On an average year, United States fire departments respond to roughly 230 home structure fires caused by Christmas trees. This year, the New Haven Fire Department has created an innovative solution to prevent these holiday-induced accidents caused by Christmas trees: Burn one. On Friday at 10:30 a.m., the NHFD will set a Christmas tree on »
The historic Richter’s bar, just a stone’s throw away from Yale’s campus at 990 Chapel St., may be reopening after more than a year of closure. A sign on the door of the Richter’s location, which was issued on Nov. 19, 2012 by the City of New Haven Building Department, reads “Permission to Start Work.” »
As part of the University’s ongoing efforts to reach out to the West Haven community since the creation of West Campus in 2007, Yale announced Tuesday that it will invest $100,000 in West Haven public schools. The money brings Yale’s total recent investments in West Haven to more than $1 million, and this newest addition »
Want to hear a joke? Cambridge, Massachusetts. Although Harvard and Yale’s football players have yet to strap on their shoulder pads and hit the field, Cambridge and New Haven have been battling all week in other forms. The Boston Globe printed an article titled “Smackdown: Cambridge vs. New Haven,” which placed the two cities in an »
Seven out of 39 food establishments in New Haven have failed health inspection tests that were conducted after the eateries faced a fire or flood. Restaurants, grocery stores, bars and other food establishments are inspected one to four times a year, or after severe water or fire damage. A failing score is anything below an »