City | 7:53 pm | May 18, 2013 | By

Metro-North accident derails Commencement plans

Two Metro North trains collided near Fairfield, Conn., at around 6:30 p.m. on Friday, injuring about 60 people just before Commencement weekend.  Metro-North service between South Norwalk and New Haven has been suspended since the incident, and Amtrak service between New York and New Haven has been indefinitely suspended. Conn. Gov. Dannel Malloy said on »

City | 8:38 pm | May 17, 2013 | By

Two Metro North trains collide near Fairfield

At about 6:10 p.m. on Friday evening, two Metro North trains collided near Fairfield, Conn. after one derailed and hit the other. The rush-hour incident injured around 20 to 25 people, according to the Fairfield Police Department. No fatalities have been reported. According to the Metropolitan Transit Authority’s website, service is suspended between New Haven »

City | 4:07 pm | April 30, 2013 | By

Mayoral candidate Carolina to use Democracy Fund

Hillhouse High School Principal Kermit Carolina has become the fourth mayoral candidate to commit to using the Democracy Fund, New Haven’s public financing system for mayoral candidates. In a Tuesday press release, Democracy Fund administrator Ken Krayeske said that Carolina and his treasurer Teretha Brooks have submitted the necessary documents to become part of the »

City | 12:09 am | April 29, 2013 | By

Kermit Carolina announces run for mayor

Kermit Carolina, principal of Hillhouse High School, announced on Sunday night that he will be the seventh candidate to run for mayor to replace current Mayor John DeStefano Jr. “My decision to run is firmly rooted in my belief that New Haven can do better for those who have been locked out and forgotten. Poverty »

City | 5:36 pm | March 25, 2013 | By

Fourth candidate joins mayoral race

Henry Fernandez LAW ’94, the current chief executive officer of consulting firm Fernandez Advisors – a group that provides support for nonprofits and progressive movements nationwide – told the News on Monday that he is running for mayor. Fernandez, a former economic development administrator for the city and the co-founder of LEAP, a youth agency »