Sign of the times

WEST HAVEN, April 7, 2020 — (Pictured, from left): In these unprecedented times, a symbol of love and hope is assembled on the northeast corner of the Green on Tuesday, April 7, by Department of Park Maintenance employees Terrence Tucker, Jim Si...

Rossi thanks Allingtown company for making medical gowns

WEST HAVEN, April 7, 2020 — (Pictured): During a tour of Thermaxx Jackets in Allingtown on Wednesday, April 1, Mayor Nancy R. Rossi thanks the company, which normally makes insulation for construction projects, for making disposable medical gown...

Bulk trash pickup is April 20-24; e-waste drop-off is April 25

WEST HAVEN, April 2, 2020 — The next pickup week for bulk trash is Monday-Friday, April 20-24.

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

West Haven beach walk closed until further notice

WEST HAVEN, March 30, 2020 — The city has closed the beach walk until further notice in response to Gov. Ned Lamont’s executive order restricting social and recreational gatherings to no more than five people.

Health Director Maureen B....

DPW commissioner thanks US Foods for helping church

WEST HAVEN, March 30, 2020 — Public Works Commissioner Tom J. McCarthy has issued a statement thanking US Foods for helping Vertical Church, 225 Meloy Road, to feed those in need.

“I would like to extend an enormous thank-you to US Food...

Public Works News highlights key springtime services

WEST HAVEN, March 26, 2020 — Public Works Commissioner Tom J. McCarthy has published Public Works News, an informational flyer highlighting the department’s essential springtime services.

Read Public Works News.

Rossi issues statement on 1st COVID-19 death in West Haven

WEST HAVEN, March 25, 2020 — Mayor Nancy R. Rossi has issued a statement on the first coronavirus death in West Haven.

Read the Statement.

City Hall closed for business on Fridays until further notice

WEST HAVEN, March 24, 2020 — Effective March 27, City Hall will be closed on Fridays until further notice in response to the coronavirus crisis and to provide the opportunity for a more thorough and deeper cleaning of the building on a weekly ba...

West Haven resident tests positive for COVID-19

WEST HAVEN, March 18, 2020 — A city resident has tested positive for the new coronavirus, Health Director Maureen B. Lillis confirmed on Wednesday afternoon, March 18.

“The state Department of Public Health has notified the city that a ...

DPW temporarily suspends some city services

WEST HAVEN, March 18, 2020 — The Department of Public Works has temporarily suspended some city services in response to COVID-19 concerns, Commissioner Tom J. McCarthy announced.

To protect residents and department staff, McCarthy has suspended c...

Rossi issues apology to city employees for payroll mishap

WEST HAVEN, March 18, 2020 — Mayor Nancy R. Rossi has issued a formal apology to all city employees who were affected by the direct deposit mishap on Friday, March 13.

Read the mayor’s Statement.

West Haven pollinator project grant launched

WEST HAVEN, March 18, 2020 — David Carr is inviting city residents and businesses to invest in an environmental sustainability project that aims to install pollinator-friendly plants in public spaces, including parks and schoolyards, and residen...

Rossi issues emergency order in response to COVID-19

WEST HAVEN, March 17, 2020 — Mayor Nancy R. Rossi has issued an emergency order in response to the new coronavirus disease, called COVID-19.

Read the Emergency Order.

City buildings, departments closed to the public for 2 weeks

WEST HAVEN, March 16, 2020 — In response to COVID-19, the city has closed all municipal buildings and departments to the public for a minimum of two weeks, Mayor Nancy R. Rossi announced.

The local public health protocol, implemented to discourag...

West Haven St. Patrick’s Day Celebration postponed

WEST HAVEN, March 16, 2020 — Mayor Nancy R. Rossi and the West Haven St. Patrick’s Day Committee have postponed the 29th annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration honoring Irishman of the Year Keith M. Sweeney to coincide with the...

Allingtown/West Haven Senior Center closed for 2 weeks

WEST HAVEN, March 12, 2020 — Based on a recommendation by the city’s health director, the Allingtown/West Haven Senior Center at 201 Noble St. has closed for two weeks, Mayor Nancy R. Rossi announced.

“Out of an abundance of c...

Girl Scout Day

WEST HAVEN, March 10, 2020 — (Pictured): Mayor Nancy R. Rossi, back center, recognizes Girl Scouts of the West Haven Service Unit at City Hall on Monday night, March 9.

