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Plethora Of Good Candidates Seek To Replace John Destefano
If you think democracy is stagnating, come to New Haven. You will find it alive and well. Mayor John DeStefano Jr. is stepping down, and thus far seven of Mr. DeStefano's fellow Democrats are seeking the party's nomination to succeed him. The number...Tags: Politics, Human Interest, Connecticut Technology Council, Connecticut Economic Development, Toni N Harp
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Small Airports In Connecticut Spared Cuts
The Hartford CourantSix airports in Connecticut have been spared from cuts under a bill passed Friday by the U.S. House of Representatives, just hours after passage by the Senate. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and the Connecticut delegation have been fighting for months...Tags: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Federal Aviation Administration, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Middlefield, Career and Workplace
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4/24/2013-She Changed Her Mind
The New Haven mayoral race just got interesting. State Sen. Toni Harp just announced her candidacy after months of demurring. She already looks like the person who can fill the shoes of John DeStefano, former mayor-for-life until he announced he was...
Tags: Politics, Middletown, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), FBI, Elections
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Tech Council's Nemerson Leaving To Run For Mayor In New Haven
After nearly 10 years as president and CEO of the Connecticut Technology Council, Matthew Nemerson is pursuing a new goal: The mayor's office in New Haven. Nemerson, 57, is a former head of the chamber of commerce in New Haven and also co-founded Science...Tags: Branford, Connecticut Technology Council, Connecticut Economic Development, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), NCR Corporation
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FAA To Close Six State Airport Towers In Automatic Budget Cut
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it will close 149 air traffic control towers – including six in Connecticut – beginning on April 7 to meet required automatic spending cuts. Another 40 towers previously slated for...
Tags: Ray LaHood, Groton, Federal Aviation Administration, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Danbury
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New Haven Can't Rest On DeStefano's Record
The Hartford CourantWhen New Haven Mayor John DeStefano announced his retirement in January, I knew it was just a matter of time before school Superintendent Reginald Mayo would exit, too. The two served 20 years together in their respective influential positions, a...Tags: Awards and Prizes, General Electric Company, Financial Aid, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Waterbury
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Gun Makers Walk Fine Line At Hartford Hearing
The Hartford CourantThey have been largely silent these past six weeks as the debate over gun control has grown nastier. But they are the elephant in the firearms room, and Monday they came together publicly for the first time anywhere since the Newtown tragedy. And for...Tags: Periodicals, Politics, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Gun Control, New Britain
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Municipal Storm Stars Win Golden Blizzies
The Hartford CourantThe Oscars are exactly one week away, but here in Connecticut, the wait is over for the Blizzies, the awards handed out for storm-related achievement. The Grand Blizzie — the Palme de Neige — goes to Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch for his...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Foods and Beverages, It's a Wonderful Life (movie)
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Malloy's Budget: A Fiscal High Wire
TOWNS SEE LOOMING SHORTFALLS By Betsy Gara Town leaders are anxiously crunching numbers as they review Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's proposed budget. Given the size of the budget deficit, the Connecticut Council of Small Towns applauds the intent of the...
Tags: Government, Health Insurance, Politics, Public Employees, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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DeStefano: 'You Leave When They Want You To Stay'
The Hartford CourantMayor John DeStefano, an outspoken political survivor and the longest-serving leader in the city's history, smiled Tuesday as he reflected on his 10 terms leading the Elm City and seemed at peace with his decision against trying to make it to 11. "You...Tags: Government, Taxation, Ned Lamont, Eddie A. Perez, Parties and Movements
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DeStefano Takes A Bow Fearing Voters' Push
The Hartford CourantLet me put this in perspective for you. Two days after John DeStefano was first sworn in as mayor of New Haven, figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was whacked in the knee with a police baton in an assault planned by rival figure skater Tonya Harding's ex-...Tags: Ice Skating, Government, Politics, Adrian Peterson, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut)
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Imaginative Mayor Made New Haven Better
New Haven was struggling in the early 1990s. Schools were decrepit. Downtown was moribund, with litter wafting past empty storefronts. It looked like another once-bustling urban core that was dying of disinvestment, suburbanization, racism, lack of...Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Politics, Gun Control, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Immigration
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