A pioneer in blood banking, Drew did extensive original research in blood chemistry. This barrier-breaking African American doctor and surgeon earned the title “father of the blood bank” for his lifesaving innovations in the use and preservation of blood plasma. A native of Washington, D.C., Charles Richard Drew (1904–1950) was a gifted young athlete who earned a bachelor’s degree at Amherst...

by Mona Mahadevan Film trucks lined up on East Grand Ave. Credit: Chris Ozyck photo Production trucks, film crews, and camera equipment were spotted outside of a Fair Haven Heights mansion...

by Laura Glesby The state’s claims commissioner has found that Connecticut should pay Dixwell/Newhallville Alder Maceo “Troy” Streater more than $5.75 million as compensation for the 23 years he spent...

by Julie Martin Banks Representatives from United Illuminating filed its proposed 2026 Rate Adjustment Mechanism (RAM) with the state’s regulatory authority Friday, announcing that they expect its customers to see...

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OAKLAND POST — A long-awaited disparity study funded by the City of Oakland shows dramatic evidence that city government is practicing a deeply embedded pattern of systemic discrimination in...

by Mona Mahadevan More than 12 years after a woman was sexually assaulted in New Haven, police made an arrest by using DNA evidence from a separate case in Waterbury. The...

by Lisa Reisman Olmo’s Craig Hutchinson with New Haven Pizza Club’s Michael Pollack, Jim Baronowski and Megan Gaudiosi. Credit: Lisa Reisman photos It could well have been a sunk cost. Literally. On...

by Thomas Breen The New Haven independent None of the city cops who were arrested more than three years ago after Richard “Randy” Cox sustained paralyzing injuries while in police...

by Mona Mahadevan The man’s passenger-side window was completely busted. Pieces of glass on Lombard St. This article was updated on Saturday, Feb. 14 with a comment from the U.S. Department of...

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by Laura Glesby The New Haven independent The Elicker administration is in early-stage talks with Yale and CT Transit about integrating university shuttles into the public bus system, according to...

by Paul Bass Connecticut doesn’t have to stand by watching federal immigration agents terrorize communities. It can take action. So argues State Sen. Jorge Cabrera, who said he’s working with colleagues...