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VOICE PROFILE – A WEEKLY IN-DEPTH FEATURE

Joanne Conlan leads Elm City parade

March 22, 2023

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FEATURED ARTICLES

Rossi unveils $173.4m plan

March 22, 2023

Mayor Nancy N. Rossi’s just-released $173.4 million budget package for Fiscal Year 2024 will come under public scrutiny April 3 ( see FY-2024 budget online). […]

Woody gets his day

March 22, 2023

By Michael P. Walsh  Special to the Voice  Mayor Nancy R. Rossi presented retired West Shore fire Capt. Richard “Woody” Beirne with a navy blue […]

Grant to fund new WHFD personnel

March 22, 2023

By Michael P. Walsh Special to the Voice U.S. Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, Mayor Nancy R. Rossi and West Haven Fire Department Chief James P. […]

‘Lifeskills’ classes teach teens tasks they will need later

March 22, 2023

At West Haven High School, teacher Carissa Anastasio is helping juniors and seniors work on life skills that prepare them to become independent and a […]

Beirne named city’s ‘Irishman of the Year’

March 8, 2023

Contributed Photo By Michael P. Walsh Special to the Voice Retired West Shore fire Capt. Richard “Woody” Beirne, one of the hardest working volunteers on […]

Trash program’s stats exceed expections

March 8, 2023

The “Food Scrap to Energy” program is pacing well ahead of expectations, according to the official charged with its implementation. Doug Colter, Grants Coordinator for […]

WHFD Historian explains ‘Graham Hook & Ladder’

March 8, 2023

Heffernan points out the James Grahams’ lavish meeting room which was upstairs in their fire house on Washington Avenue just north of Elm. West Haven Fire […]

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MORE STORIES

‘Cocaine Bear’ a waste of time

March 8, 2023

Youngster with city ties accepted into program

February 22, 2023

Reminder to publicists for 2023

January 18, 2023

St. Lawrence celebrates ‘Catholic Schools Week’

January 18, 2023

Snow removal rules subject of reminder

January 18, 2023

Christmas tree pickups have some restrictions

January 4, 2023

Yale Medicine alerts patients of hack

December 21, 2022

Westie Gianquinto named chairman of annual ‘Heart Walk’

