Bid: For Details go to www.bloomfieldct.gov

Monday, May 10, 2021 at 3:00PM.

2nd Notice

CITY OF MILFORD Old Saybrook, CT

SAYEBROOKE VILLAGE

Seeking qualified condidates fill 17 Units) (4 to Buildings, numerous vacancies to include, Tax Exempt & Not Prevailing Wage Rate Project Deputy Assessor, Mechanic Sewer Line, Public Health Nurse New Construction, Wood Framed, Housing, Selective Demolition, Site-work, Castand more. Forin-place information and Concrete, Asphalt Shingles, Vinyl Siding, detailed application instructions, Flooring, Painting, Division 10 Specialties, Appliances, Residential Casework, visit www.ci.milford.ct.us Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing and Fire Protection.

Click on SERVICES, JOBS and This contract is subject to state set-aside and contract compliance requirements.

JOB TITLE.

Town of Bloomfi eldStart: August 15, 2016 Anticipated

Bid Extended, Due Date: August 5, 2016

Project documents available via ftp link below:

Library Assistant I- PT http://ftp.cbtghosting.com/loginok.html?username=sayebrookevillage Fax or Email Questions & Bids to: Dawn Lang @ 203-881-8372 dawnlang@haynesconstruction.com Hourly Rate - $25.41 HCC encourages the participation of all Veteran, S/W/MBE & Section 3 Certified Businesses Deadline apply Haynesto Construction Company, 32 Progress Ave, Seymour, CT 06483 AA/EEO EMPLOYER 6/24/21

Pre-employment drug testing. AA/ EOE. For Details go to www.bloomfieldct.gov

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Job Corps Now Offers Online Learning That Can Work With Your Schedule

Get Started Online. Finish on Campus.

Whether you’re a full- or part-time employee, a caregiver, or even a mom, now you can do it ALL and still start training for the career you want.

If you need flexible options and are able to work and study independently, have strong organization and time management skills, and are ready to achieve your career goals, Job Corps’ online learning program might be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for.

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Simone Manuel U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist Swimming

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At the Olympic Games Rio 2016, U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist Simone Manuel emerged as the first African American woman to win gold in swimming – inspiring the team of tomorrow to take the plunge after her. Xfinity honors Simone and every Black athlete who has and will continue to make a difference on and off the field. To see their stories and more just say, “Black Experience,” into your Xfinity Voice Remote.

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