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Mayor and candidate trade barbs

Scathing words between Mayor John DeStefano Jr. and Jeffrey Kerekes, his challenger in November’s mayoral election, made Wednesday the most heated day of the campaign […]

New curriculum to buoy Promise

Thanks to a revamped curriculum for New Haven public schools unveiled Monday, the city’s effort to build a “college-going culture” will now start as early […]

State utilities provider questioned over Irene

Utility executives got an earful from Connecticut residents and local officials in Hartford on Monday afternoon at the second of two hearings evaluating response efforts […]

Nayak rallies supporters

The campaign for Ward 1 alderman is now in full swing. A week after Sarah Eidelson ’12 kicked off her bid for the office with […]

Elm City gets one-time revenue boost

In a rare piece of good news for New Haven’s fiscal situation, the arrival of a check from Hartford wiped away last year’s budget deficit. […]

Ward 1 candidates differ little in ideology

While candidates Vinay Nayak ’14 and Sarah Eidelson ’12 are running against each other for the Ward 1 alderman seat, the race has revealed that […]

Hartford revisits Irene response

Three weeks after Tropical Storm Irene caused the worst power outages in state history, Connecticut lawmakers convened a special hearing Monday to assess how the […]

Music Initiative to continue

Yale lost its leading musical ambassador to New Haven public schools Thursday, but administrators at both the School of Music and city schools say they […]

Primary losers plot comebacks

Last Tuesday’s Democratic primaries may have been the most significant New Haven has seen in a decade, but as some defeated candidates have made clear, […]

Yale police investigate “apparent suicide”

Yale police are investigating a death that occurred on campus Thursday, which the University and police have termed an “apparent suicide.” John Miller MUS ’07, […]

DeStefano wins primary

Despite only managing to get 43.2 percent of the vote Tuesday, Mayor John DeStefano Jr. fended off three opponents in the most serious primary challenge […]