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WEB3 days ago · The fatal confrontation last week between police and 36-year-old New Havener Jebrell Conley stemmed from a July 3 robbery in Hamden during which Conley and others allegedly hit, pistol-whipped, and shot a man as they stole his drugs and money. That in turn stemmed from Conley’s years-long involvement in the illegal drug trade and New Haven ...
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WEBState Police Sgt. Richter's body cam footage. Warning: This video contains graphic violence. (Updated) Jebrell Conley appeared to fire first as cops boxed him in and tried to arrest him on robbery-shooting charges at a car wash just over the New Haven-West Haven border. Three of those officers — including two city cops — …
Breaking News - New Haven Independent
WEBApr 29, 2024 · Green smoke from the flash bang officers used in the capture of the shooter Saturday. A 51-year-old New Haven man is in custody and being treated for his injuries after shooting and critically injuring his wife and shooting two police officers Saturday. Continue reading ‘Shooter On Elm Street Taken Into Custody’.
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WEB5 days ago · Jeannette Alice Mero Thomas, 91 of New Haven, entered into eternal rest at her residence on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. She was born on October 26, 1932. She was the eldest of four children born to Albert Wesley & Alice (Wilson) Mero. She was educated in the New Haven School system and graduated from James Hillhouse High School in 1951.
New Haven’s Hidden Figure: Sarah Boone
WEBFeb 22, 2019 · In the 1890s, a black woman inventor living in New Haven got a patent for her invention of an early ironing board. Her name was Sarah Boone. Sarah Boone (1832 – 1904) was a dressmaker who was born in North Carolina, and settled with her family in the ‘ Elm City’ before the Civil War. The Boones migrated from the South using a network ...
Alders Approve New Legislative Agenda - New Haven Independent
WEBMar 2, 2021 · The Board of Alders has a new, official legislative agenda. Alders voted unanimously in support of that policy-priority roadmap Monday night during the full board’s most recent bimonthly meeting, which was held online via Zoom and YouTube Live. The resolution that the alders passed identifies jobs for New Haven residents, a safe city for ...
Drug Rehab Center Shuts Down | New Haven Independent
WEBJun 23, 2024 · One of the city’s largest in-patient drug-rehab facilities abruptly closed its doors this weekend, with questions lingering about why and what comes next for its employees and recovering substance abusers. The closing took place at the 80-bed Retreat Behavioral Health at 915 Ella Grasso Blvd., which also runs an outpatient program.
The Mayor Un-friended Me - New Haven Independent
WEBMar 16, 2021 · The mayor and I have disagreed on many issues. In 2019, we disagreed publicly on his inclusion of additional SROs (school-based police officers) for Hamden’s elementary schools in his proposed budget without ever consulting with school leadership. I have been an outspoken critic of his dishonest budgeting ‘ strategies.’ As a result of these and other concerns, I have supported his ...
Il Gabbiano” Opens On Long Wharf Waterfront - New Haven …
WEBMay 10, 2022 · Thomas Breen Photo. Bar manager Emanuela Stakaj (right) at the newly opened Il Gabbiano restaurant. The owner of Adriana’s Restaurant has opened a new “ Italian steakhouse” on Long Wharf in the former home of Lenny & Joe’s Fish Tale — on the future site of hundreds of planned new waterfront apartments.. That new restaurant is called Il Gabbiano, Italian for “ The Seagull.”
City Puts Radon On The Radar | New Haven Independent
WEBJan 22, 2024 · Radon is considered the second leading cause of lung cancer after cigarette smoking. New Haveners can pick up free radon testing kits at the city’s libraries and other locations over the course of this week. (Check out the schedule here or above to find out when and where.) The city has only 40 to 50 kits, which usually sell for around $30 ...