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NEW HAVEN >> A new life for the Ghost House, and others like it, are under threat.Habitat for Humanity hopes to renovate the 1830 Greek revival house at 387 Lenox St. that has been left to deteriorate, but those plans could be in jeopardy.U.S. Sen. Richard Bumenthal, D-Conn., and Bill Casey, executive director of Habitat for Humanity, stood in front of the two-story, single-family home Monday to make the case for continued federal funding to help restore it.

NEW HAVEN >> Members of the Board of Education Monday rejected a resolution calling for collaboration between the district and the Eagle Academy Foundation in New York City, indicating a lack of interest in continuing discussions about launching a school for low-achieving boys in the city.The board's opposition to the resolution, which was penned by school board Secretary Darnell Goldson, represents the first time a proposal idea for a local charter school aimed at young boys of color was put to vote after months of presentations.

HAMDEN >> The State Police have issued a Silver Alert for a teen described as an endangered runaway.Christian Tapler, 13, was described as a black male with blond hair and brown eyes. He is approximately 5 foot 4 inches tall and weights 170 pounds. He was last seen on Friday wearing blue jeans, a white hooded sweatshirt, Timberland boots and carrying a grey and maroon backpack.

NEW HAVEN >> Benjamin Carpenter testified in his own defense Monday that Jennifer Antonier, who he is accused of killing, allegedly tried to hold him up at gunpoint but he didn't kill her.Carpenter gave his account on the final day of his trial, after which attorneys for each side gave closing arguments.

HARTFORD >> The Judiciary Committee watered down legislation Friday that would have allowed judicial marshals to carry firearms in courthouses and turned it into a study.The new language asks the Chief Court Administrator, who opposed arming judicial marshals, to study security procedures employed at courthouses and report back to the committee no later than January 1, 2018.

NEW HAVEN >> Connecticut officials confirmed Monday the official state graduation rate in 2016 reached a new record high 87.4 percent, with the gap in graduation rates between the lowest achieving districts and the state average continuing to close.

Low-income women in Connecticut who have just given birth and know they don't want to get pregnant again anytime soon are now offered a long-acting birth control option postpartum.Medical providers say the policy by the U.

NEW HAVEN >> A three-alarm fire leveled a three-story residence on West Hazel Street and affected two neighboring buildings Sunday evening, displacing 6 people and injuring two firefighters.Fire Chief John Alston Jr. said Monday said the call for a fire at 235 West Hazel St. came in at about 7:33 p.

NEW HAVEN >> New Haven police responded at 8:40 a.m. Monday to a report of gunfire on Vernon Street, between Congress and Davenport avenues.Witnesses told officers they saw a man limping after the gunshots were heard. Police were subsequently notified of a walk-in patient with a gunshot wound to the leg at Yale New Haven Hospital's Emergency Department, according to a press release.

NEW HAVEN >> Authorities say four people, including a firefighter, were taken to the hospital after a house fire in New Haven.The fire was reported at about 7:30 p.m. Sunday.Four adults and one child escaped from the home, but three of them were taken to the hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation.