Veterans Day event, dedication of Vietnam memorial addition set for Tuesday, Nov. 11

PHOTO — The Veterans Walk of Honor in Bradley Point Park, West Haven. (City Drone Photo/Alycia Sandella, File)

WEST HAVEN, Oct. 28, 2025 — The West Haven Veterans Council and the city will hold a Veterans Day tribute on the Veterans Wal...

New Haven Symphony performing Holiday Extravaganza concert on Dec. 19 at WHHS

PHOTO — The New Haven Symphony Orchestra is led by Santa Claus and principal pops conductor Chelsea Tipton II. (Contributed Photo/NHSO)

WEST HAVEN, Oct. 21, 2025 — For the second straight year, the New Haven Symphony Orchestra is performing a Holiday Extra...

West Haven awarded Sustainable CT’s Bronze certification for sustainability

WEST HAVEN, Oct. 28, 2025 — Sustainable CT, a statewide initiative that inspires and supports communities to become more efficient, resilient and inclusive, has recognized the city for achieving Bronze-level certification as a sustainable commun...

New granite panels installed at West Haven Vietnam Veterans Memorial

WEST HAVEN, Oct. 22, 2025 — (Pictured): Mayor Dorinda Borer, second from left, joins members of West Haven Vietnam Veterans Inc. at a newly installed section of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the Veterans Walk of Honor in Bradley Point Park on...

‘Late great’ Vinnie Carr feted as city’s posthumous Italian American of 2025

PHOTO — West Haven Italian American Civic Association President Paul M. Frosolone, left, and Mayor Dorinda Borer join the family of the late great Vinnie Carr at the 26th annual Italian Heritage Celebration on the front steps of City Hall on Friday, Oct. ...

Energy assistance offered in West Haven

WEST HAVEN, Oct. 8, 2025 — The city is accepting applications for the federally funded Connecticut Energy Assistance Program.

Appointments for all heating sources can be made by calling 203-937-3572.

Applications will be processed via phone by app...

West Haven recoups $140K in motor vehicle registration program

WEST HAVEN, Oct. 7, 2025 — The city has recouped about $140,000 in lost tax revenue from unregistered motor vehicles and out-of-city and out-of-state registered vehicles thanks to a program initiated by Mayor Dorinda Borer.

“I’m delighted we’ve been able t...

‘Record crowd’ attends West Haven public safety expo marking Fire Prevention Week

PHOTO — A record crowd attends the fifth annual West Haven Fire, Emergency Management, 911 ERS, Police & Health Expo at Savin Rock Park on Saturday, Oct. 4. The free exposition, in observance of Fire Prevention Week, brought together families and firs...

New West Haven bakery, Gusto, opens on Wagner Place at Sawmill Rd. and Elm St.

WEST HAVEN, Oct. 3, 2025 — (Pictured): Mayor Dorinda Borer, center, helps Gusto Bakery owner Jesus Paredes, center right, cut the ribbon to celebrate the bakery’s grand opening at 17 Wagner Place on Friday, Oct. 3.

Joining the ribbon-cu...

Latino journalist Abelardo King honored as city’s Hispanic American of the Year

PHOTO — West Haven Mayor Dorinda Borer presents an embroidered “Hispanic American of the Year 2025” jacket to Latino journalist Abelardo King at the seventh annual Hispanic Heritage Celebration on the steps of City Hall on Fr...

If you build it, they will come: West Haven partners with The Grind on Morse Park transformation

PHOTO — West Haven Mayor Dorinda Borer, wearing a Grind baseball cap, joins Grind Baseball owner Michael Moras and facility director John Ascenzia at Morse Park’s Field 3 on Thursday, Sept. 18. (City Photo/Michael P. Walsh)

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Special Olympics Connecticut bocce competition returns to West Haven

PHOTO — West Haven Police Chief Joseph S. Perno, right, helps athlete Ray Hadden of New Milford Special Olympics carry the “flame of hope” during the opening ceremony of the Special Olympics Connecticut Unified Sports Fall Fe...

New Washington Elementary School marks opening, ushering in ‘A New Beginning’

PHOTO — West Haven Mayor Dorinda Borer, second from right, cheers as Board of Education Chairwoman Cebi Burns Waterfield, holding scissors, and Superintendent of Schools Neil C. Cavallaro, third from right, cut the ribbon to celebrate the offici...

Imani Community Garden on Terrace Ave. dedicated in memory of 6-year-old girl

PHOTO — West Haven Mayor Dorinda Borer, second from right, applauds as Damon Davis, holding scissors, cuts the ribbon with his mother, Samuella Marlow, holding shovel, to celebrate the grand opening of the Imani Community Garden on Terrace Avenu...

