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ULA, Black and Brown United in Action hold rally, candlelight vigil on pandemic loss, hardship

Members of Unidad Latina en Acción gathered on Monday for a vigil, lighting 186 candles: one for each New Haven resident who has died of […]

March 26, 2021

NATALIE KAINZ & SANCHITA KEDIA

Yale, New Haven community mobilizes against anti-Asian violence

In the aftermath of the Atlanta spa shootings that killed eight people — six of them women of Asian descent — the Yale and New Haven […]

March 26, 2021

A screenshot of the AACC vigil with the names and photos of some of the victims of the Atlanta shootings

SYLVAN LEBRUN

Two local organizations partner to distribute PPE to 56 refugee families

On Saturday, 14 volunteers from Elena’s Light and PPE4ALL drove from house to house distributing masks, face shields and disinfectant products to refugee families across […]

March 21, 2021

ISAAC YU

Residents discuss Lighthouse Road walkability at public input session

Walkability is the name of the game for New Haven officials who are aiming to improve traffic safety along Lighthouse Road. The road is the […]

March 16, 2021

ZAPORAH PRICE & ISAAC YU

‘Every last door’: Fair Haven organizers continue vaccination campaign

After Fair Haven Community Health Care saw a massive swell of support at its new vaccine campaign kick-off event on Saturday, community members continued to […]

March 15, 2021

Fair Haven residents Darlene Casella and Sofia Tecocoatzi, who met for the first time on Sunday, teamed up to offer vaccine appointments to their neighbors in both English and Spanish.

SYLVAN LEBRUN & SAI RAYALA

Merger between New Haven Land Trust, New Haven Farms leads to new programming benefits

As Gather New Haven enters its second year, the New Haven environmental nonprofit organization has focused on creating partnerships between its programs and expanding its […]

March 15, 2021

New Haven Land Trust volunteers pose for a photo in a greenhouse pre-pandemic.

ZAPORAH PRICE

Local Black sorority chapters celebrate Women’s History Month

As people across the country celebrate Women’s History Month, two Black New Haven sorority chapters are hosting a series of events and encouraging women to […]

March 12, 2021

Members of the New Haven Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated pose for a picture prior to the pandemic.

SYLVAN LEBRUN

Local nonprofit joins forces with fire department for COVID-19 prevention initiative

On Wednesday morning, about 35 people gathered at the headquarters of the New Haven Fire Department to celebrate the launch of a partnership between the […]

March 11, 2021

SAI RAYALA & ISAAC YU

CT signs MOU with other states on clean transportation

Connecticut is poised to implement a new initiative to lower the amount of carbon pollution emitted by the transportation sector. In December, Gov. Ned Lamont […]

March 10, 2021

SYLVAN LEBRUN, SAI RAYALA & ISAAC YU

Earth Day cycling fundraiser and celebration to resume in person

After the pandemic forced the Elm City to hold its annual Rock to Rock Earth Day Ride in an entirely online format last year, residents […]

March 7, 2021

A group of people attend the outdoor Saturday, Mar. 6 kickoff event for the Rock to Rock bike ride.

NATALIE KAINZ

Yale School of Medicine and cultural ambassadors host town hall on vaccine equity

Side effects, undocumented migrant access to vaccine clinics and the length of antibody protection were all topics raised during a Yale School of Medicine town […]

March 4, 2021

Professor Marcella Nunez-Smith speaks at the virtual town hall on vaccines.

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