At the time of Liberia’s independence on July 26, 1847, the new republic’s population celebrated by singing the national anthem “All Hail, Liberia, Hail!” The lyrics were written by Daniel Bashiel Warner, a 32-year-old native of Baltimore, Maryland, who later served as Liberia’s third president. What is not well known is that from 1847 to 1860, the anthem’s melody was...

by Donald Eng HARTFORD, CT — Citing his “genuine commitment to listening to educators” and his support for public schools, the Connecticut Education Association endorsed incumbent Gov. Ned Lamont for...

At the time of Liberia’s independence on July 26, 1847, the new republic’s population celebrated by singing the national anthem “All Hail, Liberia, Hail!” The lyrics were written by...

By Lorrice GrantJuly The following writeup was submitted by Lorrice Grant, the executive director of Loaves & Fishes and a co-chair of the Coordinated Food Assistance Network. There’s a difference between...

by Thomas Breen A day after Gov. Ned Lamont came to Westville and said that improving a public school system is “not always about more money,” three candidates for a...

by Paul Bass Two candidates in a hard-fought election campaign walked into a radio studio —  and agreed. They agreed on air that they’ll fight for more local education aid and...

by Thomas Breen Soon-to-retire New Haven State Sen. and President Pro Tem Martin Looney has endorsed Morris Cove Alder Leland Moore for an open east-side state representative seat. Moore, a first-term...

by Adele Haeg Yale has appointed former New Haven Police Capt. John Healy to serve as the new chief of the Yale Police Department (YPD). University officials announced that appointment in...

by Adele Haeg Christina Davis, Boria’s mother and the proposed store’s namesake, asked the board to give her son a chance: “He deserves this,” she said. Boria and Kanya Kanh, who...

by Laura Glesby How should Connecticut crack down on illicit cannabis sales in smoke shops, diminish secondhand smoke in public, and avoid repeating mistakes made with the alcohol and tobacco...

by Adele Haeg Elliott called for systemic change to Connecticut’s education system, speaking to union members and the press on Tuesday: “Year over year, we see the way that rules...

by Allan Appel Two couples walk into an ice cream shop, one from New Haven, one from East Haven. They are escorted to sit down, seriatim, at two round tables....

by Laura Glesby When it comes to improving the school system, “it’s not always about more money,” said Gov. Ned Lamont. “Sometimes it’s about doing things that matter.” He offered that...