'Just heartbreaking': Demolition of McCoy Stadium underway
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'Just heartbreaking': Demolition of McCoy Stadium underway
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WPRI) — As heavy machinery dug into McCoy Stadium on Wednesday, onlookers stood by and watched. "It's just heartbreaking," Gerry DeGasparre said. The lifelong Pawtucket resident remembers the first time he went to the stadium. "My mother took me because she was on the fireworks committee," DeGasparre recalled with a smile. "I'll never forget it. I was just a little kid." McCoy's construction was completed in 1942, and the stadiu…
Row of McCoy Stadium seats find their way to East Providence High School
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Some seats from McCoy Stadium were installed at the East Providence High School baseball field. Construction crews have been working to take down the stadium. East Providence mayor Bob DaSilva shared a photo of the new row of seats. Work on the new unified high school at the site of McCoy will begin in the summer. Categories: News, Pawtucket, Rhode Island
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