What’s Going On – Page 2 – Historic Wooster Square Assocation

Recent Events

High School in the Community held its graduation in the Park on June 17.

Posted on June 17, 2019February 22, 2020by DustinAPage

The High School in the Community Held its graduation ceremonies in Wooster Square Park on June 17, 2019.

Landscape

Tree Planted to Honor Harry Wexler

Posted on May 15, 2019February 16, 2020by DustinAPage

This past week (April 24) URI – with help from the neighborhood – planted a Chestnut Oak tree in Wooster Square Park in honor of the late Harry Wexler. Harry and his wife, who was at the planting, were long-time residents of Court Street.

Building

Wooster Square Coffee Exterior Renovation Gets OK from Historic District Commission

Posted on April 12, 2019February 16, 2020by DustinAPage

Our neighborhood coffee shop, Wooster Square Coffee has won permission from the Historic District Commission to put in new windows and doors to make their java junction attract more customers. With more construction details and samples of materials, Jimmy and Sarah Wang, owners of the Wooster Square Coffee Shop for the past year and a half, breezed […]

History
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The Village

Posted on March 15, 2019February 16, 2020by DustinAPage

Life in New Haven’s Little Italy “The Village: Life in New Haven’s Little Italy” tells the story of our Wooster Square neighborhood, for many years a tight-knit Italian-American enclave. Using oral history interviews, photos from family albums, and historic films and photographs, the documentary explores the power of ethnic identity and reaffirms the importance of […]

Infrastructure
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The Q Bridge Program, Building America’s First Extradosed Bridge,

Posted on February 15, 2019February 16, 2020by DustinAPage

is a just-released a book about the history of New Haven Harbor crossings and Q Bridge Program, something we in Wooster Square can really connect to. The Conn. Dept. of Transporation (CTDOT) is selling the books for $25 each at the CTDOT Gift Shop in Newington (2800 Berlin Turnpike). You can also order via phone or […]