The week in photos – July 21, 2022

Pedestrian Bridge at Bradley Point opened Tuesday

While the adults enjoy the music and dancing, kids are drawn to rides and food at every Festival.

Local favorites, Tre Paul, will rock the stage at 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 30

Parkway Diner is one of the headline bands scheduled for Friday night.

Resident Rose Beloin was a recent cast member of the movie, “Tony Martone,” that premiered in the Stadium Theater, Woonsocket, RI, last week. She also appeared in a film short, “Dancing in the Dark,” that was previewed on the same night. The movie is set to hit Amazon Prime in the next few days. She is set to appear in another movie, set for release in October, and was cast in a music video now on Youtube. Many residents know her as she heads to the beach and dances on the dance deck.

West Haven in a bygone era shows two one-time landmarks of the Savin Rock Amusement Park and the resort area that made the town famous. The Old Grove teemed with families looking for a bit of fun at a time when six-day-a-week jobs were the rule, not the exception.

West Haven in a bygone era shows two one-time landmarks of the Savin Rock Amusement Park and the resort area that made the town famous. The Hotel Sea View was a posh Victorian-style hotel that catered to summer travelers to the shoreline.

The Avangrid Foundation tours the mobile mammography unit. Pictured left to right, Andrea L. Silber, MD, Professor of Clinical Medicine (Medical Oncology) and Associate Director Community Engagement and Health Equity for Clinical Research, Yale Medicine, Yale Cancer Center; Ramón Castresana Sánchez, Director of the Iberdrola Group Foundations Committee; Laney Brown, VP Sustainability, Avangrid; Pablo Colón, Director of Corporate Citizenship and Executive Director, Avangrid Foundation; Sherena Harris, Mobile Mammography Unit Outreach Coordinator, YNHH Radiology; Lucy Sirico, Director, YNHH Development; Stephen M. Jakab, CFRE, President, Bridgeport Hospital Foundation and Interim VP, YNHH Development; Jacquelyn Crenshaw, Senior Manager, Diagnostic Radiology, YNHH; Teren Basel, Development Officer, Grant Specialist, YNHH Development

Exterior of the Yale New Haven Health Mobile Mammography Unit

Inside the mammography station of the Yale New Haven Health Mobile Mammography Unit

Lifeguards Issac Gorske and Madison Hobart received state citations from members of the West Haven General Assembly Delegation last Friday, in recognition of the lifeguards saving an 11-year-old boy during a water rescue in June at Oak Street Beach. Shown are: West Haven Director of Parks and Recreation Mark Paine, State Reps. Dorinda Borer (D-115), and Treneé McGee (D-116) Gorske, Hobart, State Rep. Charles Ferraro (R0117), and West Haven Pool and Waterfront Coordinator Margaret Ruggiero.

The West Haven Historical Society sponsored its “Christmas in July” Craft Fair on the grounds of the historic Poli Mansion, 686 Savin Ave., which is also the organization’s headquarters. A number of crafters and artisans set up shop on the grounds with hundreds of shoppers looking to get their holiday shopping done early. The event is one of several listed for the mansion over the course of the year. Photographer Meari Avery caught a few of the crafters prior to the event’s opening.

The West Haven Historical Society sponsored its “Christmas in July” Craft Fair on the grounds of the historic Poli Mansion, 686 Savin Ave., which is also the organization’s headquarters. A number of crafters and artisans set up shop on the grounds with hundreds of shoppers looking to get their holiday shopping done early. The event is one of several listed for the mansion over the course of the year. Photographer Meari Avery caught a few of the crafters prior to the event’s opening.

The West Haven Historical Society sponsored its “Christmas in July” Craft Fair on the grounds of the historic Poli Mansion, 686 Savin Ave., which is also the organization’s headquarters. A number of crafters and artisans set up shop on the grounds with hundreds of shoppers looking to get their holiday shopping done early. The event is one of several listed for the mansion over the course of the year. Photographer Meari Avery caught a few of the crafters prior to the event’s opening.

Frank Belbusti was a 24-year-old favorite in the days of the Savin Rock Speedway with his car the 724.

Frank Belbusti’s popular 724 is shown in model form.

It was a special Fourth of July celebration at the Union School/Savin Rock Communities group at the Union School apartment complex. The residents were able to not only celebrate the nation’s birthday, but have their first group celebration in more than two years. Judging from the faces, a good time was had by all. Guest was State Rep. Dorinda Borer (D-115), who took the picture.

The Village Improvement Association, the committee that runs the city’s library system, has announced its 2022 Scholarship winners. Scholarships are funded through the VIA's endowment and generous donations in the name of former board members Pam Gardner, Gert Beckwith, Francis Blanchette, and former Library Director Connie Sacco. Pictured from left to right are Rodjae Smith, Cameron Murray, Analacea Turcio, Hannah Davey, and Henry Slomba.

Gianni Gambardella pitching against Trumbull in second round of state tournament. The Post 71 team topped Moosup in the first round, before topping the Trumbull squad, 4-1, Sunday. They were scheduled to play last night at Piurek Field.

Tyler Jones single against Trumbull in second round of state tournament