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Parties in class-action lead suit to give settlement details
May 16, 2021
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) Information on an impending settlement in a class-action lawsuit over lead poisoning in New Haven’s children is expected to be released Monday.
The New Haven Register reports the parties are scheduled to give details on a settlement in the lawsuit filed two years ago by the New Haven Legal Assistance Association..
Multiple court rulings have held that the city had failed to follow its own ordinance on inspections required since at least 2012.
A judge in 2019 defined the class as children living New Haven who showed elevated levels of lead in their blood since Nov. 1, 2018 while under the age of 6. The class doesn t include children living in properties owned by the New Haven Housing Authority, which has similar inspection rules under federal jurisdiction, the newspaper reported.
New Haven mayor s race: DuBois-Walton raises more than half of Elicker war chest to date
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Karen DuBois Walton, president and CEO of Elm City Communities/Housing Authority of New Haven, announces an exploratory committee to challenge New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker in the primary outside of the Rockview Community Center at in New Haven on March 8, 2021.Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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New Haven, Connecticut - Wednesday, March 3, 2021: Mayor Justin Elicker joins City and elected officials and FISH of Greater New Haven Executive Director Jill Meyerhoff and New Reach CEO Kellyann Day to celebrate the non-profit food agency’s move to a larger warehouse at 269 Peck St. in New Haven owned by New Reach. FISH currently delivers free groceries to about 2,000 food insecure, homebound residents a month. The new location offers the additional food storage space FISH required to meet the needs of its steadily growing client base.Peter Hvi
State politicians joined community organizers and hundreds of volunteers to knock on doors and schedule COVID shots in New Haven's Fair Haven neighborhood Saturday.