Laura Glesby
@laura-writes.bsky.social
local journalist, New Haven Independent
This morning, two children in our city - aged 8 and 13 - reportedly watched ICE capture their mom on their way to school, according to a immigrant rights activist in touch with the family.
ICE Arrests Woman Outside Hill Home
Federal agents arrested a 37-year-old factory worker in front of her home in the Hill as she was with her children. …
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June 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This morning, two children in our city - aged 8 and 13 - reportedly watched ICE capture their mom on their way to school, according to a immigrant rights activist in touch with the family.
What cuts to food aid (by the wealthiest man on earth) have meant so far in New Haven:
Lines outside the food pantry six hours early.
Food bank delivery trucks 7,000 pounds lighter than usual.
Bare shelves. Empty stockrooms. Cans in the kitchen cupboard, but no produce or protein in the fridge.
Lines outside the food pantry six hours early.
Food bank delivery trucks 7,000 pounds lighter than usual.
Bare shelves. Empty stockrooms. Cans in the kitchen cupboard, but no produce or protein in the fridge.
Snapshots Of A City “Hungry For Change”
Lines outside the food pantry six hours early. Food bank delivery trucks 7,000 pounds lighter than usual. Bare shelves. Empty stockrooms. Cans in the…
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May 2, 2025 at 9:37 PM
What cuts to food aid (by the wealthiest man on earth) have meant so far in New Haven:
Lines outside the food pantry six hours early.
Food bank delivery trucks 7,000 pounds lighter than usual.
Bare shelves. Empty stockrooms. Cans in the kitchen cupboard, but no produce or protein in the fridge.
Lines outside the food pantry six hours early.
Food bank delivery trucks 7,000 pounds lighter than usual.
Bare shelves. Empty stockrooms. Cans in the kitchen cupboard, but no produce or protein in the fridge.
Local food pantries and soup kitchens are bracing for the impact of federal food aid cuts in the midst of rising hunger. They're asking the City of New Haven for help.
Anti-Hunger Advocates Seek City $$
As the Trump administration slashes federal food bank funding, local food access advocates are calling for New Haven to step in with nearly $1 million in…
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April 15, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Local food pantries and soup kitchens are bracing for the impact of federal food aid cuts in the midst of rising hunger. They're asking the City of New Haven for help.
Commissioner Andrea Barton Reeves on the prospect of mass healthcare cuts: "This is about survival."
Pols, Docs: Medicaid Must Be Saved
Politicians and healthcare providers gathered to send a message that cutting Medicaid is a matter of life and death. They made the case that at stake is…
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March 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Commissioner Andrea Barton Reeves on the prospect of mass healthcare cuts: "This is about survival."
Grateful for this dream assignment.
What We Owe The Dogs We "Own"
When Reginald Dwayne Betts walks his dog at dawn, he knows that she’s “doing the guiding,” even though he’s the one holding the leash. Some believe that…
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March 3, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Grateful for this dream assignment.
Already, 1 in 5 New Haveners live with hunger. That number is poised to grow as billionaire leaders freeze & cut some of the lifelines keeping people fed.
SNAP, Food Bank Funding In Limbo
Connecticut’s primary food bank is preparing to lose at least $800,000 in federal funding, as food pantries and soup kitchens across the city brace for a…
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February 27, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Already, 1 in 5 New Haveners live with hunger. That number is poised to grow as billionaire leaders freeze & cut some of the lifelines keeping people fed.
So many people today drew parallels to Nazi Germany. I was moved by one protester who held up a pink triangle and spoke of all its different meanings: cruelty & hatred, pride & resistance. History tells us what to fear - but also how to survive!
Hundreds Protest On (Not My) President's Day
Holding up a pink triangle sign — which in another time and place might have marked them for death — Patricio seized a moment of silence, cupped their…
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February 18, 2025 at 1:27 AM
So many people today drew parallels to Nazi Germany. I was moved by one protester who held up a pink triangle and spoke of all its different meanings: cruelty & hatred, pride & resistance. History tells us what to fear - but also how to survive!