Part 1 By Tom Goldenberg, Democratic candidate for Mayor of New Haven This is part of a series where Democratic Mayoral candidate Tom Goldenberg highlights his first-hand experiences with New Haven’s methadone clinics and explores what a new model could look like. The question came from a friend of mine Read more…
Our state needs to reconcile with the uncoordinated and poorly planned response to the opioid crisis. This is most evident in New Haven, where we have a major methadone clinic with documented incidents of nearby drug dealing and violence 330 feet from an elementary and middle school. Kids walking to Read more…
A Democratic mayoral candidate traveled to Congress Avenue to call for the immediate closure and relocation of a controversial methadone clinic. One of the clinic’s patients posed the candidate a question: What about the many lives that have been saved from the depths of heroin addiction by the APT Foundation’s treatments? One saved life, he Read more…
https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/goldenberg-new-haven-s-congress-ave-methadone-17825276.php.html NEW HAVEN — The APT Foundation’s Congress Avenue methadone clinic, across the street from a city school, is “in an inappropriate place” and should be shut down immediately, according to Democratic mayoral challenger Tom Goldenberg. “This is an inappropriate place — right next to a school in a residential Read more…
https://www.nhregister.com/opinion/article/opinion-why-new-haven-needs-to-rethink-its-17823196.php It is not news that Connecticut faces an opioid epidemic. In 2021 alone, the state had more than 1,500 overdose deaths, more than 90 percent linked to opioids. This makes it more likely to die from opioids than a car accident. Our state’s rate of overdose is more than Read more…
From the New Haven Register – Opinion: We need to take accountability for our New Haven schools’ failure Much has been made recently about the structure of the New Haven Public Schools Board of Education. Should there only be two elected members? How about four elected members? Why not have an Read more…
https://www.newhavenarts.org/arts-paper/articles/music-scores-mayoral-hopefuls-run “Beyond his own interest in music and arts learning, ‘I’m a supporter of the arts in education,’ Goldenberg said. He’s seen firsthand the way music can teach a student when to step in and when to step back, how to pace themselves, adapt to a situation, and listen closely Read more…
WTNH aired my interview with Dennis House today. I was able to share why this city needs change – and what I’ll do to bring it about. You can watch the segment at the link below. I’m excited that our campaign is gaining momentum and reaching more eyes and ears Read more…
Below is Tom’s testimony to the Aldermanic Affairs Committee: Dear Members of the Board of Alders and Members of the General Public, A hallmark of strength of the Board of Alders is how it has been strategic in its use of its authority to improve the state of the City. Read more…
On January 19, 2023, Tom released a policy position on how the City of New Haven can better support minority-owned businesses. The plan consisted of three initiatives: The full position piece can be read below from the New Haven Independent: https://www.newhavenindependent.org/article/goldenberg_oped Research on startups shows that founders who are mentored by Read more…