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Dargan is city’s son of the Old Sod

March 27, 2025

By Michael P. Walsh Special to the Voice Mayor Dorinda Borer, a former three-term state representative, helped her friend and mentor Stephen D. “Steve” Dargan, […]

UNH, city partner for responders, students

March 27, 2025

By Michael P. Walsh Special to the Voice Mayor Dorinda Borer and University of New Haven President Jens Frederiksen held a news conference at City […]

Sandy Point Assn. joins with Savin Rock School to aid students’ garden

March 26, 2025

With guidance from the members of the Sandy Point Neighborhood Association (SPNA), students at Savin Rock Community School are taking action to restore nature in […]

Black history gala cheered success!

March 5, 2025

By Michael P. Walsh Special to the Voice The city paid homage to the nation’s African American pioneers and the immeasurable contributions they have made […]

Scouts, Masons celebrate Dr. Seuss

March 5, 2025

The Scouts of Troop and Pack 821 marked the end of “Read Across America Week” last Saturday at Annawon Lodge. The program commemorates the life of […]

The Addams Family

March 5, 2025

The West Haven High School Theater Workshop’s performances of The Addams Family run Thursday, March 27 and Friday March 28 at 7 p.m. in the […]

Voice looks to the past for a new project

February 19, 2025

The West Haven Voice is looking to the past to move toward the future. As we look for more ways to serve our reading public, […]

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Dargan is city's Son of the Old Sod

Members of the New Haven County Firefighters Emerald Society Pipes & Drums lead the opening procession of federal, state and city dignitaries and members of the West Haven St. Patrick’s Day Committee.
Dargan is city's Son of the Old Sod

From left, state Sen. Martin M. Looney, state Comptroller Sean Scanlon and Mayor Dorinda Borer clap and cheer as West Haven Irishman of the Year Stephen D. “Steve” Dargan, assisted by grandnephew Pierce Dargan, 12, and grandniece Reagan Neal, 7, unveils his Kelly green street sign designating City Hall Square as “Stephen D. Dargan Square” for the next year at the 32nd annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration on March 17. The cultural event, presented by the West Haven St. Patrick’s Day Committee in honor of Ireland’s patron saint, was held in the Harriet C. North Community Room of City Hall because of rain.
Dargan is city's Son of the Old Sod

West Haven Irishman of the Year Steve Dargan, center, is joined by, from left, state Comptroller Sean Scanlon; Joseph Rodriguez, the deputy state director of U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal’s Hartford office; state Rep. Bill Heffernan, D-West Haven; U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-3; former state House Speaker Thomas D. Ritter; Dargan’s grandnephew Pierce Dargan, 12, and grandniece Reagan Neal, 7; Mayor Dorinda Borer; state Sen. Martin M. Looney, D-New Haven; Dargan’s sister, Mary Dargan; and master of ceremonies David Coyle.
Dargan is city's Son of the Old Sod

Mayor Dorinda Borer, the city’s 2014 Irishwoman of the Year, reads and presents her friend and mentor Steve Dargan, the city’s 2025 Irishman of the Year, with a proclamation declaring “Stephen D. Dargan Day” in West Haven.
UNH, city partner for responders, students

University of New Haven President Jens Frederiksen, center left, and West Haven Mayor Dorinda Borer, center right, are joined at the news conference by West Haven public safety officials and UNH leaders.
Sandy Point Assn. joins with Savin Rock School to aid students’ garden

Kathie Hebert spoke to Savin Rock Community School students at the garden site in January following a program she ran with SPNA members Beverly Garretson and Meli Garthwait. The students learned about winter seed sowing.
Editorial Cartoon
St. Lawrence Students of the Month

St. Lawrence School celebrated its Students of the Month for March. The students were cited for demonstrating how to Know, Love, and Serve God and one another. Left to right: Grade 7- Brielle, Grade 6- Isabella, Grade 5- Aria, Grade 4- Gabriel, Grade 3- Diego, Grade 2- Natalia, Grade 1- Jackson, with the Rev. Ricardo Borja and Principal Jim Messina.
Historian's Corner

Some residents of the Oak Hill Seminary, circa 1870s.
Historian's Corner

A woodcut of the seminary grounds.
Sami celebrates 90th

Sal’s Barbershop owner Sami Ziada marks his 90th birthday and 70th anniversary in the haircutting business with Mayor Dorinda Borer, left, and his daughter and son-in-law, Adele and Porky Gaudino, during a celebration with customers, friends and loved ones at 451 Campbell Ave. on March 18.
Winner a Two-Fer!

The St. Mary’s Varsity 8th grade team picked up two championships recently. They captured the Archdiocese of Hartford state title with a 49-45 overtime win. They also captured their third straight St. Mary’s Basketball tournament title earlier in the day. The team has a record of 30-0 and will represent Connecticut in the New England regionals later this month. West Haven residents Braelyn Roldan, Ava Pellino and Finley Gunning are part of the team.
WHHS Sports Roundup

Madden Evangeliste puts the shoulder down to drive around a Fairfield-Warde Mustangs’ defender.
WHHS Sports Roundup

Will Lopes scored 60 points over the Westies’ Quarterfinal win over Trumbull and the Semifinal 38-35 loss to Oxford in the CIAC Playoffs.
WHHS Sports Roundup

Ja’Kha Little goes for the layup against New London in the CIAC Quarterfinals.
WHHS Sports Roundup

West Haven Hockey celebrated Senior Night prior to their 2-1 win versus New Milford.