By Stacy M. Brown As the blockbuster “Michael” crossed the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office and cemented Michael Jackson’s estate as the steward of the first music biopic ever to reach the milestone, another chapter involving one of the singer’s closest relationships has moved into federal court. A lawsuit filed by four members of the Cascio family has...

by Thomas Breen Three years to the month after 25-year-old New Havener Ramon Yates was shot and killed on Dixwell Avenue, Det. Michael Haines found out that the Naugatuck Police...

By Rev. Paul FleckJuly “Faith Matters” is a column that features pieces written by local religious figures. In my faith tradition (United Methodist), clergy are encouraged to take paid sabbatical/renewal leave...

By Lucy GellmanJuly Linda Mickens. City arts director Sha McAllister. Before her hands ever touched clay—or reimagined discarded washboards, piles of old shoes, used nails and buttons—sculptor Linda Mickens was reimagining what...

by Thomas Breen Veo’s new Fair Haven rental spots, on display on Tuesday. Veo Operations Manager Rakeeda King: “We see so much ridership.” Mayor Justin Elicker and city Transportation, Traffic & Parking...

by Judy Lee As I looked out onto the rolling grassy hill at Beecher Park, I wanted to be a kid again. This wave of nostalgia hit me during Westville’s first...

by Thomas Breen The Independent will be hosting a debate for the 92nd General Assembly District race on Tuesday, July 28, at Coogan Pavilion in Edgewood Park. Doors will open at...

by Staff Report HARTFORD, CT — School may be out for the summer, but nutritious meals remain available at no cost to all children in the state, Gov. Ned Lamont...

by Sam Whitehead, KFF Health News Too sick to work? You may have to prove it. Next year, Medicaid recipients will have to start showing documentation such as a doctor’s...

by Kate Santini CTNewsJunkie HARTFORD, CT – Connecticut is among the 12 states challenging Paramount Skydance Corporation’s purchase of longtime competitor, Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. The $110 billion merger is...

by Staff  Yale President Maurie McInnis sent out the following email to Yale community members on Monday morning about the university’s potential settlement with the Trump administration over its admissions...

by Jisu Sheen A worker, farmer, and student work together to tear a flag, resisting the encroachment of U.S. imperialism. History of the National Liberation MovementBy National Federation of the National...

by Dereen Shirnekhi A 34-year-old New Havener died on Saturday after his motorcycle crashed into a fence on State Street. The New Haven Police Department (NHPD) reported the New Havener’s death...