Photo of the Week 12/7/12

[POTW Weeks 4-5, First place] In Webster, NY, a West Webster firefighter receives an embrace upon arriving at a vigil held for two West Webster volunteer firefighters, Tomasz Kaczowka, a 911 dispatcher in his early 20s, and Michael Chiapperini, a 43-year-old lieutenant with the Webster Police Department, December 26, 2012. After arriving at a car fire which set ablaze seven homes on Lake Rd, both men were killed after being shot at on the morning of Christmas Eve by 62 year old William Spengler. The vigil was organized by the owners of Barry's Old School Irish restaurant on Main Street in Webster

In Webster, NY, a West Webster firefighter receives an embrace upon arriving at a vigil held for two West Webster volunteer firefighters, Tomasz Kaczowka, a 911 dispatcher in his early 20s, and Michael Chiapperini, a 43-year-old lieutenant with the Webster Police Department, December 26, 2012. After arriving at a car fire which set ablaze seven homes on Lake Rd, both men were killed after being shot at on the morning of Christmas Eve by 62 year old William Spengler. The vigil was organized by the owners of Barry’s Old School Irish restaurant on Main Street in Webster. 1st Place photo by: Matt Burkhartt

[POTW week 4-5, Second Place] Legendary hardcore band Paint It Black plays a surprise show in the kitchen of a Philadelphia house Dec. 27, 2012. Vocalist Dan Yemin performs songs off their first album entitled CVA, a reference to his stroke he suffered in 2000. He is now a practicing child and teen psychologist in the Philadelphia region.

Legendary hardcore band Paint It Black plays a surprise show in the kitchen of a Philadelphia house Dec. 27, 2012. Vocalist Dan Yemin performs songs off their first album entitled CVA, a reference to his stroke he suffered in 2000. He is now a practicing child and teen psychologist in the Philadelphia region. 2nd Place photo by: Victoria Binkley

[POTW wek 4-5, Third Place] In Webster, NY, West Webster firefighter Vicki Polkowski cries with fellow firefighter, Pat Quigley, at a vigil held for two West Webster volunteer firefighters, Tomasz Kaczowka, a 911 dispatcher in his early 20s, and Michael Chiapperini, a 43-year-old lieutenant with the Webster Police Department, December 26, 2012. After arriving at a car fire which set ablaze seven homes on Lake Rd, both men were killed after being shot at on the morning of Christmas Eve by 62 year old William Spengler. The vigil was organized by the owners of Barry's Old School Irish restaurant on Main Street in Webster.

In Webster, NY, West Webster firefighter Vicki Polkowski cries with fellow firefighter, Pat Quigley, at a vigil held for two West Webster volunteer firefighters, Tomasz Kaczowka, a 911 dispatcher in his early 20s, and Michael Chiapperini, a 43-year-old lieutenant with the Webster Police Department, December 26, 2012. After arriving at a car fire which set ablaze seven homes on Lake Rd, both men were killed after being shot at on the morning of Christmas Eve by 62 year old William Spengler. The vigil was organized by the owners of Barry’s Old School Irish restaurant on Main Street in Webster. 3rd Place photo by: Matt Burkhartt