Tweed New Haven Airport's proposed expansion has sparked concerns over noise, traffic, and wetlands impacts. Residents attended public sessions in February 2026, demanding transparency and accountability.
Middletown-affiliated Senate leaders are at the center of a debate over fast-tracked legislation in Connecticut. Democrats pushed to expedite bills using emergency rules, while Republicans called the move undemocratic. The outcome could impact state policy and local governance.
A Wesleyan Argus piece argues trustee Marc Casper, Thermo Fisher CEO, makes Middletown university complicit in ICE DNA collection of detained immigrants.
New Haven exceeded its $665,000 annual snow removal budget by late February, spending $680,000 before Blizzard Calvin's final cleanup costs were tallied. Mayor Elicker says the total will be significantly higher.
A Bridgeport man has been sentenced to 80 years in prison for the 2024 murder of Brandaja Winston on Stratford Avenue. The case, involving an AK-47 shooting from a moving vehicle, remains partially open as police investigate a second shooter.
Connecticut lawmakers DeLauro, Blumenthal, and Murphy condemned Trump's military strikes on Iran on Feb. 28, 2026, calling the attacks unauthorized and warning of prolonged Middle East conflict.
CTDOT began nightly right lane closures on Route 15 southbound in North Haven, Hamden, and New Haven on March 1 for guiderail and attenuator safety upgrades. Work runs 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. through April 17.
New Haven probate courts handled 35 involuntary ECT petitions in the first 9 months of 2025, up from 9 in 2015. Statewide, 174 petitions were filed through September 2025.
The 2026 New Haven Cherry Blossom Festival returns to Wooster Square Park on April 19 with live music, food vendors, and family activities under 72 Yoshino cherry trees.
The Meriden YMCA is offering $16 off monthly membership fees for new members in March 2026, including access to fitness classes, child watch, and Mountain Mist Outdoor Center.
Connecticut added kratom and six other substances to its Schedule 1 drug list, becoming the seventh state to ban the plant-based opioid sold at gas stations and smoke shops statewide.
A bedroom fire at 1561 Chapel Street displaced four tenants early Friday, the second fire on Chapel Street in four days. Unrelated to the Winthrop Terrace blaze that displaced 55.