East Haven

A crash briefly closed the southbound lanes of Interstate 95 in East Haven Tuesday evening. The accident happened near Exit 51, according to state police. There is no word on injuries.

East Haven Mayor Joseph Carfora announced on Saturday that he tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement on Facebook, Carfora said he found out he tested positive for the virus late Thursday. He said that he initially felt mild allergy-like symptoms, which prompted him to get tested. Since then, the symptoms progressed to flu-like symptoms, Carfora said. The East Shore…

COVID-19 patients develop a certain level of immunity after battling the virus, but new studies find it may not last long.

With the holidays fast approaching, East Haven police are reminding online shoppers to look out for package thieves as they plan to increase patrols in residential neighborhoods. East Haven police said between the holidays and the COVID-19 pandemic, they’ve seen an increase in package thefts. They are currently searching for a suspect accused of stealing several packages from homes...

A trespassing call at an East Haven hotel Tuesday turned out to be much more than police expected. Robert Chapin came to Connecticut from Texas for a woman he met online, and things didn’t’ go well. “When I got up here, she decided she didn’t want to meet me,” said Chapin. “I gave her the last $40 I own...

Community members in East Haven worked to make sure a stranded veteran got the help he needed.

The East Haven Town Hall is closed on Monday after two cases of COVID-19, city officials said. The two cases were people in a limited, non-public area of the town hall, according to the mayor’s office. The town hall will be closed on Monday with exceptions for essential services available by appointment only, officials said. Here is a look...

COVID-19 changed life in cities almost overnight. Maybe the most drastic shift came from the closure of office buildings and the shift to work-from-home lifestyles. Suddenly, a major incentive of living in a city — proximity to jobs — had vanished. Will an exodus to small towns change urban living forever?

Two people, including a firefighter, were injured during an apartment fire in East Haven Wednesday. Fire officials said they were called to the complex on Green Garden Court around 4:50 p.m. Wednesday. Crews found heavy fire on the first and second floors. Fire officials said they rescued one person who was hurt and a second fleeing the fire. One firefighter…

Masks: they’ve always been part of Halloween tradition but never like this year. While spooky season is in full fright mode around the state, those in the Halloween business have adapted to COVID-19 protocols. At East Haven’s Shore Line Trolley Museum, you’ll find the Haunted Isle. People are taken on a trolley into a secret, secluded wooded location. There,...

Masks: they’ve always been part of Halloween tradition but never like this year. While spooky season is in full fright mode around the state, those in the Halloween business have adapted to COVID-19 protocols.

People who knew and loved Lizzbeth Aleman-Popoca are sad, and angry that no one has been arrested for her killing. There is no official person of interest, almost three months after she was found buried in a shallow grave. Friday they came out to make that anger known, and demand answers.In East Haven, dozens of protesters called for justice...

On July 1, Lizzbeth Aleman-Popoca disappeared from her East Haven home. Her body was found more than two weeks later in Branford.

A group of volunteers joined forces to help clean up different parts of Connecticut. It’s a part of the International Coastal Cleanup Day. People of all ages participated in picking up and documenting litter across the state. The goal is to keep all lands and waterways clean including the Long Island Sound. The effort also helps preserve the state’s...

The East Haven mother who was found dead behind a Branford restaurant in July died of homicidal asphyxia, according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. The body of Lizzbeth Aleman-Popoca was found July 15 buried in a shallow grave near a dumpster behind LoMonaco’s Ristorante. The 27-year-old mother was reported missing on July 3 but her family told…

The East Haven Police Department is investigating a serious single car accident Saturday morning. Crews were dispatched to the intersection of Main Street and Kimberly Avenue just after 7:30 a.m. for an accident with serious injuries. According to police, the occupants of a single vehicle were treated on scene by fire personnel before being transported to Yale New Haven Hospital…

As the East Haven Board of Education met on Tuesday, teachers rallied outside to push for the district to change its school reopening plans. “I’m nervous. I want to be in there. I want to teach but I don’t know how we can safely do it,” said Samatha Iannotti, an East Haven teacher. Iannotti is a special education teacher...

Students in East Haven are expected to return to classes in one week.

Police are searching for a man who they said fired multiple shots into a home in East Haven late Tuesday night. Officers were called to Kimberly Avenue around 11:30 p.m. after getting a report of shots fired into a home. When police arrived, they said they learned a man, possibly wearing a wig, approached the home and attempted to lure…