The Quinnipiac Post Weekly — October 2, 2026
The week of October 2, 2026
This week's stories
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Orange · Community Orange Family Escapes Mapledale Road Fire; Dog Dies An Orange family escaped unharmed after a fire tore through its Mapledale Road home late Friday, Sept. 25. The family dog died, and the fire marshal is investigating. |
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Woodbridge · Housing Beth-El Center Surveys Milford, Woodbridge Homeowners on a Homesharing Pilot The Milford nonprofit is asking homeowners in both towns how they view renting out a spare bedroom as it studies whether to start a homesharing pilot. |
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Middletown · Government Middletown PZC Denies Chick-fil-A, Approves Credit Union Middletown’s Planning and Zoning Commission denied the Chick-fil-A proposal after a 4-3 vote fell short of the five votes needed for approval. |
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New Haven · Government New Haven Moves 340 City Workers to Facial-Recognition Time Clocks New Haven planned to swap fingerprint time clocks at 11 city workplaces for facial-recognition devices by the end of September, a change affecting roughly 340 employees. |
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Bridgeport · Crime Shots Fired After Attempted Home Break-In on Bridgeport's West Side Two masked suspects tried to enter a Butler Avenue home Friday and fired at people outside, police said. No one was injured, and no arrests have been made. |
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Woodbridge · Government Woodbridge Voters to Decide on $118.5M Beecher Road School Plan Woodbridge voters decide Oct. 13 whether to spend $118.5 million on a new Beecher Road School and a school-board central office. |
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New Haven · Government New Haven Alders Approve Global Partners Pollution Deal New Haven's Board of Alders approved a deal that allows higher emissions from a Global Partners tank in exchange for $50,000 upfront and $40,000 a year. |
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Meriden · Crime ICE Arrest at Meriden Courthouse Ends With 2 Activists Hurt At least one man was taken into custody at Meriden Superior Court on Sept. 23; one activist said an ICE agent pepper-sprayed her, and another went to a hospital. |
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West Haven · Government West Haven Approves 90-Unit Mixed-Use Project on Campbell Avenue West Haven’s Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously Sept. 22 for 90 apartments over shops at 325 Campbell Ave., the former Mantilia Motors lot. |
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Bridgeport · Transportation Bridgeport CTDOT Worker Elvin Hernandez Killed on I-95 Bridgeport resident Elvin Hernandez, a CTDOT worker, was killed while doing road maintenance on I-95 in Fairfield; a Derby driver faces charges. |
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Meriden · Government Meriden Cyberattack May Have Exposed Data of 2,325 Residents A cyberattack on Meriden’s network may have exposed personal information belonging to 2,325 residents, according to state records reported Sept. 17. |
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Bridgeport · Public Safety Person Dies After 3-Alarm Fire at Bridgeport Home on Denver Avenue One person died and two others were taken to the hospital for evaluation after a three-alarm fire at a multi-family home on Bridgeport’s Denver Avenue. |
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Hamden · Crime Hamden Man Convicted in 2022 Ambush Murder of John Williams A jury convicted Aaron Dwight Moore of murdering Hamden resident John Williams in a 2022 ambush. Sentencing is set for Nov. 13, 2026, in New Haven Superior Court. |
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Woodbridge · Government Woodbridge Zoning Commission Approves Farm Subdivision, Sets Hearings Woodbridge's zoning commission unanimously approved splitting 1990 Litchfield Turnpike into two lots and set hearings for Oct. 5 and Nov. 2. |
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West Haven · Government West Haven Board Approves $2.5M Downtown Grant Request West Haven’s $2.5 million downtown grant request cleared a state board Tuesday, advancing plans for upgrades at the West Haven Green, Curtiss Place and a small-business microgrant program. |
Town hall this week
What each town's boards did this week: Guilford · Durham · Wallingford · Bridgeport · Southington · New Haven
Beyond our towns
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North Branford · East Haven · Regional North Branford Rotary Leads Project Behind 8 Kenya School Libraries A North Branford-led Rotary effort helped establish eight satellite libraries in Kenyan village schools, with more than 4,500 children expected to benefit. |
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New Haven · Bridgeport · Regional New Haven, Bridgeport Firms Can Seek Connecticut Health Tax Credit Connecticut small businesses in New Haven, Bridgeport and Meriden can seek up to $1,000 per employee annually through Access Health CT's new credit. |
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New Haven · Wallingford · Regional Connecticut Drivers Face New Fines and Rules Starting Oct. 1 New Haven drivers and others statewide face new rules Oct. 1, including a six-month license suspension for a third qualifying school-bus violation and higher exhaust and travel-ban fines. |
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New Haven · Wallingford · Regional High Tide Floods East Haven Streets as Nor’easter Hits Shore High tide flooded East Haven intersections Saturday, Sept. 26. Public Works Superintendent Charlie Coyle warned drivers that salt water could damage vehicles and urged them to stay off the roads. |
Guides
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Durham · Guide Trash & Recycling Guide for Durham, CT A complete guide to trash and recycling in Durham, CT — transfer station hours and sticker costs, private hauler options, brush pickup, and disposal info. |
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Wallingford · New Haven · Guide Things to Do This Weekend: Apple Harvest Festival, Celebrate Wallingford Southington's 57th Apple Harvest Festival opens Friday, Celebrate Wallingford fills downtown Saturday and Sunday, and Guilford's porches become stages Saturday. |
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