Photos: And the Rockets Red Glare in Asharoken

Fireworks lit up the sky as residents gathered around bonfires to enjoy their Fourth of July Celebration.

Prior to the annual fireworks show, Asharoken officials held a briefing Monday. Asharoken Village Mayor Greg Letica and Police Commissioner and Trustee Mel Ettinger are pictured with Asharoken Police at Village Hall.

Photo: (l-r) Officer Tony Canino, Police Commissioner Mel Ettinger, Mayor Greg Letica, Officer-in-Charge Ray Mahdesian, and Officer Alex Rubino. Back row, Officers Jim Cox, Mitch Bank, Brian O'Connor, Sid Lynn, Joe D'Alessandro and Jeff Josephson.

Photos by Steve Silverman