Dear Eleanore Turkington: I am writing to ask for your help for the seniors in West Haven. We had a senior center at Forrest School and that closed., so we went to Noble School Center and they closed that. We all need exercise, and we all … [Read more...] about Gripevine
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Dear Felicia
April has toined to May, and those April showers are bringing up May flowers effen Cobina’s allergies have anything to say about it. It’s been quite a spring so far, honey bunch. Like I sez to you a few weeks ago, for the foist time in a while we … [Read more...] about Dear Felicia
Historian’s Corner
West Haven’s Centennial Part V See: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 6 At the close of the Revolutionary War, many Connecticut communities sought to achieve town privileges, and West Haven was no exception: in 1781, Amity, … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
Obituaries
Craig Edwards Craig Edwards, age 59, passed away on March 27, 2021 at Yale New Haven Hospital. He was born in New Haven on April 20, 1961 to the late Howard P. and Frieda (Pelletier) Edwards. Craig worked as a Forklift Operator for Eder … [Read more...] about Obituaries
Gripevine
Dear Eleanore Turkington: The road condition on Washington Avenue to First Street is in need of Repaving. The Road condition is deplorable. It is the last section of West Haven with direct water view. The Oceanside 30-units condominiums were … [Read more...] about Gripevine
Dear Felicia
Well honeybunch, we’re into the latter days of April and it seems like for the foist time in many moons, we’re actually having a spring! Rather than jest going from cold and damp to sunny and humid, things seem to be going the way it is in … [Read more...] about Dear Felicia
Historian’s Corner
By Dan Shine Voice Columnist West Haven’s Centennial Part IV See: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 5 | Part 6 The story of West Haven’s early growth and development cannot be told without focusing some attention on the … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
Gripevine
Dear Eleanore Turkington: Countless vehicles refuse to stop or even slow down at the stop sign at Benham Hill Road at Hubbard in West Haven. This is a school zone and unsafe for children. IC Fearful Parent Dear Fearful Parent: … [Read more...] about Gripevine
Dear Felicia
Well, my little pretty, here we are in month number four of 2021, and spring has spring – but that ain’t the only thing in these parts that has begun. Not. By. A. Long. Shot. Whilst the trees are startin’ to show life, and the crocuses are sprouting … [Read more...] about Dear Felicia
Historian’s Corner
By Dan Shine Voice Columnist West Haven’s Centennial Part III See: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 Anyone who visits the Post Office on Campbell Avenue can look up and see there in the lobby a mural painting—an … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner