All clear after suspicious package closes High Street
The Yale and New Haven Police departments and the State Police responded to a suspicious package near the tomb of Skull and Bones. The New Haven Fire Department was also called to the scene as a precaution. Officers in full-body bomb protective gear used an X-ray machine and found that the package contained CDs. High Street reopened at 12:15 p.m.
Suspicious package outside Beinecke a false alarm
A bomb squad closed Beinecke Plaza and part of Wall Street on Tuesday in response to calls about a suspicious package, which authorities discovered contained books.
Haircuts: A Comprehensive Guide
Let scene tell you, most Yalies prefer to get their hair cut from the same person at HOME who’s been doing it forever, that magic man or woman who knows exactly how to work your layers or how to not make your ears stick out. But sometimes you need a cut FORTHWITH. Maybe you’re ready for a new look, but aren’t sure if you can trust the unfamiliar options in New Haven. scene took the guessing out of the equation and investigated EIGHT different salons, barbershops and beauty parlors around the ’Have. Here’s what we found:
Two Yalies likely picks for Fed
Janet Yellen GRD ’71, a former alumni fellow of the Yale Corporation, is expected to be nominated to be the board’s vice chairman, replacing Donald Kohn, who is retiring in June. Currently serving as president of the San Francisco Fed, Yellen was an adviser to President Bill Clinton LAW ’73 and is widely considered to be concerned by unemployment more so than inflation.
Transport board looks at rising costs
Amid a period of rapid expansion and rising costs, the Connecticut Transportation Strategy Board — chaired by Yale’s vice president for New Haven and state affairs, Bruce Alexander — gathered Wednesday at the Greenberg Conference Center on Prospect Street to plot the future of Connecticut transit.
Lamont SOM ’80 announces bid for governor
HARTFORD — Four years after his unsuccessful bid to unseat Sen. Joe Lieberman ’64 LAW ’67 in the Democratic senatorial primary, Ned Lamont SOM ’80 is back.
Lamont SOM '80 announces bid for governor
HARTFORD — Four years after his unsuccessful bid to unseat Sen. Joe Lieberman '64 LAW '67 in the Democratic primary, Ned Lamont SOM '80 announced Tuesday morning that he will seek the Democratic nomination for governor of Connecticut.
Middletown blast kills 5
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — At least five people are dead, a dozen more injured and an unknown number missing following an explosion at the Kleen Energy power plant in this otherwise quiet college town.
Poverty in Connecticut up in 2008
When the New Haven nonprofit Christian Community Action saw a 32 percent jump in demand for Thanksgiving turkeys, Executive Director Rev. Bonita Grubbs knew New Haven residents were hurting. Now she has the statistics to prove it.
More Republicans join race against Dodd
With two new contenders, Republicans hoping to unseat Sen. Chris Dodd see new hope, and new challenges.
But will it be Beat Cornell Day, too?
Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell proclaimed Saturday to be "Tom Williams Day" in the state, in recognition of the Yale football coach's upcoming first home game against Cornell. Rell noted that Williams is not only the first African American football coach in the school's "storied football history," but also the first African American college or university football coach in Connecticut. She recognized Yale Football's leading role in the development of the sport, and congratulated Williams on his "outstanding achievement."
Few city children are uninsured
Compared to those who live in neighboring cities, New Haven residents fare relatively well in terms of insurance coverage, new data suggest.
CLARK ARRESTED FOR MURDER OF LE
Raymond Clark III, a Yale animal lab technician, was arrested Thursday morning and charged with the murder of Annie Le GRD ’13, a 24-year-old doctoral student in pharmacology who authorities say was strangled to death at an on-campus research facility.
More jobs lost in Connecticut
Connecticut lost 3,700 jobs in the month of August, according to the Labor Situation Report released by the state Thursday afternoon.
Clark is arrested in Cromwell
CROMWELL, Conn. — Raymond Clark III was just arrested and put into the back of a black vehicle. Cromwell Police Captain Roy Nelson said Clark cooperated with the arrest. "It was an uneventful arrest as far as that goes," Nelson said.
