COMMUNITY LIFE
MAGGIE GRETHER
Families celebrate MLK Day with dance, music and storytelling at the New Haven Museum

Sunday’s event was part of the Yale Peabody Museum’s 27th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration and marked the first in-person celebration since the beginning of the pandemic.

January 16, 2023

MOLLY REINMANN
City’s VAXgiving photo campaign promotes healthy holiday season

The campaign, announced by The New Haven Health Department in late November, invites fully vaccinated families to submit holiday photos to be used in a public health campaign.

December 7, 2022

MEGAN VAZ & WILLIAM PORAYOUW
Understanding Yale’s construction hiring goals for New Haven residents

Although Yale has long affirmed its commitment to hiring New Haveners, the number of residents who have been hired for current construction projects remains unclear.

December 5, 2022

DALIYA EL ABANI
Miss Arab USA 2022 joins refugee advocates at Elena’s Light fundraiser

Elena’s Light welcomed Miss Arab USA 2022, Marwa Lahlou and refugee advocate, Basma Alawee, as part of their “Lighting the Future: Refugee Conversations” speaker series highlighting empowering immigrant figures in the community.

December 5, 2022

MOLLY REINMANN
“Guns to Gardens” buyback event transforms discarded firearms into gardening tools

The New Haven Police Department partnered with nonprofit organization Swords to Plowshares Northeast to host the biannual gun buyback event; after being vetted, guns collected will be wielded into gardening tools and distributed to community gardeners

December 5, 2022

YURII STASIUK
New Haven-based homelessness nonprofit receives $2.5 million from the Jeff Bezos fund

New Reach, a New Haven nonprofit that provides housing support, was one of the 40 organizations receiving funding from the Day 1 Families Fund.

December 2, 2022

MIA CORTÉS CASTRO
Controversial plan for 194-unit apartment building in the Hill moves forward

The construction of a new apartment building at 354 Davenport Ave. received approval from the City Plan Commission last month. Since then, community members have pushed for developers to listen to and accommodate their concerns.

December 2, 2022

MIA CORTÉS CASTRO
Goffe Street Armory inspires discourse on New Haven’s civic infrastructure

Yale urbanism professor Elihu Rubin presented ideas for the repurposing of the deteriorating landmark in a webinar hosted by the New Haven Free Public Library.

December 1, 2022

SADIE BOGRAD
Yale Law School clinic sues Department of Veterans Affairs over racial discrimination

The clinic is representing Conley Monk Jr., a Black marine and New Haven resident who was denied veterans’ benefits.

November 30, 2022

MEGAN VAZ & MIRANDA WOLLEN
Grad students head to the polls today and tomorrow. What would a recognized union look like?

Yale’s graduate and professional student workers will vote in a federal unionization process this week, with results expected in January.

November 30, 2022

NATASHA KHAZZAM
Turkey drive addresses food insecurity as holiday season approaches

In preparation for Thanksgiving, the City of New Haven distributed over 1,000 turkeys to families in need.

November 18, 2022