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One month before the upcoming elections, the New Haven Registrar of Voters expects to see a considerable increase in both the current registered voter count as well as one of the highest historic voter turnouts.

October 4, 2016

MYLES ODERMANN

Apartment complex in Science Park to expand

Showing no signs of gun shyness, the number of apartment units in a building that previously housed a former gun factory is planned to increase. […]

October 4, 2016

ELIZA FAWCETT

Esserman accepts nearly $100k to resign

Mayor Toni Harp agreed to pay embattled former New Haven Chief of Police Dean Esserman nearly $100,000 and a year of health care costs in exchange for his resignation, according to a document released by City Hall on Friday.

October 4, 2016

SARA TABIN

New Haven schools honored for student health

Being healthy pays off: Last weekend, representatives from three New Haven public schools took a trip to Washington, D.C., to be honored for their schools’ […]

October 4, 2016

JON GREENBERG

CT legalizes medical marijuana for minors

H.B. 5450, one of several state laws that went into effect this past Saturday, made certain Connecticut minors eligible for medical-marijuana treatment. The law, which […]

October 4, 2016

JINGYI CUI

State violent crime rates at historic low

Connecticut saw the second-largest drop in the violent crime incidences of any state in the country last year, even as crime rose roughly 4 percent […]

October 3, 2016

MYLES ODERMANN

Local organization aids urban forestry

Despite its nickname, the Elm City’s most populous tree is not the elm, a Urban Resources Initiative representative shared at a Saturday Tree Identification Workshop.

October 3, 2016

ANAMIKA VEERAMANI

Homegrown public-works app reaches 2 million clicks

A mobile application founded in the Elm City for citizens to report public-works problems has now been used more than two million times around the world.

October 3, 2016

ELIZA FAWCETT

NHPD issues warning on fake guns

On Friday afternoon, the New Haven Police Department issued a warning to Elm City residents about the increasing prevalence of paintball guns, facsimile firearms and BB guns in the city.

October 3, 2016

SARA TABIN

Local activist groups protest police brutality

Despite heavy rain, roughly 70 people congregated on the New Haven Green Friday afternoon with banners and megaphones to protest police brutality in the Elm City and across the country.

October 3, 2016

ELIZA FAWCETT

Mayor names new Elm City fire chief

Mayor Toni Harp announced Thursday afternoon her choice for New Haven’s next fire chief: John Alston, a battalion chief from Jersey City, New Jersey.

September 30, 2016

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