DeStefano calls for city decorum
As Mayor John DeStefano Jr. strode into the Board of Aldermen’s chambers Monday night to deliver his annual State of the City speech, there was a slight but telling change from past addresses: In lieu of the traditional contingent of aldermen, five New Haven children surrounded the mayor as he walked toward the podium.
The decorative shift was fitting. In DeStefano’s 14th consecutive address — his first since losing the gubernatorial campaign — the mayor spent most of his speech discussing the need for change in New Haven and outlining new policies for helping troubled youth and...
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