Norwich In the past, the Norwich Memorial Day parade has been a smallish community affair, with local veterans, civic and youth groups represented, followed by a solemn ceremony at the war memorials section of Chelsea Parade.
But after more than a year of canceled events, silent streets and masks, the entire region appears ready to march. Organizers estimate the parade that will step off at noon from the Little Plain green on Broadway across from the Cathedral of St. Patrick and head to Chelsea Parade, will be triple its normal size. The parade will take place Monday rain or shine.
Dog that killed Norwich baby euthanized Wednesday
NORWICH Shottas, the 7 1/2-year-old mixed-breed pit bull that attacked and killed a one-month-old infant inside a Norwich residence earlier this month was euthanized on Wednesday, according to a press release from the Norwich Police Department.
The owner of the dog, which has been quarantined in the city’s animal control facility since the May 10 attack, signed a surrender order and ownership of the dog was passed to the Norwich Police on May 20, which is also when the dog completed it s bite quarantine.
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A former jail cell now used for storage in the basement of Norwich Hall Friday, March 26, 2021. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Ornate ceiling decoration on the second floor of Norwich Hall Friday, March 26, 2021. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
NORWICH – On Monday night, Adam Bowles got a call from the Norwich Police Department asking him to respond to a McKinley Avenue apartment building in which a dog had killed a month-old baby.
Bowles, one of five department chaplains, didn’t drive to the police headquarters to hitch a ride with an officer as he usually does in such cases, but instead left his home and headed to the scene on his own.
A ministry of presence
“It was close to my church and there was the possibility there might be someone I personally knew at the scene,” he said. “I was the first chaplain there, but there were three that went out - one at the scene, one at the department and another at the hospital - trying to be present that night for those that needed us.”