TheRepublic.com - New Haven News

Train service back on track after Conn. derailment

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:21:45 -0400

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut - Train service from New York to Boston was back on schedule Wednesday on one of the nation's oldest and most heavily traveled railways, five days after a derailment in Connecticut injured scores of commuters and damaged tracks.

Jury convicts aide to former Conn. House speaker

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:37:45 -0400

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut - A federal jury on Tuesday convicted a former aide to ex-Connecticut House Speaker Christopher Donovan in connection with illegal contributions to Donovan's failed congressional campaign last year.

Slow morning commute in wake of train accident

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:17:38 -0400

BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut - Connecticut transportation officials say the morning commute went about as well as they could have hoped following Friday's train collision outside Bridgeport that disrupted rail service into New York.

Police: gunman kills 1, wounds 2 in New Haven

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:30:28 -0400

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut - Investigators are trying to identify the man who opened fire on several people in New Haven, killing one man and wounding two others as nightclubs were closing.

New Haven woman charged with making bomb threats

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:33:18 -0400

HARTFORD, Connecticut - A New Haven woman has been charged with making bomb threats against Connecticut courthouses.

United Tech donates $3M for Yale cancer research

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:56:33 -0400

HARTFORD, Connecticut - Aerospace conglomerate United Technologies Corp. says it's donated $3 million to establish an endowed professorship at the Yale Cancer Center in New Haven

Conn. chef set to feast on cicadas during invasion

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:23:14 -0400

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut - Connecticut chef Bun Lai is already known for his Mexican grasshopper dish and his fried rice with meal worms and crickets. But he might soon also be recognized as the cicada chef.

Baltimore schools prep for massive renovations

Sun, 12 May 2013 08:50:41 -0400

BALTIMORE - Baltimore public schools are on the verge of a system-wide makeover that officials hope will provide safer learning conditions for students and spark an era of academic achievement.

Hospitals ID E. Litchfield site for cancer center

Sat, 11 May 2013 16:41:06 -0400

LITCHFIELD, Connecticut - Two Connecticut hospitals say they are considering a 52-acre forested site in East Litchfield to build a cancer center.

Graffiti contains threat to Yale Jewish center

Wed, 08 May 2013 05:42:01 -0400

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut - Police have notified New Haven area synagogues and Jewish organizations of a threat found scribbled on the wall of a bathroom at Yale.

Deirdre Daly named acting US attorney for Conn.

Tue, 07 May 2013 12:30:58 -0400

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut - Deirdre Daly has been named acting United States attorney for Connecticut when U.S. Attorney David Fein leaves office next week.

Police: New Haven man injured in car hood 'game'

Sun, 05 May 2013 11:44:51 -0400

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut - New Haven police say a 21-year-old man is in critical condition after being thrown from the hood of a car as part of a game.

New Haven time capsule found after Sandy

Sat, 04 May 2013 03:04:41 -0400

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut - The veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic planned it in 1909: one canister to commemorate Abraham Lincoln, one to showcase themselves and their time.

Malloy: Superstorm Sandy aid tops $367 million

Fri, 03 May 2013 16:32:12 -0400

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut - More than $367 million in federal assistance has been approved to help the state with disaster expenses related to Superstorm Sandy, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Friday as other officials highlighted recovery needs along the shoreline.

Hamden reveals it settled lawsuit for $55,000

Fri, 03 May 2013 05:52:04 -0400

HAMDEN, Connecticut - The town of Hamden has settled a Freedom of Information case by revealing it paid $55,000 to settle an excessive force lawsuit filed against its police department.

Conn. workers sue company over wages

Thu, 02 May 2013 14:44:50 -0400

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut - Four New Haven workers have filed a federal lawsuit alleging a fiberglass manufacturer and its owner cheated them out of wages.

Arrest made in New Haven slaying

Wed, 01 May 2013 21:14:05 -0400

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut - New Haven police say they have arrested a suspect in Monday's fatal shooting of a 31-year-old man.

Top fed prosecutor in Conn. resigns after 3 years

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:14:03 -0400

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut - U.S. Attorney David Fein announced Tuesday he will resign after three years as Connecticut's top federal prosecutor, a period marked by crackdowns on sexual abuse of children, financial fraud prosecutions and the arrest of four police officers in East Haven on civil rights charges.

Dirt bike rider charged with spitting on priest

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:27:21 -0400

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut - A New Haven man has been charged with spitting on a local Roman Catholic priest while recklessly riding his motorcycle.

Harp files paperwork for New Haven mayoral race

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:07:05 -0400

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut - State Sen. Toni Harp has filed the necessary paperwork to run for mayor of New Haven.

2 men charged in Hamden home invasion

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:46:08 -0400

HAMDEN, Connecticut - Hamden police charged two men with assaulting a local resident and stealing his belongings during a home invasion.

High school principal joins New Haven race

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 06:01:15 -0400

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut - Hillhouse High School Principal Kermit Carolina has joined a crowded field seeking to become the next mayor of New Haven.

Veteran Yale hockey coach Tim Taylor dies at 71

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:21:07 -0400

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut - Tim Taylor, a veteran Yale University hockey coach with the most hockey wins at the Ivy League school, has died of cancer. He was 71.

Veteran Yale hockey coach Tim Taylor dies at 71

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:51:07 -0400

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut - Tim Taylor, a veteran Yale University hockey coach with the most hockey wins at the Ivy League school, has died of cancer. He was 71.