Eddy Martinez
General Assignment | Breaking News ReporterEddy Martinez is a breaking news and general assignment reporter for Connecticut Public, focusing on Fairfield County.
He was previously a reporter in Bridgeport and the Naugatuck Valley for Hearst Connecticut Media. His written work has appeared internationally in the Asahi Shimbun, and at national outlets such as Columbia Journalism Review and Smithsonian Magazine.
Tips and comments can be sent to emartinez@ctpublic.org.
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New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart’s exploratory committee released a poll in late August, showing she is the early favorite among Connecticut Republicans for the upcoming governor election. -
Norwalk and state officials are criticizing Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) agents for recent apprehensions across Connecticut, including Norwalk, after a widely-shared video showed a man being tased by ICE agents in mid-August. -
A New Haven-based nonprofit, which helps formerly incarcerated people obtain employment and job skills, will soon open up a location in Bridgeport’s East Side neighborhood. -
The protest, organized by the group Stamford Norwalk United with Immigrants (SNUI), unfolded outside of the Stamford Superior Courthouse, where two immigrant workers were arrested by ICE officers Monday morning. -
Pizza truck owner Louise Joseph said she remembers the first time she realized people, even in apizza-crazed New Haven, liked her wood-fired pies. -
The festival will be held on the New Haven Green on Saturday, Aug. 16. The event will showcase over 200 Black owned-businesses and organizations, offering products, goods and services, according to city officials. The event is designed to advance inclusive economic growth. -
Protesters took to the New Haven Green Thursday night to protest against Yale New Haven Health’s recent decision to end medication treatments as part of its gender-affirming care services for people under the age of 19. -
Grazynski is a member of a Connecticut chapter of Trout Unlimited, a conservation group, known as the Nutmeg Chapter. They say a portion of the Mill River in Fairfield near the Merritt Parkway, is in need of restoration. -
Chamber musicians from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) will be in New Haven Friday to perform works by HBCU composers. -
The detainment of a New Haven Public Schools student by Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) agents has been criticized by immigrant rights advocates and city officials who say ICE raids do not make the city safer.
