Primaries offer state voters chance for a new direction Next week, voters in West Haven and Connecticut trek to the polls to select party nominees for both the Democratic and Republican Party tickets. Gov. Dannel Malloy is ending his second term as … [Read more...] about Editorial
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Savin Rock Festival future rests with private take-over The first Shoreline Festival is now history, and it is an open question as to whether organizers were successful enough to plan a reprise for next year. We tend to doubt it. Based on anecdotal … [Read more...] about Editorial
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City moves closer to Tier IV in ‘clinical’ analysis by panel The question of whether the City of West Haven will be put under “Tier IV” interdict by the Municipal Accountability Review Board moved a step closer to reality last week with the … [Read more...] about Editorial
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The name didn’t matter All one really needed to know was that protesters at the Supreme Court last week had three different professionally made signs, one for each of three finalists chosen by President Donald Trump. When the announcement was made … [Read more...] about Editorial
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City’s fiscal austerity plan affecting our everyday life West Haven is going through austere times. Anyone who has paid the least bit of attention regarding the city’s fiscal policies over the last few years knows this. Most residents, who don’t … [Read more...] about Editorial
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Supreme Court decisions affirm First Amendment In the week where we celebrate the founding of this country In the week where we celebrate the founding of this country, the Supreme Court reinstalled Free Speech as the cornerstone of the republic with … [Read more...] about Editorial
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The Declaration of Independence When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal … [Read more...] about Editorial
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Progressive Credo in action Agree or disagree with the conclusions of Inspector General Michael Horowitz’ report on the Clinton email scandal, there is one thing the report does highlight: the elitism and hubris of those who think themselves the … [Read more...] about Editorial
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MARB gives city a “carrot” threatens with a “stick” The city has cleared a hurdle, while receiving somewhat tepid praise from the Municipal Accountability Review Board; but let us not take more than slight regard to the kudo, the panel is … [Read more...] about Editorial
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MARB still holds the cards in city’s financial future By an 11-0 vote with two absent, the City Council did what it could not do through six weeks leading up to its 8-5 rejection of Mayor Nancy Rossi’s Proposed Budget of $162.86 million. Faced … [Read more...] about Editorial