Blue Ribbon School

WEST HAVEN, Dec. 14, 2018 — Forest Elementary School Principal Thomas J. Hunt on Friday afternoon, Dec. 14, receives a citation from Mayor Nancy R. Rossi recognizing Forest as a National Blue Ribbon School.

Before presenting Hunt with the citatio...

Statement from Mayor Nancy R. Rossi

WEST HAVEN, Dec. 10, 2018 — “As announced in May, I am reminding residents and city employees that there will be no annual holiday party sponsored by my office this month. The event was canceled because of the costs associated with it. Hosting a party wou...

Pearl Harbor remembered at solemn Bradley Pt. ceremony

PHOTO — West Haven Veterans Council President Dave Ricci salutes after laying a wreath at the base of the granite William A. Soderman Memorial on the Veterans Walk of Honor in Bradley Point Park during the council’s annual observance of Pearl Harbor Remem...

Rossi urges women 40 and older to get a mammogram

WEST HAVEN, Dec. 5, 2018 — From left, Yale New Haven Hospital mammography technologists Elizabeth Sorensen and Coretha Thomas give Mayor Nancy R. Rossi, Health Department intern Paulina Lopez and Health Director Maureen B. Lillis a tour of the Y...

Holiday party

WEST HAVEN, Dec. 5, 2018 — Mayor Nancy R. Rossi, fourth from back left, joins members of the West Haven Silver Sneakers, a group of fitness enthusiasts 55 and older, at their holiday party Tuesday, Dec. 4, at the Physicians Physical Therapy &...

West Haven tax bills due Jan. 1

WEST HAVEN, Dec. 4, 2018 — The second installment of the city’s real estate, personal property, and motor vehicle tax and sewer bills are due Jan. 1.

Taxpayers of the Allingtown Fire District will receive a revised bill for both real es...

Menorah lighting on Green marks Jewish Festival of Lights

WEST HAVEN, Dec. 3, 2018 — Rabbi Rona Shapiro, the spiritual leader of Congregation B’nai Jacob in Woodbridge, second from left, pauses with, from left, state Rep. Charles J. Ferraro, R-West Haven; state Sen. Gayle Slossberg, D-Milford...

Maddern awarded scholarship from Park-Rec association

WEST HAVEN, Nov. 28, 2018 — Alyssa Maddern, of West Haven, right, pauses with city recreation program coordinator Diane Dietman after receiving the Dorothy G. Mullen and George Sanford Scholarship award Tuesday, Nov. 20, from the Connecticut Recreation an...

CDA cited for support of special needs program

WEST HAVEN, Nov. 28, 2018 — Community Development Administration Manager Mark J. Bisaccia, center, and administrative assistant Rosa Richardson receive a plaque Friday, Oct. 19, at City Hall for CDA’s support of the West Haven Interagency Network for Chil...

Christmas tree lighting on Green heralds holiday season

PHOTO — With Santa and Mrs. Claus looking on, Mayor Nancy R. Rossi and her special guests, from left, Notre Dame High School seniors Kamron Bell and Jared Thayer, junior Roy Sebas and sophomore Rayquan Burruss, use electric switches to light the...

VFW member golden at national games

WEST HAVEN, Nov. 27, 2018 — Randy Acklin, a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9422, shows off the two gold and silver medals he won at the 32nd annual National Veterans Golden Age Games Aug. 3-8 in Albuquerque, N.M.

Acklin won the gold in the men’s 2...

Pinpoint relocates to West Haven train station district

WEST HAVEN, Nov. 20, 2018 — Mayor Nancy R. Rossi, center, cuts the ceremonial ribbon Tuesday, Nov. 20, with Pinpoint managing partners T.J. Andrews, third from left, and Steve Gentile, fourth from left, to mark the relocation of the marketing co...

Fighting cancer

WEST HAVEN, Nov. 16, 2018 — From left, Dubel’s Golf Tournament organizer Elma Mohan, a breast cancer survivor, and Dubel’s Cafe owner Fred Hugendubel, the tournament co-chairman, present a $6,000 check for the West Haven Breast Cancer Awareness Program to...

City issues snow rules for parking

WEST HAVEN, Nov. 14, 2018 — To help crews expedite snow removal, Public Works Commissioner Tom McCarthy is reminding residents and businesses to observe parking regulations during and after storms.

Per the “Severe Weather” par...

