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Drug Rehab Center Closes 2nd Site

One employee began to cry to a reporter, and spoke about how much she loved working there and about just how sudden its closure is.

Drug Rehab Center Closes 2nd Site
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This Time, Tents Pop Up On The Green

Tents popped up as part of a protest against past clearings of homeless encampments, and in support of the rights of the unhoused.

This Time, Tents Pop Up On The Green
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Cleanup Crew Hits Newhallville

The group meets up on the third Saturday of every month and then chooses from there a different section of Newhallville to tidy up.

Cleanup Crew Hits Newhallville
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Fair Haven Fixer-Upper Dies At 56

“Porky touched so many people’s lives. He was such a giver, a caretaker. He was just a good, jolly soul,” a friend said of Wilson Reyes.

Fair Haven Fixer-Upper Dies At 56
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East Rock Apartments Sell For $11.5M

The 37-unit apartment building last sold for nearly $5 million and was most recently appraised for tax purposes as worth around $7.3 million

East Rock Apartments Sell For $11.5M
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Funeral Carries Slain Officer Home

Police officers from Massachusetts, New Jersey, Minnesota, and Connecticut, participated in the procession to honor the slain officer.

Funeral Carries Slain Officer Home
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Monument Unveiling Sees ‘La Via Al Futuro’

The new statue celebrating Italian-American heritage, history, and contributions to New Haven was officially unveiled in Wooster Square Park

Monument Unveiling Sees ‘La Via Al Futuro’
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Schools Superintendent Eyes 61 Layoffs

“We’re up for some challenging times,” New Haven Superintendent of Schools Madeline Negrón said during a recent BOE committee meeting.

Schools Superintendent Eyes 61 Layoffs
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Fire Displaces Ex-Alder’s Family

Officials said the fire started in the property’s back porch, then rose to the home’s second and third floors.

Fire Displaces Ex-Alder’s Family
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Ex-Theater Reopens As Pot Shop

The city’s newest cannabis dispensary opened in the former longtime home of the Long Wharf Theatre.

Ex-Theater Reopens As Pot Shop
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Yale Names New President

She will become the first (official) female president in Yale’s history.

Yale Names New President
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8 New Houses Approved In New Haven

A pair of plans to build four needed houses apiece moved ahead for underused plots of Upper Westville and Newhallville.

8 New Houses Approved In New Haven
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Immigrant Family Monument Installed

After a four-year journey, an Italian-American immigrant family landed in Wooster Square Park, pointing to both the past and the future.

Immigrant Family Monument Installed
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Ocean Settles Suit & Sells, Sells, Sells

The company has struck a last-minute settlement in a long-standing child lead poisoning lawsuit that had been set to go to trial this week.

Ocean Settles Suit & Sells, Sells, Sells
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Schools Seek White/Suburban Students

Three schools in New Haven do not currently comply with one or both of two state “desegregation” requirements.

Schools Seek White/Suburban Students