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Complaint
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A Central Avenue resident notified our local neighborhood officer that a man had been driving around soliciting her.
She described the man as driving a purple pick- up truck with a green Martian in the passenger seat!
Calling all cars ...
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Guess what ...
She was right!

The truck was purple and there was indeed a large stuffed toy Martian riding shotgun!
Welcome to Hillside :)


Humor
of the
Hood

There is a new alcoholic beverage on the market.  It is called Bourbon Renewal.
Drink enough of it and the old neighborhood starts to look good.


Wouldn't it be wonderful if the Ice Cream Truck could play more than one tune?


Neighbors keep complaining about the prostitutes hanging around and using the outdoor pay phones a lot ... is that why they are called
"Call Girls" ?


  A couple walking past a convalescent home in the neighborhood were aghast to see several old ladies sitting naked in the side yard of  the home.   The couple immediately went inside to tell the management what was happening in the yard.
The manger replied, "Yes, we know.  They are retired prostitutes...
 and they are having a
Yard Sale!"


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June, 2008 Edition
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  • July 1, 2008
    BACK OF PROSTITUTION IN
    HILLSIDE NOT BROKEN ...
    QUITE YET

    GROVE AND LOWER WILLOW REMAIN VIABLE MARKET FOR HILLSIDE HOOKERS.
    Best described as a chronic nuisance issue on the streets, a small number of prostitutes continue to reject the message that they cannot work in the Hillside area.  This past weekend, several regulars were persistently stopped by Police and removed from the area.  Memories must be short, for within an hour they were right back.
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  • JUNE 24, 2008 (49)
    2nd REVERSE STING &
    ONGOING HOOKER
    SWEEPS STEADILY
    RETURNING STREETS TO
    RESIDENTS

    The second reverse prostitute sting in the Hillside neighborhood nabbed 39 men, including one teenager, two New York Residents and 11 from other Connecticut towns.
    All were charged with Soliciting a Prostitute from a motor vehicle, and had their cars towed and impounded as the vehicles were used in the commission of a crime.
    The July sting operation netted 27 men, one woman and four prostitutes.

    JUST A TAD MORE THAN FOUR MONTHS INTO THE ONGOING POLICE ASSAULT ON PROSTITUTION IN HILLSIDE HAS SHOWN SIGNIFICANT RESULTS TO THE POSITIVE.
    STREETS HAVE BEEN SLOWLY RETURNING TO MOTHERS AND CHILDREN, JOGGERS AND KIDS NOW OUT OF SCHOOL.
    THIS IS BUT A SINGLE BATTLE IN THE WAR ON PROSTITUTION, AND POLICE MUST CONTINUE HIGH INTENSITY MAINTENANCE TO PREVENT A RESURGENCE OF THIS CRIMINAL ACTIVITY IN HILLSIDE.
    WE DON'T WANT THEM WORKING HERE ... LIVING HERE ... OR BUYING THEIR DRUGS HERE!

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    FOR NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF ALL
    ARRESTED IN THE MAY 23, 2008 STING

    FOR NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF ALL ARRESTED IN THE JUNE 27, 2008 STING
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  • May 27, 2008 (49)
    NEW ESTATE SALE
    LOCATION BRINGS
    EXCITEMENT TO HILLSIDE!

    PETTIT ESTATE SALES RELOCATION FROM THE COOKE STREET SYNAGOGUE TO THE FORMER UCONN LIBRARY BUILDING ON PROSPECT STREET BRINGS THIS EXCITING QUARTERLY EVENT RIGHT INTO THE HEART OF HILLSIDE.
    THE RECENT SALE ON MEMORIAL WEEKEND, BROUGHT OUT NEIGHBORS, FRIENDS AND RELATIVES FOR IMPROMPTU MEETINGS AND FRIENDLY REUNIONS.  OPERATORS OF THE SALE WERE PLEASED AS NEIGHBORS MADE ASTUTE PURCHASES.  NEXT SALE WILL PROBABLY BE AT THE END OF THE SUMMER ...STAY TUNED!
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  • April 1, 2008-(49)
    POLICE HEAR RESIDENTS
    COMPLAIN ABOUT RAMPANT PROSTITUTION
    AND TAKE ACTION!
    PROSTITUTION CURRENTLY ON DECLINE.  MOST OF THE REGULARS HAVE GONE ELSEWHERE. NOW - CAN  THE EFFORT CONTINUE UNTIL ACTUALLY RESOLVED GOING INTO SUMMER?
    CLICK HERE TO SEE FULL STORY BELOW
     
    Montage of Hillside Officer Fred Scott stopping Hillside's Most Unwanted Hooker, Eliza Bogen,  on April 14th at 2pm, checking for drugs and educating her of the geography of Hillside where she is never to work again.  Good work Officers! Bye Bye Eliza :)
    UPDATE: This same prostitute was most recently arrested June 16th.  She also has one or more outstandings for Failure to Appear.

