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NEW HAVEN, CT — With one, if not two eyes on Hurricane Irma in the Atlantic Ocean, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and other officials Tuesday warned Connecticut residents to prepare well in advance of any storm that winds up threatening the East Coast. During a press conference at the Emergency Operations Center in New Haven, Malloy, Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection Commissioner Dora Schriro, and New Haven Mayor Toni Harp implored residents to take storm threats seriously. “We should have preparations in place — the time to prepare for the possibility of any major storm impacting our communities is now, now when it is just days away,” Malloy said. A state of emergency has been declared in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Florida as Hurricane Irma heads for the region as a Category 5 storm that is expected to strengthen further before making landfall in the Caribbean later Tuesday. The storm was upgraded to Category 5 in a National Hurricane Center Advisory, putting it at the highest level that is measured, similar in scope to Hurricane Harvey, which devastated portions of Texas with, in some areas, 50-plus inches of

rain last week. As of Tuesday evening Irma had maximum sustained winds of 185 miles per hour. It’s now the strongest hurricane in the Atlantic basin outside of the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico in hurricane records. Computer models show the system heading toward the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Cuba on Friday into Saturday, and possibly turning north toward Florida by the weekend. But forecasters warned that it is too early to tell the exact path of the dangerous hurricane, and potential does exist that it could move further to the northeast — toward the East Coast and Connecticut. Malloy said he and state officials will be monitoring Irma’s path closely over the next 24-to-48 hours. “I know people are concerned about the track of Hurricane Irma and I can assure them that we are watching closely this powerful storm. We are prepared as a state to respond in the event we are impacted,” Malloy added. “We know that a storm can strike at any moment and can cause significant damages as we have seen in Texas,” Malloy said. While Malloy and Schriro said it is

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still much too early to know whether Irma will have an impact on Connecticut, it isn’t too early to plan. And even if Connecticut is lucky to duck a blow from Irma, “We are at the height of the hurricane season in Connecticut,” Schriro said. “An important part of preparation is to know where the evacuation routes and weather hazards are in your community, such as storm surge, areas

prone to flooding, and those roads and bridges that frequently close due to severe weather,” Schriro said. Malloy and Schriro urged residents to have what they termed a “basic emergency supply kit.” That kit, they said, should include: a gallon of water per day for at least three days; a three-day supply of nonperishable food; battery-powered or hand crank radio and a NOAA weath-

er radio with tone alert and extra batteries; flashlight; first aid kit; a whistle to signal for help, garbage bags and plastic ties for sanitation; wrench or pliers to turn off utilities; a manual can opener; local maps; cell phone with chargers; food and litter for pets. Lastly, and probably most importantly, Malloy said, “Make sure you have an ample supply on hand of all necessary medications.” Harp said New Haven has paid close attention to the devastation that Harvey has wreaked on homes, cars and people in Texas. “In New Haven there is about 1,900 acres with a 100-year flood zone,” the mayor said. She said city crews have been working diligently to ensure enforcement of floodplain ordinances and that storm and drain maintenance is up to date. Malloy reminded residents to download the state’s “CTPrepares” mobile app for their smart phone and tablet devices. The app, which can be downloaded free of charge from Apple iTunes and Google Play, provides state residents with information and alerts in emergency situations, and gives preparedness tips in advance of an emergency. The app has been downloaded on more than 10,000 devices in Connecticut so far.

Crossing Guard Hit, Enforcement Stepped Up by MARKESHIA RICKS New Haven Independent

A crossing guard was hit by a car near the intersection of Grand and Ferry Friday, just as city officials were across town urging drivers in school zones to slow down and stop passing school buses. Police Chief Anthony Campbell delivered that news Friday morning in front of Mauro Sheridan School on Fountain Street as yellow school buses pulled up to drop off students. The crossing guard was not badly injured, but he said the incident illustrated why drivers need to slow down. “Our children are our most valuable asset,” he said. “Every year we get complaints about people going around the school buses. But it’s not just children. We have numerous crossing guards who make sure our children get to school safely.” Campbell said that means that schools

MARKESHIA RICKS PHOTOS Mauro Sheridan Principal Kaliszewski at bus arrival Friday.

like Mauro Sheridan, where complaints from parents and school officials have been high, will see stepped up enforcement. People will also see more cops writing tickets near all of the city’s 48 public schools during drop off and pick up times, he said. That was good news to Mauro Sheridan Principal Sandy Kaliszewski. She said the school has a strict dismissal plan and no child or staffer ever has been hit by a car. Still, far too often people are speeding on Fountain Street and passing stopped school buses that clearly have their stop bar and signs out, she said. She said each day of the school year, 25 buses bring in and ferry back out students throughout the city and to neighboring towns. “We’re asking you to slow down,” she said. “Peoples’ lives are more important than people being five or ten minutes

late for work,” said Mayor Toni Harp. “One of the first things you learn when you learn to drive is that you don’t go around school buses with flashing lights. But we see it every day. It’s got to stop.” Passing a stopped school bus with flashing lights and stop bars out comes with a hefty fine. A few people, despite seeing the gaggle of motorcycle cops parked in front of the school, found out the hard way heading into the Labor Day weekend Friday morning. The penalty is a cool $465. West Hills/Amity Alder Richard Furlow, whose district includes Mauro Sheridan, said that calming the traffic on Fountain Street is something that he has been working with city and school officials and the police for the past three years. He asked people to do one thing: pretend. “Pretend that your child goes here and conduct yourself accordingly,” he said.

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Connecticut Officials Defend DACA, Call For Passage of Dream Act by Christine Stuart Ct. Junkie News

HARTFORD, CT — U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced plans Tuesday to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, an Obama-era executive action that protects young undocumented immigrants from deportation. The program is expected to be phased out over six-months. The delay is expected to give Congress time to figure out a solution for an estimated 800,000 children under the age of 16 who were brought to the United States by their immigrant parents. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who watched Sessions announcement on a staffer’s cellphone before holding his own press conference at the Legislative Office Building, said the decision to end DACA “is a gigantic and outrageous betrayal of American values.” He said it’s a sad day for American justice “because it imposes on hundreds of thousands of young people, including 10,000 in Connecticut, a cruel and irrational policy.” He said these young people work for major corporations, are in the military and are a part of the U.S. economy. “This massive deportation is unprecedented in American history,” Blumen-

thal said. “Threatening deportation will cruelly disrupt and derail hundreds of thousands Dreamers’ lives — and cost America their enormous skills and energy,” Blumenthal added. “Just days ago the President called the Dreamers ‘terrific’ and said ‘we love’ them, making his plan the height of hypocrisy and inhumanity.” Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said “President Trump’s wrong-minded decision to turn back the clock on DACA is completely nonsensical.” He added: “From elementary and secondary education, to post-secondary education, to supports for vibrant, safe communities — we have invested so much into undocumented children who have grown up in America. Denying these youths access to work opportunities and affordable higher education goes against the very core of who we are.” Sessions, however, did not take questions at the press conference so there are still more questions than answers with respect to clarifying the administration’s decision. Blumenthal said Trump threw a “ticking time bomb into the Congressional arena without any proposal.” He said he hopes Congress will rise to the challenge and adopt the bipartisan

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Dream Act. Congress has been working on passing various versions of the legislation since President George W. Bush’s administration. “Without DACA, 800,000 immigrant youth and their families who have made this country their home

will be subject to racial profiling, being locked up, and deported,” Camila Bortolleto, a DACA recipient and campaign manager for Connecticut Students for a Dream, said. “Killing DACA for 800,000 who are thriving is immoral and wrong. This cold hearted

decision disrupts the lives of immigrant communities.” Blumenthal said these youth came forward on the promise that they would be permitted to stay here. Con’t on page6

Proven Crime Reduction Program Goes Unfunded, Staff Continues Work Ct. Junkie News

HARTFORD, CT — Project Longevity is a program that’s been reducing violent crime in Connecticut’s urban areas for five years, but without a two-year budget in place there’s no state funding for five people who have been coordinating and overseeing the successful program. The U.S. Attorney’s office, which participates in the program that brings together law enforcement, community members and service providers to address violent crime, sent out a press release Tuesday to remind Connecticut lawmakers that the statewide coordinator, three project managers, and three service coordinators are “working without pay or assurance they will receive retroactive remuneration.” Two of the service coordinators are no longer working on the project, which brings the number of employees currently working without pay from seven down to five. The cost to run the program is around $850,000 a year. “Although this small team has not been paid for months, they have not stopped working to make our communities saf-

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er. Their dedication to Project longevity does not depend on a paycheck. We hope we can keep our promises to these faithful professionals,” U.S. Attorney Deirdre Daly and the Police Chiefs from Bridgeport, Hartford, and New Haven, said. At the end of July, legislative leaders

were asked to continue funding Project Longevity in a letter from the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence and Americans for Responsible Solutions. The latter group was founded by former Arizona Congresswoman and shooting victim Gabby Giffords. “The gun violence intervention and pre-

vention strategies supported by Project Longevity are an important part of Connecticut’s overall violence prevention portfolio,” Mike McLively, director of the Law Center’s Urban Gun Violence Initiative, said. “By investing directly in evidence-based violence intervention programming, Connecticut has become a national leader and Project Longevity provides a model for other states. Now is certainly not the time to pull back on these strategies and I urge legislative leaders on both sides of the aisle to restore this critical funding source.” In New Haven, Bridgeport, and Hartford — the cities where Project Longevity is active — gun-related homicides have fallen more than 50 percent from a combined 69 in 2011 to 32 in 2016. Results in New Haven, where Project Longevity has been in place the longest, have been particularly robust, according to McLively and Robin Lloyd, director of government affairs for Americans for Responsible Solutions. “In October 2015, a group of researchers from Yale University published a formal evaluation of the impact of the first 18 months of Project Longevity in New Haven, which showed a 21 percent decrease in

total shootings per month, and an impressive 53 percent decrease in gang- or group-related shootings per month that researchers found to be ‘directly attributable to’ Project Longevity.” They said that the project has also helped create economic savings for Connecticut. Based on the results of the Yale University evaluation, economic savings from reduced medical, law enforcement, and criminal justice costs in New Haven alone amount to approximately $7 million annually. Every budget proposal from each legislative caucus and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has included money for the program. Legislative leaders said Tuesday that they expect to meet again on Thursday and see if they can reach a bipartisan budget solution. There’s still plans to vote on a budget the week of Sept. 11. However, there’s no indication the budget Democratic lawmakers, who hold a slim majority in the House, will put forward will pass. There’s also no agreement on exactly what will be in the final version of the budget.

