James Walker
New Haven Register
New Haven, CT, United States
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James Walker: As state begins to reopen, so do we
Suddenly, the streets were crowded and there was bumper-to-bumper traffic and music... → Read More
James Walker: Celebrating memories of homemade treats and family fun this Mother's Day
On Saturday while we eat, my family will celebrate our mother’s memory and probably... → Read More
CT police warn of utility scam that threatens to turn off power
Police said callers are pretending to be with Eversource and asking people to make payments or for their bank account information. → Read More
Greenwich’s Cohen reaches agreement to purchase Mets
The sale transaction is subject to the approval of the Major League Baseball club owners. → Read More
Milford PTA Council lands $15K grant for mental health/first aid training to youth-based groups
"The Milford PTA Council is honored to be on the very short list of councils nationwide to receive these funds and provide this essential resource to our kids," said Jessica De Young, Milford PTA Council president. → Read More
State parks and boat launches reaching capacity
State parks and boat launches began reaching capacity late Sunday morning and into afternoon. Parking lots at Sleeping Giant State Park in Hamden were full in late morning, closing the park. The Lake Zoar boat launch in Southbury closed shortly before 1:30 when the parking lot there reached capacity. → Read More
COVID traced in West Haven schools
School officials are working to indentify anyone who may have been in contact with an individual who has tested positive for COVID-19. → Read More
James Walker: Racism? You will be the judge
Are black people really experiencing discrimination and racism day-to-day, or are they seeing the ghosts of discrimination and racism from centuries of oppression? → Read More
James Walker: Humor? Dark days need light moments
But what else can you do when you're on lockdown except eat? Rearrange the furniture? Well, yes, but I already did that. → Read More
NYC reports 1st coronavirus death of a person under 18
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City has recorded its first coronavirus death of a person under 18 years old, according to the city Health Department. The city's 914 deaths from the pandemic include one person in the 0-17 age group, the department reported Monday. Details including the person's exact age were not disclosed. More than 1,200 have died of COVID-19 across New York state, and 9,500 people… → Read More
Milford residents accused of having sex in Eisenhower Park
Frank Steele, 39, and Danielle Dionne, 29, of the same address on Columbia Drive, were both charged with public indecency and breach of peace. → Read More
North Branford reports first confirmed case of COVID-19
NORTH BRANFORD - A North Branford resident has tested positive for COVID-19, marking the first confirmed case for the town, according to a release Town Manager Michael Paulhus issued Sunday. The resident is a woman between the ages of 60 and 70, Paulhus said. The East Shore District Health Department is working with the woman to keep her from exposing others to the virus, according to department… → Read More
James Walker: Reconnect? Humanity is man’s greatest weapon
Maybe we can take this time and rediscover who and what we are as Americans because we know what has kept and keeps America strong. → Read More
James Walker: Fear? Coronavirus hits home
The idea that a disease from a foreign country would spread to personally affect my family was surreal. → Read More
Spielberg daughter arrested on domestic charge in Tennessee
A daughter of film director Steven Spielberg was arrested in Tennessee in a domestic incident involving her boyfriend, police said. Mikaela Spielberg, 23, was charged with domestic assault causing bodily injury early Saturday. Spielberg was released from a jail in Nashville jail later Saturday, jail records showed. According to a Metropolitan Nashville Police affidavit, officers said Spielberg… → Read More
Officials: Man dies in fall after leaving ski resort trails
CAMBRIDGE, Vt. (AP) - A skier who went off the marked trails at Stowe Mountain Resort was found dead at the bottom of a cliff, police said Sunday. State police were alerted at about 6:30 p.m. Saturday that two skiers were lost after going off trail, and that one of them had fallen. It took two hours for searchers from State Police, Stowe Mountain Rescue, Colchester Technical Rescue, Cambridge… → Read More
"Whitey" Bulger juror says she regrets murder conviction
EASTHAM, Mass. (AP) - The notorious crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger terrorized Boston from the 1970s into the 1990s with a campaign of murder, extortion, and drug trafficking, then spent 16 years on the lam after he was tipped to his pending arrest. In 2013, Janet Uhlar was one of 12 jurors who found Bulger guilty in a massive racketeering case, including involvement in 11 murders, even after… → Read More
Vandals cover Plymouth Rock in red graffiti
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) - The iconic Plymouth Rock and other sites were covered in red graffiti Monday during a vandalism spree discovered at the site marking the landing of the Pilgrims in Massachusetts 400 years ago. Officials in Plymouth discovered the vandalism early in the morning. Workers had removed the red spray paint, which included the letters MOF and the numbers 508, from the rock before… → Read More
Police identify suspect in Hartford nightclub shooting
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A 28-year-old man was identified Monday as a suspect in a shooting that left a man dead and four people wounded outside a Hartford nightclub. Marquis Treadwell, of Hartford, is accused of openeing fire following an argument early Sunday at the Majestic Lounge, a club in the city's south end. Police did not release the names of the victims, which include two males and two… → Read More
Audubon Society urges ban on CT horseshoe crab harvesting
Horseshoe crab populations have been in decline in Long Island Sound and elsewhere for at least 15 years. → Read More