'Unassuming' Shalek works out of spotlight
It was 6 p.m. on Church Street six months after November’s election when Ward 1 Alderman Nick Shalek ’05 trotted up the steps of City Hall. But the alderman walking up the steps on that May night was not the same alderman who, several hours later, would walk down them.
In those hours, Shalek attended a Finance Committee meeting geared — unlike prior meetings — towards hearing from average city residents about their needs. During the discussion, Shalek said, he was struck with what he called everyday concerns: cries for New Haven Green concerts, questions about the Fire Department’s...
Sorry, but comments are disabled for this article.