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Huskies take regular season title

February 14, 2019 By whvoice Leave a Comment

West Haven Girls Basketball wrapped up the regular season with games Friday night at Seth Haley.

The Gunning Law Huskies took home the regular season crown with a 34-17 win over the Shoreline Dental Cardinals. Taryn Walker, Finley Gunning and Cashlin O’Neil exploded for a combined 20 points. Haleigh McCarthy, Sophie McFarland, Molly Gunning and Samira Huckaby also helped on the offensive end for the Huskies. Madden Evangeliste had 11 points for the Cardinals and Lily Granata and Dnavia Pittman also chipped in with points.

The Rings End Lumber Bruins wrapped up the second seed in the upcoming playoffs with a 27-8 win over the Napoli Parts Eagles. Noelle Lawrence finished with 12 points and Sara Went and Jada Turner combined for eight points for the Bruins. The balanced Bruins’ attack also was helped by scoring from Camilla Murphy, Abby Wynus and Neveah Stegall.

Ciara Harp netted 10 points and Jaecianna Mitchell added four to power the West Haven Drug and Alcohol Task Force Panthers to an 18-14 win over the Prospect Beach Fish and Game Blue Devils. The Panthers will be the third seed in the tournament. Hayden Holm and Bella Antonucci also starred for the Panthers. The Blue Devils received scoring from Micah Pullen, Savannah McGorty and Heaven McKinney.

League playoffs start Friday at Seth Haley School. Semifinal games will be Wednesday, with the championship game taking place on Feb. 22 at 7:15 p.m.

The week in photos – February 14, 2019

February 13, 2019 By whvoice Leave a Comment

Voice Profile featuring Jon Purmont

Jon Purmont with a picture of the old Town Hall.
Visiting the shelter

Students from West Haven Community House’s after-school program at Seth Haley collected money and donated it to the West Haven Animal Shelter. They love visiting the shelter and petting the animals.
Visiting the shelter

Students from West Haven Community House’s after-school program at Seth Haley collected money and donated it to the West Haven Animal Shelter. They love visiting the shelter and petting the animals.
Grand list up by $30m

Tax Assessor Ann Marie Gradoia and Mayor Nancy Rossi look over the new figures on the Grand List in the mayor’s office last week.
Arson ruled out in ‘Haven’ fire

Mayor Nancy Rossi talks with Fire Marsh Keith Flood, in the background are Executive Assistant Lou Esposito and a workman from Standard Buildiers.
Editorial cartoon
Taxes main concern of Allingtown session

Mayor Nancy Rossi fields a question from a resident dur- ing last week’s Town Hall meeting for Allingtown residents at the May V. Carrigan auditorium. Many issues were aired, but taxes were the main concern.
Historian's corner

The Old Post Road - Stagecoaches were a steady means of transportation along the Boston Post Road prior to the advent of the railroads.
City Irish Club takes parade court honors

Taylor Besciglia (left) was named Parade Queen for 2018. She hails from West Haven. Her Honor Attendant, Claire Bohan from Orange.
Players of the week

Jianna Cohrs (5) is the Vio’s Sports Plus/Westie Blue Player of the Week. In two games this past week, Cohrs scored four goals, including two apiece in wins over Hamden and Notre Dame-Fairfield. To read about the Player of the Week and learn about all of your West Haven sports, including game stories, photos, videos and more, visit www.westieblue.com.
ND places 4th

Notre Dame senior basketball manager Matt Callahan was rewarded for four years of service to program by dressing for the Senior Night game versus Career on Friday. Well, Matt took it a step further making a three-pointer that sent Alumni Hall into a frenzy. Matt was lifted onto shoulders of Green Machine after the game.
Oops

West Haven Goaltender Jared Pliszka can’t stop the puck at the goal line despite the help of teammate Sean Dupre (17). Nonetheless, Jared’s Bllue Devils battled back to top the New Fairfield-Immaculate squad, 5-4 in overtime.
Looking for a tip

Blue Devil Conner Fowler (24) muscles his way to the crease and a possible tip-in opportunity in last week’s meeting with New Fairfield.
Using his size

Kevin Moriarty outsizes opponents in last week’s 5-4 overtime win overl NFI. The Blue Devils meet Notre Dame (WH) and Glastonbury this week in the last two regular season home games.

Around town

February 13, 2019 By whvoice Leave a Comment

WHGC confab

The West Haven Garden Club will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, Feb. 14 at St. Louis Church on Bull Hill Road at 11:30 a.m. After the meeting, a soup luncheon and dessert will follow and our program will be on or off due to the weather.

