The East Hampton Star · East Hampton, CT
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share through email Published 1 day ago Last updated 18 hours ago Capt. Gregory Martin, left, and Detective Sgt. Frank Sokolowski of the East Hampton Town Police Department at a press conference Thursday in Brentwood. Leigh Goodstein By Leigh Goodstein November 12, 2026 Her name was Sofia Margherita Marrone, but many know her simply as Montauk Mary, who up until Thursday was an unidentified murder victim found in Montauk in 1978. Her murder is now thought to be connected to a New Jersey serial killer. Ms. Marrone was officially identified by Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney at a press conference Thursday at the county's police academy in Brentwood. The Cold Case Unit of the D.A.'s office took advantage of resources from a grant program for identifying missing and unidentified remains, using advances in genetic genealogy sequencing for the identification. A resident of Pleasantville, N.J., before she died, Ms. Marrone was born on Jan.
The East Hampton Star · East Hampton, CT
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share through email Published 1 day ago Last updated 1 day ago “The cement base looks out of character for the community,” said Town Supervisor Kathee Burke-Gonzalez. Christopher Gangemi By Christopher Gangemi November 12, 2026 After a handful of “small cell” wireless poles that sprang up in Northwest Woods and Wainscott proved controversial, and with more than 150 more planned within a year, the East Hampton Town Board decided on Tuesday to change course. While the problematic poles — which contain equipment to improve wireless coverage and service — are metal and of the “stealth” variety, the board seemed eager to move instead toward wooden poles, with the telecommunications equipment hung on the outside in plain sight. “They’re not really small if you’re putting them in an area without any existing infrastructure,” admitted Elizabeth Herington-Smith, general manager of Cityscape Consultants, which advises the town on wireless decisions.
The East Hampton Star · East Hampton, CT
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share through email Published 1 day ago Last updated 1 day ago Supervisor Kathee Burke-Gonzalez and Councilmen David Lys and Tom Flight voted along with the other two board members to increase the amount available for construction assistance loans and to shift the allocation of where A.D.U.s can be built within the town. Christopher Gangemi By Christopher Gangemi November 12, 2026 With a unanimous vote on Tuesday, the East Hampton Town Board more than doubled the money available to the accessory dwelling unit construction assistance program, from $1 million to $2.3 million. The money comes from the community housing fund, which was born in 2023 and grows via a .5-percent transfer tax on real estate transactions. It has raised $32 million to date. A.D.U.s built with the help of town loans must be affordable. The A.D.U. funding pilot program was only created this summer.
Arizona Business Daily · Hartford, CT
Nearby: Hartford, CTHartford, CT -- To commemorate the 161st anniversary of the return of Connecticut’s 29th and 30th Colored Regiments from the Civil War, the Alex Breanne Corporation, in collaboration with Connecticut’s Old State House, will host a memorial walk on Saturday, November 21, 2026. Opening ceremonies will begin at 9:00 a.m., and the walk will start at 9:30 a.m. Participants will retrace the soldiers’ footsteps through downtown Hartford, beginning and ending at Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main Street. The full route is 3.1 miles (5K), with an optional one-mile route for those who prefer a shorter walk. This event is FREE and open to the public. To RSVP, click here: http://ct-dc.org/qr.asp?q=AlexBreanne2026 On their return to Hartford on November 24th, 1865, Governor William Buckingham greeted the 29th & 30th Connecticut Colored Regiments at Connecticut’s Old State House.
Sentinel Colorado · Hartford, CT
Nearby: Hartford, CTLEXINGTON, S.C. | A South Carolina man accused of burying his 11-month-old son in a dog crate in a clump of scrubby pines was denied bond Thursday. Michael Comer showed no remorse for attempting to kill his son, Koah, and tried to flee the state, Tyler Douglas, lead investigator for the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department, told Judge Gary W. Reinhart. Reinhart approved a public defender for Comer and set a hearing for Dec. 10. Comer, 25, has been charged with attempted murder, burglary and unlawfully placing a child at risk in connection with the disappearance and rescue of Koah, who survived and is expected to make a full recovery. Comer has been in custody in Lexington County since Monday, when his son was reported missing. An attorney for Comer has not yet been appointed. Koah, who rescuers found after about 24 hours, was released from a hospital Tuesday night, Sheriff Jay Koon said.
