by | Oct 31, 2013 8:18 am | Comments (23)
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Seventh-grader Zack Murphy tours Harp around Elm City Prep.
Charter school advocates inserted themselves into the mayor’s race, convincing both candidates to sign a pledge to open new schools of choice.
by | Oct 30, 2013 12:04 pm | Comments (11)
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Wynn speaks with neighbor June A. Williams.
If he loses next Tuesday’s Ward 10 aldermanic election, William Wynn said, he plans to keep canvassing the very next day: until he eventually wins the seat or seeks his next goal, to become New Haven’s first black Republican mayor, in 2019.
Continue reading ‘“Forgotten Neighborhood” Launches Candidacy’
by | Oct 30, 2013 8:24 am | Comments (44)
Justin Elicker used mostly locally-raised contributions to place an ad on craigslist and hire nine out-of-town campaign staffers. Toni Harp used thousands of dollars from out-of-town donors to help hire 60 New Haveners to her campaign, including everyday people from Newhallville and West Rock.
So who has the more “local” campaign?
Continue reading ‘“Local” Label Depends On Cash-In Or Cash-Out’
by | Oct 29, 2013 11:37 am | Comments (13)
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Is Andy Ross a Democrat or a Republican?
“I’m independent,” the Wooster Square aldermanic candidate replied. “Right in the middle”
“He’s running as an independent, though he’s a registered Republican,” said Ross’ opponent, Aaron Greenberg.
by | Oct 29, 2013 8:38 am | Comments (10)
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The union label replaced the party label as the point of contention in the Ward 1 aldermanic race during a campaign debate Monday night.
by | Oct 28, 2013 11:05 am | Comments (8)
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A Yale dorm room door welcomes GOP candidate Chandler.
Paul Chandler knocked on the door of Yale freshman Sophia Kecskey, then began his pitch with a question: “What do you know about the Ward 1 race?”
by | Oct 25, 2013 3:11 pm | Comments (6)
With just over a week left before the election, Toni Harp has unveiled a new smartphone app for people to connect with her campaign.
by | Oct 24, 2013 2:13 pm | Comments (5)
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Taubes (at left): Harp’s passion resounded.
They usually belong to the same team. Tuesday night they served as coaches for opposing sides — and watched their advice take form.
Continue reading ‘Champion Debaters Helped Harp, Elicker Behind The Scenes’
by | Oct 24, 2013 1:47 pm | Comments (13)
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Elio Cruz and Kenny Chitacapa chat.
In a Fair Haven bar, supporters of mayoral candidate Justin Elicker dug into plates of beans and rice, chicken, and salad. They didn’t need to worry about running out of food.
by | Oct 24, 2013 8:10 am | Comments (16)
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Harp leaves the Q Club Thursday.
The two mayoral candidates came out Thursday in favor of shared fire services for the East Shore and East Haven, but they had the trucks running in opposite directions.
Continue reading ‘Harp: Guys Can’t All Have Their Own Trucks’
by | Oct 23, 2013 4:31 pm | Comments (38)
Michael Pinto has already achieved two milestones in his sudden run for office: becoming the last candidate to enter a race for alderman this year, and the hardest one to vote for.
by | Oct 23, 2013 2:38 pm | Comments (49)
Politicians converged on Union Station and endorsed Toni Harp’s one-hour-to-New York express train. A Metro-North spokeswoman dismissed the idea as “not possible.”
by | Oct 23, 2013 11:45 am | Comments (9)
Where: O’Tooles bar downtown.
What: A fundraiser for Democratic mayoral candidate Toni Harp (pictured); it produced $5,000 from a crowd of young professionals, small business owners, and lawyers.
When: Monday night.
Who? Find out below.
by | Oct 23, 2013 7:35 am | Comments (61)
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The “Pay-to-Play Pirates” pitch Rebecca Turcio outside the debate.
In a fast-paced final public debate before a standing-room-only crowd, New Haven’s two mayoral candidates squared off on who knows how to get things done.
by | Oct 22, 2013 3:47 pm | Comments (12)
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Two months after depositing 4,800 signatures at 200 Orange St. to put her name on the Democratic Primary ballot, the Harp campaign Tuesday deposited a nearly equal number of diapers at the New Haven Diaper Bank.
Continue reading ‘At Diaper Bank, Harp Promises Change From Bottom Up’
by | Oct 22, 2013 12:03 pm | Comments (6)
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Yul Watley returned to home to find his two Toni Harp campaign signs removed from his front yard. By the time he got to the bottom of the disappearance, his simple act of planting the signs has resulted in a broader review of the rules for some New Haven public-housing tenants who express support for political candidates.
by | Oct 21, 2013 11:41 am | Comments (5)
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A central plank in Richard Spears’ aldermanic campaign platform is a reminder: Bishop Woods — his neighborhood — isn’t part of North Haven. Or East Haven.
by | Oct 20, 2013 4:48 pm | Comments (24)
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New Haven’s two citywide petitioning candidates joined forces Sunday, forming a ticket for the Nov. 5 general election.
by | Oct 18, 2013 5:26 pm | Comments (24)
The city’s building official paid a visit to the home of mayoral candidate Toni Harp Thursday and gave her son a two-month deadline to complete “minor” repairs and obtain a permanent certificate of occupancy.
by | Oct 18, 2013 12:33 pm | Comments (32)
Before voters head to the polls, the two mayoral candidates will face off in one open-to-the-public debate.
by | Oct 18, 2013 12:21 pm | Comments (36)
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Israeli-born developer Bongart schmoozes with Harp at the Anchor.
A storied downtown watering hole drew a new breed of New Haven real estate mavens to dish out donations for Toni Harp’s mayoral campaign.
by | Oct 18, 2013 9:48 am | Comments (6)
Little Miss Mess-Up has reappeared on New Haven’s mayoral campaign trail — with a 3‑minute narrative video endorsement.
by | Oct 18, 2013 8:00 am | Comments (5)
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Less than three weeks before the Nov. 5 election, Maureen Gardner on Thursday ended her campaign for alderman, sending the city/town clerk’s office scrambling to cross her name off the ballots.
by | Oct 18, 2013 6:09 am | Comments (2)
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Wooster Square aldermanic candidate Andy Ross handed out pie and cider, made some new friends, and announced a new endorsement.
Continue reading ‘90 Pieces Of Pie, 3 Gallons Of Cider, 10 Nuns’
by | Oct 17, 2013 1:05 pm | Comments (6)
The Harp campaign made two errors when it submitted its most recent campaign finance disclosure statement: It overstated its revenue by $3,625 and its debt by $21,244.