Clinton Volunteer Fire Department Celebrates Century of Proud Service on the Connecticut Shoreline

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(Free-Press-Release.com) September 13, 2011 -- Contact : Jeff Skau, Firefighter / Clinton Fire Dept 860.876.7313
or Max Sabrin, Old Saybrook Fire Dept. 860.857.5300


Clinton, CT – The Clinton Volunteer Fire Department will celebrate its 100th anniversary this weekend with a host of events from beginning Friday, Sept. 16, 2011, through Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011, including the department’s sponsorship of the 128th Annual Connecticut State Firefighters Association Convention.

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Clinton Volunteer Fire Department Celebrates Century of Proud Service on the Connecticut Shoreline

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As part of the convention festivities, an expo will be held at the Morgan High School beginning at 10:45am with an honor guard ceremony. Beginning at 5PM on Saturday, Sept 17th a Block Party will be held at the Clinton Volunteer Fire Department headquarters. The block party will include games, food, music and refreshments. The weekend will culminate on Sunday with a parade that will run on Main Street between the Causeway and fire headquarters featuring marching bands, honor guards and fire apparatus from across Connecticut as well as the tri-state area. Sunday’s parade will begin promptly at Noon. However, the public should be aware of the following:

Anyone attending the parade take I-95 to exit 64 from both directions. Head south on Route 145 to the intersection with Route 1. Spectators please take a left onto Route 1 and continue to any of the shopping centers along Route 1 (Stop & Shop, Walgreens, Shop Rite). Or turn right onto Route 1, go 3/10 of a mile to Ace Hardware on the left, or 1/2 mile to Pierson School on the right. All other parking areas west of these locations will be reserved for post-parade staging of apparatus.

Here's an update on the expected road closures for the Sept. 18 parade:

Residents living on the following streets can expect East Main Street to be closed to all vehicular traffic beginning around noon and re-opening around 3pm. Please note that this closure will affect Walgreens, Stop and Shop, ShopRite, and several other businesses. Special considerations should be made for prescriptions, medications and other necessities.
Snow Lane
Church Road
Morgan Park
Canterbury Lane
Waterside Lane
Lafayette Green
College Street
Stanton Road
Lantern Court

Plymouth Court
Mallard Lane
Meadow Road
All Residential addresses between 2 and 192 East Main Street.
Residents on the following streets can expect detours as a result of the parade. East Main Street will be closed to traffic. In order to access Route 1, residents will be required to travel South on Beach Park Road, East on Shore Road to Groveway to Grove Beach Road to Route 1 in Westbrook.
Park Place
Park Drive
Allen Road
Chittenden Lane

Hickory Avenue
Kingfisher Lane
Osprey Commons
Blue Heron Lane
Holland Drive
Beach Park Road
Shore Grove Road
Uncas Road
Kelsey Road
East Road
West Road
Center Road
Hammock Parkway
Merrill Road
South Parkway
Hammock Road
East Loop
West Loop
Loop Road

Blake Avenue
Cross Avenue
East Walk
West Walk
Central Road
East Service Rd
West Service Rd
Sol's Point Road
Shore Rd
Causeway
Groveway
Residents of the following streets can expect detours directing motorists west on Route 1 into Westbrook.
Bluff Avenue
Hickory Hill Road
Robin Lane
Chestnut Street

Walnut Street
Beach Road
Beach Road Ext.
Marine Ave
Butternut Road
Elm Street
All addresses from 280 to 369 East Main Street
The parade route and road closures will not prevent emergency services from reaching any of the above mentioned locations in the event of an emergency. For all other streets and areas of town, motorists can expect road closures preventing access to East Main Street between 11:45am and 3:30pm.

More information can be found online at http://www.clintonctfire.com/

100TH ANNIVERSARY     Clinton CT Fire Dept     Fire Trucks     Firefighters Parade     Free Family Fun Day     Honor Guards     Special Tribute to 9 11     State of CT Convention