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08/19/2021
Governor Lamont Directs Flags to Return to Full-Staff Thursday Evening
(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to return to full-staff at sunset on the evening of Thursday, August 19, 2021.
Flags have been flying at half-staff statewide as a mark of respect for Colin McFadden, a Burlington firefighter and EMT, who passed away after responding to a fire last week in New Hartford.
Funeral services for Firefighter McFadden are scheduled to be held on Thursday morning in Bristol.
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