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Feds Seize Immigrant On Green; Girlfriend Shaken

“I was in shock. I didn’t expect that to happen,” the girlfriend said in Spanish. “I feel really sad. There’s a part of me they took.”

Feds Seize Immigrant On Green; Girlfriend Shaken
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Firefighters Rescue Dogs From East Rock Cliff

A firefighter rappelled 40 feet down the cliff face of East Rock Park to rescue two identical small white dogs that were stranded on a ledge

Firefighters Rescue Dogs From East Rock Cliff
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Police Search For 15-Year-Old’s Killer

“We need people to do the right thing. We need people to come forward,” New Haven Police Chief Karl Jacobson said.

Police Search For 15-Year-Old’s Killer
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After 40 Years, Chestnut Fine Foods To Close

The closing is “bittersweet,” a longtime customer said. She’s very happy for the owners, but also said it's “miserable for the rest of us.”

After 40 Years, Chestnut Fine Foods To Close
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Fussy Coffee Closes

The shop's manager said she felt ​“hurt and blindsided” by the news.

Fussy Coffee Closes
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Phil’s Closes Wall Street Barbershop

The barbershop issued its last haircut on Saturday in the building that it has operated out of for more than a century.

Phil’s Closes Wall Street Barbershop
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Police, Mayor Reckon With 5 Recent Homicides

The police chief’s message to people committing these crimes: “We’re going to find out who you are and prosecute you and arrest you.”

Police, Mayor Reckon With 5 Recent Homicides
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City Pressed For Smoke Shop Crackdown

Westville residents are demanding that city officials and police officers step up enforcement against rule-breaking smoke shops.

City Pressed For Smoke Shop Crackdown
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Judge OKs ICE-Detained Student’s Release

The decision came more than a month after he was first picked up by immigration authorities as part of a workplace raid of a car wash.

Judge OKs ICE-Detained Student’s Release
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Booze Bid Denied For Car Shop Soccer Club

An auto repair shop came up short in its proposal to serve alcohol to members of a soccer club after a vote by the Board of Zoning Appeals.

Booze Bid Denied For Car Shop Soccer Club
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Cop Retires Amid Fake-Tweed-Shift Probe

The officer had been placed on administrative leave after being accused of faking extra-duty shifts at Tweed New Haven Airport.

Cop Retires Amid Fake-Tweed-Shift Probe
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Road Race Drops Avelo Sponsorship

After a local backlash, the road race's board has severed ties with Avelo Airlines after initially accepting a sponsorship from the company.

Road Race Drops Avelo Sponsorship
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YNHH Ends Gender-Affirming Care For Youth

Yale's pediatric gender program has announced that it will no longer prescribe gender-affirming medications for patients under 19.

YNHH Ends Gender-Affirming Care For Youth