City lifeguard cited for ‘extraordinary heroism in action’ during water rescue

PHOTO — Flanked by West Haven’s lifeguard staff, head lifeguard Jack Miklos, center, receives a citation from Mayor Dorinda Borer on Tuesday, Aug. 12, for his recent rescue of a young male swimmer in distress near the pedestrian bridge...

The Breakwall celebrates opening of new outdoor patio with ARPA grant funding

WEST HAVEN, Aug. 12, 2025 — (Pictured): Mayor Dorinda Borer, second from left, cheers as The Breakwall owners Brendan and Katrina Snow help their daughter, Emelia, cut the ribbon to officially open their restaurant’s new outdoor patio at 305 Captain Thoma...

New Painter Park tennis and pickleball courts celebrated at grand opening

PHOTO — West Haven Mayor Dorinda Borer cuts the ribbon with members of the West Haven High school boys and girls tennis teams, city officials, neighbors, and project contractors to celebrate the official opening of Painter Park’s new t...

Savin Rockin’! 2025 Savin Rock Festival serves up live music and delicious food

PHOTO — The Rum Runners, “one of Connecticut’s most popular cover bands,” play a high-energy set of “the best classic and new music out there” in front of a packed crowd at the Savin Rock Festiva...

Prospect Beach House marks reopening under new ownership on Ocean Avenue

WEST HAVEN, July 29, 2025 — (Pictured): Mayor Dorinda Borer, center, looks on as 8-year-old Anthony Alhage helps his cousin, Prospect Beach House owner David Kelly, cut the ribbon to celebrate the deli and market’s grand reopening unde...

Butterfly sculpture dedicated at former fountain site in West Haven’s Old Grove

PHOTO — West Haven native Brian F. Banning Jr., back left, on Tuesday, July 22, pauses with family members in front of the newly dedicated butterfly sculpture in Old Grove Park in memory of his mother, Phyllis Franco Banning, who loved butterfli...

July 5 fireworks light up West Haven shoreline, dazzling people of all ages

PHOTO — The moon shines in the distance as rockets explode over West Haven’s Savin Rock landmark in a shower of red, white, blue and orange sparks at the Savin Rock Fireworks Spectacular on Saturday, July 5. The 15-minute, $25,000 pyro...

Mr. Bubbles, ‘the Disney World of laundromats,’ opens on Route 1

PHOTO — Mr. Bubbles Laundromat owner Sammy Rivera holds up a pair of oversize scissors after cutting the ribbon with West Haven Mayor Dorinda Borer, third from right, to celebrate the laundry’s grand opening at 1088 Boston Post Road in...

West Haven observes Juneteenth holiday

WEST HAVEN, June 18, 2025 — For the fifth straight year, the city will observe Juneteenth on June 19, the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free — two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.

On J...

Activities aplenty for 4th annual Make Music Day on June 21 in Old Grove Park

WEST HAVEN, June 12, 2025 — ArtsWestCT and the West Haven Early Childhood Council have announced plans for their fourth annual Make Music Day celebration from 1-5 p.m. Saturday, June 21.

Internationally, Make Music Day celebrations are held in ne...

UI, city officials talk storm preparedness

WEST HAVEN, June 10, 2025 — (Pictured): United Illuminating Key Account Manager Greg Milano, standing left, and West Haven Emergency Management Director Rick Fontana, standing right, lead the annual UI Storm Readiness, Preparedness & Respons...

Sports and event venue, The Building Complex, opens on Front Avenue

WEST HAVEN, June 9, 2025 — (Pictured): Mayor Dorinda Borer, second from left, applauds amid a burst of confetti as The Building Complex owners Brina and Sylvia Yanez cut the ribbon to mark the sports and event venue’s grand opening at ...

Studio 203 brings love of music, culture and photography to West Haven opening

WEST HAVEN, June 2, 2025 — (Pictured): Mayor Dorinda Borer, center, cuts the ribbon with the owners of Studio 203 — the home of On&On Radio, Outtafocus Media and Tim Brown Photography — to celebrate the studio’s...

Borer signs purchase and sale agreement for Stiles School apartment development

WEST HAVEN, May 28, 2025 — (Pictured): Mayor Dorinda Borer on Wednesday, May 28, signs a purchase and sale agreement for the development of the former Edgar C. Stiles Elementary School at 561 Main St.

Joining Borer and showing a rendering of the ...

