Leaf bag pickup ends week of Dec. 9 Leaf bag pickup will end the week of Dec. 9 on residents’ regular trash pickup days. City residents are asked to put leaves and grass clippings in separate biodegradable paper bags for curbside pickup. … [Read more...] about At a Glance
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From the desk of… Bill Riccio, Jr
New apartment, new layout The weather is getting colder – well, sometimes! Now that the leaves are brown, and we’re heading into the end of November, this writer gets a chance to do something he has done since 1958. Run my Lionel trains. … [Read more...] about From the desk of… Bill Riccio, Jr
A change in Medicare can save funding
By Dr. Jack Feltz and Dr. Michael Hagg Most people over a certain age are familiar with going in for a colonoscopy, a routine method of screening for and preventing colon cancer. What they might not know is that the cost of the procedure can … [Read more...] about A change in Medicare can save funding
Dear Felicia
Well, sweetie pie, the leaves are falling – trees around my domicile have already given up the ghost – the days are getting shorter, a chill is in the air, and the boob tube is cluttered with one campaign ad after another. So, it must be elections … [Read more...] about Dear Felicia
Discussion of nutrition, disease needed
By Janet King and Cheryl Achterberg Whatever your opinion of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., he's the first national candidate to platform the issue of chronic disease in America. To address this crisis, for children and adults alike, our response … [Read more...] about Discussion of nutrition, disease needed
Historian’s Corner
By Dan ShineVoice Columnist Halloween There isn’t much to say about Halloween that is actually “history.” The Halloween season is mostly the realm of folklore and superstition; and of course the masters of tall tales and … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
Dear Felicia
Well hon, in the blink of an eye, it seems, we’re in the middle o’ fall, and effen the leaves aren’t giving yew the autumnal vibe, the fack that we will be in Standard time in a mere two weeks ought to do it. Of course, for m’self the going back to … [Read more...] about Dear Felicia
Hispanic community has specific health concerns
By Dr. Rhonda Randall UnitedHealthcare Amid National Hispanic Heritage Month, it’s an opportune time to recognize the unique health challenges Hispanics/Latinos face and work to address them. Hispanics/Latinos represent one of the … [Read more...] about Hispanic community has specific health concerns
Historian’s Corner
By Dan ShineVoice Columnist The West Haven Sailors (As originally written by New Haven Register Sports Editor Bill Guthrie, 1967) It was a short walk to Donovan Field during boyhood. And never on Sunday could you fail to find … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
Dear Felicia
Howdy sweets! Here we are in October already, and the leaves are starting to show they won’t be around much longer. In fack, many of the trees on the main drag – that Campbell Avenue – have already started to shed and are doing it in fine … [Read more...] about Dear Felicia