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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

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’

The Village Improvement Association of the West Haven Public Library is accepting applications for the following scholarships: Concetta Sacco, Pauline Smith, Una Burns, Pamela Gardner, Gert Beckwith and Concetta Sacco in honor of Francis … [Read more...] about VIA taking applications for annual scholarships

The West Haven Senior Center is running a trip to The Breakers Mansion, Newport Rhode Island – on Tuesday, May 10. It is a self-guided tour of this magnificent 70-room mansion that was occupied by the Vanderbilt family as their summer cottage. After … [Read more...] about Seniors plan trip to the Breakers

Join us West Haven Seniors on the of 2022 to Mohegan Sun Casino, Wednesday, March 16. There are no packages being offered by the casino at this time and cost for trip is $30. Payment is due by Friday, Feb. 25. The bus will depart from the Savin … [Read more...] about Seniors plan trip to Mohegan Sun