Yale Daily News

Alders backed amendments to minimize Mayor Toni Harp’s proposed tax hike by flat-funding education and tweaking personnel costs, among other changes.

May 15, 2014

In the latest standoff between a New Haven alder and the leadership of the school district, New Haven Public Schools Superintendent Garth Harries '95 asserted that cutting $40 million from the city’s education budget would force the district to cut 200 teaching positions.

May 13, 2014

The 2014 legislative session concluded Wednesday night in Hartford without reform to Connecticut's Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) program, which reimburses towns and cities for nontaxable property.

May 9, 2014

College Wine will not be selling wine — or any other form of alcohol — for the next six weeks.

May 4, 2014

As the first in a pledged series of efforts to tackle the city's pension obligations, Mayor Toni Harp and municipal union stewards gathered Wednesday to announce a $700,000 in annual savings that will help pay down the unfunded portions of the pension funds.

April 30, 2014

Former YIRA president Liburd received notice from the Executive Committee, Yale’s disciplinary body, that the charges against her had been withdrawn.

April 25, 2014

Hill Alder Dolores Colon ’91 spoke in Spanish at Wednesday evening’s Board of Alders meeting to make a point.

April 24, 2014

When Karin Render and Thach Pham are in the dining room of their home at 140 Edgehill Rd., they are in Hamden.

April 23, 2014

It’s a free-for-all in the race to replace Gary Holder-Winfield as state representative for Connecticut’s 94th assembly district.

April 21, 2014

In the wake of a string of youth gun deaths since January, Mayor Toni Harp promised a “peaceful retaliation” on Thursday.

April 18, 2014

A recent rash of teen violence has called the city to reflect on its commitment to public safety and security.

April 16, 2014