by STAFF The new haven independent
Summer has officially begun — and New Haven is ready for it, with movies in the park and free basketball lessons and open swims and summer-slump-combatting reading challenges on tap.
Those city-sponsored activities and many more are detailed in an email press release that Mayor Justin Elicker’s office sent out earlier this month following a press conference the mayor and other top city officials held at Lighthouse Point Park.
The press release details a host of recreation activities, including summer camps and “family fun days” and police athletic league chess clubs, open to the public this warm-weather season. It also describes academic and free-meal programs available in the months ahead.
Click here to read in detail about those offerings in the mayor’s 2023 Summer Youth Guide. And see below for the press release in full.