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At Local Shelter, Men's Group Participants Seek Hope & Direction

5 days ago | newhavenindependent.org | Lisa Reisman

“One thing I know for sure. I do not want to die in the streets. I want to live a good life so when I die, they’re saying good things about me 20 years from now.” One of the attendees of a men’s group called HIMpact shared those words at a Wooster Square-area shelter Saturday afternoon. The group’s participants requested to remain anonymous to preserve their privacy.
New Haven Paint And Clay Club Celebrates 125 Years

6 days ago | newhavenindependent.org | Brian Slattery

Alexander Bushnik’s Rhino with Teacups is whimsical enough that it’s easy to overlook the skill it must have taken to create it. But look again: How exactly does it stay together? Why doesn’t it tip right off the wall? The balancing act on display in the piece is mirrored in the walls around it, displaying portraits, landscapes, and abstract canvases that in some ways couldn’t be farther apart in style, but are brought together and made into a cohesive whole.
Supt. Dives Deeper Into Potential Staff Cuts

6 days ago | newhavenindependent.org | Maya McFadden

New Haven Public Schools (NHPS) Supt. Madeline Negrón has now identified 103 positions — 40 of which are vacant, and the rest occupied — that she plans to cut next school year if the district does not receive an infusion of budget-balancing funds. Negrón offered that budget update at Monday’s Board of Education meeting, which was held at John C. Daniels School.
Ed Board OK's $$ Amid Custodial Mess

1 week ago | newhavenindependent.org | Maya McFadden

The Board of Education signed off on paying one contractor an additional $220,000 for custodial work that another contractor walked out on. Meanwhile, the city’s public school district has closed its search and is now reviewing bids for a new part-time custodial crew to start next year. That’s the latest with New Haven Public Schools’ (NHPS’) efforts to keep the city’s school buildings clean.
Avelo To Tong: Try FOIA

1 week ago | newhavenindependent.org | Thomas Breen

The CEO of Avelo Airlines told the state’s attorney general that he can see a copy of the budget airline’s deportation-flight contract with the Trump administration — if he submits a Freedom of Information Act request to the relevant federal agency. Avelo CEO Andrew Levy offered that advice in a one-page letter he sent to state Attorney General William Tong Tuesday.
15-Year-Old Shot Dead In The Hill

1 week ago | newhavenindependent.org | Thomas Breen

Somebody shot and killed a 15-year-old New Havener on Greenwood Street in a targeted attack Tuesday afternoon. Police responded to Greenwood Street between Legion Avenue and Sylvan Avenue in the Hill a little before 3:30 p.m., according to city police spokesperson Officer Christian Bruckhart. The police department first posted on the social media site X at 3:22 p.m. that a person in the area had been shot. At 4:18 p.m., police posted on X that this was now a homicide investigation.
Today’s Special: Meg’s Breakfast Biscuit

1 week ago | newhavenindependent.org | Lisa Reisman

On a recent afternoon at The Farm Belly on the corner of Front Street and Grand Avenue, owner and head chef Meg Fama was expertly cracking two eggs with one hand and rhapsodizing about Fair Haven. “Years ago, I worked at a little breakfast spot right on the river, out of the way, and the people were just so down-to-earth,” said Fama, 51, who recently opened the freshly remodeled space at 20 Grand Ave. overlooking the Quinnipiac River for breakfast and lunch, as well as catering.
Fire Displaces 3 People, 16 Cats

1 week ago | newhavenindependent.org | Thomas Breen

Firefighters rescued three women and 16 cats from a three-family house that caught on fire Monday afternoon. The fire appeared to start in the basement — where, according to the landlord, a contractor had been working to solder a leaky pipe. Assistant Fire Chief Danny Coughlin told the Independent that the call came in at around 2:07 p.m. Monday for a fire at 1363 Chapel St.“Crews arrived on scene to find heavy smoke from the building,” he said.
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.
Murphy On Trump II Resistance: "We Have To Be Vocal"

1 week ago | newhavenindependent.org | Thomas Breen

“The old tools are still the new tools,” U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy told a room of Fair Haven healthcare providers and advocates worried about potential Republican-led cuts to Medicaid. “As much as politics has changed, it is still turnout and protest and volume that makes a difference.” Murphy offered that political advice during a Friday morning meetup at Fair Haven Community Health Care.