by REV. DOROTHY S. BOULWARE Word in Black Now, as the nation’s largest, most influential Protestant denomination moves to formally enforce gender restrictions on who can preach and pastor, Black clergy and church leaders are confronting the much larger question of who gets to answer God’s call — and who gets to decide if it’s legitimate. At its annual meeting in...

by Donald Eng HARTFORD, CT — With a long-duration heat wave expected to impact Connecticut this week, Gov. Ned Lamont is ordering the state’s Extreme Hot Weather Protocol to be...

by Mona Mahadevan  Should Connecticut consider a company’s record on climate change and labor rights when deciding how to invest the state’s pension funds? That is one of the defining questions...

by Mona Mahadevan U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro: “This is an effort to take control over federal grant-making and use it as leverage to enforce compliance with the political dictates of...

By Frederick J. Streets “Faith Matters” is a column that features pieces written by local religious figures. Genesis 1:31. I heard tell of a young pastor who was called to a sizable...

by Janday Wilson The International Festival of Arts & Ideas presents “The Stories We Carry”New Haven MuseumNew HavenJune 28, 2026 “Find your community, because your family probably doesn’t want you to...

When State Rep. Pat Dillon found out this spring that a group of Westville neighbors had spoken up at a city parks commission meeting about the need for better...

by Adele Haeg Nancy Wayua and her daughter Maly came to Saturday’s event to meet police officers; she said “the most important thing is seeing the police themselves doing this...

by Lisa Reisman Langley signing her book after this week’s 8th-grade promotion ceremony. Mortarboard messages on Tuesday. On her rounds through the halls over the last year or so, King/Robinson Interdistrict Magnet...

by Thomas Breen Avelo Airlines announced this week that the budget airline is adding a direct route from Tweed New Haven Airport to Aguadilla, Puerto Rico — roughly two-and-a-half years...

by Laura Glesby Alders Sarah Miller, Caroline Tanbee Smith, and Frank Redente press NHPS leaders on a facilities plan. Credit: Laura Glesby Photo New Haven Public Schools will soon commission an...

by Thomas Breen The Connecticut AFL-CIO on Friday endorsed two-term incumbent Gov. Ned Lamont and a slate of other state-office seekers — including New Haven’s Gary Winfield, Pat Dillon, Steve...

by Thomas Breen The U.S. Attorney’s office announced Thursday that a federal grand jury in Bridgeport has returned a 19-count indictment charging 16 alleged “members and associates” of a New...