Sale of waterfront park brings The Haven a step closer

PHOTO — Mayor Nancy R. Rossi heralds the sale of the city-owned Bayview Park property to The Haven Group LLC by presenting a $257,500 check on behalf of the developer to Finance Director Ronald Cicatelli on Friday, Nov. 9, at City Hall.

Joining t...

Rossi issues statement on the passing of Pamela B. Gardner

WEST HAVEN, Oct. 25, 2018 — Mayor Nancy R. Rossi has issued the following statement on the passing of West Haven High School Principal Pamela B. Gardner:

“West Haven is heartbroken by the loss of Pamela Bellmore Gardner, a devoted princ...

Committee gives $25K to YNHH for breast cancer programs

WEST HAVEN, Oct. 24, 2018 — From left, Eileen Hansen, administrative manager of women’s oncology services at the Smilow Breast Center at Yale New Haven Hospital; Linda Penn, manager of integrative medicine and the Cingari Family Boutiq...

Dr. Ralph Padilla honored as city’s first Hispanic of the Year

PHOTO — Dr. Ralph L. Padilla receives a black “Hispanic American of the Year” jacket from Mayor Nancy R. Rossi at the city’s first Hispanic Heritage Celebration on the steps of City Hall Friday, Oct. 19. (City Photo...

Blumenthal, Rossi discuss federal aid for city beaches

PHOTO — During a news conference Monday, Oct. 15, at the Savin Rock gazebo, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Mayor Nancy R. Rossi discuss key victories for West Haven’s beaches in the recently approved America’s Wat...

‘Topping off’ completes steel framework for new high school

WEST HAVEN, Oct. 11, 2018 — City and state leaders sign a white-painted I-beam before it is erected on Thursday, Oct. 11, to mark the ceremonial “topping off,” or completion, of the steel framework for the addition of the $13...

Mario and Francine Coppola feted as Italian Couple of Year

PHOTO — Mayor Nancy R. Rossi, right, reads a citation honoring Mario and Francine Coppola as West Haven’s Italian Couple of the Year at the 20th annual Columbus Day Celebration on the steps of City Hall Friday, Oct. 5. (City Photo/Davi...

Clerk of the City Council sought

WEST HAVEN, Oct. 2, 2018 — The City Council is looking for a qualified individual to serve as clerk of the council.

The clerk shall be responsible to make and keep a journal containing a record of all votes and all other proceedings at all counci...

Allingtown, West Haven senior centers mark 50 years

PHOTO — Elderly Services Director Sharon R. Mancini, right, receives a proclamation from Mayor Nancy R. Rossi recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Allingtown and West Haven senior centers during a luncheon Wednesday, Sept. 26, at the Cielo Ba...

UNH commission, Watson aid WHEAT

WEST HAVEN, Sept. 26, 2018 — Rose Majestic, executive director of the West Haven Emergency Assistance Task Force, second from right, receives an oversize check for $4,120 from Mayor Nancy R. Rossi, left, on Wednesday, Sept. 26, at WHEAT.

Joining the presen...

New sidewalks for arts center project

WEST HAVEN, Sept. 25, 2018 — Mayor Nancy R. Rossi, her executive assistant, Lou Esposito, and Public Works Commissioner Tom McCarthy look on as a concrete mixing truck prepares to pour concrete to lock in the newly installed precast concrete curbs for a s...

Rossi to appoint Playground Committee

WEST HAVEN, Sept. 24, 2018 — Mayor Nancy R. Rossi applauded the state Bond Commission for grants totaling $5.1 million at its Sept. 20 meeting. Included in the funding was $100,000 to construct a playground on the grounds of Forest Elementary Sc...

$5M grant awarded to reconstruct Elm St. for The Haven

PHOTO — Mayor Nancy R. Rossi, right, on Thursday, Sept. 20, announces $5 million in state funding with state Rep. Dorinda Borer, D-West Haven, left, for the reconstruction of Elm Street — the future entrance of The Haven, a $200 millio...

City’s first Harbor Management Plan adopted

WEST HAVEN, Sept. 19, 2018 — The City Council enacted an ordinance Monday, Sept. 10, adopting the city’s first Harbor Management Plan.

The new ordinance made West Haven the 24th municipality in Connecticut to have an adopted plan for ha...

Rossi renews license as city expands DMV Express hours

WEST HAVEN, Sept. 18, 2018 — West Haven Chamber of Commerce examiner Nicole Criscio, right, expedites a verified driver’s license renewal for Mayor Nancy R. Rossi at West Haven City Hall’s DMV Express on Tuesday, Sept. 18, th...

