Silver’s Drug Shop Part III By Dan Shine Voice Columnist November 29, 1927 On a handwritten greeting card: “Dear Baby Philip H. Gesner, There is one pleasure we big fellows never pass by, and that is to extend a happy greeting … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
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Auxiliary ziti dinner American Legion Auxiliary Unit 71 West Haven will be hosting a fundraiser ziti dinner at St. John Vianney Church hall, 300 Capt. Thomas Boulevard on June 10, at 5.30 p.m. The cost is $15 per person. All proceeds to help the … [Read more...] about Around town
At a Glance
Jewelry Presentation at the Poli House June 4 The annual Historical Society Jewelry Party will be held Sunday June 4 from 1-3 P.M. The event will take place in the Garden of the Historical Society's Poli House. Admission to the activity is free … [Read more...] about At a Glance
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Silver’s Drug Shop Part II By Dan Shine Voice Columnist According to the late West Haven Historian Harriet North, when twenty-one year old Bill Silver established himself as the new owner of the newly-named Silver’s Drug Shop, this quite … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
Dear Felicia
Hard to believe, sweets, but here we are in the last full week o’ May and the annual Memorial Day parade is (rain or shine) gonna happen on Monday. Of course, yew and I are old enuff to remember when Memorial Day was May 30 – and some o’ our … [Read more...] about Dear Felicia
Around Town
Auditions slated The West Haven Council on the Arts is sponsoring a production of Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew. Auditions for the production are schedule for the Church of the Holy Spirit, 28 Church St, or Saturday, May 27, from noon to 4 … [Read more...] about Around Town
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
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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