By Michael P. Walsh Special to the Voice Santa and Mrs. Claus accompanied Mayor Dorinda Borer and her special guest, Carrigan Intermediate School fifth grader Shyann Jones, to light the West Haven Green Christmas Tree at the city’s annual … [Read more...] about Tree lighting opens holiday season
Menorah lighting set Dec. 30
The city’s Hanukkah menorah lighting on the Green is set for 4:30 p.m. Dec. 30. The lighting will mark the sixth night of the Jewish Festival of Lights, an eight-day commemoration of rededication of the Temple by the Maccabees after their victory … [Read more...] about Menorah lighting set Dec. 30
Dear Felicia
Well, it’s that time o’ year, again, honeybunch! Tho’ we have jest a bit short o’ two weeks before the guy in the red suit comes down the chimney, it is the time that Cobina puts together her annual list o’ gifts she would like to see under the trees … [Read more...] about Dear Felicia
Gripevine
Dear Eleanore Turkington: We just received our early Christmas gift from the City of West Haven! If you are a regular television viewer or newspaper reader, then you know what I mean. Yes, our houses have been reassessed and I mean … [Read more...] about Gripevine
The intellectual collapse of DEI
By Rich Lowry Syndicated Columnist DEI is a bad idea whose time came with a vengeance several years ago, but now its continued ascendancy is in doubt. Perhaps the most important event this year outside of the presidential election … [Read more...] about The intellectual collapse of DEI
Incident forces tweak of security protocol
By Danny Atkinson Voice Writer The staff and students at West Haven High School faced a crisis on the morning of Nov.15, when a student brought a plastic airsoft gun to the school and a second student took the gun and left campus. Despite … [Read more...] about Incident forces tweak of security protocol
VFW post hosts Visit with Santa
The Veterans of Foreign Wars, West Haven Memorial Post 9422, is hosting its annual Visit with Santa at its 233 Spring St. headquarters on Saturday, Dec. 21 from 1-3 p.m. The event is open to the public and offers free gifts for the children … [Read more...] about VFW post hosts Visit with Santa
City remembers date of ‘infamy’
By Michael P. Walsh Special to the Voice Mayor Dorinda Borer was joined by members of West Haven’s Veterans Council and Surfside Veterans to commemorate Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day on the Veterans Walk of Honor in Bradley Point Park on … [Read more...] about City remembers date of ‘infamy’
Historian’s Corner
By Dan Shine Voice Columnist Shore Haven Junior Baseball League Part I See part 2 The year 1950 was a year of new growth for West Haven. Large numbers of men and women were still returning to the States from various World … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
FD issues new ornament for 2024 holiday season
The WHFD Historical Library presents its 2024 Pewter Christmas Ornament featuring our Firemen’s Memorial Monument which has graced the West Haven Green since 1960. This is our sixth ornament in the series. The cost of this year’s ornament is $20. The … [Read more...] about FD issues new ornament for 2024 holiday season