Laura Glesby

New Haven

Local Journalist at New Haven Independent

local journalist @newhavenindy • she/her

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Articles

Cannabis Haul Tallied After Smoke Shop Raids

5 days ago | theinnercitynews.com | Laura Glesby

by Laura Glesby The New Haven independentState consumer protection chief Bryan T. Cafferelli: Consumers beware. Wait… Was that a vanilla milk chocolate Häagen-Dazs ice cream bar selling for $5.99? Or a 36.25 percent THC-infused “Häagen-Za” bar selling for $59.99? What looked at first like an American ice cream staple was actually a highly potent cannabis edible, allegedly on the shelves of the toy-store-imitating smoke shop “Vape R Us” on Wednesday.
City Details Grand Roundabout, Plaza Plan

5 days ago | theinnercitynews.com | Laura Glesby

by Laura Glesby The New Haven independentWhen Ana Juárez imagines a planned new pedestrian plaza at Grand Avenue and Poplar Street, she sees rustling trees, singing birds, and a safe place for kids to eat ice cream. When fellow Fair Havener Kimberly A. imagines that same place, she wants to see fresh fruit and jumbo-sized board games — but worries that parking and unwelcoming loitering could overtake the area instead.
Cannabis Haul Tallied After Smoke Shop Raids

6 days ago | newhavenindependent.org | Laura Glesby

Wait… Was that a vanilla milk chocolate Häagen-Dazs ice cream bar selling for $5.99? Or a 36.25 percent THC-infused “Häagen-Za” bar selling for $59.99? What looked at first like an American ice cream staple was actually a highly potent cannabis edible, allegedly on the shelves of the toy-store-imitating smoke shop “Vape R Us” on Wednesday.
City Details Grand Roundabout, Plaza Plan

1 week ago | newhavenindependent.org | Laura Glesby

When Ana Juárez imagines a planned new pedestrian plaza at Grand Avenue and Poplar Street, she sees rustling trees, singing birds, and a safe place for kids to eat ice cream. When fellow Fair Havener Kimberly A. imagines that same place, she wants to see fresh fruit and jumbo-sized board games — but worries that parking and unwelcoming loitering could overtake the area instead.
Ex-Firefighter Approved As CAO

1 week ago | newhavenindependent.org | Laura Glesby

New Haven has a new chief administrative officer in former firefighter Justin McCarthy, now that he’s received unanimous approval for the position from the Board of Alders Monday night. McCarthy, 40, has served in the role in an acting capacity since January 21. Mayor Justin Elicker appointed him to the position after former CAO Regina Rush-Kittle stepped down in late 2024.
Caroline Smith Files For Reelection

1 week ago | theinnercitynews.com | Laura Glesby

by Laura GlesbyAlder Caroline Tanbee Smith is now officially seeking another two years representing her East Rock/Fair Haven ward. Smith, a Democrat, is the fifth incumbent alder to file paperwork to run in the Nov. 4 general election, along with two first-time candidates for Downtown’s Ward 1 and Fair Haven’s Ward 16. Smith is currently serving in her first term as the alder of Ward 9, a district cleaved by a highway that straddles parts of East Rock and Fair Haven.
Caroline Smith Files For Reelection

1 week ago | newhavenindependent.org | Laura Glesby

Alder Caroline Tanbee Smith is now officially seeking another two years representing her East Rock/Fair Haven ward. Smith, a Democrat, is the fifth incumbent alder to file paperwork to run in the Nov. 4 general election, along with two first-time candidates for Downtown’s Ward 1 and Fair Haven’s Ward 16. Smith is currently serving in her first term as the alder of Ward 9, a district cleaved by a highway that straddles parts of East Rock and Fair Haven.
Snapshots Of A City “Hungry For Change”

1 week ago | newhavenindependent.org | Laura Glesby

Lines outside the food pantry six hours early. Food bank delivery trucks 7,000 pounds lighter than usual. Bare shelves. Empty stockrooms. Cans in the kitchen cupboard, but no produce or protein in the fridge. Those scenes are unfolding in New Haven’s food pantries and family kitchens as the Trump administration’s food funding cuts collide with growing local hunger.
Teachers Bring Budget Push To City Hall

1 week ago | theinnercitynews.com | Laura Glesby

by Laura Glesby Ditch the software-driven learning, standardized testing, and tech-oriented trainings. Keep the human connections at the heart of every school. That message resounded from over 20 educators, students, and school staff on Thursday evening at the Board of Alders Finance Committee’s final public hearing on the upcoming city budget. Those school community members comprised over a third of the 60 people who testified before the Board of Alders Finance Committee.
Teachers Bring Budget Push To City Hall

1 week ago | newhavenindependent.org | Laura Glesby

Ditch the software-driven learning, standardized testing, and tech-oriented trainings. Keep the human connections at the heart of every school. That message resounded from over 20 educators, students, and school staff on Thursday evening at the Board of Alders Finance Committee’s final public hearing on the upcoming city budget. Those school community members comprised over a third of the 60 people who testified before the Board of Alders Finance Committee.