New members are always welcome. For further information, please call Iris at (203) 937-1674.

Senior trips slated

F. Senior and Friends has planned a trip to Atlantic City May 22-24 at Resorts Casino. The package includes two dinners, a show and $25 coupon for slot play.

Price is $279 for a double, $269 for a triple and $389 for a single.

A trip to Niagara Falls is set for Aug. 5-8. Call for information on this and other trips. Call Fred (203) 389-5808 or (203) 927-4249.

St. Patrick trip

Join the West Haven Senior Center for the following trip: Thursday, March 14 – The Log Cabin St. Patrick’s Day Celebration $67 per person Entertainment by Gerry Malone and The Lads playing Irish classics like “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling and “Danny Boy.” Menu includes welcome hors d’oeuvers, complimentary glass of wine or beer, rolls and butter, Irish soda bread, Irish stew, traditional corned beef dinner, Bailey’s Irish Crème cake, coffee and tea. Bus leaves Savin Rock Conference Center 9 a.m. Departs Log Cabin at 3:15 p.m.

A flyer with further details is available at the office at the West Haven Senior Center 201 Noble St. or you can call (203) 937-3507.

Al-Anon group

An Al-Anon meeting group invites new members to attend its weekly meetings on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. in the First Lutheran Church, 52 George St. For information and details, call (203) 506-1464.

Student loans

The Seth Haley Memorial Loan Fund of West Haven provides eligible college students with loans of up to $2500 to help students finish their post high school education. Applicants must be West Haven residents who have completed two or more years of college or post-secondary work or be in their final two years of advanced work. Any West Haven resident attending college or a post high school professional, technical or trade school can be eligible for a loan. Repayments do not begin, and no interest will be charged until one year after graduation. If you are interested in making an application for a loan, please Gert Beckwith at (203) 934-6921, or Ralph Lawson, (203) 934-6442 or write to 170 Ivy St.

Huskies take regular season title

February 13, 2019 By whvoice Leave a Comment

West Haven Girls Basketball wrapped up the regular season with games Friday night at Seth Haley.

League playoffs start Friday at Seth Haley School. Semifinal games will be Wednesday, with the championship game taking place on Feb. 22 at 7:15 p.m.

City plans to re-up sidewalk program

February 13, 2019 By whvoice Leave a Comment

By Michael P. Walsh

Special to the Voice

The Department of Public Works is already setting its sights on spring and continuing its successful sidewalk repair and replacement program.

City sidewalk inspector Ernie Chiarelli recently announced that 395 addresses were reported and inspected last year. Of the addresses, 254 sidewalks were replaced and 295 trip hazards were removed by a shaving process to meet guidelines under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act for a total of 549 sidewalk hazards corrected, Chiarelli said.

The 2018 sidewalk list has been completed, Chiarelli said, except for seven addresses. The remaining addresses were reported too late in the season to finish because of falling temperatures, he said, adding that the city will repair the rest this year.

“We are looking forward to spring and the continuation of this program to help make West Haven a better and safer place to live,” Chiarelli said.

The Public Works Department is able to repair sidewalks damaged by city trees because of funding found in a state grant that Chiarelli said was left behind in past budgets. The city can use the grant money only for sidewalk repair and replacement, he said.

City trees are defined as those located between the sidewalk and street curb. Otherwise, it is the homeowner’s responsibility to repair the sidewalk fronting their property, according to Article 1, Section 1 of the “Streets and Sidewalks” ordinance under Chapter 206 of the West Haven Code.

Chiarelli said that anyone who has a sidewalk in need of repair due to a city tree can call 203-937-3585 or email the Department of Public Works at sidewalks@westhaven-ct.gov. Those who called in their sidewalk before 2018 should call again to ensure that they are on the 2019 list, he said.

PHOTO CAPTION — An excavation crew from the city’s sidewalk contractor, Elm City Materials Inc. of Spring Street, repairs a section of sidewalk on Savin Avenue near Brown Street on Aug. 23. (City Photo/Michael P. Walsh, File)

LaFountain sharp in 3-1 Squirt win

February 13, 2019 By whvoice Leave a Comment

The West Haven Squirt A travel hockey team won its only game of the weekend by posting a 3-1 victory over Ridgefield Lions AA on Saturday morning at Edward L. Bennett Rink. The Blue Devils are now 25-16-4 overall on the season.

