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Around town
Chili cook-off The First Lutheran Church, 52 George St., is sponsoring its annual Chili Cook-off on Saturday, Oct. 27 from 2- 5 p.m. A Chili Tasting Kit costs $5 and you can tast and judge different entries. Those looking to place a chili recipe in … [Read more...] about Around town
Seahawk Mites, Jr. Peewees win
The West Haven Seahawk Mighty Mite team (7-9 year olds) improved to 3-2 on the season with an exciting 18-12 win over the Stratford Redskins which took two overtimes. The Seahawks scored in the first quarter with a long touchdown run by Azriel … [Read more...] about Seahawk Mites, Jr. Peewees win
Westie Blue In Touch
When the regular season comes to a close on Thanksgiving weekend, the West Haven football team may have two very different takes on the season opener against North Haven. That loss where the Westies fell inches short of a win in the final seconds … [Read more...] about Westie Blue In Touch
ND harriers, gridders win, soccer earns tie
After a scoreless first half, the Notre Dame football team erupted for 33-14 win at Branford, cross-country runs well in a pair of events and soccer earns a tie with North Haven. Cross-Country -- Oliver Shannon didn’t let a sneaker that fell off … [Read more...] about ND harriers, gridders win, soccer earns tie
Lady booters notch 2 big wins
The West Haven girls soccer team coming off a shutout over Lyman Hall, came up with two, more big shutout wins behind Mackenzie Gardner and the Westie defense last week. On Wednesday evening, the Blue Devils hosted the East Haven Yellow Jackets. The … [Read more...] about Lady booters notch 2 big wins
Last bulk trash days this week
By Michael P. Walsh Special to the Voice The final bulk trash pickup week of 2018 is Oct. 8-12. Residents are reminded to separate metals and recyclables from regular trash and to put out trash no more than 24 hours before pickup. Violations … [Read more...] about Last bulk trash days this week
Historian’s corner
West Haven’s Earliest Days Part I See part 2 here. See part 3 here. See part 4 here. See part 5 here.  We acknowledge the efforts of Lorraine Wood Rockefeller, who originally set these words down in about 1960. Our town, now thickly … [Read more...] about Historian’s corner
Dems prove Trump’s right
By Rich Lowry Syndicated Columnist The attempted political assassination of Brett Kavanaugh is bad for the country, but good for a Trumpian attitude toward American politics. The last-minute ambush validates key assumptions of Donald Trump's … [Read more...] about Dems prove Trump’s right
Editorial
Readers’ complaints real The ongoing kerfuffle concerning this newspaper’s weekly column, The Gripe Vine, and members of the Rossi administration have made – in a certain sense – good copy. Gripe Vine writer Eleanore Turkington, who has written the … [Read more...] about Editorial