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Harp, Paca Blast Each Other’s Records by CHRISTOPHER PEAK

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Mayor Toni Harp accused Marcus Paca of running against her this year because she fired him and he’d failed in every professional pursuit he’d ever tried. Marcus Paca shot back that Harp is a lackluster leader who lacks the energy and vision demanded by the job. Those wounding words were exchanged during a fiery mayoral debate on Tuesday night at Booker T. Washington Academy, hosted by the New Haven Independent, La Voz Hispana, and the Democracy Fund. Featuring questions from a panel of reporters and even inquiries from the candidates themselves, the debate covered a range of issues: policing, economic development, sanctuary cities, disaster preparedness, housing affordability and more. (Scroll down in this story for a blow-by-blow recap.) Over the last several months, the candidates largely staked out their positions on these big topics, first as they went ward by ward seeking endorsements from the Democratic Town Committee and then as they hashed it out in a previous debate. What was new Tuesday night was a direct confrontation over Paca’s April 2016 termination as Harp’s labor director. Paca has sued the city over the firing. He is now running against Harp in a Sept. 12 Democratic mayoral primary and will appear on the Nov. 7 mayoral general election ballot as an independent. But until Tuesday night, Paca’s firing and lawsuit had remained largely below the surface of the campaign. On WNHH’s “Mayor Monday,” Harp had previously stated that she didn’t want to even debate her opponent, lest she interfere with the city’s position in the lawsuit that Paca has filed. “One of the things that I don’t want to do inadvertently is to say something that would have a negative impact on our case,” she said on the radio program in July. On Tuesday night, Harp dropped that restraint. She criticized Paca for “running on revenge.” She asked pointedly, “You served one term as an alder before the ward voted you out. You served less than two years as labor director before you were fired. Given your lack of public accomplishments and lack of experience, how do you propose to get anything done?” And she called her initial choice to hire him “one of the biggest mistakes I made.” She said, “You can’t just look at the

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degrees a person has. You have to look at their experience. You have to look at their character.” Paca, for his part, welcomed the line of questioning. He said he had been unjustly fired, but he promised to drop the suit against the city if he is elected. Paca said that his termination, like many others by Harp, reflected this administration’s chaotic management of City Hall. He attacked Harp for ousting former city fair-hiring chief Nichole Jefferson and small business staffer Jackie James and for hesitating to fire more public-facing employees like the police chief and school superintendent. He also accused her of operating through “intimidation and strong-arm tactics,” as well as “character assassination.” Harp responded that Paca had cost taxpayers in the labor job and his lawsuit, and she said that she learned from

the experience that she needs to hire someone with legal experience to handle labor relations. She also characterized the firings as examples of being a decisive leader. Meanwhile, Paca defended his tenure as an Edgewood alder, and noted that many alders lost their seats in 2011 against candidates backed by Yale’s unions. Aside from that dispute over the firing, which recurred throughout the night, the two candidates made strong pitches for why they deserve the next term as mayor. Harp, a two-term incumbent who spent two decades before that as a state senator, portrayed herself as the experienced public official who has balanced four straight budgets, kept taxes and crime lower than in other Connecticut cities, and kept more kids in school who might otherwise get suspended. Paca asserted himself

as the fresh face who’s ready to crisscross town listening to his constituents and fight for those who currently can’t pay their bills, who has heard and is championing the frustrations of people who have trouble affording the rent in New Haven or fear for their safety on the streets. As the candidates sparred, the atmosphere in the school’s auditorium got heated. (Literally, too, after blowing fans were switched off to better hear the candidates.) More than 200 people showed up, about evenly divided from both sides. Harp’s campaign wore white T-shirts and waved signs; Paca’s team appeared in blue. Both sides cheered, shouted and hissed so loudly throughout, that it was sometimes hard to hear what the candidates were saying.

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Campbell: No To Tanks, Pot by CHRISTOPHER PEAK New Haven Independent

New Haven’s police chief isn’t interested in the new military gear the Trump administration wants to send to cities, but he does agree with the administration’s stand against legalizing marijuana. Those stances on hot-button political issues emerged in a tense community meeting at Stetson Library in Dixwell Thursday night, the second in a series of forums with top cops aimed at improving community relations. About two dozen people, half the size of the first event, showed up to lob questions at Campbell. Most of the evening focused on the handling of internal affairs complaints; the chief also mused on current events and explained department protocol. Even with the smaller turnout, the event stretched on for two and a half hours — and probably would have gone longer with questions still unanswered, but librarians had to turn the lights out and go home. The next meeting is tentatively scheduled for Sept. 28, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. The forums were organized in the wake of a clash that pitted white supremacists and neo-Nazis against anti-racism and antifascist counter-demonstrators in Charlottesville, Virginia. The violence there echoed a July 8 clash on the New Haven Green by a group known as the “Proud Boys” and the subsequent arrest of four of the 150 counter-protesters, one of whom was longtime activist Barbara Fair. “We’re hoping that this will be a very productive meeting, with lots of information that people can find out,” she said at the start of the meeting. The crowd proceeded to pepper the chief with questions about policing equipment, drug use, internal investigations and external oversight. Arming The Cops On Monday, in a speech to the police union in Nashville, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said the president will overturn a ban on surplus military equipment being sent to police departments. Sessions said the move will “send a strong message that we will not allow criminal activity, violence, and lawlessness to become the new normal.” Among the “lifesaving gear,” as he dubbed it, available to cops will be grenade launchers, armored vehicles, rifles and riot gear. None of that will make its way to New Haven, Campbell stated to the gathering Thursday night. “For many years, there’s been the ability for us to get that type of military

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equipment, but we have no interest in that. I don’t see the purpose for equipment that typically is used by the military to be deployed against American citizens,” he said, to murmurs of affirmation. “It was presented [as a way] that police departments could protect themselves. As far as I’m concerned, we’re not fighting a war; we’re fighting crime. So, I don’t think we really need military equipment. We will not be acquiring any of it, so long as I’m the chief.” Through what was known as the 1033 program, surplus military equipment was made available to cops, at no charge, since 1990. That changed in 2015, when the sight of armored vehicles rolling down the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, as black protesters shouted, “Hands up! Don’t shoot!” l ed the Obama administration to end the handouts. Campbell said he worried about how more imagery like that, from other police departments who are stocking up, could affect perceptions of the entire profession. Over at New Haven police department headquarters at 1 Union Ave., by contrast, “All of the equipment that we have in the police department is designed to make sure that our officers have the safest tools available to them to get the job done,” Campbell said. That led to more questions about what

equipment is appropriate for local police to use on citizens. For instance, what did Campbell think about the use of dogs? In February, when anti-Trump protesters took over Route 34, troopers sicced a dog on the group. Ironically, the canine ended up biting cops. (“That was a good dog,” one of the moderators said, as the meeting that sometimes veered into contempt.) Campbell said a dog would not be his first go-to for crowd control at an event. “Dogs can be aggressive, and dogs, especially if there are a lot of people, a lot can happen,” he said. “You really have to make a determination based on whatever the situation is, whether or not you’re going to use the dog.” But he plans to continue using them for other policing, he said. “For the specific tasks they’re trained for, they’re phenomenal tools. We use them all the time to track down burglars, track down weapons that are thrown by people as we’re trying to apprehend them. And they can be used to flush people out: If you have a break-in, you say, ‘Come out, come out. We’re going to send the dog in.’ They’re very effective.” Tasers? The stun-guns are formally called “conducted electronic weapons.” Only

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“Let Us Live Our Dreams” by PAUL BASS

New Haven Independent

Sergio Olmedo-Ramirez added a poignant point when he joined New Haven officials Tuesday in calling for resistance to President Trump’s decision to deport children of undocumented immigrants: He’s one of those children. And he may have to leave the country he considers home. Olmedo-Ramirez was among the speakers at a City Hall press conference Tuesday afternoon called to criticize Trump’s announcement that his administration is ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy that currently allows an estimated 800,000 young people (known as “Dreamers”) nationwide, and 10,000 in Connecticut, to remain legally in the country. Trump said he considers the policy, enacted by his predecessor, to be unlawful. Before the event began, OlmedoRamirez, who’s 22, called Trump’s decision “heartbreaking.” “We feel betrayed,” he said. “We’ve done everything on our side to be law-abiding citizens to do everything right. We have careers. We have jobs. What’s going to happen to the community we serve?’ Olmedo-Ramirez serves New Haven’s Latino community as a staff organizer for the not-for-profit Junta for Progressive Action. He came to the U.S. at 9-years-old from Pueblo, Mexico, he said. He attended the elite Hopkins School in Westville; he worked at Dunkin’ Donuts to help pay the bills,

he said. He then attended Santa Clara University in California, where “the Jesuits” who teach there “taught us to set the world on fire.” Mayor Toni Harp pledged to have the city “resist this effort” by Trump to attack “a cornerstone of the American dream.” Olmedo-Ramirez’s boss, Junta Executive Director Sandra Trevino, called Trump’s decision “heartless, vindictive, cruel.” Like Trevino and other speakers, New Haven State Rep. Juan Candelaria called on Congress to pass a “clean” immigration bill that would keep the Dreamers in the U.S. and establish a pathway to citizenship for many of the estimated 11 million undocumented people already here. City Commission on Equal Opportunities (CEO) chief Angel FernandezChavero spoke of the loss to the country if so many hard-working Dreamers have to leave. “Nobody came to this country unless they have incredible drive,” he said. Fair Haven Alder Kenneth Reveiz spoke of how this could be a “moment

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of unity” because of how Dreamers include black and brown people. Irish and Polish and Asian and Indian and Israeli immigrants. When it came his time to step up to the microphone, Olmedo-Ramirez offered a personal plea: “Let us live our dreams.”

