I’m trying to leave, but this sounds like it’s gonna go on a long time.” Credit: Lisa Reisman photo Neighbors, town officials, and project consultants came together at Hamden’s Keefe Community Center ...

Former city police Det. Vaughn Maher took the stand in a wrongful-conviction trial Wednesday and insisted that he did not do anything wrong in his investigation of a 1990 double murder. He also said ...

The Independent has received 13 awards from the Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists (CTSPJ) for our reporting on ICE arrests, housing, and local reverberations of national stories. The ...

Long Island Sound when the USS Washington captured the “slave” schooner La Amistad off Montauk. The next two years saw trials, publicity, complex legal wrangling, and a gut-checking of conscience for ...

Luis Rafael Sanabria, 86, of New Haven, CT, passed away Saturday April 25, 2026. He was born in Guanica, Puerto Rico to the late Luis Sanabria and Angelina Ayala Sanabria on November 16, 1939.

Susie Iovanne, a veteran preschool educator at John C. Daniels (JCD) school, headed back to class after taking a bite of Oreo and pretzel ice cream -- that was served up as part of a districtwide ...

Seong Jeongeun and O Saenal’s official movie poster for Who Wants to Design a Picket Sign? Credit: (Jisu Sheen recently moved ...

Mayor Justin Elicker on Tuesday declined to comment on New Haven’s legal approach in an ongoing wrongful-conviction trial — in which a lawyer representing the city has argued that former Det. Vincent ...

Odell was the owner and operator of Benefits Network Group and had a distinguished career in financial services.

Fair Haven Community Health Care (FHCHC) and Construction Manager, PAC Group have been awarded the Best in Class: Healthcare honor at the CREW CT Blue Ribbon Awards for its innovative facility at 374 ...

The 17th annual New Haven “Great Give” community-wide fundraising drive raised 20 percent of its $5 million goal with 31 hours to go. More than 500 local nonprofits are participating in the the ...

The former wife of a retired New Haven detective testified in court on Tuesday afternoon, even though she was afraid. She was afraid, she said, that her ex-husband would try to burn her house down if ...