by Laura Glesby City Coordinator for Homelessness Velma George-James couldn’t stop a nationwide tide of homelessness from rising in New Haven. But she could make sure that people without a place to live had access to a warm shower. “Sometimes you lose all hope, but something about that water being splashed on your face… it helps you to open up, to...

by Dereen Shirnekhi The New Haven independent WVRA’s Lizzy Donius and Parks Director Max Webster at a post-parks commission meeting field trip to check out Edgewood Park lighting. Westville business owner...

by Laura Glesby City Coordinator for Homelessness Velma George-James couldn’t stop a nationwide tide of homelessness from rising in New Haven. But she could make sure that people without a...

by Maya McFadden The New Haven independent At Wednesday’s press conference and rally outside the Church Street courthouse. Family members wear temporary tattoos to remember Aaron. Shannon and Kwame Nkrumah refuse to...

by Mona Mahadevan The New Haven independent People walking and biking along the Farmington Canal Trail will soon be able to pop into Elena’s for a soft serve sundae —...

by Maya McFadden Conte West Hills School Building Manager Dennis Tondalo said he is asked by students every day when their school’s pool will open. He said he replies that...

by Mona Mahadevan A rendering of the project. Source: Vesta Corporation and Vallone Ventures A developer duo’s plan to build 242 affordable apartments atop ex-industrial sites in Newhallville is moving forward,...

by Thomas Breen CTNewsJunkie The City Plan Commission voted Wednesday to allow a Fair Haven-based developer to convert the former home of the Ely Center art gallery on Trumbull Street...

by Donald Eng CTNewsJunkie HARTFORD, CT — Local school districts could see some relief this year, and more enhancements to come under a plan Gov. Ned Lamont unveiled Thursday. Critics,...

by Kenneth Reed WATERBURY, CT — Small business owners could get a sweet deal on healthcare coverage under a new tax proposal Gov. Ned Lamont touted at a Connecticut candy...

by Donald Eng HARTFORD, CT — House Republicans are touting a budget adjustment plan they say will deliver hundreds of millions of dollars to local school systems while reducing property...

NEW YORK CARIB NEWS — The store will be located at La Marqueta, a historic marketplace beneath the elevated Park Avenue tracks. The project is expected to cost approximately $30...

by Mona Mahadevan The New Haven independent Santos Guzman (through a translator): I’m “thinking twice” about moving to Essex Street because of the apartments. For the second time, the city’s zoning...