Aaron Bray
Aaron Bray
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Around New Haven | Schools to save energy and costs
The New Haven Board of Aldermen is in the business of saving energy — and money.
Aldermen approve ID funding
The Board of Aldermen’s Finance Committee on Tuesday unanimously voted to accept $150,000 in private grants to fund the second year of the Elm City Resident Card.
Illegal immigrants can testify
Lawyers for 16 illegal immigrants arrested as part of last summer’s raids in Fair Haven hailed a court decision Monday that will allow the immigrants to testify about the alleged unconstitutionality of federal agents’ methods in obtaining evidence during the raids.
City not immune to credit crisis
Despite diversified holdings, mayor concedes economy could affect long-term goals
Even before the latest stock market tumble on Wall Street, and Congressional votes on “bailouts,” New Haven was feeling the effects of the credit crunch.
Deficit splits Dems, Rell
Connecticut’s legislature may not be in session, but that doesn’t stop the political bickering.
On the Ground, City Hall | All in the family
What do you get when you mix a city celebration of New Haven’s often-marginalized communities with the fiercely anti-illegal-immigration Community Watchdog Project? On Saturday, a protest outside City Hall.
Dismissal likely in Watchdog-FOIC appeal
The FOIC filed a motion for dismissal Friday against the anti-illegal-immigrant organization’s appeal this month challenging the Commission’s conclusion in July that the identities of Elm City ID card holders should remain private.
FOIC files motion to dismiss appeal from anti-illegal-immigrant group
The motion, written by FOI Commission Counsel Lisa Siegel, argues that the appeals court must dismiss the appeal because the CWP missed the deadline for filing the appeal with the Hartford-New Britain Superior Court — by 16 days.
Around New Haven: City postpones sale of municipal bonds
The national financial crisis has begun to hit home. The city announced last week that in balancing last year’s budget, its relatively high credit rating had withstood the difficult economy. But no matter — the city still has to put off selling its bonds because the municipal bond market has almost come to a complete standstill.
Budget forces city job cuts
Union criticizes destefano’s plan to sacrifice 28 mid-level jobs to fill $6m deficit
Before a blue backdrop bearing the slogan “Improving New Haven. Again,” Mayor John DeStefano delivered a sobering overview of the state of the city’s economy and the fiscal measures — including nearly three dozen layoffs that have been the source of speculation for weeks — that New Haven will take to maintain a balanced budget for fiscal year 2008-’09. At the City Hall press conference, he said the time ahead for the city, for the state and for the nation would not be an easy one.