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Morton Honored With ‘Making the Difference’ Award In West Haven
Robert S. "Bob" Morton served as West Haven's director of Youth and Family Services for 40 of his nearly 44 years with the city.

WEST HAVEN, CT — (Pictured): West Haven Youth and Family Services Director Diane Dietman presents former Director Robert S. “Bob” Morton with the 2023 Special Recognition Award on behalf of the Region 2 Planning for Children and Youth Committee at City Hall on Monday.
Morton retired in 2020 after serving as West Haven’s director of Youth and Family Services, formerly the Youth Service Bureau, for 40 of his nearly 44 years with the city.
He received the “Making the Difference” award for “your dedicated years of outstanding service and commitment. Thank you for everything you have done. You truly make the difference.”
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Region 2 of the committee is composed of youth service bureaus from Greater New Haven, including the Naugatuck Valley and the shoreline from Milford to Clinton.
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