3+ day, 19+ min ago   (668+ words) Here we are three quarters of the way through our semiquincentennial year, and how many of us — unless you have visited the National Archives or are up on your paper chemistry — realize that the original signed parchment copy of the…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (592+ words) As Jeff Fuller curled his hand around the neck of his upright bass, Duke Ellington crept into the room. The spirit of the late legendary jazz composer had arrived in order to help guide Fuller’s fingers up and down the…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (530+ words) Parent Trip: Unexpected Roads to Form a FamilyAnndee HochmanTemple University PressPublished Feb. 2026 With the punchy humor of a “Modern Love” column, the rose-colored quirks of a wedding announcement, and the fly-on-the-wall intimacy of TV’s Couples Therapy, Hochman’s book shares edge…...

4+ day, 17+ min ago   (518+ words) Standing amidst shelves filled with cabbages and carrots and tomatoes and lettuce, U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro and Edge of the Woods founder Peter Dodge warned that foodborne illness outbreaks don’t just affect those who get sick. They also hurt all grocery…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (508+ words) When city firefighters responded to Division Street on Tuesday afternoon, they found not just a fire raging on the upper floors of a three-family house — but also a “very aggressive pit bull” that delayed their deployment of a second hose....

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (570+ words) The Board of Alders on Tuesday signed off on an agreement between the city and Winstanley Enterprises that makes way for the construction of a new quantum-technology hub atop the former Rt. 34 corridor. The developer, a Massachusetts-based company controlled by…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (601+ words) Declaring that New Haven has had enough of “good” elected officials, attorney Alex Taubes filed papers Tuesday to launch a campaign for mayor. The election form filed with the City/Town Clerk’s Office states that Taubes is seeking the Democratic…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (507+ words) Randall Furlow, a long-time Ward 24 Democratic co-chair whose cousin currently serves as the Board of Alders’ majority leader, plans to run for an open Edgewood alder seat after Evette Hamilton steps down from the role later this month. Furlow, 47, told…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (443+ words) Dozens of city officials and Hill neighbors gathered on Carlisle Street Tuesday afternoon to celebrate the grand opening of the Trowbridge Recreation Center — marking the former Barbell Club’s return to life as an intergenerational drop-in center and resource hub. Mayor…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (503+ words) Downtown/Yale Alder Elias Theodore has formally asked his local-legislative colleagues to pass a resolution urging Yale to reject a potential settlement with the Trump administration over the university’s admissions policies. That proposal is included on the agenda for Tuesday’s…...