The week in photos – September 9, 2021

Gail Hande, third from right, flips a light switch held by Savin Rock Fireworks Committe co-Chairman Sandy McCauley to launch the West Haven Centennial Fireworks off Bradley Point on Friday.

Fireworks explode over Long Island Sound in a display to celebrate the city’s centennial.

Guitarist Greg Benn solos, while singer Kathy Thompson looks on.

Singer Kathy Thompson leads the Kathy Thompson Band in a performance.

Radio personality Brian Smith, the master of ceremonies, jokes with the crowd

Mayor Nancy R. Rossi on Sept. 2 assesses the destruction at Lake Street Beach off Ocean Avenue caused by heavy rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ida. The storm dumped 6.27 inches of rain in West Haven on the night of Sept. 1 into early the next morning. Stormwater runoff carved out an estimated 40-foot-wide, 8-foot-deep valley in the beach. Rossi plans to work with state leaders to secure emergency relief funding to replenish the washed-out beach with new sand.

Mayor Nancy R. Rossi on Sept. 2 assesses the destruction at Lake Street Beach off Ocean Avenue caused by heavy rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ida. The storm dumped 6.27 inches of rain in West Haven on the night of Sept. 1 into early the next morning. Stormwater runoff carved out an estimated 40-foot-wide, 8-foot-deep valley in the beach. Rossi plans to work with state leaders to secure emergency relief funding to replenish the washed-out beach with new sand.

It was a day of fun, and a day of learning. Youngsters in the West Haven Community House’s Head Start Program began the new school year with students all over the city last week.

The Doobie Brothers tribute concert performed by What a Fool Believes is now slated for 7 p.m. today in Old Grove Park. The concert was postponed from Sunday because of rain. Billed as “a Doobie Brothers experience,” the two-hour show will cap the West Haven Centennial Concert Series.

Mayor Nancy R. Rossi welcomes Paul “Paulie” Veneto, of Braintree, Mass., and his airline beverage cart to West Haven at the base of the Kimberly Avenue bridge near Elm Street on Sept. 2. Veneto, 62, a former flight attendant who lost several colleagues when United Flight 175 was flown into the World Trade Center’s south tower in New York on Sept. 11, 2001, is honoring his friends on the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks by pushing the beverage cart from Boston to ground zero. Escorted by members of West Haven’s Police Department and three fi re departments, Veneto pushed the cart, decorated with photos of all four 9/11 flight crews, along Route 162 to the Milford line on Jones Hill Road as part of his 200-mile-plus journey to Manhattan. The trek, called Paulie’s Push, will benefit the families of his former colleagues and Power Forward 25, a nonprofit organization that helps people with addiction. Veneto shows Rossi and her executive assistant, Louis P. Esposito Jr., photos of flight attendants who died when United Flight 175 was flown into the World Trade Center on 9/11.

Mayor Nancy R. Rossi welcomes Paul “Paulie” Veneto, of Braintree, Mass., and his airline beverage cart to West Haven at the base of the Kimberly Avenue bridge near Elm Street on Sept. 2. Veneto, 62, a former flight attendant who lost several colleagues when United Flight 175 was flown into the World Trade Center’s south tower in New York on Sept. 11, 2001, is honoring his friends on the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks by pushing the beverage cart from Boston to ground zero. Escorted by members of West Haven’s Police Department and three fi re departments, Veneto pushed the cart, decorated with photos of all four 9/11 flight crews, along Route 162 to the Milford line on Jones Hill Road as part of his 200-mile-plus journey to Manhattan. The trek, called Paulie’s Push, will benefit the families of his former colleagues and Power Forward 25, a nonprofit organization that helps people with addiction. Veneto shows Rossi and her executive assistant, Louis P. Esposito Jr., photos of flight attendants who died when United Flight 175 was flown into the World Trade Center on 9/11.

The West Haven Child Development Center, Inc. received a Farm to ECE grant from the State of CT to plant a garden and promote fresh fruits and vegetables while teaching about sustainability. Riker and Levi Mucherino, age 2 watch the watermelons grow.

The West Haven Child Development Center, Inc. received a Farm to ECE grant from the State of CT to plant a garden and promote fresh fruits and vegetables while teaching about sustainability. Kaylani Foster age 5, samples the watermelon.

Preston Denno scrambles for some yards in a 26-6 scrimmage victory against Bunnell.

Head Coach Rich Boshea and assistant Tom Unger survey the troops in preparation for Friday’s opener against Harding at 7 p.m. in Ken Strong Stadium. The Westies tuned u p for the game with a scrimmage vs. Bunnell, winning 26-7. The West Haven Seahawks opened the 2021 season with games at the fl ag (5/6 years old), 8U and 10U levels. The 12U and 14U teams will open next weekend. The Seahawks 10U team exploded off ensively for an impressive 34-0 win over the New Haven Steelers. Running back Tristan Crawford accounted for two touchdowns and teammates Majesty Whitaker, Trayon Jaynes and Jaden Spell each scored once. The off ensive line controlled the game opening big holes for the running backs and was led by Mason Booker, William Pastore, Jaden Pott er and CJ Schlauder. The defense was stellar allowing very few yards. Excellent defensive eff orts were turned in by Jacari Harris with 8 tackles for losses, Chase Stanley, Kaden Lafountain and Tremar Smith. The 8U team lost to a veteran and talented Steelers team, 33-0, in opening day action. First-year running backs Jackson Gabriele and Andrew Cuzio ran the ball well for the Seahawks. The defense was

A New Haven steeler running back is stopped in his tracks in 10U action on Saturday.

Seahawk 8U quarterback Luciano Chambrelli gets a pass off against New Haven on Saturday.