 Breakfast with Santa at the Park-Rec office!
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Breakfast with Santa
WEST HAVEN, Dec. 24, 2024 — (Pictured): Paige the dog, wearing pajamas, wags its tail for Santa Claus during a Breakfast With Santa event at the Department of Parks and Recreation on Dec. 14.
Paige’s mama is city resident Elizabeth Tuttle.
(City Photo/Eddie Thomas) |
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 Rabbi Schneur Wilhelm of Chabad of Milford-Hebrew Congregation of Woodmont, right, is joined on the West Haven Green by Mayor Dorinda Borer to celebrate the fifth night of Hanukkah on Dec. 11, 2023. This year’s lighting on the Green is set for 4:30 p.m. Dec. 30. (City Photo/Michael P. Walsh, File) |
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West Haven Green Hanukkah Menorah lighting scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Dec. 30
WEST HAVEN, Dec. 24, 2024 — The lighting of the West Haven Green Hanukkah Menorah is set for 4:30 p.m. Dec. 30.
The lighting will mark the sixth night of the Jewish Festival of Lights, an eight-day commemoration of rededication of the Temple by the Maccabees after their victory over the Syrians.
The annual ceremony, led by Mayor Dorinda Borer, will include a blessing by Rabbi Schneur Wilhelm of Chabad of Milford-Hebrew Congregation of Woodmont.
The public is invited. |
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 (The Kelsey @ Savin Rock/Renderings, RTR Hospitality) |
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City Council unanimously approves restaurant, The Kelsey @ Savin Rock
WEST HAVEN, Dec. 13, 2024 — The City Council unanimously approved The Kelsey @ Savin Rock on Dec. 9.
To see how this exciting upscale restaurant and event venue will transform the former Savin Rock Conference Center building, click on the renderings here.
Coming to the West Haven shoreline in 2026! |
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Allingtown FD swears in 5 new firefighter/paramedics and EMTs
WEST HAVEN, Dec. 13, 2024 — The City of West Haven Fire Department Allingtown swore in three new firefighter/paramedics and two new firefighter/EMTs during a ceremony at Minor Park Station on Dec. 10, Chief Michael R. Terenzio announced.
Read the full news release.
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Taxes due Jan. 1 in West Haven
WEST HAVEN, Dec. 13, 2024 — The second installment of city tax bills — real estate, personal property, motor vehicle, sewer — is due Jan. 1, and payments after Feb. 3 are considered delinquent and subject to interest, per state law.
The 2023 supplemental motor vehicle bills are for vehicles registered after Oct. 1, 2023, and are also due Jan. 1.
After Feb. 3, interest will be charged on the installment due from Jan. 1 at the rate of 1 ½% per month.
Payments — full or partial — can be made by cash, check, credit card, debit card or money order from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays in the tax office on the first floor of City Hall, 355 Main St. The building has an ATM on the first floor.
Taxpayers can also make payments online at My Tax Bill. Sewer bills are on the same page but under a separate tab. Tax payment history can also be viewed and printed.
The fees for credit cards and electronic checks are available at Payments.
During tax season, taxes can be paid by the drop box outside the interior door of the tax office from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Do not leave cash or credit card information in the drop box.
When paying by drop box, the canceled check is the receipt.
Taxes can also be paid by mail to the Office of the Tax Collector, City of West Haven, P.O. Box 401, West Haven, CT 06516.
Anyone needing a motor vehicle clearance must pay by cash, credit card, debit card or money order.
West Haven property owners should be advised that the January installment of taxes does not reflect any changes in real property assessments that may have been indicated in a revaluation notice they have received. The revaluation adjustments will be applied to the tax billing starting in July. For more information, visit the Assessor’s Office webpage.
As part of the city’s revaluation, property values have increased. However, to ensure that the overall tax burden remains balanced, the mill rate will be adjusted downward. The adjustment will help offset the increase in property values, resulting in a more equitable tax bill.
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West Haven adds mobile charging stations for public use during power outages
WEST HAVEN, Dec. 9, 2024 — (Pictured): Emergency Management Director Rick Fontana shows Mayor Dorinda Borer how to charge a cellphone using the city’s new mobile multiunit charging station at City Hall on Dec. 6.
The city has purchased two state-of-the-art charging stations with accompanying GoSun solar tables and Honda generators for all residents to charge cellphones during power outages.
Borer said the city’s Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security will deploy the rapid charging stations in neighborhoods for “significant outages that don’t appear to be able to be resolved immediately due to significant circumstances.”
“I’ve been one of those residents in a major storm who looks for power access in places like Dunkin’ Donuts, Starbucks or McDonald’s and felt there has to be a more modern way we could assist residents in outages and requested mobile charging stations,” Borer said.
Each charging station sits atop a solar table that powers the station.
Fontana said each USB and USB-C station can charge up to 50 mobile devices at a time in just 34 minutes.
In addition, each gas-powered generator has plugs that can charge up to 10 medical devices at a time, he said.
Borer said the city has also purchased three solar charging poles in three strategic locations: the shoreline boardwalk, downtown and Allingtown.
“The addition of solar charging stations down the beach and in public spaces will also assist in powering up,” the mayor said.
(City Photo/Michael P. Walsh) |
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 The brick Veterans Walk of Honor in Bradley Point Park, West Haven. (City Photo/Michael P. Walsh, File) |
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Veterans Council launches 2025 Brick Campaign
WEST HAVEN, Nov. 19, 2024 — The West Haven Veterans Council has launched the 17th phase of its popular Brick Campaign.
In November 2006, the council began the first of 17 campaigns selling bricks to memorialize veterans on the 100-yard Walk of Honor between the William A. Soderman and Vietnam Veterans memorials.
The bricks, which cost $75, have charcoal lettering for personalized messages.
About 3,000 bricks have been installed to date, including 47 for Phase 16, which was dedicated May 25.
Download a brick application here.
Applications, due March 14, 2025, are also available in the mayor’s office at City Hall, 355 Main St. For details, call 203-937-3510. |
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