West Haven toasts ‘Woody’ Beirne as Irishman of the Year

PHOTO — West Haven Mayor Nancy R. Rossi, right, claps as Irishman of the Year Richard “Woody” Beirne, assisted by son Patrick Beirne, holding son Brayden, 1, and granddaughter Jillian Rossi, 3, pulls off the shroud revealing ...

Westies Nutrition supports breast cancer scholarship fund

WEST HAVEN, March 13, 2023 — (Pictured): Amanda Forst, left, and Mandy Hutchinson of Westies Nutrition at 153 Sawmill Road present a $234 check in support of the West Haven Breast Cancer Awareness Program on Monday, March 13.

The money will benefit the pro...

DeLauro announces $2.67M grant to hire 8 city firefighters

PHOTO — U.S. Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, joined by West Haven Mayor Nancy R. Rossi and West Haven Fire Department Chief James P. O’Brien, right, announces a $2.67 million federal grant to hire eight firefighters in the department during a ne...

Insurance company opens shoreline office in West Haven

WEST HAVEN, Feb. 28, 2023 — (Pictured): Holding oversize scissors, Mayor Nancy R. Rossi and State Farm agent Christopher Carucci, who owns the Christopher Carucci Agency, cut the ribbon to celebrate the Milford insurance company’s new ...

Rossi, Jackson issue joint statement

WEST HAVEN, Feb. 24, 2023 — In response to widespread speculation, Mayor Nancy R. Rossi and Finance Director Scott D. Jackson have released a joint statement.

Read the full Statement.

DOT replacing state-owned traffic signal controllers in city

WEST HAVEN, Feb. 22, 2023 — The state Department of Transportation is developing plans to replace traffic signal controllers and cabinets at select state-owned traffic signals in the city, along with installing communication equipment at several...

Allingtown Fire Department promotes car seat program

WEST HAVEN, Feb. 21, 2023 — (Pictured): At the Minor Park Station on Friday, Feb. 17, City of West Haven Fire Department Allingtown firefighter Vincent Del Vecchio shows Mayor Nancy R. Rossi how to install a car seat to ensure that it is properl...

Cultural event celebrates West Haven’s Black heritage

PHOTO — West Haven 7th District Councilwoman Katherine Tucker, second from left, receives “African American Citizen of the Year” citations from, from left, West Haven state Rep. Treneé McGee, Mayor Nancy R. Rossi a...

City couples wed 50 years feted at in-person valentine party

PHOTO — West Haven Mayor Nancy R. Rossi, center, joins Robin and Gabe Alvandian during the city’s 33rd annual Valentine’s Day party at the West Haven Senior Center on Tuesday, Feb. 14. The Alvandians, who live on Oce...

Elm Diner collecting donations for Turkey quake survivors

PHOTO — Elm Diner at 111 Elm St. in West Haven is collecting monetary donations — as well as donations of blankets and clothes, including hats, gloves and scarves — for those affected by this week’s catastrophic ear...

Marchers sought for West Haven Memorial Day parade

WEST HAVEN, Feb. 9, 2023 — The city and the West Haven Veterans Council are seeking veterans, civic groups, fraternal organizations, service clubs and marching bands to participate in the annual Memorial Day parade, which steps off at 10:30 a.m. Monday, M...

New city restaurant, Tropical Caribbean, marks opening

PHOTO — Tropical Caribbean co-owner Juan Reyes, center left, and West Haven Mayor Nancy R. Rossi, holding oversize scissors, clap their hands after cutting the ribbon to celebrate the homestyle restaurant’s grand opening at 70...

Allingtown Fire Department gets FEMA grant for new radios

WEST HAVEN, Jan. 31, 2023 — The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Friday, Jan. 27, awarded the City of West Haven Fire Department Allingtown a $927,333 grant for new radios, Mayor Nancy R. Rossi and Chief Michael R. Terenzio announced.

The fire radio ...

Tax relief programs for elderly, disabled homeowners

WEST HAVEN, Jan. 27, 2023 — The assessor’s office is accepting applications by appointment for tax relief programs for elderly and disabled homeowners.

West Haven residents can apply for the programs, based on their 2022 taxable and unt...

City permanently removing Beach St. skateboard park

WEST HAVEN, Jan. 24, 2023 — In preparation for the second phase of this year’s road-raising project, the city is permanently removing the Beach Street Skatepark.

On Monday night, Jan. 23, the City Council unanimously approved funds to dismantle the shoreli...

