New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker wants to spend $3.8 million of federal relief on placing 500 new surveillance cameras citywide.
Thomas Breen | New Haven Independent
Posted inHousing
Landlord spat offers peek into LLC deals
A court battle over a landlord’s alleged theft offers a glimpse into how internationally backed real estate deals take shape.
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After 30 warnings, New Haven readies $100 fines for mask defiance
Health director: “We will not tolerate individuals that disregard the lives of the people that we serve.”
Posted inTransportation
Tweed-Florida flights planned; Decision delayed on $5M airport renovation
Tweed New Haven Airport unveiled plans to add parking and renovate existing buildings into separate spaces for departures and arrivals.
Posted inHealth
New Haven mayor ‘exploring’ city staff vaccination mandate
New Haven’s mayor is “exploring” a vaccination mandate for city employees, and is encouraging residents to wear masks indoors.
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For work and family, some vaccine holdouts decide to get the shot
Whether their jobs required it or because family members encouraged them, about a dozen holdouts decided to get vaccinated Monday.
Posted inEconomic Development
Details emerge of new 43-year deal for Tweed-New Haven Airport
Deal between the city and Tweed includes a longer runway, new terminal, and keeping “New Haven” in the airport’s name.
Posted inEducation
New Haven’s school challenge: How to spend all that federal money
How does it spend $136 million in federal pandemic relief without getting hooked on the short-term dough?
Posted inEconomic Development, Housing
Closely followed Woodbridge zoning case enters new phase
After six months of public hearings on a widely followed Woodbridge rezoning proposal, commissioners are to start deliberating. Is multi-family housing in the suburbs a civil rights issue? Or a matter of water and sewer access? Or is the idea of an environment-housing “balance” an excuse for avoiding necessary systemic change? Woodbridge Town Planning & […]
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Open-housing debate in Woodbridge: Define racism
Can a town’s laws be racist even if they do not explicitly state: “No Blacks Allowed?”
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New Haven pauses mask monitoring plan
Local musician Smitty featured in the city’s Mask Up campaign, among growing efforts to stem the spread of the coronavirus. New Haven City Hall has pulled the plug on a planned “mask census” to track how many people are wearing COVID protective face coverings — and then figure out how to get more to comply. […]
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New Haven chief moves to fire officer for excessive use of force
Jason Santiago is accused of kicking and punching a handcuffed suspect. He has also been praised for bravery on duty.
Posted inHealth
Young COVID-19 patient: ‘See my face’
Natalie Kikkenborg is beginning to feel like herself again three weeks after the 36-year-old’s temperature shot up to 102.
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New Haven police offer addicts clean needles, harm reduction kits
New Haven police have begun distributing free plastic baggies of clean needles, sterile glass pipes, and information about local drug rehabilitation services to those released from their lock up as part of a new initiative to use “harm reduction” principles to curb addiction.
Posted inPolitics
New Haven mayor gets his marching orders
Will New Haven’s new mayor abolish library late fees by April 12? Will he open the “checkbook” by 2022?