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Colleen Shaddox |
Nov 22, 2023 12:10 pm
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The six tiny homes behind 203 Rosette.
The following opinion essay was submitted by Colleen Shaddox, a member of the Rosette Village Collective and the author of “Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding, and Ending US Poverty.” A response from Mayor Justin Elicker appears at the end of this article.
People sleeping in the tiny homes at Rosette Neighborhood Village (RNV) will not have heat tonight because the city is not providing a piece of paperwork that will allow United Illuminating to turn on the power. Whatever shade New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker is throwing on RNV’s supporters is an attempt to distract from this outrageous truth.
From Loaves and Fishes to the state’s elections “enforcement” arm to New Haven’s voter-confusion complex, a lot of news has been cooking this Thanksgiving season.
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1) The Friends of Kimberly Park volunteered to put dozens of plants in the ground. What did the public works department do in response? A) Planted more to help beautify the park. B) Charged the group a fee. C) Gave the group a proclamation honoring their work. D) Gave the group a citation for disturbing public property without permission. E) Ran over the plants and ripped them out of the ground without apologizing.
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More of the same: law-allergic incumbents Justin Elicker, Sal DeCola, Joe Ganim celebrate their victories after polls close Tuesday night.
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1) New Haven had 52,419 registered voters as of Tuesday. How many voted in Tuesday’s mayoral election (according to initial unofficial tallies)? A) 7 B) 12,815 C) 10,000 D) 18,304 E) 26,209 F) 52,419 G) Tabulation machines broke, so we’ll never know
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John DeStefano Jr. |
Nov 5, 2023 11:06 am
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John DeStefano.
Former Mayor DeStefano counts up all the elections he ran in and all the alders he served with over 20 years — and tells readers why he’s voting “yes” on charter reform, including four-year terms for mayor and alders.
The following opinion essay was submitted by Meredith Polk on behalf of the New Haven Climate Movement.
Mayor Justin Elicker has stated that New Haven’s goal is to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2030. In 2021, the New Haven Board of Alders City Services and Environmental Policy Committee passed a resolution outlining the importance of electrification and the actions the city would take to electrify. This resolution was an important step towards net-zero, but it has been two years and the city has not made enough progress. New Haven has the opportunity and responsibility to save lives by implementing the promises in the resolution.
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Alder Sarah Miller and Alder Claudia Herrera |
Oct 3, 2023 12:44 pm
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Former Police Chief Anthony Campbell (right) with recruits at the academy in 2018.
Over the past year, the New Haven Police Department has worked in earnest to re-establish community policing, dismantle bias in its policies and practices, and hold itself accountable for mistakes. At the same time, one of the most frequent complaints we receive as Alders is: we called the police and it took forever for them to come.
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Jamil Ragland |
Sep 15, 2023 8:19 am
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"Vanilla" match: Govs. Rell and Lamont.
(Opinion) I am not looking forward to the next 14 months in the world of politics. That’s how long we have until the 2024 presidential election, which is looking like a rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. The shouting about Hunter Biden, Georgia election interference and everything else is only going to become more shrill the closer we get to November 2024. Can’t politics be a little less confrontational, and a little more civil?
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NHPS Supt. Dr. Madeline Negrón |
Aug 28, 2023 8:54 am
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Supt. Madeline Negrón, at Troup School in July.
When a child learns to read, they unlock an entire new world of possibilities in both learning and in life. Conversely, if a child does not learn to read or remains a struggling reader, difficulty and challenge are likely to follow.
Did any of you, dear readers, catch the appearance of Ron DeSantis just before opening night of the Shakespeare comedy, “The Merry Wives of Windsor,” at Edgerton Park?
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Michael Jefferson |
Aug 15, 2023 8:16 am
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Michael Jefferson.
The policy known as “Affirmative Action” is now a thing of the past. On June 29, the Roberts Court, in a highly anticipated decision, killed it. For this writer, it was a horrible decision.
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Kelly Fitzgerald, Margaret Middleton, Jennifer Paradis, Jim Pettinelli, Steve Werlin, Susan Compton Agamy, Mary Guerrera, & Karen DuBois-Walton |
Jul 14, 2023 12:51 pm
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A 78-year-old leaving Union Station for a homeless shelter Monday night.
As the crisis of homelessness grows in our community, so do the number of people sleeping in places that aren’t meant for habitation — under bridges, in woods and parks, and in other public places like train stations. The estimated number of unsheltered people in Greater New Haven has grown from 76 households to 128 at this time last year, an increase of 68 percent. As a result, as many as 60 people per night have sought emergency refuge in Union Station over the last six months.
Every single school day, New Haven’s 314 school buses spew out pollution fouling our air, increase the risk of asthma and even cancer to students and drivers, and exacerbate global warming.
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Shafiq Abdussabur |
Jun 1, 2023 12:14 pm
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Abdussabur with Beaver Hills neighbor Rivka Fenton in November 2020 acting in response to a string of attacks on Jews in Beaver Hills.
I applaud President Biden and Vice President Harris on making an important first step to addressing the crisis of growing antisemitism our nation is facing. As someone who has spent weekends patrolling to keep my friends and neighbors safe while they worshiped, I appreciate President Biden for saying what has been evident for years in America: this is a severe problem, and it’s getting worse.
