The week in photos – March 28, 2019

Mayor Nancy R. Rossi, back center, and City Council members, including Chairman Ronald M. Quagliani, back center, congratulate cheerleaders and coaches of the Ray Tellier Midget Football League’s West Haven Seahawks junior varsity and pee wee cheerleading teams Monday night at City Hall. At the ceremony, held during a council meeting in the Harriet C. North Community Room, Rossi presented each cheerleader and coach with a citation recognizing the teams’ national ranking in the competition and game day routines in the Pop Warner National Cheer & Dance Championships on Dec. 1-8 at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Fla.

“I said, ‘Listen, firefighters have great stories. We do some funny stuff.’ There’s always some gag going on.”

The Shoreline Sharks’ annual Marathon and Half-Marathon took place last week with one-third of the route covering the shoreline Boardwalk and other locations. Hundreds of runners took part in the early-morning event

The Shoreline Sharks Marathon and Half-Marathon took place in West Have on Saturday morning, with hundreds of runners taking part, looping the city twice in the 26-mile race, once for the half race. The certified course allowed competitors to compete for other races, such as the Boston Marathon. One-third of the race was along the shoreline, which gave a different type of competition to the usual joggers and walkers along the route.

St. Lawrence School recently celebrated the Students of the Month for February, in a ceremony held at the school. The students were honored for their academics and achievements in the classroom. Each student was awarded a pin and certificate, and the students, along with their parents, were invited to have breakfast with the Pastor, the Rev. Jose Mercado and Principal Paul DeFonzo. Pictured from left to right: Front row -- Vincent Perricone, Grade 2; Rylee Taylor, Grade 1; and Isabella Celentano, Kindergarten. Second row -- Leila Martinez, Grade 4; Sean Marston, Grade 3; and Madison Santarcangelo, Grade 5. Back Row -- DeFonzo; Brooke Flaherty, Grade 7; Jake Miller-Sperry, Grade 8; and Fr. Mercado. Missing from photo: Gisana Mainor, Grade 6.

The Notre Dame Green Knights and Fairfield Prep Jesuits faced off last week at Yale’s Ingalls Rink for the CIAC Division I state championship. The Knights were hoping to cop their eighth state title in the history of the program before an evenly divided 4,000 at the venerable facility. In the end, the Jesuits came out on top, 5-2, to win their 18th title in the 40-plus years the program has been in existence. It was a night of frustrations for the local team and its rooters.

Pictured above is WHHS Keegan Riccio announcing that she will be attending Albertus Magnus College to continue her athletic career in both soccer and lacrosse. Pictured along- side of her is her dad, Rob, and mom, Kelly. Standing behind is soccer coach Pete Trenchard. Keegan will be majoring in criminal justice.

Notre Dame’s Kamron Bell with his stepfather Rob Craft, mother, Angela, and coach, Joe DeCaprio.

West Haven’s Joe Manning is shown with mother, Laura, and coach, Rich Boshea.

Pete Richetelli and Brendan Serenson (shown here) have pursued their hockey careers together. The best friends hope to continue following the end of the stint in juniors.

Pete Richetelli (shown here) and Brendan Serenson have pursued their hockey careers together. The best friends hope to continue following the end of the stint in juniors.

This artist’s rendering of the Altschuler Building shows a structure that has been featured in various photographs of the city’s Green and surrounding area since the 1800s. One of the oldest buildings in the city, it has served many capacities and had many names before it was purchased by the Altschuler Family.