2005 Press Releases

 

Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec

Mayor's Update Summer 2005

December  2005

12/31/05 - Mayor Perez Welcomes Thousands to First Night Hartford 2006  Press Release

12/21/05 - Mayor Perez Welcomes MLK School Students to City Hall   Press Release

12/20/05 - City of Hartford is Nationally Recognized For its Effective and Efficient Budget Presentation    Press Release

12/20/05 - Mayor Perez Spreads Holiday Cheer to Hartford Senior Citizens   Press Release

12/19/05 - Student Safety and Higher Learning Topics of School Board Meeting  Press Release

12/6/05  - Mayor Perez Names Appointees to the Board of Education, Mayor Will Server as Chair  Press Release

12/6/05  - Mayor Perez Applauds Success of Parkville Businesses --- Loan Guarantee Program in Place to Ensure Growth Press Release

12/1/05 - Mayor Perez Rides Bus with Students to Honor Rosa Parks Press Release

November  2005

11/29/05 - Mayor Eddie Perez Stresses Benefits of Eminent Domain in Presentation at State Capitol   Press Release

11/21/05 - Mayor Perez Says Homeownership Empowers Residents   Press Release

11/19/05 - Mayor Perez Sponsors Construction Job Fair  Press Release

11/18/05 - Hartford Economic Summit Calls for Sense of Urgency  Press Release

11/18/05 - Mayor Perez Holds Emergency Economic Summit  Press Release

11/17/05 - City of Hartford Shows Support for Local Filmmaker  Press Release

11/17/05 - Mayor Perez Applauds Educational Efforts of Council President Hernan LaFontaine  Press Release

11/16/05 - Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez Holds Open Office Hours November 17th
 Press Release

11/16/05 - Mayor Perez to Receive Culture and Tourism Award for Work on Historic Preservation Ordinance  Press Release

11/15/05 - Mayor Perez to Donate Turkeys to Food share  Press Release

11/10/05 - Mayor Eddie Perez and U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman Announce Major Federal Grant for Hartford’s New Public Safety Complex    Press Release

11/8/05 - Mayor Perez Honors Local Businesses That Support Our Troops  Press Release

11/8/05 - Mayor Perez Encourages Hartford Residents to "Get Out the Vote" This Election Day  Press Release

11/7/05 - City Puts Neighborhood Wireless Network Out to Bid
 Press Release   Hartford Courant

11/3/05 - Mayor Perez to Address National Educational Conference   Press Release

11/2/05 - Mayor Perez Calls on CT Delegation to Oppose Bill That Would Hurt Urban Economic Development   Press Release

October  2005

10/31/05 - Mayor Eddie Perez Asks for Moment of Silence to Pay Tribute to Rosa Parks
Press Release

10/27/05 - Mayor Perez Says "Safety First" for Hartford Trick or Treaters!  Press Release

10/25/05 - Mayor Eddie Perez Praises Rosa Parks For Providing Hope & Opportunity
Press Release

10/21/05 - Mayor Perez Applauds New CT Center for Science and Exploration
Press Release

10/21/05 - Mayor Perez to Address Drug Policy Conference   Press Release

10/20/05 - Mayor Perez Calls on Governor to Assist in Flood Control System Upgrade
Press Release

10/14/05 - Mayor Perez Sponsors 10 Hartford Teens to Take Part in Millions More Movement   Press Release

10/14/05 - Mayor Perez Welcomes New U.S. Citizens  Press Release

10/11/05 - A Property Rights Ombudsman  Hartford Courant

10/8/05 - Hartford Is Home/Hartford Es Su Hogar  Connecticut Libraries   For more information, visit http://ww2.hplct.org/Homeownership

10/6/05 - Mayor Perez Says Hartford is Ready to Welcome Thousands of Visitors this Columbus Day Weekend   Press Release

10/5/05 - Mayor Perez Helps Workers Win Back Wages   Press Release

10/4/05 - Mayor Perez to Host Independent School Fair to Increase Education Options and Opportunities for Hartford Students   Press Release   Flyer

September  2005

9/30/05 - Mayor Perez Praises Hartford Job Corps Academy for Providing Education and Opportunity for Local Talent    Press Release

9/28/05 - Mayor Perez to Sign Top Beam of Building That Will Redefine Hartford's Skyline
Press Release

9/28/05 -Municipal Building To Open for Civil Unions  Press Release

9/28/05 - Mayor Perez Applauds Growth, Development and Jobs that New Grocery Store Provides   Press Release

9/23/05 - Mayor Perez Announces Almost $1 Million in Federal Grant Money to Hartford's Healthy Communities Initiative   Press Release

9/20/05 - Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez Tells Senate Judiciary Committee How Eminent Domain Benefits Cities    Press Release

9/20/05 - Mayor Rejects Council's Directives    Hartford Courant

9/20/05 - Mayor Perez Welcomes the Return of Cirque du Soleil    Press Release

9/19/05 - Mayor Unlocks the Gate at Prep Schools for City Students    Newsday

9/12/05 - Mayor Perez to Hold Open Office Hours, Tuesday, September 13, 2005, 5-8p.m., Mary Hooker School, 200 Sherbrooke Ave.    Press Release

