16+ hour, 27+ min ago   (196+ words) Val Adaro made a prediction while babysitting her friend’s daughter Tuesday on the Academy Street side of Wooster Square Park. “I’d smoke you in a race,” Adaro, who’s 26, told 10-year old Siapilar Chardamendez. “I think I’m gonna smoke her,” she…...

16+ hour, 4+ min ago   (1206+ words) A 41-year-old Florida-based owner of a deteriorating corner building at Whalley Avenue and Fitch Street continues to avoid a court appearance — and leave his property a dangerous mess — more than four months after the state issued a warrant for his…...

15+ hour, 58+ min ago   (268+ words) A burst sprinkler head in Lincoln Bassett School’s library caused water damage to the library, STEM lab, and four classrooms, less than a week before the start of the 2026-27 school year. The sprinkler broke on Tuesday; the school year for…...

17+ hour, 9+ min ago   (1090+ words) Schools need to listen to teachers’ expertise more and rely on technology less, warns recently retired special education teacher Jane Roth, who spent 26 years teaching at New Haven Public Schools (NHPS). Her takeaway: Technology use in schools is becoming less…...

19+ hour, 14+ min ago   (405+ words) The observant Union Station visitor seeking reprieve from the nausea induced by screen time on their phone will notice there are 13 flowing bannered stripes above their head. The stripes are so massive, with each banner five feet wide, that it’s…...

19+ hour, 53+ min ago   (241+ words) A healthcare worker fell to the ground at the Whalley Avenue jail after an incarcerated person struck them in the back of the head after a medical evaluation on Monday. The state Department of Correction (DOC) provided that information in…...

22+ hour, 43+ min ago   (504+ words) New Haven’s school board took another step toward strengthening its in-house facilities management team in order to pay less to private contractors. The Board of Education did so by unanimously approving the promotional appointment of longterm Conte West Hills School…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (697+ words) The Pittman family and friends cooked for the Hill Saturday to celebrate a quarter century in business, with separate plans cooking for new ventures in the quarter century ahead. The cookout was sponsored by Sandra’s Next Generation to celebrate the…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (688+ words) Two biology teachers arrived at East Rock Market Sunday to advocate for climate-resilient urban design and stormwater taxation on Sunday afternoon. They were not instructing a class of students, but vying for the Democratic Party endorsement for the next alder…...

2+ day, 19+ min ago   (217+ words) The two sets I saw at the most recent original local music night at The Cannon were complete opposites of one another. Both sets were part of the weekly Wednesday night performance series put together by Carlos Wells, formerly of…...