Westies goaltender Maddex LaFountain was sharp in the first period as Ridgefield controlled most of the play. LaFountain made 17 saves in the period. The Lions did take a 1-0 lead with 36 seconds left before the break.

West Haven settled in and started creating more chances on offense in the second period. The Blue Devils finally tied it after applying sustained pressure in front of the Ridgefield net.

Cameren Lipford gathered in Sean Studley’s pass and fired home a wrist shot with three minutes left to make it 1-1. Then, in the final minute of the period, Ethan Kelly carried the puck into the Lions’ zone, slid it over to Studley, and Studley went bar down from inside the right circle to give West Haven a 2-1 lead.
The Westies defense held the Lions to only a few chances in the third period and LaFountain turned aside each shot to finish with 25 total saves. The goalie even earned an assist when he passed to Jonathan Charbonneau who fed Ethan Kelly before Kelly weaved through the Ridgefield defense and scored through the five-hole with four minutes left in the game to finish off the 3-1 win.

The West Haven Peewee A team swept its weekend games this past week with victories over New Canaan and Watertown.

The Westies opened the weekend with an 8-4 victory over New Canaan in Shelton Saturday evening. Mickey Dowd led the offense with three goals and three assists, Michael Madera had two goals and two assists, and Zach Goetze added a pair of goals and an assist.

West Haven overcame a 2-0 deficit with four straight goals, then broke a 4-4 tie with the last four goals of the game. Trailing 2-0, Madera cut the deficit in half off an assist from Dowd with 6:05 left in the first, before Dowd scored an unassisted goal with 1:25 left in the opening period to even the contest.

Madera scored off an assist from Dowd with 7:53 left in the second, and Dowd scored 20 seconds later off assists from Goetze and Bruno Martone for a 4-2 lead.

After New Canaan evened the game at four, the Westies took the lead for good 49 seconds into the third when Danny Johnson scored off an assist from Jason Alling. Dowd increased the lead to 6-4 with 7:43 to go, and Goetze capped the scoring with two goals in the final 1:57, the first off assists from Madera and Dowd, and the second off an assist from Madera. Bryan Hong played well in goal for the Westies, while Haygen Axelrod and Ray Heenie played well defensively.

The Westies capped the weekend with a 7-3 victory over Watertown Sunday morning at the Edward L. Bennett Rink. West Haven never trailed in the contest and was led by Madera with two goals and two assists, Dowd with two goals and one assist, and Goetze with one goal and three assists.

Madera opened the scoring just 36 seconds into the game off assists from Dowd and Goetze, before Brady Price increased the lead to 2-0 off an assist from Martone. Leading 2-1, Dowd scored off assists from Goetze and Madera with 12 seconds left in the first for a 3-1 lead.

West Haven took a 4-1 lead six seconds into the second when Dowd scored off an assist from Madera, before Goetze scored off an assist from Madera 21 seconds into the third for a 5-1 lead. Leading 5-2, Alling went the length of the ice for a 6-2 advantage, before Madera scored off an assist from Goetze with 3:56 left for a 7-2 lead.

Jacob Silva was solid in goal for the Westies, Dylan Bosworth played well defensively, and Mike Page, Connor Moriarty, Chris Consorte, and Cody Rocchio all played well on the offensive side.

Westie Blue In Touch

February 13, 2019 By whvoice Leave a Comment

The last time the West Haven and Jonathan Law basketball teams squared off, the Westies got off to a quick start, only to see Law rebound to force a thriller in which West Haven handed Law its first defeat of the year.

Fast forward two weeks and the start was just the same.

The biggest difference came in the way the Westies followed up as West Haven never slowed down and raced to a 72-49 Southern Connecticut Conference Quinnipiac Division victory at West Haven High Friday evening.

“We learned from the last game,” West Haven coach Tyrese Sullivan said. “We have been preaching all season we have to learn from one game to the next. We want to learn from our mistakes.”

West Haven, which won its second straight contest and seventh game in its last eight decisions, improved to 11-6 on the year after getting off to a 15-2 first quarter lead and never looking back.

Quannel Straughter, who finished with a game-high 24 points, knocked down three 3-pointers in the opening quarter and finished with ten of his team’s 15 first quarter points. The Westies pressured from the start and held Law to just a first quarter field goal by Jon Vitale.

Law, which opened the game without Diontae Eady as he missed practice due to illness, never seemed in sync in the first eight minutes with the Westies jumping out to a 13-point lead.