    CLICK HERE: EMAIL HILLSIDE ABOUT THE ISSUE OF PROSTITUTION



    Prostitution arrest in progress opposite 25 Hillside Avenue Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 10:30 am.
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  • March 25, 2008-(49)
    YESHIVA IN NON-COMPLIANCE WITH HILLSIDE CAMPUS CONTRACT
    SEVERAL SEGMENTS OF CONTRACT  NOT ATTAINED AND  YET UNADDRESSED BY CITY!
    CLICK HERE TO SEE EXCLUSIVE FULL STORY.
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  • CNN INTERNATIONAL LIVE
    BROADCAST ADDED TO
    HILLSIDE WEBSITE
    CNN International Live has been added to the growing news features for Hillside Website visitors.  It even works most of the time!
    Although the feature does require a DSL or Cable internet connection AND Windows Media for the live stream, we are hopeful most residents and visitors will be able to engage the feature.
    If all you see is a black area below, don't worry, it should still be there when you catch up on technology  :)
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  • Exclusive Feature
    WHORE WATCH
    June 25, 2008
    TWO DIFFERENT ONES FOR A CHANGE

    Hillside's Most Persistent Hookers

       CLICK HERE FOR FULL INFORMATION BELOW


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July 1, 2008
BACK OF PROSTITUTION IN
HILLSIDE NOT BROKEN ...
QUITE YET
GROVE AND LOWER WILLOW REMAIN VIABLE MARKET FOR HILLSIDE HOOKERS.
Several of Hillside's more notable women of the streets persistently held fast to their domains on Grove and Lower Willow throughout the weekend, despite a Friday night reverse sting by Waterbury Police.


These two highly visable and long term known prostitutes maintained their services throughout the weekend in the Hayden Park area.
A recurring police presence stopped and moved the half-dozen or so prostitutes who defiantly returned repeatedly to nearby locations and worked throughout the day  on lower Pine, Grove near Willow and Lower Willow.
It seems the reverse sting has not yet taken its desired effect, but it will as soon a the remaining hookers are convinced that working in Hillside is just going to be bad for their business.
The operation vacating the prostitution trade in Hillside is a little like closing down a candy store. Until you get the product off the shelves, candy loving shoppers will continue to frequent the store.
Police have continued to maintain an intensified and aggressive posture in the Hillside area.
The Hillside Historic District is Federally defined as the area from Willow to Cooke and Woodlawn Terrace to the Downtown Green.

 

