2010 Memorial Day weekend parades and ceremonies

Following are local 2010 Memorial Day ceremonies and parades:

Saturday

Lebanon

• The parade will start at 10 a.m. on West Town Street and proceed to the town green for a ceremony. In the event of rain, residents can call the town hall at (860) 642-6100 to see if the parade is canceled.

If the parade is canceled due to weather, a ceremony will be held at Lyman Memorial High School.

Sunday

Scotland

• Memorial Day observances in Scotland start at noon with a ceremony at the Scotland Town Green followed by a parade down Route 97 to Scotland Cemetery, followed by a ceremony at Scotland Cemetery.

Coventry

• American Legion Post 52′s color guard and firing squad will render honors at St. Mary’s Cemetery at 2 p.m. (across from the Miller-Richardson ball field); then proceed to the New Coventry Cemetery at 2:30 p.m.; the Center Cemetery on Route 44 at 3 p.m.; then the North Coventry Cemetery on Grant Hill Road; the Silver Street Cemetery; the Wrights Mills Cemetery on South Street and conclude at the Nathan Hale Cemetery on Lake Street.

Monday

Windham/Willimantic:

• In Windham/Willimantic, the annual Memorial Day pilgrimage begins at 7 a.m. from the VFW building located at 1415 Main St. with everyone invited.

The stops will be at the New Willimantic Cemetery, Old Willimantic Cemetery, South Windham memorial, Windham Center Cemetery, Windham Center memorials, North Windham Cemetery, St. Joseph Cemetery, Russian Orthodox Cemetery and Windham Veteran’s Greenway.

Following the pilgrimage, the group will return to the VFW on Main Street for coffee and doughnuts at approximately 9 a.m.

At 11 a.m., there will be an observance at Memorial Park on Main Street with a speaking program featuring Windham Town Manager Neal Beets as the guest speaker.

Following that program, the parade will form and march to the American Legion headquarters on Bricktop Road.

Mansfield

• Parade begins at 9 a.m. at the intersection of Route 195 and Bassetts Bridge Road.

It then goes down Route 195 toward Cemetery Road to the ceremony site at the new Mansfield Center Cemetery. Music will be provided by bands from E. O. Smith High School in Storrs and Mansfield Middle School.

In the event of inclement weather, an abbreviated ceremony will take place at 9 a.m. in the Mansfield Middle School gymnasium. Tune in to WILI radio by 7:30 a.m. for any weather-related cancellation information.

Columbia

• The town’s annual ceremony begins at 10 a.m. on the town green near the intersection of Route 66 and 87.

Coventry

• The Coventry Lions Club will sponsor its annual Memorial Day pancake breakfast from 7 to 10 a.m. Monday at the First Congregational Church, 1171 Main St. The menu includes sausage, pancakes and eggs.

After the breakfast, a parade, organized by the American Legion, will begin at G. H. Robertson School on Cross Street at 10 a.m. The parade will stop at the Veterans Green Memorial for services, and Lynn Robertson, a retired U.S. Navy commander, will speak.

Hebron

• An 11 a.m. Memorial Day parade will start at RHAM High School and proceed down Main Street.

Andover

• The Andover Memorial Day parade begins from the Andover Elementary School at 8:45 a. m. Monday.

The parade route will follow School Road to Route 316, then head toward the intersection with Route 6, where the town will hold a ceremony at Memorial Park .

Hampton

• A busy Memorial Day starts from 7 to 9 a.m. with breakfast at the Hampton Congregational Church.

The annual Memorial Day Parade then starts at 9:30 a.m. along Main Street, starting at the Hampton Congregational Church and ending at the Hampton Town Hall, where a special Memorial Day ceremony takes place at 10:30 a.m.

Then, from 11: 30 a. m. to 2 p.m., a Memorial Day picnic will take place on the grounds of the Hampton Town Hall and Hampton Community Center.

Additional observances are: noon, Little River Naval Memorial Ceremony at the end of Hammond Hill Road; a 1 p.m. concert on the grounds of the Hampton Community Center; From 1 to 4 p.m., there is a softball tournament on the fields behind the Hampton Town Hall; and at 7 p.m., there will be a staged reading at the Hampton Community Center.

Franklin

• Franklin Memorial Day ceremonies will begin at 9:30 a.m., with a laying of wreaths at the Franklin Congregational Church on Meeting House Road.

