by Dereen Shirnekhi A workplace dispute between the carpenters union’s then-president and his future successor has resulted in two federal lawsuits — one alleging racial discrimination, the other defamation. The plaintiff in both cases is Ernest Pagan, a lifelong New Havener who also chairs the City Plan Commission and leads efforts...

by Staff Report HARTFORD, CT — The Connecticut Student Loan Reimbursement Program has opened a new grant round and is now accepting applications for student loan payments that were made during the 2025 calendar year. Established in 2024, this program was created to provide direct financial relief to Connecticut residents burdened...

by Thomas Breen In an Instagram video posted by Mayor Justin Elicker to celebrate the opening of the Curtis Cofield II Estates, Reginald Blakey can be seen unlocking a front door, walking up a flight of steps, and standing in the kitchen of his new apartment. “They called me and they...

by Mark Oppenheimer (Opinion) It is almost perverse, given the sheer poundage of snow accumulated outside my house, to pick this moment to talk about swimming in the summer months. But because the city is currently deliberating plans to convert the former English Station power plant, on Ball Island (which...

by Karla Ciaglo CTNewsJunkieCTNewsJunkie HARTFORD, CT — As subfreezing temperatures strain shelters and warming centers across Connecticut, state lawmakers and shelter service providers warned that the state’s homelessness system is operating beyond capacity, leaving thousands exposed to life-threatening conditions and prompting calls for expanded housing and prevention funding. The Connecticut Coalition...

by Karla Ciaglo CTNewsJunkie HARTFORD, CT — As subfreezing temperatures strain shelters and warming centers across Connecticut, state lawmakers and shelter service providers warned that the state’s homelessness system is operating beyond capacity, leaving thousands exposed to life-threatening conditions and prompting calls for expanded housing and prevention funding. The Connecticut Coalition...