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| 1970 - Future home of Laurel View Country Club - (L-R): Al Ocone, Mayor William Adams, Rec. Commr. George Peterson, Councilman Ray Chase, Ch. of the Buiding Committee; P&R Director Bob Fitzgerald; Councilman Thomas Pagnam; and architect George Cash. (Photo courtesy of Clark Hurlburt) |
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Former Hamden Councilman Raymond Chase, Sr., father of HFRA member Ray Chase, passed away on January 21st.
Mr. Chase served as 1st District Councilman on the Hamden Legislative Council from 1968 to 1972, when he was an ardent proponent of many fire department improvements. Two new fire stations were built during his two terms on the Council. He served as Chairman of the Council's Public Works Committee.
The funeral for Mr. Chase was Thursday. The HFRA extends our condolences to our brother Ray and the entire Chase family.
Posted 1/27/12
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A Case of Mistaken Identity!
Over the years, virtually everyone who has commented on the 1938 Emergency Squad photo thought it was taken in front of the Whitneyville Congregational Church. But a recent revelation (no pun intended) confirmed (sorry!) that the church in the background was really in Topsfield, Massachusetts.
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From Editor Francis J. "Bud" O'Connor's weekly column, "The Melting Pot," in the December 30, 1952 issue of The Hamden Chronicle, we learn the truth!
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| Hamden's brand new 1938 Diamond-T "Emergency Squad" pictured in front of the Topsfield (Massacusetts) Congregational Church, which still stands, just up Main Street from where the Wood Engineering Co. was located until the early 1960s. |
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| Today - Topsfield Congregational Church (image taken from Google Earth) |
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| 1976 photo of the Whitneyville Congregational Church (photo by John Frohlich) |
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