Letters • Published Mar 15, 2023 06 pm
““Tweed Talk in Public Spaces” celebrates one year of advocacy, and you are invited! Neighbors from East Haven, New Haven, Branford, and more will gather on Tuesday, Marc...
Letters • Published Mar 01, 2023 08 am
Our husband and father passed away in January. We chose Clancy-Palumbo Funeral Home. We can’t say enough about Chris Palumbo. We were all so devastated, but Chris did eve...
Letters • Published Feb 08, 2023 08 am
There are two plans on the drawing board facing East Haven residents that are capable of threatening the existing quality of life in this small shoreline community.
The f...
Letters • Published Feb 01, 2023 08 am
Nothing in life is free. Of course, children need learning opportunities. If Mayor Joseph Carfora and Superintendent Erica Forti can accept an airport partnership in the...
Letters • Published Nov 02, 2022 08 am
On Election Day, the residents of East Haven in the 99th District are going to see something a little unfamiliar on the ballot. While I am seeking re-election as our stat...
Letters • Published Oct 26, 2022 08 am
This year, parts of East Haven will have a different incumbent senator on our voting ballot. In the past, most of East Haven was one district and we had one senator to re...
Letters • Published Oct 19, 2022 08 am
If you know me, you know how dearly I love my beach house. After working in special education, I was lucky enough to stumble upon the house of my dreams. Even more fortun...
Letters • Published Oct 19, 2022 08 am
District 2 of East Haven is now part of the 12th State Senate district, which is represented by Senator Christine Cohen. This is very good news for East Haven to have her...
Letters • Published Sep 28, 2022 08 am
In an effort to let voters in my district become better acquainted with the incumbent senator for Senate District 12, to which parts of Momauguin and Morgan Point have be...
Letters • Published Sep 28, 2022 08 am
District 2 of East Haven has become part of the 12th State Senate District, which is represented by Senator Christine Cohen. I’ve met Christine on the campaign trail and ...
Letters • Published Sep 28, 2022 08 am
I am writing to you in support of Senator Christine Cohen, who is running for election as a Connecticut State Senator in my district, District 12 in East Haven. Christine...
Letters • Published Sep 21, 2022 08 am
In our rapidly-changing society, there are few moments when the world stands still. Technology, globalization, and the rise of connectivity have created a fast-paced and,...
Letters • Published Sep 14, 2022 08 am
As many of you probably know, after the 2021 redistricting, the southern portion of East Haven is now part of the 12th state senate district, currently represented by Sen...
Letters • Published Aug 17, 2022 08 am
There were several meetings of the Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) that had short-term rentals (Airbnb, VRBOs) as topics for public discussion and Commission educati...
Letters • Published Jul 06, 2022 08 am
If Tweed New Haven Airport expands into East Haven I believe the negative impact will be the most destructive issue in our history. We will be the people who take on the ...
Letters • Published May 25, 2022 08 am
I want to thank everyone who made it to the May 7 Art Reception for Robert Brennan, our featured artist at the Hagaman Memorial Library. It was a fun event for all.
Rober...
Letters • Published May 18, 2022 08 am
On May 4 at 11:59 p.m., after months of marathon hearings and late nights in Hartford, the 2022 legislative session concluded. As I write this on May 5, I desperately nee...
Letters • Published May 11, 2022 08 am
Okay, here is my last word on the HVN airport: I am not against airports. I love airports. I love airplanes. Years ago we always took our kids to Tweed to watch the plane...
Letters • Published Apr 27, 2022 08 am
The small creek that runs parallel to Burr Street is the town line between New Haven and East Haven, so only the present Tweed-New Haven airport terminal and some parking...
Letters • Published Apr 13, 2022 08 am
I’m old and can attest to the fact that if you live long enough, everything comes around again. I’m watching it happen here in my home town, East Haven.
When I lived in N...
Letters • Published Apr 13, 2022 08 am
Tweed-New Haven airport expansion is the most transformative issue for our Town of East Haven. While the politicians have sat on their hands, tongue-tied, or done a compl...
Letters • Published Apr 06, 2022 08 am
Residents are justifiably disappointed with the lack of transparency and public input on the town’s decision to dismantle and close the skate park. A special Parks & Recr...
Letters • Published Apr 06, 2022 08 am
As a resident of East Haven for 68 years, I was appalled to find out that the East Haven Skate Park had been dismantled. I live around the corner from the park and I enjo...
Letters • Published Dec 29, 2021 07 am
Heading into the town’s inaugural ceremony, I was looking forward to being sworn in for my second term on the Town Council. The room was electric when the candidates line...
Letters • Published Dec 15, 2021 07 am
Thanksgiving has come and gone, but without the help of so many, more than 350 families within the East Haven community would have gone without a Thanksgiving dinner this...
