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Car crash in Hamden causes injuries, delays expected
HAMDEN — A car accident involving injuries occurred late Sunday afternoon at the intersection of Whitney Avenue and Russell Street, according to the Hamden Police and Fire Department. The incident was reported at 5:55 p.m., and emergency responders were quickly on the scene. Motorists are advised to anticipate delays...
Blaze Breaks Out At Restaurant In Norwalk
A fire broke out at a mixed-occupancy building with a restaurant in Fairfield County. The blaze began around 10:10 a.m. Sunday, May 19, at the two-story structure in Norwalk. The building had a Mexican eatery on the first floor and apartments on the second floor at Liberty Square. When responders...
Police: Resident targeted by Californian’s fraud scheme
WESTPORT — A California man has been implicated in a scheme to fraudulently withdraw money from a resident’s bank account. Jordan Smith, 36, of Tracy, Calif., was charged May 9 with first-degree identity theft and first-degree forgery. Police in April 2023 launched an investigation into a complaint that...
A CT city is booming with massive redevelopment, apartments, biotech. See projects in the works.
A forlorn parking lot in downtown New Haven — once described as the “gap in the smile of State Street” — will soon be transformed into a new apartment building, rising in the shadow of the high-rise, residential rental tower at 360 State Street that marked a wave of new apartment construction nearly two decades ago. “No parking lot is safe in New Haven,” Michael Piscitelli, the city’s economic ...
Immigrant Family Monument Installed
After a four-year journey, an Italian-American immigrant family landed in Wooster Square Park on Monday, pointing to both the past and the future. The family — representing the Italian-American immigrants who settled in New Haven a century ago and transformed Wooster Square into the city’s Little Italy — is depicted in a solid bronze statue entitled “Indicando la via al futuro,” or “Pointing the way to the future.” Volunteers installed the statue near the park’s Chapel Street border to replace a statue of Christopher Columbus that stood on the spot from 1892 until its removal amid violent protests in June 2020.
West Haven VA hospital to receive major upgrades
The Veterans Affairs Hospital in West Haven, Connecticut, is getting major upgrades. The federal government is supporting the project with $153 million — and more money may be coming. Some buildings on the campus are more than 70 years old. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) visited the campus on...
School Bus Crashes With Vehicle In Waterbury
The incident occurred in New Haven County around 7:30 a.m., Monday, May 20, at 38 Indian Trail in Waterbury. According to Lt. Ryan Bessette with the Waterbury Police, the school bus had 14 students at the time, and no injuries were reported by the bus operator or any of the students.
Multiple roads closed after reported gas leak in Wilton
A reported gas leak gas has resulted in the closure of multiple roads in Wilton on Monday evening. The police department said a construction crew struck an 8-inch Eversource gas line while conducting work on Wolfpit Road near Horseshoe Road. Authorities said the following roads will remain closed until repairs...
New Haven tenants unions advocate for improved living conditions, communication with landlords
In September 2022, New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker signed an ordinance that recognized tenants’ rights to unionize. In a surge of tenant activism in subsequent months, five tenants unions have since formed throughout the city. On Nov. 23, 2022, the city’s first tenants union formed at 311 Blake St....
Abandoned Southbury dog one of a number of documented cases since April
Southbury police are still looking for the person responsible for abandoning a dog last week. They say that dog was left tied to a tree outside of a horse farm. A reward is now being offered for any information. The eyes of this German Shepherd look up at the person...
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