Laura Glesby

New Haven

Local Journalist at New Haven Independent

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Alders Honor Four Teens

6 days ago | theinnercitynews.com | Laura Glesby

by Laura Glesby The New Haven independentThree decorated national boxing champions and a Pulitzer-winning writer visited the Board of Alders chamber in City Hall this week as honored guests. All of them were teenagers. The teens — Amir Foster, Amare Foster, Troy Moore, and Rania Das — gathered inside the Board of Alders chamber Tuesday night to receive aldermanic citations from Newhallville/Dixwell/Prospect Hill Alder Troy Streater and Beaver Hills Alder Gary Hogan.
Students Walk Out For School Funding

1 week ago | newhavenindependent.org | Laura Glesby

“I’m sure they have all nice bathrooms,” said Makayla Spell, gesturing at Yale’s School of Music. “We don’t have soap in our bathrooms.”Spell was marching through Yale’s campus amongst about 200 fellow New Haven high schoolers on Friday afternoon, as part of a student-led walkout to protest for more education funding. Students convened from numerous high schools at noon on the New Haven Green, marched along the sidewalks of Yale’s campus, and then circled back to the Green.
Alders Honor Four Teens

1 week ago | newhavenindependent.org | Laura Glesby

Three decorated national boxing champions and a Pulitzer-winning writer visited the Board of Alders chamber in City Hall this week as honored guests. All of them were teenagers. The teens — Amir Foster, Amare Foster, Troy Moore, and Rania Das — gathered inside the Board of Alders chamber Tuesday night to receive aldermanic citations from Newhallville/Dixwell/Prospect Hill Alder Troy Streater and Beaver Hills Alder Gary Hogan.
State Lawyer Running For Morris Cove Alder

1 week ago | newhavenindependent.org | Laura Glesby

A legal advocate for the state is running to serve as a political advocate for Morris Cove, now that an alder seat has ostensibly opened up. Assistant Attorney General Leland Moore has filed to run as a Democrat for that as-of-yet uncontested seat, representing the Cove’s Ward 18 on the Board of Alders. The incumbent alder, Sal DeCola, has not yet filed for re-election. He declined to comment when asked directly whether he is seeking another term.
After Schools $$ Debate, Alders Approve Budget

1 week ago | newhavenindependent.org | Laura Glesby

Three alders tried in vain to direct an additional $1.425 million to the Board of Education — on top of the $5 million schools bump already proposed by the mayor — during a Board of Alders meeting that saw local legislators overwhelmingly approve a new $703.7 million general fund budget. Their vote means that spending next fiscal year will increase by 3.63 percent and the local tax rate by 2.3 percent, just as Mayor Justin Elicker originally proposed in March.
Crespo Seeks Sixth Alder Term

1 week ago | theinnercitynews.com | Laura Glesby

by Laura Glesby The New Haven independentWhen Jose Crespo was 15 years old, he applied to his first job through the city’s Youth @ Work program with a note under the “hobbies” section of his resume that he aspired to be a “mayor, governor, president, lawyer — anything with service.”Now, at 35, Crespo’s work experience includes ten years of such service as the alder of Fair Haven’s Ward 16, alongside a freelance gig as a resume editor.
Crespo Seeks Sixth Alder Term

1 week ago | newhavenindependent.org | Laura Glesby

When Jose Crespo was 15 years old, he applied to his first job through the city’s Youth @ Work program with a note under the “hobbies” section of his resume that he aspired to be a “mayor, governor, president, lawyer — anything with service.”Now, at 35, Crespo’s work experience includes ten years of such service as the alder of Fair Haven’s Ward 16, alongside a freelance gig as a resume editor.
Hill Health CEO Faces Crash Charges

2 weeks ago | theinnercitynews.com | Laura Glesby

by Laura GlesbyMichael Taylor has remained at the helm of Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center as he faces charges for fatally driving into a pedestrian in January. Taylor has served as the CEO of the federally qualified community health center since 2012. In late April, he was arrested on criminal charges of negligent homicide with a motor vehicle, failure to yield to a pedestrian, and traveling unreasonably fast.
Marchand To Revive PILOT Committee

2 weeks ago | theinnercitynews.com | Laura Glesby

by Laura Glesby The New Haven independentThe Board of Alders is working to revive a forgotten commission dedicated to advocating for more funding for the city. The commission in question — the Commission on PILOT/Revenue Lobbying — now officially has its first member in a long time, Westville Alder Adam Marchand. Alders unanimously voted to appoint Marchand to the commission at their full board meeting on Monday evening.
Yale Prez Denounces 21% Endowment Tax

2 weeks ago | newhavenindependent.org | Laura Glesby

Yale President Maurie McInnis sent out a university-wide email Thursday afternoon decrying a proposed 21 percent tax on Yale’s endowment that passed the U.S. House of Representatives earlier in the day. The tax in question is part of a sweeping domestic policy bill, which includes a medley of different tax breaks along with slashes to Medicaid, food stamps, energy programs, and more. The bill is now in the hands of the U.S. Senate.