Editorials

MARB nixing budget should be no surprise The news that the Municipal Accountability Review Board rejected city’s approved budget ordinance should come as no surprise to anyone who has followed the financial machinations the city has experienced … [Read more...] about Editorial

MARB has no input on consolidation issue Two concurrent events have brought up the word “consolidation” up again in the political dialogue of the city. With the oversight of the Municipal Accountability Review Board and the Charter Revision … [Read more...] about Editorial

Keeping our city clean is a task we all share Spring has finally taken hold on the area, and the cold of Ole Man Winter is becoming a memory. With the warmer weather comes the annual rite of the season: spring cleaning. Last week, the city … [Read more...] about Editorial

‘Paying their fair share’ never gets a definition In the run up to developing a new budget, and with it new revenues wished for by Gov. Ned Lamont, one is hearing the mantra the state’s well-to-do must pay “their fair share” to keep the state … [Read more...] about Editorial

Public gets look at plan West Haven’s version of the Rites of Spring came last Thursday with the unveiling of Mayor Nancy Rossi’s second budget before a special session of the City Council. The public gets its only opportunity to opine on the … [Read more...] about Editorial

What is an emergency? The recent veto of a Congressional resolution condemning President Donald J. Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the southern border was yet another indication that Congress and both parties do not want to … [Read more...] about Editorial

Real cure is progress After the area experienced two fires in within a two-week span, the Haven Group, LLC has engaged the services of a security company in order to make sure more blazes do not erupt. Earlier this month a fire began at 22 … [Read more...] about Editorial

Rossi has set the tone The mayoral election is months away, but Mayor Nancy Rossi is staking her position soon and challenging others to do the same. In a press release this week, the mayor has challenged former Mayor Edward M. O’Brien and any … [Read more...] about Editorial

‘Green Deal’ is warmed- over socialist programs Much was written last week concerning New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her “Green New Deal,” announced with a flourish, and followed up by a fact sheet that read something like a … [Read more...] about Editorial

Class envy and taxes Using class envy, and jealousy for those who make big salaries – or worse, billionaires – Democratic politicians are again raising the idea of soaking…we mean taxing the rich as a way of getting more money for their pet … [Read more...] about Editorial