The Stonington Borough Fire Department in front of the new firehouse at 100 Main Street
The Stonington Intelligencer
The Dedication and Ribbon-cutting Ceremony for
The New Stonington Borough Firehouse
held on Saturday 23 October 2004
The Stonington Borough Fire Department in front of the new firehouse at 100 Main Street
The Stonington Borough Fire Police
The professional photographer memorializing the events of Saturday
The Steamers Company
Victor Lima and colleagues
Fire Company Heads
Aligned in front of the new Firetruck
Assistant Fire Chief William Texeira and Fire Chief Jeffrey Hoadley
Gathering in front of the old Firehouse in Church Street
Milo, the stomach-crawling fire dog, who looks after firefighter Michael Blair
George McCagg leads off the line of firefighters transferring insignia from old to new firehouse
En route in Main Street to the new firehouse at number 100
Father Raymond Izbecki and a junior firefighter and parents watch as the firefighters pass in silence
Firefighters cross the hill at Broad Street by St Mary
Turning into 100 Main Street, the new firehouse
In front of the new Borough firehouse
Borough resident Janice Lamb and family brave the cold to listen to the dedication speeches
A large crowd sits in front of the firehouse to listen to speeches
Warden Andrew Maynard, architect Alan Ritchie and architect Paeder Cassidy outside of the firehouse
Young firefighters watch from the second floor
Father Philip Geogan of St Mary Church delivers the opening prayer
Warden Andrew Maynard speaks at dedication
Former Warden of the Borough Eileen Jachym speaks at dedication
Borough resident Eleanor Perényi watches the dedication from the warm interior of the firehouse
Architect Alan Ritchie, partner of Philip Johnson in Johson-Ritchie Architects, speaks at the dedication
Former burgess Hervie Lamb speaking at the dedication ceremony
Getting ready to ring the bell
Waiting for the signal
Cutting the ribbon — Eileen Jachym, William Texeira, Jeffrey Hoadley, Hervie Lamb, Warden Andrew Maynard