Eddy Martinez

Fairfield

Breaking News and General Assignment Reporter at Connecticut Public

Breaking/GA Reporter in Fairfield County for NPR member station Connecticut Public. All views my own. Tips/Complaints/Just want to chat? [email protected]

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Bridgeport commemorates 38th anniversary of worst construction disaster in CT history

1 day ago | ctpublic.org | Eddy Martinez

Published April 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM EDT Chris Michailidi remembers smoking a cigarette, during his break while building what would be a People’s Bank location in Bridgeport, near L’Ambiance Plaza in 1987. One minute Michailidi saw concrete being pumped out. Then he witnessed the worst construction accident in Connecticut’s history. “The next thing I know, it's down,” Michailidi said. “I mean, it happened just that fast.
4 CT students with visas in jeopardy sue federal government

3 days ago | ctmirror.org | Eddy Martinez |Connecticut Public |Gabby DeBenedictis

Four international students living in Connecticut are suing the federal government after learning their student visas are now in jeopardy. In a complaint filed last week, the students accused officials from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of unlawfully terminating their student status, stripping them of their ability to pursue their studies and maintain employment in the United States.
Yale Divinity School professor addresses gender discrimination lawsuit dismissal against NY church

3 days ago | ctpublic.org | Eddy Martinez

Published April 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM EDT Rev. Eboni Marshall Turman’s gender discrimination lawsuit against Harlem, New York's famed Abyssinian Baptist Church was dismissed in late March. But Turman doesn’t see it as a defeat, but as shedding light on a larger issue at hand.
Four Connecticut students with visas in jeopardy sue federal government

6 days ago | ctpublic.org | Eddy Martinez

Published April 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM EDT Four international students living in Connecticut are suing the federal government after learning their student visas are now in jeopardy. In a complaint filed last week, the students accused officials from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of unlawfully terminating their student status, stripping them of their ability to pursue their studies and maintain employment in the United States.
At Yale and UConn, demonstrators speak out to protect higher education

1 week ago | ctpublic.org | Daniela Doncel |Eddy Martinez

Students and faculty members in Connecticut spoke out Thursday in defense of higher education, joining nationwide protests against the Trump administration's efforts to reshape college campuses. Several hundred people gathered at Yale University in New Haven and at the Storrs Campus of the University of Connecticut.
Abrupt layoffs at a Hartford nonprofit has residents demanding answers

1 week ago | ctpublic.org | Eddy Martinez

Published April 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM EDT The Blue Hills Civic Association, which offers services from job training, housing assistance and violence prevention programs suddenly laid off most of its staff earlier this month. Kerri-Kay Allen, a parent and member of the organization’s Parent Power group said she first heard about the layoffs from the employees who were let go.
Deportation flights prompt Avelo boycott, protest at Tweed New Haven Airport

2 weeks ago | nhpr.org | Eddy Martinez

A boycott of Avelo Airlines launched Wednesday at Tweed New Haven Airport in response to the airline's decision to charter Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) deportation flights out of Mesa, Arizona, for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The airline said the flights, which are set to begin next month, will be carried out by 737-800 airplanes based at Mesa Gateway Airport. One of the protesters, Veronica Ubaldo, said she attended the rally to advocate for migrant communities.
CT Dems call on Republicans at state capitol to denounce Trump administration

2 weeks ago | nhpr.org | Eddy Martinez

Connecticut Democratic legislators are calling for bipartisan support in Hartford to condemn the Trump administration’s policies. They gathered at the state capitol in Hartford Tuesday to speak out against what State Sen. Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox says is a threat to the functioning of an independent judiciary system.
CT Dems call on Republicans at state capitol to denounce Trump administration

2 weeks ago | ctpublic.org | Eddy Martinez

Published April 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM EDT Connecticut Democratic legislators are calling for bipartisan support in Hartford to condemn the Trump administration’s policies. They gathered at the state capitol in Hartford Tuesday to speak out against what State Sen. Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox says is a threat to the functioning of an independent judiciary system.
CT liberals united on combating Trump, but issues remain

2 weeks ago | ctpublic.org | Eddy Martinez

Published April 7, 2025 at 1:59 PM EDT Sen. Chris Murphy patiently listens at a town hall at West Hill High School in Stamford, in late March, as New Canaan resident Erin Shaw asks him about President Donald Trump, who’s executive orders and policies have continually faced legal challenges over their constitutionality. “What I want to know is when he defies the Supreme Court because he will, what do we do then?,” Shaw said. What do we do?