Halloween Haunt on Tuesday at Painter Park tennis courts

WEST HAVEN, Oct. 19, 2022 — The Department of Parks and Recreation is holding its annual Halloween Haunt on Tuesday at the Painter Park tennis courts, 190 Kelsey Ave. The rain date is Oct. 27.

The free event, for city residents 12 and younger, includes a candy corn guess and a contest for best decorated pumpkin.

The hunt schedule is 5:30 p.m., ages 3 and younger; 5:50 p.m., ages 4-5; 6:10 p.m., ages 6-7; 6:30 p.m., ages 8-10; and 7 p.m., ages 11-12.

Participants should register 10-15 minutes before their hunt time and must show proof of residence, including a driver’s license, a utility bill or a child’s report card.

Only one adult may assist a child in the hunt for ages 3 and under; all other age groups hunt unassisted.

Special education lawyer receives ‘Way to Go!’ award

WEST HAVEN, Oct. 19, 2022 — (Pictured): Special education lawyer and child advocate Jeffery Forte, left, receives the “Way to Go!” award from Viola Waldo on behalf of the West Haven Interagency Network for Children at the Johnson Community Center on Monday.

Waldo, the facilitator of the West Haven Parent Support Group for special needs children, presented the award to Forte for “providing services and resources to families of children with special needs.”

Forte’s law firm, Forte Law Group LLC of Shelton, is dedicated to exclusively representing families and children with special needs.

The Way to Go program recognizes providers who present at Parent Support Group meetings and go above and beyond to offer services and resources.

(City Photo/Sharon Rodrigues)

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