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NEW HAVEN >> An elderly woman attacked by a dog Tuesday remains hospitalized in serious but stable condition, police said.The 78-year-old woman was listed in critical condition Tuesday evening following the attack near her residence on Hubinger Street.

NEW HAVEN >> Police are looking for a female suspect in connection with a stabbing.The assailant is a short, black, heavy-set woman with short hair pulled back in a ponytail, police said. A clothing description was not provided.Police responded Tuesday to Smith Avenue to investigate a reported stabbing.

NEW HAVEN >> Police arrested a city man after he allegedly stabbed another person.Sean Bulerin, 48, was charged with second-degree assault and second-degree breach of peace, police said. Police were dispatched July 1 to a reported stabbing on Mansfield Street. While en route, police were informed a friend of the 43-year-old male victim called it in, claiming a one-armed man nicknamed "Mondo" was responsible.

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The rate of infants dying suddenly and unexpectedly has dropped in recent years, but data show that racial disparities persist.Babies born to American Indian and Alaska Natives and African American families suffer much higher rates of sudden unexpected infant deaths, or SUID, than other races and ethnicities, data from the

NEW HAVEN >> Fireworks were potentially involved in two residential fires early Wednesday morning.Firefighters responded to a second-alarm fire between the residences of 15 and 17 Walnut St. shortly before 12:30 a.m., fire officials said. There was extensive damage to the house at 17 Walnut St.

NEW HAVEN >> The city has hired a director of labor relations, more than a year after the previous director was let go.Thomas McCarthy of Bridgeport started to work for New Haven on Monday at an annual salary of $116,799.For 10 years, McCarthy was deputy director of labor relations for the city of Bridgeport and a senior labor relations director there for the previous six years, according to his resume.

NEW HAVEN >> Lighthouse Point Park closed to additional cars at 11 a.m. Tuesday after reaching capacity.City Spokesman Laurence Grotheer said Tuesday the park was closed to further cars but was still open to residents who used public transit to reach the park. Grotheer said people arriving on buses will still be admitted.

NEW HAVEN >> The Police Department is seeking more than $100,000 in state and federal fund reimbursement to help offset overtime for a speeding enforcement program and to provide bulletproof vests for its officers.Police Chief Anthony Campbell is formally requesting that the Board of Alders approve two resolutions filed under unanimous consent for Wednesday's board meeting.

NEW HAVEN >> A 75-year-old woman was hospitalized Tuesday with serious injuries after she was reportedly bitten by a dog on Hubinger Street around 2:22 p.m., police said.New Haven Emergency Operations Deputy Director Rick Fontana on Tuesday said the woman, whose name was not released, had "very serious head, neck and face injuries," from dog bites.