“Their guards are amazing,” Law coach Jamie Anderson said of West Haven. “They are very, very good. It’s not just (Mufee) Cooper and (Quannel) Straughter. They have other guys who do a lot for them. They have four or five guys who can hit 3’s. We wanted to stop them from getting to the basket, but they hurt us from the outside. They do a lot of good things. They are a very good Division III team.”

As was the case in the first meeting of the year, Law (14-3) made a run in the second quarter and got as close as 16-8 on a bucket by Zane Birks. The Westies then scored the next seven points on a 3-pointer by Mufee Cooper and two baskets by Tyrese Hargrove for a 23-8 lead.

“We just started the game attacking,” Cooper said after finishing with 16 points. “When you are facing the number two team in the SCC, you can’t start slow. We got off to a good start. When they stopped us inside, we were able to go outside.”

The Westies closed the first half on a 14-3 run, which saw perfect ball movement around the court, and seven second quarter points by Cooper, including his 3-pointer at the buzzer for a 30-11 halftime advantage.

“We are gaining confidence,” Cooper said. “A lot of us are playing varsity for the first time. This is a new team and a new coach.”

The Westies kept the pressure on in the third quarter and extended the lead to 21 points, 37-16, on another 3-pointer by Cooper. West Haven stretched the lead to 24 points on a bucket by Laron Holmes and Law never got back into the contest.

“We condition like it is preseason,” Sullivan said. “When everyone is tired, we are getting stronger. I like the tempo. You always need to keep a bench. That is very important.”

Hargrove finished with 13 points for the Westies, including a pair of 3-pointers as the Westies connected 10 times from long range in the game.

Vitale led Law with 11 points.

ND places 4th

February 13, 2019 By whvoice Leave a Comment

Notre Dame senior basketball manager Matt Callahan was rewarded for four years of service to program by dressing for the Senior Night game versus Career on Friday. Well, Matt took it a step further making a three-pointer that sent Alumni Hall into a frenzy. Matt was lifted onto shoulders of Green Machine after the game.

Matt Callahan steals the show at basketball senior night, Warren Murphy places second in three events at the Class L Meet, Alex Barbour takes third in his weight class at the SCC Wrestling Meet, hockey splits the week and Bill Hinckley and Sean McDermott fare well in swimming losses to Amity and Fairfield Prep.

Indoor Track — Warren Murphy ran his heart out at Friday’s CIAC Class L Indoor Track Meet. As a result, he helped lead the Green Knights Indoor Track Team to a fourth-place finish, a huge leap from last year’s 19th-place showing. Murphy had a trio of second-place finishes. He ran second in his lone solo event, crossing the finish line in 36.02 seconds in the 300-meter dash. He then was an integral part of both the 4×200 and 4×400 relay teams that both were runner-up efforts as well. Jason Sawicki added a pair of top three finishes to help account for the Green Knights fourth-place slot. He placed second in the high jump clearing six-feet while taking third in the 55-meter hurdles running in 8.29 seconds.

Wrestling — Alex Barbour took home third place in the 182-pound division as the Notre Dame wrestling team placed 10th at the SCC Championship Meet. The team improved four spots from their 14th-place showing in 2018. The Green Knights also used a pair of fourth-place finishes from Chris Fillion and Jackson Paulishen. The team continues their season at the CIAC Class L Championship Meet this weekend!

Basketball — The basketball team stayed unbeaten defeating Guilford on the road, 71-40, before disposing of career 88-55 on Senior Night. In addition callahan’s three-pointer, Connor Raines paved the way with 26 points. He scored nine straight after Career jumped out to a 9-0 lead. Notre Dame (18-0) made 11 three-pointers for the game, including eight in the first half as they took a 49-21 lead into intermission.

Hockey — Seven different Green Knights scored enroute to a 7-1 non-league win over St. Joseph’s in a game played February 9, 2019 at the Shelton Rinks. The win came on the heels of a tough 3-2 OT loss to Xavier earlier in the week. Rory Andriole, John Michael Childs, Chris Hughes, Mike Card, Joe D’Agostino, John D’Errico and Tom Hunt all scored in win over St. Joes. Childs and Zachary Schroeder lit the lamp against Xavier.