CLARK CHARGED IN LE GRD ’13 MURDER
Raymond Clark III was arrested this morning and charged with the murder of Annie Le GRD '13, authorities announced Thursday. New Haven Police Department Chief James Lewis said at a press conference that a warrant was issued for Clark’s arrest shortly after 8 a.m. Clark, 24, who worked at Yale as an animal lab technician, was taken into custody at the Super 8 motel in Cromwell, Conn., where he had been staying since yesterday. He is being held at the Union Avenue police station on a $3 million bond. He is set to appear in court on Oct. 6. Clark's job at Yale has been suspended and he is barred from campus, University President Richard Levin said in an e-mail message to students and their parents.
Police descend on Super 8 motel in Cromwell
CROMWELL, Conn. — Sirens blaring, seven police cars just arrived at the Super 8 motel in Cromwell, Conn., where Raymond Clark III is staying. Clark, an animal lab technician who works for Yale, is the only person of interest that police in the investigation of Annie Le's GRD ’13 killing. Police are closing off traffic around the hotel in all directions.
Experts: YUHS a model for health care reform
While debate over national health care reform rages in Washington, administrators at the Yale Health Plan are finding answers close to home.
Investigators search trash at Hartford incinerator
HARTFORD — The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Connecticut State Police spent Sunday morning sifting through trash at an incinerator here as they continue to search for clues in the disappearance of Annie Le GRD ’13, who has not been seen since Tuesday morning. State Police cars could be seen parked outside the facility, which is operated by the Connecticut Resource Recovery Authority, and workers in white hazmat suits are searching through piles of garbage. FBI agent Bill Reiner said officials are “following the trash” that left 10 Amistad St., the laboratory where Le was last seen, according to The Associated Press. He declined to comment further. Investigators on Thursday were seen sifting through the trash outside the Amistad Street building, but it is unclear if they found anything of interest in that search.
Eight years later, a quiet campus on Sept. 11
Eight years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, war rages on in the Middle East. But at Yale, one would be hard-pressed to notice.
Briefly: Report says state’s minorities disproportionately unemployed
Minority residents of Connecticut are bearing the brunt of the economic recession, according to a report released Friday by the advocacy and research group Connecticut Voices for Children.
Law School alum quits White House post amid scandal
A Yale Law school alumnus charged by President Barack Obama to promote environmentally friendly “green jobs” resigned this weekend amid what he termed a “vicious smear campaign” against him. Van Jones LAW '93, who worked for the White House Council on Environmental Quality, apologized Thursday for making derogatory statements about Republicans and signing a petition questioning whether the Bush administration played a role in the September 11 attacks. But the apology did not stop calls from Republicans for Jones to resign. “I cannot in good conscience ask my colleagues to expend precious time and energy defending or explaining my past,” he said in a statement,
Budget cuts for New Haven ‘manageable,' DeStefano says
The Connecticut budget that goes into effect this weekend will have only a small effect on New Haven, but its impact on organizations providing social services to the city’s neediest is as yet undetermined, Mayor John DeStefano Jr. said.
Fire engulfs Chapel Street apartment building
A three-alarm fire broke out at 1255 Chapel St. between Howe Street and Dwight Street this evening, engulfing the multistory apartment building in flames and spewing smoke through much of downtown New Haven and Yale's campus. Lt. Ray Hassett of the New Haven Police Department said it appeared that all residents had safely evacuated the building. Before firefighters controlled the blaze, flames could be seen shooting over a dozen feet into the air. As of 10 p.m., there were no reported injuries, and firefighters were still battling the fire.
'I did what I thought was right,' Lieberman says of endorsing McCain
One year ago today, Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman ’64 LAW ’67 gave the riskiest speech of his political life — a glowing endorsement of Sen. John McCain at the Republican National Convention. “I did … what I thought was right in supporting my friend John McCain, who also is somebody who I thought by his experience, was best prepared to be President, both in terms of working across party lines and with a record of getting things done,” Lieberman said in an interview this week.
What politicians really do in their spare time
Let this be another reminder: Look around before you start playing solitaire when you shouldn’t. Three state lawmakers are facing public ridicule for their computer activities during debate Monday on the floor of the state House of Representatives over the new biennial budget. Rep. Barbara Lambert of Milford and Rep. Jack F. Hennessy of Bridgeport, both Democrats, can be seen in an Associated Press photograph playing solitaire on their laptops in the House chamber while House Minority Leader Lawrence Cafero was giving a speech. Another unidentified lawmaker can be seen accessing ESPN.com. Of course, this is not the
After record delay, state passes budget
Connecticut finally has a budget — well, almost.
