Alexander Kolokotronis, director of the Naugatuck Valley project, chats with fellow members as they met Friday at St. John Episcopal Church in Waterbury. The group is trying to get a community benefits agreement with Yale once the take over of Waterbury is finalized. The agreement, similar to an agreement Yale New Haven Hospital has with the Connecticut Center for New Economy in New Haven, to set aside money for housing, economic development, youth programs and job training for the community. Jim Shannon Republican-American
WATERBURY – Two local organizations want Yale New Haven Health to pay for concerns and needs beyond health care, if related to overall community health, after they buy Waterbury Hospital.…
