West Haven Community House Head Start program started a new school year this week with reduced classroom sizes for the safety of teaching staff and children. The agency, which was closed earlier in the year due to the pandemic, used the time to upgrade many of its Elm Street facilities.
9/11 memorial goes 'virtual' in '20
The city will mark Patriots Day, honoring the dead of 2001 attacks. The memorial will be virtual this year due to the coronavirus. The event is usually conducted at the memorial erected its own plaque, honoring city resident Richard S Gabrielle, who died in the Twin Towers, and the first responders and workers.
Annual vets' barbecue goes on
West Haven officials support the volunteer efforts of retired Army veteran Antonio Lorenzo and Gerard Grate, co-owner of Joe Grate’s Sons Pig Roast and BBQ in their annual BarB-Q for the patients and staff of West Haven’s Veterans Administration Hospital campus. From L-R Councilman Gary Donovan, (D-At-Large) Councilman Mitch Gallignano, (D-4), Antonio Lorenzo, Gerard Grate & Planning & Zoning Commissioner Steven R. Mullins
City, WSFD win grants for Corona effort
From left, West Haven Mayor Nancy R. Rossi and West Haven Fire Department Chief James P. O’Brien join U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., in announcing four FEMA grants totaling $809,200 for the city’s three fi re departments during a news conference at West Haven fi re headquarters Aug. 24
Editorial Cartoon
Historian's Corner
Making tires at Armstrong Rubber Company was something many area families experienced from father to son. This shows production during the 1930s.
Historian's Corner
A 1930's caricature
My Two Cents
Thomas Nast’s famous cartoon came to mind.
Third-place finish ends ‘Dogs’ year
Anthony Constantinople with a big swing in Savin Rock Seadogs’ action in state play.
Third-place finish ends ‘Dogs’ year
Savin Rock Seadogs coach Taylor Hauck holds up Michael Madera at third base during a Seadogs rally.
Pop Warner league opts out of fall season
West Haven Seahawks teams (seen in a game last season) will not take the field in the fall. Hope is for a spring season.