Sotomayor breaks records
Earlier this month, Judge Sonia Sotomayor LAW ’79 took her seat as a Supreme Court justice, replacing retiring Justice David Souter.
Peers approve of Sotomayor
Sonia Sotomayor LAW ’79, confirmed as a Supreme Court justice on Aug. 6 by the Senate, has come a long way since publishing her first article in the Yale Law Journal.
Dean ’71 talks health care, Yale
Long considered one of the most knowledgeable figures on the topic of health care, Howard Dean ’71 has recently been the subject of a Dean will be teaching a residential college seminar this semester, “Understanding Politics and Politicians,” with his friend and fellow Piersonite, organizational psychologist David Berg ’71 GRD ’72. He spoke with the News on Friday about health care, his course and why he wants to teach at Yale. A: I don’t know that it has changed all that much. Health care reform is something I have been interested and involved in for a long time — over 30 years. A: I am not surprised. My original prediction, one I still think is true now, is that I am confident the President will sign health care reform into law in November.
Bomb scare shuts down Broadway
Broadway was closed to pedestrian and vehicular traffic for two hours Friday afternoon after an unattended bag left near the bus stop outside A-One Pizza prompted a bomb scare. The suspicious item turned out to be nothing more than an empty laptop bag — but police took no chances. With the New Haven Police Department’s bomb squad on the scene, police officers took cover behind trash cans and ordered bystanders into an alley while a member of the bomb squad approached the suspicious package in full protective gear. The bomb squad technician made three trips to the package and appeared to X-ray it before declaring the area safe.
Firefighters: Sotomayor ruling violated our rights
Two New Haven firefighters told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday that they believe Sonia Sotomayor LAW ’79 and other judges on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals infringed upon their rights when they summarily rejected their appeal in a reverse discrimination lawsuit. Ricci did not address Sotomayor in his
Two firefighters, Law School professor to testify at Sotomayor confirmation hearing
The professor, Kate Stith, who served as the Law School's acting dean this year, will be called by the committee's Democrats, while the two firefighters, Frank Ricci and Ben Vargas, will be summoned by the panel's Republicans. Ricci and Vargas were among the 20 plaintiffs who claimed in the Ricci v. DeStefano reverse discrimination case that they had been denied promotion because of their race. Last week, Supreme Court ruled in their favor, reversing a decision that had been upheld by Sotomayor as an appellate judge on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals (of which Stith's husband, Jose Cabranes LAW ’65, is also a member).
Harold Hongju Koh's day of reckoning is here
The long-awaited confirmation vote on Harold Hongju Koh's nomination to be legal adviser to the Department of State should take place around 5:30 p.m. today, according to a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
Reid to force vote on Koh confirmation
Senate Democrats said this evening that they would give Republicans that much time to come to an agreement to consider Koh's nomination for the position of legal adviser to the Department of State. If no agreement is reached, a cloture vote will be held Wednesday morning, Sen. Jeff Merkley, Democrat of Oregon, said on the Senate floor at 7 p.m. this evening. An hour earlier, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Regan Lachapelle, said in an e-mail message to the News that the Nevada senator was filing cloture "right now." A cloture vote, which requires 60 votes to pass, would end debate on Koh's nomination and force a vote on it.
Senate approves Koh. No, not that one.
One of the above Kohs has been confirmed by the Senate. Guess which one! (Hint: The less controversial one.) The Senate voted Friday to approve the nomination of
Koh's confirmation vote is held up in Senate
A vote on Yale Law School Dean Harold Hongju Koh’s nomination to the post of legal adviser to the Department of State has been delayed indefinitely in the Senate, sources familiar with the situation told the News this week. Two Senate aides, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the delicate nature of confirmation votes, said that at least one senator had placed a “hold” on Koh’s vote. A hold is an informal practice in which senators express to the leadership that they may filibuster a bill, usually preventing it from coming to the floor until certain concessions are made.
Finish his law degree? No, Brian Deese has G.M. to dismantle.
