Seniors plan Aqua Turf trip The West Haven Senior Center will offer a bus trip to the Aqua Turf Club in Southington on March 14 to see the award-winning McClean Avenue Band and Irish step dancers perform. The trip costs $120 and … [Read more...] about Around Town
Beware the empire builders
By Rich Lowry Syndicated Columnist China sent 71 aircraft and seven ships toward Taiwan in a 24-hour period, while Russia shelled the Kherson region more than 70 times. These acts of aggression -- occurring 5,000 miles apart, one … [Read more...] about Beware the empire builders
Editorial
Our priorities for 2023 With the turning of the calendar, the West Haven Voice, once again, offers those issues we hope will be addressed – and resolved – over the next year. Since our first year of operation, we have made this first edition of … [Read more...] about Editorial
Gripevine
Dear Gripe Vine Reader: It’s another year! Can you believe it? In West Haven we have current pressing issues not quite solved yet and new problems awaiting answers. This gripe came in last week: Dear Eleanore Turkington: I have been … [Read more...] about Gripevine
Dear Felicia
Happy New Year, sweets. Here we are turning but another page on the calendar and entering yet another year of you and me reviewing the high jinx of the ruling classes here in the Asylum by the Sea, or as we like to call it, God’s Li’l Acre. Though, … [Read more...] about Dear Felicia
Bulk trash schedule listed for new year
By Michael P. Walsh Special to the Voice The 2023 bulk trash pickup weeks are April 24-28 and Sept. 11-15. West Haven residents are reminded to separate metals, recyclables and regular trash from bulk trash and put them out no … [Read more...] about Bulk trash schedule listed for new year
Two years after announcement, Enterprise Zone shows growth
When it was announced in December of 2020, the West Haven Enterprise Zone along the Front Avenue corridor was touted as being a means to reclaim and redevelop properties, once used for landfills, and sitting along the West River. The acreage … [Read more...] about Two years after announcement, Enterprise Zone shows growth
The week in photos – December 22, 2022
DeMaio wins Neilson Award
West Haven resident and WELI radio personality Coach George DeMaio was honored recently by the New Haven Gridiron Club as the 2023 winner of the Don Neilson Distinguished Service Award for work with the community. For more than 37 years, … [Read more...] about DeMaio wins Neilson Award
Westies’ squads open the season
The West Haven co-op hockey team was looking forward to the start of the 2022-2023 season. After ending the preseason playing well, the Westies were optimistic entering the season opener against New Canaan. A lack of offense tempered that … [Read more...] about Westies’ squads open the season