The West Haven softball team was coming off a loss to East Haven and was looking to improve its playoff seeding heading into last week. Mission accomplished with four, straight victories. On Monday, the Westies pounded 15 hits in a 16-3 victory over … [Read more...] about WHHS sports update
Light Blues take 4-1 win in soccer
The EG 10 Red boys team rolled this week To knotch a hard-fought win over the maroon team. In the CD Girls Division, the light blue CDG1 girls were in form on Saturday, with the win 4-1 over CDG4. Goals were scored by Assiata Ayinla , Nadia … [Read more...] about Light Blues take 4-1 win in soccer
Letters
Four years ago, schools Superintendent Neil Cavallaro dismissively told the New Haven Register that West Haveners were angry over his plans to gut the tech ed program at the high school because Westies “just like to fight about everything.” Ladies … [Read more...] about Letters
Editorial
The faux outrage that is permeating the main stream media over the firing of James Comey as Director of the FBI, should serve as an abject lesson in fake news for the Fourth Estate. Unfortunately, the breathless coverage and over-the-top analysis … [Read more...] about Editorial
WHHS Sports Recap
The West Haven boys lacrosse team was hoping to secure a postseason berth when the Shelton Gaels paid a visit to Ken Strong Stadium on Wednesday. The Gaels had other ideas and put this game out of reach when they took an 8-0 lead at halftime on their … [Read more...] about WHHS Sports Recap
Concert Series Set
The city’s summer concert series will kick off June 16 on the Green with ’60s rock music performed by Sixties Satisfaction, sponsored by West Haven Vietnam Veterans Inc. The free concerts are scheduled from 7-9 p.m. The annual Friday night … [Read more...] about Concert Series Set
Dear Felicia
Can yew imagine, sweetie pie, after eight days of below-average weather, and four or five days of rain where we got it measured in inches, one o’ the local yokels on the boob tube was still talking about “drought.” I don’t know effen he’s been near … [Read more...] about Dear Felicia
Historian’s Corner
Silver’s Drug Shop Part I By Dan Shine Voice Columnist The writer Horatio Algier died in 1899. Many people living today are unaware of his life or his many novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to lives of … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
Gripe Vine
Dear Eleanore Turkington: I enjoy reading your column weekly. In a recent issue, you addressed the issue of blight on Anderson Avenue in West Haven. As a visiting student, I walked to the beach with my visiting family recently and was surprised … [Read more...] about Gripe Vine
Mercuriano fears state’s TOD plan
The State of Connecticut’s goal to utilize train stations for “Transit-Oriented Development” has the person most credited with getting a train station in the city worried his community will miss an opportunity. Michael Mercuriano, who headed a … [Read more...] about Mercuriano fears state’s TOD plan