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“Now America is breaking that promise and betraying its values,” Blumenthal added. He said Trump has essentially said he would rescind a policy without offering any alternative, and he also pointed out that over time Trump has been inconsistent in his message. “You have people in this country for 20 years, they’ve done a great job, they’ve done wonderfully, they’ve gone to school, they’ve gotten good marks, they’re productive — now we’re supposed to send them out of the country? I don’t believe in that,” Trump said during a 2011 interview from CNBC that was tweeted by CNN reporter Andrew Kaczynski. As recently as April, Trump told reporters that DACA recipients, also known as Dreamers, should “rest easy” because they are not targets of his heightened immigration enforcement efforts. DACA recipients were asked to register with the government and give their names, addresses, and other personal information in order to continue to participate in the program. It’s unclear what the government will do with this data as it waits for Congress to act. “Our enforcement priorities remain unchanged,” Trump said in a statement Tuesday. “We are focused on criminals, security threats, recent border-crossers, visa overstays, and repeat violators. I have advised the Department of Homeland Security that DACA recipients are not enforcement priorities unless they are crimi-

nals, are involved in criminal activity, or are members of a gang.” In the meantime, Bortolleto said, “immigrant youth should face no gap in protection as Congress develops legislation. This means that Congress needs to act fast. They should protect immigrant youth and not put other immigrants in more danger.” The Trump administration said in a statement that renewal applications for DACA employment authorization will be accepted by Oct. 5, 2017, for people whose current documents expire between today and March 5, 2018, and will be processed. It will not accept new applications. In making Tuesday’s announcement, Trump cited the threat of a lawsuit that Attorneys General from 10 states were threatening to file if the president didn’t end the program. The 10 attorneys general, led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, claimed the program was unlawful and unconstitutional. Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen disagreed. “I am disappointed in President Trump’s actions today. DACA is not only lawful, it is smart and compassionate public policy,” Jepsen, said. “My office is currently in communication with our partners in Connecticut state government as well as fellow attorneys general in other states, as we review the Trump Administration’s actions to determine what our response may be.”

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Deadline Demanded For Wells Fargo Divestment by CHRISTOPHER PEAK New Haven Independent

Protesters outside City Hall called for the mayor to follow through on her promise to pull city funds from Wells Fargo Bank and make sure the money doesn’t end up in another bank backing the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). At a Thursday afternoon rally, speakers took swings at Wells Fargo not only for bankrolling DAPL, the controversial pipeline that will cut through the Standing Rock Sioux reservation, but also for funding private prisons and immigrant detention centers, defrauding customers with bogus accounts, and discriminating against minorities with pricier mortgages. For all those reasons, they asked Mayor Toni Harp to stick by her promise, announced this week on WNHH’s “Mayor Monday,” to cut ties with the bank, as cities like San Francisco and Seattle have done. And to give them a deadline by when all the money would be cleared. The city keeps around $10-$11 million on any given day at Wells Fargo.

One problem with pulling out: The government needs another alternative to handle the volume of transactions, but 17 major financial institutions are also implicated in funding DAPL, including CitiBank, Chase, Bank of America, and TD. On the radio, Harp said, “We’re going to see if there’s a big enough bank that is less” of a problematic actor than Wells Fargo. After months of organizing in solidarity with Standing Rock, New Haven’s activists urged the mayor needed to move quickly. Watching Hurricane Harvey’s devastation reminded Elias Estabrook, an environmental activist and City Plan commissioner, of how dire a threat climate change poses. “I had a pretty heavy heart this week, watching the scenes down in Houston, Tex., just the brutality of Mother Nature fed by climate change. That was a man-made storm,” he said. “As people fighting for climate justice, and for justice broadly, it’s important to remember this week that fight is urgent. That’s motivating me today. We have to move this money now, before the next pipeline project. To stop the next one. To close down the coal plant. To

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make sure that we can actually have a clean, livable future.” In the meantime, Stan Heller, another speaker, encouraged customers to also close their accounts.

In a statement, a Wells Fargo spokesperson pointed out that issues with DAPL are somewhat moot, now that oil’s flowing, but he said that the bank still funds plenty of renewable energy

projects. “The pipeline has now been operational since June, and our facility has been fully funded,” Kevin Friedlander wrote in an email. “Our commitment to the responsible development of all forms of energy remains unchanged, and since 2012, we have invested more than $70 billion in clean technology and other environmentally sustainable businesses. In 2016, more than eight percent of all solar photovoltaic and wind energy generated in the U.S. came from facilities owned in whole or in part by Wells Fargo.” Friedlander added, “We value the relationship we have with the City of New Haven and look forward to discussing this issue with the Mayor.” After the 45-minute rally, protesters chanted slogans as they marched half a block to Wells Fargo. Then they turned back to City Hall to deliver a petition with 500 signatures. Police barred the group of about 50 demonstrators from entering the mayor’s office, letting only Melinda Tuhus, the protest’s organizer, and Mary O’Leary, a reporter from the New Haven Register, inside.

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Endorsing Harp, Visiting Congresswoman Joins Push For Latino Turnout by ALLAN APPEL New Haven Independent

Lucia Colon is already registered to vote and has decided to cast her vote for New Haven “alcalde” for incumbent Mayor Toni Harp. Her son Johnny has not yet registered, but said he is going to do so as soon as possible and vote the same way as mom. The Colons, both residents of the Fair Haven elderly apartments at 25 Saltonstall St., made that declaration after receiving a visit Saturday morning in their building’s community roo, not only from the mayor, but also from California U.S. Rep. Linda Sanchez, the vice-chair of the House Democratic Caucus, and the fifth-highest ranking member of the Democratic leadership. The door-knocking and retail politics followed a get-out-the-vote rally that featured Sanchez’s formal endorsement of the mayor. The poster-flyer-buttonbearing event drew about 30 people, including alders and other city government workers, to the steps of Estrella Resplandeciente De Jacob, the recently remonikered Second Star of Jacob Church at Poplar and Chapel streets. There Sanchez, a colleague of New Haven U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro on the House Ways and Means Committee, praised the mayor as someone “who stands up for every constituent. She won’t sell out any community for a few pieces of silver; you know that story.” Organizers of the gathering including Sen. Richard Blumenthal’s deputy state director, Joey Rodriguez, and

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State Rep. Juan Candelaria pointed out the similarities between the two politicians on their support for ksmall business creation, education, workers rights and especially for sanctuary cities. They also said a main aim of the rally was to emphasize the importance of local elections. Since local elections are characterized by low turnout, Rodriguez said, “We’re going to send a message of support for how our city is going. We will come out to vote. We’ll displace any rumor that Latinos do not come out to vote.” Newly promoted Assistant Fire Chief Orlando Mercano, among the canvassers at the rally, offered a prediction: “This year Latino turnout will not be an issue.” Last week Harp also received the formal endorsement of the Connecticut Hispanic Democratic Caucus. Various speakers Saturday highlighted dropping crime rates in New Haven and Harp’s support for immigration rights, including standing by “sanctuary city” policies in the face of a threat by the president of withholding federal dollars. DeLauro’s endorsement of Harp was read by her spokesperson Jimmy Tickey. It included mention of three consecutive balanced city budgets and improved credit ratings. “When you look around our city, you see her impact. Where there was once a vacant bus barn [on James Street], we have a tech incubator. And on the less-glamorous projects, she brings the same fighting spirit for street pav-

ing, coastal resiliency, and urban renewal,” Tickey read. With only ten campaigning days left before the Sept. 12 primary, you could sense the urgency among the rally participants to get that news out, in the old-fashioned way, door-to-door, and in Spanish as well as Spanish. Rodriguez said that last week he had approached the Harp campaign and asked it to “look at ways to excite Latino [voters].” Sanchez made an analogy to her own workplace: “You could choose between a proven leader and someone who needs on-the-job training. As someone who has to deal with an inexperienced chief executive, please let them [the voters] know what’s at stake on Sept. 12. Let them know they can make a difference.” Sanchez, who has served in Congress since 2002 and has a sister Loretta Sanchez who had also been a Congresswoman until 2016when she lost a Democratic primary to now California U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, represents 13 cities in the eastern purlieus of Los Angeles, including Whittier. “Whittier, where the girls are prettier,” she said in a brief interview before the door-knocking began. “Nixon’s from there. But he didn’t say that. I did,” she added. Among the various officials attending the rally and setting out to canvas were Alders Jose Crespo, Al Paolillo, Anna Festa, and Aaron Greenberg. The 200-member Assemblies of God church did not formally

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Campbell: No To Tanks, Pot

one-fifth of New Haven officers carry them, Campbell said; the officers are trained specifically to do so. Campbell said he is now looking to buy a Taser for every officer on the force. At the meeting, Fair passed around copies of a news article pointing out that while the stun-guns are less lethal than guns, they’ve still been known to kill. Others asked Campbell if the weapon was compatible is community policing. “We’ve found it reduces the amount of force that has to be used by an officer. It protects the officer as well as the individual,” Campbell responded. “Tasers, believe it or not, are what we call less lethal force. Just as when I use pep-

per spray, I don’t know if you have a preexisting condition [like] a breathing disorder or maybe pregnant, but it is a piece of equipment which the state has approved us to use. I do understand that there have been people who have died as a result of Taser deployment. That is something that we take into consideration. What we have found is that the benefits outweigh the costs.” Campbell added that the stun-guns are governed by strict protocol. The shocks last for only five seconds before an officer has to pull the trigger a second time. That deployment data, tracked by the device, is supposed to be downloaded and saved after every use. Immediately after, an officer is supposed to call an ambulance for medical treatment, and cops aren’t allowed to remove the prongs themselves. That led to some debate among the audience. “They may be less lethal, but they’re lethal,” Fair said. “If I’m Tased to death, I’m still dead,” Fair said. “The likelihood of you dying for a gunshot wound is far greater than a Taser,” Campbell answered. That was echoed by Rev. John Lewis, of Life Center Ministry, whocoordinates outreach for the Connecticut Center for Nonviolence and is currently working with police cadets in the academy on deescalation tactics. “They can be harmful and people can die, but I would much rather have a Taser in the hands of police that has not yet engaged the community yet,” Lewis said, referencing rookie cops. “I would much rather be Tased than shot. For me and my son, as African-American males, that’s important.” “I don’t want either,” Fair countered. “Here’s my thing with community policing: Why do we need Tasers, guns, all that stuff if this is community policing?” Campbell didn’t get a chance to answer, before he got cut off by the next While Campbell might have taken a liberal perspective on militarizing the police, he took a harder line on marijuana. “I say no drug should be legalized — not marijuana, nothing — because to me, it’s the root cause of the destruction of so many of our families,” said Campbell, who said he has never tried weed personally. “Half of the problem [in law enforcement] is our resources being expended, not so much from drug sales, but people being addicted. It starts out with marijuana, nicotine, alcohol: You’re going down a path that’s destructive.”

