Author Archives: Matthew Lloyd-Thomas

City

Mayoral race wide open without DeStefano
By January 30, 2013 • 0
John DeStefano Jr.’s decision not to seek re-election after 10 terms as the city’s mayor leaves a vacuum in New Haven politics.
City

Before hearing, Looney pushes gun laws
By January 28, 2013 • 0
State Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney has introduced 17 bills calling for increased regulation of firearms.
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State commission meets following Sandy Hook
By January 25, 2013 • 0
Six weeks after a gunman killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission met Thursday for the first time.
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Conn. senators support assault weapons ban
By January 25, 2013 • 0
California Sen. Dianne Feinstein introduced legislation to ban assault weapons in the wake of December’s mass shooting in Newtown, Conn.
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Municipal leaders propose gun laws
By January 23, 2013 • 0
On Jan. 16, one day before President Barack Obama announced a series of federal proposals intended to curb gun violence, the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities introduced its own ideas.
Sen. Chris Murphy’s visit to the New Haven neighborhood Farnam Courts called atten- tion to its need for federal funding support.
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City seeks neighborhood grant
By January 18, 2013 • 0
After newly sworn-in Sen. Chris Murphy toured a chronically violent New Haven public housing development last week, the city’s efforts to revitalize the neighborhood have gained renewed attention.
At a Morse College Master’s Tea on Wednesday, journalist Charles Duhigg ’97 discussed strategies to break poor habits.
University

Times reporter explains origins of habits
By January 17, 2013 • 0
Students hoping to break bad habits heard from journalist Charles Duhigg ’97 on Wednesday in a Morse College Master’s Tea.
A young boy sitting on the floor of the Newtown High School gymnasium clutches a stuffed golden retriever during Friday's memorial service.
City

Amidst grieving, Obama calls for action
By and December 17, 2012 • 0
Community members packed into Newtown High School to commemorate the lives of the 27 killed Friday.
Yalies and New Haven residents gathered on the Green to commemorate the 27 lives lost during Friday's school shooting.
City

Community mourns school shooting
By and December 15, 2012 • 0
Roughly 500 Yalies and New Haven residents gathered on the Green to commemorate the 27 lives lost in Friday's shooting.
City

City fights budget woes
By December 7, 2012 • 0
The New Haven Board of Aldermen Finance Committee met Thursday evening to discuss the city’s financial troubles.
City

In bias case, cops drop injunction
By and December 6, 2012 • 0
Ten New Haven cops claiming they were unlawfully passed over for promotions are no longer seeking an injunction on the city’s plans for current police promotions.
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Charges dismissed for gun owner
By December 5, 2012 • 0
New Haven Superior Court judge Maureen Keegan dismissed all charges against after New Haven attorney Sung-Ho Hwang on Monday.