The week in photos – December 9, 2021

Sen. Richard Blumenthal swears in Mayor Nancy Rossi to begin her third term as the city’s chief executive. Blumenthal swore in the City Council as well, and then served as keynote speaker during biennial inauguration ceremonies at West Haven High School, Sunday. Rossi won another term, Nov. 2, with a 32-vote plurality over Republican candidate Barry Lee Cohen.

West Haven Mayor Nancy R. Rossi, with grandson Arthur Rossi, 11, right, leads Executive Assistant Louis P. Esposito Jr. and Santa and Mrs. Claus in a countdown to light the Christmas tree on the Green at the city’s holiday kickoff Nov. 27.

With the flip of a switch, the Green is transformed into a holiday wonderland.

Luke Regan, 6, of West Haven, and Charlotte Rose, 6, of Milford, make marshmallow snowman ornaments.

Ali Wyman, 8, of West Haven, and Jailyne Rodriguez, 8, of West Haven, decorate wooden ornaments

Angelina Frosolone, 8, of West Haven, gets her face painted by Laura Feist-Roche, the owner of Happy Daze Costumes of West Haven.

Victorian-clad carolers lead a singalong.

Three outgoing members of the Board of Education, Rosa Richardson, Rose Russo, and James Morrissey, Sr., pose following their final official meeting last month.

Rabbi Chanoch Wineberg of Chabad of Westville in New Haven, joined by his children, leads a Jewish blessing and the lighting of the menorah on the West Haven Green at the sundown celebration of the first day of Hanukkah on Nov. 28.

Shown making the donation are: Norman Goodman, Probus Club of Greater New Haven; Rebecca Gilbert, Community Connections, Program Manager, Residential; and Peter Marinelli, West Haven Community House, Director of Facilities & Operations.

The new solar panels at Bailey Middle School are expected to save taxpayers fuel dollars over the life of the 25-year deal with Verogy.

WHEAT Executive Director Rose Majestic, second from left, receives an oversize check for $2,000 from Killian M. Gruber, the 2020-21 chair of the University of New Haven Mayor’s Advisory Commission, and Mayor Nancy R. Rossi at the West Haven Emergency Assistance Task Force on Dec. 2. With them are, from left, Juan Dominguez, the general manager for Sodexo at UNH; MAC adviser Chris Haynes; and the Rev. E. Carl Howard, the senior minister of the First Congregational Church of West Haven.

The Mackrille Staff posed for a picture during the recent celebration of the school’s selection as one of the top in Connecticut.

The Apollo 8 crew of William A. Anders, James Lovell, Jr., and Frank Borman, spent Christmas of 1968 in space.

The WHFD Historical Library presents its 2021 Pewter Christmas Ornament featuring Elm Street Headquarters. This is the third in the series. The cost of this year’s ornament is $20. There is a limited amount of the 2019 & 2020 ornaments for sale as well. The 2019 ornament featured our 1911 department badge. The 2020 ornament featured our 1935 Mack Pumper. The cost to purchase the 2019 and 2020 ornaments is only $10 each with the purchase of our 2021 ornament while supplies last. To order, contact Lt. William Heffernan at our email: [email protected].

West Haven running back Tristian Crawford (4) runs away from a Coastal Cowboy (NC) defender enroute to a 34-19 national quarterfinal win in Orlando.

Seahawks’ Majesty Whitaker (1) takes off on a long run.

Fullback Jacari Harris (56) bulls his way for a first down

The West Haven 16U Midget American team’s Jason Anderson takes a shot against the Western Connecticut goal in a recent contest. The team is a tune-up squad for local high schoolers, sponsored by the West Haven Youth Hockey Association. Many of the players on the team will be seen in local uniforms as the high school hockey season opens up this month.

West Haven High School seniors celebrated their college acceptance, with many alongside their families, during the school’s second annual Decision Day. There were eight Connecticut Colleges and Universities in attendance; Albertus Magnus College, Central Connecticut State University, Eastern Connecticut State University, Gateway Community College, the University of New Haven, Quinnipiac University, Southern Connecticut State University, and Western Connecticut State University. A total of 70 seniors participated in the event and a total of 101 college acceptances were received from each of the schools in attendance. Admissions representatives from each school conducted 10-minute interviews with applicants in the auditorium and at the conclusion of the interview, students were told if they were accepted or denied.

Dubel’s Cafe owner Fred Hugendubel, left, and Art Gilbert, the co-chairmen of the Dubel’s Golf Tournament, present an $8,100 check for the West Haven Breast Cancer Awareness Program to committee member Beth A. Sabo outside Dubel’s at 260 Campbell Ave. on Monday. The money was raised at the tournament in October and will benefit the program’s Susan A. Ruickoldt Scholarship Fund. The fund was founded 19 years ago in memory of Ruickoldt, a city schoolteacher who died of breast cancer in 1997, and a $2,000 check is awarded to a female high school senior from West Haven who plans to continue her education.

Frank Sinatra tribute artist Steve Kaz, center, will lead American Swingtime Featuring the Echoes of Sinatra Orchestra in a concert at 2 p.m. Sunday in the West Haven High School auditorium, 1 Circle St. The two-hour show will trace Sinatra’s career and life through music and storytelling and will close the West Haven Centennial Celebration.

Tyler Newkirk of the craft company bearing his name, has a home at B&B Farms on Jones Hill Road. A crafter since age 15, he has a myriad of collectibles and homemade items that will delight.