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Residents and civic leaders back 'Jerry J. Bell Corner' to honor 96‑year‑old community volunteer
Summary
Dozens of residents, family members and civic leaders described Jerry J. Bell's decades of service — from transforming a dumping site into the Redfield Street community garden to mentoring youth and corresponding with state and federal representatives — and the committee moved the naming order forward.
The committee heard extensive testimony supporting an order to designate the northeast corner of Redfield Street as "Jerry J. Bell Corner," a recognition supporters said would preserve the legacy of a 96‑year‑old veteran, gardener and neighborhood organizer.
An aldermember introduced the order by summarizing Bell's life: he was born in 1929, moved to New Haven in 1956, served in the U.S. military and later coordinated the Redfield community garden for more than three decades.…
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