Hear The Mayoral Debate
To listen to Monday’s mayoral debate—which featured Democratic incumbent Toni Harp and independent challengers Ron Smith and Sundiata Keitezulu—click on the above sound file.
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Competition Sparks Cove, Yale Contests
Republicans called for more public financing for elections. Democrats didn’t.
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Cassetti’s Record Challenged
The two candidates vying for mayor in Ansonia meet face to face—and voice to voice for the public—Monday on WNHH radio’s “Valley Navel Gazing” for a debate moderated by Valley Independent...
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Mayoral Candidates Recount Driving While Black
When new data showed that cops stop black motorists more often than white motorists while finding less contraband on them, Ron Smith and Sundiata Keitezulu weren’t surprised. They’d been there.
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Phoning Mr. Gates
If elected New Haven’s next mayor, Ron Smith plans to call Bill Gates and ask him to start a “computer chip company” in the Dixwell neighborhood as part of a way to boost the black community’s fortunes.
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When, Where To Vote On Tuesday
Polls open at voting stations citywide at 6 a.m. Tuesday and close at 8 p.m., as New Haveners select a mayor, alders, and first-ever elected Board of Education members.
View ArticleCall Her Landslide Harp
Two years after a grueling, close campaign, Mayor Toni Harp won a second term with 89 percent of the vote Tuesday, in part by making converts—or at least neutralizing critics—in East Rock, Westville...
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Joyner, Goldson Want To Vote Harries Out
The votes were barely counted Tuesday night in New Haven’s first school-board elections when the first signs of trouble appeared for Superintendent of Schools Garth Harries.
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Eidelson Re-Reelected
Republican Ugonna Eze had a front-row seat Tuesday for a recount of the votes in the Ward 1 election he lost last week to incumbent Democratic Alder Sarah Eidelson. He wasn’t expecting a miracle.
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Challenger Takes On Joyner For Ed Board
A challenger has entered the race for a Board of Education seat, an election that could serve as a referendum on where the school district is headed after the mayor’s controversial chairmanship.
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