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Bagel Rescues Senator On Food Stamps

by Staff | May 21, 2013 8:04 am | Comments (15)

On his first day of trying to eat for under $5, Chris Murphy found the first sustenance he could afford en route to a flight at 1 p.m.—and he had to forgo the schmear.

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Back To The Future On Lilac Street

by Thomas MacMillan | May 20, 2013 4:22 pm | Comments (30)

New Haven’s population is on the rise, along with a 17-foot-skinny new Newhallville home that may offer a glimpse of the densely packed neighborhoods of the city’s past—and future.

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Mass Transit The Winner At Mayoral Debate

by Melissa Bailey | May 20, 2013 8:14 am | Comments (33)

Sundiata Keitazulu took the city bus Sunday to a mayoral candidates’ debate—and discovered many of his opponents had not done so in years, in part, they said, because of a “broken” transit system.

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2,000 Cheer On A Revived Freddie

by Melissa Bailey | May 19, 2013 8:25 pm | Comments (5)

A little drizzle didn’t stop “Action Jackson,” Spiderman, the Mob Squad, and far-flung drill teams from rolling, stomping and roaring down Dixwell Avenue Sunday for the annual Freddie Fixer parade.

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At Kick-Off, Harp Vows Principles Over “Politics”

by Thomas MacMillan | May 18, 2013 9:30 pm | Comments (15)

As she formally launched her campaign for mayor amid balloons and cotton candy in Edgewood Park, state Sen. Toni Harp promised to build a “new New Haven” free of “political favoritism.”

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Cyclists To City: Connect The Bike Lanes

by Melissa Bailey | May 17, 2013 1:20 pm | Comments (21)

Cyclists converged on a downtown plaza to announce a new vision for New Haven, including connecting bike lanes across the center city and converting one-way streets to two directions of travel.

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A House Of Race Cards

by Joshua Mamis | May 17, 2013 12:01 pm | Comments (5)

Clybourne Park makes you laugh, think, laugh again, cringe. Then it rips a super-glued Band-Aid off of liberal white skin, exposing all the raw, tribal bias white people prefer to think they don’t possess.

If that doesn’t sound like fun, you’re wrong.

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Planned Tax Hike Trimmed To 3 Mills

by Thomas MacMillan | May 17, 2013 8:36 am | Comments (29)

After months scrutinizing the mayor’s proposed new city budget, aldermen voted to chip away at a planned property tax increase by leaving some city jobs vacant, reining in police overtime, and benefiting from some good news from Hartford.

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Harp Casts Doubt On 9th Square Bailout Plea

by Paul Bass | May 16, 2013 4:03 pm | Comments (31)

Mayoral candidate Toni Harp questioned a developer’s argument that it needs a $10 million-plus bailout from the city to keep the Ninth Square project alive, while two of her opponents expressed support for spending some new money to preserve affordable housing there.

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Aldermen Take Aim At Schools Budget

by Melissa Bailey | May 16, 2013 2:21 pm | Comments (12)

Three million extra dollars for the schools: Too much for taxpayers to bear? Or a much-needed increase to save school reform?

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