Volume 17, Number 51
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Friday, December 23, 2022
Santa delivers presents to local families By Nicole Zappone The Citizen
The holiday spirit was undoubtedly in the air. Even though Santa Claus didn’t have any reindeer escorting him, firefighters from Northeast Company 4 accompanied St. Nick throughout town recently, delivering presents to the boys and girls on his list. The North Haven Fire Department’s annual Santa Run took place Saturday, Dec. 17 and Sunday, Dec. 18, and Santa – riding in a fire truck – visited more than 90 families. See Santa, A2
HEALTHY HOLIDAYS TO YOU Members of the Bobcat Stride community walking program at Quinnipiac University’s North Haven campus gathered for a holiday luncheon on Dec. 5 to celebrate the friendships they’ve formed. The Bobcat Stride, a free program, is open to people age 50-plus. Walkers meet weekdays from 6 to 9 a.m. at QU, 370 Bassett Road. For more information about the Bobcat Stride program, contact Katie Picard at Katherine.Picard@ qu.edu.
Laura DeMonte and her children, Porter and Phoeb pose with Santa on Sunday, Dec. 18. Photos by Nicole Zappone
Residents bundle up for annual menorah lighting By Nicole Zappone The Citizen
The chilly temperature didn’t stop members of the Jewish community and other local residents from coming out to the town green for North Haven's annual menorah lighting on Monday, Dec. 19, the second night of Chanukah. Children and families enjoyed jelly donuts and hot latkes, and Northeast Company 4 distributed chocolate coin gelts from 30 feet up thanks to one of the fire department's ladder trucks. A raffle for an Amazon gift card added to the fun. “It was wonderful celebrating with the community,” said Rabbi Moshe Hecht of the Chabad Jewish Center of Hamden. “Chanukah is a universal message that we all have so much inside of us to share with the world. Chanukah reminds us to take that light inside of all of us and share it with the rest of the world.” See Menorah, A11