Laborers Union Endorses Elicker
by | Sep 4, 2019 11:51 am | Comments (2)
Construction & General Laborers’ Local Union No. 455 has endorsed the candidacy of Justin Elicker, who is challenging Mayor Toni Harp in a Sept. 10 mayoral primary.
Campaign 2017
Promises Made On Sanctuary Cities, Minimum Wage
by | Dec 2, 2017 10:51 pm | Comments (2)
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From left, Joe Ganim, Dan Drew, Dita Bhargava and Jonathan Harris.
Connecticut’s political left obtained commitments from four Democratic gubernatorial contenders on a range of progressive issues Saturday at a “People’s Symposium” that was as much a test of the audience’s appetite for hitting the streets to resist President Donald J. Trump as the politicians’ visions for succeeding Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.
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Official 2017 Election Results
by | Nov 14, 2017 2:17 pm | Comments (0)
The following charts represent the final results of New Haven’s 2017 municipal elections, courtesy of the registrar of voters office.
Mayor Harp Coasts To Third Term; Clifton Graves Elected Probate Judge
by , and | Nov 8, 2017 2:57 pm | Comments (20)
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Harp delivers her victory speech at Vanity Tuesday night.
Official voting results.
New Haven voters Tuesday overwhelmingly gave Democrat Toni Harp a third two-year term as mayor and chose fellow Democrat Clifton Graves to become the first new probate judge in 32 years.
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Roth “War Chest” Going To Charity
by | Nov 8, 2017 1:08 pm | Comments (5)
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Abby Roth at a neighborhood management team meeting.
A newly elected alder who raised thousands of dollars to run against nobody is turning over much of the money to charity.
Big Losses Confound Elm City Republicans
by | Nov 8, 2017 1:07 pm | Comments (7)
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Jonathan Wharton, GOP Chair, speaks to party faithful at City Point Kitchen.
New Haven’s Republicans wagered this election year on individual candidates, hoping street-level campaigns about quality-of-life issues could offset bright-blue New Haven’s disgust with the national brand of far-right politics embodied by President Trump.
Who’s Running & Why On Tuesday
by | Nov 6, 2017 3:33 pm | Comments (15)
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Above, from left: Alder candidates Catalbasoglu, Williams, Winter. Below; Alder candidates Colon, Carlson; mayoral candidate Ganong.
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New Haven voters Tuesday will elect the first new probate judge in 32 years, and Republicans are taking a stand in Morris Cove and City Point to try to bring party diversity to the Board of Alders.
Vote For ... What?
by | Nov 6, 2017 8:38 am | Comments (1)
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Candidate Graves gives his phone number to Monterey Place’s Jeanette Britt.
Jeanette Britt told the candidate knocking on her door that she had been tricked.
SEEC Takes Up Paca’s Complaint, Too
by | Oct 30, 2017 2:30 pm | Comments (2)
The State Elections Enforcement Commission (SEEC) has opened an investigation into a complaint filed by Democratic mayoral primary candidate Marcus Paca.
“Debate” Features Call For Democracy
by | Oct 25, 2017 8:04 am | Comments (6)
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Paca, Ganong show up.
At a mayoral “debate” Tuesday night where no active mayoral candidates debated each other, two policy proposals did surface: creating a hybrid elected-appointed Board of Police Commissioners and expanding public financing for city elections.
SeeClickFixer Challeges Incumbent
by | Oct 20, 2017 2:09 pm | Comments (11)
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Carlson: on the hunt for busted sidewalks and streets.
Colon emceeing Hispanic Heritage event.
Walking the Hill with John Carlson, you can get the impression that his campaign for city alder is largely about fixing sidewalks and paving streets.
Ping Pong Bests Piano, Bikes
by | Oct 20, 2017 8:02 am | Comments (6)
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The five finalists.
Wooster Square will soon be home to two public ping pong tables after neighbors voted in a spirited election to spend part of their annual citizen-controlled allotment of the city budget on tabletop tennis.
2 Community Organizers Square Off
by | Oct 16, 2017 1:04 pm | Comments (47)
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Williams and Winter: vying for Ward 21 seat.
When Rodney “Rock” Williams watches the demolition of the last vestiges of the former Winchester Arms plant in Newhallville, he sees more than childhood memories and the neighborhood’s past slipping away. He sees the alarming potential for the neighborhood’s political power to slip away too.
