Gripe Vine Readers: I have received requests from readers interested in learning what efforts the local Chamber of Commerce and city officials utilize to bring new businesses into the city of West Haven. Several months ago I posed this … [Read more...] about Gripevine
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Dear Felicia
Howdy do, sweets. Here we are in the Merry Month of May, and to prove it, somebody sent via the computer a “virtual” edition of the Magdalen (pronounced in this case Mawd-lin) College Choir, Oxford, singing as they always do at 6 a.m. British time … [Read more...] about Dear Felicia
Historian’s Corner
By Dan Shine Voice Columnist Wolfe’s Bakery Part I See Part 2 The year was 1912: Arizona and New Mexico became the 47th and 48th states and Alaska became a U.S. territory; The Titanic hit an iceberg and sank, killing … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
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Dear Eleanore Turkington: I wonder if there is an ordinance in West Haven that prohibits property owners who allow their yards to remain messy. It just doesn’t seem fair to the rest of the people in the neighborhood. Just what can be done … [Read more...] about Gripevine
Dear Felicia
Covid-19, Wuhan Virus, Chinese Virus. Whatever moniker you wanna put on it, honeybunch, in the Asylum by the Sea as everywhere else, that’s all anybody is talkin’ about and all anyone is concerned about. Our little corner of the universe is jest like … [Read more...] about Dear Felicia
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New Haven Topography Part II Scientific tradition holds that the continental glacier entered and completely covered Connecticut about 26,000 years ago. In addition, tradition holds that the Ice Age preceded that flow, about … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
Obituaries
William Cooper The Villages, FL - William Allen “Bill” Cooper, 86, passed away from cancer on Thursday, March 19, 2020 at his home in The Villages, FL surrounded by loving family and friends. Bill, born May 17, 1933 in New Haven, was the son … [Read more...] about Obituaries
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Dear Gripe Vine Readers: I want to open my column today with cheerful, encouraging words; life is really handing us a difficult, challenging role to fill. I’m a mover and am not satisfied unless I’m either thinking of what’s next, … [Read more...] about Gripevine
Dear Felicia
Howdy honeybunch! How’re yew doin’ stuck in yore digs the way the rest o’ us are stuck in ours? We are no into the fourth week o’ this “Stay Safe, Stay Home” exercise, and one has to say that Cobina has been surprised – so far. As yew know, dearie, … [Read more...] about Dear Felicia
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By Dan Shine Voice Columnist May V. Carrigan Ed Note: We thank Valerie Forte Vitali for contributing to this article The following proclamation hangs on the office wall at Carrigan Middle School: At a Regular Meeting of … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner