by | Jan 15, 2025 10:30 am | Comments (5)
Affinity's Rino Ferrarese at WNHH FM; some of his company's strains (top).
Rino Ferrarese noticed that the people who help him grow cannabis to sell in Connecticut end up buying their own stash elsewhere.
Therein lies a challenge for Connecticut’s fledgling industry.
Continue reading ‘2 Years In, Canna-preneur Battles Bummers’
by | Jan 10, 2025 9:39 am | Comments (6)
The Swamp isn't Twitter: Budget-watcher Prisinzano (at right) to Musk (left).
“DOGE” may be able to cut thousands of jobs. It will find fat to trim.
It won’t end up eliminating federal government departments or axing trillions of dollars in spending. Not even close.
So predicts a budget-watcher who’s monitoring the incoming Trump Administration’s effort to take a blowtorch to the “Deep State.”
by | Jan 8, 2025 2:00 pm | Comments (3)
Paul: Return to sender.
Jason Paul wants to lead the Democratic Party back to winning elections — in part by leaving people’s phones alone.
by | Jan 2, 2025 5:02 pm | Comments (14)
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Board of Alders President Walker-Myers at WNHH: "I don't instill fear. I instill hope."
Don’t panic. Let’s see what happens and what doesn’t happen. Then we’ll make sound decisions the way we always do.
Tyisha Walker-Myers offered that strategy as she and New Haven walk into what may prove a stormy 2025.
Emphasis on “may.”
by | Dec 24, 2024 1:14 pm | Comments (0)
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Yale students protest on the Green on Oct. 28 against COMPASS, the non-police crisis outreach team that helps people on the street find homes and life-saving care. The city formed COMPASS in the wake of police-accountability protests seeking non-punitive ways to help people in crisis.
Note: Answers appear at the bottom of this story along with links to relevant news stories from the past year.
1. Where did the city clear homeless encampments this year? (Choose all that apply.)
A. New Haven Green
B. The woods off I‑91 Exit 6
C. Ella Grasso Boulevard
D. Edgewood Park
E. Rosette Street
F. Outside Union Station
G. Below the Lamberton Street Bridge
by | Dec 20, 2024 9:43 am | Comments (1)
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Nu Haven Kapelye's David Chevan, Will Bartlett, Dana Astmann perform at WNHH FM.
December holiday music was in free swing — in Yiddish.
by | Dec 18, 2024 3:03 pm | Comments (30)
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Time for state to step in for tenants: State Reps.-Elect Laurie Sweet and Steve Winter at WNHH FM.
Laurie Sweet is headed back to the state Capitol to push a tenants’ rights bill — this time to help pass the law rather than push someone else to.
by | Dec 6, 2024 11:24 am | Comments (0)
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Diane X Brown and Chris "Big Dog" Davis.
Chris “Big Dog” Davis is returning to Dixwell’s Stetson Branch Library to bring a rainbow of holiday-season hope — with the help of a Hollywood Walk of Fame singer and actress.
Continue reading ‘Melba Moore Joins "Big Dog" Xmas At Stetson’
by | Dec 5, 2024 12:02 pm | Comments (13)
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Be prepared, not scared: Damjan Denoble at WNHH FM.
New Haven immigration attorney Damjan Denoble is preparing for Trump II Administration sweeps — by ramping down his immigration practice.
What a difference from his experience during Trump I.
by | Nov 26, 2024 3:37 pm | Comments (12)
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Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto at the announcement of $25 million in "Move New Haven" Biden Bucks.
Connecticut’s transportation chief is stepping on the gas — to get public-transit paperwork in to Washington before a new presidential administration takes over.
by | Nov 20, 2024 1:55 pm | Comments (5)
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Chief Jacobson at WNHH FM: "I think we're having an upward swing."
Karl Jacobson is cheering, not ruing, the latest police recruitment and retention numbers.
That could mean more cops on the streets in New Haven doing more work with the community.
Continue reading ‘Policing "Pendulum Swing" Buoys The Chief’
by | Nov 15, 2024 10:00 am | Comments (18)
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Cabrera and Winfield at WNHH: Where would it end?
Gary Winfield and Jorge Cabrera are determined not to blink.
