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New Haven Summer Learning Academy focuses on student success, improving math and literacy skills
The New Haven Public Schools have officially launched its Summer Learning Academy. The learning academy kicked off this week in New Haven for grades K-7 and will be available through July 31. This year there are 2,000 students participating in the Summer Learning Academy, according to Justin Harmon, a spokesperson...
Participant in Armed Robbery of North Haven Gas Station Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison
Press Release from United States Attorney, District of Connecticut; U.S. Department of Justice. On June 28, Robert “Robbie” Smith, 20, of New Haven, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 84 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for offenses related to his role in the gunpoint robbery of a North Haven gas station. Smith’s sentencing was announced by Vanessa Roberts Avery, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
New Haven gang member faces up to life in prison for killing rival
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A 20-year-old member of New Haven’s Exit 8 gang could spend the rest of his life in prison. Quaymar Suggs pleaded guilty on Monday to conspiracy to engage in a pattern of racketeering activity, according to an announcement Tuesday by Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of […]
Alders OK Historic Duplex Sale For $6K
Alders signed off on selling a long-vacant, city-owned duplex next to Yale New Haven Hospital for $6,000 to a local veterans housing nonprofit that plans to rehab the property into six affordable rentals. Local legislators took that vote Monday night during the latest regular meeting of the full Board of...
Goose Wraps Summer Tour With Tennis Stadium Blowouts In New York & New Haven [Photos/Videos/Audio]
After spending most of the month of June on the road checking off a number of its biggest venues to date, Connecticut quintet Goose returned home to the Tri-State Area on Saturday and Sunday for notable gigs at a pair of former tennis stadiums in New York (Forest Hills Stadium, 6/29/24) and New Haven (Westville Music Bowl, 6/30/24).
2 seriously injured after car crashes into tree in New Haven
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — New Haven police say two people were seriously injured after a car struck a tree early Tuesday morning. Officers responded to the crash in the area of Farren Avenue and Fairmont Avenue around 1:46 a.m. Fire crews had to extricate two people from the vehicle. Police said the driver is […]
Scout creates new walking trail at park
Led by Boy Scout Aadi Neujahr, members of Troop 899, along with about twenty other volunteers built a new walking trail at the West River Memorial Park on Marginal Drive in Allingtown this past Saturday. The trail goes from the closed road gate at Westfield Street down to the West River.
A&I Techies Brings Down The House
Stormy weather was a challenge. Working with Afropop sensation Dobet Gnahoré was a delight. Arts & Ideas techies offered those takeaways on Monday as they worked hard to dismantle the festival’s main stage on the Green — and reflected on their work coordinating events, arranging sound production, and providing lighting that illuminates the artists for the people of New Haven to see.
School Library Named For Local Legend
A mother, grandmother, sister, and advocate for thousands of young New Haveners — and for the broader public school community — will live on, through the newly dedicated Hazel B. Pappas Media Center at Roberto Clemente Leadership Academy. On Friday, friends and family members and New Haven Public...
Prospect Medical Holdings reveals DOJ investigation
Prospect Medical Holdings, a financially troubled hospital chain, disclosed in court documents last week that it is under investigation by the Department of Justice. The Los Angeles-based provider disclosed few details about the probe, but said it received a civil investigative demand from the agency on Nov. 3. The federal...
Yale Center for Brain and Mind Health to Fund Research by Steele, Tseng
A research project by Vaughn R. Steele, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry, and Wan-Ling Tseng, PhD, assistant professor in the Child Study Center, will be funded with a Yale Center for Brain and Mind Health (CBMH) Pilot Award. The project title is “Targeting fronto-striatal neural circuitry using repetitive transcranial magnetic...
SCSU Football Announces 2024 Schedule
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Southern Connecticut State University Football has announced its 2024 schedule, which features six home games at Jess Dow Field. The Owls open the 2024 slate on Thursday, Sept. 5 at home against Shepherd for the first "Welcome To The Nest" Night. The first home game of the season will feature promotions and giveaways for SCSU students to signal the start of the season. The Owls will then play "Friday Night Under The Lights" when they host American International for a non-conference game on Friday, Sept. 13. A pair of road games follow as SCSU travels to...
Added glimmer in New Haven | Peabody Museum officially opens 'Minerals, Earth & Space' gallery
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The renovated, reimagined and now reopened Yale Peabody Museum has just added some glitz and glimmer to their exhibit space. This week, the museum staff officially opened “Minerals, Earth & Space,” an exhibit that showcases a treasured collection of gemstones from across the globe.
Caribbean Fest Lights Up The Green
Michelle Cave, Allison Lewis, Anthea Bartholomew, and Allison DeRoche of the Trinbago American Association of Southern Connecticut showed up to the Green to show off their heritage. Their table at Saturday’s Caribbean Festival was lined with cultural objects from Trinidad and Tobago, including a steel pan, local drinks like Trinidad...
Trio On Run After Robbing CT Shop At Gunpoint: Police
Police in Connecticut are on the hunt for three men who allegedly robbed a smoke shop at gunpoint, making off with cash and goods.The incident occurred in New Haven County around 7 p.m., Saturday, June 29, at Moe's Smoke Shop at 213 Pershing Drive in Ansonia.According to Lt. Patrick Lynch of …
East Haven PZC Denies ‘Thompson Commons’ Application on Grounds of Public Safety
On June 26, the East Haven Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) unanimously denied an application for affordable housing from Hamden-based developer 13 Carlson Place LLC to construct 20 single-family dwelling units on Thompson Avenue. The application from Carlson Place envisioned six triplex units and one duplex unit occupying 1.05 acres,...
Twins who survived attempted drowning released from hospital
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — The twins whose father allegedly tried to drown them in June were released from the hospital on Tuesday. 3-year-olds Gianna and Giovanni celebrated their birthdays on Monday surrounded by nurses and hospital staff. They spent over a week at Yale Children’s Hospital receiving care from the injuries they sustained on […]
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