Editorials

Budget passage 2021 By the time this newspaper hits the streets, the City Council will be in the last stages of finalizing the budget ordinance for Fiscal Year 2022, beginning July 1. The charter-imposed deadline of the first Thursday in May is … [Read more...] about Editorial

If the recently passed $1.9 trillion “stimulus package,” was a Democratic Party slush fund, the so-called “infrastructure bill,” is a $2 trillion Democratic porkfest. The stimulus package was the Federal Reserve printing money – and taxpayers having … [Read more...] about Editorial

Help keep the city clean With the coming of the warm weather, comes the annual admonition from the West Haven Voice to homeowners and businessowners alike – do a spring cleaning! It’s a task we all must do to keep the city looking … [Read more...] about Editorial

Public has only one shot to speak on budget plan The annual rites of spring began for city politicians last Thursday with the release of Mayor Nancy N. Rossi’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2022, beginning July 1. The proposal clocks in at … [Read more...] about Editorial

The end of our captivity On Friday, the captivity many of us feel the last year has been with – for the most part – be over in many ways. Life will return to some semblance of normality with the opening of various establishments, and lifting of … [Read more...] about Editorial

Who endows our rights? “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” ~~~ The above … [Read more...] about Editorial

Time reveals conspiracy So, the conspiracy to rig the election wasn’t a “theory” after all. It wasn’t sour grapes. It wasn’t tinfoil hat material. It was true. In a glowing, almost giddy article by Reporter/Democratic stenographer Molly Ball, … [Read more...] about Editorial

Living up to caricatures Sometimes we in West Haven live up to the caricatures sometimes foisted upon us by outsiders. They will say we are argumentative, overly political, and hard-headed, with a single-minded drive that precludes rational … [Read more...] about Editorial

When the Capitol area was breached two weeks ago during a protest rally in Washington, we told callers to this newspaper to keep their powder dry. Too many were too willing to blame former President Donald Trump and (the most recent catch phrase) … [Read more...] about Editorial

2021 Wish List for city With the first issue of the New Year, the West Haven Voice traditionally opens with a top three issues we hope are resolved in the next 12 months. The year 2020 was by all accounts a unique on in the history of this … [Read more...] about Editorial