Author Archives: westhavenword

Cove River

Posted on October 8, 2012

On Wednesday at 7pm The Land Trust of West Haven will hold its annual meeting in the hall at St. John Vianney Church and West Haven residents are cordially invited to attend. The topics of the evening will be the … Continue reading →

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Assimilation is at Hand

Posted on October 4, 2012

Yesterday I read the article the Register ran on the school uniform policy at Forest School. I had to wait a day before writing this post so I could calm down. I keep hoping that I won’t have to continue to talk … Continue reading →

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Tattoo Talk

Posted on October 2, 2012

Is a tattoo parlor and skateboard shop good for the center of West Haven or not? The merchants downtown don’t think so according to the article last week in the Register. I’m not so sure I agree with them. A … Continue reading →

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Fight Club

Posted on September 28, 2012

I learned about the videos of teenagers fighting on September 13 from an email I received from a friend who had seen them. She was concerned and wanted my advice on what to do. I watched the three videos (which … Continue reading →

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Italian Festival & WHEAT Concert

Posted on September 7, 2012

The schedule for the WHEAT concert was misreported to me. Fast Lane will start at 6pm and the Navels go on at 8pm. The Italian Festival has been pushed to Sunday, same time, due to high wind forecast for Saturday. … Continue reading →

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Commissioner Picks

Posted on August 29, 2012

I read the two articles in today’s Register about the new commissioners picked for the Housing Authority and the Allingtown Fire Department with interest and some concern. In the Housing Authority piece, I see that Mayor Picard has picked all … Continue reading →

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Another Black Eye

Posted on August 15, 2012

My plan for today’s post was to write about the primary that took place yesterday, but I was shocked to see the story in today’s Register about the Feds raiding the West Haven Housing Authority offices. So I’ll get to … Continue reading →

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Vote on August 14

Posted on August 10, 2012

As of March 2012, West Haven had a total of 27,749 registered voters. So out of about 55,000 residents, only 50% care enough to vote. Very sad. And even more disconcerting is that a good majority of the registered voters … Continue reading →

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More Community Garden News

Posted on August 3, 2012

After taking a month or so off to recharge the old batteries, dear readers, I am back. Of course there’s nothing like an article appearing in the Register about the subject nearest and dearest to my heart to get me going … Continue reading →

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One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

Posted on June 27, 2012

I actually had hoped back at the beginning of this year that West Haven would break ground for the community garden in Allingtown in the spring. Silly me. I should have known better from the things I have witnessed in … Continue reading →

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