Senior Center celebrating 49th year Wednesday
WEST HAVEN, Sept. 5, 2017 — The West Haven/Allingtown Senior Center will celebrate its 49th anniversary with a luncheon from noon-4 p.m. Wednesday at the Cielo Banquet Ballroom, 85 Chase Lane.
The event, catered by Cusano’s Catering by Maria, will feature entertainment by Vinnie Carr.
Entree choices are stuffed filet, prime rib or half chicken.
The cost is $24 for members and $26 for nonmembers.
Tickets are available at the senior center, 201 Noble St., or by calling (203) 937-3507.
City collecting recyclable electronic items Sept. 30
Residents can drop off electronic recyclables — typically anything that contains a circuit board or needs a battery — from 8 a.m.-noon Sept. 30 at the highway maintenance garage, 1 Collis St.
Anything that has refrigerant, including air conditioners and dehumidifiers, is not accepted. Those items are considered white goods, and residents are asked to put them out for pickup on their weekly curbside collection days.
For more details, go to the Department of Public Works page at www.cityofwesthaven.com.
The city is partnering with Take 2 Inc. of Waterbury, a recycler and collector of universal e-waste devices, to collect residential electronic items on a quarterly basis.
The collection is free for residents who have such items as TVs, hand-held video games, computers, monitors, copiers, scanners, microwaves, toaster ovens and other small appliances.
City collecting supplies for Hurricane Harvey relief effort
The city and the West Haven Fire Department, together with the U.S. Conference of Mayors, are collecting toiletries, cleaning supplies and diapers for the victims of Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Mayor Edward M. O’Brien announced.
O’Brien is calling on all West Haveners to aid the hurricane relief effort by dropping off items from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Friday at the sally port in the parking lot of City Hall, 355 Main St.
After 5 p.m., residents can drop off supplies at West Haven fire headquarters, 366 Elm St.
To make an online credit card donation, go to https://ghcf.org.
Send check or money order donations to the Greater Houston Community Foundation, 5120 Woodway Drive, Suite 6000, Houston, TX 77056.
Elm Cafe Golf Tournament tees off Sept. 18 at Alling Memorial
Longtime West Haven businessman Frank Cuomo, owner of Elm Cafe at 124 Elm St., will hold the 19th annual Elm Cafe Golf Tournament Sept. 18 at Alling Memorial Golf Club, 35 Eastern St., New Haven.
The tournament proceeds will benefit blood cancer research for the Stamford-based Connecticut Westchester Hudson Valley chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
The $135 fee includes a post-tournament lunch at the Polish-American Club, 194 Spring St., West Haven. Anyone wishing to attend the outing but not play in the event can buy a lunch ticket for $35.
Since its inception in 1999, the tournament has collected more than $140,588 for the cause, Cuomo said.
“LLS has been very honored to be the recipient of these hard earned funds … over the last 18 years,” the nonprofit organization said in a statement.
Sponsorship opportunities and foursomes are available, and donated items for the event’s auction are tax-deductible.
For information, call Cuomo at (203) 937-6521.
O’Brien hosting panel discussion on old Savin Rock
A three-person panel hosted by Mayor Edward M. O’Brien will discuss “Memories of Savin Rock Amusement Park” from 6-8 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Main Library, 300 Elm St. Included with Mayor O’Brien will be Natalie Guiliano-DeRosa, William S. “Wiggy” Johnson, Jr., former chief of the West Haven Fire Dept., and Harold M. Peschell, former owner of Peschell’s Pastry Shop.
The free event, presented by the Columbus Day Committee of Greater New Haven and Sons and Daughters of Italy Lodge 37, will include a presentation and a reception with refreshments.
Open house for special needs support groups
The West Haven Interagency Network for Children will hold an open house from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 11 at the West Haven Community House, 227 Elm St., for its Parent Support Group, Autism Parent Support Group, Spanish-speaking Autism Support Group and Adolescent Support Group.
Meet other parents of children with special needs and learn about the agency’s monthly meetings, workshops and activities for families. Free child care is provided if requested.
To register for the open house, contact Robert S. Morton, director of West Haven Youth and Family Services, at (203) 937-3633 or morton@westhaven-ct.gov by Sept. 8.
6th Walk, Fair scheduled for Sept. 24
The West Haven Community House will hold its 6th annual “Family Fun Walk & Wellness Fair” on Sunday morning, Sept. 24, at the Savin Rock Conference Center and Boardwalk. Registration is at 9:30am followed by a Zumba warm-up and a 10:30am kick-off.
The walk will feature a variety of fun activities along the route where participants receive free chances to be entered in a raffle to be held during the Wellness Fair at the end of the walk. Fun activity stations along the walk route include: hopscotch, simon says, bean bag toss, jump rope, spelling bee, limbo, wheelchair obstacle course, and more.
The “Fun Walk” will step off from the Conference Center with registration at 9:30 followed by a Zumba warm-up and a 10:30 kick-off on Sept. 24. All proceeds from the event will benefit West Haven Community House and its programs including Head Start pre-school, Community Connections’ day and residential programs for adults with intellectual disabilities, and Children & Youth before and after school child care programs located in the West Haven public schools.
The walk concludes with a free health and wellness fair inside the conference center as well as raffles and prizes awarded to the largest team and the team that raised the most funds. The health and wellness fair, which is open to the public, features a variety of local organizations representing health and wellness.
Those interested in participating can register online www.whcommunityhouse.org or contact Kathy Hart-Jones at (203) 934-5221 x 131, kathyhartjones@whcommunityhouse.org.
Farmers market open on Green
The Tony Inzero Farmers Market is open for its 18th season on the Green.
Through Oct. 28, the expanded marketplace at Main Street and Campbell Avenue will feature state farmers selling homegrown fruits and vegetables from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays.
It will include crafters selling their wares and an internet radio station DJ playing hit music.
The Thursday markets will showcase food trucks galore, dishing up baked potatoes, fried dough, Italian ice, kettle corn, lobster rolls and pulled pork.