9/9/05 - Private Businesses Urged to Coordinate Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts Through National Website     Press Release

9/8/05 - Mayor Perez Proud Hartford New  Appellate Court Building Part of Hartford's Revitalization  Press Release

9/7/05 -City Prepared to Take Major Step Forward in Colt Gateway Project  Press Release

9/7/05 -  Hartford Flood Control System Designed to Withstand Powerful Storms
  Press Release

9/1/05 -Mayor Perez Says “Education Equals Empowerment!” Wants Hartford Students Ready For First Day of School!  Press Release

9/1/05 -Mayor Perez to Attend Historic Promotion for Hartford Fire Department
Press Release

August  2005

8/31/05 - Starr Shuttle Revved Up for Downtown Tourists and Residents  
 Press Release    Brochure/Route

8/31/05 - Hartford Residents Encouraged to Open Their Hearts and Wallets in Wake of Hurricane Katrina  Press Release

8/30/05 - Hartford Seniors Encouraged to Take Action in Social Security Debate  
Press Release

8/25/05 - Mayor Perez Praises Positive Economic Impact of New Marriot Hotel
Press Release

8/15/05 - Mayor Eddie Perez Holds Open Office Hours   Press Release

8/9/05 - City Sees Potential, Makes A Plan   Hartford Courant

8/06/05 -Mayor Perez Applauds Students Taking Creative Stance Against Violence

Press Release

8/05/05 -Mayor Eddie Perez to March in Greater Hartford West Indian Parade

Press Release

8/04/05 -Mayor Perez Talks Economic Opportunities with Caribbean Leaders  Press Release

July  2005

7/25/05 - Mayor Perez Disappointed Regional Impact of Job Loss Ignored in Metlife Deal  Press Release

7/25/05 - Hartford Named 11th Cleanest City by National Magazine  Press Release

7/24/05 - High Prices Don't Deter City Condo Buyers   Hartford Courant

7/22/05 - Groups Share Vision For North End Block    Hartford Courant

7/22/05 - Prep School Initiative Announced Perez Hopes Students `Make A Difference'
Hartford Courant

7/21/05 - Mayor Perez Authorizes Negotiations for Exciting Downtown Development
Press Release

7/20/05 - Mayor Perez Taps Passionate Educator to Lead Office for Young Children  
Press Release

7/17/05 - A Loser Of A Policy: Role In Hartford Job Losses Shows Connecticut Needs A Clear Policy To Foster And Preserve Employment  Hartford Courant

7/14/05 - City of Hartford to Offer Discount Parking to Owners of Energy Efficient Vehicles
Press Release

7/12/05 - Mayor Asks Insurance Commissioner Why Job Loss Impact Ignored in Metlife Approval  Press Release

7/12/05 - Two Plans Provide Portal To Park Street: Developers Submit Their Visions For Entry From Main Street To Hispanic Community  Hartford Courant

June  2005

6/30/05 - Mayor Perez's Statement on Decision to Green Light Elimination of 580 Connecticut Insurance Jobs  Press Release

6/30/05 - City of Hartford Makes Million Dollar Land Deal  Press Release

6/28/05 - City of Hartford Receives $100,000 Homeownership Grant  Press Release

6/22/05 - City of Hartford Intensifies Effort to Stop Gun Violence  Press Release

6/22/05 - City of Hartford Launches Beefed Up Effort to Stop Gun Violence  Press Release

6/17/05 - Mayor Perez Outlines Plan to End Chronic Homelessness in Greater Hartford
Press Release    Commission Report

6/17/05 - Hartford Aims to be Major Wireless Hotspot  Press Release

6/14/05 - American Flags Fly at Four New Hartford Homes  Press Release

6/14/05 - Sixth Grader Chooses Interview with Mayor Perez as His Prize  Press Release

6/10/05 - City of Hartford Shows Support for Local Filmmakers Providing Job Opportunities  Press Release

6/9/05 - Mayor Eddie Perez Talks Job Development Opportunities at U.S. Conference of Mayors  Press Release

6/8/05 - Mayor Perez and City of Hartford Detail Job Loss from Metlife Deal    Press Release

6/8/05 - 2nd "Planning for College" Forum  Hosted by Mayor Eddie Perez and Superintendent of Schools Robert Henry    Press Release

6/7/05  - Testimony of Hartford Mayor Eddie A. Perez Concerning the Proposed Acquisition of Travelers Life & Annuity Company by MetLife Inc.

