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Performing at Shoreline Summer Festival
Armada Brewing
River Street
New Haven
July 11, 2026

Drummer Colson Ganino onstage at Summer Fest: All upperwear, and cymbals, must go.

Drummer Colson Ganino knocked over his cymbal stand three times in 25 minutes at a waterfront festival Sat...

Natalie Elder said diversity is what “makes Yale Yale” during a roundtable with elected officials and fellow students. Yale student body President Alex Chen (center) represented students’ anxieties about reports of a proposed settlement, saying students were prepared to fight back against any deal that compromised their academic freedoms.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal a...

Da’Mari: The most important part of a summer experience is being with the right people. Credit: Maya McFadden Photos Summer campers play tag with pool noodles.

For Celentano School fourth grader Da’Mari, this summer isn’t only about chasing fun. It’s also about learning new things with people who care about him and make him feel safe.

How exactly do you find...

Mayor Justin Elicker quietly filed for reelection in April — and has already raised more than $97,000 towards a 2027 mayoral run.

Elicker is currently six months in to his fourth two-year term as the city’s top elected official.

He filed on April 1 to run as a Democrat in New Haven’s 2027 mayoral election.

Icaru owner Jose Diaz, worried about what the removal of street parking on his business’ side of the street will mean for its outdoor seating. Credit: Dereen Shirnekhi photo Thursday on Elm Street between Church and Orange.

The 100 parking spaces that currently exist on a downtown stretch of Elm Street could drop to 28 spaces — with another 28 newly added to Chapel Str...