A few years ago, Brian Deese put his studies at Yale Law School on hold to volunteer for the presidential campaigns of Sen. Hillary Clinton LAW '73 and, after she dropped out of the race, then-Sen. Barack Obama. After the election, it might have seemed likely that Deese would return to the Law School, where he was once a member of the class of 2008, to receive his degree. But it turned out President Obama had another assignment in store for Deese: He would be made responsible for the fate of the U.S. auto industry.
Pull out the pinstripes
A Quinnipiac University Poll released Monday asked Connecticut residents to take a side in the century-old New York Yankes-Boston Red Sox rivalry. Just 10 days after the Metro-North According to the poll, 42 percent of state residents are Yankees supporters while 38 percent are Red Sox supporters. (A distant third, 9 percent of residents expressed support for the New York Mets.) In New Haven County, residents were split 48 – 31 percent for the Yankees. Last year, when residents were asked about their baseball allegiances, the Yankees-Red Sox question resulted in a statistical tie. In 2006, the New York Times sought out to determine
At Yale, Sotomayor was sharp but not outspoken
In interviews, classmates say Sotomayor pick would have surprised them 30 years ago
Sonia Sotomayor LAW ’79, nominated Tuesday by President Barack Obama to become the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court, has come a long way since publishing her first article in the Yale Law Journal.
Poll: 61 percent of Connecticut residents support death penalty
Last week we reported on Of supporters, 23 percent listed the cost of keeping offenders in prison as the main reason for continuing the death penalty. Another 23 percent indicated that it should be continued because it is a fair punishment, and 22 percent said the severity of some crimes warranted the death penalty. In a statement, Ben Jones, the executive director of CT Network to Abolish the Death Penalty argued that the poll showed a misconception among residents about the cost of the death penalty relative to life sentences in prison.
Sotomayor LAW '79 nominated to Court
President Barack Obama on Tuesday nominated federal appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor LAW ’79 to the Supreme Court. If confirmed, Sotomayor would become the first Hispanic justice in the history of the Court and only its third female member. She would also become the third Eli on the high court, joining Clarence Thomas LAW '74 and Samuel Alito LAW '75. •
Hillary Clinton LAW '73 to receive honorary degree
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton LAW '73 will be in New Haven on Monday to receive an honorary degree, the News has learned. A spokeswoman for the Clinton Foundation confirmed Sunday that Clinton would receive the degree. University officials neither confirmed nor denied that the former first lady would receive the award or be on campus. Honorary degree recipients will be announced formally Monday.
Buckley urges graduates to look beyond recession
Christopher Buckley ’75 drew laughs at this afternoon’s Class Day ceremony where he addressed the — as he put it, “darned smart and really good-looking” — members of the class of 2009. In a self-deprecating and quote-laden speech, Buckley encouraged graduates to “go forth and speak the cool lines” and to find humor and opportunities in the “crummy economy that [our generation has] kindly provided you with.”
Rell pledges to preserve death penalty
Legislation to ban the death penalty in Connecticut has hit a potentially fatal roadblock — the veto pen. Gov. M. Jodi Rell took the unusual step Friday of threatening to veto the bill before it has even come to her for consideration. In a statement, Rell said she understands both sides of the contentious issue but nevertheless concluded with a terse promise: "I will veto this bill as soon as it hits my desk."
The countdown to Commencement begins
Workers today began assembling the stage for the 2009
Happy Spring Fling Eve!
The transformation of Old Campus from grassy quad to rocking concert venue is well underway, as one of the Spring Fling headliners, the indie rock band The Decemberists, will take the stage precisely 24 hours from now. In terms of weather, tomorrow will be a scorcher: The meteorologists at WTNH say that temperatures
UP CLOSE | Cities try regional solutions
BETHANY, Conn. — Bethany is small, says its First-Selectman Derrylyn Gorski — so small in fact, that the town of 5,600 relies on its neighbors to get by. Several years ago, Gorski said, Bethany officials realized it could not afford both a street sweeper and a catch basin cleaner (an elephant-like vacuum used to clean storm drains). The solution, Gorski says, was to work with the nearby town of Orange to split the cost of the equipment.
Briefly: Rell signs state bill legalizing gay marriage
Briefly: Rell signs state bill legalizing gay marriage
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