March 15, 2008-(49)
YESHIVA IN NON-
COMPLIANCE WITH
HILLSIDE CAMPUS
CONTRACT

SEVERAL SEGMENTS OF CONTRACT  SEEMINGLY IGNORED AND NOT ENFORCED BY CITY!
Yeshiva Gadolah remains in significant goal underattainment of the agreement it's representatives originally signed in leasing the Hillside Avenue Campus of the former U-Conn occupancy, and Waterbury officials have failed on follow-up or have turned a blind eye.
OWNER OCCUPIED HOME OWNERSHIP QUOTAS
Of Major importance to residents of Hillside is the major lack of compliance by the Yeshiva Gadolah to meet the guarantees of new families purchasing homes and living within the Hillside Historic District.
Before the commencement date of the lease, the school was required to  have moved in 15 families, with at least 5 of the families residing within the Hillside Historic District. 
In all fairness, considerably more than 15 families had moved into close proximity to the Synagogue on Roseland Avenue prior to the commencement date of the contract, but none into the Hillside Geography.  The issue was addressed at that time with representatives of the Yeshiva and they took the position that they were unaware of that Overlook and Hillside were separate as far as geography as concerned.  The Yeshiva personnel were given specifics of Hillside and the Historic Survey Map to resolve any misconceptions.
100 families were required to be relocated to the area by the end of the 7th year, and one third of those families were required to be relocated into the Hillside Historic District.
Being at the benchmark of the 7th year, only about 5 of a required 30+ housing ownerships has been attained.
With properties so readily available in both single and multi family dwellings, there has been no apparent excuse for such failure. 
Families were supposed to purchase and rehabilitate existing houses in the Hillside  neighborhood and these homes were to be privately owned and not tax exempt.
The Yeshiva did itself purchase a number of homes and immediately converted them to tax exempt dormitories to which the city also turned a blind eye until the issue of their illegality was raised by Aldermen.
Yeshiva personnel were advised of the illegality of any such overuse of residences years before,  in the first year of the school's existence,  when they tried to convert the old Monagan homestead from a single family home into a 40 bed dormitory.  Gary O'Connor, attorney for the city explained the law in detail, and the Fire Marshall and Building inspector cut the use to the 5 allowable occupants limited to the lower two stories only. 
In subsequent years, numbers of city officials apparently took it upon themselves to look the other way and allow selective violations of regulatory, safety and Charter provisions in the Monagan homestead and a dozen other residences. 
The public exposure and public pressure finally forced the city to enforce its own laws and regulations and close the illegal and unsafe dormitory facilities down.  Many of those dwellings now remain vacant and questionably still tax exempt though not used for any educational or religious related purpose.
The Yeshiva purchased Carlton Towers High Rise Complex to resolve the housing issue and uses the lower floors (tax exempt) for student housing.
Originally, Rabbi Bloom from Torah Umesorah guaranteed the city that Yeshiva related families would buy, rehabilitate and move into occupancy within Hillside.  The specific housing quotas were included in the contract and although may have attained goals in Overlook, have not been remotely approached satisfaction in Hillside.
TAX EXEMPT RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTIES

The issue of taxation was also loudly sounded in the early formulation stages prior to any contract or occupancies with Rabbi Bloom and other Torah Umesorah representatives.  The question was specifically addressed on a number of public and private occasions.  The question was as to whether Torah Umesorah, the Yeshiva or any other related entity would be buying property and using religious or other basis for making it tax exempt and further eroding the municipal tax base.  The response was always an absolute and definitive "never"
It now takes more than two hands to count the number of tax-exempt Yeshiva owned residential properties, which appears to diminish the good word of the religious institutions involved.
UPDATE: JUNE 2008:  Hillside residents have been told by informed sources that at least three of the buildings (One on Hillside and two on Pine) owned by the Yeshiva are now back on the tax roles as they are no longer used as dormatories.
BENEDICT-MILLER HOUSE
ADVISORY BOARD AND APPOINTMENTS

City was required to appoint Hillside residents to serve on an advisory board regarding maintenance of Benedict-Miller house and grounds.  This has never been done.  The Benedict-Miller House is an architectural treasure listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  Regarding this building, the city should certainly be taking a strong pro-active approach of involvements and inspections to protect this magnificent architectural asset from any deterioration, especially since the State of Ct had invested over One Million Dollars in its exterior restoration around 1999 just before turning it over to the City of Waterbury.


BENEDICT-MILLER MANSION is the heart of both the campus property and the Hillside Historic District

     ONLINE TOUR OF BENEDICT-MILLER HOUSE
 

The entire Yeshiva contract has been converted to an Adobe Acrobat file and can be viewed or downloaded here:
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Partners of the Yeshiva Contract
The Landlord
City of Waterbury  Office of the Mayor
236 Grand Street    Waterbury, CT 06702

The Tennant
(Yeshiva Gadolah)
Waterbury Talmudic Institute
359 Cooke Street   Waterbury, CT 06710
The tenants Guarantor
Torah Umesorah
160 Broadway    New York, NY 10038
Rabbi Mate Segal

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February 12, 2008
POLICE HEAR RESIDENTS
COMPLAIN ABOUT RAMPANT

PROSTITUTION
AND TAKE ACTION!