He added, “I don’t think that having wholesale legalization of alcohol, marijuana and other things is going to be the thing that saves us.” Connecticut’s legislature debated a bill this year to legalize and tax recreational use of marijuana. It failed. The proposal is expected to resurface, partly because of the state’s ongoing budget woes, partly because neighboring states have legalized recreational pot. Partly Campbell arrived at those views because of his personal background, he explained, exhaling a deep breath. “This goes to my moral convictions, my Christian convictions. I teach my kids: Don’t mess with drugs.” Why? “My father was a drug dealer. You name it, he sold it: He started out with weed, ultimately with crack. And I view that as the reason for his death,” Campbell said. In“If it was up to me — I don’t drink and I don’t approve of it, especially coming from a family that’s struggled with alcoholism,” Campbell said. “Drink water. If you really want to go crazy, drink some Kool-Aid. And if you really want to go buck wild, have a Sprite.” That sparked laughs, then further debate. Attorney Patricia Kane argued that the current punitive system in America doesn’t appear to be reducing drug use. Instead, she suggested that the chief look to Portugal, where drug use is treated medically. “Portugal decriminalized all of its drug laws, just eliminated it. Drug use went down, all crime went down. And they have one drug enforcement officer for the entire country of Portugal,” Kane stated. “So, contrary to what we feel might happen, the outcomes are actually better when we don’t make something prohibitive, drive up the street price, and increase crime to access the drugs.” Campbell disputed whether that would work here: “America’s a very unique country. We have 5 percent of the world’s population, and yet we utilize 95 percent of the opioids that are produced. We are a drug country, and we have been for a long time,” he said. “I think that things like alcohol, marijuana and the proliferation of weapons in our country is outrageous. When you combine all of these things, you’ve got a cocktail for the level of violence, incarceration that we’re experiencing in this country. Simply decriminalizing, legalizing these drugs is not the answer. I think we need to get back to our roots.”

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How A Future Bilingual Teacher Fulfilled Her “Promise” by PAUL BASS

New Haven Independent

Patricia Melton recognized Jorgieliz Casanova’s promise. She also recognized a lift she’d need to fulfill it. The result: Casanova aced her college’s honors program, graduated cum laude, and is now helping Melton offer the same kind of guidance to the next crop of New Haven public-school students navigating the world of college and careers. Melton has run New Haven Promise, the Community Foundation and Yalebacked scholarship program for public-school students, since 2012. The program has expanded fast under her leadership, with 359 New Haveners beginning college this fall with help this fall. That represents 75 percent growth in just three years. In addition to offering money, New

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Haven Promise steers students to paying internships and tracks their progress to offer crucial advice or help when needed. The way Melton did with Casanova. The two told the story about what

happened next during an appearance Wednesday on WNHH radio’s “Dateline New Haven” program. Melton met Casanova at a Dwight neighborhood family fair in 2013. Casanova had just graduated high school

at Metropolitan Business Academy. She was headed to study criminal justice and sociology at Albertus Magnus College. One of six children raised by a single mother in the Hill, Casanova would be the first member of her family to attend college; the Promise program was helping her do that by paying 75 percent of the tuition. As part of that scholarship, Casanova agreed to perform 40 hours of community service. She loved volunteering. Melton noticed that Casanova had performed 100 hours of service. She could tell the yougng woman had something special. Melton — a Yale grad who also was the first in her family to attend college — also learned that Casanova was working full-time at Stop & Shop to help pay the college bill. And she knew that could be a problem. “One of the number one reasons peo-

ple drop out of college is because” they’re working too many hours to pay the bills, Melton said. Melton wooed Casanova to work part-time at New Haven Promise, helping her keep track of how students were doing in college. She paid far more than the $9.25 Casanova was earning per hour at Stop & Shop, so Casanova could have more time to study. Casanova stuck with the job, and stuck with her studies, for the full four years. She enrolled in the honors track. She graduated cum laude this past spring. And she stuck with Promise. She’s now working there full time while she prepares to enroll next January in graduate school at Southern Connecticut State University. Her goal: to become a bilingual teacher in New Haven.

Ribbon Cut At New Patagonia Outpost by MARKESHIA RICKS

Chris Howe moved one store out of a Broadway location, cut the ribbon on a new one Thursday, and prepared for a steep challenge: Competing to sell outdoor merchandise in the Broadway shopping district. Howe owns both the Denali and Trailblazer stores, which sell outdoor gear. He’s combining them now: He has moved most of the Denali brands such as Nike and Merrell from the 13 Broadway location (now empty) to his Trailblazer store across from Broadway at 296 Elm St. Meanwhile, he joined city officials Thursday in cutting the ribbon for the official opening of a Patagonia outdoor clothing franchise that he will operate as a franchise in the marquee storefront at the corner of York and Broadway. And next summer L.L. Bean is opening a two-story outlet right next to Trailblazer. At the ribbon-cutting, Mayor Toni Harp pointed out that the Patagonia store opened just as two well-known outdoor events are about to take place in the city: the 20th New Haven Road Race and the New Haven Grand Prix bike competition. “I welcome this addition to the city’s retail mix,” she said. “I appreciate the company’s faith in New Haven that prompted this decision.” Howe has been getting what he said is the ultimate question since the news

broke about his new venture: With L.L. Bean coming, does New Haven need another outdoor-centric store? Howe responds yes. And he argues that Trailblazer/Denali, an independent set of retail outlets that have been in Southern New England since 1994, has its own established community niche. “I think it’s different completely different,” he said. “L.L. Bean is iconic, it’s been around for a long time and it is a tremendously large company based in New England. But it’s not based in Connecticut. “We’ve been here for 23 years with pretty much the same message from the beginning: If we’re successful, we’re going to give back to the community.” Howe said Trailblazer/Denali has done that by giving back some $200,000 and helping more than 2,500 New Haven schoolchildren get outdoors by working with nonprofits and schools like Common Ground High School. “I think for us it’s just always been really important that where our stores are located that we are making sure we’re working with nonprofits or other organizations to kind of protect and grow the public outdoor lands,” Howe said. “Sometimes it seems crazy because we don’t have any big national parks, but we do have accessibility.” He said what Connecticut lacks in national parks it makes up for green

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space: 70-plus acres that people can reach in 10 or 15 minutes. If you live in New Haven, he said, it could be quicker than that with just a walk to East or West Rock. “We really want the next generation to realize that you can experience peace and tranquility and presence, and I know that sounds like a weird thing to say, in a five-minute walk in East Rock Park,” he said. “You can leave refreshed and re-centered and prepared for the next six texts or whatever

notifications in the next hours.” He said that’s part of the reason he’s partnering with Patagonia to bring an outpost of the store to New Haven, particularly in the face of the impending L.L. Bean made sense. Patagonia is a California-based, outdoor apparel company known for its staunch commitment to the environment and fair labor practices. It has contributed more than $78 million in grants and in-kind services since it started its tithing program in 1985.

“I can see the comments already of people saying it’s going to be expensive,” Howe said. “Don’t get me wrong. It isn’t inexpensive, but this is a company that doesn’t just spend. They don’t do good things to make themselves look good. They do good things because they have integrity. “They actually do good things and they take positions,” he added. “And that kind of integrity is maybe missing right now.”

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When You Educate a Girl, You Educate a Nation By Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (D-Fla.)

As I write this, I am preparing to travel with my colleagues to Nigeria, where I will have the honor of meeting some of the Chibok girls who were released after two waves of negotiations between Boko Haram and Nigerian government officials. It is my fourth trip to Nigeria since April 14, 2014, when the terrorist group shocked the world by abducting nearly 300 schoolgirls from their dormitory rooms. More than three years later, 113 of the original 276 Chibok girls are still being held captive. Many of the girls who escaped their kidnappers on that fateful night or have since been released have remarkably not allowed this hugely traumatic ordeal to diminish their determination to pursue an education. It is my mission to help ensure that they, and indeed every girl in Nigeria, have the opportunity to go as far as their desire to learn will take them. Before Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari was sworn into office, the president-elect wrote in a New York Times op-ed about the urgent necessity to educate girls so that “they will grow up to be empowered through learning to play their full part as citizens of Nigeria and pull themselves up and out of poverty.” He rightly surmised that the country owed at least that much to the Chibok schoolgirls, whose fate at that time was gravely

uncertain. I look forward to working with the nation’s activists and government leaders to examine ways to help Buhari keep that pledge. There is an African proverb that says, “If we educate a boy, we educate one person. If we educate a girl, we educate a family—and a whole nation.” Fifty percent of Nigeria’s population is female, so it borders on the absurd to not push for them to receive the “best possible education” that Buhari promised in his opinion piece. They will in turn ensure that their children—boys and girls—are educated, which as the proverb suggests will greatly benefit both their families and ultimately the

nation by equipping it with a workforce that is prepared to help undo the extensive damage that has occurred during Boko Haram’s reign of terror. A lack of education has been a key factor in Boko Haram’s ongoing ability to successfully recruit young men and boys and continue to replenish losses incurred in battle with the Multinational Joint Task Force. While the insurgents teach boys, that “Western education is sinful,” educated mothers are living examples of the critical role education plays in determining one’s future success. Those boys grow up viewing a world full of possibility

and opportunities and are therefore extremely unlikely to see the appeal of becoming a terrorist. Girls can change the world and there is no better example of that than the young Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai, who was famously shot in the head at age 16 for daring to question the Taliban’s efforts to deny her right to an education. In addition to becoming the first recipient of her country’s peace prize, being named one of Time magazine’s most influential people, and receiving the United Nations Human Rights Award, she is the world’s youngest Nobel laure-

ate. Malala has earned global acclaim for championing education for girls around the world, including Nigeria, and after completing her studies at Oxford University will return to her native Pakistan to continue those efforts. It is my hope that the Chibok girls, some of whom met with Malala this summer, will be inspired to follow her path, one on which tragedy is turned into triumph. Frederica Wilson represents Florida’s 24th congressional district, including parts of Miami-Dade and Broward counties. You can follow Rep. Wilson on Twitter @RepWilson.

