Public input sought for bike and pedestrian plan in West Haven

WEST HAVEN, Aug. 3, 2022 — The city needs input from residents to help craft the newly commissioned West Haven Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan.

Be part of the process and let your voice be heard.

Tour the virtual meeting room and take the survey: http://vmr.betaftp.com/WestHavenBikePedPlan/.

Shaded Soul Band closes concert series Thursday night

WEST HAVEN, Aug. 3, 2022 — The West Haven Summer Concert Series comes to a close in Old Grove Park at 7 p.m. Thursday with R&B favorites performed by Shaded Soul Band.

The two-hour concert is free. The rain date is the following Monday.

For rescheduling information, go to the Department of Parks and Recreation’s website at Park-Rec.

Andriulli cited for academic excellence

WEST HAVEN, Aug. 3, 2022 — (Pictured): Lance James Andriulli, 18, a 2022 graduate of West Haven High School, receives a citation from Mayor Nancy R. Rossi on Tuesday for “excellence in academics and special needs achievements” in his senior year.

Reading the citation in the City Council chambers of City Hall, Rossi said, “The great city of West Haven needs students like you who are trying hard in school, dreaming big dreams and improving our community.”

Andriulli will attend Gateway Community College later this month.

(City Photo/Michael P. Walsh)

School district opens registration

WEST HAVEN, Aug. 3, 2022 — West Haven Public Schools has opened registration for the 2022-23 school year.

To register a child, follow the two-step process in English or Spanish.

The British Legends of Rock Show headlines Day Two of the Savin Rock Festival in West Haven’s Old Grove Park on Saturday night. The band delved into the pantheon of British rock royalty and played the crown jewels of the British music catalog of the ’60s and ’70s. The shoreline festival, sponsored by the University of New Haven and New England Brewing Co., attracted crowds of 2,500 and 3,000, respectively, and featured a row of food and dessert trucks. (City Photo/Michael P. Walsh)

Savin Rock Festival 2022 shines with good food, music

WEST HAVEN, Aug. 1, 2022 — The Savin Rock Festival brought back the sights, sounds, smells and tastes of “the Rock” for a weekend, giving thousands of festivalgoers a glimpse into the amusement park’s glorious past and why it was Connecticut’s most popular shoreline destination for decades.

The two-day festival, held in West Haven’s historic Old Grove Park, showcased the time-honored recipe — musical groups, rides, games, mouthwatering foods — that made the 20th-century Savin Rock Park so special and so storied as “the playground of New England.”

Read the full story and see the photo spread at Savin Rock Festival 2022.

West Haven installs port-a-potties in many public locations

Port-a-potties installed in many public locations

WEST HAVEN, July 25, 2022 — The city has installed a number of port-a-potties across the city for public use, Public Works Commissioner Tom J. McCarthy announced.

McCarthy said the portable toilets will be cleaned every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Otherwise, if it is a holiday week or there are “trucking issues,” the toilets will be cleaned on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, he said.

See the Portable Toilet Map.

Port-a-potties are open daily through Labor Day at the following locations and times:

— Quigley Stadium, 8 a.m.-10:30 p.m. — when games are played.

— Veterans Memorial Park, closes at 11 p.m.

— Peterson Field, closes at sundown.

— Painter Park, closes at sundown.

— Duffy Field, closes at sundown.

— Benham Field, closes at sundown.

— Pagels Elementary School playground, closes at sundown.

— South Street Park, 6:30 a.m.-10 p.m.

— Hubbard Farms Park, closes at sundown.

— Prospect Beach, 6:30 a.m.-10 p.m.

— April Street boat launch, 6:30 a.m.-10 p.m.

— Sandy Point Beach & Bird Sanctuary, 6:30 a.m.-10 p.m.

— Morse Park, closes at sundown.

— Sea Bluff Beach, 6:30 a.m.-10 p.m.

— Oak Street Beach, 6:30 a.m.-10 p.m.

— Bradley Point Park, 6:30 a.m.-10 p.m.

— Charlotte Bacon “Where Angels Play” playground, 6:30 a.m.-10 p.m.

Allingtown FD launches new website

WEST HAVEN, July 25, 2022 — The City of West Haven Fire Department Allingtown has launched a new website, Chief Michael R. Terenzio announced.

The website, www.cityofwesthavenfd.com, contains and will be updated with department information and photos, interactive forms for request submittals for Child Safety Car Seat-certified installations or inspections, plan reviews, and smoke detector installations; as well as a radio dispatch “live feed” link.

Also, the site will have seasonal life safety information, along with photos of department activities.

Additional items are being planned, including an apparatus fleet description, a list of fire commissioners and personnel, and alerts.

A link to the site is also on the city website under the Fire Departments section.

Rossi announces ARPA Parks Improvement Fund

Rossi heralds ARPA Parks Improvement Fund

WEST HAVEN, July 21, 2022 — The city is accepting suggestions and proposals for improvement and rehabilitation projects for city-owned neighborhood parks, playgrounds, open space, wildlife preserves, public tree plantings and trail parks, Mayor Nancy R. Rossi announced.

Funds for park improvements are provided by Rossi’s American Rescue Plan Act spending plan through a grant from the U.S. Treasury Department.

The park projects and funds will be overseen by the commissioner of the Department of Public Works and the mayoral-appointed ARPA Committee.

Proposals may come from any resident, community group, city department head or “park steward” committee.

Each proposal should provide a brief narrative of the proposed project, an estimated budget, photos of existing conditions, a description of how the park is currently used, and how the project will impact its use and appeal to the residents of West Haven.

For details, see the Parks Improvement Fund document and download a proposal form at West Haven ARPA.

Proposals should be submitted by email no later than Aug. 10 to city Grant Coordinator Doug Colter at dcolter@westhaven-ct.gov.

Public invited to take regional Hazard Mitigation Plan Survey from SCRCOG

WEST HAVEN, July 8, 2022 — The South Central Regional Council of Governments and its municipalities are working together to update the Multi-Jurisdiction Hazard Mitigation Plan.

The plan is aimed at identifying and assessing the region’s natural hazard risks — flooding, hurricanes, winter storms — and determining how to best minimize or manage those risks.

To increase public participation, SCRCOG has launched the South Central Connecticut Hazard Mitigation Plan Survey so those in the planning area can share their opinions and participate in the mitigation planning process.

The information provided by the five-minute survey will help the planning team better understand local concerns and issues as expressed by the region’s residents and can lead to mitigation activities that should reduce the impacts of future disasters.

Read the news release and take the survey at SCRCOG.

See the Flyer.

See the Fact Sheet.

For more information, visit the plan’s webpage, or contact Rebecca Andreucci, SCRCOG’s senior transportation planner, at randreucci@scrcog.org or 203-466-8601.