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$20,000 each possible: Ex-New Haven housing complex residents reach $18.75M settlement FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Demolition began at the Church Street South housing complex in New Haven on June 25, 2018.Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 2of3 The site of the demolished Church Street South housing complex in New Haven on April 12, 2019.Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 3of3 NEW HAVEN — For former residents of the now-demolished Church Street South h...

$20,000 each possible: Ex-New Haven housing complex residents reach $18.75M settlement FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Demolition began at the Church Street South housing complex in New Haven on June 25, 2018.Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 2of3 The site of the demolished Church Street South housing complex in New Haven on April 12, 2019.Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 3of3 NEW HAVEN — For former residents of the now-demolished Church Street South h...

This story was originally published on November 18, 2020. When the stress and anxiety overwhelm her, Samaris Smith kneels at the altar she erected in her home and covers her head with a cloth blessed by her pastor. She prays for relief from the burdens of life. She prays that she doesn’t run out of money. She prays that her business flourishes. But always in her line of sight is a piece of paper on which she’s written another list — a series of requests she hopes God grants immediately. �...