Chokwe Antar Lumumba Ushers in a New Era of Leadership in Jackson, Miss. Lumumba shared during an interview with “Democracy Now!” Lumumba continued: “People have to remember, in 2014, not only did I bury my father in a two-month time span and then enter into an election, my wife was pregnant with our first child. And so there was a world of change. You had a first-time candidate, who had not run for junior class president, much less mayor of a city. And so, we’ve been able to, you know, gather more information and position ourselves better.”

By Othor Cain, The Mississippi Link

Chokwe Antar Lumumba became the youngest mayor in the history of Jackson, Miss., when he was sworn-in last month in front of a standing room-only crowd at Jackson’s Convention Center Complex. Lumumba, 34, defeated the businessfriendly incumbent Mayor Tony Yarber after losing to him in a special election in 2014. The seat was left vacant when Lumumba’s father, Chokwe Lumumba, died after serving less than a year in office. Lumumba called his victory a celebration of the city’s unity. “It’s about our collective efforts to move Jackson forward,” Lumumba said to a cheering crowd. A blessing deferred isn’t a blessing denied.

Even though he had hoped to fulfill the unexpired term of his father in 2014, Lumumba said he was grateful for losing to Yarber, during his first campaign. “I’m actually grateful that we lost the election in 2014, not because the sin-

cerity was not there, not because we didn’t believe we would have done a good job, but, we’ve been able to appreciate far more what’s going on with the city of Jackson, and I’ve been able to appreciate more within myself,”

Lumumba said that everything happens in a perfect timing. “We’re happy where we find ourselves at this time, to move forward the agenda that my father embarked on, an agenda of a people’s platform, one that was not only, you know, symbolic of his work in his short term as mayor, but symbolic of a lifetime of work, that he subscribed to and also ultimately

dedicated his family toward,” said Lumumba. During Lumumba’s swearing-in service, on the same stage where his father stood on and was sworn-in, just four years ago, he became overwhelmed with emotions. “A son only holds his father’s hand for a short while, but he holds his heart forever,” he said as he fought back tears. “I can’t help, but to be emotional today.” The young mayor also paid homage to his mother. “My mom’s spirit was infectious, she was the first person to tell me that I was brilliant,” said Lumumba. “If you had the privilege of knowing her or meeting her, she is someone that you would never forget.” In Chicago, earlier this summer, speaking at the People’s Summit, Lu-

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National HBCU Pre-Law Summit Presents Game-Changing Opportunity

Greensboro, NC — The Fourth Annual National HBCU Pre-Law Summit & Law Expo 2017, sponsored by AccessLex Institute, is scheduled to take place on Friday, September 15, 2017 at Bennett College and Saturday, September 16, 2017 at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, North Carolina. This groundbreaking summit is the exclusive national event of its kind in the entire country focused on empowering HBCU students and graduates interested in going to law school and becoming lawyers, and addressing the unique issues, concerns and challenges facing them. Students and graduates from all HBCUs are invited to meet and come together in Greensboro this fall to take part in two intensive and power-packed days which will expose them to gamechanging information, resources, and connections designed to help them achieve success in a demanding educational endeavor and tough field in great need of diversity. The summit will provide inspirational keynote sessions featuring prominent and dynamic speakers. Confirmed keynote speakers include Emily M. Dickens, Esq., Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Relationship Officer, Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Dr. Aaron N. Taylor, Esq., Senior Vice President and Executive Director, AccessLex Center for Legal Education Excellence, AccessLex Institute, Demetra L. Liggins, Esq., Partner, Thompson & Knight LLP and Co-Founder, Corporate Homie, Jalene Mack, Esq., Entertainment Attorney, Actress/Writer/Producer, Non-Profit Founder & Artistic Producer, Mack Performing Arts Collective, Inc., The Honorable Dr. Christina R. Kirk, Esq., Municipal Court Judge, 7th Grade English Teacher, Ryan Middle School, Founder & Dean, Prep “U”niversity and Managing Attorney, Kirk Law Group, and Juan R. Thomas, Esq., President, National Bar Association, Founder and Principal, The Thomas Law Group and Of Counsel, Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, PA. In addition to outstanding keynote speakers, special guest speakers, and Black lawyer and law student organizational leaders, there will also be an unprecedented conversation featuring all six HBCU law school deans including John K. Pierre, Esq., M.S.A., Chancellor and Vanue B. Lacour Endowed Professor of Law, Southern University Law Center, Phyliss Craig-Taylor, Esq., LL.M., Dean and Professor of Law, North Carolina Central University School of Law,

James Douglas, Esq., J.S.M., Interim Dean and Distinguished Professor of Law, Thurgood Marshall School of Law Texas Southern University, Reginald McGahee, Esq., Associate Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs, Howard University School of Law, Shelley Broderick, Esq., M.A.T., Dean and Joseph L. Rauh, Jr. Chair of Social Justice, University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law, and Reginald M. Green, J.D., Associate Dean for Student Services and Administration, Florida A&M University School of Law. The panel of law school deans will be moderated by Dr. Jamal Watson, Executive Editor, Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. The event will also include the National HBCU Pre-Law Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Honorees who will address attendees include The Honorable Craig Washington, awardwinning criminal law attorney, former Texas State Representative, Texas State Senator and U.S. Congressman, The Honorable Henry Frye, the first African American elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives, the first Black North Carolina Supreme Court Justice and the first Black Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, Juanita Jackson, Esq., Managing Attorney, Jackson Law, PLLC, former Harris County Public Defender and creator, producer and cast member

of the groundbreaking WETV Reality Show “Sisters in Law”, and The Honorable Dr. Alma S. Adams, Congresswoman, 12th Congressional District of North Carolina, United States House of Representatives, former HBCU professor and founder of the first-ever Bipartisan Congressional HBCU Caucus. In addition, the event will showcase informative panel discussions on critical topics for aspiring lawyers including law school admission, the Law School Admission Test (LSAT), law student experience, the different career paths for those armed with a law degree, and the law degree and Black entrepreneurship. Also planned are special sessions on financing legal education and the law school personal statement and diversity statement. Further, a law school expo will take place where students will have the opportunity to meet with law school representatives from up to 100 law schools across the country to find out about their programs and get answers to their questions in order to find the law school that is the right fit for them. Law-related, law student and bar associations will also be available to provide information regarding their programs and services for future law students. Networking breaks and receptions are scheduled to take place where at-

tendees will have the opportunity to participate in both structured and informal networking activities to help them connect with other aspiring law students, current law students, and lawyers in order to create accountability partnerships, obtain mentors, and make new friends. A one-on-one consulting and practical assistance session will also be offered so that participants can receive assistance and feedback on their personal statements, diversity statements, resumes, addenda and ask any admissions, preparation or career planning questions. Complimentary resources such as LSAT preparation materials and booklets will be provided, as well as complimentary professional headshots. The event will end on a high note with the Aspiring Lawyers Pinning Ceremony where all aspiring lawyers will recite the success pledge, be pinned by a current licensed attorney, and are then charged with their responsibility to stay the course and give back to the community. bAccording to the summit’s founder, Evangeline M. Mitchell, Esq., Ed.M., an HBCU graduate and first-generation college graduate and lawyer, “This is an opportunity of a lifetime where we are bringing together all of these incredible, accomplished people from across the country for the sole purpose of inspiring and empowering

HBCU students and alumni who are interested in law school so that they better understand that they are needed and what is required to be successful. We want to demystify what it really takes to gain access to law school and the legal profession. Our goal is to break down those walls of exclusivity and exclusion to help them see their goals as attainable, but also be honest and transparent so that they understand the very real obstacles they will face so they can prepare themselves to overcome them. Both I and many of my colleagues never had opportunities like this prior to choosing to go to law school. I encourage those with an interest in law to make an effort to take advantage of all that is being offered. This is a labor of love and is truly game-changing and life-changing not only in terms of participants leaving with inspiration but also insider information, resources, connections and a support network that they didn’t have prior to attending.” 0Admission to the entire event is completely free of charge, open to the public, and seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis. All aspiring lawyers, their pre-law and career advisors, professors, parents and supporters are all welcomed to register and attend. For more information, please visit the summit’s official website at www.hbcuprelawsummit.org.

