Arrested Pol Builds Marriage Biz

In a one-month span, Bridgeport politician Wanda Geter-Pataky has served as justice of the peace in 114 marriages at New Haven City Hall.

New Haven Election Results 2024: Vote Totals For Every Race

Here is how New Haven residents voted for every person on the ballot including president, congress and their local state races.

Mayor On Trump: New Haven Stays Place Of Inclusion, Belonging For All

"These results are disappointing ... but we will once again come together as a city to stand up for what is right and just:" Mayor Elicker

New Haven 2024 Election Results: Polls Close, Votes Being Counted

The polls have closed in New Haven for the 2024 elections, and here are the latest updates on how local residents voted.

New Haven 2024 Election Guide: What You Need To Know

Here's everything you need to know concerning state and federal elections in New Haven, including the candidates and polling places.

Housing Laws: Increase Tenant Protection, Strengthen Code Enforcement

The city's new housing legislation includes expanding residents’ ability to join a tenants’ union, ensure affordable, safe, healthy homes.

Landlord Fined $18K For Missed Inspections

The owner of a rental property that became the site of a fatal fire was recently fined more than $18,000 for missed inspections.

CT Patch Candidate Profile: Martin Looney, State Senate 11th District

Martin Looney shares with Patch readers why he should be reelected to the State Senate 11th District, which serves New Haven and Hamden.

2M+ Nips Sold In New Haven In 6 Months, Top In CT, City Gets $103K

Each CT town/city gets 5 cents for each nip sold in that period, with New Haven topping out at 2,064,369 sold, getting a payout of $103,218.

Candidate Profile: Steve Orosco, 11th State Senate District

Steve Orosco shares with Patch why he should be elected to the state Senate to represent Hamden and New Haven.

New Haven 2024 Election Voter Guide: Meet The Candidates

Here's what to know about the Nov. 5 state and federal election in New Haven, including the candidates, poll locations, and early voting.

Mayor: Elm City COMPASS Crisis Response Team Hours, Staff Expanded

Teams support 1st responders with trauma-informed direct outreach for people with coping with mental health, substance use, housing crises.

Can Collector-Bomb Suspect Case Continued

Protesters went to court in support of a 22-year-old homeless man who has been locked up for three weeks for a can-throwing bomb scare.

Diner Eyed For Gas Station

A mainstay for burgers and fries could next become a site for pumping gas and charging electric cars under a redevelopment proposal.

From Rent-A-Car To Rent-An-Apartment

A vacant former car rental center is slated to become two new apartments after gaining the approval of the Board of Zoning Appeals.

Klobuchar Dishes Deep With CT Dems

New Haven delegates and CT politicians kicked off their time at the Chicago DNC at a so-called “America’s Second Best Pizza” luncheon.

$1M In Homelessness Aid OK’d

One of the city’s go-to homeless shelter contractors is slated to revive a shuttered 65-bed facility on Grand Avenue.

Alders Approve ‘BioCity’ Classroom Plan

A cohort of New Haven Public Schools students will begin cancer and vaccine research this fall at the newly opened laboratory facilities.

Mayor Taps 2 For Key Leadership Roles In City Tax, Budget Departments

Shannon McCue has been named New Haven's Budget Director and Karen Gauthier is the new city Tax Collector, Mayor Justin Elicker announced.

Ward 3 Alder Resigns Amid Controversy

Apologizing for “disappointing” the community, Hill Alder Ron Hurt has stepped down from his elected post.

450+ Apartments Eyed For 9th Square

Builders are ready to un-pave parking lots — and erect hundreds of new mixed-income apartments downtown.

Fleeing Theater Gets Going-Away Tax Present

The city is on track to forgive over $10K of interest on its last movie theater owner’s unpaid taxes bill it left behind when it left town.

$9.5M EPA Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Earmarked For New Haven

The grant funds the creation of a geothermal network providing affordable, green, clean heating/cooling to Union Station and neighborhood.

$14.5M Fatal-Fire Settlement Advances

A $14.5 million settlement with the estates of two men who died in a fatal fire at an illegal rooming house is heading for final approval.

Scientology Building’s Tax Bill Comes Due

For the first time in 14 years, City Hall has sent a property tax bill to the Church of Scientology for a long-vacant former furniture store

Retreat Owes City $230K & Climbing; Deeper Financial Chaos Revealed

A drug rehab company that shuttered its two New Haven facilities amid two executive suicides over the last week owes the city at least $230K

CT Housing Dept., Housing Finance Authority Stake Affordable Housing

The Monarch in West River transforms 1.77-acre site into 64 apartments, State & Chapel converts parking lot to 60 affordable apartments.

City Contacting 400+ Victims Of June 2023 Cyber Attack, Data Breach

Stolen were dates of birth, SS#s, driver’s license numbers, financial account numbers, tax IDs, health insurance and/or medical information.

Of $26.3M Grant Pot, City Gets $1.5M For Blighted Sites' Remediation

Site redevelopment at Strong School to create affordable housing units/community space and, at 80 Hamilton St., to create a city museum.

New Emergency Management Director​, Vital Statistics Registrar​ Named

Patrick LaBuff was appointed as Emergency Management Director​ and Damaris Velez was appointed as the Registrar of Vital Statistics.

Bond Commission OKs Community Investment Fund New Haven Grants

The grant fund, created in 2022 to support economic development in historically underserved CT communities, earmarked $3.6M for New Haven.

City Reaches $14.5M Fatal-Fire Settlement

Opening arguments in the trial had been scheduled to start next week.

8 New Houses Approved In New Haven

A pair of plans to build four needed houses apiece moved ahead for underused plots of Upper Westville and Newhallville.

Save The Sound: Another Year With No Serious Climate Change Action

The 2024 CT Legislative Session ended with no action on climate & environmental justice, but with some wins for healthy waters, habitats.

Ocean Settles Suit & Sells, Sells, Sells

The company has struck a last-minute settlement in a long-standing child lead poisoning lawsuit that had been set to go to trial this week.

Yalies Walk, For Now

Nearly 50 Yale students appeared before a state judge to face criminal trespassing charges stemming from the recent protests on campus.

Alders Don’t Adopt Ceasefire Resolution

The board voted not to adopt a proposed resolution supporting a ceasefire in Gaza, prompting backlash from over a hundred protesters.

Ceasefire Hearing Draws Anguished Testimony

Hundreds turned out to offer polarized and passionate testimony during an online hearing about a resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Pro-Palestinian Protest Fills Downtown Streets

More than 1,500 pro-Palestinian protesters from across the state marched in downtown New Haven on Sunday.

New Haven Woman Receives Pardon From President Biden

A New Haven woman was among 11 people convicted of non-violent drug offenses pardoned Wednesday by President Joe Biden.