PROSTITUTION CURRENTLY ON DECLINE.  THE REGULARS HAVE GONE ELSEWHERE. NOW - CAN  THE EFFORT CONTINUE UNTIL ACTUALLY RESOLVED GOING INTO SUMMER?
At the March meeting of the Hillside Association, strong vocal displeasure was directed to Community Relations Officer Scott, regarding the continuing and unaddressed issue of regular and consistently operating prostitutes on the streets of this neighborhood. The tension rose because these have been the same girls reported in photo form to the same Officer last October.
It was very clearly stated by residents that it just plain and simple will not be tolerated.  New photos of 11 of the most persistent hookers and maps of Hillside were given to the Neighborhood Officer, instructing him to share them with Vice and The Superintendent.
We do not lay claim to the resolution, but within a few days the regulars were gone, police activity increased and seems like the "ho's" is on the run out of Hillside.
We commend the men in blue (and plain clothes) for their efforts and seeming success.
We will remain vigilant, as the weather is about to turn warmer and constant attention will be required in breaking the cycle of our ladies of the night (afternoons and mornings) from utilizing our streets as their personal solicitation domains.
 

February 12, 2008-(49)
HISTORIC STRUGGLE TO RID
HILLSIDE OF PROSTITUTION

AFTER 20+ YEARS OF INTENSIVE COMMUNITY EFFORTS,
COMMUNITY POLICING MAY BE WEAKEST LINK IN
PATROLLING THE PROBLEM
.

For 20 years Hillside residents have been taking their complaints about prostitution to their local police officials for resolution.
Community Police which oversees the Hillside  Neighborhood Officer appears to have gone from a strong proactive deterrent to primarily reactive. Hillside has run the gamut of resources to rid the Historic District of the scourge of Prostitution which has plagued the neighborhood since the City moved the ladies off the Green and away from the downtown restaurants in the 80's.
Residents formed very active Neighborhood Watches, invaded Police Board and Aldermen meetings, and frequently stood vigil on their own as an effective deterrent.
At one juncture the Guardian Angels made an appearance and after that a vigilante patrol took to the streets.  Privately owned street mounted and portable remote cameras are now beginning to monitor activity and photo captures of the system are sent to Police of the most flagrant female solicitors. See the current selections below.
On the 3 to 11 evening patrol shift, cruisers are aggressive and effective in sending the message that it is unwise to work in Hillside.  Recently their effectiveness appears to measure up well.
The officers of the Vice-Squad are frequently seen scouring the area removing this social blight by one means or another.
Ironically, the weak link in the prostitution fighting armor seems to be the Community Relations Division, the very division which oversees the Hillside Police Officer, and the very division that used to head up the assault of removing this social blight through aggressive patrolling and definitive interactions removing the problems from our streets.
Within the past few years, the once vigilant patrolling has become minimalist.  We do not blame the assigned officer, but rather the apparent change in focus of the unit, excessive assignments outside Hillside and multiple major expansions over past years of areas to be covered.
Earlier last year, right after one member's home had been broken into, newspaper headlines profiled the Community Police Division for their use of neighborhood officers in a major effort of deterring folks from throwing their cigarette butts on downtown sidewalks.  We rest our case!
DELIVER THE MESSAGE:
LADIES - DON'T WORK IN HILLSIDE !
Hillside does not take any particular legal or moral stance regarding prostitution itself, but we do take a strong and unalterable stance on assuring the law enforcement officials stay ahead of the issue and take a pro-active approach to preventing a surge of the type we experienced most of last summer.  We don't care if hookers work on city streets, as long as they are not working on, or within visuals, of Hillside's streets.
HILLSIDE FUNDED THE PURCHASE OF FIRST NEIGHBORHOOD POLICE VEHICLE
Michael Moriarty was President of Hillside in the late 70's or early 80's as city officials proposed a new concept of Neighborhood Policing.  Hillside was to be one of only two or three districts and in return, Hillside agreed to fund the purchase of the first used unmarked vehicle.  Bob Sanzonne was the lucky officer and he served us well.  In those days the geography of the zone was specifically the designated Hillside Historic District (see map).  Bob got to know almost everybody in "the hood" and knew by sight who belonged and who did not.  Terry Girrard was the Willow Plaza officer and they acted as a unified team.  The neighborhood officers were backed up by a number of regular patrol units assigned to the area as two or three regular beats intersected in Hillside.
Other effective officers over the years included Lou Rinaldi and Tim Baschand from Community Relations and Pepper Velez of the afternoon patrol division.  All were highly visible, unabashedly confrontational with the bad elements and very effective.  Baschand's effectiveness diminished as he was more and more redirected to Blight Control, to the point that between Housing Court on Wednesdays, blight work another day or two and honor guard and funeral assignments added in, he was here but less than two days a week.  That undesirable trend has continued to permiate the unit through Dan Lauer and now Fred Scott.
Proactive Neighborhood Patrolling seems to have all but vanished.
Let's cut the Hillside Officer's coverage area, miscellaneous and out of area assignments and get visible proactive police activities back onto Hillside Streets in time for the approaching warm weather!
CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE
The silent and unseen forces of unmarked vice units have recently been very effective in quieting daytime street traffic, but the late night surges of solicitation flourish on a good evening.  The cold and stormy weather has also served as a limiting deterrent. We know the Waterbury Police can get this neighborhood cleaned up BEFORE and INTO the warmer weather so we do not have a repeat of last summer's surge which lasted through most of the summer and was the worst in a decade.

