West Haven will host its first-ever Skeleton Fest from Oct. 12-31. The festival will highlight fun Halloween activities in a citywide celebration as part of the ongoing sustainability efforts to become certified under the SustainableCT … [Read more...] about Coalition plans Skeleton Festival
Letters
Collins’ deficits more than dollars City Clerk Collins has had a deficit in her budget results in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018, of a cumulative total of ($97,155). Ms. Collins claims it is for Election expense but yet the … [Read more...] about Letters
Wizards prepare to defend title
The Yankee League Champion West Haven Park-Rec Wizards are set to begin their 2019-2020 fall Sseason on Monday Sept. 16, and registration is now open at the Park-Rec Dept. The Wizards fall swim team is a winter-long competition season open to … [Read more...] about Wizards prepare to defend title
Seahawks open ‘19 with a sweep
The Ray Tellier Midget Football League (West Haven Seahawks) opened the 2019 season under bright sunny skies. Mayor Nancy Rossi threw the ceremonial first football to 8U head football coach Rick Merritt to officially kickoff the season. The … [Read more...] about Seahawks open ‘19 with a sweep
Senior Bash set Sept 13
The Department of Elderly Services will hold its annual End of Summer Bash at 12:30 p.m. Sept. 13 at the Allingtown/West Haven Senior Center, 201 Noble St. The event will feature entertainment by Bob Giannotti and root beer floats provided by … [Read more...] about Senior Bash set Sept 13
Stankevitch has a call to serve
Josh LaBella Voice Reporter Marcin Stankevitch has worked under two West Haven mayors and will now be making the journey to Hartford to work in the office of U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal. He said he has learned a lot from his time as an … [Read more...] about Stankevitch has a call to serve
City slates 9/11 vigil
By Michael P. Walsh Special to the Voice West Haven will observe the 18th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on 9/11 with a flag-raising ceremony at 6:30 p.m. at the Bradley Point Park flagpole, followed by a candlelight vigil … [Read more...] about City slates 9/11 vigil
Historian’s Corner
By Dan Shine Voice Columnist The Story of ‘Widow’ Gill and Her Mansion Reprinted from a column by past city historian Harriet North: The other day I came through Forest Road as I was returning from Westville. To my … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
Gripevine
Dear Eleanore Turkington’ I wrote to you the latter part of June complaining of heavy traffic consisting of landscaping vehicles, city buses, extra school buses and all the traffic that uses Canton Street for a short cut to Route 34, etc. … [Read more...] about Gripevine
NY Times: Stop whining
By Rich Lowry Syndicated Columnist The New York Times, an organization devoted to gathering and publishing information, doesn't want people to gather or publish information inconvenient to it. A group of Trump-supporting operatives … [Read more...] about NY Times: Stop whining