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Ayyan Choudhury, the son of Hasan Choudhury, recently submitted a poem in a contest for students, nationwide. Ayyan is a first-grader at Alm E. Pagels. His peome, “What I Am Grateful For?” was selected among thousands of entries. The top 10 … [Read more...] about First grader wins award in national poetry contest

By Michael P. Walsh Special to the Voice The City of West Haven Centennial Celebration Committee has launched a Facebook page to mark and promote the community’s 100th anniversary this year, Mayor Nancy R. Rossi announced. The newly … [Read more...] about Facebook page highlights centennial

By Michael P. Walsh Special to the Voice The city will perform sanitary sewer repairs and pipe lining in West Shore starting in mid-February. City Engineer Abdul Quadir said the work will be done from Feb. 15-July 24 on Hillside … [Read more...] about Sewer pipe repairs continue this month

The West Haven Community House recently received a $8,876 grant from United Illuminating/Southern Connecticut Gas/Connecticut Natural Gas under Connecticut’s Neighborhood Assistance Act tax credit program. The funding will help fund capital … [Read more...] about UI awards grant to Community House

By Michael P. Walsh Special to the Voice The second installment of city tax bills — real estate, personal property, motor vehicle, sewer — were due Jan. 1, and payments after Feb. 1 are considered delinquent and subject to interest, Tax … [Read more...] about City tax deadline looms

The West Haven Board of Education’s (WHBOE) Special Education /Pupil Services department informs parents when personally identifiable information, which was collected, maintained or used under IDEA is no longer relevant to the provision of … [Read more...] about School system set to destroy old records if not requested

In lieu of COVID-19, the yearly coat drive for Bailey Middle School and Carrigan Intermediate School was carried out a bit differently.In past years, Bailey and Carrigan collected gently used coats, bought new coats, as well as received coat … [Read more...] about Schools purchase coats

By Michael P. Walsh Special to the Voice For the past three decades, the city has honored West Haven couples who have been married for at least 50 years with a Valentine’s Day party featuring entertainment, dancing and refreshments. … [Read more...] about ‘House calls’ to continue 3-decades-old traditions for St. Valentine’s Day

Mayor Nancy R. Rossi and her staff invite residents to participate in a virtual town hall meeting on Zoom at 6 p.m. Feb. 3. The community event is aimed at fostering communication and transparency between City Hall and West Haven … [Read more...] about Virtual town hall slated for Feb 3

By Michael P. Walsh Special to the Voice The 2021 bulk trash pickup weeks are April 19-23 and Sept. 13-17. West Haven residents are reminded to separate metals, recyclables and regular trash from bulk trash and put them out no more … [Read more...] about Bulk trash schedule listed for new year