Swimming — Bill Hinckley won three events against Amity on Tuesday while Sean McDermott did the same against Fairfield Prep on Friday but the swim team suffered losses to both teams. Hinckley captured both the 200 and 500 freestyle events and was part of the winning 4×400 freestyle relay team for the Green Knights against Amity. Meanwhile, McDermott won the 100 breaststroke in a time of 1:09.03 while being a part of the 200 and 400 freestyle relay teams that won their events.

You can get all the latest athletic news, scores, and more by following @NDWHAthletics on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Periscope while frieNDing the @NDWHAthletics Facebook group.

Blue Devils’ skaters to 10-6

February 13, 2019 By whvoice Leave a Comment

West Haven Goaltender Jared Pliszka can’t stop the puck at the goal line despite the help of teammate Sean Du- pre (17). Nonetheless, Jared’s Bllue Devils battled back to top the New Fairfield-Immaculate squad, 5-4 in overtime.

The West Haven boys’ hockey team improved to 10-6 with two, big wins last week. The Westies defeated the North Haven Indians, 7-2, on Wednesday evening at the Bennett Rink. Richie Greene picked up his first of two goals on the night just 1:42 into the game assisted by Robbie Forleo and Kaden Morgillo. After the Indians tied the game, the Blue Devils responded with two, quick goals before the end of the first period. Morgillo made it 2-1, assisted by Ryan Smith with 1:56 left and then Niko Kyle increased the lead to 3-1, assisted by Kevin Moriarty and DJ Carfora with 28 seconds left.

**Blue Devil Conner Fowler (24) muscles his way to the crease and a possible tip-in opportunity in last week’s meeting with New Fairfield.**

Richie Greene got his second of the game when he was set up by Forleo 1:51 into the second period and after North Haven cut the lead to 4-2, Moriarty made it 5-2 with an assist going to Carfora. The Westies extended their lead when Kyle netted his second goal of the game late in the second and the Mikey Alfano scored at 3:29 of the third period for the 7-2 final. Jared Pliszka made 16 saves and Dan Kelly came in during the third period to stop 6 shots between the pipes for West Haven.

**Kevin Moriarty outsizes opponents in last week’s 5-4 overtime win over NFI. The Blue Devils meet Notre Dame (WH) and Glastonbury this week in the last two regular season home games.**

On Saturday afternoon, the Blue Devils hosted the New Fairfield/Immaculate co-op team. The Westies spotted the Mustangs a 2-0 lead in the first period before Kaden Morgillo’s point shot on the power play found the back of the net with 1:31 left in the first period to cut the lead to 2-1. Richie Greene and D.J. Carfora picked up assists on the goal. Just 2:49 into the second period, NFI reestablished a two-goal lead. Morgillo scored his second goal of the game, assisted by Greene with 11:42 left in the period to cut the lead to 3-2. In the third period with the Blue Devils on a power play, Kevin Moriarty tipped a Robbie Forleo shot to tie the game at 3-3 just 24 seconds in. NFI took the lead again with 12:51 left in the contest. It was then time for Niko Kyle to shine. Kyle scored with 6:18 left to knot the game and send the game to overtime and then after NFI took a penalty, Kyle gathered the puck behind the net, circled out front and sniped the game-winning goal over the NFI goaltender’s shoulder and under the crossbar for the 5-4 victory 1:32 into the extra session. Jared Pliszka made 21 saves in goal for West Haven.

This week, the Blue Devils hosted cross-town rival Notre Dame on Wednesday and will celebrate Niko Kyle and Noah Iversen’s last regular season home game on Senior Day against Glastonbury at 1.

The West Haven/Sacred Heart girls’ hockey team continued to impress, running its record on the season to 16-2. On Tuesday evening, the Westie Sharks faced rival Hamden at the Bennett Rink. The Green Dragons caught the girls napping when off the opening faceoff, the Dragons split the defense and scored just 16 seconds into the game to take a 1-0 lead. Meghan Dupre’s point shot evened the game at 1-1 at 4:28. After Hamden took a 2-1 lead 1:30 later, it was all Westie Sharks. The girls scored five, unanswered goals started with a goal by Jianna Cohrs, assisted by Megan Froehlich with 1:36 left in the first period. Cohrs netted her second goal of the game, assisted by Dupre at 9:07 to give the girls their first lead. Forty-nine seconds later, Taylor Nowak made history when she scored to become the first member of the 100-point club in school history for the girls’ team. CC Condon scored to increase the lead to 5-2, assisted by Jenna Hunt at 5:54 of the third period and then again 25 seconds later assisted by Hunt and Francesca Criscuolo for the 6-2 final. Kyleen Crowe made 35 saves between the pipes.

