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Dear Eleanore Turkington: Robin Watts Hamilton, Councilwoman for my district called me on Monday, July 1. She told me what information she had so far concerning my complaints of heavy, speeding traffic on Canton Street. I wrote to you … [Read more...] about Gripevine

Dear Gripe Vine Readers: Last week’s Gripe Vine published a letter from a reader, Carl K, Canton Street, concerning heavy, bus, truck and noisy traffic on Canton Street. Here’s an update from Councilwoman Robin Watt Hamilton following a … [Read more...] about Gripevine

Dear Eleanore Turnkington I have a comment about what SB.Wenham Street wrote about the trucks on Meloy Road. For several years I meant to write you, so here it is. Living on Canon Street I have to tolerate landscaper vehicles, city buses, … [Read more...] about Gripevine

Dear Gripe Vine Readers: Over the past few months, I have been notifying your district’s councilwomen and councilmen of your complaints. These complaints are usually reported to the Mayor’s office, but since there have been little or no … [Read more...] about Gripevine

Gripe Vine Readers: This columnist has received many complaints over the years and a number of them just this year already, of blight conditions in West Haven. These gripes most often are of overgrown grass, abandoned automobiles, household … [Read more...] about Gripvine

Dear Eleanore Turkington: There are trucks travelling through Meloy Road (there is a No Thru Truck Sign posted at each) end. Evidently this route is used to get to get to their company’s yard on Industry Drive and no police enforcement even … [Read more...] about Gripevine

Gripe Vine Readers: With hot weather coming up and a look back at last summer’s gripes, I decided to publish our local swimming pool and fireworks ordinances to serve as a reminder. If you follow these regulations, you’ll be protecting … [Read more...] about Gripevine

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

Dear Eleanore Turkington: A car has been left on the corner of Washington Avenue and William Street. As a parent of small children it is a safety hazard with fluids leaking, tires missing, brakes digging into the street and the trunk is … [Read more...] about Gripevine

Dear Eleanore Turkington: I heard while a cleanup crew was cleaning up THE ROCK that faces the sound they discovered lights up there. Can you get them to work again, Eleanore? What a sight that would be! Also, how about a flag pole … [Read more...] about Gripevine