The City Council is set to meet today to finalize its budget ordinance for Fiscal Year 2022, after reviewing Mayor Nancy Rossi’s $165.54 million spending plan over the last four weeks. The City Charter requires a budget ordinance be passed by 11:59 … [Read more...] about Council to vote budget tonight
The week in photos – April 22, 2021
Youth Soccer League opens with full slate
The West Haven Youth Soccer League opened its spring season last weekend with a full slate of games under sunny skies. The Elite Soccer Camps Red Rangers won their first game of the season against the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Gold … [Read more...] about Youth Soccer League opens with full slate
Shore Haven League offers scholarships
Shore Haven Junior Baseball is accepting scholarship applicants from June 2021 high school seniors pursuing further education. The league will be awarding two scholarships in the amount of $250 each in honor of Dave Terese, Sr., Mario J. Argentino … [Read more...] about Shore Haven League offers scholarships
Westie baseball moves up to .500
The West Haven baseball team was looking to get off to a good start in the 2021 season. Unable to string together many hits, West Haven fell to Hand-Madison, 5-1, in the season opener for both teams last Monday afternoon at Piurek Field in West … [Read more...] about Westie baseball moves up to .500
Historian’s Corner
West Haven’s Centennial Part V See: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 6 At the close of the Revolutionary War, many Connecticut communities sought to achieve town privileges, and West Haven was no exception: in 1781, Amity, … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
Obituaries
Craig Edwards Craig Edwards, age 59, passed away on March 27, 2021 at Yale New Haven Hospital. He was born in New Haven on April 20, 1961 to the late Howard P. and Frieda (Pelletier) Edwards. Craig worked as a Forklift Operator for Eder … [Read more...] about Obituaries
Memorial Day Parade on; units wanted
By Michael P. Walsh Special to the Voice The city will hold the 2021 Memorial Day parade and is seeking veterans, civic groups, fraternal organizations, service clubs and marching bands to participate in the annual procession, which steps … [Read more...] about Memorial Day Parade on; units wanted
‘Kids & Kites’ event slated
West Haven Youth and Family Services and the West Haven Interagency Network for Children are holding a “Kids & Kites” event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 1 in Bradley Point Park. The event will give area families of children with special … [Read more...] about ‘Kids & Kites’ event slated
Eagan turns experience into book
Getting students, especially younger ones, to enjoy activities that are fun and develop athletic skills is always a task for the elementary physical education instructor. A former city coach has teamed up with his brother-in-law to offer a group of … [Read more...] about Eagan turns experience into book