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PWW Daily Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
... members, as well as her family, were present in support. New Haven Aldermen Jackie James and Allan Brison presented the citations to Gwen Mills, political field director of Unite-Here unions for Connecticut and Rhode Island. Shirley Lawrence, lead organizer for Connecticut Center for a New Economy, recalled their ten years of working together and praised Gwen's decision to be a part...
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New Haven Independent (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
(Updated 8:32 p.m.) The story this election night: Independent candidate Maureen O'Sullivan-Best, propelled by massive help from City Hall's Democrats, unseated incumbent Alderman Robert Lee. Meanwhile, the Board of Aldermen's only Green member, Allan Brison, was trounced by Democratic challenger Justin Elicker.
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New Haven Independent (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Board’s Only Green Loses In Landslideby Melissa Bailey | November 3, 2009 8:09 PM | | (Updated 8:37 p.m.) The Board of Aldermen’s lone Green member was trounced 618-320 Tuesday in East Rock’s Ward 10.The vote total did not include absentee ballots, which were not expected to make a difference.The Ward 10 election pitted one-term Alderman Allan Brison, the city’s only Green alderman, against...
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New Haven Independent (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... several wins for Goldfield: He gained supporters in Ward 10, where Justin Elicker trounced Green Allan Brison, and Ward 11, where Maureen O’Sullivan-Best upset Robert Lee. O’Sullivan-Best (pictured at the top of this story shaking Goldfield’s hand) confirmed to the Independent that she supports Goldfield and the mayor. (Click and to read about the day’s races in detail.)In Ward 18,...