by Paul Bass | Aug 1, 2021 9:50 pm
A larger-than-usual contingent of firefighters responded to a one-alarm call on Fountain Street, to ensure elderly tenants didn’t get stuck in a dangerous spot.
by Thomas Breen | Jul 30, 2021 5:24 pm | Comments (9)
More than 1,330 days after first taking sanctuary at a downtown church, Nelson Pinos can return to his home and his family in the Annex with a small sigh of relief—now that the federal government has decided to temporarily stop trying to deport him to a country he hasn’t lived in for three decades.
by Thomas Breen | Jul 30, 2021 1:19 pm | Comments (20)
The Elicker Administration is “exploring” a vaccination mandate for city employees, and is strongly encouraging—though not requiring—that New Haveners wear masks while indoors in public places, regardless of whether or not they are vaccinated.
by Maya McFadden | Jul 30, 2021 11:14 am | Comments (13)
Donna Thompson—along with several dozen fellow New Haveners currently working part-time, short-term jobs—showed up at Career High School with a goal in mind: To find a new career.
by Brian Slattery | Jul 30, 2021 9:17 am
An arts editor returns to the Yale University Art Gallery for the first time since the museum reopened after its long pandemic shutdown.
by Maya McFadden | Jul 29, 2021 6:11 pm | Comments (5)
The upper ranks of the New Haven Police Department are just a little more filled out, as three former lieutenants were officially sworn in as captains.
by Nora Grace-Flood | Jul 29, 2021 3:20 pm | Comments (7)
“Everyone deserves to be on the ballot,” Meadowbrook resident Joanne Germe stated matter-of-factly from her doorstep.
Then she added her signature to mayoral candidate Brad Macdowall’s petition to participate in September’s Democratic primary, which is shaping up to be a four-way race.
Continue reading ‘Hamden Mayoral Hopefuls Start Petitioning’
by Natalie Kainz | Jul 29, 2021 9:05 am | Comments (6)
More speed bumps. Cleaner streets. And a safe space for children to play without the threat of violence.
Newhallville alder hopeful Devin Avshalom-Smith heard those quality-of-life calls Wednesday as he and campaign supporters collected signatures in a bid to petition his way onto the Democratic primary ballot.
by Isaac Yu | Jul 28, 2021 6:43 pm | Comments (6)
Budding bike mechanic Tarrell Stafford, 12, found a potential new home to hone his craft—and teach others the importance of bicycle safety—as part of a summer camp group ride from Newhallville to East Rock.
by Maya McFadden | Jul 28, 2021 12:33 pm | Comments (5)
All public school students taking the bus this fall will need to be masked up while onboard. Bus drivers, however, will not be required to be vaccinated.
by Thomas Breen | Jul 27, 2021 6:20 pm | Comments (10)
(Updated at 8:58 p.m.) Mayor Justin Elicker unanimously won the local Democratic Party’s endorsement at Tuesday’s town convention—a key step on his path to reelection for another two-year term.
by Thomas Breen | Jul 27, 2021 6:06 pm | Comments (28)
(Updated at 10:14 p.m.) Karen DuBois-Walton has ended her campaign for mayor, leaving the path to reelection all but assured for first-term incumbent Justin Elicker.
by Sophie Sonnenfeld | Jul 27, 2021 3:56 pm | Comments (5)
“I go home at night and I cry,” Arnold Payne said about what life has been like since the shooting death of his daughter, Natosha Gaines.
Payne said Tuesday he’s resting just a little bit more at ease now that police have arrested and charged the man who allegedly killed her.
by Thomas Breen | Jul 27, 2021 2:46 pm | Comments (11)
City planners pushed the pause button on a proposed new fee schedule for the Canal Dock Boathouse after criticizing the resident-discount prices — up to $4,500 for a wedding, $500 to store a rowing shell, $1,000 to rent the Lanson Room — as too high for New Haveners to bear.
by Natalie Kainz | Jul 27, 2021 8:25 am | Comments (6)
Nearly a decade after losing his family’s former pizza restaurant to a bombing in Syria, refugee and culinary entrepreneur Mazen Saloumi has opened a new Middle Eastern pizza restaurant in Westville.
• Officials tout rental assistance programs.
• Op-ed.
Fodero formerly chaired the city’s Veterans’ Affairs Advisory Committee.
Committee picks Marc-Anthony Massaro’s Indicando la via al futuro (Pointing the Way to the Future) to replace Columbus. 
• At YNHH
• Eyes open Annex seat.
Mayce Torres is now running as a Republican, not a Democrat, for the city’s top elected office.
Showcases student tech skills at District summer program.
Musicians Fernandito Ferrer and Sunny War hit the 9th Square.
In latest hearing in Kevin Jiang murder case.
• 5 people attended the convention.
Dems unanimously endorse Board of Ed rep Ed Joyner for a new 4-year term.
Local Dems weigh in on DuBois-Walton’s sudden departure from the race.
The latest from the Afro-Semitic Experience.
• For mayor.
At Bishop Woods, Conte/West, and King-Robinson.
On Shelton Ave.
• Hamden mayor running for reelection.
At Westville’s latest summer outdoor concert.
Friends launch new New Haven-inspired clothing line.
From Grateful Dead tribute rocker Joe Russo. 
At Davis Street School summer camp. 
