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By Michael P. Walsh Special to the Voice Mayor Dorinda Borer and Police Chief Joseph S. Perno recently announced a significant decrease in motor vehicle-related crime across the city, highlighting the success of a coordinated strategy focused … [Read more...] about Officials tout 31% drop in city crime

Sandy Point Neighborhood Association (SPNA) will be participating in The Great Give, sponsored by the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, from May 6-7, 2026. Since The Great Give began in 2010, more than $20 million has been raised for … [Read more...] about Sandy Point Association participates in Great Give

By Dominic Konareski Voice Writer West Haven has a deep-rooted history, from the red coats invading to even a famous amusement park. One of Connecticut’s oldest settlements is at the same time the state’s youngest town. West Haven separated … [Read more...] about There was once a USS West Haven

By Dominic Konareski Voice Writer Over the course of the past month, I have noticed the large number of potholes in my Allingtown area of West Haven. As both a driver and sometimes a passenger, weaving around both big and small … [Read more...] about Pothole repair a spring priority for city

World-renowned forensic scientist Dr. Henry C. Lee passed away peacefully on Friday, March 27, at his home in Henderson, Nevada, displaying remarkable strength, grace and resilience during a brief … [Read more...] about UNH Community mourns Dr. Henry Lee

By Michael P. Walsh Special to the Voice The next bulk trash pickup week is April 20-24. West Haven residents are reminded to separate metals, recyclables and regular trash from bulk trash and put them out no more than 24 hours before … [Read more...] about Spring bulk trash pick-up April 20-24

A confluence of funding that has not kept up with costs, cost increases with unfunded mandates, and volatility in external costs are the circumstances that helped create an $8 million deficit in the school system’s FY2026 budget, says Superintendent … [Read more...] about BOE deficit a confluence of several events

By Dominic Konareski Voice Writer Horrific is one way to describe the conditions that tenants face at 182 Elm St., says one apartment dweller, and he is taking steps to have longstanding problems addressed, including legal redress if necessary. … [Read more...] about Resident seeks clean up of squalor

It is a matter of $31 million, and one school official wants it back, or at least what he can recover, back. The recent revelations of an $8 million deficit in the Board of Education’s spending as found by auditors this year, Superintendent of … [Read more...] about City moved school funds into revenue

By Rob Forleo Special to the Voice Across Connecticut, conversations about school funding continue as educators, policymakers, and communities examine how the state’s Education Cost Sharing (ECS) formula supports public schools. The formula … [Read more...] about Teacher advocates for state funding