Nick Defiesta
Conn. federal judge rules DOMA unconstitutional

A Connecticut judge ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act violates the constitutional right to equal protection, the latest in a string of setbacks against […]

Box 63 fails city health inspection

City health inspectors gave student favorite Box 63 two weeks to clean up its act after it failed a recent health inspection. In the latest […]

NHPD thanks public for speedy homicide arrest

After the New Haven Police Department made a quick arrest in the city’s 10th homicide of the year, police officials hailed what they called the […]

New uses imagined for Green

City residents gathered Wednesday to discuss the future of the New Haven Green. Project for Public Spaces (PPS), a nonprofit consulting group hired by the […]

Gant CEO jokes at New Haven’s expense

The CEO of Gant drew the ire of New Haveners after cracking a joke at the city’s expense. Dirk-Jan Stoppelenburg made fun of the clothing […]

Student favorites among eateries to fail inspections

More restaurants than normal failed New Haven’s latest round of health inspections, with nearly a fifth of the 49 restaurants visited receiving a failing grade […]

Murphy sweeps New Haven endorsements

New Haven’s Democratic Party coalesced around U.S. Senate candidate Chris Murphy with a nearly unanimous endorsement Monday. The city’s entire state delegation, Mayor John DeStefano […]

Aldermen pass $486.4 million budget

The Board of Aldermen unanimously approved New Haven’s $486.4 million budget in a 40-minute special meeting Tuesday night. The budget — the product of almost […]

Aldermen approve ward map

Ward 1 will remain the Yale ward for the next decade, following the conclusion of the Board of Aldermen’s redistricting process. In a vote by […]

Walters to grads: ‘Follow your bliss’

In a 24-minute speech at Sunday’s Class Day exercises, journalist Barbara Walters encouraged members of the class of 2012 to follow their bliss — even […]

Convention vote boosts Murphy in Senate race

U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy sealed his front-runner status in the race to replace departing U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman ’64 LAW ’67 with an overwhelming endorsement […]