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The West Haven Senior Center will offer a bus trip Aug. 3 to the Newport Playhouse in Newport, Rhode Island.  The trip includes lunch and the suspenseful comedy “Murder at the Howard Johnson’s,” a love triangle set in a Howard Johnson’s … [Read more...] about Newport Playhouse trip set

The University of New Haven and Sacred Heart Academy in Hamden have announced a new articulation agreement that will provide qualified Sacred Heart Academy graduates with a minimum of a 50 percent tuition scholarship that would be renewable for up to … [Read more...] about UNH-SHA finalize a new pact

West Haven’s Police Department, Youth and Family Services and Prevention Council are holding a Prescription Drug Takeback Day on Saturday, April 30.  The event is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at police headquarters, 200 Sawmill Road, and will … [Read more...] about Prescription Drug Takeback Day set

By Michael P. Walsh Special to the Voice Part of Veterans Memorial Park’s dog park — the side for large dogs — will be closed for maintenance for about six weeks starting this week, according to a Department of Public Works … [Read more...] about Dog Park rehab

In the wake of the COVID-19 pendemic, the West Haven Board of Education committed to improving the air quality in each of its nine schools by enhancing the ventilation systems and increasing the frequency of deep vent cleaning.  West … [Read more...] about Schools’ air quality newest update plan

By Michael P. Walsh Special to the Voice West Haven was recently named a 2021 Tree City USA community by the Arbor Day Foundation for its commitment to urban forestry.  According to the foundation, the city earned Tree City USA … [Read more...] about We are a ‘Tree City’

Ayannah Obas, a junior at West Haven High School, has been named a winner of U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy’s (D-Conn.) sixth annual “Martin Luther King Jr. Day Essay Challenge.” In total, only 15 essays were chosen as winners out of 2,200 entries … [Read more...] about WHHS students cited in state essay contest

The assessor’s office is accepting applications by appointment for tax relief programs for elderly and disabled homeowners. West Haven residents can apply for the programs, based on their 2021 incomes, weekdays from Feb. 15-May 13 in the assessor’s … [Read more...] about Tax relief offered elderly, diabled

The city and the West Haven Veterans Council are seeking veterans, civic groups, fraternal organizations, service clubs and marching bands to participate in the annual Memorial Day parade, which steps off at 10:30 a.m. May 30.  … [Read more...] about Marching units sought for Memorial Day Parade

West Haven Rotarians will join their fellow members around the nation for the annual Day of Service, scheduled for April 9. This year, the city’s largest volunteer agency to help the needy, the West Haven Emergency Assistant Taskforce (WHEAT), along … [Read more...] about Rotary of West Haven slates ‘Day of Service’