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Hey there, New Haven! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Jury awards $15.1 million in Yale-New Haven surgery case
  • How a City Hall funding fight could impact your child's after-school care
  • How UNH's newly ranked MBA and business hall could boost local careers

Also on today's calendar: BCDR Benefit Beginner/Intermediate Yoga Series and 24 more events.

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  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 73 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Friday: Warm with sunny spells, temps: high: 79, low: 56.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 72 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Yale-New Haven Hospital Hit With $15.1 Million Verdict In Surgery Case (patch.com) — New Haven readers will note that a jury has ordered Yale-New Haven Hospital to pay $15.1 million to an 85-year-old Groton woman after she was blinded during brain surgery there in 2019. The verdict found the hospital negligent in how antiseptic chemicals were handled, and the patient's family hopes the outcome prompts safer practices for future surgeries in New Haven.
   

2. New Haven leaders clash over how to pay for new after-school program (wfsb.com) — New Haven families relying on the new After School Initiative may see its funding model change as Mayor Justin Elicker and the Board of Alders clash over using nearly $1 million from the general fund. Alders have already cut support for some tutoring nonprofits and delayed a Boys and Girls Club grant, even as 800 children currently use these programs. Leaders say they're working to avoid interruptions while they renegotiate how to pay.
   

3. MBA program gains rank (westhavenvoice.com) — Students and professionals in Greater New Haven may be interested to know the University of New Haven's MBA program has cracked the QS Global MBA Rankings at No. 100 in the U.S. and No. 301 worldwide, tying for No. 2 in Connecticut. The university is also building Martin Family Hall, a new high-tech home for its Pompea College of Business, to expand hands-on, career-focused learning.
   

4. With construction to begin in '27, MassDOT to host west-east rail info session (masslive.com) — Rail riders from New Haven could see a big change by 2030, when two daily Amtrak trains that now end in Springfield are expected to continue on to Boston and back. Massachusetts transportation officials are holding an Oct. 6 virtual meeting on the broader west-east rail plan, with construction between Springfield and Worcester slated to start in 2027. The project already has drawn about $150 million in federal funding.
   

5. New Haven man gets 5 years in prison for drug trafficking at Branford hotel (nhregister.com) — A New Haven man has been sentenced in federal court to five years in prison and four years of supervised release for trafficking fentanyl and cocaine from a Branford hotel. Investigators say controlled buys and two searches last October uncovered large quantities of drugs, packaging materials, and cash. The case was shifted from state to federal prosecution earlier this year.
   

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