Lisa Reisman

Friday evening at Grill-Mon Island, with Myra, head chef Eulita Clarke, and Josiah, along with little Josiah, (left).

New Haven Academy junior Keshawn Brown and Gorilla Lemonade co-founder Kris Threatt: Paired together through NHA's internship program. Credit: Marquis Goodwin of GOODWERK visuals

Ray Boyd (pictured) took home the Man of the Year award for his work helping formerly incarcerated people.

As Newhallville Fresh Starts team feeds vets at West Haven's Surfside Apartments.

At the 6th annual Take a Vet Fishing Women's Veterans Day outing.

When she was four years old, Laricha Langley lost her father to gun violence. She now works as a pediatric nurse -- and has written a memoir about her childhood. “These kids need to hear her story,” King/Robinson's principal said at this week's 8th-grade graduation ceremony. “They need to know that they can overcome.”

If all goes according to plan, Mi’Ah Harvin, 13, will be a pediatric nurse. Marious Cromwell, who just graduated from Riverside, will have his own clothing line. And Brelyn Wooten-Harvin, 13, will wield a scalpel as a surgeon. But first, there is work to do, and that’s where the RE-CEE Youth Program comes in.

In preparation for a mock trial, as part of Marcus Harvin's RE-CEE summer youth program.

Newhall neighbors voice frustrations as foundation-repair process drags on.

Running back Cameron Davis Jr. in action, with father Cameron Davis Sr, a defensive coach for the Steelers, looking on. Credit: Lisa Reisman photos