POSTPONED: Food, Music, Fun Promised For NHPD National Night Out

Helping to make neighborhoods safer, police say, the community-building event promotes cops/community partnership, neighborhood camaraderie.

NRC Fines YNHH $9K For Improper Nuclear Materials Handling, Transfer

​In December 2023, YNHH notified NRC that an unused vial of lutetium-177 was recovered at a lead-disposal facility after setting off alarms.

'Hall of the Pacific:' Peabody Debuts Pacific Islander Artifacts, Art

Among the 250 artifacts are a carved Vanuatu seagoing canoe prow and Solomon Islands decorated shields used for defense and in ceremonies.

Documentary Spotlights Newhallville Community Activist

The documentary was produced and directed by UNH film students.

Big Lottery Prize Sold In New Haven

The big win came on a scratch ticket, according to the Connecticut Lottery.

Honoring Amistad: Weekend Of Film, Music, Exhibit, Waterfront Programs

Free outdoor screening of Speilberg's 1997 film "Amistad," musical performances, and "Amistad Retold" tours, all free July 19-20.

Youth@Work: Every Young Person Who Wanted, Applied For A Job, Got One

Nearly 750 young people start work at over 100 sites across the city, part of New Haven’s Youth@Work summer employment program.

Young Filmmakers Capture Newhallville

Young filmmakers from four different schools joined forces to write, film, edit, and premiere a documentary.

LEAP’s Pool To Open This Summer, Too

A privately owned pool will be open for free public access on Friday evenings — and for low-cost swim lessons throughout the summer...

Southern Pres. Named Among NAACP '100 Most Influential Blacks In CT'

Dr. Dwayne Smith, SCSU interim president, was among the 100 to receive the prestigious honor by the NAACP Connecticut State Conference.

This Time, Tents Pop Up On The Green

Tents popped up as part of a protest against past clearings of homeless encampments, and in support of the rights of the unhoused.

Free NHPS Summer Meals, Breakfast & Lunch, Begins For Kids 18 & Under

No paperwork is needed, though all meals must be eaten on site, at one of 50 locations across New Haven.

Cleanup Crew Hits Newhallville

The group meets up on the third Saturday of every month and then chooses from there a different section of Newhallville to tidy up.

Fair Haven Fixer-Upper Dies At 56

“Porky touched so many people’s lives. He was such a giver, a caretaker. He was just a good, jolly soul,” a friend said of Wilson Reyes.

New Haven Museum Receives $350K Community Investment Fund Grant

The funding supports a master plan, and design renovations for the Museum's Whitney Avenue home and the historic Pardee-Morris House.

Cooling Centers Open In New Haven As Temperatures Soar

All city libraries and senior centers serve as cooling centers during normal business hours and Splash Pads hours are expanded, 10 am-8 pm.

Funeral Carries Slain Officer Home

Police officers from Massachusetts, New Jersey, Minnesota, and Connecticut, participated in the procession to honor the slain officer.

State Health Dept, Hospital Association Honor Yale New Haven Hospital

The CT Hospital Community Service Award recognizes a CT hospital or healthcare system that's made an outstanding contribution to community.

WWII Veteran, 98, 'Graduates' From Hillhouse High School Thursday

Paul Panagrosso, Army veteran of the Battle of the Bulge who survived 5 1/2 months in Nazi captivity, is among 190 Hillhouse graduates.

Monument Unveiling Sees ‘La Via Al Futuro’

The new statue celebrating Italian-American heritage, history, and contributions to New Haven was officially unveiled in Wooster Square Park

Gun Violence Homicide Victims Remembered

An “Annual Day of Remembrance” ceremony was recently held for gun violence homicide victims.

Shamrock Open Golf Tourny Raises Funds For New Haven St. Pat's Parade

Associated Irish Societies said the 2024 Shamrock Open Golf Tournament on June 24 in Hamden, with a dinner following, benefits the parade.

Tenants Union Seeks To Buy Ocean Apartments

Ocean Management is looking to sell a 70-unit Blake Street apartment building for nearly $14 million.

Fresh Start: A Marcus Harvin Story Explores Community Leader's Journey

The documentary by Jay Sanders and Elisa Broche chronicles Harvin’s transformation from incarceration to being a beacon of hope, resiliency.

New Haven Schools Teacher Honored With 'Life Changing Teaching Award'

There were 1,400 nominations, but Friday it was revealed that Worthington Hooker School 2nd-grade teacher Hilarie Alden was the honoree.

Havenly Café Celebrated 'Employment Partners' At Appreciation Dinner

Havenly Café recognized, thanked its "incredible community partners who employ refugee and immigrant women from our job training program."

Ex-Theater Reopens As Pot Shop

The city’s newest cannabis dispensary opened in the former longtime home of the Long Wharf Theatre.

The Quinnipiac: First People of the Shoreline At Pardee-Morris House

Historian, archaeologist Jim Powers shares the story of 14,000 years of Quinnipiac, Indigenous life in CT on Sunday, June 23, at 2 p.m.

CT Puerto Ricans March In Island's 1st-Ever Puerto Rican Day Parade

200+ CT Puerto Ricans flew to San Juan to march in the island's 1st parade honoring culture, welcoming the diaspora home. Patch was there.

Immigrant Family Monument Installed

After a four-year journey, an Italian-American immigrant family landed in Wooster Square Park, pointing to both the past and the future.

$765K Grants Fund Free, Low-Cost Youth Sports, Arts, Academic Programs

24 nonprofits provide 1000s of kids with "positive" programs: arts, dance, music, robotics, academic enrichment, sports, martial arts, more.

Canal Dock Offers Free Boating Activities At Its Long Wharf Boathouse

The Community Days are scheduled for May 19, June 22, July 21, Aug. 3, Aug. 18, and Sept. 21, running from 8 a.m. to noon.

Great Give 2024 Donations Top $3.8M For Greater New Haven Nonprofits

The Great Give raised $3,843,475 for 550 nonprofit​, the highest amount in its 15-year history for a record number of organizations.

NHPD Gets Tier 1 Status By Police Officers Standards/Training Council

Granted Tier 1 status from the state Police Officers Standards and Training Council, it's a three-step system, with Tier 3 as the highest. ​

Fair Haven Day Keeps Growing

The neighborhood celebration marked its second year post-pandemic shutdown and hearkened back to Fair Haven festivals of a generation ago.

Launch: QuantumCT Public/Private Partnership For Research, Tech, Jobs

Committed to accelerating adoption of quantum technologies in CT, position state as leader in emerging global market worth $53B by 2028.

New Haven Resident Wins $150K Lottery Prize

The big win came on a Powerball ticket, according to Lottery officials.

Community Input Encouraged On New Long Island Sound Conservation Plan

During an in-person session at Lighthouse Point Park, May 8, have a say on how to improve the Sound's health, and the plan for its future.

Launched: Yale Recovery Finance Project, Multi-Year Reentry Program

Financial coaching, peer support, etc. for those returning to New Haven from incarceration that have mental health, substance use challenges

Yale Settles With Family Of Man Who, Revived After OD, Died In Hallway

Billy Miller OD'd, 1st responders saved him, but he died in YNHH ER; left alone on stretcher, "ignored" for 7 hours, lawsuit claims.