New Haven

American

noun

a seaport in S Connecticut, on Long Island Sound.

New Haven British

noun

an industrial city and port in S Connecticut, on Long Island Sound: settled in 1638 by English Puritans, who established it as a colony in 1643; seat of Yale University (1701). Pop: 124 512 (2003 est)

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New Haven Cultural

City in southern Connecticut.

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Location of Yale University.

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Tina served as managing editor of the New Journal, covered town-gown relations for the Yale Daily News and contributed to the New Haven Independent and the Frisc.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

Teachers in New Haven Unified in Union City in Alameda County struck for 14 days in 2019.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026

In November 2025, the latest month for which data are available, home prices grew the most in New Haven, Conn., Syracuse, N.Y., and Scranton, Pa., according to a report by Intercontinental Exchange.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 3, 2026

In the spring of 1943, the newly commissioned Capt. Glenn Miller was stationed in New Haven, Conn., where he was assembling what would become his last great band, the Army Air Forces Training Command Orchestra.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026

But Route 1 was the shorter way, even though it looped up north of the Thruway before entering New Haven.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

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