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New Haven police investigating 3 separate shootings in 24 hours
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WFSB) - New Haven police are investigating three separate shooting incidents in the last 24 hours. Police first said they were called to Yale-New Haven Hospital at 9:11 p.m. on Saturday for an 18-year-old victim who arrived at the hospital with several gunshot wounds. They determined he...
Camp No Limits empowers kids with limb loss
(WFSB) - No matter what, you can do anything you set your mind to. That’s what Camp No Limits proves to children with limb loss. Eyewitness News went to Quinnipiac University where a summer camp is changing lives. Twenty campers are letting loose, movin’ and groovin’. This energizer activity...
Buckley Institute leader charged with disorderly conduct for allegedly yelling racial slur
Lauren Noble ’11, the founder and executive director of the Yale-based Buckley Institute, faces three misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct for allegedly using a racial slur repeatedly to refer to New Havener Gerno Allen last summer. Allen, a Black employee at the 60 Wall St. Propark lot, told the...
Bobcats Announce Fall Tennis Schedules
HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac men's and women's tennis programs have announced their 2024 fall schedule, which features two events at Quinnipiac's home courts in Hamden. Both teams will play in four events, beginning with the women hosting the Quinnipiac Hidden Duals on Sept. 6-8 with UConn, St. Francis, and Fairfield coming to Hamden. The men will participate in the Brown Invitational in Providence, R.I. the following weekend Sept. 14-15. Bryan Adinolfi 's squad will then head to Fairfield, Conn. from Sept. 20-22 to participate in the Fairfield Hidden Duals. The women's team will take the trip to West Point, N.Y....
New Haven Remembers Aleta Staton, Arts Titan & Community Connector
Semi Semi-Dikoko, David Sepulveda, and Aleta Staton at the Arts Awards. Judy Sirota Rosenthal File Photo with permission from the Arts Council of Greater New Haven. The second photo in this story is from the photographer Leigh Busby, used with permission. The curtain opens. On stage, Aleta Staton is a...
A Sidewalk Comes To Crescent Street
Fresh concrete dried quickly on Crescent Street under Thursday’s hot sun. The long-awaited sidewalk-in-progress across from Beaver Pond Park is the product of years of neighborhood advocacy, political bureaucracy, geometric problem-solving, and now physical labor. It will span two blocks, or 550 feet, between Ella T. Grasso Boulevard and...
Hamden camp for children with lost limbs teaches life lessons
HAMDEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Camp No Limits in Hamden is doing just that — teaching children with lost limbs, or who have limb differences — how to access the world. “They’re tying shoes, putting their hair in a ponytail and learning how to cut food, those sorts of things,” said Mary Leighton, who founded the […]
Mark Twain House & Museum Receives Important Grant from the Historic Preservation Fund/Save America’s Treasures
We were delighted and honored to host U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal’s press conference on Wednesday, July 3, where he announced that our internationally renowned museum will receive $487,000 from the Historic Preservation Fund/Save America’s Treasures to repair and replace the HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning) system in the 150-year-old historic house.
Weekend Happenings for July 12-14
HARTFORD, Conn — Even though the heat and humidity are sticking around through the weekend, there are still plenty of fun things to do all around the Constitution State. Here are some ideas:. This event is happening Saturday and Sunday in New London. It’s Southeastern Connecticut's premiere summer event....
Nicolosi, Wilson Named to At-Large Academic All-Ivy Teams
PRINCETON, N.J. -- Seniors Teddy Nicolosi of the Yale coed sailing team and Sarah Wilson of the Bulldogs gymnastics squad have earned Academic All-Ivy honors as part of the 2023-24 At-Large Team that recognizes top student-athletes in non-Ivy League sponsored sports. The conference announced the awards on Thursday morning. Institutions...
Squatters Set Up In Almost-Sold Factory
Housing has finally come to the old Hamilton Street clock factory — in the form of a parked RV occupied by a homeless former construction worker. Time is ticking, however, for the temporary residents of the dilapidated industrial complex, now that the city’s housing authority has finalized an agreement to buy the blighted property out of tax foreclosure.
Camp No Limits celebrates its 20th year
As Disability Pride Month continues, Camp No Limits is celebrating its 20th year. Camp No Limits is an overnight camp for children and adolescents with limb loss or limb differences and their families. The goal of the camp is to increase the independence of children and adolescents who live with limb loss and limb differences.
Suspicious death under investigation at Motel 6 in Wethersfield
WETHERSFIELD, Conn. (WTNH) — State and local officials are investigating a suspicious death after a deceased male was found in a motel this morning in Wethersfield. At 5:53 a.m. an individual at Motel 6 located at 1341 Silas Deane Highway called the Wethersfield Police Department to report a deceased male. Police reported to room 168 […]
2024 Cross Country Schedule Announced
Central Connecticut State University head cross country coach Eric Blake announced the Blue Devils' 2024 slate on Friday. The campaign begins Saturday, August 31, at the Ken O'Brien Minuteman Invitational. The Blue Devils won their 11th Northeast Conference title on the men's side and had four of the top five individual finishers. CCSU placed second at the NEC Championships on the women's side and had three runners place among the Top 12. The Blue Devils host a pair of regular season meets, the Ted Owen Invitational (September 21) and Mini Meet (October 25). The 2024 campaign begins at the UMass...
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