Senior centers to close
Retirement is supposed to be easy, but it will soon be more difficult for New Haven’s senior citizens to find a game of Penochle.
Mayor John DeStefano Jr. announced last Thursday night that three of the six senior centers in New Haven — West River, Westville and Bella Vista — will be closed by July in order to reduce the city’s operating costs. Seniors who currently frequent the centers will have the option of going to three larger centers — Dixwell, Eastshore and Atwater — though many said they will not.
All seven seniors at the West River Senior Center interviewed said...
