O’Reilly Auto Parts Celebrates Opening In West Haven

WEST HAVEN, CT — West Haven Mayor Edward M. O’Brien, holding a pair of oversize scissors, cuts the ribbon April 21 to mark the ceremonial opening of O’Reilly Auto Parts, a chain specializing in automotive parts and accessories, at 1003 Boston Post Road.

From left, store manager Jose Cotto Maldonado, state Rep. Michael A. DiMassa, D-West Haven, and assistant store manager Rob Sabia. (To sign up for West Haven breaking news alerts and more, click here.)

The Route 1 store, built on the former site of Chuck’s Steakhouse, is open from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays and Saturdays and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sundays.

O’Reilly Auto Parts, headquartered in Springfield, Mo., has more than 4,500 stores nationwide.

(City Photo/Michael P. Walsh)