Volume 19, Number 13
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Thursday, May 28, 2015
Scores attend Memorial Day parade By Charles Kreutzkamp The Berlin Citizen
| Charles Kreutzkamp / The Berlin Citizen
Town remembers Casner 30 years after tragedy By Charles Kreutzkamp The Berlin Citizen
This year marked the 30th anniversary of the loss of Berlin police Officer Jeffrey G. Casner, who was killed by a drunk driver while directing traffic at the scene of a car accident in 1985. “That is why we make an award in his honor, in his name, every year,” said police Chief Paul Fitzgerald. By Charles Kreutzkamp A crowd of current and retired police offi- The Berlin Citizen cers were joined by other community memThe annual UpBeat Picnic, See Casner / Page 7 “a wonderful family event” that
Members of the McGee Middle School band marching in the parade. | Charles Kreutzkamp / The Berlin Citizen
Joe Aresimowicz. Colaresi said who participated. the parade would not be possiGalgano said the turnout at the ble without the support from the community and thanked all those See Parade / Page 5
Annual UpBeat Picnic returns this evening “brings the whole town together,” will come by” the fairgrounds, according to UpBeat Coordinator where the event is returning this Alice Mitchell, is returning this year, Mitchell said. The Lions evening, May 28, at 5 p.m. See Picnic / Page 7 “I hope everyone from the town
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Many current and former police officers attended a memorial for their fallen brother Jeffrey Casner.
Town residents lined the streets May 25 for the annual Memorial Day parade. Dozens of local organizations marched, including veterans, police officers, firefighters, bands from McGee Middle School and Berlin High School, many boy scouts, cub scouts, and girl scouts, Raising Berlin, UpBeat, and others. Partway through the parade, a military plane — likely a World War II 810, according to Veteran’s Commission Secretary Peter Galgano — flew over the streets. Members of the Berlin Town Council were the first to start throwing candy to the crowd, but far from the last. Veteran’s Commission Chair Charles Colaresi remarked that Councilor David Evans may have threw “more candy than anybody,” as he recognized dignitaries attending the event, including the seven council members, former mayor Arthur Powers, and state Rep.
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