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It’s Time for Congress to Pass a Hurricane Harvey Emergency Funding Package By Rep. Al Green (TX-09), Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (MS-02) and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18) Historically, during times of national emergency, Americans unite to meet the challenge. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina altered the lives of thousands of Americans throughout Louisiana and Mississippi, damaging cities that have not been the same since. But, no matter our differences, we as a country have always come together in the face of tragedy. Now, it is time we act in unison once more. Since August 25, the city of Houston along with Harris and Fort Bend counties have felt the effects of Hurricane Harvey. The unprecedented storm dumped an estimated 11 trillion gallons of water on just Houston alone. First responders, emergency personnel and the U.S. National and Coast Guards along with hundreds of volunteers, were on the frontlines of the battle ensuring all those affected by Harvey were safe and dry. As the natural disaster travels towards Louisiana and Mississippi, we ask for our great country to continue to stand with one another by volunteering, sending donations, and praying that for strength, hope and persever-

ance to weather this storm. Hundreds of people of color have been affected by the storm already. If anyone would like to lend a helping hand to the relief effort through donations, we are asking you give to local organizations that focus on people of color such as: The Black Women’s Defense League, Raices, ICNA Relief, BlackAmericaWeb.com Relief Fund or the South Texas Human Rights Center. Any contribution will be greatly received as we ask Congress and President Donald Trump to provide immediate emergency funding and resources to deal with the crisis at hand. We believe at least $150 billion will be needed just to aid Texas residents in reconstruction, with much more needed later as the storm continues to travel the Gulf Coast. In addition, Southeast Texas needs funding for storm surge protection research, just as New York and New Jersey received following the devastation of Hurricane Sandy. Congress should pass an aid package not only to help the people of Texas, but to also provide an assurance to the American people that their government will be there for them in a time of crisis. This legislative package should not be weighed down in politi-

Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.), Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) and Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) represent Gulf Coast residents. They are all members of the Congressional Black Caucus.

cal rhetoric and partisanship. Instead, it should be aimed at helping as many people affected by Harvey as possible. It is essential for the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers to conduct a full and complete assessment of the entire Gulf Coast region’s infrastructure capabilities when it comes to flooding. Time and time again, we have seen our re-

gion suffer from hurricanes, and we must take steps to prevent another city from struggling to rebuild. Americans from around the country have offered themselves in service to help their fellow citizens. Now, we as Members of Congress must do the same. The best way for us to do so is with a comprehensive emergency

funding package. Volunteers, first responders and so many others have stepped up to the plate, now it is up to us to hit the ball out of the park. When Congress goes back into session, let’s pass this package without unnecessary political debates. The people of the Gulf Coast are depending on us.

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Chokwe Antar Lumumba Ushers in a New Era of Leadership in Jackson, Miss.

mumba shared his thoughts about “the people’s platform.” “From the moment we announced, we worked hard and aggressively on an agenda that included social justice, economic democracy and making certain that the people had a voice,” he said. “That’s our story, and we’re sticking to it.” Lumumba said that he plans to implement “people’s assemblies,” that speak directly to his campaign promise to the community that he serves. “‘When I become mayor, you become mayor,’” he said, echoing a campaign. “These assemblies will give residents an opportunity to participate in the decision-making process.” Attorney and die-hard Jacksonian Carlyn Hicks described Lumumba in a post on her Facebook page: “My brother, my friend, and now…our mayor. The youngest mayor in the history of our city, an advocate’s advocate, a man’s man of integrity and candor, and a thoughtful, critically-thinking mind of sheer brilliance.” Lumumba said in Chicago that all eyes were on Jackson. “So what happens in Jackson, Mississippi, impacts each and every one of us. And so we have to make the decision that we’re going to start controlling the way electoral politics proceed. We’ve made the decision that we’re going to be the most radical city on the planet, that we’re going to make certain that we change the whole scope of electoral politics,” said Lumumba. “No longer will we allow an individual to step before us and tell us all of the great things that they’re going to accomplish on our behalf, only to find that nothing in their past demonstrates a sincerity, a willingness or an ability to do so.” Tackling the city’s budget is top priority for Lumumba, who is also known as a social justice activist and attorney. “Shortly after we take office, we have to pass a budget. And so, it’s important that we have the right people in place,” said Lumumba. “We have a transition team that’s in place right now, looking at the issues which Jackson is facing, making certain that we don’t make plans just off conjecture, but a factbased analysis of where we find our city, and bringing together not only people who have the acumen and ability and skill to do the job, but people who have a passion, a passion which goes beyond just the way we see electoral politics, but a passion to change people’s lives.”

Melanin Rich: Nyakim Gatwech & Her Journey To Unapologetic Blackness Isaac Morgan, BlackDoctor.org

When you visit Nyakim Gatwech’s Instagram, you’ll first notice her many captivating images revealing her unique dark skin as well as her motivational captions, inspiring her more than 300k followers to embrace selflove regardless of your eccentricities. Named “Queen of Dark” by her fans, the South Sudan model (born in Ethiopia) became an international sensation through the power of the Web for many reasons. Initially, she gained recognition after posting an image of herself posed in between two light-skinned Black models. The image, representing the various shades of melanin, was from a photoshoot in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she currently resides. Photos from the ‘Different Melanin’ shoot, captured by photographer and creative director Isaac West, went viral quickly. But it wasn’t until after a bold Uber driver asked her about bleaching her skin for $10,000 that she amassed a large fan base from the coverage of her baffling experience on just about every major platform, including Yahoo and Teen Vogue, to name a few. Nyakim’s clever response to the question from the Uber driver was simply, “I would never do that. I consider my skin to be a blessing,” sparking dialogue about societal views on beauty standards. Her fans quickly reminded her that her stunning dark complexion is acceptable in America and beautiful. Ever since this experience, she has become a public figure, icon of beauty and a true inspiration to young women across the globe. However, this wasn’t an easy journey for Nyakim to embrace her melanin-rich tone. Nyakim and I had a long conversation about her journey to self love, almost bleaching her skin, advancements in her career and the truth about that fateful Uber ride. On Nyakim’s struggles with dark skin color in the U.S., compared to her home country: Nyakim Gatwech: It all started when I was [young]. I never actually had a problem with how I look or question like I’m different or I’m not beautiful because I’m dark until I came to the U.S. Because when I was back home, in Ethiopia, Ethiopian people, they all have fair skin and look more like mixed people. There are more lightskinned people. And then, I lived in Kenya and Kenyan people too, they’re black but they are a different shade,

lighter than me. So I never questioned it because it’s like I was accepted. I feel like this is

normal. God created all of us with all different shades and it is alright. Until I came to the U.S. in 2007. I was 14 years old. Came to Buffalo, New York. That’s where we landed before we moved to Minnesota. These kids, some of them would just stare. Some of them will stare at me and I was like, “Why are they looking at me? Something wrong with my teeth? What’s going on?” Some of them, like, when I’m walking in the hallway, they literally, like, would walk far away from me or try to go the opposite direction. They avoid getting close to me. And some of them will come to me and ask to touch my skin, saying things like “Can it cover? Can it come off?” I’m like “What come off? What are you talking about?” I was so confused. They would just make fun of me. Sometimes they would laugh at me. At lunch, I would sit and then they would be on the table next to me, talking about me really loud, laughing. Some of them would go, “Shit! [she’s] the ugliest thing I’ve ever seen. You look like a monkey.” So that was every day, from 7th grade until 8th grade. I would come home and I would just cry. And I would always tell my mom that, because of my skin, because I’m black, they see my black as ugly. My mother would say, “What? That doesn’t make sense. You are mild black. Why are you crying? Those kids are not making fun of you because you’re black.” And I’m like, “I don’t know. They think my black is ugly. They say it’s too dark, too ugly. It’s not beautiful. Like it’s a monkey. Looks like I don’t take a shower or I should smile so they could see me.” I would confide in my sister and she would tell me this is society, because she came to the country in 1999 and been through this. But my sister bleached her skin. When she came to this country, she did bleach [her skin]. So I talked with her and that’s when she would say I should consider bleaching. A huge amount of people from my country bleach their skin. On almost bleaching her skin and how she managed to embrace her natural beauty: Nyakim Gatwech: “So back to school at the end of next year, the same thing, and I would come home and try this stuff [cream for bleaching], and there came a time when I said, yes, go ahead, and do it. But I’m just like, no,

no, that’s not right. And then we moved. We moved from Buffalo, New York to Minnesota. When I was in Buffalo, New York, there were not that many Africans. It was just mostly African-American or Latina, white people. Like, there was not enough black people, especially in my school. There were two families that were Sudanese. And then [when] we came to Minnesota – we went to St. Cloud in Minnesota – there was Africans. There was Somalians, there were Kenyans, little bit of people that I was familiar with. That even though they’re lighter than me, they were raised in a country where they don’t look at skin color in a bad way. So I started to surround myself with friends that were Africans that I know were not going to make fun of me. In high school, 9th grade, I started hanging out with Somalians and other Sudanese kids. I started to hang out with the people who accept me for who I am. And I started thinking like I don’t care anymore. And then so, I just started to look at myself, and working on me and say ‘you know what? I’m beautiful the way I am. I would wake up everyday and look in the mirror and tell myself ‘you are beautiful. You are beautiful just the way you are.’ So it became something I repeated. And I used to call my sister and she would say, ‘aren’t you glad you did not bleach your skin now?’ And I would say, ‘Yes, I am.’ And so, I just then started embracing who I am. On becoming an international model: Nyakim Gatwech: Junior year in high school, I did a fashion show with this local designer that was holding a fashion show for an African line. It was a local event in St. Cloud Minnesota. So, I did a fashion show, after she finally convinced me. She was one of my tutors. She would tutor me in high school when I was in the same class. And she was into designing or whatever and she said, “You should wear one of my dresses.” And I was like, “No I’m not a model. I mean I love myself, I don’t care what people think about me but I don’t want to be in front of people, like people are going to criticize me, people are going to say things about me.” She was like, “No Nyakim, you are beautiful. You shouldn’t care about this.” So when I did the show, it was amazing, I loved it. I’m like this is fun. This was my first fashion show. She’s like,

THE INNER-CITY NEWS September 06, 2017 - September 12, 2017

Common Core vs. State Standards: What’s the Difference? By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Contributor Education must be governed by standards to achieve the learning goals that all parents seek for their children, said Dr. Reagan Flowers, a noted trailblazer in the field of STEM and the founder and CEO of Houston, Texas-based CSTEM Teacher and Student Support Services. C-STEM supports the engagement of pre-kindergarten to 12th grade students in hands-on, projectbased learning experiences that expose them to workforce opportunities in related areas of Communication, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. “Through the history of public education, academic standards have evolved and have been governed by many [laws]. In our current reality, there are 44 states that have adopted Common Core State Standards (CCSS), 40 states with expressed interest in adopting the New Generation Science Standards, and six states including Texas following their own standards,” Flowers said. In comparing “Common Core” to “State Standards,” there are some who might say there is no difference, she continued. Others point out that requirements are similar, but the wording of the guidelines is different. “I would say that ‘Reading’ is ‘Reading,’ ‘Math’ is ‘Math,’ and ‘Science’ is ‘Science.’ [Common Core and State

