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VOICE PROFILE – A WEEKLY IN-DEPTH FEATURE

Victory is new assistant

January 6, 2021

A new service dog aid local veterans

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COVID-19 in West Haven

COVID uptick closes WHHS, and Carrigan

November 11, 2020

A continued uptick in the number of staffers testing positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus has prompted school officials to close two schools, while monitoring locations […]

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FEATURED ARTICLES

City ends FY’21 in the black; $2.2M surplus

January 6, 2021

The city’s audit for the budget year that ended last June shows continued progress. That was the word from City Hall this week, as Mayor […]

Officials set goals for new year

January 6, 2021

As the new year opens, city officials are looking back and looking forward with a particular eye on the biggest story of the year, the […]

Community House makes year-end appeal

December 16, 2020

For nearly 80 years, the Community House has been the cornerstone social service agency of West Haven with programs including Head Start quality school readiness […]

New Enterprise Zone

December 16, 2020

Rossi hails plan as economic spur Mayor Nancy R. Rossi is proposing the establishment of a state-designated Enterprise Zone in the city that would run […]

Pearl Harbor attack remembered

December 10, 2020

By Michael P. Walsh Special to the Voice Due to COVID-19 restrictions limiting large public gatherings, the city and the West Haven Veterans Council commemorated […]