Parade memorializes America’s fallen

PHOTO — Colleen St. Clair Weatherspoon, a Navy veteran of the Grenada/Panama era, leads West Haven’s Memorial Day parade as grand marshal, guiding the more than 40-unit procession of veterans, bands and dignitaries, including Mayor Dor...

72 bricks dedicated at Veterans Walk of Honor ceremony on West Haven shoreline

PHOTO — During the Phase 17 dedication of the brick Veterans Walk of Honor in West Haven’s Bradley Point Park on Saturday, May 24, the West Haven Fire Department Honor Guard leads city and state leaders, including Mayor Dorinda Borer, ...

‘West Haven, we did it!’: City exits state financial oversight after nearly 8 years

PHOTO — An emotional West Haven Mayor Dorinda Borer hugs Emergency Management Director Rick Fontana at City Hall after the city was released from financial oversight by the state Municipal Accountability Review Board on Thursday, May 15. (City P...

Lamont, Borer announce $1.8M for neighborhood upgrades around VA

PHOTO — West Haven Mayor Dorinda Borer speaks during a news conference with Gov. Ned Lamont, second from right, at City Hall on Monday, May 5, announcing $1.8 million in state bond funding for neighborhood upgrades around the West Haven VA Medic...

‘Joe Carr Boardwalk Maintenance Garage’ dedicated to late West Haven employee

PHOTO — West Haven Mayor Dorinda Borer, right, looks on as Theresa “Terry” Carr and city building maintenance worker Nico Gambardella unveil a blue-and-white vinyl sign dedicating “The Joe Carr Boardwalk Maintenance...

$8K gift continues funding for breast cancer scholarship for next 25 years

WEST HAVEN, April 30, 2025 — (Pictured): West Haven High School Principal Robert Bohan, second from left, receives an $8,000 donation from, from left, Mayor Dorinda Borer, Douglas J. Ruickoldt, Doug “the Rake” Ruickoldt and C...

‘Iconic’ hot dog restaurant, Frankies, marks 51st anniversary in grand style

WEST HAVEN, April 25, 2025 — (Pictured): Mayor Dorinda Borer, center, helps Frankies of West Haven owner Balwinder “Bill” Singh cut the ribbon to celebrate the hot dog restaurant’s 51st anniversary and grand reopeni...

Ronnie Pizza celebrates grand opening under new ownership on Main Street

WEST HAVEN, April 22, 2025 — (Pictured): Mayor Dorinda Borer, center, helps Ronnie Pizza owner Mustafa Dagdelenoglu cut the ribbon to celebrate the pizzeria’s grand opening under new ownership at 549 Main St. on Thursday, April 17.

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West Haven receives $152K state grant for improvements to April Street boat launch

PHOTO — From left, West Haven Mayor Dorinda Borer, Parks and Recreation Director Mark E. Paine Jr. and assistant grant writer Vanessa Hruszko on the dock of the April Street boat launch Monday, April 14. (City Photo/Michael P. Walsh)

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City awarded $10M FEMA grant to build floodwall at wastewater treatment plant

PHOTO — West Haven and Federal Emergency Management Agency officials are photographed at the West Haven Water Pollution Control Plant at 2 Beach St. on June 10, 2024. (City Photo)

WEST HAVEN, April 10, 2025 — The city has been awarded a...

New Quality Inn hotel celebrates opening with modern amenities on Kimberly Ave.

WEST HAVEN, March 27, 2025 — (Pictured): Mayor Dorinda Borer, left, cuts the ribbon with, from left, Quality Inn owners Kiran and Vanita Patel and Pete and Keyuri Patel to celebrate the hotel’s grand opening at 7 Kimberly Ave. on Wedne...

Borer joins West Haven Vietnam veterans to celebrate Vietnam War Veterans Day

WEST HAVEN, March 26, 2025 — (Pictured): Mayor Dorinda Borer, back, and mayor’s office volunteer Beth Sabo on Wednesday, March 26, stand with members of West Haven Vietnam Veterans under a City Hall banner commemorating National Vietna...

Mayor Borer, UNH President Frederiksen announce major town-gown partnership

PHOTO — West Haven first responders who graduated from the University of New Haven raise their hands during a news conference held by West Haven Mayor Dorinda Borer, center, and UNH President Jens Frederiksen, left, at City Hall on Thursday, Mar...

Sami Ziada celebrates 90th birthday and 70th anniversary in haircutting business

WEST HAVEN, March 18, 2025 — (Pictured): Sal’s Barbershop owner Sami Ziada marks his 90th birthday and 70th anniversary in the haircutting business with Mayor Dorinda Borer, left, and his daughter and son-in-law, Adele and Porky Gaudin...

