By by Kenneth Reed HARTFORD— Six Connecticut towns are in line to receive more than $150 million in state funding for school projects under House Bill 5150. The bill authorizes school construction state grant commitments totaling $150.6 million toward total estimated project costs of $305.6 million.  House Bill 5150 would allow Connecticut to provide financial support for new school construction and...

By by Kenneth Reed HARTFORD— Six Connecticut towns are in line to receive more than $150 million in state funding for school projects under House Bill 5150. The bill authorizes...

by Viktoria Sundqvist The New Haven independent Two Connecticut towns went live with their school bus stop-arm camera systems this week, joining several other districts who have already fined hundreds...

by Thomas Breen, Paul Bass and Dereen Shirnekhi, NHI NEW HAVEN, CT – The Trump administration sued the Elicker administration Monday over New Haven’s “sanctuary policies” — arguing that the...

by Donald Eng HARTFORD, CT — Considering many teachers got into the profession “for the children” Connecticut Education Association President Kate Dias finds it ironic that the same rationale is...

by Donald Eng The New Haven independent HARTFORD, CT — A wide-ranging bill aiming to place limits on federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents was expected to pass the state...

Kim Weston realizes her dream. By Brian Slattery The New Haven independent Open StudiosWábi GalleryThrough April 17New Haven Artist and Wábi Gallery owner Kim Weston surveyed the art hanging on the fresh...

Lucy Gellman The New Haven independent Members of the band. Lucy Gellman Photos.  At first, the auditorium was quiet enough to hear a pin drop, Nadia Okwuosa’s honeyed voice winding...

by Dereen Shirnekhi 56-58 Avon on Tuesday. Fire Chief Daniel Coughlin (second from right) alongside LCI’s Mark Stroud, CAO Justin McCarthy, Fire Marshal Jerry Rynich, and Justin Elicker: “A shocking number...

by Thomas Breen A 58-year-old East Rocker fell asleep behind the wheel of a U-Haul van last month — before crashing into an Orange Street utility pole and plunging part...

by Allan Appel The New Haven independent Below is Allan Appel’s fourth entry in a yearlong series looking at the past 388 years of New Haven history, as America celebrates the...

by Thomas Breen and Dereen Shirnekhi The Trump administration sued the Elicker administration Monday over New Haven’s “sanctuary policies” — arguing that the city unduly interferes with federal immigration enforcement. Mayor...

by Thomas Breen The New Haven independent The Trump administration’s new anti-sanctuary-policy lawsuit accuses New Haven and Connecticut of violating the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution by limiting local...