Dear Eleanore Turkington: Be careful on Burwell Place, just off Campbell Avenue. My UNH son hit that crater (pothole 20 x 28 x 8) at 11 p.m. recently in the pouring rain recently, April 26. The tire went flat and had sidewall damage and had … [Read more...] about Gripevine
Are Dems going sane?
By Rich Lowry Syndicated Columnist The Joe Biden polling surge has raised the frightful specter of Democratic rationality. What if Donald Trump hasn't driven Democrats insane, sending them into a spiral of self-defeating radicalism, but … [Read more...] about Are Dems going sane?
Editorial
An open letter to MARB Dear Municipal Accountability Review Board: Listen, we get it. The City of West Haven has used a Ponzi scheme of tricks, budgetary sleights of hand, and lots of state money over the last two and a half decades to balance … [Read more...] about Editorial
Lamont’s tolls proposal has little area support
By Josh LaBella Voice Reporter Last week Gov. Ned Lamont released the draft plan concerning one of the State’s most controversial issues: tolls. The draft, dubbed “An Act Concerning the Sustainability of Connecticut’s Transportation … [Read more...] about Lamont’s tolls proposal has little area support
Dear Felicia
Well, the Mystick Maidens of the Marsh had their annual summer kick-off at the Sandy Pernt bogs, keeping well away from the Piping Plover nests. The last thing we gals need is the EPA on our backs for disrupting the gestation o’ boids. As yew know, … [Read more...] about Dear Felicia
Committee eyes a ‘Rock’ belvedere
The recent clean-up of the city’s most iconic landmark has prompted a group tasked with building a home for a carousel, looking for a second project. The West Haven Carousel Committee, which is still looking to fund a building to house a 65-foot … [Read more...] about Committee eyes a ‘Rock’ belvedere
Few kudos for public works’ staff
By Josh LaBella Voice Reporter A job in public works can be reactive by nature. Tom McCarthy, Commissioner of Public Works, said there are few kudos in the work they do. McCarthy said he got his start in construction as a concrete … [Read more...] about Few kudos for public works’ staff
City honors fallen with parade
By Michael P. Walsh Special to the Voice Grand Marshal William “Bill” Benson, an Army veteran of the Vietnam War in 1967-68, steered the Memorial Day parade Monday morning from a golf cart driven by off-duty Trooper 1st Class Alison Peters … [Read more...] about City honors fallen with parade
Letter
City needs a balanced budget each year It is with great disappointment that MARB did not accept the West Haven budget as presented. We can all agree that the state has its own issues with budgeting and money, and has chosen to not accept our … [Read more...] about Letter
EPA gives permit for clippings at city site
By Michael P. Walsh Special to the Voice The city has obtained a permit from the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to start accepting grass clippings at the municipal compost site, Mayor Nancy R. Rossi and Public Works … [Read more...] about EPA gives permit for clippings at city site