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OWEN TUCKER-SMITH
Environmental Advisory Council members talk ‘toxic chemicals’ in New Haven

At Wednesday evening’s New Haven Environmental Advisory Council meeting, chairwoman Laura Cahn expressed frustration with the quantity of toxic chemicals in New Haven — from […]

February 5, 2021

ALVARO PERPULY
Local racial justice leaders welcome new racial equity initiatives but want systemic change

The past two weeks have sparked a new wave of policy focused on racial equity, both in Washington and in New Haven. President Joe Biden […]

February 5, 2021

ROSE HOROWITCH & CHRISTIAN ROBLES
Yale professor, New Haven official express optimism about Cardona nomination despite local criticism

Miguel Cardona, former Connecticut commissioner of education, earned support from both sides of the aisle in his Wednesday Senate confirmation hearing to become the next […]

February 4, 2021

ZAPORAH PRICE
New Haven celebrates Black History Month

During the month of February, Yale and New Haven community organizers are honoring Black history and leaders past and present, through events and caravans alike. […]

February 3, 2021

THOMAS BIRMINGHAM & ROSE HOROWITCH
Elicker, Salovey split over Yale’s responsibility to resolve city budget crisis

As the wealth disparity between the University and its home city grows, New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker and University President Peter Salovey are locked in […]

February 3, 2021

THOMAS BIRMINGHAM
Elicker: The state of New Haven is ‘hopeful’

After a deeply challenging year for the city of New Haven, Mayor Justin Elicker told the Board of Alders on Tuesday over Zoom that he […]

February 3, 2021

The front façade of City Hall during the daytime.
CHRISTIAN ROBLES, CLAIRE NING FANG & CLAY JAMIESON
Parents, city officials divided over NHPS reopening plan as seven schools confirm COVID-19 cases

On Jan. 19, most elementary New Haven Public Schools partially reopened for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic hit last March. Since then, a […]

February 3, 2021

Photo of City Hall from the New Haven Green
TALAT AMAN
Activists and legislators push bill to stop solitary confinement and shutter Northern Correctional Institute

Feb. 1 marks National Freedom Day, a holiday that honors the abolition of slavery in the United States. For the holiday’s 156th anniversary, Stop Solitary […]

February 1, 2021

ISAAC YU
Residents, students testify for traffic safety bill

Last Tuesday, more than 150 residents of the greater New Haven area submitted testimony in favor of H.B. 5429, an omnibus traffic safety bill that […]

February 1, 2021

BRADLEY NOWACEK
New Haven Pride Center holds conversation about homelessness in LGBTQ+ community

On Saturday afternoon, the New Haven Pride Center hosted a virtual Community Conversation called “How is Homelessness Affecting the LGBTQ+ Community?” Ala Ochumare, a queer […]

January 31, 2021

LIZ CARTER
EMERGE and URI unite to restore New Haven greenery

New Haven is nicknamed the Elm City because it was once home to several different types of elm trees. However, in the 1930s, an outbreak […]

January 31, 2021