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West Haven’s only independent news source By and For West Haven West Haven Voice Profile A weekly in-depth interview “I’m working 100 per- cent. I’ve got to work full time. You could never do it Voice while working three hours a day.” -- WHHS AD Jon Capone JJuneune 6,6, 22019019 See page 9 VVol.ol. 224,4, IIssuessue 222,2, 2200 PagesPages Submitted Photo Class of ‘19 The 2019 Graduating Class of West Haven Adult Education had 41 students receive their high school diploma in the ceremony held in the West Haven High School auditorium. The West Haven Chamber of Commerce awarded an Academic and Leadership award to Joel Soberanis. Patricia Ruiz Hernandez was chosen as the Student of the Year by the Rotary Club. Left -- She is shown addressing the graduates. Beside her is Dr. Anthony Cordone, program coordinator. Photo by Owen B. Photography Notre Dame graduates 127 Notre Dame High School graduated the 127 members of the Class of 2019 on Sundayn Alumni Hall. West Havener Nicholas Vollero (right) gave the annual senior speech to his classmates. The com- mencement exercize capped off a weekend of events for the class. * 4 J ! D J J Government Thursday, June 6, 2019 West Haven Voice Page 2 Meetings from the Cove River Archaeo- Monday, June 10 -- City Weather logical site including Projectile Council, Council Cham- Things Points and Stone Tools uncov- bers, City Hall, 7 p.m. Friday Mix of coulds and ered at the West Haven loca- June 7 sunshine. tion. Tuesday, June 11 -- Cen- High 74F to Do Visitors to the exhibition ter Fire District, Elm Street will be invited to engage in a Sunrise: 5:19 am headquarters, 6 p.m. Plan- To have your event number of activities that were Sunset: 8:22 pm ning and Zoning Com- featured here email it to: typical of Native People in this Wind: ESE 10-15 [email protected] mission, City Hall, 7 p.m.; High Tide: region of Connecticut. WHHS Building Committee, 2:39 am; 3:19 pm Open House Day will take meeting room, City Hall, 7 The West Haven Historical place from 10-4 at the His- Society announces plans for p.m. Partly cloudy all torical Society 686 Savin Ave., Saturday an Open House exhibit, “Na- June 8 day. across from the West Haven High 75F Kids’ tive Americans in West Ha- Green. Admission is free. ven.” On this date: Sunrise: 5:19 am Forecast The display will open Satur- The Liberty Coin Club Sunset: 8:23 pm day June 8, and will be part Charlotte Rodriquez, age of West Haven, organized 1946 -- The National Bas- Wind: ENE 5-10 of the statewide Open House 2, a student at the West Ha- in1962, will host a Coin Show ketball Association (NBA) is High Tide: Day for participating histori- ven Child Development Cen- on Sunday, June 23, at the Elks founded. The NBA, which 3:35 am; 4:15 pm cal societies and museums ter, Inc. is predicting sunny Club, 265 Main St., from 9 a.m. comprises teams in the United throughout Connecticut. weather, just right for fishing! to 2 p.m. Admission is free. States and Canada, is consid- Sunday Partly cloudy all The exhibit will feature some Anyone with an interest in ered the world’s premier pro- day. High 71F of the artifacts and objects buying, selling or collecting. June 9 fessional basketball league. Sunrise: 5:19 am Sunset: 8:23 pm 1944 -- On D-Day, 160,000 Editor Bill Riccio Wind: ESE 5-10 Allied soldiers land in Nor- High Tide: Contact [email protected] mandy, France. The invasion 4:35 am; 5:14 pm of Normandy established a West Haven Voice Sales Director Alan olenick new major front against the [email protected] Germans in the west and Monday Clouds early then Published by West Haven Voice, LLC helped Soviet forces facing the showers. 666 Savin Ave., West Haven, CT 06516 Staff Reporter bulk of German troops. June 10 [email protected] High 69F Set your browser to 203-934-NEWS (6397) Sunrise: 5:19 am Fax: 203-937-7529 Sales Associate Westhavenvoice.com Sunset: 8:24 pm Website: westhavenvoice.com Molly Gianfredi Wind: ESE 5-10 Like us on Facebook High Tide: Facebook: whvoice 5:38 am; 6:14 pm Twitter: @whvoiceads Love us Weekly! WEST HAVEN VOICE Thursday, June 6, 2019 - Page 3 Developer tours Stiles property Mayor Nancy R. Rossi led pal of Collaborative Develop- that her team, led by Planning ven on these important proj- 21 states and specializes in development officials on a ment Consulting of Stamford; and Development Commis- ects,” Silver has said. “We look adaptive reuse projects. pre-construction site tour of Paul B. Bailey, principal of sioner Fred A. Messore, ne- forward to bringing new life The Stiles