94 years ago on a plot of land in East Haven, Matteo Naclerio was deciding between starting a funeral home or a beverage factory. He chose the latter, and iconic local soda pop-maker Foxon Park Beverages was…
Tag Archives: East Haven
How Sweet It Is
When you’re in the food business and the Food Network calls, you answer. In June 2010, Carol Vollono and Brenda DePonte, the mother/daughter team behind Sugar Bakery in East Haven, received a call out of the…
This Week in New Haven (December 22 – 28)
It’s a relatively quiet week as most of us focus on celebrating Christmas and getting some R&R. But there are still some chances to be loud, whether that means ooh-ing and ahh-ing at…
Brew Comer
Over in East Haven, young upstart Overshores Brewing Company is doing things a little differently. Actually, a lot differently: it’s Connecticut’s first and only Belgian-style brewery.…
Ways and Meanings
As we learned during our last look at the meanings behind New Haven’s street names, assumptions can get you into trouble.
The same even goes for Assumption Street…
Pop Culture
92 years ago on a plot of land in East Haven, Matteo Naclerio was deciding between starting a funeral home or a beverage factory. He chose the latter, and iconic local soda pop-maker Foxon Park Beverages was…
Cold Sweat
The chill of a northeast winter can induce a bit of amnesia, making it easy to forget the topographical splendor that surrounds New Haven. But why let snowfall and single-digit temperatures dissuade you…
Doing Your Home Work
If you’ve driven by Goody’s Hardware & Paint in East Haven on a summer Saturday, then you’ve probably noticed people carrying colorful cans and newly purchased tools to their cars, getting the necessities for that…
Back on Track
East Haven’s Shore Line Trolley Museum is an especially fascinating place to go if you were the kind of kid who went to local air shows or read obsessively about the newest supercars or spent countless hours with model trains.…
How Sweet It Is
When you’re in the food business and Food Network calls, you answer. In June 2010, the mother/daughter team Carol Vollono and Brenda DePonte at Sugar Bakery in East Haven received a call out of the blue with an invitation to …
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