By Pastor Oliver B.J. ArcherJune “Faith Matters” is a column that features pieces written by local religious figures. In his book Four Thousand Weeks, Oliver Burkeman highlights that at the height of the 2016 presidential race, over three million people watched two BuzzFeed reporters wrap rubber bands around a watermelon. After 44 minutes and 686 rubber bands, the watermelon exploded. The reporters high-fived,...

by Adele Haeg Mayor Justin Elicker listened to Yale’s presentation: “We do not own the property. Yale University owns the property,” he remarked during the meeting. Yale plans to demolish a...

By Pastor Oliver B.J. ArcherJune “Faith Matters” is a column that features pieces written by local religious figures. In his book Four Thousand Weeks, Oliver Burkeman highlights that at the height of the...

by Adele Haeg Soccer fans and neighbors congregated in Pitkin Plaza to watch the first match of this year’s World Cup; organizers only expect more people for the United States’...

by Staff La Voz Hispana Publisher Norma Rodriguez-Reyes has a new title to add to her resume: Hall of Famer. The Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) formally inducted New Havener...

by Dereen Shirnekhi and Maya McFadden Police arrested a John C. Daniels School paraprofessional on Wednesday after she allegedly struck a 6-year-old during lunch. The student’s mom said that her son...

by Laura Glesby Elliott backer Sandra McKinnie: Connecticut’s future supports single mothers. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Elliott was speaking to a tightly packed cafe about regressive taxation on Thursday when Sandra...

By Lucy Gellman   When Avery Wilson lifted a mic to his mouth Monday night to perform the National Anthem at Madison Square Garden, New Haven music educator Harriett Alfred...

by Lisa Reisman On a recent sun-dappled morning on Greenwood Avenue in The Hill, Keshawn Brown and Kristen Threatt sat on the steps of Threatt’s front stoop, discussing the New...

by Thomas Breen Farmer with campaign supporters Erin Melocowsky, Fay Crawford (Farmer’s mom), and James Bhandary-Alexander get ready to drop off still more signatures. Barber, with Democratic Registrar of Voters Shannel...

by Janday Wilson The Aldrich Decennial: I am what is around meThe Aldrich Contemporary Museum of ArtRidgefieldThrough Jan. 10, 2027 There was not a single parking spot left at The Aldrich...

by Thomas Breen One woman died and two others were injured following a fire in a fifth-floor apartment in Westville Monday night. That fire broke out at around 8:03 p.m. at...

by Jamil Ragland WEST HARTFORD, CT — A new law intended to protect various communities in the state received Gov. Ned Lamont’s signature Monday, as he signed new hate crime...