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Fair Haven alderman takes job with Blumenthal LAW ’73

Fair Haven alderman Joe Rodriguez is leaving city politics to take a job with Sen. Richard Blumenthal LAW ’73. Rodriguez announced yesterday his plans to […]

DeStefano warns of dire fiscal straits

Mayor John DeStefano Jr. sounded yet another alarm about the city’s financial troubles today. The city budget has structural problems and relies on many revenue […]

Trumbull cook to run for Ward 2 alderman

Trumbull College cook Frank Douglass Jr. will run for Ward 2 alderman for a third time this year. In an e-mail to Ward 2 residents […]

NHPD rehires two laid-off cops

New Haven is rehiring two of the cops it laid off in February. Mayor John DeStefano Jr. laid off 16 cops Feb. 17 after an […]

UP CLOSE | DeStefano’s balancing act

Mayor John DeStefano Jr. used to hang a picture of his father on the door to his office overlooking the New Haven Green. In the […]

Malloy budget gets green light

In a victory for Gov. Dannel Malloy, state lawmakers moved the governor’s budget proposals closer to law Thursday. The state legislature’s Finance and Appropriations Committees […]

Vinay Nayak ’14 to run for alderman

Vinay Nayak ’14 has become the first candidate to enter the race to replace Michael Jones ’11 as Ward 1 Alderman. A Davenport freshman from […]

Mayor faces competition

After 18 years as mayor, could the coming election be the one Mayor John DeStefano Jr. loses? Starting this week, DeStefano will formally have a […]

Aldermen revisit assistant chief appointments

The New Haven Police Department may have added three assistant chiefs Wednesday, but aldermen are making it clear that they are the ones who will […]

Living wage moves ahead

Ward 1 Alderman Michael Jones’ ’11 proposal to expand the city’s living wage law has taken a big step forward. The proposal, one of Jones’ […]

Residents respond to library cuts

Residents are alleging that the cuts to New Haven’s libraries in Mayor John DeStefano Jr.’s budget put New Haven’s children at risk. That was the […]