Highlands Current · Terryville, CT
Nearby: Terryville, CTIt is with profound sadness that the family of Patricia Anne Byron of Cold Spring, New York, announces her passing on Nov. 1, 2026, at the age of 80. Pat was born in Providence, Rhode Island, on Sept. 8, 1946, to Emmett Byron and Eleanor “Nell” Byron. She grew up in Terryville, Connecticut, and Providence. Patricia was a beloved mother and grandmother whose intense intellect, sharp wit and compassion touched the lives of so many, near and far. She was, simply put, brilliant, having learned to read the newspaper at the age of 3, sitting on her grandfather’s lap. Pat was a voracious reader throughout her life, generally consuming a book every day or two. She also was an editor for authors and nonprofits throughout her life. In Cold Spring, she loved visiting Butterfield Library, and when the walk became too far for her in later years, she appreciated their weekly deliveries of new material for her to enjoy.
New Haven Independent · New Haven, CT
Nearby: New Haven, CTA proposal to ban most Airbnb-style short-term rentals in New Haven is in limbo as the Board of Alders weighs several possible amendments changing the scope of the ordinance. A final vote on the proposed ordinance is currently scheduled for Monday night, although facing a rare magnitude of dissent, aldermanic leadership may decide to delay the matter. The proposed ordinance would prohibit landlords from operating “short-term rentals” — units leased for 30 or fewer days “for exclusive transient use” — outside of the housing unit in which they personally reside. In other words, a homeowner or long-term tenant would still be able to apply for a license to rent out rooms in their own apartment to temporary tenants, or list their home on sites like Vrbo or Airbnb while they are out of town. But owner-occupants of multi-family houses would not be able to legally operate a short-term rental in an apartment upstairs or downstairs from their home.
New Haven Independent · New Haven, CT
Nearby: New Haven, CTI didn’t set out to write about New Haven. Recently, New Haven Is Not For Sale, a coalition of local organizations led by New Haven Rising, asked my project, Inside Airbnb, for its data on short-term rentals in the city, as hundreds of researchers, journalists and community groups do every year. The data showed years of growth with almost no regulation. Once I had read the proposed ordinance, we agreed it would help New Haven residents to hear what the numbers show and what the ordinance would do, from someone who has studied short-term rentals and how cities around the world regulate them. Since 2015 I have tracked listings and interviewed the policymakers who write the rules and the enforcement teams who make them work. New Haven’s alders will soon vote on OR-2026-0039. It would end short-term rentals of 30 days or less in homes that no one lives in, and keep home-sharing legal for residents who rent rooms in the homes they live in.
New Haven Independent · New Haven, CT
Nearby: New Haven, CTNew Haven is near and dear to my heart. It will always be home. It’s where I was living when Covid-19 struck and where I did my graduate studies, eventually earning my MBA. I arrived in 2016, first renting in Prospect Hill with too many roommates, before moving to Dixwell and then off of State Street in East Rock. The first place was Pike-owned, so unsurprisingly I had to navigate housing court just to get my deposit returned. I realized then how crucial it is that renters have rights and the right to sublet, whether short-term or long-term, is one New Haven renters should have. Subletting is a primary method for renters to offset costs and that must be recognized. On Oct. 6, Alders Leland Moore, Frank Douglass, and Mandy Martinelli proposed a ban on short-term rentals in New Haven, as written this ban also limits renters. Let’s Look At The Data I understand the frustration driving this. The cost of living is simply out of control, with housing costs a chief driver.
New Haven Independent · New Haven, CT
Nearby: New Haven, CT(Opinion) They came to smash windows, brutalize members of groups they scapegoat for the nation’s woes, haul them away to cruel detention camps, set the stage for mass round-ups. That’s what mobs did in Germany in 1938 in the violent Kristallnacht window-smashing pogrom that set the stage for the Holocaust. We hold events every year so we won’t forget what happened and repeat the past. We held one such event last Sunday to mark the anniversary. Meanwhile, a new mob of masked lawless scapegoating xenophobes continued smashing windows in New Haven this week to remind us … that we need to be reminded. In hopes that we can prevent history from not just echoing but repeating itself.
