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Fernandez Pitches Senior Service Corps 27 Aug 2013 | 05:23 pm
More and better resourced senior centers. A senior corps where in exchange for volunteering, you get free vacation trips. Better public transit. Prioritizing the clearing of senior buildings and bus ...
Harp Lauds Way To Groom City FIrefighters 27 Aug 2013 | 05:10 pm
As she accepted the endorsement of New Haven’s black firefighters association, Toni Harp praised the group’s efforts to make sure city-dwellers—not just suburbanites—are ready for public safety jobs.
Schools Tackle Science Teacher Exodus 27 Aug 2013 | 05:04 pm
New Haven’s public schools have tapped two new “teacher mentors” to help 18 newly hired science teachers, as part of an effort to stop science teachers from leaving the system in droves.
Murphy To Endorse Harp 27 Aug 2013 | 05:11 am
U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy will throw his support behind state Sen. Toni Harp in her bid to become the next mayor of New Haven.
Bump-Outs! Sidewalk Seating! Trees! Lights! 27 Aug 2013 | 01:19 am
To get to a Monday press conference announcing the creation of new crosswalks, Mayor John DeStefano had to jaywalk across Whitney Avenue.
Absentee Ballots Mailed; Harp Camp Still Seeks Changes 27 Aug 2013 | 01:03 am
The Harp mayoral campaign failed to stop the city from mailing out absentee ballots Monday without changes; now it’s turning its attention to the primary election-day ballot.
Pork Politics Boosts Elicker 26 Aug 2013 | 10:55 pm
When I held a pig roast this weekend at my East Rock home to support Justin Elicker’s campaign for mayor of New Haven — smoking a whole 155-pound hog over smoldering hickory wood for 24 hours — the mo...
Darina Takes The Mic 26 Aug 2013 | 10:00 pm
Darina Mitchell used to sing in her church choir. That was ten years ago. This summer she found a place where she could drop by after work with friends and raise her voice again in song: a vacant lot ...
1 cmpgn stop, rv vu 26 Aug 2013 | 09:09 pm
Campaigning in Westville, Toni Harp came across one of her favorite New Haven scenes—on a wall.
Carolina Touts Hillhouse Progress 26 Aug 2013 | 06:10 pm
Not only are more students reaching graduation at Hillhouse High School; they are also staying in college longer.