6/6/05 - City of Hartford Allowed to Intervene in Metlife Case  Press Release

6/2/05 - Mayor Perez Says Hartford is Now a "Convention City"  Press Release

May  2005

5/31/05 - City of Hartford Files to Block Metlife Merger  Press Release

5/29/05 - Hartford Crime Down But Not Out  Hartford Courant

5/18/05 - Mayor Perez to Present Youth Anti-Violence Initiative to Federal Experts    Media Advisory

5/17/05 - Mayor Perez to Focus on Children at Neighbors Helping Neighbors Charity Breakfast    Media Advisory

5/17/05 - Mayor Plans Birth To 8 Focus  
 Hartford Courant

5/16/05 - Mayor Perez Announces Hartford Blueprint for Young Children
Executive Summary

5/16/05 - Mayor Perez to Announce Blueprint to Help Hartford Children Succeed    Media Advisory

5/12/05 - Mayor Perez and Historical Hartford Home in National Spotlight    Press Release

5/12/05 - Mayors Call on Governor to Assist in Crime Reduction   Press Release

5/9/05 -Mayor Eddie Perez Calls for a Thorough and Impartial Investigation into Fatal Shooting    Press Release

5/8/05 - Statement from Mayor Eddie Perez Concerning Saturday Evening Shooting
Press Release

5/9/05 - Mayor Eddie Perez to Hold Open Office Hours    Press Release

5/7/05 - Mayor Proposes Coordination Of Health Care Services    Hartford Courant

5/6/05 - Mayor Perez Brings Hospital Leaders and Health Care Providers Together to Help Hartford's Uninsured    Press Release

5/6/05 - Mayor Perez Hosts "Class of 2005" College Graduates    Press Release

5/4/05 - Mayor Eddie Perez Ready to Roll Out Red Carpet for Skate America    Press Release

5/3/05 - Hartford Effort Seen as Model    The Republican

5/3/05 - Mayor Eddie Perez Wants to Hear Hartford Students Say "I'm Going to College"    Press Release

5/1/05 - Mayor Eddie Perez Sponsors 2nd Annual Early College Awareness Day for Hartford School Students    Press Release

5/1/05 - Mayor's Education Initiative Makes National News  "Going to College, 10 Years Early, Just to See That It Can Be Done"
New York Times

April  2005

4/30/05 - HUD Secretary Impressed with Hartford's Development Progress
Press Release

4/29/05 - Mayor Eddie Perez Tours Hartford with HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson to Demonstrate Growth in Homeownership    Press Release

4/27/05 - Mayor Eddie Perez Wants to Crack Down on False Alarm Calls to Increase Public Safety for Hartford Residents
Press Release      Alarm Ordinance

4/19/05 - Perez Presents 2005-06 Budget    Hartford Courant

4/19/05 - Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez Honors City Volunteers for National Volunteer Week
Press Release

4/15/05 - Land For Sale in Hartford Provides Opportunity for Development and Growth
Press Release

4/8/05 - City of Hartford Receives Almost $4.5 Million Dollars in Fight Against AIDS
Press Release

4/1/05 - Mayor Eddie Perez Strongly Supports Tough New Gun Law    Press Release

March  2005

3/28/04 - Urban Makeover  Boston Globe

3/24/05 -A Wireless City   Hartford Advocate

3/22/05 -  Mayor Eddie A. Perez Visits Inmates  Hartford Courant

3/15/05 - Mayor Perez’s State of the City Address

3/15/05 - Mayor Points Out Best, Worst Of City  Hartford Courant

3/15/05- Hartford Attempts a Salsa-Spiced Rebirth   Christian Science Monitor

3/10/05 - Radio Eddie: Perez´s  Prominence as a Latino Office-holder Earns Him a Spot Delivering the Democrats´ Critique   Hartford Advocate

3/9/05 - Mayor Eddie A. Perez to March in this Year’s 34th Annual
Greater Hartford St. Patrick’s Day Parade    Press Release

3/7/05 - New Community Policing Model Is Tough On Crime  Hartford Courant

3/7/05 - Another Look At Special District   Hartford Courant

3/3/05 - Mayor Behind Bill To Annex Parkland   Hartford Courant

3/2/05 -The Hilton Reborn   Hartford Courant

3/1/05 - Hartford Hilton Reopens    Hartford Courant

3/1/05 - Justice Department Taking Action in Hartford, 4 Other Cities  Hartford Courant

February  2005

2/28/05 - Mayor Eddie A. Perez Cheers on City Youngsters to Score Big in School as Part of Big East Tournament Ticket Giveaway
  Media Advisory

2/23/05 - Mayor Eddie Perez Joins Senator Lieberman to Fight Federal Cuts in Community Grants   Press Release

2/12/05 - Mayors Decry Proposed Budget Cuts  Press Release
     -The Hartford Courant

2/10/05 - MetLife, Mayor Discuss Jobs, Growth  The Hartford Courant

2/7/05 - Mayor Eddie A. Perez and Police Chief Patrick Harnett to Hold Community Forums on the City’s New Neighborhood Policing Plan    Press Release

2/7/05 - Mayor Eddie A. Perez and Foundation for Excellent Schools Hosted Student Leadership Summit at Trinity College    Press Release

2/2/05 - Mayor Eddie Perez Pushing to Maintain Insurance Jobs in Hartford  Press Release
 

January  2005

Hispanic Hartford: A growing Latino population is transforming Connecticut’s state capital

1/31/05 - Mayor Eddie Perez Announces Commission to End Chronic Homelessness 
   Press Release

1/25/05 - Mayor Eddie Perez Names New Director of Communications  Press Release

 

 

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