Just before the ending of the 2025 General Assembly session, West Haven Center District Fire Chief James O'Brien, Center District Fire Commissioner and Allingtown Volunteer Fire Association Chief John Carew, retired Center District Lieutenant and … [Read more...] about Local fire leaders talk issues in Hartford
Dear Felicia
Well sweets, here we are in July. When we were kids, Cobina always thought of July as the Saturday of the vacation weekend. It was the best time. August was the Sunday, which meant at the end of it – in those days we didn’t go back to school until … [Read more...] about Dear Felicia
Behind the stacks
Welcome back to Behind the Stacks! Summer is in full swing here at the library with our Summer Reading programs well underway. We didn’t let the heat wave put a damper on our children’s Summer Reading Kickoff–it was moved indoors to the Graham Room, … [Read more...] about Behind the stacks
Editorial
Heading to America’s 250th The July Fourth celebration this year, begins a march toward the next milestone in the country’s history, the 250th anniversary of the ratification and publishing of the Declaration of Independence. Those old enough … [Read more...] about Editorial
Raze those ugly buildings now!
By Rich Lowry Synicated Columnist Blow up Washington, D.C.'s brutalist buildings, and the sooner, the better There's a reason God created dynamite. The brutalist federal buildings that have blighted Washington, D.C., for decades … [Read more...] about Raze those ugly buildings now!
Laundromat opens on the Post Road
By Michael P. Walsh Special to the Voice Mr. Bubbles Laundromat, a new self-service laundry at 1088 Boston Post Road, celebrated its grand opening July 1. After dubbing Mr. Bubbles “the Disney World of laundromats,” Mayor Dorinda … [Read more...] about Laundromat opens on the Post Road
Troupe visits city with rock opera
Choreographer Alexis Robbins with cast of The Mercy Velvet Project. Photos courtesy of Kamrdance. Dance comes to the city with a new work on Thursday, July 24. The Mercy Velvet Project is a tap dance and rock opera now under … [Read more...] about Troupe visits city with rock opera
City marks Juneteenth
By Michael P. Walsh Special to the Voice For the fifth straight year, the city observed Juneteenth on June 19, the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free — two years after the Emancipation … [Read more...] about City marks Juneteenth
Historian’s Corner
By Dan ShineVoice Columnist Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Society In 1945, the officers of a new local organization, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Society, Inc. bought from Mr. J.W. Wilbur, on behalf of St. Paul’s Church, a plot of land and a … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
Columbus Auto has city connections
New Haven’s Columbus Autobody Works, which was opened in 1928 by Vincenzo DiLauro, has been owned and operated by the family for four generations. The shop’s continued success has come down to a few simple and clear factors: a dedication to … [Read more...] about Columbus Auto has city connections