Students from the University of New Haven chip-in and help with the annual clean-up drive along the shore line Sunday morning. This was the second weekend in the last month where students from the school helped in cleaning up the city.
Little Picassos
Participants of the Department of Parks and Recreation’s “painting party” program create works of art during school vacation April 18 at Park-Rec’s Painter Park office. Painting supplies were provided for the budding artists — 20 in all, ages 5 and older — by Picasso Parties, 944 Ocean Ave.
Stewart's opens state's first
Mayor Nancy R. Rossi cuts the ribbon Monday with Stewart’s All American President Jim LaGanke, third from right, to celebrate the ceremonial opening of Stewart’s All-American Grill at 340 Sawmill Road. Joining them are, from front left, Ben LeFebvre, Stewart’s manager of technological operations; property owner Lorraine Tartaglia of Tartaglia Commercial Properties; state Rep. Charles J. Ferraro; city Planning and Development Commissioner Fred A. Messore; property owner Isabel Tartaglia; Bill Rose, director of business development; Councilwoman Tracy A. Morrissey; and Gerry Pelissier, Stewart’s vice president of franchise development and marketing.
The day the flying horses came to town. PTC President Henry B. Auchy (far right) came to West Haven to dedicate the PTC No. 21 carousel in 1912. Click title for story.
'Hoo' you say!
West Haven Voice reader and director of West Haven Funeral Home, Celia Pinzi Healey captured this white owl enjoying the surf outside her Aimes Point home last week. The owl is an unusual sight near the water.
Scholarship recipient
Kyle Bensen owner of Whitie Bensen’s Sport Shop presenting this year’s hockey scholarship to WHHS goalie Logan Cole. Logan was a first team Division 1 SCC All -Selection and 2nd team All- State selection for the Connecticut Coaches Association.
Player of the week for April 26
West Haven boys lacrosse player Kevin Moriarty is the Vio’s Sports Plus/Westie Blue Player of the Week. In three games last week, Moriarty made 67 saves and saved 77 percent of the shots he faced. Read about Kevin Moriarty on the Player of the Week page at www.westieblue.com.
Player of the week for April 19
West Haven girls softball player Ashlynn O’Keefe was the Vio’s Sports Plus/Westie Blue Athlete of the Week for April 19. O’Keefe had nine hits, scored four runs, and drove in one run as West Haven won two of three games that week.
Notre Dame’s Akshay Reddy fires a pitch in the first inning of the Knight's game with Hamden at Quigley Stadium last Friday. Notre Dame could not overcome an early 2-0 deficit and eventually lost, 7-2. Click title for more ND sports.
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