Letters • Published Dec 08, 2021 07 am
I was one of many parents of children in East Haven Public Schools who spoke at the Nov. 16 meeting of the Board of Education. This meeting occurred after a major fight b...
Letters • Published Nov 10, 2021 07 am
My introduction into politics was when I was 21 years old; I ran for office for the very first time in a four-way primary. Since my start I have run in many elections, I ...
Letters • Published Nov 03, 2021 08 am
I would like to congratulate Mayor Joe Carfora for his efforts to present East Haven public buildings in such an attractive light. In the pas,t I have driven by town hall...
Letters • Published Oct 20, 2021 08 am
I write today with much admiration and support for Lisa Balter, as East Haven’s next town clerk. I’ve been fortunate enough to work with Lisa on many different fronts. Ne...
Letters • Published Oct 20, 2021 08 am
I would like to take this opportunity to thank those who have supported me since I began running for town clerk in 2009 and to ask for their support once again on Electio...
Letters • Published Oct 20, 2021 08 am
I support Lisa Balter for town clerk. As someone retiring from the Board of Finance after 18 years, I know what is needed in the Town Clerk’s Office and what is needed is...
Letters • Published Oct 13, 2021 08 am
It’s been an honor to serve on the Town Council representing the 1st District. I hope to earn your readers’ support for another term.
The past two years have not been typ...
Letters • Published Oct 13, 2021 08 am
I am a local attorney who has the opportunity to visit various town clerk’s offices across the state on numerous occasions, but none more than East Haven’s Town Clerk’s O...
Letters • Published Oct 13, 2021 08 am
I am writing this letter in support of Al Vollono, my dad, who is running for Town Council District 5. My dad, who was raised in East Haven his entire life, has been comm...
Letters • Published Oct 13, 2021 08 am
With the upcoming Nov. 2 municipal elections, I would like to focus attention on the $128,230 for outsourced contractual behavioral health services that were approved by ...
Letters • Published Oct 06, 2021 08 am
I would like to share just a few reasons I am voting for Lisa Balter for town clerk. I have had the opportunity and good fortune to work with Lisa on several committees a...
Letters • Published Sep 29, 2021 08 am
I am not normally the type of person who writes a letter to the paper. In this instance I feel so strongly about how East Haven Town Clerk Stacy Gravino does her job that...
Letters • Published Sep 15, 2021 08 am
COVID-19 has created difficult times for everyone and it has changed our lives in so many ways. The healthcare workers and first responders have had it the worst, risking...
Letters • Published Aug 18, 2021 08 am
Congratulations to Orchard House, an adult medical daycare center, on its 40th anniversary helping families on the shoreline and surrounding towns. In times of what can s...
Letters • Published Aug 18, 2021 08 am
I am deeply concerned about the lack of information available on the Tweed Airport expansion. Residents have attended Tweed-New Haven Airport Master Update meetings in De...
Letters • Published Jul 28, 2021 08 am
I’ve been involved in the East Haven budgeting process for 22 years. Noreen Clough is a trusted partner in many town roles, but none more important than our role on the B...
Letters • Published Jul 14, 2021 08 am
In the June 24 issue, Noreen Clough (letter “Duty-Bound to Respond”) alleged that my final two budgets were deficits. I proudly take credit for balancing 16 straight budg...
Letters • Published Jun 30, 2021 08 am
I’m writing in response to all the residents who are still complaining about the airport expansion. As a resident of the town of East Haven for the past 70, years let me ...
Letters • Published Jun 23, 2021 08 am
First off, it was nice to learn there maybe progress in fixing the situation regarding the town’s pool. This progress can only be attributed to the work of State Represen...
Letters • Published Jun 23, 2021 08 am
This year I conclude my 18th and final year on the Board of Finance (BOF). Given my experiences on the BOF, I feel duty-bound to respond to the June 3 Sal Maltese letter ...
Letters • Published Jun 16, 2021 08 am
On June 9 at 11:59 p.m., after five months fighting for lower taxes and more streamlined, transparent government, the legislative session in our State Capitol concluded. ...
Letters • Published Jun 03, 2021 12 am
For some time, people have been asking if I’m going to challenge Mayor Joseph Carfora (D). Other than with some close friends, I’ve remained silent. During the May 17 Rep...
Letters • Published Jun 03, 2021 12 am
As a homeowner who lives near Tweed, I am appalled to think that Mayor Joseph Carfora approved the expansion of the runway and other proposed work presented by the Airpor...
Letters • Published Jun 03, 2021 12 am
I am writing again to voice my opposition to the 100 Sperry Lane, 63 Sperry Lane, 31 Sperry Lane, and 161 Foxon Road development by The Bluffs, LLC, seeking to amend the ...
Letters • Published Apr 28, 2021 08 am
As a District Two member of the Town Council, I would like to recommend converting the vacant D.C. Moore School into a community center. This would actually be the first ...
