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Board passes punishment for ATVs, dirt bikes on Waterbury roads
WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — An ordinance amendment passes in Waterbury Monday night, increasing penalties for illegal ATVs and dirt bikes. During the meeting, city residents pleaded with the Board of Aldermen to pass an ordinance amendment for stricter enforcement and penalties for illegal ATV and dirt bike use they said plagues city streets. “The way […]
Popular Grocery Chain Closing Over 30 Locations
Ever since the pandemic hit, and still to this day, businesses have been struggling to stay afloat. Closing down stores that are underperforming, and having to file for bankruptcy seem to be the norm of today's day and age. Popular grocery chain closing over 2 dozen locations. Stop & Shop,...
Bob’s Discount garners top recognition for customer experience in nationwide survey
MANCHESTER, Conn. — Bob’s Discount Furniture, a Top 100 omnichannel furniture retailer, has been named one of America’s Top Retailers, 2024 by USA Today and Plant-A Insights Group. “Bob’s Discount Furniture is thrilled to learn that our in-store experience has been recognized by such an esteemed data...
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Workforce Alliance opens doors in New Haven
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — People in the New Haven area looking for a new job have a new weapon at their disposal. Workforce Alliance, a state organization that helps train workers to find and get good jobs, held a ribbon cutting on Wednesday at its new office in Fair Haven. Rep. Rosa DeLauro spoke […]
Penn State men’s hockey to face Quinnipiac in 2024-25 nonconference schedule
Penn State will be making its first ever trip to M&T Bank Arena. Quinnipiac announced its out-of-conference schedule for this upcoming season, which includes a home game against the Nittany Lions on Oct. 12. This will be the first ever meeting between the two teams. Coach Guy Gadowsky's squad will...
Fair Rent Rejects 9 Retaliation Claims
That was the key word in the Fair Rent Commission’s rejection of a host of tenants union retaliation complaints, on the grounds that the Emerson Apartments’ new landlord had done no legal wrong in not renewing their leases. The commission issued those rejections at online hearings Tuesday night,...
Cheese Biz Pioneer Dies At 87
Pasquale “Lino” Liuzzi’s first job upon immigrating to America in 1962 was pouring concrete for sidewalks in the Bronx. A few weeks after landing that work, he saw an ad in an Italian newspaper: a factory in East Haven was looking for a cheesemaker. He decided to give it a shot.
Health headlines: Why young adults may be passing up alcohol
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — In today’s health headlines, why young adults may be passing up alcohol, how much screen time kids should have in a week, and 10 million calls have been answered by the mental health hotline. Dr. Arjun Venkatesh, chair of emergency medicine for Yale...
Six Lakes Park’s Future Sought
Trails for wheelchairs and strollers. A pavilion for events and education programs. Kayaking and fishing. All these ideas and more emerged from a meeting at Thornton Wilder Hall at Miller Library in Hamden, held by Six Lakes Park Coalition, as the coalition invited the public to submit input on what a future state park in the middle of Hamden might look like, and how it might best serve the community around it.
Neighbors Turn Out For “Dr. Robinson Way”
Dr. Ann Garrett Robinson knows how to advocate for a street corner name. In 2022, she made sure that New Haven’s first known Black resident, Lucretia, would have a place among official city signage. On Monday, she returned to City Hall to join 20 friends and neighbors in calling...
Incoming Simmons Undergrad Selected for Journalism Initiative
Incoming Simmons student Tristan Ortiz ’28 was accepted into the Youth Arts Journalism Initiative Class of 2024, a project sponsored by the Arts Council of Greater New Haven, Connecticut. Ortiz will spend the summer writing articles for the Council’s website.
Nyberg: Memoir details lessons learned while caring for someone with dementia
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — You can’t care for others if you don’t care for yourself. That’s one of the lessons Anthony Mauro, Sr., learned after his wife was diagnosed with a rare form of dementia. “There are so many loses that come with dementia,” he...
City Unveils First Electric Trash Truck
New Haven trash, meet the 2024 Battle Motors LET 2 EV. That’s Connecticut’s first ever electric garbage and recycling truck, which is slated to take to the streets of New Haven starting Wednesday morning. City officials gathered at the public works headquarters at 34 Middletown Ave. Tuesday morning...
Artists Raise The Roof— And Their Voices—To Combat Femicide
Top: Tina Colón Williams. Bottom: A detail from Vanesa Suarez's installation No More Stolen Sisters. The piece was intended to be viewed while listening to Beyoncé's "Heaven." Lucy Gellman Photos. The vocals wove through Havenly, cutting through the thick, humid air. Llena eres de gracia! On both sides...
Fabbri Adds Hopper To The Staff
HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac University women's basketball Head Coach Tricia Fabbri announced the addition of Ashley Hopper as the Director of Basketball Operations on Tuesday, July 16th. "I want to thank Coach Fabbri for the opportunity," said Hopper. "I am super grateful to be at Quinnipiac and it's been...
“Teachers Village” Grows In The Heights
For financial reasons, Justin Cross lives with his mom and Ubers, an expense he can ill afford, all the way across town from the Hill to his early childhood education job in Fair Haven Heights. Eric Gill commutes from Waterbury, where he shares a single room with a brother and...
Turner Announces 2024-25 Non-Conference Schedule
HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac Women's Ice Hockey program has revealed its non-conference schedule for the upcoming 2024-25 season, as announced Head Coach Cassandra Turner and the Bobcats on Tuesday afternoon. The non-conference slate features 13 games with four at home in Hamden while the Bobcats will hit the...
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