The Democratic and Republican candidates for Ward 8 alder debated policy in Wooster Square, ultimately arriving at general arguments over their political parties.
Republican candidate Andrea DiLieto Zola is challenging incumbent alder Ellen Cupo, a Democrat, in New Haven’s Wooster Square neighborhood in the general election on Nov. 7.
At the Democratic Town Committee Convention on July 25, three aldermanic challengers running in contested wards failed to secure their party’s endorsement ahead of New Haven’s primary election in September.