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WHORE WATCH
June 24,  2008

GET THESE GIRLS OFF OUR STREETS

Images captured from Hillside remote Street Cams.

If you see then working, Call them in!
Waterbury Police Complaints:  574-6910

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RELATED STORIES RETRIEVED FROM OUR ARCHIVES

June 1,2007
PROSTITUTION STING NETS
33 JOHNS & 7 PROSTITUTES

Thirty-three johns and seven prostitutes were arrested in the Hillside neighborhood Friday night in what police described as one the city's largest sting operations in recent years.
Police said most of the arrests took place on Grove Street and surrounding streets, including Prospect Street, First Avenue, Hillside Avenue and Holmes Avenue, between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m.
Friday's sting began with an male undercover officer, posing as a john, arresting the prostitutes.
 After that, two female detectives, also working undercover, were approached by dozens of men offering money for sex.
Thirty-one of them rolled up in their cars; two approached on foot.
All were arrested.
Police said the neighborhood around Grove Street has a long-held reputation as one of the busiest prostitution zones in the city. No surprise at all to long time Hillside residents,  johns arrested Friday came from as far away as Danbury, Torrington and Ansonia, again not news to concerned residents.


June 1,2007

7 FEMALES ARRESTED FOR PROSTITUTION
DURING THE JUNE 1ST STING OPERATION

Names in colour are linked to the State Prison Page detailing the incarceration.
Tammy Callahan, 35, of 837 Maple Hill Road, Waterbury
Tamara Barriga, 32, of 117 Cooke St., second floor, Waterbury
Carol Kovacs, 36, of 331 West Grove St., Waterbury
Lauren Keegan, 21, of 685 South Main St., Waterbury
Theresa Hadley, 31, of 174 Willow St., Waterbury
Melissa Moore, 26, of 46 Central Ave., Waterbury
Janice Brest, 43, of 1576 Highland Ave., Waterbury.


June 1,2007
31 JOHNS ARRESTED FOR SOLICITING PROSTITUTES FROM A MOTOR VEHICLE

IDENTIFIED AS FOLLOWS:
Jose Coelho, 32, of 74 Heritage Drive, Waterbury
Nelson Sanchez, 50, 147/C Spring Brook Road, Waterbury
Gregory McCary, 150 Great Plane Road, Danbury
Hajrudin Bukalo, 55, 30 Framingham Drive, apt. 2G, Waterbury
Martin Hernandez, 30, of 151 Frost Road, Waterbury
Charles Blackwell, 62, of 19 Ohio Ave., Waterbury
Olgergi Rusi, 25, if 114 National Ave., apt. 3, Waterbury
Richard Price, 29, 229 Alder St., Waterbury
David Gonzalez, 30, of 16 Laurel St., Waterbury
William Spears, 49, 141 Division St., Waterbury
Hugo Hernandez, 24, of 106 Walnut St., Waterbury
Rosendo Altamirano, 36, of 163 Mark Lane, Waterbury
Jeff Nardi, 32, of 83 Ridgewood Road, Southington
Juan Veliz, 19, of 131 Birch St., Waterbury
Carlos Silva, 29, of 71 Cleone Drive, Waterbury
Vincent Hunter, 28, of 12 Sarsfield St., first floor, Waterbury
Anthony Mancini, 36, of 506 Chestnut Hill Ave., Waterbury
Claudio Riofrio, 48, of 396 Waterville St., apt. 4, Waterbury
Christopher Rasicot, 39, of 135 Edward Ave., Watertown
Robert Madigan, 61, of 135 Prospect St., apt. 221, Waterbury
Kelvin Lopez, 18, of 182 Chipper Road, Waterbury
Daniel Cardenas, 19, of 285 Bucks Hill Road, Waterbury
Grantley Brathwaite, 54, of 57 Wood St., apt. B, Waterbury
Michael Maddox, 46, of 30 George St., Torrington
Adam Topolski, 29, of 70 Fox Run Road, Southbury
Vincent Watts, 42, of 26 Lone Oak Drive, Naugatuck
Michael Mareaurele, 38, of 35 Bamford Ave., Waterbury
Scott Tamburrino, 31, of 7 Smith St., Ansonia
Fernando Oliveira, 46, of 408 Sylvan Ave., Waterbury
Carlos Sibri, 23, of 19 Pleasant St., Waterbury
Aaron Troche, 22, of 222 Bradley Ave., Waterbury