Irish eyes smile on Stephen D. Dargan as West Haven’s 2025 Irishman of the Year

PHOTO — From left, state Sen. Martin M. Looney, state Comptroller Sean Scanlon and West Haven Mayor Dorinda Borer clap and cheer as West Haven Irishman of the Year Stephen D. “Steve” Dargan, assisted by grandnephew Pierce Dar...

Moody’s upgrades West Haven’s bond rating, S&P maintains city’s A- rating

WEST HAVEN, March 12, 2025 — Moody’s Ratings on Wednesday, March 12, upgraded West Haven’s general obligation bond rating from Baa3 to Baa2, while S&P Global maintained the city’s long-term credit rating at A- w...

Borer celebrates Read Across America Day at Savin Rock Community School

WEST HAVEN, March 3, 2025 — (Pictured): Mayor Dorinda Borer celebrates Read Across America Day by reading the Dr. Seuss children’s book “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” to third graders of teacher Alexis Gilhul...

29th annual cultural event celebrates West Haven’s vibrant Black heritage

PHOTO — West Haven youth advocate Levi Jordan Sr. proudly holds up the 2025 Ernestine Jackson Citizen of Distinction Award he received from West Haven Black Heritage Committee Chairman Steven R. Mullins and Mayor Dorinda Borer during West Haven&...

Nice Day Chinese Takeout restaurant marks grand opening on Sawmill Rd.

WEST HAVEN, Feb. 21, 2025 — (Pictured): Holding oversize scissors, Yong Zhao and Wanting Zhang, the husband-wife owners of Nice Day Chinese Takeout, clap after cutting the ribbon with Mayor Dorinda Borer, second from left, to celebrate the grand...

West Haven Senior Center gets technology upgrade with six new desktop computers

WEST HAVEN, Feb. 19, 2025 — (Pictured): West Haven Senior Center members Lillian Riddick and E.J. Midgette demonstrate the center’s new desktop computers for city Elderly Services Director Alyssa Maddern, Human Resources Commissioner J...

UI and Borer kick off ‘Main Street’ energy efficiency programs for small businesses

PHOTO — Chris Walsh, the owner of Duffy’s Tavern in West Haven, thanks United Illuminating for supporting his business’s recent energy efficiency upgrades and Mayor Dorinda Borer, left, for supporting local small businesses d...

Solar charging stations installed in three locations to keep West Haven ‘powered up’

WEST HAVEN, Feb. 4, 2025 — (Pictured): Mayor Dorinda Borer and assistant grant writer Vanessa Hruszko show the city’s newly installed solar-powered charging station on the Campbell Avenue steps of City Hall on Thursday, Jan. 30.

The dow...

Borer facilitates $8,000 donation for WHHS Band and choral department

PHOTO — West Haven High School Band director Donata Lupacchino-Nelsen, second from left, and choral director Jason Thomas, fourth from left, receive oversize checks for $4,000 from Mayor Dorinda Borer, center, on Wednesday, Jan. 29, as school di...

Tax preparation business, ATAX, celebrates grand opening in downtown West Haven

WEST HAVEN, Jan. 21, 2025 — (Pictured): Mayor Dorinda Borer, center left, cuts the ribbon with ATAX CEO Mellessia Wright to celebrate the tax preparer’s grand opening at 334 Main St. on Thursday, Jan. 16.

Marking the event with them are...

West Haven unveils new anti-icing sprayer for pretreating roads during storms

PHOTO — West Haven Mayor Dorinda Borer and Emergency Management Director Rick Fontana on Tuesday, Jan. 14, unveil the city’s new anti-icing sprayer for pretreating roads during storms. The 1,000-gallon sprayer, which contains magnesium...

Mulkerin School of Irish Dance opens 1st studio in city, marks 85 years in business

WEST HAVEN, Jan. 13, 2025 — (Pictured, back center): Mayor Dorinda Borer and state Rep. Bill Heffernan join owner Kathy Carew of the Mulkerin School of Irish Dance to celebrate the grand opening of the school’s studio at 263 Center St....

West Haven issues response to IT system security incident

WEST HAVEN, Jan. 11, 2025 — Recently, the City of West Haven’s IT Department was alerted and identified an IT system security incident impacting our systems, and out of an abundance of caution, it was determined that the best course of...

West Haven DPW issues reminders for Christmas trees, holiday trash pickup

WEST HAVEN, Jan. 3, 2025 — The Department of Public Works 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 tangle...