Workshop teaches ‘what goes in the blue bin, what doesn’t’

PHOTO — West Haven Mayor Nancy R. Rossi welcomes more than 100 residents to a free recycling workshop in the Harriet C. North Community Room at City Hall on Thursday night, Jan. 19. (City Photo/Michael P. Walsh)

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The Side Plate dishes up healthy eats at new city restaurant

PHOTO — Holding a pair of oversize scissors, Ryan Trevethan, the owner of The Side Plate in West Haven, and Mayor Nancy R. Rossi cut the ribbon to celebrate the fast-casual restaurant’s grand opening at 1 Atwood Place in downtown Allin...

Taxes due now in West Haven

WEST HAVEN, Jan. 11, 2023 — The second installment of city tax bills — real estate, personal property, motor vehicle, sewer — was due Jan. 1, and payments after Feb. 1 are considered delinquent and subject to interest, Tax Co...

Schedule announced for bulk trash pickup, e-waste drop-off

WEST HAVEN, Jan. 4, 2023 — The 2023 bulk trash pickup weeks are April 24-28 and Sept. 11-15.

West Haven residents are reminded to separate metals, recyclables and regular trash from bulk trash and put them out no more than 24 hours before pickup....

Reminders about Christmas trees, holiday trash pickup

WEST HAVEN, Jan. 4, 2023 — The city reminds residents not to put Christmas trees in plastic bags or stands for curbside pickup.

Lights must also be removed from Christmas trees. Plastic bags and other items can become tangled in the machine that ...

UI resumes tree care program in West Haven

WEST HAVEN, Dec. 12, 2022 — United Illuminating has begun the latest phase of its tree care program to reduce the amount of vegetation that UI says threatens power lines during storms.

Over the next three months, UI’s tree service contr...

Veterans Day marked, phase 15 of Brick Campaign launched

PHOTO — Amid light rain, veterans, dignitaries and guests bow their heads as West Haven Fire Department paramedic Mike Alfano rings the department’s chrome bell 11 times at 11 a.m. in observance of Veterans Day in West Haven’...

Rossi releases statement on Michael A. DiMassa

WEST HAVEN, Nov. 1, 2022 — Mayor Nancy R. Rossi has released a statement on former city employee and Democratic state Rep. Michael A. DiMassa.

Read the full Statement.

7-Eleven opens New England’s 1st restaurant complex in city

PHOTO — West Haven Mayor Nancy R. Rossi, center, cuts the ribbon to mark the grand opening of New England’s first 7-Eleven restaurant complex at 480 Sawmill Road in West Haven on Thursday, Oct. 27. With Rossi are, from left, city Plann...

City launching state’s largest food-to-clean-energy program

Connecticut’s largest food scrap diversion program will help solve state’s waste disposal crisis

WEST HAVEN, Oct. 21, 2022 — The city is “excited” to launch the largest food scrap co-collection program in t...

Expo promotes fire prevention, public safety education

PHOTO — The 100th anniversary of Fire Prevention Week is observed by West Haven’s three fire departments and the city at the second annual West Haven Fire/Police Service, Public Safety & Health Expo in Old Grove Park on Saturday, O...

DeLauro, Rossi herald $105M in funds for I-95 bridges in city

PHOTO — U.S. Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, the chair of the House Appropriations Committee, is joined by, from right, state Transportation Deputy Commissioner Mark Rolfe and West Haven Mayor Nancy R. Rossi on Thursday, Sept. 8, to announce $105 million ...

City Council unanimously approves 60-year NEBCO lease

IMAGE — A rendering of New England Brewing Co.’s $23 million, 46,165-square-foot building that would house a brewery, a taproom and event space at the waterfront site of the former Savin Rock Conference Center in West Haven. T...

Savin Rock Festival 2022 shines with good food, music

PHOTO — The British Legends of Rock Show headlines Day Two of the Savin Rock Festival in West Haven’s Old Grove Park on Saturday night, July 30. The band delved into the pantheon of British rock royalty and played the crown je...

Rossi releases West Haven’s ARPA spending plan

WEST HAVEN, March 9, 2022 — Mayor Nancy R. Rossi has released a comprehensive plan outlining how the city will spend about $29 million in federal coronavirus relief funding.

Rossi will present the ARPA Community Investment Plan to the City Council at 7 p.m...

Phase 1 of shoreline restoration project underway

WEST HAVEN, Oct. 7, 2021 — After consulting with the New Haven office of Save the Sound and the Land Trust of West Haven Inc., the city launched the first of a three-phase project Wednesday, Oct. 6, to restore the beachfront parcels along the bo...