Ethan Wolin
Staff Reporter
ethan.wolin@yale.edu
Ethan Wolin covers City Hall and local politics. He is a sophomore in Silliman College from Washington, D.C.
Author Archive
ETHAN WOLIN
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY: Four years

In the last four years, the women’s cross country team has both struggled and rebounded. In 2021, when most of this year’s graduating seniors were […]

May 16, 2025

ETHAN WOLIN
MEN’S TRACK & FIELD: Four years

Although they have placed at or near the bottom of the Ivy League in each of the past four outdoor seasons, the Yale men’s track […]

May 16, 2025

ETHAN WOLIN
WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD: Four years

In 2023 and 2024, the women’s track and field team finished in last place at successive Ivy League Championship meets — two indoor, two outdoor. […]

May 16, 2025

ETHAN WOLIN
Aldermanic president points to struggles of disadvantaged residents

President Tyisha Walker-Myers promoted UNITE HERE union priorities in an annual speech from the Board of Alders’ Black and Hispanic Caucus.

April 22, 2025

ETHAN WOLIN & ZACHARY SURI
Connecticut uses new platform to track Trump cuts

Gov. Ned Lamont announced a new website where cities and organizations can report the impacts of federal policy changes.

April 18, 2025

ELIJAH HUREWITZ-RAVITCH & ETHAN WOLIN
Food aid groups seek city money to plug Trump gaps

New Haven food assistance advocates urged alders to budget nearly $1 million for food pantries and soup kitchens struggling due to federal spending cuts.

April 11, 2025

ETHAN WOLIN
New Haven’s lawsuits against Trump echo Reagan-era fight over housing funds

In 1986, New Haven won a lawsuit against the Reagan administration challenging delays in housing funding. Now, the city is suing President Trump over environmental grants thrown into doubt.

March 31, 2025

ETHAN WOLIN
Republican Steve Orosco enters mayoral race

The businessman and former MMA fighter is Mayor Justin Elicker’s first opponent in his run for a fourth term.

March 25, 2025

ETHAN WOLIN, TYSON ODERMANN & ELIJAH HUREWITZ-RAVITCH
Per new law, nearly no more smoke shops fit in New Haven

The Board of Alders passed and Mayor Justin Elicker signed new restrictions on tobacco and vape retailers, prohibiting almost any new shops for now.

March 24, 2025

ETHAN WOLIN & LILY BELLE POLING
New Haven sues Trump administration over climate funds freeze

With over $30 million in environmental grants in jeopardy, New Haven joined a coalition of five other cities and eleven nonprofits to sue the Trump administration over the potential withholding of appropriated federal funding.

March 23, 2025

ETHAN WOLIN
In anti-Trump vanguard, New Haven backed by California group

The nonprofit Public Rights Project, founded by a Yale Law School alumna, is providing free legal support as New Haven takes on federal blows to sanctuary cities and research funds.

February 28, 2025