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CT city mourns death of history-making mayor

Maria Madsen Holzberg, the first woman elected mayor in Middletown in 1995, has died, leaving behind a legacy of leadership, advocacy and philanthropy. Madsen Holzberg died after a brief battle with cancer at her Middletown home Middletown — the city that she so fiercely loved for nearly four decades — “]with her husband of 38 […]

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CT city has unusual way to set mayor’s salary. See what it is

Police officers and firefighters who can grab overtime and extra duty pay usually top annual municipal wage-earning lists in Connecticut. But if those public safety positions are taken out of the mix, there’s a clearer picture of what is earned by administrators who run the city of Hartford. Through a Freedom of Information request, the […]

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Hartford mayor, President Biden share emotional exchange

Before Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam headed to the U.S. Conference of Mayors at the White House last month, he dusted off a beloved wool coat that had belonged to his grandfather to bring a piece of his family with him. The coat sparked an emotional exchange with the president of the United States. “My grandfather […]

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Hartford Mayor Arulampalam announces new leadership

A Hartford Healthcare executive and Trinity College graduate has been named Hartford’s new Chief Operating Officer. Mayor Arunan Arulampalam announced Olusegun ‘Shay’ Ajayi will step into the position next month. Ajayi currently serves as the Vice President and Chief of Staff at Hartford HealthCare, according to a release from the mayor’s office. In his role, […]

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Want to tell Hartford’s mayor what’s on your mind? Here’s how

Mayor Arunan Arulampalam will hold what he calls community office hours on a monthly basis in areas around the city, according to his office. The sessions, to be held “across” the city, will aim to “provide opportunities for residents to share their ideas, concerns, and hopes for Hartford,” according to Arulampalam. “I’ve said from the […]

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‘Nothing we can’t do,’ Hartford mayor says at first meeting

Hartford’s new leaders — a new mayor and a new city council president — were optimistic at the first meeting of the year. Mayor Arunan Arulampalam was sworn in at midnight on New Year’s Eve at the city’s First Night celebration. City councilors and treasurer Carmen Sierra were sworn in Monday night at 2024’s first council […]

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Hartford mayor’s legacy leaving office. And what’s next.

Mayor Luke Bronin’s toughest challenge leading Hartford — pulling the city back from the brink of municipal bankruptcy — came in the early days of his administration and might get lost in two terms that were more recently dominated by a bruising, life-changing global pandemic. “It’s easy to forget — eight years on — just […]

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Hartford invited to inaugural celebrations, public forums

Hartford’s mayor-elect Arunan Arulampalam is inviting the public to take part in a series of public forums along with his inaugural celebrations as becomes the 68th mayor of the city next month. The celebrations are scheduled for Jan. 4, with a prayer service, remarks, and a celebratory ball to kick off the transition as outgoing […]

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State rep resigns in anticipation of becoming West Haven mayor

State Rep. Dorinda Borer, who is scheduled to be sworn in as the new mayor of West Haven Sunday, has submitted her letter of resignation from her General Assembly seat, according to Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas. Borer’s resignation is effective at noon Saturday, according to Thomas. Thomas said Gov. Ned Lamont has 10 […]

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CT voters head to polls Tuesday for big-city mayors, small-towns

From large cities to small, rural towns, voters will head to the polls Tuesday to decide largely local issues in the off-year elections. Voters will choose the mayors of Hartford, Bridgeport, New Haven, Waterbury and other communities as all 169 municipalities will pick their leaders. One of the most contentious races is in Bridgeport, where […]