May 31, 2025
Went to see what I like to call a cool car parade. It was cool.
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Went to see what I like to call a cool car parade. It was cool.
Holiday Cheer for Hadley
Look at this little doll, Hadley Boucher. She’s an adorable 7-year old girl from the town we moved away from in 2019 and she is facing an unimaginable health battle. This cutie pie has been diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer. Something nobody, especially a little kiddo, should have to endure.
The town of Leominster recently hosted a giant Christmas parade for her. Fox 25 News here in Boston published an article about the parade as well as a request for Christmas cards for Hadley.
Below is the article from Fox 25 News:
Christmas parade put on for 7-year-old Lunenburg girl battling inoperable brain cancer
By Christine McCarthy, Boston 25 News
December 07, 2025 at 9:33 pm EST
Christmas parade put on for 7-year-old Lunenburg girl battling inoperable brain cancer
LEOMINSTER, Mass. — Dozens of festive vehicles paraded through Leominster on Sunday to bring Christmas cheer to a seven-year-old Lunenburg girl and her family as she battles an inoperable brain tumor.
Hadley Boucher, a first-grader and youngest of three daughters, watched the parade outside her grandparents’ home with her family and friends beside her.
Led by first-responders, cars decked out in lights and Santa on a float provided much-needed cheer to the Bouchers.
“I’m just blown away. There’s no words that can explain this,” Hadley’s mother Alyssa Boucher said. “With everything our family is going through, I think seeing her smile and everything light up is what we need to cherish these moments and memories.”
Hadley, lovingly nicknamed “Haddie B,” was diagnosed in April with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), a highly aggressive brainstem tumor that is difficult to treat.
As the Bouchers navigate a devastating diagnosis and difficult treatments, friends and family have supported them, raising more than $200,000 for the family in a GoFundMe account.
“It’s really overwhelming,” said Hadley’s father Derek Boucher of the outpouring of support. “Overwhelming that there’s just no words, but it’s what life’s about.”
Hadley’s last post-radiation MRI showed her tumor had shrunk. She is currently on a new FDA-approved drug the family hopes will increase their time with Haddie.
“The holidays are supposed to be the most magical, awesome experience for your kids,” Alyssa said. “And not knowing what the future holds, I know that Haddie’s dreams just came true seeing this [parade].”
A family friend is collecting Christmas cards to give to Haddie and her sisters. Supporters from nearly every state in the nation, along with 13 countries, have sent cards and gifts.
Those wishing to send Hadley and her family a Christmas card can mail them to:
Haddie B
7B Lindas Way
Sterling, MA 01564
If you are able, please consider sending a holiday wish to Hadley and her family this holiday season. These folks certainly deserve some cheer to help them face the journey ahead of their family.
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Memorial Day in 2020 is much different than ever before. No large parades could take place, but Nassau County Executive Laura Curran wanted to do something special for our nation’s fallen heroes.
Curran organized a massive car parade on May 25, starting in the parking lot of NYCB Live at Nassau Coliseum before turning east on Charles Lindbergh Boulevard, left on Merrick Avenue and then right on Park Boulevard before concluding at the Veterans Memorial at Eisenhower Park.
The parade last for more than a half hour, with dozens upon dozens of cars, trucks and motorcycles taking to the streets, decorated in American flags, honking their horns and paying their respects to America’s heroes on this Memorial Day.
“We know we are celebrating differently this year and it’s not the same,” Curran said just a few moments after placing a wreath at the memorial plaza. “This is the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. The greatest generation came together with our allies to defeat the embodiment of evil. It is so important that we take this time to honor those who have died to protect our precious freedoms.”
U.S. Congressman Peter King (R-Seaford) joined Curran at Eisenhower Park for the car parade.
“It’s truly an honor to be here today to honor the brave men and women who gave their lives for our nation,” King said. “It’s a great way to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice.”
Ralph Esposito, director of veteran services for Nassau County, was in tears as he witnessed the start of the car parade before veterans began playing “Taps.”
“This is very important for us,” Esposito said. “It’s a little different from what we normally do, but this is something we had to do, no matter what. Our commanders from all American Legions and VFWs are here, with Vietnam vets, Korean War vets, disabled vets and all of the different veterans organizations. We never, ever should forget the guys that gave it all for us. They did it all for America.”
Nassau County went above and beyond for our nation's fallen heroes on the most somber Memorial Day. Hundreds of cars, trucks and motorcycles lined up to remember the fallen. Memorial Day in 2020 is much different than ever before. No large parades could take place, but Nassau County Executive Laura Curran wanted to do something special for our nation's fallen heroes.
HIPP HIPP HURRA!
We had to get inventive with this years 17. May parade.