Former Congressman Anthony Weiner announced last week that Danny Kedem, New Haven Mayor John DeStefano Jr.’s campaign manager during the 2011 mayoral race, will serve as campaign manager for his bid to replace Michael Bloomberg as New York City’s mayor. “He’s earned the right to take the next step,” DeStefano said in an interview with »
Right behind Davenport College, a little taste of Belgium is coming to New Haven. Belgian-based bakery Maison Mathis is set to open at 310 Elm Street, next to Ivy Noodle. Though the exact date of opening has not been determined, construction has started. In addition, the restaurant recently posted a photo of the planned interior »
$4.80. That’s the daily food budget for the average American enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), better known as food stamps. This week, Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy has vowed to abide by this food budget in order to get a taste of the difficulty that his constituents on food stamps face when trying to keep nutricious diets, »
While the future of Mayor John DeStefano Jr. has been a mystery since he announced in January that he will not seek reelection, the long-term Elm City politician has finally revealed his post-mayoral plans. DeStefano will assume the vice-presidency of START Community Bank on Jan. 1 — the end date for his last term as »
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 »