20050630 - Michael Rivera, 14, lists the names of friends who
have been murdered on his baseball glove. (Brian Cassella / The
Hartford Courant)
20050629 - Julie Manso and the large frog she is decorating with her
own photographs of New England mills. This is one of several frogs
being produced by local artists in Willimantic for a town-wide art
project similar to the bulls found in other towns. (Brian Cassella /
The Hartford Courant)
20050628 - Lifeguard Ashley Christensen, of Avon, guides Jacob
Plocharsky, 6, of Burlington into the wall during "guppy-level"
beginning swim lessons Tuesday at the YMCA Camp Chase Family Swim
Center on Route 4 on Burlington. (Brian Cassella / The Hartford
Courant)
20050625 - John Calandrillo, of Hartford, protests the war in Iraq
while holding a large cardboard dove sign at the West Hartford Center.
(Brian Cassella / The Hartford Courant)
How I, and most of the Courant staff, spent June. (Shana Sureck / The
Hartford Courant)
20050624 - Jonathan Johnson, left, comforts Lushedar Johnson during a
presentation to Derek "DJ" Benford Jr. who was murdered earlier this
month in Hartford after attending his prom. Hartford Public High
School graduation at the Welte Auditorium at Central Connecticut State
University. (Brian Cassella / The Hartford Courant)
20050624 - Kim Ovittore, state softball player of the year, of Bethel,
CT. (Brian Cassella / The Hartford Courant)
20050623 - Michael Rivera, 14, left, walks across a park to play
basketball. (Brian Cassella / The Hartford Courant)
20050622 - Mallory Greene (center) waves to the audience during
Simsbury High School's graduation at the University of Hartford.
(Brian Cassella / The Hartford Courant)
20050622 - High School Girls Lacrosse Player of the Year, Colleen
Olsen of Avon High School. (Brian Cassella / The Hartford Courant)
20050622 - Margaret Hampton and her daugther Mia, 14, both of
Hartford, listen to a press conference Wednesday at 127 Martin Street,
next door to the scene of last night's shooting that killed a
21-year-old woman. (Brian Cassella / The Hartford Courant)
20050621 - Erica Rosenzweig adjusts her mortarboard in the girls'
bathroom before Rocky Hill High School's graduation. (Brian Cassella /
The Hartford Courant)
20050621 - All-State Boys Volleyball Player of the Year Chris Kiertz,
photographed at his home in Meriden. (Brian Cassella / The Hartford
Courant)
20050620 - Jason Edwards, left, of Hartford, gets some assistance with
his tie from Jonah Williams, of Hartford, before Prince Tech's
graduation at Central Connecticut State University. (Brian Cassella /
The Hartford Courant)
20050618 - MiniKISS, a KISS cover band made up of four midgets,
performs at Rookies Sports Bar in Cromwell. (Brian Cassella / The
Hartford Courant)
20050618 - Concertgoers enter the Meadows amphitheater for the Dave
Matthews show. (Brian Cassella / The Hartford Courant)
20050618 - Police Chief Patrick Harnett speaks at a rally by the
Mothers United Against Violence at the State Capitol. (Brian Cassella
/ The Hartford Courant)
20050617 - Dan Pyo shows off his new Class of 2005 haircut during
graduation ceremonies at Glastonbury High School. (Brian Cassella /
The Hartford Courant)
20050617 - Lydia Cheverez walks up to receive her certificate during
graduation for the Welfare Parents Graduate Special Workforce Literacy
Program, a pilot venture by the New England Farm Workers Council aimed
at increasing English proficiency and pre-vocational skills. (Brian
Cassella / The Hartford Courant)
20050616 - Ella Thayer, 1, tries some strawberry smoothie from her
mother, Sarah Thayer of Simsbury, at October Farms ice cream shop, one
of the best known shops in the region. (Brian Cassella / The Hartford
Courant)
20050616 - Matthew Bjorklund, 5, of Middletown, looks through the
windmill to line up his shot while playing at Farmington Miniature
Golf, located at 1048 Farmington Road in Farmington. Bjorklund played
a round Thursday with his grandfather, Russell Bjorklund, of West
Hartford. (Brian Cassella / The Hartford Courant)
20050615 - Cousins and co-workers Lori Donovan (left), of Bristol, and
Ann Parker, of Unionville, work Parker's Seafood Express stand
