Quietly, cradled by Hamden woods, is how the West River begins. It slips into Bethany, where it gathers as Lake Bethany, then tiptoes through Woodbridge, as Lakes Watrous and Dawson and Konolds Pond. In New Haven, it pauses as Lily Pond, then lounges, splayed, at Edgewood Park and West River Memorial. Finally, widening gradually like […]
Tag Archives: Bethany
This Week in New Haven (July 31 – August 6)
Highlights include an oyster fair day, a sunset luau and a full-moon stroll. (more…)
This Week in New Haven (June 26 – July 2)
Normal, abnormal and paranormal events dovetail with a pre-Fourth of July weekend. (more…)
Sales Outlet
On a sunny Saturday morning, three reasons to attend the weekly Bethany Lions Club Flea Market quickly became apparent: the buying, the selling and the chatting. (more…)
This Week in New Haven (September 27 – October 3)
You don’t have to navigate boobytrapped temples or obscure historical arcana to find this week’s treasures. (more…)
Books and Crannies
A photo essay. To view all 16 images, check out the email edition. Unlike the pastoral lands that surround it, Whitlock’s Book Barn, established in Bethany since 1948, is leafy year-round. (more…)
Vision Quest
Early spring, with its often cold mornings and damp afternoons, isn’t the most popular time of year for a hike. But to catch one vista in particular, the time is now (more…)
Falling Out
While we may take autumn’s crimsons and golds for granted, hundreds of thousands of tourists are visiting Connecticut this time of year (more…)
Tick Tock
At first, Hamdenite Lisa Maloney thought she had tendonitis in her wrists. But when the pain spread to her right knee and then her ankle, she realized something was terribly wrong. (more…)
Turning the Corner
We pull off a dirt road and park our cars in an old farm field. Seven of us hike a grassy path past brambles and patchy snow to an open rise, where Dick Margulis points to a stone wall edged with trees. (more…)
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