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Seal Pup Dies Weeks After New Haven Street Rescue: 'Chappy Was Surrounded By Love' Seal Pup Dies Weeks After New Haven Street Rescue: 'Chappy Was Surrounded By Love'
Seal Pup Dies Weeks After New Haven Street Rescue: 'Chappy Was Surrounded By Love' A seal pup found wandering on a New Haven street has died, unable to recover from illness and malnutrition. The gray seal nicknamed "Chappy" has died, Mystic Aquarium said in an Instagram post on Monday, Mar. 3. The male pup was brought to the aquarium's Animal Rescue Clinic on Sunday, Feb. 16 after New Haven police found him stranded near the intersection of Chapel and East streets. At first, Chappy responded well to treatments for dehydration, malnutrition, and mild pneumonia, but he struggled with digestion after transitioning to eating whole fish. "The Mystic Aquarium st…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
CT Woman Arrested After Hit-Run Crash Leaves Elderly Man Hospitalized For Months: Police CT Woman Arrested After Hit-Run Crash Leaves Elderly Man Hospitalized For Months: Police
CT Woman Arrested After Hit-Run Crash Leaves Elderly Man Hospitalized For Months: Police A 63-year-old man remains hospitalized with severe injuries months after a hit-and-run driver struck him at a busy New Haven intersection, police say. Now, authorities have arrested the woman they say was behind the wheel when it happened. Jamira Perry, 27, was arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 26, following an extensive investigation into the November crash at Chapel and Temple streets, New Haven police said. She now faces multiple charges, including Evading Responsibility Resulting in Serious Injury, Assault 3rd of an Elderly Person, and Operating a Motor Vehicle Without a License. Authorities sa…

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by Josh Lanier
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New Haven's Famous Seal Gets Bobblehead, Raising Money For Marine Life Rescue New Haven's Famous Seal Gets Bobblehead, Raising Money For Marine Life Rescue
New Haven's Famous Seal Gets Bobblehead, Raising Money For Marine Life Rescue A Long Island Sound celebrity with flippers has been immortalized with a special kind of collectible. The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum has created a bobblehead for "Chappy," the baby seal found on a New Haven road. Police spotted the five-week-old male near the intersection of Chapel and East streets on Sunday, Feb. 16. The Milwaukee museum will donate 10 percent of the proceeds from every Chappy bobblehead to the Mystic Aquarium, which is helping the gray seal recover. "We're excited to unveil the first bobblehead featuring the now-famous New Haven seal," mus…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Early Morning Shooting Sends 4 To Hospital; Teen Woman Remains In Critical Condition Early Morning Shooting Sends 4 To Hospital; Teen Woman Remains In Critical Condition
Early Morning Shooting Sends 4 To Hospital; Teen Woman Remains In Critical Condition An early morning shooting in New Haven sent four people to the hospital and left one woman clinging to life, authorities said.  New Haven police responded to the 800 block of Chapel Street around 2 a.m. Friday, Nov. 1, after 911 callers reported multiple gunshots, detectives said. Officers found a 22-year-old from Hampden suffering from a bullet wound at the scene. Witnesses flagged down multiple officers as they rushed to the scene to take them to a second victim, a 19-year-old West Haven woman, splayed out on the asphalt on Church Street by Center Street, New Haven Police said. She w…

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by Josh Lanier
Lifestyle
Popular CT Bar Offers Up Special Offering, Pizza, Once Or Twice A Week: Here's When, Where Popular CT Bar Offers Up Special Offering, Pizza, Once Or Twice A Week: Here's When, Where
Popular CT Bar Offers Up Special Offering, Pizza, Once Or Twice A Week: Here's When, Where New Haven is known for its pizza, and a popular bar that offers its pies only one or two nights a week is getting rave reviews for its crust and sauce. Three Sons Pizza sells its pizza out of the Old Heidelberg at the Graduate Hotel in New Haven on Saturday nights and has added some Friday nights for August. Born during the pandemic, the owner and his three sons began making pizzas to keep busy. They developed a pie that was so good that they figured, why not try selling it? That's where the Old Heidelberg comes in: pizza lovers place their order with the bartender after 7 p.m., sit back w…

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by Kathy Reakes