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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Fanel Merville says he’s been responding to anxious calls from Haitian immigrants who have a Temporary Protected Status and have lots of questions, as they may face deportation due to their TPS status expiring.
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An ongoing project to preserve one of the last structures from a neighborhood, built by and for free Black people in Bridgeport during the 19th century, is getting additional funding for restoration work.
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Westport voting registrars demonstrate voting machines as federal pressures on local elections mountLocal officials in Connecticut say there's no evidence to back assertions by the Trump administration that it needs to have more oversight over local elections.
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La protesta frente al edificio federal en Church St. fue organizada por la Unidad Latina en Acción, una organización sin fines de lucro que informa y protege a las familias inmigrantes en New Haven.
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East Hartford Superintendent Thomas Anderson credited his district's academic improvement to a number of changes, including regularly holding data-driven meetings and increasing free or low-cost resources for professional development.
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The protest outside the federal building on Church St. was organized by Unidad Latina in Accion (ULA), a nonprofit which protects and informs immigrant families in New Haven.
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Senators from Connecticut are remembering Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham.
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Power could be restored by Tuesday night to thousands of Connecticut residents following weekend storms, according to officials with energy provider Eversource.
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Automated speed cameras near local schools in Greenwich may soon be operating again after they were turned off months ago due to public outcry.
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The club awarded students $120,000 in scholarships.