Police Athletic League Awards Scholarships

The Westport Police Athletic League (WPAL) presented its annual Ellis Family College scholarships to 24 college students. Pictured: (front row, l-r) Mariah Ventrella (Sacred Heart), Maria Chappa (Southern Ct), Juliana Verrelli (Salve Regina), Kristen Godin, Jayme Thompson (Western CT), Nicole Thompson (Pace); (back row, l-r) Officer Ned Batlin, president, WPAL, Login Rice, Ben Thaw (Wesleyan), Trip Backus (U of Maine), and Howard Friedman, president, Scholarship Committee. Absent from the photo are Alex Frawley (Melissa & Doug Award), Matthew Librandi, Emma Mikesh (Marist), Samantha Schwartz, Kelsey Bobrow (Cornell), Tucker Bobrow (Cornell), Allison Librandi, Lindsay Sampson (UConn), Sam Arciola (U of Alabama), Adam Friedman (Florida Atlantic)Brittany Kelley (Sacred Heart), Andy Palaia (Holy Cross), Charles Sampson ( UConn), Matt Kashetta (James Madison U), and Matt Schwartz (Southern CT)  Conributed photo