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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Other residents say they’re spending more money this holiday season partly due to price increases. -
Waterbury Mayor Paul Pernerewski on Wednesday confirmed what many residents were hoping – days after a large pipe break disrupted water access to a majority of the city. -
The mayor has given regular updates on the repair work, days after a massive water main break shut down water access to the city, and led to a boiling advisory. -
As of Monday afternoon, about 60% of Waterbury residents remained without water, following a massive water main break on Thomaston Avenue Friday night. -
New Haven officials and religious leaders from the city’s Jewish community are gearing up to celebrate Hanukkah with the city’s 44th annual menorah lighting at the New Haven Green Sunday. -
Westport’s Reconnecting the Riverfront downtown improvement project has been in the works for more than a decade and is years behind schedule. -
Members of Connecticut’s congressional delegation say they are continuing to advocate for gun control and anti-gun violence legislation. -
Connecticut State Sen. Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox, a Democrat, has taught a constitutional law class at Quinnipiac University for over a decade. Gadkar-Wilcox says teaching the course has thrown her for a loop, as students and the U.S. Supreme Court are becoming more partisan. -
A new federal bill, co-sponsored by Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut, may provide some relief to small businesses and customers. Rep. DeLauro and small business advocates say the No Gouge Act would protect against price gouging by big box retailers while exempting small businesses. -
SantaCon is coming back to Fairfield this year. But this time around, Fairfield University and the town are coming together and implementing new measures to keep some students off the naughty list.
