Martine Powers
News analysis: Tran’s visibility faces hurdles

At Thursday’s Ward 1 aldermanic debate, candidate Minh Tran ’09 aired his major grievance against current Ward 1 Alderwoman Rachel Plattus ’09. “The only thing […]

At debate, candidates’ arguments overlap

This article has been corrected. You may view this article’s correction here. For candidates in a contentious three-way race, the Ward 1 hopefuls did a […]

Morehead undecided, Thorpe to run in Ward 22

While the Ward 1 aldermanic candidates clamor for votes on Yale’s campus, the race for Ward 22 can afford to run at a more relaxed […]

Eli eyes Ward 10 seat

Ward 1 is not the only New Haven district to feature a Yale student as a candidate in the aldermanic race. Justin Elicker FES ’10 […]

LIVE BLOG: The first Ward 1 debate

As the April 17 Ward 1 Democratic Endorsement Vote draws near, all three Ward 1 aldermanic candidates — Mike Jones ’11, Katie Harrison ’11 and […]

Goldson vies to be mayor

Six months before the Nov. 3 New Haven municipal elections, only one individual has officially declared that he will challenge Mayor John DeStefano Jr.: Darnell […]

Dyson will not run

Former State Rep. Bill Dyson will not run for the mayoral seat this fall, he told news outlets last Thursday. Since announcing last January that […]

Little aid for laid-off city employees

Hayden Leventhal was given 90 minutes’ notice before he was laid off from his job as a bookkeeper for the city’s Board of Education. His […]

Box not banned everywhere

New Haven officials have called the passage of “Ban the Box” — a program that prevents businesses from discriminating against felons in hiring — an […]

Briefly: City layoffs swift and final

Twelve hours after Mayor John DeStefano Jr. announced plans to lay off 27 city employees Friday morning, those employees received their pink slips and were […]

News analysis: Harrison ’11 faces scrutiny

When Ward 1 aldermanic candidate Katie Harrison ’11 held her campaign kickoff event two Wednesdays ago, she outlined her plan to expand the Elm City […]