June 1,2007
TWO MALES SOLICIT PROSTITUTES ON FOOT AND ARRESTED:
Eduardo Vargas, 23, of 45 Savings St., apt. 3K
Efrain Perez, 22, of 187 East Main St.


From the Archives
JUDGE ALEXANDRA DIPETIMA
RULES PROSTITUTION NOT A
VICTIMLESS CRIME!
1998
RESIDENTS ASSEMBLE IN COURTROOM TO TESTIFY IN A
MORNING LONG AGENDA OF PROSECUTING "JOHNS"
ARRESTED IN PROSTITUTION STING.
A concerted effort to deter prostitution in the Hillside area attained its third level of success in the Waterbury courts this week.
Neighborhood residents, local law enforcement and State's Attorney John Connelly sculpted the multi level approach which in summary concentrated street arrests of prostitutes specifically running operations on Friday nights of holiday weekends.  These timely arrests were joined with a new bond effort setting the amount for each prostitute at $499.00, leaving them incarcerated generally for the entire weekend until the courts reopened the following week.  The $499.00 bail/bond was significantly important as $500 and over, only a 10% payment was required for release.  Under the $500 amount requires a 100% payment for release.  Bail/bondsmen had no problem risking $50, but shied away from risking a full $500 on someone who is very likely to skip or forget court dates.
The third segment of the scheme was to prosecute the "Johns"  and establish prostitution as a crime that indeed had victims ... the neighborhood and its residents.
To this end, the neighbors assembled and spent the morning in the courtroom as the "Johns" were presented one by one.
Neighbors explained the mission of the Hillside  Neighborhood Association which essentially is to improve the quality of life in the area.  Neighbors further testified as to the human defecation in the area, slamming auto doors all day and night, hollering and occasional fights, discarded drug and sexual paraphernalia, property invasions and unsafe sense of environment created for spouses and children.
Judge DiPetima commended the neighbors for taking such a decisive stand and rules the neighborhood and the residents were indeed victims of this crime.
She ordered each of the "Johns" to apologize to the neighbors one by one as sentence was passed.
She further ordered each one to not enter the Hillside Historic District for a period of one year and pay a $100 fine to the court and an additional $100 sum to the Neighborhood Association.


From the Archives
Community Court Not
for Prostitutes!
 4-4-01
In a recent move by some lawmakers and citizens, inclusion of Prostitution as a crime eligible for Community Court has been proposed.
As Prostitution is not simply a nuisance crime, Hillside has taken the stand that this crime is serious and ultimately life threatening.
Over the years, Hillside has worked with the State Prosecutor to maximize the Bail Bonds to an amount requiring a full $499 be paid for release, and the group has worked with the courts in establishing that Hillside residents are true victims of the crime.  In several court cases, Hillside has been awarded damages to be paid by the "johns" arrested for soliciting the women.
Hillside is not opposed to genuine Alternative Incarceration for these women to deal with drug and psychological problems, but reduction of Prostitution to Community Court status is unacceptable.
Hillside is spreading the word that prostitutes arrested for disorderly or other negligent offenses can be referred to community court, but when specifically charged with Prostitution, they are to be tried with the full power of the system.
Hillside will be represented on April 11 in Superior Court to protect the interests of the residents at the public hearing before a judge for new crime categories to be added to Community Court.

