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By Michael P. Walsh Special to the Voice The city has been named a HEARTSafe community by the state Department of Public Health and the American Heart Association, Mayor Nancy R. Rossi announced.  DPH Commissioner Manisha … [Read more...] about City named HEARTSafe

Ed. Note: This is the first in a series of spotlights on individuals in local businesses. If you have an interesting personality in your employment, let us know. (203) 934-6397. By Maryanne Christiano-Mistretta Voice Staff Nick Salemme … [Read more...] about Salemme moves to new position in city firm

The Shops at Yale is pleased to announce the 4th annual Appetizer & Dessert Crawl on Sunday, May 7 from 12-4 — a food crawl showcasing Downtown New Haven's diverse culinary offerings, while raising money for the Robin I. Kroogman New Haven Animal … [Read more...] about Yale Shops host ‘Crawl’

Republican Mayoral candidate Steven R. Mullins will be hosting a town hall-style meeting on Wednesday, April 12th from 6 to 7 p.m. The meeting will take place in the Harriet C. North Community Meeting Room, second floor of West Haven City Hall. … [Read more...] about Mullins hosting a city meeting set for April 12

Residents who are delinquent on their taxes are urged to pay their overdue taxes as soon as possible. West Haven’s “boot” program resumes this month, and tax delinquents risk their vehicles being immobilized with a wheel-locking boot. TaxServ … [Read more...] about City reups the ‘Boot’

The annual public hearing portion of the budget-making process now completed, the City Council now sits down to review the spending plan, presented three weeks ago by Mayor Nancy N. Rossi. The 173.4 million package includes a $5.1 million increase … [Read more...] about Budget plan with council

April is National Poetry Month! The Land Trust of West Haven is celebrating by hosting a nature-themed poetry contest for 3rd, 4th, and 8th-grade students. The winning poems will be revealed at an award ceremony on Friday, April 28, at 6 pm. … [Read more...] about Land Trust sponsoring nature-themed contest marking Poetry Month

By Gary J. Carlson Special to the Voice Call me a “party-pooper—the parent who turns on the basement lights and tells everyone to go home, the cop who pulls you over and gives you more than just a warning, the teacher who doesn’t give you … [Read more...] about ‘Cocaine Bear’ a waste of time

This summer, Dean Hassan-Ortegon from Hamden, son of former resident Catherine Ortegon, will join elementary school students from across the state and country to take part in a academic and career-oriented development experience, the National Youth … [Read more...] about Youngster with city ties accepted into program

Club and organizational publicists are reminded the deadline for publication of the West Haven Voice is Monday, 10 a.m. before the Thursday publication date. Nothing will be accepted after that time without prior approval by the editor. Press … [Read more...] about Reminder to publicists for 2023