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Jeff Carter - The Westmount Group

Out of the Wood

Jeff Carter, owner and operator of the Westmount Group, a custom furniture shop in West Haven, has a sixth sense. Okay, not really, but Carter says his brain “sees systems...

Out of the Wood

Jeff Carter, owner and operator of the Westmount Group, a custom furniture shop in West Haven, has a sixth sense. Okay, not really, but Carter says his brain “sees systems...

Neighborhood Housing Services

Home, Sweet Home

Neighborhood Housing Services of New Haven’s campus is like its own little neighborhood, a cluster of colorfully painted houses with homey furniture inside. NHS’s mission is to revitalize neighborhoods in...

Home, Sweet Home

Neighborhood Housing Services of New Haven’s campus is like its own little neighborhood, a cluster of colorfully painted houses with homey furniture inside. NHS’s mission is to revitalize neighborhoods in...

HomeHaven potluck

It Takes a Village

HomeHaven, a New Haven-based nonprofit aimed at enriching the lives of the seniors who make up its membership, isn’t slowing down. The group, with headquarters and a small staff on...

It Takes a Village

HomeHaven, a New Haven-based nonprofit aimed at enriching the lives of the seniors who make up its membership, isn’t slowing down. The group, with headquarters and a small staff on...

Looks Ahead

Looks Ahead

When designer fashion shop Raggs first opened in 1984, “people would pull over to buy a $200 sweater like they were buying milk,” quips owner Tom Maloney. “Raggs” derives from...

Looks Ahead

When designer fashion shop Raggs first opened in 1984, “people would pull over to buy a $200 sweater like they were buying milk,” quips owner Tom Maloney. “Raggs” derives from...

Enzo and Carmel Valentino of Valentino Tailors

Strong Suit

While chatting with Enzo Valentino (pictured left, above), owner of Valentino Tailors in Hamden, I can hear the sounds of scissors on fabric and the gentle hum of a sewing...

Strong Suit

While chatting with Enzo Valentino (pictured left, above), owner of Valentino Tailors in Hamden, I can hear the sounds of scissors on fabric and the gentle hum of a sewing...

David Katz inside Goody’s Hardware & Paint

Doing Your Home Work

If you’ve driven by Goody’s Hardware & Paint in East Haven on a summer Saturday, then you’ve probably noticed people carrying colorful cans and newly purchased tools to their cars,...

Doing Your Home Work

If you’ve driven by Goody’s Hardware & Paint in East Haven on a summer Saturday, then you’ve probably noticed people carrying colorful cans and newly purchased tools to their cars,...