by | Jul 27, 2021 6:20 pm | Comments (10)
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Mayor Elicker, accepting the endorsement Tuesday.
Elicker supporters outside Betsy Ross.
(Updated at 8:58 p.m.) Mayor Justin Elicker unanimously won the local Democratic Party’s endorsement at Tuesday’s town convention — a key step on his path to reelection for another two-year term.
by | Jul 27, 2021 6:06 pm | Comments (28)
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Karen DuBois-Walton, on her way into the Democratic Town Convention.
(Updated at 10:14 p.m.) Karen DuBois-Walton has ended her campaign for mayor, leaving the path to reelection all but assured for first-term incumbent Justin Elicker.
by | Jul 25, 2021 7:55 pm | Comments (2)
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Alder Jill Marks (above) tells Beaver Hills Democrats she’s not running for reelection Sunday, as Shafiq Abdussabur (below) pitches his candidacy for her seat.
Beaver Hills is getting a new alder, now that three-term incumbent Jill Marks has decided not to seek reelection.
Continue reading ‘Beaver Hills Torch Passes; Action Vowed vs. LLC Landlords’
by | Jul 23, 2021 5:55 pm | Comments (70)
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Council candidate Justin Piper: Republicans see beyond race.
Justin Piper is hoping that a year that began with the excitement of attending the “Stop the Steal” rally in Washington ends with making his own history back home in Hamden — as the town’s only Black Republican Council member.
by | Jul 23, 2021 10:41 am | Comments (39)
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Alder candidate Patricia Kane at canoe/campaign launch.
Surprise visitors.
Something fishy was going on in Fair Haven Heights — and Patricia Kane was there to promise to get to the bottom of it.
by | Jul 23, 2021 10:07 am | Comments (10)
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The team, at Thursday night’s convention: Austin Cesare, Laura Santino, Justin Piper, Chris Acosta, Betty Wetmore, Marjorie Bonadies, Tom Figlar, Cecilia Shea, Nick D’Amato, Ron Gambardella, Ralph Nicefaro Jr., Lesley DeNardis, Pat Destito, Andrew Tammaro, and James Anthony
Promising fiscal discipline and real change in town leadership, Hamden Republicans Thursday night endorsed 16 candidates to run in November’s municipal elections.
by | Jul 23, 2021 9:32 am | Comments (14)
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Walker-Myers: Boost community policing, face redlining legacy.
Focusing on jobs, housing, and public safety, 18 members of the Board of Alders gathered to jointly kick off their reelection campaigns.
by | Jul 22, 2021 10:21 pm | Comments (29)
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Mayoral hopeful John Carlson: New Haven deserves choices.
For the first time in 14 years, New Haven’s Republican Party is fielding a candidate for mayor.
John Carlson, who assumed the party’s chairmanship last year, accepted a last-minute nomination at a GOP convention Thursday night to run for the city’s highest office in an aim to break almost 60 years of Democratic control. The party also chose three alder candidates and one candidate for Board of Education.
by | Jul 22, 2021 6:03 pm | Comments (4)
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Ward 20 alder candidates Shirley Lawrence, Devin Avshalom-Smith, and Addie Kimbrough.
A neighborhood mural at Starr and Shelton.
A three-way race is on to win an open alder seat in Newhallville, pitting a longtime Newhallville community activist and labor organizer backed by the ward committee against two neighbors who have vowed to keep democracy alive by petitioning their ways onto the primary and general election ballots, if necessary.
by | Jul 22, 2021 10:17 am | Comments (3)
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Wednesday’s ward committee
Dixwell Democrats pressed the mayor on housing — then endorsed his challenger, 8 – 3.
Continue reading ‘After Housing Debate, Dixwell Ward Backs DuBois-Walton’
by | Jul 21, 2021 12:05 pm | Comments (8)
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Elicker at Wednesday morning’s endorsement.
Union workers are lining up to build New Haven — and Mayor Justin Elicker’s growing list of reelection endorsements.
by | Jul 21, 2021 10:51 am | Comments (0)
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Mayor with Harris-Tucker School students at Tuesday’s meeting.
Mayor Justin Elicker picked up yet another straw-poll vote of support, this time in a Newhallville ward where he has lost in past campaigns, as his reelection quest glides towards a likely endorsement at next week’s Democratic Town Convention.
by | Jul 20, 2021 4:43 pm | Comments (2)
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Democratic mayoral candidates Lauren Garrett, Brad Macdowall, and Peter Cyr.
Standing on the stairs of attorney Charles Reed’s Santa Fe Avenue porch, Lauren Garrett laid out plans for next steps as a crowd of fundraiser guests managed to applaud while holding Truly’s, Polar Seltzers, and pizza slices.
Two days later, Peter Cyr seared burgers on the grill outside the East Gate Condos and chatted with family, community members, and hopeful high school supporters about his politics and his parents’ new puppy.
