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Members of the College Republicans at Southern Connecticut State University went door to door Wednesday, leaving pamplets and information concerning voting and candidates. Frank Musante, a senior with the group, shared why it’s important for his group to go out and canvas. “The reason we still want to get out there to door knock and drop off our literature...

Police have identified a woman found dead in a New Haven apartment Saturday and the death has been ruled a homicide. Officers and firefighters responded to a 911 call of a person shot inside of an apartment on Quinnipiac Avenue around 11:40 p.m. When crews arrived, police said they found 44-year-old Natosha Gaines inside with a gunshot wound to the…

Yale New Haven Health opened a new primary care medical center on Tuesday on Sargent Drive in New Haven. Their goal is to improve access to health care for families in New Haven. The project took more than five years to complete. “The commitment to care for patients of all ages is there. We’ve organized this working with our...

An 8-month old baby who was found burned and abandoned in a dumpster in New Haven has been released from the hospital and is now with family. A woman described as the child’s babysitter is accused of abandoning the baby and assaulting the child’s mother. Officers arrested 24-year-old Andiana Velez, who they said it is believed to be the...

New Haven police said they have plans to make the rounds at a New Haven apartment complex where last Monday, a young baby was found inside a dumpster. Their goal: reach parents and caregivers of the youngest residents. “Those kids are listening. Those kids know something is going on and they might not know the full extent of it, but…

On Monday, local and state officials gathered at the neighborhood music school to make an announcement about a new initiative helping the arts community. “This is a $9 million investment that’s a part of our broader commitment to culture and the arts,” said Governor Ned Lamont. “We will have a $5,000 grant to everyone who qualifies but over and above…

State and local officials announced a new grant program to help the arts community, which has been affected financially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

New Haven police have partnered with Yale for decades to help children who may be exposed to violence or scary situations involving officers and others.

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has announced a grant program that will support the state’s arts community amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Lamont said the state will be providing up to $9 million in grants to certain nonprofit arts organizations. The grants are designed to help them recover quicker from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to state officials, the…

Dozens of people in New Haven and Niantic showed up on Sunday to show their support for breast cancer survivors and caregivers. It was part of the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides yearly initiative.  “We still wanted to do something, we couldn’t go through this season with doing nothing,” said American Cancer Society Community Development Manager Graham Kobs. This...

Police are investigating after a woman was found dead in an apartment in New Haven on Saturday night. Officers and firefighters responded to a 911 call of a person shot inside of an apartment on Quinnipiac Avenue around 11:40 p.m. When crews arrived, police said they found a 44-year-old New Haven woman with a gunshot wound to her head. She…

A 16-year-old was taken to the hospital after police said he was shot while he was walking in New Haven on Friday night. Officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert and 911 calls of gunfire in the area of Ellsworth Avenue and Moreland Road in the Beaver Hills neighborhood around 6:45 p.m. When police arrived, they said they found evidence of…

Principal Dina Natalino and her staff at Bishop Woods School are looking forward to welcoming back students as New Haven Schools will soon resume in-person learning. “There’s 41 schools and many of them are in different stages of readiness but all of them are on track to be open by November 9,” said New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker. Like many…

Like many districts, New Haven will be on a modified schedule with kids from preschool to third grade returning Monday through Friday with the exception of Wednesday and fourth through 12th graders will be two days in person in two days remote with Wednesday being a cleaning day for both schedules.

A 32-year-old New Haven man is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle on Thursday night and police are looking into whether a second vehicle also hit the man. The man was struck on Sherman Parkway in New Haven, between Harding Place and Ford Street, around 8 p.m. and he sustained severe injuries, police said, and an ambulance…

“Even in this seven-month period I feel a great sense of pride and honor to be here and help the club get back on its feet.” Barbara Chesler is the interim executive director of the Boys & Girls Club of New Haven, who donated her time since March to help navigate the club back to serving the community. “Just under…

The Boys & Girls Club of New Haven is hosting a virutal talent show Thursday evening to help raise funds to keep its programs up and running.

After much debate this summer in districts across the state on the return to school, New Haven opted to take 10 extra weeks to prep all 41 school buildings for in-person learning. Now, they say they’re on the path for a November 9 hybrid learning launch.   “There are eight schools ready to go right now, and all of the…

New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker urged residents to stay vigilant this fall because the city has seen an uptick in COVID-19 cases. Over the past 14 days there were 63 cases reported in New Haven. That is up from 20 cases reported over the prior two weeks, according to Maritza Bond, the director of public health for New Haven. The…

The city of New Haven announced plans to expanded coronavirus testing options.