building, located the former Edgar C. Stiles El- Paul B. Bailey Architect LLC gotiated the sale of the long- to these schools and adjacent at 575 Main St. in the Transit- ementary School on May 28. of New Haven; and Susan B. vacant schools to KCG for property by creating a vibrant Oriented Development Dis- Rossi was accompanied on Odell, senior project architect $852,000. mixed-income and mixed-use trict around the train station, the tour, along with a pre- and certified passive house The city had issued a request community.” would be composed of about construction site tour of the consultant for the Bailey archi- for proposals for both prop- KCG is a nationally respect- 50 housing and studio units former Clarence E. Thomp- tectural firm. erties, with KCG submitting ed developer that operates in See Stiles, page 5 son Elementary School, by R.J. They were joined by Rossi’s the highest offer with the best Pasquesi, president of KCG executive assistant, Lou Es- plan for the sites. Development LLC of India- posito, and city Corporation “Our entire team is honored napolis; KCG Vice President Counsel Lee Tiernan. to have been chosen to collab- Joel Silver; Peter Wood, princi- On May 13, Rossi announced orate with the city of West Ha- I love this town. Encarnacion Ins Fin Svcs Inc Thanks, West Haven. Elsie Encarnacion, Agent 487A Campbell Avenue West Haven, CT 06516 Bus: 203-932-0591 I love being here to help life go right ™ in a community where people are making a GLǥHUHQFHHYHU\GD\ 7KDQN\RXIRUDOO\RXGR Photo by Michael P. Walsh Mayor Nancy R. Rossi leads development offi cials on a pre-construction site tour of the for- mer Edgar C. Stiles Elementary School on May 28. From left are Peter Wood, principal of Col- laborative Development Consulting of Stamford; Joel Silver, vice president of KCG Develop- ment LLC of Indianapolis; and Paul B. Bailey, principal of Paul B. Bailey Architect LLC of New 1601485 State Farm, Bloomington, IL Haven. A Partner in the Community www.newhaven.edu Page 4 - Thursday, June 6, 2019 WEST HAVEN VOICE Dear Felicia Well hon, June 1 arrived over next weekend or the weekend Actors Colony are beginning to Corporation Counsel legal team ning to git concerned. the weekend, and Cobina was after for graduation, one of the wonder why things are soooo qui- is approaching 100 days and still The good news is both the wonderin’ like she does every earliest in a long time. That’s et. The developing company that has not completed the task of re- chairman of the commish and every year how fast the sum- thanks to few if any snow days is supposed to build the project viewing 32 pages of the recom- chairman of the council are mer is gonna go. It seems that this past year. Tennyrate, the are keeping things very close to mended changes of the Charter concerned about the slowness. each year we wake up on June moral is: the summer is afoot, the vest, and don’t like to publi- Revision Commission. Some are Effen yew remember back in 1 and have the whole sum- and enjoy it whilst we can. cize anything. As has happened wondering if the commission is the last two charter revisions mer awaiting us – not the real ~~~ in the past two or three “election getting sandbagged by the city`s attempts, things were pro- summer, but the one betwixt Of course, June also means cycles” those in City Hall are hop- legal team as the July deadline posed that the politicos didn’t Memorial Day and Labor Day, we’ve gone another month with- ing something will happen before looms large, and if so at the behest like. Various reasons were giv- when things are in summer out any movement concerning the things heat up in the campaign of who???? Only the Shadow en, but the typical answer re- mode – and before you know Haven that’s supposed to occupy season. It’s a great talking point knows. The commission chairman ally was, “we don’t want you it, Sept. 1 rolls around and the Water Street area. I know, I effen yew have it, and a great talk- and the City Council Chairman to change the status quo.” we wonder whereinhell it all know, Cobina has been harpin’ on ing point for the opposition effen are both standing by anxiously Well, effen I’m hearing went. this thing for months, but this is yew don’t. awaiting this report, which may things right, not only has this As yew are aware, we are a play we’ve seen before. ~~~ still require some tweaks prior to commission upended the sta- headin’ into the graduation Robby Raven was here t’other Whilst that is going on, we the public hearing as required by tus quo, some things will be season for high schoolers.