The Elicker administration fired Latha Swamy after finding she allegedly made nearly $5K in personal purchases with a city-issued credit card.
Thomas Breen | New Haven Independent
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New Haven sues Trump over $1.8B ‘slush fund’
The Elicker administration joined a lawsuit against the US Justice Dept., contesting Trump’s “Anti-Weaponization Fund” will cause harm.
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ICE leaves after activists record attempted arrest of man with baby
A 41-year-old Fair Havener was taking his seven-month-old son to daycare when he was suddenly surrounded by five federal immigration agents.
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SCSU rally calls for ICE-detained student’s release
The SCSU nursing student in question was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Middletown, on Tuesday, March 31.
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Yale ups annual payments to New Haven by $5 million
That voluntary-payment bump is part of a new town-gown deal announced by Mayor Justin Elicker and Yale President Maurie McInnis Friday.
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New Haven’s former chief of police arrested
Ex-Chief Karl Jacobson was arrested for allegedly stealing $85K from 2 city funds—one for paying confidential informants, the other for a youth sports league.
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ICE arrests man inside CT Superior Court building in New Haven
Connecticut law requires judicial marshals to be notified before courthouse arrests by federal agents. The Judicial Branch was not notified.
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Avelo Airlines to exit deportation business
The airline will stop running deportation flights for the Trump administration after deciding its participation is too complex and costly to continue.
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State approves 15 of 19 traffic cameras in New Haven
The approval came Friday, when CT DOT signed off on New Haven’s proposal to put up Automated Traffic Enforcement Safety Devices at 15 locations.
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EPA cancels $500K ‘green jobs’ grant to New Haven high school
The Trump administration abruptly nixed funding for a program that paid New Haven high schoolers to plant trees and work at farmers markets.
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New Haven e-bike share program rides on, one month in
Nearly 500 different people took more than 2,700 e-bike trips in the first month of New Haven’s revived short-term e-bike share program.
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New Haven school requiring students to lock away cellphones: ‘It helps us focus’
Last year, Barnard School became the first New Haven public school to use Yondr pouches. Now, the district may roll them out in other middle schools.
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New Haven air quality sensors shining light on pollution
New Haven has recently installed 11 air quality sensors, which are designed to collect and make public data on air pollution in the city.
