Some raw video footage of the funeral procession outside the church. It ended moments ago and the hundreds of mourners and attendees are making their way out. Traffic on South Main Street just reopened.
The Eagle-Tribune will have a more polished video as well as additional photos and multimedia later today and tomorrow. Truly a very [...]
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The church has let out and ceremonies are wrapping up on South Main Street. There is something incredibly moving about large groups doing something in unison. As the casket of Capt. Richard Cashin emerged from Sacred Hearts, a couple of hundred state troopers turned in uniform precision and snapped their hands to salute position. It [...]
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The funeral is under way in the church now. Flags are flying at half staff by the church, in front of the nearby Haverhill Bank and at the U.S. post office.
Police had been standing in formation on South Main Street since about 10 a.m. They just disbanded a few minutes ago after services in the [...]
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This funeral has brought Haverhill to a standstill. Bradford Common was closed to vehicles this morning and state troopers and police officers were bused from North Andover to Bradford Square, where they walked to the school just before ceremonies began.
Eagle-Tribune Reporter Brian Messenger talked with Bradford resident Richard LaBelle. In 30 years of living in [...]
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Lt. Col. Robert Smith was the commander for Cashin’s field division. He just spoke to media a few minutes ago saying he knew Cashin well. Eagle-Tribune Reporter Brian Messenger was in the crowd and noted some comments from Smith
“Rick Cashin loved being a trooper. He was a trooper’s trooper,” Smith said.
Smith said there has been [...]
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State Police are pouring into Haverhill this morning as preparations for State Police Capt. Richard Cashin’s funeral are under way. The street is quickly filling up with blue uniforms. There are police here from Rhode Island, New York and Vermont.
We’ll be posting photos and video this morning as the funeral procession gets going. We’d hoped [...]
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The funeral for Massachusetts State Police Trooper Capt. Richard Cashin is set for Monday morning at 11 a.m. and attendance is expected to be huge. The Eagle-Tribune will be on hand Monday at The Sacred Hearts Church in Haverhill. We’ll be posting photos and blogging from the location starting around 9 a.m. We also plan [...]
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Noah R. Bombard is a journalist and award-winning former magazine and newspaper editor who works as the multimedia content editor for The Eagle-Tribune.
