CITY POLITICS
ÁNGELA PÉREZ
City Youth and Recreation Department works to reconnect with students and families following a disconnected year

This summer, New Haven youth could see increased opportunities for jobs and programming, along with increased student outreach during the school year.  On Wednesday, the […]

April 9, 2021

Alders and community members gather on Zoom for the workshop.
SAI RAYALA
Environmental Advisory Council discusses toxins near English Station soil

Since its 1992 closing, New Haven’s English Station has sat in a state of disrepair: a concrete bunker in a field of patchy bushes, abandoned […]

April 8, 2021

English Station rises above the Mill River on a sunny day.
OWEN TUCKER-SMITH
City announces Gretchen Knauff as leader of New Haven Disability Services

Gretchen Knauff will serve as the city’s next director of Disability Services, the city announced on Friday. Knauff has had a 30-year career in disability […]

April 7, 2021

ÁNGELA PÉREZ
Board of Alders debates legislation enforcing noise control on waste companies

For years, some New Haven residents have been unable to sleep through the night — saying they are abruptly awakened by garbage handlers rumbling through the […]

April 7, 2021

OWEN TUCKER-SMITH
DuBois-Walton, Elicker rack up donations as mayoral primary approaches

The Karen DuBois-Walton ’89 mayoral exploratory committee announced Tuesday morning that it has raised $69,652 in 23 days. Shortly after, New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker’s […]

April 7, 2021

ÁNGELA PÉREZ
Board of Alders amends previous order providing affordable reentry housing

In their bimonthly meeting on Monday, the Board of Alders amended a previous resolution that gave the Believe In Me Empowerment Corporation permission to use […]

April 6, 2021

ÁNGELA PÉREZ
Board of Alders breaks down proposed budget by department

On Wednesday night, the Board of Alders hosted a finance committee workshop to debate Mayor Justin Elicker’s budget plans for the 2022 fiscal year. On […]

April 1, 2021

The front of City Hall in the late afternoon.
RAZEL SUANSING & ISAAC YU
Fair Haven CMT discusses strides in public safety and community health

At their monthly community management meeting, Fair Haven leaders discussed the progress of various social services in the area. On Thursday evening, members highlighted the […]

April 1, 2021

ISAAC YU
New Haven street sweeping season resumes in April

Coming soon to your neighborhood: Pelican and Tornado, a pair of street-sweeping machines that will keep New Haven’s roads clean. On Wednesday, officials kicked off […]

March 31, 2021

Pelican and Tornado, the street-sweeping machines that keep your streets clean.
MARIA FERNANDA PACHECO & OWEN TUCKER-SMITH
Nation’s first FEMA mobile vaccination unit arrives in Connecticut, coming to New Haven next week

The first mobile vaccination unit in the nation, supplied by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, will arrive in New Haven on April 8, […]

March 31, 2021

A medical worker fills a syringe with a COVID-19 vaccine
OWEN TUCKER-SMITH
New Haven residents slam Yale, defend library as budget debate continues

As the city debates Mayor Justin Elicker’s proposed fiscal year 2021-22 budget, New Haveners are continuing to slam Yale University for what they see as […]

March 31, 2021