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Ceremony Set To Rename Southington Pavilion After Parks Advocate

The ceremony will take place on Wednesday, June 12, at 5:30 p.m.

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The Town of Southington is renaming the pavilion at the drive-in movie site after the late Joseph LaPorte, a longtime local recreation advocate who died at 90 March 30.
The Town of Southington is renaming the pavilion at the drive-in movie site after the late Joseph LaPorte, a longtime local recreation advocate who died at 90 March 30. (Town of Southington)

SOUTHINGTON, CT — A dedication ceremony will take place later Wednesday, June 12, to name a town-owned pavilion after one of the recreation department's biggest benefactors.

The public is invited to attend a pavilion dedication ceremony in honor of the late Joseph J. LaPorte on Wednesday, June 12, at 5:30 p.m.

Guests are invited to meet at the pavilion located on the Southington Drive-In property at 995 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike.

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In April, Southington selectmen unanimously voted to re-name the town-owned pavilion there after LaPorte, a longtime member of the town's parks and recreation commission.

He died on March 30 at 90.

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From May 1: 'Southington Renames Pavilion After Beloved Parks Advocate'

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