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CARTER DEWEES
Negotiations over future of Union Station nearing conclusion

A new 35-year lease is in sight for New Haven Union Station as local and state representatives are nearing the conclusion of negotiations.

September 17, 2021

A passenger boards a train on Union Station
ANASTASIA HUFHAM
Transportation activists show support for the Transportation and Climate Initiative

Climate activists cycled to an anti-Transportation and Climate Initiative rally to draw attention to the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

September 16, 2021

OWEN TUCKER-SMITH
New report: State’s recovery from pandemic to drag on for years

As the city begins a new fiscal year optimistically, a statewide group reports a dire economic state in Connecticut.

September 16, 2021

OWEN TUCKER-SMITH
Yalies power through local primaries

Three Yale College students and one Yale Law School fellow are preparing for November general elections in New Haven and Hamden.

September 16, 2021

CHRISTIAN ROBLES & PIA BALDWIN EDWARDS
Local teacher on activist slate announces run for teachers union president against longtime incumbent

A social studies teacher challenges the current teachers union president on a platform of increasing teacher and community engagement.

September 16, 2021

SYLVAN LEBRUN
Initiative to house 44 local families faces roadblocks in partnerships with New Haven landlords

Local nonprofit United Way is attempting to house families in need by offering landlords financial incentives in a new pilot program, which so far has not gained the necessary traction.

September 15, 2021

ANASTASIA HUFHAM
City breaks ground on final stretch of Farmington Canal Heritage Trail in New Haven

Decades in the making, the 80-mile trail will extend another four miles through Wooster Square to its new endpoint at the Canal Dock Boathouse.

September 15, 2021

OWEN TUCKER-SMITH, ISAAC YU & ISABEL MANEY
Vaccine campaigns target communities of color, youth

A new city campaign aims to promote vaccination rates through bilingual video and photo ads. Meanwhile, community leaders indicate a need for continued focus on vaccinating people of color.

September 14, 2021

A healthcare worker draws a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
SYLVAN LEBRUN
Community Foundation launches program to train future nonprofit leaders of color

The program selected a cohort of 10 professionals from local nonprofits for a fully funded two-year educational program, which will prepare them for future leadership roles.

September 14, 2021

The 10 cohort members. Top row from the left: Jahnice Cajigas, Antonio Coles, Frankie Douglass, Chanelle Goldson, Christian Aviles. Bottom row from the left: Victoria Massey, Ala Ochumare, Landon Osborn, Nicole Sanclemente, Kimani Sioux Williams.
ZAPORAH PRICE & GRACE RANGEL
New Haven nonprofits prepare for influx of Afghan refugees

Local and statewide organizations and officials prepare for 1,000 refugees from Afghanistan, many to resettle in the Elm City.

September 13, 2021

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CHRISTIAN ROBLES
BOE discusses district quarantine learning policies, virtual academy

BOE members critique remote learning protocol for quarantined students and call for a virtual learning academy.

September 13, 2021