New Haven

A New Haven-based child care center is continuing its mission to ease the financial strain on early childhood educators by building rent-free homes for staff.

The New Haven summer program Youth at Work, which kicked off its first day at the beginning of July, supports nearly 750 students aged 14-21 with a summer job.

New Haven hosted an honorary ceremony to pay tribute to Mary and Thaddeus Newton, key figures in the fight for freedom and civil rights.

The International Festival of Arts and Ideas is meant to highlight the diversity that exists not just within New Haven but also Connecticut’s multiculturalism as a whole.

Mark Griffin and Cheryl Rabe applied for a place owned by Mandy Management, a large property owner in New Haven. The company cited two misdemeanors from 1989 as reasons not to rent to him, and now, other companies are denying them, too.

According to U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Connecticut has the most pizzerias per capita and the most family-owned pizzerias of any state in the country.

The Long Island Sound Study has received a $2 million boost in federal funds from the Environmental Protection Agency for ongoing restoration and preservation research.

The transformation of a New Haven cinema to a child care center is underway — and almost ready for students.

The $650,000 comes from the first part of the city’s opioid settlement funds. More than $2 million from federal lawsuits against opioid manufacturers and retailers will be distributed in New Haven in the coming years.

Protesters called on Yale and New Haven Police to leave them alone to protest peacefully — without fear of arrest. More than 50 people have been arrested during protests in the city over the last two weeks.