Historian's Corner

By Dan Shine Voice Columnist Shore Haven Junior Baseball League Part I The year 1950 was a year of new growth for West Haven.  Large numbers of men and women were still returning to the States from various World War II … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner

By Dan Shine Voice Columnist Pilgrim or Puritan? We today often use the words Puritan and Pilgrim interchangeably, and yet the difference in the two is quite significant: those who came on the Mayflower to found the starving colony of … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner

By Dan Shine Voice Columnist West End Market In 1932, the intersection of Kelsey Avenue and Main Street was a far cry from what we know today:  In those days before traffic signals, a rotary existed there, and the roads were all … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner

By Dan ShineVoice Columnist The Thunderbolt    With thanks to Mark Friedland, whose words appear below.  Mark grew up in West Haven, and currently resides in Colorado- Savin Rock's Outstanding Roller Coaster "The … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner

By Dan ShineVoice Columnist This week we present a young girl’s memories of a long-ago summer day, spent at Savin Rock.  Our thanks to Valerie Forte for this story, written by her mother, the late oretta BonTempo Forte:  On Derby … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner

Richard S. Gabrielle 9/11/01 Tuesday, 9/11/01:  We all remember where we were on that terrible morning.  For The Boy, it began as an ordinary day at work.  At 9:00 he was in a conference room in Orange, negotiating a … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner