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The week in photos – August 20, 2020

August 19, 2020 By whvoice

  • Ready to begin!
    Ready to begin!
    The West Haven Community House has announced it is ready to reopen its many programs for young students and their families. The agency has taken the pandemic shutdown as an opportunity to make several improvements.
  • Ready to begin!
    Ready to begin!
    The Community House is ready to reopen for programming. During the pandemic shutdown the Elm Street plant got some upgrades
  • A fond look back at Savin Rock Amusement Park
    A fond look back at Savin Rock Amusement Park
    The Scooter pavilion was a popular place in the 1930's when this postcard was produced.
  • A fond look back at Savin Rock Amusement Park
    A fond look back at Savin Rock Amusement Park
    The Liberty Pier was found near the Old Grove Park and was a popular entrance into the venue.
  • A fond look back at Savin Rock Amusement Park
    A fond look back at Savin Rock Amusement Park
    Always popular was the Thunderbolt coaster that stood until the 1938 hurricane took it down.
  • A fond look back at Savin Rock Amusement Park
    A fond look back at Savin Rock Amusement Park
    Always popular was the Thunderbolt coaster that stood until the 1938 hurricane took it down.
  • Board of Ed opts for Plan B
    Board of Ed opts for Plan B
    Washington School and the other buildings in the system are ready to take students next month.
  • Sunrise at Prospect
    Sunrise at Prospect
    Voice Columnist Dan Shine was out taking his morning walk when he captured this resident taking time to enjoy the view from a different vantage point. Cooler temperatures have made a late-August appearance after six weeks of the season’s Dog Days.
  • Public gets reminder about City Hall rules
    Public gets reminder about City Hall rules
    Since City Hall opened a few weeks ago, people are forgetting the restrictions and precautions instituted for safety.
  • Historian's Corner
    Historian's Corner
    This is the New Haven Railroad side of the Armstrong factory as it appeared in the 1930s. Eventually, the products of the company would turn to war production, and later, the need for tires made the city-based employer one of the major producers in the United States.
  • Editorial Cartoon
    Editorial Cartoon
  • Ready for business
    Ready for business
    Allingtown’s newest piece of its renewal is the Park Place, across from the Atwood. The Cellini Place building will house resident halls for University of New Haven students as well as tax-producing businesses along the ground floor. The building is the most recent addition to the neighborhood, built by developer David Beckerman and his The Acorn Group.
  • Ready for business
    Ready for business
    Allingtown’s newest piece of its renewal is the Park Place, across from the Atwood. The Cellini Place building will house resident halls for University of New Haven students as well as tax-producing businesses along the ground floor. The building is the most recent addition to the neighborhood, built by developer David Beckerman and his The Acorn Group.
  • Ready for business
    Ready for business
    Allingtown’s newest piece of its renewal is the Park Place, across from the Atwood. The Cellini Place building will house resident halls for University of New Haven students as well as tax-producing businesses along the ground floor. The building is the most recent addition to the neighborhood, built by developer David Beckerman and his The Acorn Group.
  • Seadogs end year with a 9-6 record
    Seadogs end year with a 9-6 record
    Letting it fly! Jesse Buonocore pitching against Mayhem. The travel team closed out its regular season with three wins, and a 9-6 record.
  • Seadogs end year with a 9-6 record
    Seadogs end year with a 9-6 record
    Cam Cruz applies the tag in 14U action. The West Haven Seadogs, a 14-U team completed the abbreviated summer season with a 9-6 mark.

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