“I don’t know any other person that would be as positive and strong-willed
about this entire experience.”
Getting in step!
Members of the West Haven High School Marching Blue Devils Band are getting ready for the upcoming season as the musicians, flag team and others were put through their paces at Ken Strong Stadium. The band will play at all Westie home football games and some visiting contests, and have to have their steps down for their halftime performances.
Getting in step!
Members of the West Haven High School Marching Blue Devils Band are getting ready for the upcoming season as the musicians, flag team and others were put through their paces at Ken Strong Stadium. The band will play at all Westie home football games and some visiting contests, and have to have their steps down for their halftime performances.
Bridges’ clients beautify city
From left, Shirley Leto, recovery coordinator for Bridges’ Young Adult Services program; Bridges client Selena Gural; West Haven Beautification Committee co-Chair David Killeen; and Bridges clients Andrea Zello and Shania Ploughman add flowers to a City Hall planting area near Campbell Avenue.
Bridges’ clients beautify city
From left, Bridges clients Alex Flynn, Rebecca Pinkleton and Kurt Zehnder strike a pose next to one of their new planters on Main Street.
Bridges’ clients beautify city
Cients Shania Ploughman, left, and Raidah Arshad plant a section on the Green.
Editorial cartoon
JR's Place opens
Mayor Nancy R. Rossi cuts the ceremonial ribbon Aug. 8 with JR’s Place owner Russell Rivera, center, to celebrate the restaurant’s grand opening at 555 Campbell Ave., formerly The Spot Bar and Grill. Also marking the event are, from left, Rivera’s girlfriend, Tierra Pollock; JR’s Place bartender Brenda Fronte; Rossi’s executive assistant, Lou Esposito; and JR’s Place chef Alberto Baez. Open seven days a week, the new downtown “bar, patio and grill” serves lunch and dinner and specializes in burgers, salads, bone-in and boneless wings, and hot and cold sandwiches.
Historian's Corner
Old Newgate Prison as it was seen in 1907 has become a tourist attraction over the years, with many groups visiting the site.
UNH gets good ‘Review’ for 2019
Ali Senejani, Ph.D., an assistant professor of biology and environmental science, works with one of his students. In the University of New Haven’s profile in The Princeton Review’s latest guidebook of the best colleges and universities in the country, students praised the commitment of professors such as Dr. Senejani and his colleagues.
Bronx Zoo trip
Students and staff from West Haven Community House’s summer program enjoyed a trip to the Bronx Zoo recently signifying the end of the activities. The seven-week program afforded 54 children the opportunity to explore a rich variety of nature, cultural, historic, engineering, technological and scientific venues. Four days a week the children board a bus for an educational fun packed day to museums, nature centers, local beaches and lakes.
