The telephone’s start in New Haven
(WTNH) — New Haven is home to so many firsts, including the cotton gin, the lollipop, the hamburger, the first fire sprinkler and the first commercial U.S. telephone exchange. It began with the New...
View ArticleSuper Bowl champion Malcolm Mitchell inspiring children to read
(WTNH) — New England Patriots’ Malcolm Mitchell is more than just a Super Bowl-winning Wide Receiver. He’s also a children’s book author and the founder of a nonprofit organization. The 23-year old...
View ArticleHarney & Sons bringing teatime to all 7 continents
(WTNH) — Harney & Sons Teas was founded in 1983 by John Harney in the basement of his Salisbury, Connecticut home. He used to own the White Hart Inn there and when he sold it, he went into the tea...
View ArticleExploring dining across Connecticut
(WTNH) — Are you a foodie? Do you love to eat out? Are you curious about what restaurants are opening up around the state and who the chefs are? Lots of folks have discovered the website CT Eats Out...
View ArticleReimagining Cottage Cheese
(WTNH) — It’s not every day that you talk about cottage cheese, well, probably most days you don’t talk about cottage cheese, but did you know it’s a billion dollar industry? A new cottage cheese is...
View Article“Freak” creations at Cream & Sugar Cafe
(WTNH) — I promise you, I have never seen a milkshake like this. It looks like a towering ice cream sundae on top of a milk shake. The brain child of this is Alyce Kallman, whose creations are dubbed...
View ArticleCollege senior sets out to help the chronically ill
(WTNH) — A senior at Wake Forest University who is from Durham is setting out to help the chronically ill in this country. Jake Teitelbaum has founded the Resilience Project. Socks are designed with...
View ArticleColchester man accused of pointing gun at federal agent
(WTNH)–A Colchester man is accused of pointing a gun at another driver in New London on Friday morning. It turns out that driver was a federal agent. Police arrested 29-year-old Jason Gross of 11...
View ArticleFamilies of group home residents speak out against layoffs, privitization
(WTNH)–News 8 has been telling you that there could be state employee layoffs to help balance the budget and about the Governor’s plans to privatize group homes, and that is outraging families of the...
View ArticleFairfield man brings Florida palm trees to Connecticut
(WTNH) — It’s not everyday that you have palm trees in a television studio, but that was the case on tonight’s Nyberg. Brandon Hall of Fairfield got an idea after taking a vacation to Cancun. He was...
View ArticleGuilford man writes about becoming a British citizen
GUILFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Thom Brooks was raised in Guilford. He went abroad to the United Kingdom as a student. First he went to Ireland and then to England and then he decided he would stay there. He...
View ArticleCo-owner of Elm City Party Bike gives us a tour
(WTNH)–On this edition of “Nyberg,” we have the Elm City Party Bike, a small business on wheels, that is being supported by other businesses in New Haven. It arrived in March and went public for the...
View ArticleWoman writes, directs, produces and stars in feature-length movie with...
(WTNH) — On this edition of “Nyberg,” you will meet a young filmmaker from New Haven. Victoria Negri wrote, directed, produced and starred in her first feature length movie and she managed to cast...
View ArticleSmall business “One 6 Three” is the new kid on New Haven’s pizza block
(WTNH)–There’s a pretty new kid on the pizza block in New Haven. One 6 Three The Pizza Joint, in the East Rock section of town, dared to enter into a city where some of the nation’s most famous pies...
View ArticleBridgeport musician heads to Berklee College of Music after being rejected
(WTNH) — The state is full of talented musicians. On this edition of “Nyberg,” we highlight a young guy who is headed to the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Just one year ago, 19-year-old Gianni...
View ArticleMan decides to draw every eatery in New York City
(WTNH) — People are compelled to do all kinds of things in their lives. On tonight’s “Nyberg,” an artist and writer who has decided to draw all the eateries in New York City. John Donohue of Brooklyn,...
View ArticleItalian-American author releases latest pictorial book on immigrant life in...
(WTNH)–An Italian-American New Haven author has done it again. He has just released his latest book on immigrant life in America, capturing the past, which is so important for the future. The book is...
View ArticleStartup app ‘Tentrr’ hopes to connect outdoors lovers with camping sites
(WTNH)–On this edition of “Nyberg,” a startup called ‘Tentrr.’ Michael D’Agostino left his job on Wall Street having had enough of the New York City rat race and started his company, which is all...
View ArticleA Closer Look: When Sally Jessy Raphael hosted her show in New Haven
(WTNH)–In this “A Closer Look,” we take a trip down memory lane to a time 30 years ago when New Haven, News Channel 8, was the scene of a national syndicated talk show. Sally Jessy Raphael, the first...
View ArticleEversource demonstrates dangers of high voltage wires
NORWALK, Conn. (WTNH) — Eversource Energy showed the public the dangers of high voltage wires on Monday with a live line show-and-tell. The company wants to make sure first responders remember how...
View Article