Continue reading ‘Winfield & Cabrera: Don’t Bend To Trump Blackmail’
by | Nov 14, 2024 10:34 am | Comments (5)
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Bill Dixon at WNHH FM (above); Rally the Raven, with tail intact (below).
Bill Dixon has one regret: What happened to Rally the Raven’s tail.
by | Nov 8, 2024 10:01 am | Comments (13)
What the heck just happened?
How did Donald Trump manage to convince more Americans from all walks of life, including Black and Latino voters, to cast ballots for his 2024 presidential election than he or other Republicans had for a generation?
Continue reading ‘Whisperers Explain Black/Latino Trump Vote To White Guy’
by | Nov 1, 2024 1:19 pm | Comments (15)
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Ganong: Vote for what you believe, without wasting your vote.
Sarah Ganong wants voters to pick a Democrat without voting “Democrat” in some races this election.
Continue reading ‘3rd Party Offers Alternative Line For Electing Progressive Dems’
by | Nov 1, 2024 11:35 am | Comments (0)
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Singer-songwriter Frank Critelli at WNHH FM.
Frank Critelli was looking for lemons and toilet paper at Stop & Shop. He wasn’t looking to steal anything. Honest.
by | Oct 31, 2024 10:13 am | Comments (1)
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In progress at ClimateHaven: Tools used to extract "valuable materials" from lithium-ion batteries.
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Justine Lee at WNHH FM: From Citibike to VC to green-tech incubator.
Justine Lee has returned to New Haven to turn climate hope into reality.
by | Oct 29, 2024 5:11 pm | Comments (8)
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Acri at WNHH FM: Voters deserve "a choice."
Anthony Acri knows what it’s like to rebuild a life after a setback. He wants voters to send him to Hartford to put that experience to work for other people seeking to rebuild theirs.
by | Oct 23, 2024 11:28 am | Comments (2)
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Will Ginsberg at WNHH FM: It didn't all turn out the way we planned.
Will Ginsberg is leaving behind important unfinished business for his successor as he completes a 24-year run as CEO of New Haven’s leading philanthropic foundation.
Continue reading ‘Ginsberg Hands Off The Inclusion Challenge’
by | Oct 18, 2024 1:26 pm | Comments (21)
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State Rep. Pat Dillon at WNHH FM: "It's great if you bought DoorDash stock five years ago, not if you had maybe 10 people on your staff, serving people, and now you're down to two."
Pat Dillon started visiting voters on her 22nd round of seeking election to a state legislative seat when she learned something new: the Amity Walgreens is closing.
The voters who broke the news considered it a big deal. Dillon said she does, too, and intends to incorporate it into her work if elected on Nov. 5 to represent New Haven’s west-side 92nd General Assembly District for a 21st two-year term.
by | Oct 14, 2024 12:05 pm | Comments (18)
State Rep. Elliott: Tax burden is backwards.
Josh Elliott is ready to run for governor to challenge the current governor’s take on taxing the rich — but only if the current governor isn’t on the ballot.
Continue reading ‘Elliott Eyes "Equitable Taxation" Guv Run’
by | Oct 11, 2024 9:23 am | Comments (23)
Help more people vote: Joshua Elliott and Karimah Mickens at WNHH FM.
If you no longer have to lie about needing to vote absentee — would that cut down on fraud?
by | Oct 9, 2024 10:04 am | Comments (7)
Orosco4Senate Insta reels.
Steve Orosco is as likely to knock on your iPhone as to knock on your door this campaign season.
by | Oct 8, 2024 3:55 pm | Comments (27)
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Rosa the Rizzler: DeLauro at WNHH FM.
Inflation keeps dropping. Unemployment is near historic lows. Jobs keep growing.
Rosa DeLauro didn’t talk about any of that. Even though she and her party could crow about those trends in a typical election year.
But this isn’t a typical election year.
Continue reading ‘DeLauro Sees 18th Term Window Of Opportunity’
by | Oct 2, 2024 10:57 am | Comments (10)
Showing up: Street medicine outreachers Phil Costello, Emma Lo, Claudette Kidd at WNHH FM.
Teens have started jumping out of cars and attacking homeless people sleeping on the street in Fair Haven, according to a veteran street outreach worker.
Continue reading ‘Street Attacks On Homeless Reported On Rise’