by | Jul 25, 2013 9:38 am | Comments (13)
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Carolina files with Deputy City Clerk Sally Brown.
Kermit Carolina Thursday joined the field of mayoral candidates securing ballot spots for two separate elections, as he submitted papers to run as an independent in November.
by | Jul 24, 2013 8:51 pm | Comments (8)
Lori Frazier (left) collects signatures for the Carolina campaign.
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Kica Matos and Henry Fernandez find signers during a quinientos game at Casa Otonal.
As the mayor’s race entered a new phase, the Kermit Carolina campaign was ready with pages and pages of spreadsheets to hand out to 140 “street captains” assigned to pull in the 2,406 signatures their candidate will need to secure a place on the ballot.
by | Jul 23, 2013 9:09 pm | Comments (43)
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Accepting her party’s endorsement to become New Haven’s first-ever female mayor, Toni Harp Tuesday night tackled head on the biggest obstacle so far to reaching City Hall: the legacy of her late husband Wendell.
Continue reading ‘Crowned By Dems, Harp Lauds Husband’s Legacy’
by | Jul 23, 2013 8:52 pm | Comments (22)
Five newcomers seeking open aldermanic seats picked up endorsements from the Democratic Town Committee at its convention Tuesday night, with the rest of the endorsements going to incumbents.
by | Jul 23, 2013 3:29 pm | Comments (6)
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The restaurant owner and the candidate.
Juan Almonte is ready to expand his El Buen Gusto restaurant on Grand Avenue — if he can get some help expanding and putting a new sign.
He hopes Toni Harp can offer that help if she becomes New Haven’s next mayor.
Continue reading ‘Harp Promises To Help Small Businesses Grow’
by | Jul 22, 2013 5:58 pm | Comments (17)
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In her bid to be the next mayor of New Haven, state Sen. Toni Harp notched another labor endorsement Monday, from the union she used to belong to.
by | Jul 22, 2013 3:01 pm | Comments (8)
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DeStefano, Holder-Winfield, Nemerson.
As mayoral candidates continue to raise money and decide where to spend it, former candidates face decisions of their own: What to do with the dregs of their defunct war chests.
by | Jul 22, 2013 12:04 pm | Comments (6)
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During the week Heidi Korrick usually checks him out at Elm City Market, where she’s a cashier. Sunday evening she came to a park in Wooster Square to check out his ideas on how to reduce neighborhood crime.
Korrick had good reason to attend Ward 8 Democratic aldermanic candidate Aaron Greenberg’s campaign kick-off picnic and ask that question. She’s been mugged twice.
by | Jul 22, 2013 8:08 am | Comments (3)
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A hundred supporters came out to help Toni Harp open a Newhallville campaign office — a crowd that included young people. That was the main point.
by | Jul 22, 2013 7:54 am | Comments (7)
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Candidates Berrios-Bones and Burwell.
In a squeaker election, Alderman Santiago Berrios-Bones — who has represented his ward for less than half a year — won the endorsement on his ward committee Friday evening.
by | Jul 21, 2013 9:53 pm | Comments (14)
Another union has lined up behind the mayoral candidacy of state Sen. Toni Harp, this time Local 825 of the International Association of Firefighters.
by | Jul 20, 2013 11:23 am | Comments (23)
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(Updated) After somebody smashed the front window to Toni Harp’s Whalley Avenue mayoral campaign headquarters this weekend, a prominent supporter pointed the finger at her opponents — but the campaign itself officially held back.
Continue reading ‘Harp Backer: Opponents Smashed Our Front Window’
by | Jul 19, 2013 2:27 pm | Comments (29)
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Democratic mayoral candidates Justin Elicker and Toni Harp far outpolled their competitors and walked away with victories in a triple convention in East Rock Thursday evening.
by | Jul 19, 2013 2:00 pm | Comments (6)
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Republicans at their convention Thursday night.
Don’t look now, but four Republicans may run contested campaigns for public office this year — four more than ran the last time New Haven held city elections.
by | Jul 19, 2013 1:57 pm | Comments (12)
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Passing the torch: Jones-Barnes (at right) with Santana.
Dan Kops came to Fair Haven Heights’ Ward 13 Democratic committee meeting hoping to interest members in instant run-off voting (aka “IRV”).
He even brought a handful of IRV ballots with him. They never left his pocket.
by | Jul 19, 2013 9:18 am | Comments (13)
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Keitazulu has tended to be the first candidate to arrive at debates.
Democratic mayoral candidate Sundiata Keitazulu said Thursday he probably won’t pursue a primary campaign if he fails to win the party’s endorsement at next Tuesday night’s convention.
Continue reading ‘Keitazulu Likely To Drop Out After Convention’
by | Jul 18, 2013 5:05 pm | Comments (34)
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Elicker addresses Chamber.
One mayoral candidate endorsed a new schools chief Thursday while another unveiled his “big ask” from Yale: to create a “premier” training program for principals at its School of Management.
Continue reading ‘Fernandez Turns To Yale To Help Train Principals’
by | Jul 18, 2013 3:00 pm | Comments (35)
As accusations against her family’s real-estate business gained traction, mayoral candidate Toni Harp’s campaign called an opponent “reprehensible” for dragging her deceased husband into the race. And a state legislator decried “offensive” “badgering” and “bullying” of the race’s only female candidate.
by | Jul 17, 2013 2:52 pm | Comments (77)
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Former tenant Percy Pell is suing over alleged CO poisoning.
A broken front door led to corridors of black mold, urine, and crack bags. Is that the landlord’s fault? And does it matter in the mayor’s race?
by | Jul 17, 2013 8:03 am | Comments (55)
Slower car traffic. Bike-friendlier streets. The police chief.
At their latest debate Tuesday night, New Haven’s five Democratic mayoral candidates all agreed to love all of the above. They spent the rest of the evening pummeling each other — and, with one exception, finding no one else besides themselves they could imagine as mayor.
Continue reading ‘Candidates: Bikes, Chief Good. Each Other Bad’
by | Jul 15, 2013 6:52 pm | Comments (32)
Onstage at Co-op High, all five Democratic mayoral candidates agreed that arts are a key to education and the economy in New Haven — and one pulled out a harmonica to drive the point home.
by | Jul 15, 2013 12:07 pm | Comments (67)
It’s no surprise that Justin Elicker convinced more people in and around his home turf on the east side of town to donate to his mayoral campaign. But he also racked up more donations than candidate Toni Harp in her side of town.
Continue reading ‘Elicker Tapped More Donors In Harp’s Zip Code’
by | Jul 15, 2013 10:37 am | Comments (38)
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At an opening party that drew hundreds to her new campaign headquarters, mayoral candidate Toni Harp urged supporters to brace for a tough race — in November.
About that Democratic primary in September? She’s already “claiming it.”
by | Jul 11, 2013 3:08 pm | Comments (3)
Marvin Towler got people “liking” and messaging to move Chicken Soup for the Soul books. Can he do the same for Kermit Carolina’s quest to become New Haven’s next mayor?
by | Jul 11, 2013 12:08 pm | Comments (3)
They’ve talked about jobs, policing, schools, and taxes. On Monday, the candidates in the mayor’s race will take on a new topic: the arts.