GOP Makes A Stand In The Cove
by | Oct 13, 2017 8:18 am | Comments (24)
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Van Hoesen reciting pledge at GOP nominating convention.
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DeCola chairs committee meeting.
Republican Donald Trump won far more votes in Morris Cove’s Ward 18 — 830 — than anywhere else in New Haven last year. Which might seem like a boost for one of the 27-year-old GOP candidate for alder there this fall.
Until you find out that he actually voted for Hillary Clinton in that election.
Greens Endorse Paca
by | Sep 19, 2017 7:52 am | Comments (20)
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Paca at ah-Beetz after the primary polls closed.
Marcus Paca is running Green — and Sarah Ganong is running double-clean, to the extent that she’s “running.”
Harp Crushes Paca 3-1
by , , , and | Sep 13, 2017 10:41 am | Comments (37)
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Kim Edwards, Sarah Ofosu embrace after their primary.
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Harp surrounded by family at Vanity after-party.
Final returns, including absentee ballots.
• New Haven Democrats give an overwhelming vote of confidence to Mayor Toni Harp, as she clobbers challenger Marcus Paca in a party primary 5,788 votes to 1,977.
• 30-ward sweep.
• Paca said he plans to continue his run as an independent in November.
• Kim Edwards, Renee Haywood, Michelle Sepulveda win alder primaries.
• Only 20 percent of the city’s 38,341 registered Democrats vote.
• Harp calls her victory a vote for unity over division, a contrast to the current national political mood. “Division is exhausting and counterproductive,” she declares.
• Robert Lee gracious in defeat: “The people made a statement. You got to respect it.”
Paca Catches A Late Break — & A Wing Guard
by | Sep 12, 2017 1:04 pm | Comments (4)
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Bria Holmes, with Paca in Westville, greets voter Wendy Samberg.
The news cycle gave Marcus Paca’s mayoral candidacy a last-minute boost Tuesday, as voters woke up to learn that a the headquarters of a marquee new-economy New Haven company is moving to Boston.
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Voters Decide Harp-Paca Round 1 Tuesday
by | Sep 11, 2017 3:32 pm | Comments (12)
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With appeals to vote for either experience or fresh energy, New Haven’s Democrats head to the polls Tuesday to nominate who’s best to run the city and who should serve three parts of town on the Board of Alders.
Newcomer, Ex-Alder Vie In Heights Primary
by | Sep 11, 2017 12:07 pm | Comments (0)
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Lee: Time for visible leadership.
Haywood: Ready to do some good.
One candidate is a former alder of the ward with a big personality and strong opinions about what he calls a lack of leadership. The other candidate is a soft-spoken first timer who says she is ready to take the reins.
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Joyner, Torre Speak Up For Paca
by | Sep 10, 2017 8:00 pm | Comments (6)
School board President Ed Joyner, who has been a visible supporter of Marcus Paca’s mayoral campaign, issued a statement Sunday night explaining why.
Harp Stands By Campaign Hire
by | Sep 8, 2017 12:53 pm | Comments (17)
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Mayor Toni Harp.
In the face of criticism over the hiring of a woman who admitted to committing petitioning fraud, Mayor Toni Harp stood by her campaign team.
Harp Camp Cries Fraud; Paca Cries Foul
by | Sep 8, 2017 12:28 pm | Comments (57)
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Priscilla Knox with a contested petition.
After Marcus Paca stopped paying her to help him become mayor, Priscilla Knox switched sides — and became the central witness in an allegation of fraud.
Harp, Paca Blast Each Other’s Records
by | Sep 6, 2017 4:07 pm | Comments (63)
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Toni Harp and Marcus Paca at Tuesday night’s debate.
Mayor Toni Harp accused Marcus Paca of running against her this year because she fired him and he’d failed in every professional pursuit he’d ever tried. Marcus Paca shot back that Harp is a lackluster leader who lacks the energy and vision demanded by the job.
Harp, Paca Debate Set
by | Sep 5, 2017 12:15 pm | Comments (1)
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The two candidates for New Haven’s Democratic mayoral nomination are scheduled to answer questions from local journalists, and from each other, at a debate one week before their Sept. 12 primary.
Paca’s In The House
by | Sep 5, 2017 8:30 am | Comments (12)
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Hosts Gerry and Kathy Wenner and Patricia and Kirby Long flank Paca.
Marcus Paca won over a voter the other day with some old-fashioned one-on-one campaigning in the most intimate of settings: a gathering in a private home.