During the half-hour ceremony, Rossi, a former Girl Scout and troop leader, a...

‘Surprise’ celebration marks Esposito’s 80th birthday

WEST HAVEN, March 6, 2020 — (Pictured): Louis P. “Lou” Esposito Jr., with wife Kathleen, right, receives a citation in honor of his 80th birthday from Mayor Nancy R. Rossi during a surprise celebration with dozens of co-worke...

Read Across America Day

WEST HAVEN, March 2, 2020 — (Pictured): Mayor Nancy R. Rossi reads the 1957 Dr. Seuss children’s book “The Cat in the Hat” to second graders of teacher Carmela Armellino’s class at Savin Rock Community Sch...

Cultural event celebrates West Haven’s black heritage

PHOTO — West Haven African American Citizen of the Year Freddy Jackson, third from left, is joined by his wife, Miriam Silas Jackson, second from left, as he receives a citation from Mayor Nancy R. Rossi and West Haven Black Heritage Committee C...

Sidewalk repair program slated for spring

WEST HAVEN, Feb. 24, 2020 — The Department of Public Works is continuing its sidewalk repair and replacement program this spring.

City sidewalk inspector Ernie Chiarelli recently announced that 372 addresses were reported and inspected last year....

Creator of Mounds candy bar cited posthumously

WEST HAVEN, Feb. 14, 2020 — (Pictured): Vincent Nitido Jr., center, receives citations Friday, Feb. 14, from state Rep. Charles J. Ferraro and Mayor Nancy R. Rossi honoring his father, the late Vincent Nitido Sr., as a brilliant mind in the indu...

Rossi tours Park View development in Allingtown

WEST HAVEN, Feb. 12, 2020 — (Pictured): Acorn Group Vice President Gary S. Letendre, second from right, leads Mayor Nancy R. Rossi, center, on a site tour of Acorn’s budding Park View mixed-use development on Cellini Place, just off Ro...

West Haven realizes continued grand list growth

WEST HAVEN, Feb. 5, 2020 — The city’s grand list of taxable property has grown by nearly $36 million, or just over 1%, for fiscal year 2019, Mayor Nancy R. Rossi announced.

The net grand list is now more than $2.7 billion, said Rossi, a...

Rossi reestablishes Economic Development Commission

WEST HAVEN, Jan. 17, 2020 — Mayor Nancy R. Rossi has reestablished the Economic Development Commission by appointing a handful of new members who bring a trove of experience in development, education, health care and the arts.

The recently appoin...

Sustainable CT awards $5K grant for pollinator project

WEST HAVEN, Jan. 13, 2020 — The West Haven Pollinator Pathway project has received a $5,000 Community Match Fund grant from Sustainable CT, project coordinator David Carr announced.

The Pollinator Pathway project aligns with the objective of acti...

Marchers sought for Memorial Day parade

WEST HAVEN, Jan. 9, 2020 — The city is 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, May 25.

The parade has no rai...

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

WEST HAVEN, Jan. 6, 2020 — The 2020 pickup schedule for bulk trash is April 20-24 and Sept. 14-18.

Residents are reminded to separate metals, recyclables and regular trash from bulk trash and put them out no more than 24 hours before pickup. Violations car...

Reminders about Christmas trees, holiday trash pickup

WEST HAVEN, Jan. 2, 2020 — 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 ...

Rossi cited for leadership, city’s sustainability designation

PHOTO — West Haven Mayor Nancy R. Rossi receives a framed certificate from Trinity College professor Daniel J. Mrozowski, left, and Connecticut Conference of Municipalities President Neil M. O’Leary, the mayor of Waterbury, on Tuesday,...

Lowe’s gives back again, builds West Haven’s 1st gaga pit

PHOTO — The new gaga pit in Painter Park built by employees from Lowe’s of Milford. Gaga is a form of dodgeball played in an octagon-shaped structure, or pit. (City Photo/Tom Conroy)

WEST HAVEN, Nov. 15, 2019 — Employees from ...

City honored with Sustainable CT’s Bronze certification

WEST HAVEN, Nov. 1, 2019 — West Haven was among the Connecticut municipalities recognized at the New Britain Museum of American Art on Wednesday, Oct. 30, for achieving certification as a Sustainable CT community.

The city met high standards in a...

WHHS solar array will save city $1M in electrical costs

PHOTO — Mayor Nancy R. Rossi on Monday, Oct. 28, announces a rooftop solar array for the underway reconstruction of West Haven High School that will generate power for the school once it is installed and save the city more than $1 million in ele...

