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Iggy’s Hosts Veterans Day Breakfast

[CREDIT: Courtesy Kim Wineman] Iggy's Doughboy and Chowder House hosted a free Veterans Day breakfast with the help of Hendricken High School Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023.

[CREDIT: Courtesy Kim Wineman] Iggy's Doughboy and Chowder House hosted a free Veterans Day breakfast with the help of Hendricken High School Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023.
[CREDIT: Courtesy Kim Wineman] Iggy’s Doughboy and Chowder House hosted a free Veterans Day breakfast with the help of Hendricken High School Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023.
[CREDIT: Courtesy Kim Wineman] From left, former Mayor Scott Avedisian, Rev. Robert L. Marciano, and David Gravino, owner of Iggy's, during Iggy's Doughboy and Chowder House's free Veterans Day breakfast Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023.
[CREDIT: Courtesy Kim Wineman] From left, former Mayor Scott Avedisian, Rev. Robert L. Marciano, David Gravino, owner of Iggy’s, and  RI House Speaker Joseph Shekarchi during Iggy’s Doughboy and Chowder House’s free Veterans Day breakfast Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023.
WARWICK, RI — Most government offices and many businesses observed Veterans Day on Friday, but veterans enjoyed breakfast at Iggy’s Doughboy & Chowder House with city and state officials on Saturday, the holiday’s calendar date.
The free veterans breakfast at the 889 Oakland Beach Ave. spot, a joint effort between Iggy’s and Hendricken High School, ran from 8-10 a.m. Attending were Mayor Frank Picozzi, US Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), Rhode Island Speaker of the House K. Joseph Shekarchi (Dist. 23, Warwick), Rev. Robert L. Marciano, president of Bishop Hendricken High School, and Ret. Lt. Gen. Reginald Centracchio, former Adjutant General for the State of Rhode Island and Commanding General of the Rhode Island National Guard, who served the honored guests during the event.

All veterans, retired and active-duty military and their families, were treated to free breakfast at the Oakland Beach restaurant Saturday morning, during two serving times throughout the morning.

All veterans, retired and active-duty military and their families, were treated to free breakfast at the Oakland Beach restaurant Saturday morning.

At local lakes and ponds throughout the state, the fishing was good on Veterans Day, a detail ensured by the initiative of The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM), prepping for Veterans Day by fish stocking of trout and salmon in several water bodies, honoring Ocean State veterans. Rainbow trout, Brook trout, Sebago Atlantic salmon were stocked in 16 ponds and lakes starting Tuesday, Nov. 7 and continuing through Friday, Nov. 10.

[CREDIT: Courtesy Kim Wineman] From left, Gary Rehak, Veterans Motorcycle Association of RI, Mayor Frank Picozzi, and Dan Thurston, known to friends as Popeye, during Iggy's free Veterans Day breakfast Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023.
[CREDIT: Courtesy Kim Wineman] From left, Gary Rehak, Veterans Motorcycle Association of RI, Mayor Frank Picozzi, and Dan Thurston, known to friends as Popeye, during Iggy’s free Veterans Day breakfast Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023.

 

[CREDIT: Courtesy Kim Wineman] From left, Dan Thurston, known to friends as Popeye, RI Speaker of the House Joseph Shekarchi, and Gary Rehak, Veterans Motorcycle Association of RI, during Iggy's free Veterans Day breakfast Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023.
[CREDIT: Courtesy Kim Wineman] From left, Dan Thurston, known to friends as Popeye, RI Speaker of the House Joseph Shekarchi, and Gary Rehak, Veterans Motorcycle Association of RI, during Iggy’s free Veterans Day breakfast Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023.
[CREDIT: Courtesy Kim Wineman] From left, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed speaks with a veteran during Iggy's free Veterans Day breakfast Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023.
[CREDIT: Courtesy Kim Wineman] From left, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed speaks with a veteran during Iggy’s free Veterans Day breakfast Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023.
[CREDIT: Courtesy Kim Wineman] From left, RI House Speaker Joseph Shekarchi and Dan Friel, who helped organize Iggy's free Veterans Day breakfast Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023.
[CREDIT: Courtesy Kim Wineman] From left, RI House Speaker Joseph Shekarchi and Dan Friel, director of development at Hendricken High, who helped organize Iggy’s free Veterans Day breakfast Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rob Borkowski
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