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Board of Alders approves new legislative agenda

During its Monday session, the New Haven Board of Alders unanimously approved a new legislative agenda for the upcoming year. The approval comes a week […]

March 4, 2021

CHRISTIAN ROBLES

NHPS A.C.E. campaign hosts rally to promote attendance, welcome students back to in-person and hybrid learning

On Wednesday, caravans of cars full of eager New Haven Public Schools families showed up to Celentano Magnet School for backpacks and school supplies. The […]

March 4, 2021

Parents line up to get supplies from the A.C.E. Campaign at Celentano on Wednesday

NATALIE KAINZ

Yale School of Medicine and cultural ambassadors host town hall on vaccine equity

Side effects, undocumented migrant access to vaccine clinics and the length of antibody protection were all topics raised during a Yale School of Medicine town […]

March 4, 2021

Professor Marcella Nunez-Smith speaks at the virtual town hall on vaccines.

ALVARO PERPULY & CHRISTIAN ROBLES

NHPSA, Superintendent oppose three education funding bills

On Wednesday, the Connecticut General Assembly Education Committee held a hearing for multiple bills relating to education funding, three of which — SB 866, SB […]

March 4, 2021

TALAT AMAN & LARISSA JIMENEZ

ULA demands NHPD, City Hall response to death of Jorge Osorio-Caballero

On Jan. 16, Fair Haven resident Jorge Osorio-Caballero was found dead with gunshot wounds in his personal vehicle. Almost two months later, his killer has […]

March 4, 2021

ULA activists gather on the steps of the NHPD.

OWEN TUCKER-SMITH

‘Innocent until proven guilty’: Local environmentalists discuss pesticides in New Haven

For the members of New Haven’s Environmental Advisory Council, pesticides are the quiet but odorous threat they have been trying to take down for years. […]

March 4, 2021

SYLVAN LEBRUN

Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen buys building on State Street, plans to create hub for homeless services

After years of operating out of church basements, Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen is moving into a building of their own on State Street, aiming to create […]

March 4, 2021

CHRISTIAN ROBLES

NHPS teacher vaccinations begin at Wilbur Cross, throughout district

On Wednesday, Wilbur Cross High School opened its COVID-19 mass vaccination site for staff at four NHPS schools. Mayor Justin Elicker, New Haven Public Schools […]

March 4, 2021

Wilbur Cross gym outfitted as a vaccination site for teachers

DOMINIQUE CASTANHEIRA & ISAAC YU

With record-low ridership, transit leaders discuss future of business and COVID-19

Despite popular belief, mass transit is not a major source of coronavirus transmissions. That was the message at a Tuesday panel sponsored by the Connecticut […]

March 2, 2021

A CT Transit bus picks up passengers at a bus stop in the rain.

ISAAC YU

Valley Street to receive $2 million in traffic safety improvements

According to officials, drivers will not be racing down Valley Street for much longer. On Tuesday evening, public officials invited residents to a Zoom meeting […]

March 2, 2021

JAMES RICHARDSON, ALVARO PERPULY & DEAN CENTA

With Gov. Lamont’s backing, legalized sports betting in Connecticut appears to be on the horizon

The Connecticut General Assembly Public Safety and Security Committee is considering multiple bills with the goal of legalizing sports betting in the state of Connecticut. […]

March 2, 2021

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