Marcel Przymusinski
Mayor says Rell budget will hurt city’s programs

Mayor John DeStefano Jr. has loudly voiced his opinion that Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s state budget proposal would have a negative economic impact on […]

State of city finances appears bleak

Expressing concern about the city’s reliance on one-time revenue sources, two bond-rating agencies recently called into question the state of New Haven’s finances, though they […]

Ward 1 Dem Committee readies endorsement

As potential candidates to replace Ward 1 Alderman Ben Healey ’04 begin to emerge, significant power in determining the ward’s next representative rests in the […]

Mayor appoints new city chief administrative officer

After a search process that took roughly eight months, Mayor John DeStefano Jr. yesterday announced the appointment of John Buturla, currently Connecticut’s deputy director of […]

Mayor seeks end to police schism

Mayor John DeStefano Jr. brought police representatives together in a closed-doors meeting last week to discuss a number of union concerns, mayoral spokesman Derek Slap […]

Governor proposes new budget

Presenting a budget that she repeatedly acknowledged was full of difficult decisions, Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell released a proposal yesterday that included spending cuts […]

DeStefano gives State of the City

The theme of Mayor John DeStefano Jr.’s State of the City address last night was “common ground,” a phrase he frequently repeated as being the […]

Ward 1 candidates seek nomination

Two Democratic candidates for Ward 1 alderman have officially come forward to seek the party’s nomination. Daniel Weeks ’06 and Rebecca Livengood ’07, who both […]

Gov. Rell to foster jobs, early education

While voicing her discontent with last week’s decision not to award a major federal helicopter contract to Connecticut’s Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Gov. M. Jodi Rell […]

Ward 1 seeks next alderman

Ward 1’s Democrats are getting ready to embark on the nomination process for a new aldermanic candidate. By Friday, all 50 members of the freshly-assembled […]

Grant to help city mental patients

Thanks to a $2.4 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health, roughly 360 low-income African-American and Hispanic residents of New Haven and Bridgeport […]