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MORE STORIES

Bulk trash schedule listed for new year

January 6, 2021

City reminds residents of proper tree disposal

January 6, 2021

HHS grant aids substance abuse fight

January 6, 2021

Veteran’s Museum closed for winter

December 19, 2020

City issues rules limiting parking in snowstorms

December 16, 2020

Bingo resumes

December 16, 2020

Second-half taxes due

December 16, 2020

Maroney tapped to chair law panel

December 16, 2020

DiMassa gets leadership post on committee

December 9, 2020

Borer to chair Enviro panel

December 9, 2020

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SPORTS

WestieBlue is the go-to site for all things in city sports

January 6, 2021

AD Morrell has had to navigate more than sports in brief term

December 10, 2020

Mites pick up 2 wins in ice action

November 25, 2020

Blue Devils take SCC title

November 25, 2020

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OPINION

Climate crisis talk just more Kabuki

January 6, 2021

Editorial

January 6, 2021

Editorial – A visit from St. Nicholas

December 16, 2020

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FEATURED COLUMNS

Historian’s Corner

January 6, 2021

Gripevine

January 6, 2021

Dear Felicia

January 6, 2021

UFO

January 6, 2021

Obituary

December 16, 2020

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News from City Hall

News from City Hall

News from Park-Rec

News from Park-Rec

This week’s photos

  • Virtual singalong
    Virtual singalong
    Mackrille’s holiday singalong is usually conducted in the gym with lots of loud music and flashing lights. However, just because things were different this season, did not mean Mackrille couldn’t be creative with its singalong. Both in-person learners and distance learners tuned in for live dance and singalong hosted by teacher Carlos Julia. It was packed with storytelling and videos. Needless to say, he had a full audience on Zoom!
  • Virtual singalong
    Virtual singalong
    Mackrille’s holiday singalong is usually conducted in the gym with lots of loud music and flashing lights. However, just because things were different this season, did not mean Mackrille couldn’t be creative with its singalong. Both in-person learners and distance learners tuned in for live dance and singalong hosted by teacher Carlos Julia. It was packed with storytelling and videos. Needless to say, he had a full audience on Zoom!
  • Victory is the new assistant!
    Victory is the new assistant!
    ECAD, Educated Canines Assisting with Disabilities, the not-for-profit located in the Winsted/ Torrington area, has conducted two Team Training Sessions this fall, in October and in December, placing five Service Dogs and two Facility Dogs. The sessions were unusual in that the five Service Dogs placed were Successor Dogs – five amazing canines stepping into the paw prints of the five amazing Service Dogs who crossed over the Rainbow Bridge during the past twelve months. Carolyn Sires of Branford and West Haven, and her first ECAD Canine, Blue, were known throughout the state for their advocacy work on behalf of Veterans. Service Dog Victory will continue to work alongside Sires in this capacity. She is shown working with her new assistant.
  • Victory is the new assistant!
    Victory is the new assistant!
    ECAD, Educated Canines Assisting with Disabilities, the not-for-profit located in the Winsted/ Torrington area, has conducted two Team Training Sessions this fall, in October and in December, placing five Service Dogs and two Facility Dogs. The sessions were unusual in that the five Service Dogs placed were Successor Dogs – five amazing canines stepping into the paw prints of the five amazing Service Dogs who crossed over the Rainbow Bridge during the past twelve months. Carolyn Sires of Branford and West Haven, and her first ECAD Canine, Blue, were known throughout the state for their advocacy work on behalf of Veterans. Service Dog Victory will continue to work alongside Sires in this capacity. She is shown working with her new assistant.
  • Santa's workshop brings joy
    Santa's workshop brings joy
    A member of the West Haven Interagency Network for Children’s Adolescent Support Group receives a stocking and a toy from Santa Claus on Dec. 12 during a walk-through Santa’s workshop event in Painter Park for families of young people with special needs. Each young person enrolled in the WHINC support groups and their sibling received a stocking with goodies and a toy or a Target gift card. The event’s organizer, city Youth and Family Services Director Diane Dietman, thanked the following: the WHINC parent steering committee members; the West Haven High School Peer Advocacy Program for donating the toys; Target of Orange for donating the gift cards, city Parks and Recreation Director Mark E. Paine Jr. for hosting the event; city Health Director Maureen B. Lillis for providing the holiday face masks, hand sanitizer and candy canes; and city Human Resources Commissioner Beth A. Sabo for her generous donation and support.
  • Tree in Watt Park lit up
    Tree in Watt Park lit up
    From left, Mayor Nancy R. Rossi, 5th District Councilwoman Robbin Watt Hamilton, George S. Synodi, the University of New Haven’s vice president for fi nance and administration, and Ronald M. Quagliani, UNH’s associate vice president of public safety and administrative services, adjoin the newly lit Christmas tree in Brent Watt Park on Tile Street on Dec. 15. The decorated tree’s electrical hookup was made possible and paid for by the university, said a grateful Watt Hamilton, who represents the district that includes the UNH campus. The 97-by-110-foot park, just a block west of Ruden Street near the UNH and Notre Dame High School campuses, is near and dear to Watt Hamilton’s heart. The pocket park was dedicated on July 1, 2017, in honor of her brother, the late Democratic Councilman Brent Watt , who served Allingtown’s 5th District from Dec. 4, 2011, until his death on June 25, 2016, at age 54. Watt Hamilton, a Democrat, was unanimously tapped by the City Council on the one-month anniversary of her brother’s death to fill his council seat and carry on his legacy.
  • Christmas miracle
    Christmas miracle
    Toys for Joy serviced 400 West Haven Public School families during the holiday season. The project was worked on for weeks by West Haven High School students to make the holidays better for needy families. Just before Christmas, students Hunter Axelrod, Riley Collins, and Brianna Broadbent filled bags for delivery.
  • Surprise visitor
    Surprise visitor
    Pagels Elementary School received a surprise guest visit prior to the Christmas break as a Jolly Ole Elf made an appearance outside the building. Classes took a peak from windows as Santa Claus sent his greetings.
  • Historian's Corner
    Historian's Corner
    Washington's Brown Suit - adapted from the book "It happened in Connecticut"
  • Editorial cartoon
    Editorial cartoon
  • New UNH officer sworn in
    New UNH officer sworn in
    New University of New Haven police Officer Richard Benson is sworn in by Mayor Nancy R. Rossi on Dec. 8 at the World War I Armistice Memorial on the Green. Attending the ceremony were UNH Police Chief James T. Gilman, Deputy Chief Adam Brown and Ronald M. Quagliani, UNH’s associate vice president of public safety and administrative services. Benson recently retired from the New Haven Police Department after a 20-year career, including serving as a school resource officer for many years.
  • WestieBlue is the go-to site for all things in city sports
    WestieBlue is the go-to site for all things in city sports
    Mike Madera of WestieBlue

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