together during the lunch rush in Bristol. The stand is open Monday
through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and features alligator. The
unusual meat choice, which Parker is preparing on the counter, can be
served on a sandwich or as a side dish. Parker has owned the stand for
six years and brought the Cajun cooking style back from her years
working in an Alabama restaurant. "It's better than working for
somebody else," she said. (Brian Cassella / The Hartford Courant)
Cassie Komarenko, 18, laughs in the hallway of The Bucknell while
waiting to enter graduation ceremonies with the rest of South Windsor
High School. (Brian Cassella / The Hartford Courant)
20050614 - Trinity College recently named Mark Silk as the director of
the new Institute for the Study of Secularism, possibly the first of
its kind. Silk is currently director of the Greenberg Center for the
Study of Religion and Public Life at Trinity. (Brian Cassella / The
Hartford Courant)
20050611 - William Mulligan, 5, of Hamden and Nick Chieppo, 3, of
Westbrook race their toy boats aboard the deck of the schooner
Quinnipiack during Harborfest at Long Wharf Pier and Park in New
Haven. (Brian Cassella / The Hartford Courant)
20050610 - Ashley St. Pierre (center) and other graduates of the
Watkinson School peer out a window at their assembled family and
friends before beginning the processional during commencement
exercises. (Brian Cassella / The Hartford Courant)
20050608 - The Boys and Girls Club of Hartford practices Double Dutch
before traveling to the national championships in South Carolina in
June. (Brian Cassella / The Hartford Courant)
20050608 - Alison Arborio gets her son John Arborio, 3, and their
friend Megan Benner, 3, ready to disembark on the Rocky Hill side of
the ferry ride. The Glastonbury residents rode over to go to a store
and had a picnic on the banks of the Connecticut River after the ride
back. The Glastonbury-Rocky Hill ferry, the nation's longest
continuously operating service, celebrates its 350th anniversary June
11. (Brian Cassella / The Hartford Courant)
20050607 - Nick Cyr, coach James Rogers, Mitch Buonafede, Vinnie
Stolfi, Justin Tacinelli and Matt Niedzwiecki of the Memorial
Boulevard Middle School baseball team watch the path of a pop foul
ball during practice at the school Tuesday afternoon. After a 6-2
season, the team plays their season finale today (Wednesday) against
Northeast Middle School at Muzzy Field in Bristol at 3:30 p.m. (The
Hartford Courant / Brian Cassella)
20050604 - 8-month-old Anthony Reagan of Guilford and his family
wander through vendor booths at the Areyto Latino Festival on the New
Haven Green. (Brian Cassella / The Hartford Courant)
20050603 - Seth Menghi, 11, a 5th grader at Kelly Lane Intermediate
School works his way to winning the limbo competition despite his
height during an end-of-the-year picnic held at Salmon Brook Park in
Granby. Brendan Leonardi (in sunglasses), 10, a 5th grader at Wells
Road Intermediate School waits to go next. The students from both
schools will attend 6th grade together next year. Parents organized
the event, which included a waterslide, volleyball and juggling, to
celebrate the students hard work this year and welcome them back
together before next fall. (Hartford Courant Photo - Brian Cassella)
20050602 - Fatima Mann of Bloomfield is the valedictorian at Sport &
Medical Sciences Academy in Hartford. Mann, a basketball player, will
attend North Carolina Central University in the fall. (Hartford
Courant Photo - Brian Cassella)
20050602 - U.S. Rep. John Larson speaks to about 140 Conrad High
School government students about Iraq and social security. (Hartford
Courant Photo - Brian Cassella)
20050601 - Freshman Emilie Ptaszynski, 14, and junior Mike Vitello,
17, of Chesire High School steal a kiss under the bleachers during
warm-ups before the LL Track Championships held at Manchester High
School. (Hartford Courant Photo / Brian Cassella)
20050601 - High school pole vaulters from around central Connecticut
wait in line to practice before the Class LL Championship Track and Field Meet at
Manchester High School. (Hartford Courant Photo / Brian Cassella)