Bysiewicz, Rossi tour pair of businesses in Allingtown

PHOTO — Sabatino Tartufi CEO Federico Balestra, left, discusses his family’s 108-year-old business with, from right, Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz, Mayor Nancy R. Rossi, state Rep. Michael A. DiMassa, D-West Haven, and Bysiewicz’s...

Aniello Cappetta feted as West Haven’s Italian of the Year

PHOTO — Aniello Cappetta receives an embroidered “Italian American of the Year” jacket from Mayor Nancy R. Rossi at the city’s 21st annual Columbus Day Celebration on the steps of City Hall on Friday, Oct. 11. (City...

Iris Milagros Diaz honored as city’s Hispanic of the Year

PHOTO — Mayor Nancy R. Rossi presents Iris Milagros Diaz with a black “Hispanic American of the Year” jacket at the city’s second annual Hispanic Heritage Celebration on the steps of City Hall on Friday, Oct. 4. (Ci...

Revaluation underway for West Haven homeowners

WEST HAVEN, Oct. 3, 2019 — West Haven has hired the appraisal company Vision Government Solutions Inc. of Hudson, Massachusetts, to perform the city’s state-mandated 2020 revaluation.

Data mailers are being sent to residential property ...

Roundabout upgrade slated for Jones Hill Rd., Ocean Ave.

PHOTO — An aerial rendering from the state Department of Transportation showing the soon-to-be upgraded Oyster River roundabout at Jones Hill Road and Ocean Avenue in the city’s Baybrook section. (CTDOT)

WEST HAVEN, Sept. 24, 2019 &...

Rossi welcomes students at West Haven High School

PHOTO — Mayor Nancy R. Rossi cuts the ceremonial ribbon Tuesday, Aug. 27, with, from left, City Council Minority Leader Richard DePalma, R-at large, Superintendent of Schools Neil C. Cavallaro, Principal Dana Paredes, paraprofessional Patricia C...

Rossi announces Savin Rock Festival’s return in 2020

WEST HAVEN, June 20, 2019 — The Savin Rock Festival will return to the West Haven shoreline in 2020 after the city clears the cumulative deficit in the Savin Rock Festival Fund, Mayor Nancy R. Rossi announced.

After running consecutive deficits, the festiv...

Cellini Place closed for construction starting May 6

WEST HAVEN, April 30, 2019 — In the interest of public safety, Cellini Place, from Boston Post Road to Forest Road, will be closed for construction by the state until further notice starting Monday, May 6.

Sidewalks on Cellini Place will also be ...

Rossi gives 1-year extension for resident beach stickers

WEST HAVEN, March 29, 2019 — For the second year, Mayor Nancy R. Rossi has extended the city’s 2016-18 beach parking permits, this time through June 30, 2020.

The two-year stickers, which are dark blue, were originally set to expire June 30, 2018, but were...

Digital copy of The Haven site plan now available

WEST HAVEN, May 23, 2018 — A digital copy of the site plan for The Haven development is available for public review.

View the Site Plan.

Simon and The Haven Group LLC commence entitlement process for The Haven luxury outlet center

WEST HAVEN, May 22, 2018 — Simon Property Group and The Haven Group LLC applied on Monday evening, May 21, for site plan approval before the Department of Planning and Development at City Hall, the first entitlement step toward building The Have...

Dedication of brick Walk of Honor set for Saturday, May 23, at Bradley Point

PHOTO — The brick Veterans Walk of Honor in Bradley Point Park. (City Photo/Michael P. Walsh, File)

WEST HAVEN, March 2, 2020 — Members of the West Haven Veterans Council and city officials will dedicate the 13th phase of the brick Vete...

2 vets tapped to lead Memorial Day parade at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 25

WEST HAVEN, March 2, 2020 — World War II veteran Frank Corso and Korean War vet Salvatore Gullo will lead the city’s Memorial Day parade as grand marshals when it steps off at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 25.

Corso, who served in the Army Air...

Savin Rock Fireworks Spectacular set for 9:15 p.m. Friday, July 3, Bradley Pt.

WEST HAVEN, March 2, 2020 — An estimated 100,000 people of all ages are expected to flock to the city’s 3 ½-mile shoreline Friday, July 3, to watch the Savin Rock Fireworks Committee launch the region’s largest Ind...