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Standards] emphasize college and career readiness and there is overlap,” Flowers said. As states struggle to implement the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), an ongoing and underlining debate pits Common Core standards versus State Standards, particularly as states are given the lion’s share of authority under ESSA. “I see very little difference between Common Core and State Standards outside of 44 states speaking a common language about learning. In using Texas as an example, the difference between the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and Common Core

Math Standards is that TEKS requires students to learn personal finance,” Flowers said. Flowers said that ESSA can’t be compared to Common Core standards or State Standards. “ESSA is an act designed to enforce the adopted standards, whether they are ‘Common Core’ or ‘State Standards,’” she said, noting that in practical terms it makes more sense to compare ESSA to the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and, “from where I am sitting, there appears to be a big difference,” between ESSA and NCLB. Flowers continued: “I see the biggest difference between ESSA and NCLB

resting with the allowances and flexibility provided to states and schools with selecting student learning interventions and not being mandated to implement something that does not work with their student population. There is no one-size-fit-all answer to public education and that is what NCLB enforced and we can all see where that has landed us.” States that have not adopted CCSS include Texas, Missouri, Nebraska, Virginia, Indiana and Kansas. The Constitution has made it clear that states have control over their school systems, so Common Core standards aren’t federally mandated and each state does enjoy the option to adopt CCSS, standards that are indicators of college and career readiness that provide teachers, curriculum developers, and states significant flexibility. Further, Common Core standards are research-based and internationally benchmarked, said Michelle Krumholz, the CEO of Evolved Educator, which develops easy-to-use software solutions to help teachers design and implement course instruction; according to Evolved Educator, this specialized course instruction drives sustainable growth in student achievement. The greatest impact of ESSA concerning Common Core is that the federal government can no longer make a state’s adoption or maintenance of standards a funding incentive as NCLB and Race to the Top mandated, Krumholz said. “In fact, the new law prohibits the federal government from encouraging the adoption of any particular set of stan-

dards—including Common Core,” said Krumholz. “The only requirements regarding standards existing now are that they have to be challenging—which states are left to interpret what is challenging, connected to college and career readiness, and that the assessment tool such as standardized tests, chosen by the state for accountability aligns with the selected state standards.” In short, states have a lot of flexibility when it comes to implementing education standards, Krumholz said. The Atlanta-based Skubes spends a lot of time analyzing the state standards for every state and the company has had plenty of experience with Common Core, said Bryan Wetzel, the COO of Skubes, which creates educational videos, quizzes and other resources for K-12 students and teachers. “One of the little-known facts, and a deceptive fact at that, is that most states didn’t change from Common Core standards, they only erased the name Common Core from the title,” Wetzel said. “In many states, where politicians ran for office on getting rid of Common Core standards, they only changed the name and some of the nomenclature.” One curriculum supervisor estimated that maybe three percent of the state standards have been rewritten or have been changed from Common Core, he said. “ESSA is not a curriculum standard as much as it is rule for how federal money is spent and how it can be used,” said Wetzel. “It places more emphasis on research based solutions and/or tested interventions.”

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Meet The Couple Behind ‘Black Love’: Codie & Tommy Oliver Ashley White, BlackDoctor.org

Black Love is not perfect, but it’s certainly worth it. That’s why we’re here for the new docu-series on OWN, Black Love, created by fillmmakers Codie & Tommy Oliver. Codie got the idea for the film before she met her now husband, Tommy, back in 2008 when she was frustrated with the narrative about Black woman and marriage. “The media was aggressively putting out a message about a Black marriage crisis and about Black women being the least desirable. Saying that the more education you have, the less likely you are to find a man,” said Codie. “Those headlines—though there was data to contribute to the story—the headlines did the most damage because they didn’t give any context. They didn’t give any context about how people are generally getting married later.” “As a Black woman who was single at the time, we felt like the divorce rate is high and the media is telling me that statistically I can’t find someone and fall in love and have a happy marriage. It was just very sad. And at the same time I felt it was important to see the other side. This was before I met Tommy. If the media is saying we can’t do something and we know that there are happy couples exist, then maybe we just need to see them and hear their stories. At the same time the Obama’s were elected into office and everyone was just obsessed with them and their Black Love and they’re so happy. It felt beautiful to see them but it felt like we need more. It shouldn’t all hinge on this one couple so I wanted to create a place where Black Love stories lived.” “It wasn’t until I met Tommy in 2013 and told him about it and he said, “Ok, this is a documentary, and we’re going to do it. And we’re going to do it tomorrow,” because that’s who Tommy is. He makes a decision and he moves quickly. And so that’s what we did. And we set out to make a featurelength documentary. Fast forward to two years later and 50 some odd interviews in and we realized we had such beautiful, robust stories and that there was more to it than 90 minutes and we decided to do a docu-series.” The duo interviewed of a variety of couples including some you’ll recognize–like Tia Mowry & Cory Hardrict and Meagan Good & Devon Franklin–and some you won’t. During the process they learned so much about marriage and how to make it work on

you and your spouse’s terms. “We’ve interviewed now over 80 couples, so there’s no shortage of gems. Every relationship is different, so we can watch the same interviews and take something different from it,” said Codie. “We spoke with a couple. Two women, who had been married for over 13 years. They had six kids and one of the things they shared with us was that it doesn’t have to make sense, it just has to make peace. Which is a really important thought because a lot of times I think we try to make sense of things. We want our partner to do what we would do. Then you spend more time arguing or debating, “Why, why, why?” It doesn’t have to make sense. As long as it doesn’t hurt you, just take it, be quiet, go along or be supportive

because it makes peace between you and your partner.

Tommy: And Codie is still learning to think about that. (laughs)

Tommy: Even when your wife doesn’t make any damn sense. (laughs)

Codie: Right. Like he’s still learning how to make peace, my love. Those are two lessons that stuck out to us.

Codie: That’s the point, my love. Tommy: I love you. “One of the quotes that he would like me to adopt–we [interviewed] a wife and she had been with her husband for 8 years. They met and married in four months which is pretty incredible. She said, “Marriage is like self-love for two. If I get a cup of coffee, you get a cup of coffee. If I’m doing something for me, I should make sure I’m doing something for him.”

Tommy: Another really big one is picking your battles. That’s one we struggle with to this day, but I found throughout these interviews and it’s something that’s really important, is learning to know what’s worth fighting for and what’s not worth fighting for. Codie: To know for yourself first. Because it’s subjective for each person. Because if you have five issues with your spouse, but what’s going to make the biggest impact for you to address.

The way Black Love shares the stories of various couples in a way that’s refreshing and much-needed. “It was really important to address various parts of a relationship,” said Codie. “The first episode is how love begins, the stories of people meeting and the other episodes are about challenges that come up in a relationship. That’s really how we structured the series so that we could get in all these diverse stories. We don’t claim to have the secret. We don’t claim to have one way to get from year one to year seventy, so it was really important to show all the diverse couples and the choices they made to work on strengthening their marriages.”

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Melanin Rich: Nyakim Gatwech & Her Journey To Unapologetic Blackness

“How did you do that?” I’m like I think I just saw my sign. I could see myself doing this regularly and I am into fashion. Then I did a photo shoot with a photographer, a local photographer and the pics came out and it was amazing. I was like, wow, I look beautiful; I look like a real model. I’m from South Sudan, a country in Africa where my people are really black but they’re human. They’re just like you. They just have a different

shade of skin. So then, after the shoot and I am getting all these amazing comments and emails and letters from all these people who are like wow. A lot of people do accept me and think I’m beautiful for being different. Nyakim Gatwech: I feel like it got twisted a little bit. The Uber driver was not offering me 10K. He was asking me if you were given 10K, would you bleach your skin color. It was a question from the guy. Because I was

like why are you asking me that type of question? And he said like, “Because as dark as you are it is hard to live in this society that we live in and that light skin is considered to be more beautiful. You are really, really dark. So you would have a hard time even getting a job or a guy finding you attractive. It will be hard for you.” And I said to this guy, “It is. It is hard for me and I once considered bleaching

at one point but I learned to love myself and that doesn’t affect me as much as people walk up to me and don’t want to offer, give the job also because of whatever they think the case might be.” So he was asking me to see how comfortable I am with myself and he said, “Wow. That is amazing.” Literally he wasn’t trying to offend me. So that was it. Some people are saying I got offered 10K. No, no. He was asking if I was given 10K [would

I bleach my skin]. On becoming an influential public figure and people reaching out for inspiration: Nyakim Gatwech: There are so many messages right here like from these beautiful little girls. Some of them are younger, some of them are older. So many touch my heart. It was a great feeling. Like, I have so many of them. I don’t even know how to describe this feeling.”

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Common Ground High School

has a part time opening (29 hours per week) for a Math Teaching Assistant (TA). The Math TA is responsible for supporting Math teachers in the classroom during the school day, providing targeted supports in academic labs both during and after school, and assisting with a four week summer school in 2018. For a complete job description, please visit http://commongroundct.org/2017/07/ common-ground-seeks-part-time-math-teaching-assistant/ for a complete job description. Common Ground is particularly eager for candidates who help us fulfill our commitment to building a racially and culturally diverse faculty and staff.

KMK Insulation Inc. 1907 Hartford Turnpike North Haven, CT 06473

Mechanical Insulator position.

Insulation company offering good pay and benefits. Please mail resume to above address.. MAIL ONLY This company is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer.

Account Associate – Town of Manchester

37.50 hrs. - $41,651.58 CLOSING DATE: August 25, 2017 Call HR Recruitment Line at (860) 647-3170 for info or visit: www.townofmanchester.org.