City’s DMV Express opening more weekdays starting Sept. 18

WEST HAVEN, Sept. 17, 2018 — The state Department of Motor Vehicles announced today that starting Tuesday, Sept. 18, West Haven City Hall’s DMV Express will open more days each week for customers to get license and ID card renewals.

The...

UI’s Vegetation Management Program resumes Sept. 11

WEST HAVEN, Sept. 10, 2018 — The next phase of United Illuminating’s Vegetation Management Program will kick off Tuesday, Sept. 11, in Allingtown.

The five-year program, which began in 2014, is designed to reduce the amount of vegetatio...

New sidewalks on Savin Ave.

WEST HAVEN, Aug. 30, 2018 — An excavation crew from the city’s sidewalk contractor, Elm City Materials Inc. of Spring Street, repairs a section of sidewalk on Savin Avenue near Brown Street on Thursday, Aug. 23.

Citywide sidewalk repairs began in June. So ...

HerSoul Restaurant & Bar opens on Campbell Ave.

WEST HAVEN, Aug. 28, 2018 — Mayor Nancy R. Rossi, center, cuts the ribbon Tuesday, Aug. 28, with HerSoul owner Karen May to mark the ceremonial opening of the new soul food restaurant and bar at 93 Campbell Ave., formerly Peroles Restaurant &...

Mooyah Burgers, Fries & Shakes opens in The Atwood

PHOTO — Mayor Nancy R. Rossi, center, cuts the ribbon Monday, Aug. 27, with franchise owner Prakash Wadhwani of Mooyah Burgers, Fries & Shakes to mark the restaurant’s ceremonial opening at Route 1 and Atwood Place.

Joining the cele...

Pat Herbert marks a century

PHOTO — Patricia “Pat” Herbert celebrates her 100th birthday with William Heffernan, president of the West Haven Community House board of directors, and Mayor Nancy R. Rossi during a reception Tuesday, Aug. 21, at the Communi...

Rossi issues warning about illegal dumping

PHOTO — The site of the alleged illegal dumping incident behind the former Nick’s Luncheonette at 423 First Ave. on Wednesday, Aug. 1. Police later arrested and charged an employee of a West Haven landscaping company with two counts of...

RWA bringing advanced metering infrastructure to city

WEST HAVEN, Aug. 6, 2018 — About 13,000 Regional Water Authority customers in West Haven will have the water industry’s latest metering technology installed starting next month, joining the 50,000 customers in the RWA’s water district who have already rec...

Cositas Ricas brings Latin American flavor to downtown

WEST HAVEN, Aug. 2, 2018 — Mayor Nancy R. Rossi, right, cuts the ribbon Sunday, July 29, with Cositas Ricas owner Pilar Garcia Leon to celebrate the ceremonial opening of the fruit and frozen beverage shop at 445 Campbell Ave.

Joined by friends a...

Timer-controlled locks installed in Old Grove bathrooms

WEST HAVEN, June 28, 2018 — The timer-controlled locks for the bathrooms in Old Grove Park have been installed, Mayor Nancy R. Rossi announced Thursday, June 28.

Rossi said the bathrooms, which front the Savin Rock beach walk, will be open from 7 a.m. to 1...

USAlliance Financial relocates to The Atwood on Route 1

WEST HAVEN, June 25, 2018 — Mayor Nancy R. Rossi cuts the ceremonial ribbon Saturday, June 16, to celebrate the grand reopening of USAlliance Financial at 1 Atwood Place, off Route 1.

From left, USAlliance Branch Manager Loren Wells, Councilwoman...

Mexican consul gen. meets with Rossi to forge partnership

WEST HAVEN, June 15, 2018 — Mayor Nancy R. Rossi presents Diego Gomez Pickering, consul general of Mexico to New York City, with a framed collage of pencil drawings of West Haven’s most recognizable icons and landmarks Friday afternoon, June 15, at City H...

High-end lighting showroom opens on Railroad Ave.

WEST HAVEN, June 15, 2018 — Mayor Nancy R. Rossi, center, cuts the ceremonial ribbon Friday, June 15, to mark the grand opening of Your Lighting Source, “Connecticut’s premier lighting and home accessory showroom,” ...

West Haven joins Sustainable CT

WEST HAVEN, June 14, 2018 — On May 29, the City Council voted to join Sustainable CT, an exciting new initiative to support Connecticut’s cities and towns.

The statewide initiative, created by towns for towns, includes a detailed menu o...

