Owen Tucker-Smith
Staff Reporter
owentuckersmith | owen.tucker-smith@yale.edu
Owen Tucker-Smith was managing editor of the Board of 2023. Before that, he covered the mayor as a City Hall reporter.
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ÁNGELA PÉREZ & OWEN TUCKER-SMITH
DuBois-Walton steps back from Elm City Communities

Karen DuBois-Walton ’89 has not formally confirmed her candidacy for mayor in New Haven’s upcoming fall election. However, DuBois-Walton’s recent decision to temporarily step away […]

April 22, 2021

The front door to the Mayor
OWEN TUCKER-SMITH
City relaunches fire safety program

The city of New Haven and the Red Cross will once again partner for the “Sound the Alarm Prepare-a-thon,” an initiative designed to educate New […]

April 22, 2021

OWEN TUCKER-SMITH & ISAAC YU
Mayor proposes $6.3 million in American Rescue Plan funding for summer programs

On Tuesday afternoon, Mayor Justin Elicker announced a citywide Summer Reset Program, a plan to divert $6.3 million of funds from the American Rescue Plan, […]

April 21, 2021

Elicker speaks at the press conference inside of City Hall.
ZAPORAH PRICE, RAZEL SUANSING & OWEN TUCKER-SMITH
Chauvin verdict reignites conversations about police reform in New Haven

As the news of Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict captures the attention of the nation, public officials and organizers are reflecting on possible police reforms for […]

April 21, 2021

OWEN TUCKER-SMITH
Lamont to eliminate all pandemic business restrictions next month

By May 19, Connecticut will lift almost all COVID-19-related restrictions on businesses. In a press conference on Monday afternoon, Gov. Ned Lamont said he expects […]

April 20, 2021

OWEN TUCKER-SMITH & MADELINE ART
(Taylor’s Version)

Last Thursday night, we gathered around the corner of our kitchen table at 11:50, counting down the minutes until midnight. We were our 6-year-old selves, […]

April 15, 2021

NATALIE KAINZ, ALVARO PERPULY & OWEN TUCKER-SMITH
Per CDC, state guidelines, New Haven pauses Johnson & Johnson vaccine administration

Following a recommendation from The Connecticut Department of Public Health, or DPH, New Haven announced on Tuesday morning that it will pause its administration of […]

April 14, 2021

An up close of a basket of COVID-19 vaccines
OWEN TUCKER-SMITH
Alders criticize Crisis Budget library provision

Under Mayor Justin Elicker’s “Crisis Budget” proposal, Mitchell Library will close in the upcoming year. The potential closure has been met with pushback from New […]

April 14, 2021

OWEN TUCKER-SMITH
Community members, Elicker laud Financial Empowerment Center for pandemic efforts

The city’s Financial Empowerment Center, or FEC, is a municipal program that provides financial resources to city residents free of charge which has been active […]

April 9, 2021

RAZEL SUANSING & OWEN TUCKER-SMITH
‘A beautiful day in Ward 1’: Nation’s first FEMA mobile vaccination unit comes to the Elm City

This Thursday and Friday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s first mobile COVID-19 vaccination unit is visiting the Elm City. The unit will vaccinate over 800 […]

April 9, 2021

OWEN TUCKER-SMITH
City announces Gretchen Knauff as leader of New Haven Disability Services

Gretchen Knauff will serve as the city’s next director of Disability Services, the city announced on Friday. Knauff has had a 30-year career in disability […]

April 7, 2021