MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA — The town’s fire station was overrun by students Thursday afternoon — there by invitation of the Manchester-by-the-Sea Fire and Police departments.
The town’s first responders hosted a Back to School Slush Party for the town’s schoolchildren at the fire station to celebrate Wednesday’s start of the new school year.
There was line for the free slush, handed out by firefighters with an assist from fire Chief James “Jake” McNeilly and police Sgt. Ryan Machain and Lt. Mark McCoy.
Also on hand was Daisy the comfort dog and her handler, School Resource Officer Andrea Locke.