Newhallville

The state approved millions for community programs and improvements. Among them, $2 million will go to a community education and wellness center in Newhallville.

Inside Gary Gate’s barbershop on Dixwell Avenue, the conversation is heating up over the APT Foundation’s plans to move in across the street. “We were totally shocked,” Gates said. “It’s just not something we would expect to even be in this community considering where we’re bringing this community from.” Residents and business owners say APT Foundation never met with...

People who live and work in a Dixwell Avenue neighborhood say they don’t want a health care company to move in and bring a methadone clinic with them.