Energy assistance offered

WEST HAVEN, Sept. 27, 2019 — The city will begin accepting applications for the federally financed Connecticut Energy Assistance Program in the Department of Human Resources on the second floor of City Hall, 355 Main St.

Appointments for all heating sources can be made, starting Oct. 1, by calling 203-937-3572.

Applications will be processed by appointment Mondays through Thursdays. No walk-ins will be accepted.

Applicants who have difficulty speaking English are asked to bring a translator.

Eligibility for assistance is based on the income and assets of an applicant’s household. To qualify, applicants must provide pay stubs, including monthly Social Security benefits and pension checks, for the last four weeks for all household members 18 and older.

Applicants must also provide documentation of assets — recent bank account statements for all accounts for all household members — along with a current utility bill, Social Security numbers and birthdates for all household members.

Gov. advises Connecticut residents to take precautions against EEE

HARTFORD, Sept. 25, 2019 — Gov. Ned Lamont is advising Connecticut residents to take proper precautions to protect themselves against Eastern equine encephalitis, also known as EEE.

Read the governor’s official News Release.

Way to Go!

WEST HAVEN, Sept. 25, 2019 — West Haven High School social worker Skylar Drayder, left, and special education teacher Mary Moore receive the Way to Go award Sept. 19 from city Youth and Family Services Director Robert S. Morton and sophomore Lance Andriulli on behalf of the West Haven Interagency Network for Children.

Drayder and Moore were nominated by Theresa Andriulli, co-chair of the West Haven Parent Support Group for special needs children, for “always going out of their way to help my grandson, Lance, with school assignments.”

The Way to Go program recognizes teachers, therapists and coaches who go above and beyond to help children and establish better relationships with families and providers.

(City Photo/Theresa Andriulli)

Register for yoga, tai chi, Zumba

WEST HAVEN, Sept. 25, 2019 — The Department of Parks and Recreation is registering residents and nonresidents 16 and older for adult fitness programs.

A new session begins Oct. 1 for yoga, tai chi and Zumba and Oct. 2 for cardio toning.

Yoga meets Tuesdays and tai chi and Zumba meet Tuesdays and Thursdays. Cardio toning meets Mondays and Wednesdays.

Multiple class and program combinations are available to fit people’s schedules and budgets, including a senior discount.

For information on program fees, times and locations, visit https://www.whparkrec.com/info/default.aspx.

Register for the programs at the department’s Painter Park office, 190 Kelsey Ave., or at www.whparkrec.com.

‘Boot’ program resumes

WEST HAVEN, Sept. 20, 2019 — City residents who are delinquent on their taxes are urged to pay their overdue taxes as soon as possible.

The “boot” program resumed on Sept. 16, and those who are delinquent on their motor vehicle taxes risk their vehicles being immobilized with a wheel-locking boot.

TaxServ Capital Services LLC of Hartford is the city’s vendor that administers the program in cooperation with Vioalert Systems LLC of West Haven.

A vehicle-mounted ID system that is part of the boot program uses an infrared license plate scanner to target tax scofflaws. Vehicles are released of the boot once their owners pay all delinquent taxes and the boot fee.

Taxpayers can check if they owe any back taxes and pay online at Tax Collector. They can also pay in person in the tax office on the first floor of City Hall, 355 Main St.

Flu clinic on tap for Oct. 15 at Savin Rock Conference Center, 6 Rock St.

WEST HAVEN, Sept. 20, 2019 — The Health Department will hold a flu clinic for city residents 18 and older from 9 a.m.-noon Oct. 15 at the Savin Rock Conference Center, 6 Rock St.

The walk-in clinic will accept the following insurances: Medicare, Aetna and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield.

Insurance carriers Cigna, ConnectiCare, UnitedHealthcare and Medicaid are not participating.

Residents should bring all insurance cards and wear a short-sleeved shirt.

People can also pay by cash or check. The private pay rate is $40 for a quadrivalent flu shot and $65 for a high-dose flu shot for those 65 and older.