The week in photos – November 22, 2018

Following a tradition that goes about almost 50 years, we celebrate our Thanksgiving Day edition by celebrating the hometown heroes of the gridiron. West Haven and Notre Dame play in the season finale for both teams.

Following a tradition that goes about almost 50 years, we celebrate our Thanksgiving Day edition by celebrating the hometown heroes of the gridiron. West Haven and Notre Dame play in the season finale for both teams.

Former Mayor Edward O’Brien and Mayor Nancy Rossi called a truce to their long-standing feud when the former chief executive was awarded the Irishman of the Year award by the West Haven Elks Lodge in March. That feud may be rekindled as O’Brien is evaluating his chances for another run at City Hall.

rom left, Dubel’s Golf Tournament organizer Elma Mohan, a breast cancer survivor, and Dubel’s Cafe owner Fred Hugendubel, the tournament co-chairman, present a $6,000 check for the West Haven Breast Cancer Awareness Program to committee member Beth A. Sabo on Nov. 15 at City Hall. The money was raised at the annual golf tournament in October. The other organizers were co-chairman Art Gilbert, Kaci Fabish, Jo-Anne Hugendubel-Case, Sue LePre and Mary Price. Since its inception in 2000, the program has collected hundreds of thousands of dollars for breast cancer research and education.

The story of the first Thanksgiving has been the subject of many artists’ renderings. Thankful for surviving a year in the New World, and happy the crops were so successful, prayer and feasting were ordered.

West Haven Rotary Club recently conducted its annual giveaway of dictionaries to third grade students around the city. Here the Rotary Club is conducting their distribution to the third grade students at St. Lawrence School. Pictured here along with the third grades students are: (left to right) West Haven Mayor and Rotarian Nancy Rossi, Head Librarian and Rotarian Colleen Bailey, Principal Paul DeFonzo and third grade teacher, Gerald Lombardo.

Thanks to the generosity of members of Vertical Church, more than 50 West Haven families will have a happy Thanksgiving. The church’s pastor, Ken Vance (shown here) and Outreach Coordinator Paul Brunson, coordinated the Thanksgiving Food Drive for West Haven families. The food was delivered and distributed to families served by the Head Start program and the West Haven Family Resource Center.

Thanks to the generosity of members of Vertical Church, more than 50 West Haven families will have a happy Thanksgiving. The church’s pastor, Ken Vance and Outreach Coordinator Paul Brunson (shown here), coordinated the Thanksgiving Food Drive for West Haven families. The food was delivered and distributed to families served by the Head Start program and the West Haven Family Resource Center.

Thanks to the generosity of members of Vertical Church, more than 50 West Haven families will have a happy Thanksgiving. The church’s pastor, Ken Vance and Outreach Coordinator Paul Brunson, coordinated the Thanksgiving Food Drive for West Haven families. The food was delivered and distributed to families served by the Head Start program and the West Haven Family Resource Center.

Navoni Harris of the Chargers drives to the hoop in last week’s contest with the Sting. The play took place at the Edith Mackrille gym as the Youth Basketball League swung into action.

Thanksgiving and football have been traditional for West Haven. Yale Bowl was the venue for the annual Turkey Day battle between the Blue Devils and Academics of Hillhouse. The game in 1944 drew a record 43,000-plus to the Bowl, still an Eastern record. Shown is the 1939 game.

Thanksgiving and football have been traditional for West Haven. Yale Bowl was the venue for the annual Turkey Day battle between the Blue Devils and Academics of Hillhouse. The game in 1944 drew a record 43,000-plus to the Bowl, still an Eastern record. Shown here is thought to be the 1944 game.