The Troops in the Spotlight event in Hyannis, in its 17th year, has become the largest Memorial Day event in New England, according to its organizers from Cape Cod Cares for the Troops.
This year, the celebration of U.S. troops will stretch over 12 hours Sunday, involving ceremonies, remembrances, donations and a chance to view military vehicles, all at the Capetown Plaza parking lot. To remember troops overseas, military personnel will again take one-hour shifts standing at attention on a platform that can be viewed by passersby along Route 132.
The event focuses on honoring veterans from all wars, wounded warriors and Gold and Blue Star families. The opening ceremony will be at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, with a particular focus on veterans from World War II, Korea, Iraq and Afghanistan as well as the families. At 3 p.m, there will be a Special Honor Ceremony for Vietnam Veterans as a way, organizers say, “for our community to give them the ‘Welcome Home’ they never received.�
By Mardi Link
mlink@record-eagle.com May 15, 2021
May 15, 2021
LANSING, Michigan â An attorney for Long Lake Township, Michigan has asked the state s Supreme Court to review a recent appeals court ruling that effectively stops municipalities from flying drones over private property without a warrant.
In March a state Court of Appeals panel ruled 2-1 that township officials could not fly a drone over someoneâs backyard, take photos and use them to ticket the homeowner for zoning violations, without first obtaining a warrant.
The action, the two judges said, violated the Fourth Amendment â the right to be protected against unreasonable searches.