December 21, 2022

Garden Club meets

December 21, 2022

UI resumes tree trims

December 21, 2022

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SPORTS

Squirt AA team comes up short in regional

March 21, 2023

Squirt AA falls, 5-2

March 8, 2023

Udaya makes a visit

March 8, 2023

Westie Sharks take SCC crown

March 8, 2023

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OPINION

Dickensian border policy

March 22, 2023

Editorial

March 22, 2023

Woke mob and literature

March 8, 2023

Editorial

March 8, 2023

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FEATURED COLUMNS

At A Glance

March 22, 2023

Dear Felicia

March 22, 2023

Gripevine

March 22, 2023

Around Town

March 22, 2023

Historian’s Corner

March 22, 2023

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News from City Hall

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News from Park-Rec

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  • Woody gets his day
    Woody gets his day
    Richard Beirne, a retired West Shore fire captain, receives an embroidered “Irishman of the Year 2023” jacket from Mayor Nancy R. Rossi as his wife, Suzan Beauchamp Beirne, looks on.
  • Woody gets his day
    Woody gets his day
    Mayor Nancy R. Rossi, right, claps as Irishman of the Year Richard “Woody” Beirne, assisted by son Patrick Beirne, holding son Brayden, 1, and granddaughter Jillian Rossi, 3, pulls off the shroud revealing the Kelly green street sign designating City Hall’s Campbell Avenue entrance as “Richard Beirne Square” for the next year at the 30th annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration on Friday. The cultural event, in honor of Ireland’s patron saint, is presented by the West Haven St. Patrick’s Day Committee.
  • Woody gets his day
    Woody gets his day
    A sea of green pays tribute to Richard Beirne.
  • Scholarship fund benefactor
    Scholarship fund benefactor
    Amanda Forst, left, and Mandy Hutchinson of Westies Nutrition at 153 Sawmill Road present a $234 check in support of the West Haven Breast Cancer Awareness Program on March 13. The money will benefit the program’s Susan A. Ruickoldt Scholarship Fund. The fund was founded in March 2003 in honor of Ruickoldt, who taught third grade at Savin Rock Community School before succumbing to breast cancer in 1997. Each spring since 2003, a $2,000 check has been awarded in Ruickoldt’s memory to a female high school senior from West Haven who plans to continue her education.
  • Grant to fund new WHFD personnel
    Grant to fund new WHFD personnel
    U.S. Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, joined by Mayor Nancy R. Rossi and West Haven Fire Department Chief James P. O’Brien, right, announces a $2.67 million federal grant to hire eight firefighters in the department during a news conference March 7 at West Haven fire headquarters on Elm Street. With them are, from right, West Haven state Rep. Treneé McGee, city Grant Coordinator Doug Colter and assistant grant writer Olivia Bissanti, Chief Michael R. Terenzio of the City of West Haven Fire Department Allingtown, Secretary Herbert Hill of the First Fire Taxation District’s Board of Fire Commissioners, Chief Stephen Scafariello of the West Shore Fire Department, Deputy Chief Michael T. Esposito of the City of West Haven Fire Department Allingtown, and Deputy Chiefs Ronald Pisani Jr. and William S. Johnson IV of the West Haven Fire Department.
  • Editorial cartoon
    Editorial cartoon
  • Historian's Corner
    Historian's Corner
    Judges’ Cave is a popular site when walking West Rock. It hid regicide judges Whalley, Dixwell and Goffe following the restoration of the monarchy after the fall of the government of Oliver Cromwell. New Haven was a staunch supporter of the Puritan takeover following the English Civil War, and later lost its charter as a Proprietary Colony, absorbed in Connecticut Colony for its support.
  • March honorees
    March honorees
    A breakfast was held on March 6 to recognize those 1st through 8th graders selected for Student Recognition in the month of March. This month’s award centered around the theme of kindness. Family members were on hand at the breakfast to celebrate the accomplishments of their children. The students are: Grade 1-- Brayden Nolan, Grade 2 -- Ryan Shore, Grade 3 --Jorge Zecua, Grade 4-- Karen Nimako. Grade 5 -- Aiden Gargiulo and Sofia Lupone; Grade 6 -- Gavin Roman and Sebastian Disisto, Grade 7 -- Aaron Cabacungan,. Grade 8 -- Maya Minsky. They are pictured with principal Frank Arnone.
  • Being an adult
    Being an adult
    What is more adult – and more of a skill – than shopping? This group of West Haven High School students learn this and other adult chores and responsibilities in a Life Skills class. The students learn about cooking, shopping and keeping a checkbook, while performing other services at the McDonough Plaza School.
  • ‘Lifeskills’ classes teach teens tasks they will need later
    ‘Lifeskills’ classes teach teens tasks they will need later
    A contingent of the Lifeskills class take orders for coffee from faculty members and make deliveries.
  • ‘Lifeskills’ classes teach teens tasks they will need later
    ‘Lifeskills’ classes teach teens tasks they will need later
    Learning to cook is just part of the Lifeskills course at West Haven High School, but it seems to be one of the most appreciated by many of the students.
  • Joanne Conlan leads Elm City parade
    Joanne Conlan leads Elm City parade
    Joanne Conlan leads the parade up Chapel Street.
  • Joanne Conlan leads Elm City parade
    Joanne Conlan leads Elm City parade
    Nephews Brandon Kendzierski and Joey Kendzierski holding the banner. Inside banner are son, Glenn Jr., his wife Nuris, and grandson, Orlando.
  • Joanne Conlan leads Elm City parade
    Joanne Conlan leads Elm City parade
    Joanne, grandson Declan and husband Glenn on the reviewing stand.
  • Joanne Conlan leads Elm City parade
    Joanne Conlan leads Elm City parade
    Family and friends on the Grand Stand.
  • Joanne Conlan leads Elm City parade
    Joanne Conlan leads Elm City parade
    The Grand Marshal and husband before the event.
  • Squirt AA team comes up short in regional
    Squirt AA team comes up short in regional
    The West Haven Squirt AA team poses for a post-tournament team photo after play in the Tier 2 New England Regional Tournament in Exeter, NH. The team fell just short in its quest for a regional title, losing to Winchester, MA in the title game.

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