Rossi calls on DOT to maintain train station property

WEST HAVEN, June 13, 2018 — Mayor Nancy R. Rossi, with acting Public Works Commissioner Lou Esposito, right, points out an area of concern while discussing the landscaping and property maintenance of the West Haven train station with Assistant R...

Rossi presents 5-year recovery plan to MARB

WEST HAVEN, June 11, 2018 — Mayor Nancy R. Rossi presented a draft of the city’s five-year recovery plan to the state Municipal Accountability Review Board on Thursday, June 7, in Hartford.

The draft plan, which accounts for the city, W...

$3.9M grant announced for new Cove River tide gate system

PHOTO — State Rep. Dorinda Borer, D-West Haven, speaks during a news conference Friday afternoon, June 1, at Sea Bluff Beach announcing $3.9 million in state funding for a new Cove River tide gate system to protect the tidal wetland, which abuts...

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...

Rossi gives 1-year extension for resident beach stickers

WEST HAVEN, May 15, 2018 — To better accommodate taxpayers, Mayor Nancy R. Rossi has extended the city’s 2016-18 beach parking permits through June 30, 2019.

The two-year stickers had been set to expire June 30.

The extension will save $...

Sandy Point named 11th best beach to visit in New England

WEST HAVEN, May 10, 2018 — West Haven is home to one of the best beaches to visit in New England, according to Globe Magazine, published by The Boston Globe and Boston Globe Media.

West Haven, specifically the Sandy Point Beach & Bird Sanctua...

First Fisher House in Connecticut opens at VA Hospital

PHOTO — Flanked by West Haven Fire Department Honor Guard member Lt. James McNulty, Mayor Nancy R. Rossi, right, pauses during the national anthem at the dedication of the first Fisher House in Connecticut on Friday, May 4, at the West Haven Vet...

Rossi cancels Savin Rock Festival to save money

WEST HAVEN, May 3, 2018 — Mayor Nancy R. Rossi announced today that she is canceling the 2018 Savin Rock Festival, held annually in July, as a budget cost-saving measure.

The following statement is from Mayor Rossi:

“It is with sadness t...

Tree planting at City Hall dedicated in memory of Ed Silver

PHOTO — Mayor Nancy R. Rossi and David Silver throw ceremonial shovels of dirt to dedicate the planting of a pink flowering dogwood in memory of Silver’s brother, former Silver’s Drug Shop owner Edward N. “Ed&rd...

Health Department publishes monthly newsletter

WEST HAVEN, April 26, 2018 — The Health Department has published the first issue of its monthly public health newsletter, Health Notes.

Read the Health Notes Newsletter.

Stewart’s opens state’s first All American Grill on Sawmill Rd.

WEST HAVEN, April 23, 2018 — Mayor Nancy R. Rossi cuts the ribbon Monday, April 23, with Stewart’s All American President Jim LaGanke, third from right, to celebrate the ceremonial opening of Stewart’s All American Grill at 3...

Chiquita Queen opens in royal fashion on Sawmill Rd.

WEST HAVEN, April 13, 2018 — Louis P. Esposito Jr., executive assistant to Mayor Nancy R. Rossi, cuts the ribbon Friday, April 13, with Chiquita Queen owner Martha Lojano, accompanied by her son Kenny Buestan, to mark the ceremonial opening of the new Ecu...

State’s first DMV Express opens in West Haven City Hall

PHOTO — Officials from the city, state and West Haven Chamber of Commerce celebrate the opening of Connecticut’s first DMV Express — a Department of Motor Vehicles license and ID card renewal center — in West Haven ...

Watch St. Patrick’s Day 2018 on city’s YouTube channel

WEST HAVEN, March 20, 2018 — Watch West Haven’s 27th annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration honoring Irishman of the Year Coleman William Walsh Jr. on the city’s official YouTube channel.

Watch the video on We...

City toasts Coleman W. Walsh Jr. as Irishman of the Year

PHOTO — Joined by Mayor Nancy R. Rossi, Irishman of the Year Coleman William Walsh Jr. pulls off the shroud revealing the Kelly green street sign designating the Campbell Avenue side of City Hall “Coleman W. Walsh Jr. Square”...

FY2018-19 budget available for download

WEST HAVEN, March 16, 2018 — Mayor Nancy R. Rossi unveiled her fiscal year 2018-19 recommended budget to the City Council on Thursday night, March 15. To download or view the budget, please visit the following link: FY2018-19 Recommended Operati...

