Port Chester resident Leslie Mejia, 8, smiles for the camera on the lap of Santa Claus, played by John Mecca, while Rye Town Clerk Hope Vespia does her best Mrs. Claus impression. Mejia’s relative, Emma, wraps an arm around Jolly Old Saint Nicholas as Deputy Town Clerk Stephanie Maciel snaps a photo at Rye Town’s annual Holiday Lights festival that took over Crawford Park on Saturday, Dec. 9. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Two-year-old Olive DiSalvo, from Port Chester, prepares to roll a ball down the rollercoaster exhibit brought to the event by the Westchester Children's Museum. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Port Chester siblings 8-year-old Ian (left) and Mia Larios, 6, take their shots at the basketball game set up in an upstairs room of the Crawford Mansion Community Center. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Rye Town Supervisor Gary Zuckerman celebrates the lighting of the Christmas tree and menorah outside the Crawford Mansion Community Center, lauding the work of those who made the event possible. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Crossway resident Debby Yablow directs 5-year-old Talia Szoke, who lives on Brush Hollow Close, to put her in position for the perfect picture under the menorah outside the Crawford Mansion Community Center. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Ethan Mizhquero, a 2-year-old from Port Chester, explores one of the lit displays set up around the park. His mother Jessica dressed him up as an elf for the night. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Professional Chess Instructor Brian Wolff (left), with the Rye Brook Chess Club, holds his 2-year-old son Mason while playing a friendly game with Port Chester resident Dave Javier, 8. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Mrs. Claus tries to get 3-year-old Leo Distasio of Greenwich, Conn., to look at the camera while he sits on Santa’s lap. His parents Gaby and Frank stand on the sides with his older brother, 7-year-old Blake. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
