Noah Daponte-Smith
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Mayoral candidates face off in debate

New Haven’s mayoral race sprung to life Monday night, as Mayor Toni Harp met her two challengers — Sundiata Keitazulu and Ron Smith — for a televised debate.

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Lawsuit hits Water Pollution Control Authority

As the Greater New Haven Water Pollution Control Authority looks to add another town to its network, a lawsuit against the city and the authority may cause complications.

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Defeated primary candidates retry in general

Three weeks after her defeat in the Democratic primary, Ward 28 Alder Claudette Robinson-Thorpe announced earlier this week that she will run in the general election to continue her bid for a fourth term.

Brandon Flowers, On His Own

First comes the heavy, teasing punch and deep reverberations of brass, bass, saxophone.

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Dwight, West River talk crime, infrastructure

Dwight and West River residents gathered Tuesday night to learn about the state of neighborhood crime and infrastructure at a meeting of the Dwight/West River Central Management Team.

State senate calls for more gun control

Following a mass shooting at a community college in Oregon, Connecticut’s delegation to the U.S. Senate has called for tighter restrictions on gun purchases.

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Incumbency: A Double-Edged Sword?

In a ritual of late-summer politics, residents of eight New Haven wards went to the polls in mid-September to vote for the Democratic candidates for alder. Eight incumbents ran; six incumbents won.

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Alders brainstorm homelessness solutions

New Haven officials gathered Thursday night to discuss solutions to two issues that have vexed the city in recent years: reducing homelessness and easing the […]

Attendance halts savings decision

A meeting to identify potential cost savings in city administration was stymied Wednesday night when only three city figures turned up.

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Harp elected president of Board of Education

The New Haven Board of Education has elected a new president — and this time, it is the mayor.

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Protesters rally against youth violence

To the pounding of drums, around 300 anti-violence protesters marched through the streets of New Haven on Saturday, temporarily interrupting traffic as the rally wound through downtown and ended in Dixwell.

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