COMMUNITY LIFE
ARIELA LOPEZ
Michael Morand, longtime New Haven community ‘connector,’ to serve as City Historian

Currently the Beinecke Library’s Director of Community Engagement, Michael Morand ’87 DIV ’93 has “made it his business” to know New Haven’s history.

April 25, 2024

NATHANIEL ROSENBERG, CHLOE EDWARDS & GIRI VISWANATHAN
Smaller divestment protests continue on Cross Campus, in Sterling Memorial Library as organizers undergo leadership transition

Following the arrest of 48 pro-Palestine protesters on Monday morning, smaller demonstrations calling for Yale to divest from military weapons manufacturers continued on Tuesday. Lead organizers of “Occupy Beinecke” — the group that set up the three-night encampment on Beinecke Plaza — announced on social media that they had handed off leadership to a broader cohort of activists, renaming the coalition as “Occupy Yale.”

April 24, 2024

LILY BELLE POLING
Meet Laura Cahn, concerned mother turned champion of environmental issues

Laura Cahn is the chairwoman of New Haven’s Environmental Advisory Council. She began her environmental work because she wanted to set an example for her daughter.

April 24, 2024

CHRISTINA LEE
New Haven Building Newsprint hosts launch party

Professor Elihu Rubin and Zach Felder celebrated the launch of a new publication that focuses on architecture in the Elm City.

April 23, 2024

THE YALE DAILY NEWS
Pro-divestment protesters stay overnight on Beinecke Plaza, no arrests

On Friday, over 400 people gathered on Beinecke Plaza to protest Yale’s military weapons investments as Yale trustees held a sendoff party for University President Salovey. The News followed the day live.

April 19, 2024

LAURA OSPINA
Court approves eviction of migrant workers

The Connecticut Superior Court ruled in favor of Mark DeFrancesco, a landlord evicting two of his former employees. Both of the migrant workers have pending workers’ compensation claims against DeFrancesco's company.

April 19, 2024

EMILY KHYM
Board of Alders committee gives the green light to traffic cameras

New Haven may be the first municipality in Connecticut to install traffic cameras. The Board of Alders advanced the plan to install 19 speed safety and red light cameras in busy intersections.

April 18, 2024

NATASHA KHAZZAM
Homelessness activist Arthur Taylor killed at 71, impact on Elm City lives on

Taylor died on April 1 after tragically being hit by a car on I-91. His activism with U-ACT, or the Unhoused Activists Community Team, is remembered by coworkers and city residents.

April 16, 2024

LAURA OSPINA & ARIELA LOPEZ
Police union trucks greet admitted students with crime fears

As students newly admitted to Yale College arrived for Bulldog Days, two trucks hired by the Yale Police Benevolent Association drove around campus, flashing billboards encouraging police presence at Yale. The union is currently 14 months into tense contract negotiations with the University.

April 16, 2024

CAROLINE PECORE & ESTELLE GERBER
New Haven celebrates 51st annual Cherry Blossom Festival

Thousands gathered to enjoy blooming cherry blossom trees, dance to music, create art and sample local food trucks.

April 16, 2024

MAIA NEHME
Emerson Tenants Union calls for collective bargaining, city action in burst pipe case

At Saturday’s Rally for Safe Living Conditions, the union’s leaders and protesters demanded responses from both their landlord and the city.

April 15, 2024