New Haven

Immigrant rights advocates in New Haven are mobilizing to counter anti-immigration policies expected in a second Trump administration.

State and local leaders in Connecticut recognized the contributions of veterans at a ceremony in New Haven.

New Haven Public Schools will implement a new district-wide policy prohibiting the use of cell phones and other devices during the school day.

The 7.5-acre lot in one of New Haven’s historically Black communities will feature a workforce training center, mental and physical health offices, restaurants, shopping, nearly 200 mixed-use apartments and more.

Mayor Justin Elicker wants the city’s Board of Alders to spend $3 million of the $16.4 million rainy day fund on the school district. He also called on Gov. Ned Lamont to loosen the fiscal guardrails and direct more funding to education.

New Haven’s mental health crisis response team, Elm City COMPASS, is expanding. The team will have more staff, longer hours and will be deployed without police officers and firefighters.

Two New Haven police officers are on paid administrative leave for shooting and killing a man on Sept. 19. Police Chief Karl Jacobson and Mayor Justin Elicker said the shooting was justified.

Riders can pay per ride, monthly or yearly to use the bikes through the Ride New Haven app. An annual membership, which gets you an hour of daily riding, is $99. Low-income residents can get a membership for half that cost.

Many locals know Connecticut has a lot to offer, but sometimes the Nutmeg state gets a bad rap as a long highway between New York City and Boston. WSHU’s Sabrina Garone spoke with a New Haven content creator who wants to change that narrative.

For people experiencing mental health crises in Connecticut, the emergency room is often the only option for stabilization. But a transformed 3-story home in the Edgewood district of New Haven called the REST Center aims to change that.