The city of North Adams will honor those who served in all American wars on Veteran’s Day, this Sunday, November 11th with a parade and ceremony. The parade will start from the American Legion home at 10:30 AM; move north on American Legion Drive and east (traveling along the south lane) on Main Street, then north on Eagle Street to the Veterans Memorial where the ceremony will take place.
Line of March:
Police Cruiser
Color guard from Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #996
Color guard from American Veterans (AMVETS) Post #100
Color guard American Legion Post #125
Color guard Sons of the American Legion, Squad #125
Color guard from North Adams Police Department
Firing squad, company “C,†181st Engineers, Massachusetts Army National Guard
Commanders of Veterans organizations – Allen Domenichini, VFW, Thomas Lussier, American Legion, Michael Chalifoux, Vietnam Veterans of America, Louis Floriani, AMVETS, Michael Catrambone, U.S. Navy Armed Guard Association
Mayor John Barrett III, LTC Michael Hynes, State Senator Benjamin Downing; James Army and Larry Brothers, representing the American Legion
Any and all participating veterans
Historic North Adams Trolley
Members of VFW and American Legion Auxiliary
Girl Scout Troop, North Adams
Award-Winning Drury High School Band, Carl Jenkins, Director
North Adams Ambulance Service
WUPE Radio Van
Program at Memorial Park, corner of Eagle and Center Streets.
Master of Ceremonies, Paul Hopkins
Pledge of Allegiance, Girl Scout Troop #401
Selection: Drury Band, STAR SPANGLED BANNER
Opening Prayer, American Legion Chaplain Louis Floriani
Placing of the wreath by Joseph Cariddi and Alan Domenichini
Mayor John Barrett III
Introduction of Active Duty Personnel and Commanders/Presidents
Guest Speaker: Larry Brothers, District One Commander, American Legion
Guest Speaker: James Army, National Executive Committeeman, American Legion
Keynote Speaker: LTC Michael Hynes, Commander, 114th Signal Battalion, Fort Detrick, MD.
Closing Prayer, American Legion Chaplain Louis Floriani
Firing Squad, Co. “Câ€, 181st Engineers, Massachusetts Army National Guard,
Pittsfield, MA
Taps: Michael LaRocca & Shawn Field
Program Closing: Drury Band, GOD BLESS AMERICA
A special thanks-in-advance is sent to Joe Poplowski and the Sons of The American Legion, Squadron 125, Christa Sprague, Brittany Lillie and Nicholas Lillie for passing out American flags. Coffee and doughnuts will be available for parade participants at 9:30 at the Legion Home. All participants are requested to be at the American Legion parking lot by 10:00 AM for the parade. Any veterans are invited to participate in the parade and ceremony, and don’t have to be a member of any organization. For more information, participants are requested to contact American Legion Post 125 at 664-9004. For specific line-up details and parade program, go to http://www.northadams-ma.gov/index.php?nav_id=8&cal_id=1146
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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The North Shore Navigators capitalized on aggressive baserunning and timely hitting Friday night, defeating the North Adams SteepleCats 13-4 at Joe Wolfe Field and dropping the Cats to 0-6 on the young NECBL season.
The Navigators struck first in the opening inning against North Adams starter Garrett Gates. Michael Brown opened the game by reaching after being hit by a pitch before Hunter Kingsbury followed with an infield single. After a double steal moved both runners into scoring position, Gates recorded his first strikeout of the season by retiring Jay Slater. North Shore quickly responded, however, as Grant Hunter lined a two-run double into the gap to give the visitors a 2-0 lead.
North Adams threatened in the bottom of the first. Bobby Stang singled and stole second while Evan Meier worked a walk, but North Shore starter John Hegarty escaped the inning without allowing a run.
Gates settled in during the second inning, striking out Luke Johnson and working around a two-out double by Tyler Shulman to post a scoreless frame. He added two more strikeouts in the third, but Slater connected for a solo home run over the left-field fence to extend the Navigators' lead to 3-0. Gates recovered by picking off Simmi Whitehill after a single and later struck out Hunter to end the inning.
The SteepleCats broke through in the bottom of the third. Alex Barrist reached base and advanced into scoring position on a throwing error before Nelphie Lopez worked a walk. A wild pitch moved both runners up, and after Evan Meier battled back from a 1-2 count to draw another walk, Tony Woodie delivered North Adams' biggest hit of the night. His two-run ground-rule double brought home Barrist and Lopez, cutting the deficit to 3-2.
North Shore answered immediately in the fourth. After Steven Sams entered in relief, the Navigators used a combination of walks, stolen bases, wild pitches and defensive miscues to plate three runs and stretch the lead to 6-2.
The game began to slip away in the fifth. Grant Hunter opened the inning with a single before the Navigators loaded the bases. Daniel Leikus delivered a bases-clearing double to right field, helping North Shore push four more runs across the plate. Jake Foster eventually entered to stop the rally, but the damage had been done as the Navigators moved comfortably in front.
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