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By Michael P. Walsh  Special to the Voice The next bulk trash pickup week is April 24-28.  West Haven residents are reminded to separate metals, recyclables and regular trash from bulk trash and put them out no more than … [Read more...] about Spring bulk trash pickups set, April 24-28

By Gregg Murset Financial Expert If you haven’t heard the famous stand-up comedy routine of Jeff Foxworthy, I would suggest taking a few minutes to pull some one-liners up on the Internet before reading the rest of this piece. Foxworthy … [Read more...] about Help teach your kids financial literacy

The West Haven High School Underwater ROV teams claimed second place in the obstacle course challenge and third place in the challenge course at the Connecticut Technology and Engineering Education Association’s sponsored Connecticut State SeaPerch … [Read more...] about ROV teams take home trophies

State Reps. Robyn A. Porter (D-New Haven, Hamden), Treneé D. McGee (D-116), mothers, fathers, birthing professionals, and advocates held a press conference for Black Maternal Health Week, highlighting this year's theme, OUR BODIES BELONG TO US: … [Read more...] about McGee leads call to aid black maternity

Since it was closed in the fall of 2020, residents of the area of the city seeing the most dynamic renewal are still without a library branch. The Louis Piantino Library closed in 2020 after the former Allingtown Community Center, a section of the … [Read more...] about A new library in Allingtown still in works

Mayor Nancy N. Rossi’s just-released $173.4 million budget package for Fiscal Year 2024 will come under public scrutiny April 3 ( see FY-2024 budget online). That is the night the City Council has set the annual public hearing on the budget. The … [Read more...] about Rossi unveils $173.4m plan

By Michael P. Walsh  Special to the Voice  Mayor Nancy R. Rossi presented retired West Shore fire Capt. Richard “Woody” Beirne with a navy blue jacket embroidered with his new distinction, “Irishman of the Year 2023,” as part of … [Read more...] about Woody gets his day

By Michael P. Walsh Special to the Voice U.S. Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, Mayor Nancy R. Rossi and West Haven Fire Department Chief James P. O’Brien on March 7 announced a $2.67 million federal grant to hire eight firefighters in the … [Read more...] about Grant to fund new WHFD personnel

At West Haven High School, teacher Carissa Anastasio is helping juniors and seniors work on life skills that prepare them to become independent and a contributing member of society. Learning practical skills, the students are taking away abilities … [Read more...] about ‘Lifeskills’ classes teach teens tasks they will need later

Contributed Photo By Michael P. Walsh Special to the Voice Retired West Shore fire Capt. Richard “Woody” Beirne, one of the hardest working volunteers on the West Haven St. Patrick’s Day Committee and in the Irish American community, … [Read more...] about Beirne named city’s ‘Irishman of the Year’