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Police arrested a 40-year-old Sound School teacher on a chargeu of felony risk to a minor after an investigation into his relationship with a 15-year-old student.
The teacher turned himself in to police last week and was released on $50,000 bond. He has yet to answer a plea in court. He also faces a misdemeanor charge of harmful communication with a minor.
A burst sprinkler head in Lincoln Bassett School’s library caused water damage to the library, STEM lab, and four classrooms, less than a week before the start of the 2026-27 school year.
The sprinkler broke on Tuesday; the school year for New Haven Public Schools (NHPS) starts the following Monday, on Aug. 31.
NHPS spokesperson Justin Harmon confirmed Tu...
A 41-year-old Florida-based owner of a deteriorating corner building at Whalley Avenue and Fitch Street continues to avoid a court appearance — and leave his property a dangerous mess — more than four months after the state issued a warrant for his arrest.
He also has $259,000 in fines sitting unpaid just as lon...
Val Adaro made a prediction while babysitting her friend’s daughter Tuesday on the Academy Street side of Wooster Square Park.
“I’d smoke you in a race,” Adaro, who’s 26, told 10-year old Siapilar Chardamendez.
Siapilar was unfazed.
“I think I’m gonna smoke her,” she told a reporter prepared to watch the results.
Adaro w...
Schools need to listen to teachers’ expertise more and rely on technology less, warns recently retired special education teacher Jane Roth, who spent 26 years teaching at New Haven Public Schools (NHPS).
Her takeaway: Technology use in schools is becoming less supplemental and more over-relied upon, which she believes is not in students’ best interest.
Ro...