Parade honors America’s fallen

PHOTO — Grand Marshal Mark Levine waves to people while guiding West Haven’s Memorial Day parade up Campbell Avenue on Monday morning, May 29. Levine, an Army veteran and a lifelong Westie, served in the Vietnam War in 1970-71. (City P...

51 bricks dedicated at Veterans Walk of Honor ceremony

PHOTO — West Haven Vietnam Army veterans Mark Levine, left, and Al Beck Sr. lay a wreath at the base of the William A. Soderman Memorial in Bradley Point Park during the city’s Phase 15 dedication of the brick Veterans Walk of Honor on...

Rossi releases statement on Whittlesey assessment

WEST HAVEN, May 18, 2023 — Mayor Nancy R. Rossi has released a statement on the Whittlesey assessment.

Read the full Statement.

National Nursing Home Week declared in West Haven

WEST HAVEN, May 16, 2023 — (Pictured): Mayor Nancy R. Rossi, center, presents a proclamation with City Clerk Patricia C. Horvath, center left, to staff members and residents of West Haven Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation declaring Nationa...

Apraxia Awareness Day proclaimed in West Haven

WEST HAVEN, May 11, 2023 — (Pictured): Mayor Nancy R. Rossi, left, presents a proclamation to Forest Elementary School fourth grader Nicholas Gorske declaring Apraxia Awareness Day in West Haven on Thursday, May 11.

Shown with them are, from left...

West Haven named a HEARTSafe community

WEST HAVEN, May 10, 2023 — The city has been named a HEARTSafe community by the state Department of Public Health and the American Heart Association, Mayor Nancy R. Rossi announced.

DPH Commissioner Manisha Juthani congratulated Rossi on West Haven’s desig...

Craft, farm, food truck vendors sought for farmers market

WEST HAVEN, May 3, 2023 — The city is seeking craft, farm and food truck vendors to participate in the Tony Inzero Farmers Market, which will open its 2023 season July 6 in the Oak Street Beach parking lot off Captain Thomas Boulevard.

The market...

$10K gift continues funding for breast cancer scholarship

WEST HAVEN, May 4, 2023 — (Pictured, from left): Doug “the Rake” Ruickoldt and son Douglas J. Ruickoldt present a $10,000 check on behalf of the West Haven Breast Cancer Awareness Program to West Haven High School Principal D...

New UNH police officer sworn in

WEST HAVEN, May 1, 2023 — (Pictured): Mayor Nancy R. Rossi shakes hands with University of New Haven police Officer Michael J. Gallagher after swearing in the new officer at City Hall on Monday, May 1.

Gallagher, a former East Haven police officer, was acc...

Mattress drop-off discontinued because of safety concerns

WEST HAVEN, April 27, 2023 — Effective immediately, mattress drop-off at the city garage on Collis Street has been discontinued because of public safety concerns, Public Works Commissioner Tom J. McCarthy announced.

To dispose of mattresses movin...

Phase 2 of Beach Street raising set to begin

WEST HAVEN, April 26, 2023 — Phase 2 of the long-anticipated raising of Beach Street is set to begin in May, Mayor Nancy R. Rossi announced.

Rossi said the project will raise a section of Beach Street up to 11 feet above sea level to protect the ...

New florist, Christine’s Creations, marks shoreline opening

WEST HAVEN, April 15, 2023 — (Pictured): Mayor Nancy R. Rossi, holding oversize scissors, cuts the ribbon with Christine’s Creations owner Christine Gonzalez, center right, on Saturday, April 15, to mark the flower shop’s gra...

Ye Old Spirits opens in ‘historic’ liquor store site on Main St.

WEST HAVEN, April 13, 2023 — (Pictured): Mayor Nancy R. Rossi, holding oversize scissors, cuts the ribbon with Ye Old Spirits owner Nick Conti, center left, on Wednesday, April 12, to celebrate the package store’s grand opening at 174 ...

‘Boot’ program resumes for tax delinquents in West Haven

WEST HAVEN, April 6, 2023 — Residents who are delinquent on their taxes are urged to pay their overdue taxes as soon as possible.

West Haven’s “boot” program resumes this month, and tax delinquents risk their vehicle...

Take 5 Oil Change celebrates Route 1 opening in Allingtown

WEST HAVEN, March 27, 2023 — (Pictured): Mayor Nancy R. Rossi, holding oversize scissors, cuts the ribbon with Frank Buffone, the director of operations at Take 5 Oil Change, center right, to mark the business’s grand opening at 1083 B...

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...

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 f...

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...

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 ...

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...

Savin Rock Fireworks set for 9:15 p.m. Monday, July 3, off Bradley Point Park

PHOTO — In this Sept. 3, 2021, file photo, rockets burst over Long Island Sound off West Haven’s Bradley Point at the Centennial Fireworks. (City Photo/Andrew Kosarko, File)

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Celebrate ‘the Rock’ at the Savin Rock Festival on Friday-Saturday, July 28-29

WEST HAVEN, May 25, 2023 — The annual Savin Rock Festival will showcase the time-honored recipe — musical groups, rides, games, mouthwatering foods — that made the 20th-century Savin Rock Park so special and so storied as &am...

West Haven 9/11 memorial service slated for 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11

WEST HAVEN, May 26, 2023 — West Haven will observe the 22nd anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on 9/11 with a flag-raising ceremony at 6:30 p.m. at the Bradley Point Park flagpole, followed by a candlelight vigil at the city&rsquo...