Boardwalk Eco-Restoration website, survey announced

WEST HAVEN, Oct. 18, 2022 — As part of the West Haven Boardwalk Resilience and Eco-Restoration Project, the Shoreline Restoration Committee has collaborated with SLR International Corp. to create an informational website that features an overview, some history about the location, and plans for public engagement in the form of a survey and an on-site event on Saturday.

The project sits on 1.5 acres of shoreline adjacent to the boardwalk at Old Grove Park on Palace Street.

“Community engagement is a vital component of this project,” said committee co-leads Marilyn Wilkes, the vice president of the Land Trust of West Haven, and Mark E. Paine Jr., the director of the city Department of Parks and Recreation. “We are actively seeking the public’s input at the on-site event and through the survey on the website in order to gain diverse perspectives and a better understanding of the community’s needs.”

An initial community engagement event will take place at the project site from 8 a.m.-noon Saturday and will feature drawings of the possibilities for the area to spark the public’s imagination. The rain date is Oct. 29.

The website survey will be open until Dec. 1. Feedback from the on-site community event and the survey will inform conceptual alternatives, and a community workshop will be held in early 2023 to explore the opportunities.

Shoreline Restoration Project updates can be found on the Land Trust’s website or the city’s website.

‘Tree tenders’ plant red maple in Brennan Field Park

WEST HAVEN, Oct. 18, 2022 — (Pictured): West Haven “tree tenders” gather in the shade of their newly planted red maple in West Shore’s Brennan Field Park on Saturday.

The tree was planted near the park’s basketball court at Highland Avenue and Arlington Street as part of the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s Urban Forest Equity Grant award.

The hole was dug by a Department of Public Works crew to give the roots the best chance to grow, said Tree Warden Leo Kelly, who oversees the volunteer group of about 30 tree tenders.

The group will plant more trees next spring.

To become a tree tender, send an email to [email protected]. For information and updates, go to the WH Tree Tenders Facebook page.

(City Photo/Leo Kelly)

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. The free exposition brought together families and first responders from around the state for hands-on activities and interactive demonstrations to promote public safety education. (City Drone Photo/Andrew Kosarko, Courtesy of Jow Films LLC)

Expo promotes fire prevention, public safety education

WEST HAVEN, Oct. 17, 2022 — The city joined West Haven’s three fire departments to mark the 100th anniversary of Fire Prevention Week at an exposition of all things fire, police, public safety and health in Old Grove Park on Saturday.

The second annual West Haven Fire/Police Service, Public Safety & Health Expo brought together families and first responders — firefighters, police officers, EMTs, health care professionals — from around the state for hands-on activities and interactive demonstrations to promote public safety education.

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