Rossi cites O’Brien as Elks Irishman of the Year

WEST HAVEN, March 12, 2018 — Mayor Nancy R. Rossi presents a citation to former Mayor Ed O’Brien recognizing his selection as the West Haven Elks Lodge’s Irishman of the Year during a ceremony Saturday night, March 10, at Lodge 1537, 265 Main St. O’Brien ...

Clarification issued for Tax Collector’s Demand Notice

WEST HAVEN, March 9, 2018 — A Tax Collector’s Demand is a delinquent notice informing a taxpayer that as of a given date, the tax office’s records indicate that past-due taxes are owed.

Interest charges on the statement are ca...

Black Balloon Day calls attention to opioid addiction

PHOTO — Flanked by black balloons, the Rev. Kathryn King, pastor of the First Congregational Church of West Haven, leads, from left, Mayor Nancy R. Rossi, former City Council Chairman Nicholas A. Pascale, state Rep. Charles J. Ferraro, R-West Haven, mayor...

Telling tales

WEST HAVEN, March 5, 2018 — Mayor Nancy R. Rossi reads to preschoolers during Read Across America Day at the West Haven Community House preschool Head Start program Friday, March 2.

More than 150 books were donated to the program by Read To Grow ...

Cultural event celebrates West Haven’s black heritage

PHOTO — Moses and Roberta Douglas, West Haven’s African-American Citizens of the Year, receive a citation from Mayor Nancy R. Rossi during the 22nd annual Black Heritage Celebration Wednesday morning, Feb. 28, at City Hall. The cultura...

Free CCM prescription discount cards available

WEST HAVEN, Feb. 22, 2018 — The City of West Haven Prescription Discount Card is available for uninsured and underinsured residents, as well as their pets, Mayor Nancy R. Rossi said.

Rossi said the free card, which reduces prescription medication...

Active shooter situation discussed with city leaders

WEST HAVEN, Feb. 21, 2018 — Police Chief John Karajanis Jr. discusses an active shooter situation with city leaders, including Mayor Nancy R. Rossi, fire chiefs, police brass, and emergency management, 911 and school officials, on Wednesday morning, Feb. ...

Working for a better West Haven

WEST HAVEN, Feb. 8, 2018 — Mayor Nancy R. Rossi, center, is joined by, from left, state Rep. Charles J. Ferraro, R-West Haven, mayoral Executive Assistant Louis P. Esposito Jr., and state Reps. Dorinda Borer and Michael A. DiMassa, D-West Haven,...

Ye Olde Barber Shoppe celebrates 50 years of haircuts

WEST HAVEN, Feb. 7, 2018 — Ye Olde Barber Shoppe owner Joseph Libero receives a citation for 50 years in business from Mayor Nancy R. Rossi on Wednesday, Feb. 7, at 356 Campbell Ave.

Joining the celebration are friends and patrons of Libero, from...

Ribbon-cutting marks opening of The Spot Bar and Grill

WEST HAVEN, Feb. 2, 2018 — Mayor Nancy R. Rossi, holding a pair of oversize scissors, cuts the ceremonial ribbon Friday, Feb. 2, with Russell Rivera and Lonnie Edwards, owners of The Spot Bar and Grill, to mark the restaurant’s grand o...

Temporary road closures take effect in Water St. area

WEST HAVEN, Jan. 22, 2018 — The city temporarily closed Richards Place and Center Street between First Avenue and Water Street on Monday, Jan. 22, to help curb illegal dumping and vagrancy in the area, Mayor Nancy R. Rossi said.

Most of the resid...

Rossi appoints economic development director

PHOTO — Mayor Nancy R. Rossi welcomes the appointment of new Planning and Development Commissioner Fred A. Messore on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 16, at City Hall. Messore, a native of West Haven, is senior vice president of Colonial Properties Inc....

175 ‘plungers’ brave icy L.I. Sound to aid breast cancer fight

WEST HAVEN, Jan. 16, 2018 — About 175 intrepid participants dash in and out of the 34-degree water of Long Island Sound during the 18th annual Icy Plunge for the Cure benefit Saturday morning, Jan. 13, at Savin Rock Beach.

As pledges continue to ...

Garage owner donates emission testing for city vehicles

PHOTO — Mayor Nancy R. Rossi shakes hands with Chuck Zentarski on Wednesday morning, Jan. 3, at City Hall. Zentarski, who owns Chuck’s Garage at 52 Hood Terrace, is giving back to the city by performing the emission testing for free on...