Briefly: Psychologists’ organization weighs in on Ricci case 3.31.09
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On the ground: Elderly concerned about budget cuts 3.26.09
Even before Mayor John DeStefano Jr. finished explaining the New Haven budget to his audience at a town hall meeting Wednesday night, 85-year-old Harry Conroy stood up in anger to take his turn.
Groups file briefs on firefighter case 3.24.09
Various organizations are clamoring to contribute their opinions to the racially charged debate surrounding Ricci v. DeStefano, a case to be heard by the US Supreme Court next month.
Dyson will not run 3.23.09
Former State Rep. Bill Dyson will not run for the mayoral seat this fall, he told news outlets last Thursday.
Little aid for laid-off city employees 3.06.09
Hayden Leventhal was given 90 minutes’ notice before he was laid off from his job as a bookkeeper for the city’s Board of Education. His manager handed him a pink slip and directed him to a City Hall briefing on how the city would provide benefits and assistance for workers to find new jobs.
Box not banned everywhere 3.03.09
New Haven officials have called the passage of “Ban the Box” — a program that prevents businesses from discriminating against felons in hiring — an important step for the improvement of prisoner re-entry in the city. But at least for now, this measure may be more symbolic than tangible in its results.
Briefly: For debt, New Haven earns passing grade 3.03.09
Fitch Ratings assigned a grade of A- to New Haven debt last week, the same rating assigned last year before the economic crisis took hold.
Briefly: City layoffs swift and final 3.03.09
Twelve hours after Mayor John DeStefano Jr. announced plans to lay off 27 city employees Friday morning, those employees received their pink slips and were expected to clear out their desks by the end of the day.
ROOF to boost efforts to buy back foreclosures 2.18.09
The aim of New Haven’s “Real Options, Overcoming Foreclosure” Program is twofold: first, preventing residents from losing their homes and second, buying back properties that have already foreclosed. So far, the program has not done much of the latter.
Residents mixed on Winchester projects’ impact 2.16.09
Some residents of the Newhallville neighborhood of New Haven say they have learned an age-old lesson: You can’t always get what you want.
Mayor hopes to fund college for Elm City students 2.13.09
Mayor John DeStefano Jr. made a promise to New Haven’s public school students — one he says he will fulfill before the close of the year.
