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‘Georgia On My Mind: The Third Reconstruction’: Connecticut Black history event planned February 17, 2021 10:03 AM CDT By Joelle Fishman
New Haven s 2020 Black History Month unity march focused on the theme Dump Trump. This year s event will feature a street march, car caravan, student essay contest, and more. | Art Perlo / People s World
“Georgia on My Mind: The Third Reconstruction,” is the theme of a series of scheduled events including a Black History Month Youth March / car caravan, a virtual event, and an arts and writing competition highlighting
Updated on January 27, 2021 at 9:23 pm
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Wednesday morning, the New Haven Health Department brought COVID vaccines to the door of those who need it most.
“We wanted to make sure that these particular sites were specialized to meet the needs of community members that may not be able to get out as easily,” said city Health Director Maritza Bond.
They’ve launched a series of pop-up vaccination clinics at city apartment complexes for seniors aged 75 and over, cutting out the need for online registration and transportation, and at the same time increasing access.
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“I don’t know, I might have gone to the hospital or the clinic. This is a lot better,” said Juan Gutierrez.
Workers to be first in line : New Haven adopts right-of recall for hotel jobs
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NEW HAVEN When local hotels begin to recover from the pandemic, laid-off employees should be the first ones re-pinning name badges to their lapels.
That’s the scenario the Board of Alders approved in a “right to recall” ordinance that will strengthen the ability of laid-off hotel workers to return to their former jobs when the hotel industry begins hiring again. Under the ordinance, hotels would hire workers back to their old positions, or a similar position, in the order of how many years the employee had worked their positions.