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Wooster Square celebrates all things squash

The aroma of butternut squash soup and the chatter of produce enthusiasts filled Wooster Square this weekend as Elm City residents gathered for Squash Everything, a festival celebrating locally grown squash varieties and recipes.

Yale labor unions collaborate for gains

Sixty-five patrols and six detectives of the Yale Police Benevolent Association, also known as the Yale police union, were not alone during their information picketing last Wednesday afternoon.

Q House to begin construction this spring

After years of planning, the Q House, a community center in the Dixwell neighborhood, is set to open by the end of 2018.

Insurance companies talk opioid epidemic strategies

To address the epidemic, Cigna has collected data from pharmacies, behavioral health and detox centers to compare the quality of care among health care providers. Aetna, instead, has located high opioid prescribers and subsequently monitored and educated them to ensure that medical professionals are not overprescribing the drugs.

With grant, city aims to boost businesses

For decades, the blocks between downtown and Union Station have been silent and bare. But now, a $20 million federal grant may revitalize the area.

Student hit by bus near Old Campus

A Yale shuttle bus struck a student at the corner of College and Elm streets at approximately 5 p.m. Thursday.

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Yale police unions allege unfair negotiations

Chanting “no range, no train,” all 71 members of the Yale Police Benevolent Association, the union that represents many Yale Police Department officers and patrolmen, protested the YPD’s new firearm qualification policy on Wednesday afternoon.

Grant buoys Elm City entrepreneurial scene

A $50,000 state grant to the Elm City will help grow its technology innovation scene.

Teen community center still needs more funds

Around 150 New Haven residents gathered in the athletic center of James Hillhouse High School for a gospel music charity concert Sunday evening. All of the event’s proceeds will go toward funding a teen community center and a youth homeless shelter in the Dixwell neighborhood.

Upcoming winter threatens food truck sales

Winter is coming for the food trucks located on Sachem Street, and along with it, a potential decline in business.

Four New Haven schools receive magnet school grant

Four New Haven schools will receive $11.7 million in federal grant money over the next three years, thus designating the K-8 schools as magnet schools.