On Saturday night, the Westie Sharks traveled to The Rinks at Shelton to take on Notre Dame of Fairfield/Law/Foran/Weston/Pomperaug Lancers. Jianna Cohrs provide the offense and Kyleen Crowe posted a shutout in a 2-0 victory. Cohrs scored her first goal just 3:31 into the game assisted by Veronica Lynn and then again with 41 seconds left in the first period, assisted by CC Condon and Megan Froehlich. Crowe did her part by shutting down the Lancers, making 31 saves to preserve the victory.

This week, the Westie Sharks wrap up their regular season. The girls hosted Branford/North Branford/Sheehan/Lyman Hall on Tuesday and then the Westie Sharks host the top ranked SCC North, Hall/Conard co-op team on Friday at 6:30.

The boys’ basketball team hosted the Jonathan Law Eagles on Friday evening at the WHHS Gym. After handing the Lawmen their first loss of the season two weeks ago, Jonathan Law was seeking revenge. The Blue Devils made sure that would not be the case jumping out to a 15-2 first quarter lead and took a 30-11 lead into halftime, cruising to a 72-49 win. Quannel Straughter led West Haven with 24 points, Mufee Cooper had 16 points and Tyrese Hargrove added 13 points in the victory.

This week, the boys wrapped up their home schedule when they hosted Guilford on Tuesday and will play two, final regular season games on the road at Weaver on Saturday at 3:30 and at Cheshire on Monday at 7.

The girls’ basketball team dropped a 60-40 decision at home against Lyman Hall on Tuesday evening. Ny’Aire Serrano had 11 points to lead the Blue Devils while Keegan Riccio had eight points and Natalia Frazer contributed with seven points in the loss.

On Thursday evening, the Westies defeated the Sacred Heart Academy Sharks 48-47. The girls led 26-16 at halftime and hung on for the victory. Natalia Frazer led the girls with 18 points while Brianna Sebastian, Sarah Evangelista and Diamond Dixon all had eight points each.

The Westies postseason hopes came to an end with a 62-52 loss at Plainville on Saturday. The Blue Devils concluded their season with road games at Jonathan Law on Monday and at Harding on Tuesday evening.

City Irish Club takes parade court honors

February 13, 2019 By whvoice Leave a Comment

**Taylor Besciglia (left) was named Parade Queen for 2018. She hails from West Haven. Her Honor Attendant, Claire Bohan from Orange.**

The 2019 Greater New Haven St. Patrick’s Day Parade Queen and Honor Attendant were crowned at a competition at the Irish American Community Center on Saturday, February 10. The event was sponsored by the New Haven Gaelic Football and Hurling Club.

Taylor Besciglia was chosen from a field of contestants to represent the Irish community in a variety of year-long events as Parade Queen. Her Honor Attendant, Claire Bohan, will accompany her to most of these functions throughout the year and appear with her in the New Haven St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday, March 10.

The ladies will be called upon by each of the four Irish Societies (the NH Gaelic Football & Hurling Club; the Knights of St. Patrick; the Ancient Order of Hibernians; and the West Haven Irish-American Club) to take part in their events that occur throughout the entire year. This is when the queen and her honor attendant truly make an impact on the community. They are inspirational role models for their peers and the younger generations.

Taylor Besciglia- 2019 Parade Queen — Taylor is the daughter of Heidi Pierpont and Frank Besciglia, Jr. She lives in West Haven and her ancestors hail from Piltown, County Kilkenny.

She is currently a student at Southern Connecticut State University studying elementary education with concentrations in STEM and English. She will graduate this spring. Besciglia is employed by the Kumon Learning Center as a tutor, she is also a student teacher within the New Haven Public Schools.

Her personal ambition is to become a successful elementary school teacher while serving as a positive role model to her students. Her interests include fitness, Gaelic football, hiking, reading mystery books, spending time at the beach, and arts and crafts. She also believes in raising mental health awareness. Taylor is a member of the West Haven Irish-American Club.

Claire Bohan – 2019 Honor Attendant — Claire is the daughter of Seamus and Dina Bohan. She lives in Orange and her ancestors hail from Mohill, County Leitrim. She is currently employed by The Clay Date and Duffy’s Irish Pub. Claire’s personal ambition is to travel the world helping underprivileged children as well as conserving and improving the environment. She aspires to become an art therapist.

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Huskies take regular season title

The week in photos – February 14, 2019