Meanwhile, Brad Macdowall moved between his treasurer’s living room, where community organizers consumed plates of chipotle mac and cheese, and the backyard, where he discussed the ins and outs of issues facing Hamden with familiar faces munching hot dogs and barbecued snacks.
Those three different meet-and-greets took place over the past week to promote the mayoral candidacies of three Democrats associated with the party’s progressive wing — events that symbolized the status and strategy of their campaigns.
Continue reading ‘3 Meet-&-Greets Reflect Campaigns Of 3 Would-Be Hamden Democratic Mayors’
by | Jul 19, 2021 9:54 am | Comments (21)
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Bike co-op-turned-committee space for existentialist rumination.
East Rock and Downtown Democrats voted — then wondered why.
Continue reading ‘Ward Wonders: Why Bother With Committee Votes For Mayor?’
by | Jul 16, 2021 10:11 am | Comments (21)
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Karen DuBois-Walton, Veronica DeLandro, John Lewis, and Immacula Cann at the Anchor Thursday evening.
Four mayoral candidates walked into a bar …
… and they were all Black.
Which means something in Connecticut.
by | Jul 16, 2021 9:15 am | Comments (11)
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Ward 28 Democratic challenger Shafiq Abdussabur drops off his campaign finance report at the city clerk’s office on Monday.
Mayoral incumbent Justin Elicker and challenger Karen DuBois-Walton aren’t the only local candidates raising money this municipal election season.
Five alder candidates raised a total of $21,209, as reported in campaign finance disclosure filings recently submitted to the city clerk’s office.
by | Jul 15, 2021 1:28 pm | Comments (12)
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Karen DuBois-Walton and Justin Elicker face Ward 15 Dems.
New Haven’s leading mayoral candidates tackled policing, education, and housing challenges — rather than each other.
Continue reading ‘Candidates Offer Solutions, Forget To Fight’
by | Jul 14, 2021 12:02 pm | Comments (14)
Health experts contributing to Elicker, clockwise from top left: Gregg Gonsalves, Sten Vermund, Robert Heimer, Ohm Deshpande, Maritza Bond, Saud Anwar.
Veteran civic leaders contributing to DuBois-Walton, clockwise from top left: Dacia Toll, Linda Lorimer, Reggie Mayo, Bruce Alexander, Toni Harp, Serena Neal-Sanjurjo.
Mayor Justin Elicker brought in campaign contributions from high-profile public health experts these past few months in the wake of tackling a public-health emergency. Karen DuBois-Walton brought in bucks from civic leaders she has worked with in government over decades.
Both sides saw cash flow their way from landlords, contractors, and real estate developers.
by | Jul 14, 2021 9:56 am | Comments (3)
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Yul Watley: “Laid back, and ready to serve.”
Housing authority tenant advocate / street hot dog vendor / construction contractor / youth counselor Yul Watley is looking to add a new title to his civic resume: alder for an “isolated” neighborhood on the far east side of town.
Continue reading ‘Public Housing Activist Launches Alder Run’
by | Jul 14, 2021 9:40 am | Comments (12)
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The scene at Tweed Friday, when the terminal was flooded with a foot of water from Tropical Storm Elsa.
The two leading candidates for mayor split Tuesday night on the next steps in considering a deal to expand Tweed New Haven Airport.
by | Jul 13, 2021 1:29 pm | Comments (5)
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Lauren Garrett, Brad Macdowall, and Peter Cyr: Progressive Dems competing against each other for the nomination.
Political newcomer Peter Cyr has led the race for dollars in what is becoming a crowded race for mayor in Hamden, according to newly released campaign finance reports.
Continue reading ‘Cyr Tops Latest Fundraising Round In Hamden Mayoral Race’
by | Jul 13, 2021 1:25 pm | Comments (12)
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Sarah Miller, now the only candidate running for Ward 14 alder.
Mayor Justin Elicker picked up another Democratic ward-committee vote of confidence, this time on his challenger’s home turf — and Sarah Miller emerged as the presumptive nominee for a Fair Haven alder seat, as her erstwhile competitor dropped out of the race.
by | Jul 12, 2021 5:15 pm | Comments (12)
Garrett talks capital sweeps with Doug Richardson.
Garrett pets and poses with Peter, a bunny out for his daily walk.
On Hamden’s busy mayoral campaign trail.
by | Jul 12, 2021 12:58 pm | Comments (36)
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Chief Dominguez with Mayor Elicker, who selected her in January.
Responding to the spike in violence, mayoral challenger Karen DuBois-Walton called on incumbent Justin Elicker to conduct a search for a new police chief.
by | Jul 11, 2021 6:43 pm | Comments (4)
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Karen DuBois-Walton addressing crowd at “Soul Food Sunday” 50’s On Fitch fundraiser.
Karen DuBois-Walton won a straw-poll vote on Saturday and drew a crowd to a fundraiser on Fitch Street Sunday for her mayoral campaign.
Continue reading ‘DuBois-Walton Wins A 2nd Ward Vote; Nets 50 50s At 50’s’