People gather in Old Grove Park to commemorate West Haven’s 100th birthday June 24 — 100 years to the day of West Haven’s incorporation by the General Assembly as Connecticut’s youngest town. The West Haven Centennial Celebration kicked off with a 1980s tribute concert performed by The Pop Rocks.
Centennial kicks off!
Parents and children dance to the music.
Centennial kicks off!
Partygoers form an impromptu conga line with members of The Pop Rocks, “Connecticut’s ultimate ’80s experience,” during West Haven’s centennial celebration.
Officer volunteers
Members of Vertical Church on Meloy Road sponsor a Thursday food distribution to needy families in the church parking lot. Anyone in need is welcome to pick up food from 9:30 to noon. Officers of the West Haven Police Dept. are part of the volunteer squad that makes the distributions.
WHHS' newest alums
The West Haven High School Class of 2021 went out in style in front of family and friends at Ken Strong Stadium. The return of normalcy following the COVID-19 pandemic allowed a complete graduation ceremony on a summer’s evening. The class was feted by school officials, and given a final word by Class President Mackenzie Gardner, and the Valedictory Address by Hunter Axelrod.
WHHS' newest alums
The West Haven High School Class of 2021 went out in style in front of family and friends at Ken Strong Stadium. The return of normalcy following the COVID-19 pandemic allowed a complete graduation ceremony on a summer’s evening. The class was feted by school officials, and given a final word by Class President Mackenzie Gardner (shown), and the Valedictory Address by Hunter Axelrod.
WHHS' newest alums
The West Haven High School Class of 2021 went out in style in front of family and friends at Ken Strong Stadium. The return of normalcy following the COVID-19 pandemic allowed a complete graduation ceremony on a summer’s evening. The class was feted by school officials, and given a final word by Class President Mackenzie Gardner, and the Valedictory Address by Hunter Axelrod (shown).
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City celebrates ‘Juneteenth’ holiday
Mayor Nancy R. Rossi reads a proclamation declaring Juneteenth in West Haven on June 19 during the city’s first Juneteenth celebration in Allingtown’s Brent Watt Park. Looking on is police Commissioner Christopher M. Suggs, the master of ceremonies.
Centennial babies will get a free gift
From left, City Clerk Patricia C. Horvath, Mayor Nancy R. Rossi and West Haven Child Development Center Executive Director Patrice Farquharson, with daughter Julia Farquharson, 22, reveal West Haven’s new centennial diaper bags at City Hall on June 23. The yellow-and-brown bags, which contain essential provisions for parents of newborns, were made possible by the Child Development Center and the West Haven Community House through a donation from the Eder family.
