by | Sep 23, 2013 9:44 pm | Comments (37)
The scripted portion of the evening had ended. The music picked up — and Barbara Holden found herself dancing in the park.
Continue reading ‘At “Unity Rally,” Harp, DeLauro Tap Into History’
by | Sep 19, 2013 5:47 pm | Comments (21)
Mayoral candidate Toni Harp Thursday challenged opponent Justin Elicker to a maximum of three debates. Elicker accepted, and opposed a limit on the number of match-ups.
by | Sep 18, 2013 4:56 pm | Comments (57)
Kermit Carolina urged voters to judge mayoral candidate Justin Elicker by his character, not by the color of his skin.
by | Sep 18, 2013 11:07 am | Comments (23)
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This Whalley Avenue building is the headquarters of:
by | Sep 17, 2013 10:17 am | Comments (4)
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It’s official: No Republican is running for mayor this year.
by | Sep 13, 2013 12:05 pm | Comments (28)
Mayoral candidate Kermit Carolina got the biggest bang for his buck in this week’s Democratic primary election, raising less than $40 per vote. Henry Fernandez took in nearly $100 for each ballot cast for him.
by | Sep 12, 2013 3:57 pm | Comments (75)
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Harp: Donors have no sway.
One day after their company lost a lucrative city contract due to fraud, nine out-of-town doctors ponied up $1,000 apiece to the mayoral campaign of frontrunner Toni Harp.
Continue reading ‘Top Harp Bundler Lost $800K City Contract’
by | Sep 12, 2013 8:31 am | Comments (20)
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Latoya Agnew spent Tuesday doing what she’s been doing for the past two years — getting droves of Newhallville neighbors to the polls.
Continue reading ‘In Newhallville, Strategy Proves Lasting Power’
by | Sep 12, 2013 8:08 am | Comments (17)
The first potential prize in the mayoral general election is taking the weekend to think about his plans.
by | Sep 11, 2013 2:23 pm | Comments (49)
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Elicker greets his supporters at O’Toole’s pub.
(Analysis) Justin Elicker became the sole remaining challenger to Toni Harp for the mayor’s office Tuesday night by capturing five of New Haven’s highest-voting wards — while remaining practically invisible to voters in predominantly African-American neighborhoods.
Overcoming that math could prove his biggest challenge in the weeks leading up to the Nov. 5 general election.
by | Sep 11, 2013 11:57 am | Comments (25)
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Hausladen hugs a supporter after hearing the news.
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Stratton celebrates his victory.
Two aldermanic candidates drew fire from unions and firefighters in Tuesday’s Democratic primaries — and emerged victorious in two of the city’s hardest-fought elections.
by | Sep 11, 2013 12:20 am | Comments (19)
Of the three mayoral candidates who didn’t win Tuesday’s primary election, two gave concession speeches. The third, Justin Elicker offered a math lesson.
by | Sep 10, 2013 9:02 pm | Comments (84)
Toni Harp got closer to becoming New Haven’s first-ever female mayor Tuesday night by capturing half the votes in a four-way Democratic primary.
Now New Haven has a two-way mayoral race going into the general election, between Harp and Justin Elicker.
Click here to see a ward-by-ward breakdown of all of New Haven’s Democratic Primary election results.
by | Sep 10, 2013 8:00 pm | Comments (22)
Below is the official tally of Democratic Primary votes. (Click here for a larger view.)
by | Sep 10, 2013 5:08 pm | Comments (23)
Mayoral candidate Kermit Carolina crashed the governor’s appearance at a polling station Tuesday, and Toni Harp stepped in to the governor’s defense.
by | Sep 10, 2013 4:25 pm | Comments (7)
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An opponent’s commercial came over WYBC-FM just as Kermit Carolina prepared to exit his silver Lexus 470GX for his next primary election day stop. He stopped to listen — and concluded that however the votes add up at day’s end, his campaign has succeeded.
by | Sep 10, 2013 3:26 pm | Comments (6)
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As she was driven from ward to ward Tuesday morning following an egg white flatbread from Dunkin Donuts, state senator and mayoral candidate Toni Harp greeted many a familiar face – including allies from the state Capitol.
by | Sep 10, 2013 1:25 pm | Comments (2)
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Elicker at the polls with a volunteer — his mom.
Mayoral candidate Justin Elicker rose at 5 a.m. Tuesday, grabbed a big handful of trail mix, then headed out with his wife Natalie to vote at Wilbur Cross High High School. He hoped the trail mix would fuel a day-long east-to-west itinerary to hit as many New Haven polling places as possible to ask for people’s votes.
by | Sep 10, 2013 12:46 pm | Comments (5)
Dozens of East Rockers showed up to the wrong place to vote Tuesday morning in the Democratic Party primary elections for mayor and city/town clerk.
by | Sep 10, 2013 9:03 am | Comments (3)
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Mayoral candidate Henry Fernandez had two tasks at Fair Haven’s Atwater Senior Center as primary election day dawned: casting a vote and replacing a campaign sign he said had been stolen.
by | Sep 9, 2013 5:14 pm | Comments (11)
In a late pre-primary filing Monday afternoon, the national American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union reported spending $30,000 to help elect Democratic mayoral candidate Toni Harp.
by | Sep 9, 2013 2:01 pm | Comments (3)
Two years after taking hold of the city’s legislative wing with a slew of new candidates, labor unions are testing their strength — and investing over $10,000 — in 10 contested aldermanic primaries Tuesday.
by | Sep 9, 2013 12:12 pm | Comments (2)
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Burwell and Santiago.
Alderman Santiago Berrios-Bones is preparing for the coming wave of retiring baby boomers. His primary election challenger, Thomas Burwell, wants to make sure they have good food to eat.
by | Sep 9, 2013 9:05 am | Comments (3)
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Tenantss dig into Abate’s pasta. Deputy Campaign Manager Markham, pictured at rear right, helps out in the kitchen.
The usual pre-election get-out-the-vote party took place at the Bella Vista senior housing complex Sunday night. This time, organizers had to send vans to get the seniors there rather than just ask them to take the elevator downstairs.
Displaced Bella Vista tenants rallied to attend a political rally Sunday. Traditionally, a GOTV event is held at the housing complex prior to an election, since all the seniors who live there are in a central location. This year, the residents were not so captive. Instead of traveling down from their respective floors in the towers, many traveled by van from various motels where they have been housed since a mid-August fire.
by | Sep 9, 2013 7:43 am | Comments (38)
Flames of accusation spread through Morris Cove Sunday night — over whether one mayoral candidate wants to endanger lives by closing the neighborhood firehouse, or whether his opponent concocted an election-eve smear to scare voters.