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Parking lot to become 269-unit complex

After more than three decades as a parking lot, a block at the corner of Orange and Grove streets will soon be transformed into hundreds of new apartments.

NHPD aims to add body cameras

The New Haven Police Department and City Hall aim to outfit all police officers with body cameras by the middle of next year.

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Q-Bridge wins national prize, lauded ‘best of best’

New Haven’s Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge was presented with the grand prize in the America’s Transportation Awards competition on Nov. 14, deeming it the “best of the best” transportation construction projects completed in 2016.

Obama commutes first cases in the CT federal court district

Two New Haven residents convicted on federal drug charges received shortened sentences from President Barack Obama in November, the first two federal court cases in the district of Connecticut to receive presidential commutations.

Restaurants, alders target hunger

Two restaurants, Christopher Martins on State Street and Popeyes on Whalley Avenue, served thousands of free meals this Thanksgiving to Elm City residents and families.

Shooting range relocated after complaints from neighbors

After more than two decades of community activism, the New Haven Police Department will relocate an outdoor firing range that has been a long-standing nuisance for residents of nearby Beaver Hill and Newhallville.

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Law School students, professors support veteran in lawsuit

With support from Yale Law School students and faculty, a 91-year-old veteran filed a federal lawsuit earlier this month to change his Air Force discharge status to “honorable.”

Public school district faces $4.6 million budget deficit

The New Haven Public Schools district is currently running a $4.6 million deficit, Chief Operating Officer William Clark said at Monday’s Board of Education meeting.

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City to renovate Long Wharf

By spring 2017, City Hall plans to add parking spots, pedestrian crossings and a two-way bike lane to Long Wharf to make the seaside neighborhood more accessible to Elm City residents.

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NHPD suspends prostitution stings

Sting operations targeting sex workers in New Haven will be put on hold following discussions between the New Haven Police Department and local activists.

Malloy calls for unity in Thanksgiving message

In his annual Thanksgiving message to the people of Connecticut, Gov. Dannel Malloy stressed the importance of goodwill and unity following one of the fiercest elections in recent memory.