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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OWEN TUCKER-SMITH
DuBois-Walton, Elicker rack up donations as mayoral primary approaches

The Karen DuBois-Walton ’89 mayoral exploratory committee announced Tuesday morning that it has raised $69,652 in 23 days. Shortly after, New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker’s […]

April 7, 2021

ÁNGELA PÉREZ & OWEN TUCKER-SMITH
Student vaccinations in New Haven off to a tumultuous start

Yale students became eligible for vaccinations in the state of Connecticut on Thursday, but many students are struggling to make appointments. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont […]

April 1, 2021

A YNHH sign directs viewers to a vaccination site.
MARIA FERNANDA PACHECO & OWEN TUCKER-SMITH
Nation’s first FEMA mobile vaccination unit arrives in Connecticut, coming to New Haven next week

The first mobile vaccination unit in the nation, supplied by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, will arrive in New Haven on April 8, […]

March 31, 2021

A medical worker fills a syringe with a COVID-19 vaccine
OWEN TUCKER-SMITH
New Haven residents slam Yale, defend library as budget debate continues

As the city debates Mayor Justin Elicker’s proposed fiscal year 2021-22 budget, New Haveners are continuing to slam Yale University for what they see as […]

March 31, 2021

ALVARO PERPULY & OWEN TUCKER-SMITH
Lamont announces list of high-risk individuals who should be prioritized in vaccine rollout

Gov. Ned Lamont announced on Monday that certain medically high-risk individuals should be prioritized in the vaccine rollout, as Connecticut prepares to open vaccination appointments […]

March 29, 2021

A photo of people waiting socially distanced to get vaccines
JORDAN FITZGERALD & OWEN TUCKER-SMITH
Mourning Our Losses honors over 2,800 lives lost behind bars during the pandemic

On Saturday afternoon, Mourning Our Losses, a national organization dedicated to honoring individuals who have died in prisons, held their second virtual vigil of the […]

March 28, 2021

OWEN TUCKER-SMITH
City officials seeking $36,000 grant for substance abuse prevention program

New Haven is now one step closer to implementing an academic detailing program, which provides pharmacists and health care providers with one-on-one assistance to ensure […]

March 26, 2021

OWEN TUCKER-SMITH
Republican reps, suburban residents criticize Elicker for support of zoning bill, comments about other CT towns

Over the course of just over a week, Mayor Justin Elicker’s statements in support of several state zoning bills have alienated Republican representatives and prompted […]

March 25, 2021

VANIKA MAHESH & OWEN TUCKER-SMITH
Alders grant Antillean Manor tax abatement

On Monday evening, the Board of Alders voted 21-2 in favor of a 17-year tax abatement for the redevelopment of 31 affordable housing units at […]

March 16, 2021

OWEN TUCKER-SMITH
FEATURE: On the Waterfront

The Long Island Sound spills northward into the New Haven Harbor, which passes beneath Route 95 via the Pearl Harbor Bridge and splits into the […]

March 14, 2021

THOMAS BIRMINGHAM & OWEN TUCKER-SMITH
DuBois-Walton launches exploratory committee for Democratic mayoral primary

On Monday afternoon, Karen DuBois-Walton ’89 — president of Elm City Communities, the Housing Authority of New Haven — publicly launched an exploratory committee for […]

March 10, 2021

Looking across the stairs leading up to the front doors of City Hall