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Lost in all the politics of the past month, it is easy to forget that the questions surrounding the emergency homeless shelter started as an internal debate among parishioners at St. James Episcopal Church. Earlier this year, the church formed a committee...
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The City Council’s Public Welfare Committee appointed a nine-person ad-hoc committee to study the homeless issue in New London. The committee, which will report back to the city in late September, was formed in response to the council’s authorization...
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Last week the minority Republican city councilors criticized the manner in which the ruling Democratic majority is proposing and passing policy for the city. GOP Councilor Rob Pero said the Democrats have abandoned the process the City Council uses to...
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With possible exception given to interparty squabbles among the New London Democrats, the most potent political drama in the city this year has been the growing acrimony between the City Council and the Board of Education. And last week the vitriol was...
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The city was spared its second referendum of the year as the City Council voted last week to nullify its sale of a swatch of land on the waterfront to Cross Sound Ferry—a proposition that ignited a petition drive. The move came after Cross Sound President...
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On the first night of the City Council’s debate on the 2008-2009 budget, Republican Councilor Rob Pero looked at the 100 people gathered in the gallery and gave a wry smile. “This is like the Fort Trumbull days,” he said. Pero was referring to the guaranteed...
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City Manager Martin Berliner informed the City Council of his plan to replace the streetlights in New London with more energy-efficient and durable bulbs. “We have lights that have burned out after six months,” he said. “I don’t know why that is happening...
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The old city still has it within its capacity to be ground-breaking. The City Council made history on March 18 by becoming the first government in the state’s history to reject outright the creation of a local historic district. Voting 5-2 along party...
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The era of good feelings on the City Council that both of New London's political parties promised after the November election appears to have drawn to a close. Last week, in another protracted session that ended past 11:30 p.m., heated discussion...
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The petitioners who forced a referendum on the plan to convert two city schools to magnet schools should not expect any help from the two city councilors who voted against the measure. Deputy Mayor Wade Hyslop and Councilor John Maynard, both Democrats...
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