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Article: Tide of progress rising for West River
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- New Haven Register
- Article date:
- April 21, 2006
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If ever there was a 'Little Neighborhood That Could,' it would be
the West River section of New Haven. Just like the small blue engine
in Watty Piper's storybook, residents in this close-knit community,
trampled by an unfinished highway project, have chugged and puffed
for five decades, believing that they will revitalize their
neighborhood.
They know they can. They know they can. They know they can.
On Thursday, upbeat founders and members of the West River
Neighborhood Services Corp. announced a new partnership with the
University of New Haven, whereby the institution's School of Business
will be offering seminars and other forms of consultation to