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By Michael P. Walsh Special to the Voice Iris Milagros Diaz, a civic-minded steward of West Haven known for giving back to its thriving Hispanic American community, received the city’s Hispanic American of the Year award at the second … [Read more...] about Milagros Diaz celebrates heritage

By Michael P. Walsh Special to the Voice Iris Milagros Diaz, a public-spirited steward of West Haven known for giving back to its thriving Hispanic American community, will receive the city’s Hispanic American of the Year award at the … [Read more...] about Milagros Diaz named top Latina

By Josh LaBella Voice Reporter With the mayoral election only weeks away, the Voice published its editorial last week, which highlighted three areas of importance for the two candidates to solidify their platforms. Incumbent Mayor … [Read more...] about Incumbent responds

A group of 19 students from West Haven High School and Bailey Middle School got to meet RL Stine and other best-selling authors at the Saugatuck StoryFest in Westport on Sept. 28. WHHS freshman Maxwell Leatherman presented Stine with … [Read more...] about City students meet favorite authors

By Josh LaBella Voice Reporter In a special meeting last week, the City Council approved the sale of the Thompson and Stiles schools, as well as the Blake building, to Park Lane Group for a total of $875,000. The developer aims to … [Read more...] about Council OKs sale

Ending 20-month odyssey at the request of the City Council, the Charter Revision Commission ratified its final report in a special meeting held Monday night. The report now goes to the council, which will review it, and then schedule a referendum on … [Read more...] about Charter panel to file final draft

By Josh LaBella Voice Reporter The nearly 1500 students attending West Haven High School were evacuated within three minutes during a Sept. 6 fire drill. Center Fire District Fire Marshal Keith Flood said, considering it was the … [Read more...] about Marshal encouraged by drill

By Josh LaBella Voice Reporter The Charter Revision Commission worked through the City Councils’ recommendations to them in a meeting Monday night – taking them each with a grain of salt. The commission will vote on the updated language of … [Read more...] about Charter panel deliberating council ideas

Voters in both the Democratic and Republican parties decided their nominees Tuesday in primary votes. Mayor Nancy Rossi blew away challenges from both City Clerk Deborah Collins and former Mayor Edward O’Brien, capturing more than 2,700 votes. … [Read more...] about Rossi v. Gregorio

Ray Guarino has always been the type of person to help others. Guarino is now seeing that help returned ten-fold. Diagnosed with multiple myeloma three months ago, Guarino has been battling the fight of his life. While that battle could not … [Read more...] about Friends aid Guarino in cancer fight