After a brief ceremony, another wreath will laid Plains Cemetery Road on Under- The- Mountain Road at 9: 45 a. m. Monday to acknowledge veterans.

The parade will begin lining up at the boys’ senior field on Route 207, with the parade starting at 10:10 a.m. at Giddens Park, located behind Veterans Park.

The parade will then proceed to Pautipaug Cemetery on Route 207 for a ceremony at 10:30 a.m., followed by a brief address at Veterans Park, also on Route 207, at 10:45 a.m.

There will be a final ceremony at Giddings Park, at 11 a.m., followed by a picnic, including hot dogs and ice cream, at the park after the ceremony.

Eastford

• Eastford Memorial Day ceremonies will begin at 8:30 a.m. Ceremonies will occur at General Lyon Cemetery and Grove Cemetery at 8:30 a.m. and 9 a.m., respectively.

The parade starts at 9:30 a.m. at Eastford Elementary School heading toward Ivy Glenn Memorial library.

If there is inclement weather, the event will be held in the Eastford Elementary School at 9:30 a.m.

Ashford

• The Ashford Memorial Day parade begins at 11 a.m. at the Ashford Volunteer Fire Department.

The parade travels along Routes 89 and 44.

A ceremony will take place in Pompey Hollow Park off Route 44 immediately following the parade.

Posted May 28, 2010

UConn goes on to play Rutgers Saturday in Big East baseball tournament

On Thursday, Freshman Dan Feehan picked up the win in relief against Cincinnati in the tournament opener. Photo © by Vito J. Leo for HTNP.com Sports

Pierre LePage went 4-for-4 with two RBI as the University of Connecticut baseball team eliminated Pittsburgh from the 2010 BIG EAST Baseball Championship with a 7-2 win today [May 28] at Bright House Field in Florida.

George Springer added two hits, while Mike Olt went 2-for-5 with two runs scored.

Greg Nappo earned the win for his eighth of the year, and he became the 14th all-time Husky to earn eight or more wins in a single season.

With the win, UConn (45-13) will now play Rutgers on Saturday morning at 10 a.m.

The Scarlet Knights have not lost in the postseason and are coming off two wins in the BIG EAST Championship, with victories over Pittsburgh (Wednesday) and UConn (Thursday).

Pittsburgh (38-18) took a 1-0 lead in the second inning as Cory Brownsten homered over the left field wall for his third home run this season.

Pierre LePage picked up his second hit of the ballgame in the third with a double down the left field line before advancing to third on a fielding error by Pittsburgh’s John Schultz.

The junior was able to cross the plate on a Nick Ahmed sacrifice fly, his third of the postseason, as the Huskies tied the game at one in the top of the third.

The Huskies scored two runs in the fourth inning to take a 3-1 lead as Billy Ferriter recorded an infield single to short to score Mike Olt from third.

Olt earned his way on base with a leadoff double to right field, his 11th of the year. Ferriter later scored on an RBI single by LePage into left center.

Two Pittsburgh errors put Ahmed on second before the sophomore scored on an RBI single through the right side of the infield by George Springer.

For Springer, it was his seventh hit of the postseason and his second RBI.

With no outs, Springer stole second before advancing to third on another Pittsburgh throwing error.

With runners on first and third, Springer attempted to steal home on a ball that got by Brownsten behind the plate, but was thrown out trying to add to UConn’s run tally. Despite the out, the Huskies added the one run to the scoreboard to extend their lead to three at 4-1.

The Panthers led off the bottom of the fifth with back-to-back hits before Kevin Smith grounded into a double play, as Schultz scored to cut the Huskies’ lead to two.

UConn added two runs in the seventh, as Ferriter singled to right field to score both Mike Olt and Mike Nemeth, to give the Huskies a 7-2 advantage.

Greg Nappo allowed 10 hits, two runs and four walks in 5.2 innings of work in today’s ballgame before freshman Dan Feehan took the hill with two outs in the sixth after Nappo walked his fourth batter.

Feehan had another solid outing for the Huskies, allowing three hits in 2.1 scoreless innings. Kevin Vance came in to close out the game in the ninth as he walk one and allowed no hits.

The championship game is set for noon Sunday, May 30 at Bright House Field in Clearwater and is set to be televised on ESPNU. All other tournament games are streamed via bigeastbaseball.com

Posted May 28, 2010