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From the Archives
Hillside Ave Campus Contract
Signed by City 
and Talmudic Institute

February 15, 2001
The contract between the City of Waterbury and the Talmudic Institute (the Jewish school going into the Hillside Avenue Campus) was signed November 15, 2001 by all required parties after approval of the Board of Aldermen.
Of features related directly to Hillside:
Before the commencement date of the lease, the school must have moved in 15 families, with at least 5 of the families residing within the Hillside Historic District.
100 families must be relocated to the area by the end of the 7th year, and one third of those families must be relocated into the Hillside Historic District.
Families will purchase and rehabilitate existing houses in the neighborhood and shall be privately owned and not tax exempt.
Hillside can continue to use the campus facilities for meetings and such with proper planning.
City will appoint residents to serve on an advisory board regarding maintenance of Benedict-Miller house and grounds.
The entire contract has been converted to an Adobe Acrobat file and can be viewed or downloaded here:

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From the Archives
MAYOR and NVDC DEFEND
CONTRACT FOR
HILLSIDE AVENUE CAMPUS
3-6-2002  
MEETING WITH CITY OFFICIALS AND HILLSIDE ASSOCIATION BOARD AND MEMBERS AT THE BENEDICT-MILLER HOUSE
Questioning frequently focused on the $5,000 per month payment to be made by the Talmudic Institute for the Hillside Avenue campus via a 50 year contract.
Michael O'Connor (Director of NVDC) reasoned that all Hillside concerns had been addressed in the contract and that in lieu of rental dollars the city and neighborhood were benefiting from mandatory home purchases in Overlook and Hillside by the group, maintenance requirements for campus upkeep and preservation, increased neighborhood stability through the new occupants and the like.  Ray Rivard of the Higher Education Board rebutted that the lease amounted to 75˘ a sq. ft. for 80,000 sq feet instead of  the commercial average of $10 per sq ft.
Mayor Michael Jarjura stressed aspects of incorporating our new neighbors (Talmudic Institute) into our community and has already had discussions with their leadership regarding aspects of the  meticulous nature of  "Waterbury Style" property maintenance. His comments referenced many complaints from Overlook residents as to the "shoddy" care being taken of yards and properties already purchased by Yeshiva related families.

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From the Archives
November 2, 2007

DIRECT-TV BLIMP
VISITS HILLSIDE
At 2PM, a look skyward yielded a clear view of the low flying Direct TV blimp as it hovered over the Hillside Neighborhood already alive with brilliant autumn foliage.
The deep blue dirigible with bold white lettering slowly drifted southward then changed direction and headed off into the south west.
Hope they enjoyed the view as much as we did.

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RESIDENTIAL TRASH:  
to be placed on curbside evening before collection day. (No more than 24 hours prior to collection; no later than 5 a.m. day of collection.)

RECYCLABLES:
to be placed in orange bin and placed on curb evening before collection. Collectable items include paper (newsprint, magazines), cardboard (corrogated only, flattened, cut and tied, 2 ft. x 2 ft., glass bottles (clear, green and brown; rinsed out and labels and caps removed); plastics (#1 and #2 only; must have labels); aseptic cartons (milk and juice paperboard cartons; must be rinsed out; no straws);
Effective October 2005 “junk mail” can be included with recycling the following items are added to the list of acceptable recyclables; Catalogs, magazines, coupons, stationary, bills and paper envelopes; yard waste (click here for a copy of the Yard Waste schedule; grass clippings and leaves, must be in bio-degradable paper bags only; brush must be cut and tied--no more than 4 inches in diameter, no longer than 4 feet long).

SPECIAL PICK-UPS:
by appointment only. No more than five items at one time. Must make appointment prior to putting on curbside. Bulky items include couches, mattresses and large furniture. Metal appliances include washers, stoves, etc.

REFUSE DEPARTMENT:
181 East Aurora St.
Waterbury, CT 06708
Phone (203) 574-6857

Transfer Facility

Mark Lane

(203) 756-7365


Hours of Operation

Mon - Fri 5 a.m. to 3 p.m

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  • WILLOW STREET ENGINE AVERTS
    HISTORICAL DISASTER

    (Wednesday, May 12, 2004) 
    Quick response by the crew of our Willow Street Engine Co, saved one of Hillside's Historic homes from potential disaster as fire started in discarded old roofing materials removed during roofing renovations.
    Neighborhood Officer Tim Baschand was first on the scene followed quickly by the Willow Street Engine.
    The home is across the street from Neighborhood Housing Services on Prospect Street.
    Fire crews had the flames knocked down in a matter of minutes.  Read the full story in The Waterbury Republican tomorrow (Thursday).
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