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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Historian’s Corner
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
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
Historian’s Corner
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