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Westie squads look to openers
So much has changed since the West Haven boys hockey team last left the ice in Danbury a year ago. Following a win over Immaculate in the regular season finale, the Westies were prepared to travel south down I-95 to face Greenwich in the opening … [Read more...] about Westie squads look to openers
Historian’s Corner
By Dan Shine Voice Columnist Cowboy Valley I grew up a-dreamin' of bein' a cowboyAnd lovin' the cowboy waysPursuin' the life of my hard-ridin' heroesI burned up my childhood days -Willie Nelson In the years around 1960, The … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
Westie Barzee tapped for Hall
Player, coach, scout, owner nominated A former WHHS hockey player, and carrying the name of one of the most influential hockey families in the city, former scout, coach and player Jack Barzee has been nominated for induction into the United … [Read more...] about Westie Barzee tapped for Hall
Sewer pipe repairs continue this month
By Michael P. Walsh Special to the Voice The city will perform sanitary sewer repairs and pipe lining in West Shore starting in mid-February. City Engineer Abdul Quadir said the work will be done from Feb. 15-July 24 on Hillside … [Read more...] about Sewer pipe repairs continue this month
Free speech for me…..
By Rich Lowry Syndicated Columnist Long a stalwart defender of the First Amendment, the American media is now having second thoughts. For decades, it was a commonplace sentiment among journalists that freedom of the press was one of … [Read more...] about Free speech for me…..
Editorial
Living up to caricatures Sometimes we in West Haven live up to the caricatures sometimes foisted upon us by outsiders. They will say we are argumentative, overly political, and hard-headed, with a single-minded drive that precludes rational … [Read more...] about Editorial
Obituary
Ernesto G. Cipolli III Ernesto G. Cipolli III, 32, of Wallingford, formerly of West Haven, died Saturday, January 16, 2021. He was born in New Haven, September 13, 1988, a son of Ernest G. Cipolli, Jr. and Karen (Poppendieck) Cipolli … [Read more...] about Obituary
Gripevine
Dear Eleanore Turkington: I inquired once before, in the 9th District, why there are vehicles illegally parked that are in residential neighborhoods re: Connecticut Motor Vehicle Department: any ¾ ton trucks and any six wheels that is … [Read more...] about Gripevine
Dear Felicia
Well, honey bunch, February is here and as I scribe this note, there is talk of snow and ice and all the things that make this time of year what it is: exciting in a strange sort o’ way, and for folks like you and me, a bit on the scary side. No one … [Read more...] about Dear Felicia