Photos: July 4 – Fireworks and celebrations from the New Haven area

Posted Jul 03, 2012

By vwilliams

A round up of Register photos from past Independence Day celebrations from around the New Haven area.

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People watch the fireworks show at Town Center Park at Meadowbrook in Hamden on 7/1/2011. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register AG0417D
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New Haven--Spectators watch the fireworks from the Wilbur Cross High School football field Monday night. Photo by Brad Horrigan/New Haven Register-06.28.11.
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New Haven--Spectators watch the fireworks from the Wilbur Cross High School football field Monday night. Photo by Brad Horrigan/New Haven Register-06.28.11.
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West Haven-- Thousands gathered to watch the West Haven fireworks along the boardwalk near Savin Rock in West Haven. Photo-Peter Casolino/New Haven Register Cas110703 7/03/11
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West Haven-- Children play frisbee along the beach as they wait for the West Haven fireworks to begin. They are, left to right: Michael Clemente (7) of Naugatuck, Austin Studley (7) Meriden, Xitlali Tapia (2) of West Haven and her sister, Paola Tapia (9). Photo-Peter Casolino/New Haven Register Cas110703 7/03/11
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Brad Horrigan | New Haven Register. BH0621. New Haven, Connecticut - 07.04.10: Joe Morbidelli, of Hamden, and Sylvia Pinon, of Milford, watch the fireworks from Rice Field in New Haven Sunday night.
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Brad Horrigan | New Haven Register. BH0377. New Haven, Connecticut - 07.04.09: Spectators prepare to watch the July 4th fireworks from Long Wharf Saturday night.
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Brad Horrigan | New Haven Register. BH0377. New Haven, Connecticut - 07.04.09: Sonja Jaturarat, 5, and Emma Appleman, 6, both of Guilford, react to fireworks set off prior to the formal city fireworks on from Long Wharf Saturday night.
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7/03/09 Cas090703 Peter Casolino Wallingford-- The Annual Wallingford town fireworks display lights up the sky over Hope Hill Road. Photo/Peter Casolino
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7/03/09 Cas090703 Peter Casolino Wallingford-- Wallinford police get a view of the Annual Wallingford town fireworks display as it lights up the sky over Hope Hill Road. Photo/Peter Casolino
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7/03/09 Cas090703 Peter Casolino Wallingford-- The Annual Wallingford town fireworks display lights up the sky over Hope Hill Road. Photo/Peter Casolino
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7/03/09 Cas090703 Peter Casolino Wallingford-- Kyle Baskin (6), left and Aaron Jacob (8), let a sky lantern go with their father Darin Baskin's supervision along Hope Hill Road before the Wallingford fireworks display. The lantern is heated up by flame, set free, then rises to several hundred feet and it returns to earth when it cools. The entire lantern is bio-degradable. They live in Wallingford. Photo/Peter Casolino
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(ms070209)-Christina Hernandez,10, of Shelton, records the fireworks at Veterans Park in Shelton. Melanie Stengel/Register (NOTE: Fireworks were going off in two places-The ones behind her could have been from Derby) Melanie Stengel/Register
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(ms070209)-Fireworks at Veterans Park in Shelton. Melanie Stengel/Register
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(ms070209)-Casey Martinez,6, , of Shelton, plays with his bubble gun while waiting for the fireworks to begin at Veterans Park in Shelton. Melanie Stengel/Register
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Cas070706 7/06/07 New Haven--Spectators enjoy the 2007 New Haven 4rth of July Fireworks display along Long Wharf. Photo-Peter Casolino
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(ms0134)7/4/05-MS-LONG WHARF-Linda Whittaker (L) works a crossword puzzle as she and husband, Bart, wait for the fireworks to start in New Haven Harbor. The Whittakers are from Milford. A picnic and the fireworks have become an annual tradition for them. Melanie Stengel/Register
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7/3/2005 Photo by Peter Casolino West Haven-- Spectators enjoy the annual fireworks display at Bradley Point In West Haven. Photo-Peter Casolino
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Hamden, Connecticut-HVIZDAK- 7/2/05: Erin and Jon Andrianoff of West Haven pose for a portrait as they celebrate their first wedding anniversary during the July 4th fireworks display at Meadowbrook Park in Hamden. The Andrianoff were married last year on July 3rd. Photograph by Peter Hvizdak ph0327a #0093
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Hamden, Connecticut-HVIZDAK- 7/2/05: Mikala Hawes of Hamden, 4, balances herself on top of her mother Jessica Hawes as they listen to patriotic music at the start of the July 4th celebration and fireworks display at Meadowbrook Park in Hamden. Photograph by Peter Hvizdak ph0327a #019
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Sub9/3/04 Photo by Mara Lavitt--HaFireworks ML0145H #7716 Aleah Grindell age 3 of Hamden arrives in style at the Meadowbrook Golf Course in Hamden to take part in the annual, but delayed, Fourth of July fireworks night.
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SUB 7-4-04 AARON FLAUM Fourth of July firework spectators find a spot as they waitr for the start of the New Haven fireworks. Aaron Flaum/ Register (7-4-04)
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SUB 7-4-04 AARON FLAUM Martin Llerena, of New Haven shows the Fourth Spirit as he finds a spot on Long Warf to enjoy the fireworks with his friends. * HIS LAST NAME IS LLERENA* Aaron Flaum/ Register (7-4-04)
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CIT 7-4-03 AARON FLAUM Spectators watch the New Haven's Fourth of July fireworks at Longwarf Friday night. Aaron Flaum/ Register (7-4-03)
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wh-fireworks-ag-7/3 People watch fireworks at the Savin Rock beach area of West Haven on Saturday night 7/3/2004. Photo by Arnold Gold AG0089C
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wh-fireworks-ag-7/3 Paul Rosenberg, 4, of West Haven watches fireworks while holding a sprinkler on the beach at Savin Rock in West Haven on 7/3/2004. Photo by Arnold Gold AG0089C