Noah Daponte-Smith
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NOAH DAPONTE-SMITH
Malloy pushes bill to protect Sound’s future

In anticipation of the 2015 legislative session, Gov. Dannel Malloy has begun a push for a comprehensive study of the Long Island Sound.

February 12, 2015

NOAH DAPONTE-SMITH
City looks to combat youth jobs crisis

The youth committee will begin looking into data relating to youth employment in New Haven, Sarah Eidelson '12 said.

February 5, 2015

NOAH DAPONTE-SMITH & MICHELLE LIU
Six dead, 15 injured after Metro-North collision

Six people were killed and 15 were injured in Valhalla, N.Y. after a Metro-North train crashed into a vehicle on the tracks Tuesday evening.

February 4, 2015

STEPHANIE ADDENBROOKE & NOAH DAPONTE-SMITH
Legislators push affirmative consent policy

With sexual misconduct on college campuses in the national spotlight, two Connecticut state legislators have proposed a bill that would require all universities in the state to adopt a “yes means yes” policy.

February 4, 2015

NOAH DAPONTE-SMITH
City braces for second storm in two weeks

As another winter storm barrels into the Elm City Monday morning, city officials are taking precautions against the possibility of significant damage.

February 1, 2015

NOAH DAPONTE-SMITH
Alders, public reimagine Civilian Review Board

Amid a national conversation on race and police brutality, and coming in the wake of the detention at gunpoint of Tahj Blow ’16 by the Yale Police Department, the Board of Alders’ Legislation and Public Affairs committees met last night to begin the process of creating a new Civilian Review Board in the city, intended to hear, review and investigate complaints from residents about police conduct.

January 30, 2015

NOAH DAPONTE-SMITH
Students and legislators discuss e-cigarettes

A group of students and legislators met at the Metropolitan Business Academy in Wooster Square yesterday to discuss the health dangers of e-cigarettes and their effect on high school culture.

January 27, 2015

NOAH DAPONTE-SMITH
Reform proposals emphasize subpoena power for Civilian Review Board

At a public workshop in the Afro-American Cultural Center yesterday, community activists presented and discussed their proposals for an ordinance establishing a new Civilian Review Board.

January 26, 2015

NOAH DAPONTE-SMITH & NOAH KIM
Graduate housing project moves forward

Moving one step closer to completing a building intended for graduate student housing on Elm Street, Yale submitted a request for a variance and special exception from zoning regulations to the Board of Zoning Appeals yesterday.

January 22, 2015

NOAH DAPONTE-SMITH
Looking to reduce crime, alders approve Newhallville community grant

After months of debate among alders, residents and community figures alike, the Board of Alders voted unanimously yesterday to approve a million-dollar federal grant intended to reduce crime in Newhallville.

January 21, 2015

NOAH DAPONTE-SMITH
Seeking reform, alders suspend Civilian Review Board

At a time of significant nationwide protests in the wake of controversial jury decisions in Ferguson and New York, the meetings of the New Haven Civilian Review Board have been suspended.

January 15, 2015