Ellyn Santiago

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NORTH BRANFORD, CT β€” The Lamont Administration released $30 million in state grants to 46 small towns in Connecticut for a "wide variety of infrastructure improvements, Gov. Ned Lamont's office noted in a news release. Those improvements include road safety reconstruction projects, emergency management upgrades, sidewalk and pedestrian safety enhancements, educational and recreational facility upgrades, and other kinds of capital improvement projects.

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East Haven police logs, May 21-27:Jerssy Anderson Ali-Chacon, 32, of East Haven, was charged with third-degree assault and disorderly conduct. Jason Matthew Fazekas, 47, of East Haven, was charged with possession of a controlled substance and use of drug paraphernalia. Michele L. Giammattei, 42, of East Haven, was charged with disorderly conduct. Ramon Vasquez-Garcia, 58, of New Haven, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

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NEW HAVEN, CT — The Thursday morning grand opening of Shah’s Halal Food at 286 York St., will be celebrated with a ribbon cutting and later in the afternoon, free meals to "welcome the community and mark the occasion," according to The Shops at Yale. With the fresh and distinctive flavors of the Middle East, the 100 percent halal-certified food eatery is owned by Rafi Mashriqi and Mohammed Mashriqi.

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Branford police logs, May 20-27:Raejeanne Guevara, 53, of Branford, was charged with insurance fraud. Jack A. Linder, 19, of Branford, was charged with driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, reckless driving and evading responsibility with injury/property damage. Thalia Zweeres, 18, of Branford, was charged with disorderly conduct. Sean Robert Bosworth, 20, of Branford, was charged with reckless driving and evading responsibility with injury/property damage.

1 week ago | patch.com | Ellyn Santiago

NEW HAVEN, CT — Police are investigating two non-fatal shootings overnight; one shortly before 11 p.m., and the other just after 3 a.m., according to a post on "X."At 10:35, cops were called to a Poplar Street address for a report of a "large fight" and a person who had been shot, the post reads. When they go there, police found a 43-year-old New Haven man suffering from gunshot wounds.