Town of Bloomfield

Tax Clerk II Salary $27.76 For Details go to www.bloomfieldct.org Deadline to apply 8/29/17

The Housing Authority of the City of Norwalk, CT

is requesting qualifications from experienced firms for Internet, Internet Voice Bundle and Hosted Voice service. RFQ documents can be viewed and printed at www.norwalkha.org under the business tab, RFPs/RFQs. Norwalk Housing Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Curtis O. Law, Executive Director

Truck Mechanic

Immediate opening for a truck mechanic. Maintenance “hands on” to be done on petroleum trucks and trailers. Must have commercial truck repair experience. Send resume to: Attn: HR Dept, P O Box 388, Guilford, CT 06437. **An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer**

TRANSFER STATION LABORER Off load trailers, reload for trans/disp. Lift 50 lbs., operate industrial powered trucks and forklift. Asbestos Worker Handler Training a +. Resumes to RED Technologies, LLC, 173 Pickering St., Portland, CT 06480; Fax 860-342-1022; or Email to lkelly@redtransfer.com

Listing: Receptionist/Office Assistant

Petroleum Company has an immediate full time opening. Previous experience in a very busy office handling multiple telephone lines and dealing with customers required. Excellent customer service skills a must. Previous petroleum experience a plus. Applicant to also perform administrative/clerical tasks as assigned. Please send resume to: H.R. Manager, Confidential, P O Box 388, Guilford CT 06437.

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

ELM CITY COMMUNITIES

training on equipment we operate. Location: Bloomﬁeld CT Contact: James Phone: 860THE INNER-CITY NEWS September 06,Burke 2017 - September 12, 2017 243-2300 email: jim.burke@garrityasphalt.com Women & Minority Applicants are encouraged to apply Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer We offer excellent hourly rate & excellent beneﬁts The Town of East Haven is currently accepting

Invitation for Bids 162 South Genesee Street Rehabilitation The Housing Authority of the City of New Haven d/b/a Elm City Communities is currently seeking Bids for 162 South Genesee Street Rehabilitation. A complete copy of the requirement may be obtained from Elm City’s Vendor Collaboration Portal https://newhavenhousing.cobblestonesystems.com/gateway beginning on Monday, August 28, 2017 at 3:00PM.

The Glendower Group, Inc

Request for Qualifications Co Developer for Valley Townhouses The Glendower Group, Inc an affiliate of Housing Authority City of New Haven d/b/a Elm city Communities is currently seeking Qualification Proposals for Co Developer of Valley Townhouses. A complete copy of the requirement may be obtained from Elm City’s Vendor Collaboration Portal https://newhavenhousing.cobblestonesystems.com/gateway beginning on Monday, August 28, 2017 at 3:00PM

The Glendower Group, Inc Request for Qualifications

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK FOR ROCKVIEW PHASE II

The Glendower Group, Inc an affiliate of Housing Authority City of New Haven d/b/a Elm city Communities is currently seeking Proposals for Construction Manager at Risk for Rockview Phase II. A complete copy of the requirement may be obtained from Elm City’s Vendor Collaboration Portal https://newhavenhousing.cobblestonesystems.com/gateway beginning on Monday, August 21, 2017 at 3:00PM

The Glendower Group, Inc Request for Qualifications Co Developer for Valley Townhouses The Glendower Group, Inc an affiliate of Housing Authority City of New Haven d/b/a Elm city Communities is currently seeking Qualification Proposals for Co Developer of Valley Townhouses. A complete copy of the requirement may be obtained from Elm City’s Vendor Collaboration Portal https://newhavenhousing.cobblestonesystems.com/gateway beginning on Monday, August 28, 2017 at 3:00PM

The Housing Authority of the City of Bridgeport Request for Proposal (RFP) for Security Guard Services Solicitation Number: 090-SEC-17-S The Housing Authority of the City of Bridgeport d/b/a Park City Communities (PCC) is currently requesting proposals from qualified security firms to provide security guard services at various public housing complexes throughout the city of Bridgeport. Solicitation package will be available on August 21, 2017. To obtain a copy of the solicitation you must send your request to bids@parkcitycommunities.org, please reference solicitation number and title on the subject line. A pre-proposal conference will be held at 150 Highland Ave, Bridgeport, CT 06604 on August 30, 2017, @ 10:00 a.m. Although attendance is not mandatory, submitting a bid for the project without attending conference is not in the best interest of the Offeror. Additional questions should be emailed only to bids@parkcitycommunities.org no later than September 5, 2017 @ 3:00 p.m. Answers to all the questions will be posted on PCC’s Website: www.parkcitycommunities.org. Proposals shall be mailed or hand delivered by September 11, 2017 @ 3:00 PM, to Ms. Caroline Sanchez, Sr. Contract Specialist, 150 Highland Ave, Bridgeport, CT 06604. Late proposals will not be accepted.

applications for the following positions:

Firefighter D/Paramedic-Lateral Transfer: Salary- $48,972/year Firefighter/Paramedic-New Recruit: $48,972/year Requirements for both positions and the application is available online at www.FirefighterApp.com/EastHavenFD. East Haven is committed to building a workforce of diverse individuals. Minorities, Females, Handicapped and Veterans are encouraged to apply. The Town of East Haven is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Union Company seeks: Tractor Trailer Driver for Heavy & Highway Construction Truck and EquipmentConstruction Head Mechanic

Equipment. have a CDL License, Large CT based Fence andMust Guard Rail contractor looking for experienced, self-motivated, responsible Head Mechanic. Responsibilities will include clean driving record, capable of operating maintaining and repairing all company heavy equipment; beequipment willingand tovehicles, travelupdating asset lists and assuring all rolling stock is in compliance with state and throughout the Northeast & engine, NY. We offer federal regulations. Must have extensive diesel electrical wiring excellent hourly rate & excellent beneﬁts and hydraulic systems experience. Contact: Dana Top wages paid, company truck and Briere benefits.

Phone: 860-243-2300 Email: AA/EOE dana.briere@garrityasphalt.com Please send resume to Mpicard@atlasoutdoor.com Women & Minority Applicants are encouraged to apply Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer

KMK Insulation Inc. 1907 Hartford Turnpike North Haven, CT 06473

Mechanical Insulator position.

Insulation company offering good pay and benefits. Please mail resume to above address.. MAIL ONLY This company is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer.

Garrity Asphalt Reclaiming, Inc seeks: Reclaimer Operators and Milling Operators with current licensing and clean driving record. We offer excellent hourly rate & excellent beneﬁts Contact: Rick Tousignant Phone: 860243-2300 Email: rick.tousignant@garrityasphalt.com Women & Minority Applicants are encouraged to apply Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer

KMK Insulation Inc. 1907 Hartford Turnpike North Haven, CT 06473

Mechanical Insulator position. Insulation company offering good pay and benefits. Please mail resume to above address.. MAIL ONLY This company is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer. Diesel Mechanic 3-5 years min. exp. 40-Hr. Hazwoper Repair/maintain triaxles, roll offs, heavy equipment. Kenworth, Mack, John Deere, Cat. FAX resumes: 860.218.2433; or Email: Info@redtechllc.com. RED Technologies, LLC is An EOE.

Town of Bloomfield

Deputy Town Engineer Salary $72,606 - $112,067 For Details go to www.bloomfieldct.org Deadline to apply 9/05/17

Electric

GENERAL MANAGER

-The Town of Wallingford is seeking a highly experienced leader to manage the Town’s, Electric Utility. This is very responsible public utility executive work involving directing the daily, short term, and long term operations and activities of the Wallingford Electric Division. Work involves responsibility for planning, directing, coordinating all of the activities needed for the effective and efficient operation of the Wallingford Electric Division (WED). The General Manager should possess A bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related field such as mechanical, civil, or environmental engineering or business or public administration from a recognized college or university, plus twelve (12) years of progressively responsible experience in the electric utility field including at least five (5) years in a management position, or an equivalent combination of education and qualifying experience substituting on a year-for-year basis. The Town offers a competitive salary range of $122,942 - $157,308 per year plus an excellent fringe benefit package. Applications or resumes will be accepted until August 28, 2017 at the following address: Personnel Department, Town of Wallingford, 45 South Main St., Wallingford, CT 06492, (203) 294-2080. Fax: (203) 294-2084. EOE.

Diesel Mechanic 3-5 years min.

exp. 40-Hr. Hazwoper Repair/maintain triaxles, roll offs, heavy equipment. Kenworth, Mack, John Deere, Cat.

Garrity Asphalt Reclaiming Inc

seeks: Construction Mechanic FAX resumes: 860.218.2433; orEquipment Email: Info@redtechllc.com.

RED Technologies, LLC is An EOE. preferably experienced in Reclaiming and Road Milling Equipment. We offer factory trainingAsphalt on equipment we operate. Garrity Reclaiming Inc Location: Bloomfield CT seeks: Construction Equipment Mechanic Contact:experienced James Burke Phone: 860preferably in Reclaiming and 243-2300 Road Milling Equipment. We offer factory email: jim.burke@garrityasphalt.com training on equipment we operate. Location: Bloomfield CT Women & Minority Applicants are Contact:encouraged James Burke Phone: 860to apply 243-2300 Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity email: jim.burke@garrityasphalt.com Employer We offer excellent hourly rate & Women & Minoritybenefits Applicants are excellent encouraged to apply Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer We offer excellent hourly rate & excellent benefits

Union Company seeks: Tractor Trailer Driver for Heavy & Highway Construction Equipment. Must have a CDL License, clean driving record, capable of operating Union seeks: Tractor Trailer heavyCompany equipment; be willing to travel Driver for Heavy & Highway throughout the Northeast & Construction NY. We offer Equipment. Must have a CDL License, excellent hourly rate & excellent beneﬁts clean driving record, capable of operating Contact: Dana Briere Phone: heavy equipment; be willing to travel 860-243-2300 Email: throughout the Northeast & NY. We offer dana.briere@garrityasphalt.com excellent hourly rate & excellent Women & Minority Applicantsbeneﬁts are Contact: Dana Briere Phone: encouraged to apply 860-243-2300 Email: Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity dana.briere@garrityasphalt.com Employer Women & Minority Applicants are encouraged to apply Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer

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