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Three people facing charges for trafficking narcotics laced with deadly animal tranquilizer
Three people from Connecticut are facing several fentanyl and cocaine trafficking charges after allegedly distributing cocaine and fentanyl laced with a deadly animal tranquilizer. Authorities said Wednesday that a federal grand jury in New Haven indicted a 37-year-old Branford man, 27-year-old Branford woman and 35-year-old New Haven man on five...
Critical votes on long-delayed CT arena renovation back on track. Here’s what changed.
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong told legislators Wednesday that his office has no role in reviewing a management agreement that is key to a $145 million renovation of Hartford’s aging XL Center — helping to put critical votes back on track for the long-delayed project, the first possibly coming next week. “In light of pending litigation, however, as a member of the State Bond ...
Support The Ansonia Animal Shelter At Farmer's Market
ANSONIA – Embroidered aprons and etched steel dog bowls will be for sale at the Ansonia Farmer’s Market on Friday (July 26), with all proceeds benefiting the Ansonia Animal Shelter. According to a post on the City of Ansonia Facebook page, embroidered aprons will be sold for $35...
Fleeing Theater Gets Going-Away Tax Present
The city is on track to forgive over $10,000 of interest on the city’s last non-pornographic movie theater owner’s unpaid taxes bill it left behind when it left town. How much should the city forgive of the Criterion's bill for interest on six years of unpaid taxes?. ©2024...
Jeremy O. Harris Selects Keegon Schuett to Receive 2024 Yale Drama Series Prize
The 2024 Yale Drama Series Prize has been awarded to Keegon Schuett, selected by playwright Jeremy O. Harris. Schuett's play this dry spell was chosen out of more than 2,000 plays from 55 countries. Schuett will be honored at an October 25 reception at Yale Schwarzman Center. They will receive...
Student Photographers Roll Out (Un?)Welcome Mat
Even though the signs are in sync with one another, not offering contradictory information, the photograph conveys a sense of disorientation. You have to read them twice, maybe, to see that they line up. The inclusion of the house matters, too; it gives the disorientation context. What does it mean for the people who live on that block, that multiple signs tell people unfamiliar with the street layout that they’re not supposed to go there? What does it mean that there’s only one way off the block for the residents, a sense of limited options? Who made these decisions in the first place?
Boys and Girls Club of New Haven has a new name and is growing in a new chapter
The New Haven Boys and Girls Club has turned a corner, according to the chair of the board of directors. Erik Scaranuzzo says they’ve put in a lot of work since the day in 2019 when the organization abruptly – and briefly - closed. On Wednesday, the center...
Update Released On Condition Of 2-Year-Old Shot In Monroe
The incident occurred in Monroe around 9:20 p.m., Tuesday, July 23, on Wheeler Road. According to Lt. Stephen Corrone of the Monroe Police Department, the child's mother attempted to take him to the hospital but called 911 on the way. Corrone said the child was transported to Bridgeport Hospital and...
Griffin Heart Health Workshop Begins Aug. 7
DERBY, CT – The Griffin Center for Healthy Living will offer a free workshop to help individuals manage heart conditions starting Aug. 7. The Heart Health Workshop is a free, three-week workshop that provides health education on heart disease with an emphasis on the management of hypertension and elevated cholesterol.
Fired Cox Cop Loses Arbitration
(Updated) State arbitrators have upheld the city’s decision to fire Sgt. Betsy Segui for her supervisory role in the mishandling of a detainee who suffered paralyzing injuries while in police custody — and expressed dismay that the arrested cop still thinks she did nothing wrong on that fateful night.
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