State $$, that is — $9M for local orgs thanks to Community Investment Fund. Staff reports.
Movies will continue all week at Lotta Studios. Karen Ponzio reports.
• 17% of NHPS’ budget comes from the federal gvt.
• 42% of those funds support meals for low-income kids.
• The School + State Finance Project breaks it all down.
NHPS to transition from Parent Link to Apptegy for parent-school communication. Maya McFadden reports.
Finance Committee meeting 3/20. Read more.
Small-business consultant sought. Read more.
• Foot chase from Whalley jail thru De Gale Field.
• 5 schools temporarily put in lockdown.
• Escapee found 30 minutes later on Dixwell.
Thomas Breen reports.
• DeLauro urges Senate Dems to block spending bill;
• Republicans will “bear the brunt of the shutdown” if they refuse to negotiate.
Jonathan D. Salant reports.
How Angel Dahfay hopes to program and activate the Green. Allan Appel reports.
Shel Silverstein’s “adult” side brought out on stage. Review Crew’s Nora Grace-Flood reports.
$800k food pantry, local farm grant previously funded over 1M meals across CT. Laura Glesby reports.
State lawmakers advance consumer-protection overhaul of CT’s towing laws. CT Mirror’s Ginny Monk and Dave Altimari report.
More on the 200th anniversary of the final slave auction on the Green. The Arts Paper’s Lucy Gellman reports.
Latest vlog news summary from the Independent assignment desk — er, compost heap. Paul Bass reports.
Cross art students bring their talents to East Rock School. Maya McFadden reports.
As Dwight prepares for third neighborhood plan, community leader calls for ambitious ideas. Zachary Groz reports.
St. Patrick’s Day Parade 3/16. Read more.
Missing from Marvel’s Captain America: Characters to drive a plot. Jamil Ragland reports.
DeLauro warns against Trump’s appeasement of Russia at City Hall presser. Allan Appel reports.
On exhibit, as New Haven León Sister City Project teams up with Institute library. Brian Slattery reports.
After 35 years in New Haven, and 45 years on the job. Maya McFadden reports.
Revised Finance Committee meeting agenda 3/10. Read more.
Pearlie loved the color red, listening to Al Green, and watching ION and Bounce TV. Staff reports.
Juancarlos Soto hopes to make room for new voices at LGBTQ+ nonprofit. Laura Glesby reports.
Finance Committee meeting 3/13. Read more.
by Thomas Breen | Mar 13, 2025 3:16 pm | Comments (9)
Atticus expansion rendering, now rendered obsolete.
The Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) unanimously rejected Atticus Market’s bid to build a second bathroom at its East Rock grocery and convenience store — citing concerns that the proposed 600-square-foot addition would be “incongruous with the neighborhood.”
by Dereen Shirnekhi | Mar 13, 2025 10:47 am | Comments (5)
Thomas Breen file photo
A dozen dirt bikes and ATVs seized by city police in May 2020.
Police arrested a 21-year-old who participated in a Long Wharf street takeover — just days after Mayor Justin Elicker testified before the state legislature in support of a bill that would expand penalties for street racing.
Continue reading ‘Mayor Backs Steeper Fines For Street Takeovers’
by Laura Glesby | Mar 12, 2025 4:59 pm | Comments (3)
Carlos Reyes-Couvertier with his daughter Andrea 25 years ago.
When Carlos Reyes-Couvertier found his long-lost daughter after 25 years of searching, he felt a surge of joy — while sensing a long road toward healing ahead.
“We have some sense of happiness, but the chapter is not closed yet,” he said at a press conference Wednesday afternoon.
Continue reading ‘Dad Awaits Reunion With Kidnapped Daughter’
