Laura Glesby

New Haven

Local Journalist at New Haven Independent

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Anti-Hunger Advocates Seek City $$

1 week ago | theinnercitynews.com | Laura Glesby

by Laura Glesby The New Haven independentAs the Trump administration slashes federal food bank funding, local food access advocates are calling for New Haven to step in with nearly $1 million in city support. Members of the Greater New Haven Coordinated Food Assistance Network (CFAN) made that request before the Board of Alders Finance Committee during a public hearing Wednesday evening on the mayor’s proposed $703.7 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
Anti-Hunger Advocates Seek City $$

1 week ago | newhavenindependent.org | Laura Glesby

As the Trump administration slashes federal food bank funding, local food access advocates are calling for New Haven to step in with nearly $1 million in city support. Members of the Greater New Haven Coordinated Food Assistance Network (CFAN) made that request before the Board of Alders Finance Committee during a public hearing Wednesday evening on the mayor’s proposed $703.7 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
Rev. Grubbs Gets Her Corner

1 week ago | theinnercitynews.com | Laura Glesby

by Laura Glesby The New Haven independent…in honor of Rev. Bonita Grubbs, center, who turned 70 on Friday. The corner of Davenport and Ward now officially bears the name of a cornerstone of New Haven’s fight against poverty. Dozens of federal, state, city, and nonprofit leaders gathered Friday morning to unveil the sign marking the intersection “Reverend Bonita D. Grubbs Corner.”The crowd convened to honor Rev.
Rev. Grubbs Gets Her Corner

1 week ago | newhavenindependent.org | Laura Glesby

The corner of Davenport and Ward now officially bears the name of a cornerstone of New Haven’s fight against poverty. Dozens of federal, state, city, and nonprofit leaders gathered Friday morning to unveil the sign marking the intersection “Reverend Bonita D. Grubbs Corner.”The crowd convened to honor Rev.
Pedestrian Ramp Pitched. Plus, Quantum!

1 week ago | newhavenindependent.org | Laura Glesby

The highway exit separating Downtown from the Hill could someday sprout an arc-shaped pedestrian ramp in the middle of nine lanes of traffic. The city hopes to secure grant funding to build that ramp as part of a plan to help New Haven become a future hub of quantum computing technology.
Wheels Turn For E-Scooter Proposal

2 weeks ago | newhavenindependent.org | Laura Glesby

Now that streetside e‑bike rentals have rolled into New Haven, are e‑scooters next? Alders on the City Services and Environmental Policy Committee weighed that question, as they advanced a proposal to allow 250 rent-per-ride electric scooters in downtown New Haven. Veo — an e‑scooter company that operates scooter systems in L.A., D.C., and New York City, as well as smaller cities like Hartford — is hoping to set up an e‑scooter system in New Haven at no financial cost to the city.
“Camryn’s Corner” Honors Beloved Teen

2 weeks ago | theinnercitynews.com | Laura Glesby

by Laura Glesby The New Haven independent“I told you, I told you,” cried Elizabeth Robinson. “I wasn’t gonna give up.”She was talking to the memory of her 17-year-old daughter, Camryn “Mooka” Gayle, about the Newhallville intersection where Gayle died in a car crash in 2021.
"Camryn's Corner" Honors Beloved Teen

2 weeks ago | newhavenindependent.org | Laura Glesby

“I told you, I told you,” cried Elizabeth Robinson. “I wasn’t gonna give up.”She was talking to the memory of her 17-year-old daughter, Camryn “Mooka” Gayle, about the Newhallville intersection where Gayle died in a car crash in 2021.
Yale Prez Inaugurated Amid Protests

2 weeks ago | theinnercitynews.com | Laura Glesby

by Laura Glesby and Jordan Allyn The New Haven independentInstagram photo Meanwhile, pro-Palestine student protesters remained masked amid fears of legal retaliation. Yale has “endured,” said newly inaugurated university President Maurie McInnis, through “the breeze of public criticism” over the course of centuries. Outside, that “breeze” seemed more like a storm — from frosts over federal funding at peer institutions to the thundering chants of pro-Palestine protesters across the street.
Hispanic Business Leaders Honored

2 weeks ago | theinnercitynews.com | Laura Glesby

by Laura Glesby The New Haven independentLisette Vega arrived at a “Hispanic Business Excellence” celebration with a vision of starting her own international trade business one day — and an ear open for advice. Vega was one of the Southern Connecticut State University students selected to present awards to local Latino leaders Tuesday night.