The week in photos – November 29, 2018

Lehanna, 6, helps her brother, Marc, 3, write a letter to Santa.

Mayor Nancy R. Rossi is accompanied onstage by her executive assistant, Lou Esposito, and her grandson, Arthur, 8, third from left, and his friends, Ella Rose McDonnell, left, and Sean Albuquerque.

With Santa and Mrs. Claus looking on, Mayor Nancy R. Rossi and her special guests, from left, Notre Dame High School seniors Kamron Bell and Jared Thayer, junior Roy Sebas and sophomore Rayquan Burruss, use electric switches to light the Christmas tree on the Green during the annual holiday kickoff Saturday.

Members of the Bailey Middle School chorus under the direction of music teacher Paul Scanlon sing the songs of the holiday season.

Connor Leigh, 1, and his brother, Gabriel, 3, pause with Santa and Mrs. Claus in their workshop.

Milton C. Cochran, USMC

Mayor Nancy R. Rossi, center, cuts the ceremonial ribbon Nov. 20 with Pinpoint managing partners T.J. Andrews, third from left, and Steve Gentile, fourth from left, to mark the relocation of the marketing company’s headquarters to 45 Railroad Ave. in the city’s burgeoning transit-oriented development zoning district around the train station.Joining the celebration are, from left, mayoral Executive Assistant Lou Esposito; state Reps. Charles J. Ferraro, R-West Haven, and Dorinda Borer, D-West Haven; City Clerk Deborah Collins; and city Planning and Development Commissioner Fred A. Messore. Pinpoint was previously at 53 Hancock St., Stratford, and is now in a newly remodeled, 25,000-square-foot warehouse across the street from the Metro-North Railroad commuter station.

The holidays came early to Carrigan Intermediate School on Nov. 14 as the Tetlow Street school welcomed more than 500 books collected by the Core Training Academy of Orange. The books were donated by families and players of the Connecticut Gators. Pictured, from left, Anthony Dadio, Trevor Knotwell, Carrigan reading consultant Latanya Joyner, Assistant Principal Alicia Limosani, Principal Rich Weber, and players Jack Weber and Matt Prete. The Gators baseball and softball players collected the books this fall, and members of the Gator leadership program sorted them into age-appropriate reading and grade levels before delivery.

The West Haven Girls Basketball League hosted the annual Turkey Shoot held on Thanksgiving Weekend at UNH. West Haven teams captured the title in the 5th, 6th and 8th grade divisions. More than 30 teams competed in four divisions over the course of three days.

The West Haven Girls Basketball League hosted the annual Turkey Shoot held on Thanksgiving Weekend at UNH. West Haven teams captured the title in the 5th, 6th and 8th grade divisions. More than 30 teams competed in four divisions over the course of three days.

The West Haven Girls Basketball League hosted the annual Turkey Shoot held on Thanksgiving Weekend at UNH. West Haven teams captured the title in the 5th, 6th and 8th grade divisions. More than 30 teams competed in four divisions over the course of three days.

Randy Acklin, a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9422, shows off the two gold and silver medals he won at the 32nd annual National Veterans Golden Age Games Aug. 3-8 in Albuquerque, N.M.Acklin won the gold in the men’s 200- and 800-meter runs and the silver in the men’s 400-meter run and 1,000-meter power walk.The Golden Age Games, open to veterans 55 and older who receive health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs, are the premier senior adaptive rehabilitation program in the U.S. They are the only national multi-event sports and recreational competition program designed to improve the quality of life for older veterans, including those with a wide range of abilities and disabilities.The VA challenges and encourages senior veterans to embrace a healthier lifestyle, thereby achieving the NVGAG “Fitness for Life” motto. The 2019 games are June 5-10 in Anchorage, Alaska. Registration is Feb. 25-March 8.

West Haven Squirt A player Ethan Kelly battles for puck control in last week at the Edward Bennett in a game vs. New Haven.

West Haven’s Maddex Lafountaine brushes away a shot from New Haven’s Braylon Rodriguez

A pair of Westies are on the attack in a Bennett Rink game between the West Haven Squirts “A” combine and the Greater New Haven Hurricanes.

Zack Hochman makes a catch in Notre Dame’s 62-16 Green Bowl win Thanksgiving morning. Hockman scored six toucdown’s as ND finished 6-4 on the season.

West Haven Professional Firefighters Local 1198 donated and delivered 100 turkeys to the West Haven Emergency Assistance Taskforce (WHEAT) headquarters on Washington Avenue to help fulfill its quota of Thanksgiving baskets. The turkey purchase, which totaled just over $2200, was made possible due to the generous donations collected from various Toy Drive events, which will be running through December.