New Haven teachers, students, elected officials, and other community members joined a chorus of education advocates from ...

Members of the Sunset Ridge Tenants Union and an attorney from New Haven Legal Assistance Association (NHLAA) began the ...

Shamain McAllister (center) receives one of two Library Champion Awards during the Mardi Gras fundraiser at the New Haven ...

Two-year-olds don’t need parking. So argued architect Fernando Pastor during Tuesday’s Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) meeting, ...

John Velleca wrote a policy to stop New Haven cops from dipping into a confidential informant fund. Seventeen years later a top cop dipped into the fund anyway. The lesson? Writing good policy matters ...

A long-abandoned James Street community garden is one of nine city-owned properties in the process of being sold to the New Haven Land Bank for $1 each. The Board of Alders unanimously approved the ...

Damjan DeNoble said Tuesday that will no longer pursue a campaign for the Democratic nomination for Rosa DeLauro’s U.S.

How much will this really cost? What about the city's record of neglect with our existing pools? Fair Haven Community ...

Apostle Martha V. Green, a retired laundry worker and pioneering local faith leader who founded St. Mary's Unison Free Will ...

On Friday, a Fair Haven Heights resident texted pictures of the crew’s filming permit to the Independent. (Approval from the ...

Christine Kim will be the next alder for Ward 7 after handily winning a low-turnout special election Tuesday to fill a seat vacated by fellow Democrat Eli Sabin.

Why are leaves green?” “Why is the sun so bright?” “Why do referees wear striped shirts?” He is asking these questions ...