New Haven Independent · New Haven, CT
Nearby: New Haven, CTA Board of Alders committee unanimously backed a resolution Thursday night asking state lawmakers to let New Haven and other Connecticut cities and towns ban the sale of nips — the tiny liquor bottles that litter city streets, parks, and storm drains. The City Services and Environmental Policy (CSEP) Committee voted 6–0 to send the resolution to the full Board of Alders. If the board approves it, the request goes to the state legislature and the governor. “It’s a request for enabling legislation,” said Kathy Fay, who presented the resolution at City Hall with fellow environmental advocate Laura Cahn. “It’s not asking that the alders immediately move to banning in New Haven. It’s giving the alders that option, which they don’t have.” The resolution would not ban nips in New Haven. Under state law, cities and towns can’t prohibit nip sales on their own. The resolution asks the Connecticut General Assembly to pass a law giving each municipality the option.
New Haven Independent · New Haven, CT
Nearby: New Haven, CTThe following letter was submitted to the Board of Education on Monday by Dani McTiernan Huge, a student representative on the city’s school board and a junior at Wilbur Cross High School. The letter addresses the district’s response to Hillhouse Assistant Principal Daniel Bonet’s alleged sexual assault of a student during school hours. Dear New Haven Public Schools Board of Education Members, It has been almost five months since Jane Doe, a student at Hillhouse High School, was reportedly sexually assaulted by Hillhouse Assistant Principal Daniel Bonet in his office during school hours. She was brave enough to report this to Hillhouse staff who are mandatory reporters. They then honored their obligation by reporting this up, where it reached Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF), the Hillhouse principal, and New Haven police. You would think that after this report, the Hillhouse assistant principal would not be allowed access to Hillhouse’s building or its students.
New Haven Independent · New Haven, CT
Nearby: New Haven, CTRent rises are unprecedented. Regulating short-term rentals can help slow the climb and keep our neighbors in their homes. (Opinion) I grew up in a small town where community meant showing up on a neighbor’s porch with a warm meal when life got hard. When I moved to New Haven, a city of neighborhoods, I was relieved to find that exact same spirit in a bigger city. When I was in need, my neighbors dropped everything to make sure I was not alone. Having neighbors who were deeply rooted on our street is what truly made me feel at home — and protecting those rooted communities is why I serve as alder for Ward 8. This is my chosen home. Since the pandemic, there has been a fundamental switch in how we value our living spaces. Since 2020, rents in New Haven have risen 53 percent, from roughly $1,290 to nearly $2,000 a month, according to Zillow’s Observed Rent Index. We no longer just sleep in our homes; our work, our lives, and our entertainment happen inside them.
New Haven Independent · New Haven, CT
Nearby: New Haven, CTThe New Haven Police Department (NHPD) is transitioning to exclusively using pistols equipped with red-dot optics, under a general order approved by the Board of Police Commissioners at their monthly meeting on Tuesday. The new general order — which replaces the last firearms general order passed in 2016 — comes several months after the department purchased and began issuing new Glock 45 pistols to officers. Once the newly approved general order is signed by Police Chief David Zannelli, it will officially make the new firearm — equipped with a pistol-mounted optics — standard for all full-time personnel. “The policy is reflecting the new equipment and some small changes, but the substance of it is the same,” NHPD spokesperson Officer Christian Bruckhart wrote in an email, comparing the 2026 and 2016 policies. “It’s analogous to the department switching from Dodge Chargers to Durangos.
Amherst Bulletin · New Haven, CT
Nearby: New Haven, CTAMHERST/NORTHAMPTON — Dr. Katherine Atkinson has left the Amherst and Northampton family practice she ran for more than two decades, a year and a half after selling it to keep it out of bankruptcy. “I would never leave my patients on short notice if I had any option,” Atkinson said in a phone interview with the Gazette. “I didn’t have options, and I’m devastated. I miss my patients and my practice.” Atkinson announced her departure in an Oct. 15 Facebook post. She declined to say why she left, noting that paperwork she signed when she sold the business bars her from discussing it in detail. She said retirement was not the reason. “If I was retiring, I would have done it with plenty of notice and tried to make sure that patients had everything they needed to,” Atkinson said. Public business records list Dr. Piyush Gupta as owner of Atkinson Family Practice, as well as CEO of healthcare company Sevi Health based in New Haven, Connecticut.