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City Hall | January 5, 2010

No Ball This Year

by Paul Bass | January 5, 2010 6:09 PM | Permalink

John DeStefano may have made history by beginning a ninth two-year term as mayor Friday. But he's not commemorating his new term with the traditional inaugural ball.

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City Hall | January 5, 2010

City Picks LCI Chief

by Melissa Bailey | January 5, 2010 11:58 AM | Permalink

After a year with no permanent director, the city has tapped a new chief to take over its anti-blight agency.

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City Hall | January 5, 2010

Amid Dissent, Red-Light Camera Call Sent

by Melissa Bailey | January 5, 2010 10:08 AM | Permalink

The Board of Aldermen passed a resolution supporting red light cameras, but not before a freshman legislator objected -- and sparked a possible new spirit of vigorous debate.

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City Hall | January 5, 2010

Goldfield: City Needs A New Deal

by Melissa Bailey | January 5, 2010 7:22 AM | Permalink

As he won election to a third term as president of the Board of Aldermen, Carl Goldfield called for creating a "mini-WPA" to give New Haveners jobs.

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City Hall | December 29, 2009

City Hall Resounds With Kwanzaa Cheer

by Thomas MacMillan | December 29, 2009 8:07 AM | Permalink

With a blaze of rapid-fire drumming and a flurry of dance, city legislators and guests celebrated Kwanzaa.

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City Hall | December 28, 2009

Top Dogs Make Pension Switch

by Melissa Bailey | December 28, 2009 1:31 PM | Permalink

The city is saving $67,000 per year by switching top managers to a new pension plan.

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City Hall | December 22, 2009

West Rock PDD Gets Final OK

by Melissa Bailey | December 22, 2009 7:54 AM | Permalink

Aldermen gave final approval Monday to a zoning change that will make way for the long-awaited redevelopment of the West Rock housing projects.

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City Hall | December 22, 2009

Complaint Probes Mayor's Ties To PAC

by Melissa Bailey | December 22, 2009 7:25 AM | Permalink

A group formed to promote the mayor's "clean" elections law wants the state to investigate fishy funding for the mayor's own campaign.

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City Hall | December 18, 2009

Two Old "Pals" Meet At City Hall

by Paul Bass | December 18, 2009 11:03 AM | Permalink

As a feud played out in public, longtime allies Mayor John DeStefano and the Rev. Boise Kimber met behind closed doors.

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City Hall | December 15, 2009

Majority Backs Goldfield

by Melissa Bailey | December 15, 2009 1:15 PM | Permalink

Fifteen supporters have lined up behind Carl Goldfield, but Hill Alderwoman Jackie James-Evans said she isn't giving up on her bid for president of the Board of Aldermen.

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City Hall | December 10, 2009

City Workers Pinch Pennies

by Melissa Bailey | December 10, 2009 7:29 AM | Permalink

Sally Brown thinks her pens will last until July -- but the photocopying paper won't. As the city moves to close a $7.5 million budget hole, Brown and other city workers are following strict orders to scrimp.

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City Hall | December 8, 2009

James-Evans Calls Bid "Historic"

by Melissa Bailey | December 8, 2009 7:43 AM | Permalink

As two Fair Haven aldermen apparently defected from the pro-City Hall camp, a challenger to the Board of Aldermen's president is casting her candidacy in symbolic terms.

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City Hall | November 24, 2009

Mayor Gets Pass For PAC Loophole

by Melissa Bailey | November 24, 2009 7:21 AM | Permalink

After an "unbelievable" closed-door session, the New Haven Democracy Fund slapped a $500 fine on the mayor's campaign for a late filing. Then it gave him a pass for "flying in the face of" the spirit of the clean elections law by moving cash into a political action committee to support aldermanic candidates.

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City Hall | November 19, 2009

Picketers Blast "Minority" Hiring Record

by Paul Bass | November 19, 2009 7:16 AM | Permalink

Samuel R. Jones hasn't worked in four years. At a protest Wednesday, he blamed New Haven's Commission on Equal Opportunities (CEO).

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City Hall | November 17, 2009

City To Parades: Pay Up

by Melissa Bailey | November 17, 2009 1:22 PM | Permalink

Freddie Fixer will be asked to pay for police overtime. What about the Falun Gong?

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City Hall | November 6, 2009

A New Recycling Day Dawns

by Thomas MacMillan | November 6, 2009 11:34 AM | Permalink

A unanimous vote set the stage for New Haven to rescue its "embarrassing" recycling system by making recycling easier, throwing out trash harder, and rewarding green citizens with cheap groceries.

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City Hall | November 6, 2009

Aldermen Approve Teacher Contract

by Thomas MacMillan | November 6, 2009 7:44 AM | Permalink

Downtown Alderwoman Bitsie Clark called it "something of a miracle."

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City Hall | November 6, 2009

Union Elects New Leaders

by Melissa Bailey | November 6, 2009 7:26 AM | Permalink

As they head into contract negotiations in a bleak economy, city workers chose a familiar face to carry on the legacy of an outgoing union president.

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City Hall | November 6, 2009

No Smoking, Yes Pedal Cabs, Maybe Health Reform

by Thomas MacMillan | November 6, 2009 7:20 AM | Permalink

In unanimous votes on Thursday night, aldermen approved measures to allow pedal cabs in the city and to prohibit smoking near the Hospital of St. Raphael.

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City Hall | November 2, 2009

Where To Vote, & What's On The Ballot

by Melissa Bailey | November 2, 2009 5:29 PM | Permalink

Voters will choose between candidates Tuesday in five official races for aldermen and determine whether to send Mayor John DeStefano back for a record ninth two-year term. They'll also decide a ballot question, too.

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