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Man arrested after pouring lighter fluid, trying to ignite police HQ. Thomas Breen reports.
Lula was a hard worker known for her excellent baking, her green thumb, and her love for travel. Obit.
Finance Committee meeting 4/9. Read more.
In statement after video after press release decrying Trump cuts. Jonathan D. Salant reports.
At Wilson Library kick-off for annual citywide book club. Allan Appel reports.
Yari Ijeh now interim head of Youth Continuum, Tim Maguire (formerly of Youth Continuum) now helming MA-based Y2Y. Laura Glesby reports.
Lilla Mae lived a dynamic life in New Haven and was recognized for her famous Rum Cake, her love for travel, and her spiritual strength. Obit.
New caffe’s owners take their time to craft an Old Country treat. Paul Bass reports.
A retrospective on Wanda Gag sets an old world in motion. Nora Grace-Flood reports.
But also plenty of dance, at new Marne St. home for Tia Russell Arts Center. The Arts Paper’s Lucy Gellman reports.
Applications now open for the Arts Council’s annual Youth Arts Journalism Initiative.
Artivists carve their own space in local art scene. Jisu Sheen reports.
(Update) Police ID victim as 29-year-old New Havener Juan Kortright. Thomas Breen reports.
Nora Grace-Flood on the perfect way to mark Women’s History Month.
Elicker’s suit vs. Trump for impounded $$ echoes successful 1986 New Haven suit vs. Reagan. YDN’s Ethan Wolin reports.
The latest takes on New Haven news from the Independent assignment desk — er, compost heap. Paul Bass reports.
Ecoworks auctions off Campbell’s soup can with two signatures by pop artist icon. The Arts Paper’s Lucy Gellman reports.
City Services and Environmental Policy meeting 4/3. Read more.
(Revised) Finance Committee meeting 4/2. Read more.
Final performances of world’s largest playable pipe organ funeralize a department store … and the American Dream.
I can tell you something — not everything — about what happened at Best Video. Jisu Sheen reports.
Albertus talk taps into sage advice of a medieval mystic. Allan Appel reports.
On tour at 83, Dylan reinterprets songs from his 20s (including a “Masterpiece” samba). Matt Carney reviews.
A multi-media exhibit checks out what’s growing under the sidewalk. Review Crew’s Nora Grace-Flood reports.
In Boris Fishman’s new novel about a family escaping civil war and totalitarianism. Paul Bass reports.
A surrealistic show illustrates the rules of regeneration. Review Crew’s Nora Grace-Flood reports.
Inside Trump’s White House Briefing Room. Jonathan D. Salant reports.
As police continue to investigate March 16 shooting death of 8‑year-old Stacey Glasgow. Thomas Breen reports.
by Maya McFadden | Apr 3, 2025 9:56 am | Comments (1)
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Newly minted PLTI grads Murray, Brown, and Taylor.
Four young New Haven moms seeking out a village of support for their families celebrated finding exactly that, and so much more — as they became the latest cohort to graduate from a 20-week leadership training course.
by Thomas Breen | Apr 2, 2025 3:48 pm | Comments (9)
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Cars parked at 80 Elm ...
... to facilitate the construction of a different downtown development.
The fence is open and cars are parked on an empty Elm Street lot near City Hall.
Might this mean progress on a long-stalled downtown development?
Yes … just not the one you might think.
by Laura Glesby | Apr 2, 2025 1:38 pm | Comments (14)
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Jacqueline Beirne (with Kimberly Hart and Laurie Sweet): "The parents are overwhelmed."
“I don’t even want to call them kids,” said Kimberly Hart as she described the visceral fear of watching teen drivers speed, swerve and swirl up Shelton Avenue.
An hour later, after an emotional dialogue about the car-stealing “Kia Boyz” in Newhallville, Hart made the observation: “They’re babies.”
