Photos of the Day 8/5/2017

8/5/2017 Mike Orazzi | Staff The ground breaking for a monument honoring a Puerto Rican regiment of the U.S. Army's 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers, Saturday in New Britain at the intersection of Beaver and Washington streets, and Farmington Avenue.

8/5/2017 Mike Orazzi | Staff Carmelo Fiqueroa and Miguel Torruella during the ground breaking for a monument honoring a Puerto Rican regiment of the U.S. Army's 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers, Saturday in New Britain at the intersection of Beaver and Washington streets, and Farmington Avenue.

8/5/2017 Mike Orazzi | Staff New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart takes a selfie after the ground breaking for a monument honoring a Puerto Rican regiment of the U.S. Army's 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers, Saturday in New Britain at the intersection of Beaver and Washington streets, and Farmington Avenue.

8/5/2017 Mike Orazzi | Staff Members of the Thurmont (MD) Little League team arrive at the Giamatti Little League Center in Bristol for the start of the Eastern Regional Little Baseball Tournament in Bristol Saturday.

8/5/2017 Mike Orazzi | Staff Members of the Thurmont (MD) Little League team arrive at the Giamatti Little League Center in Bristol for the start of the Eastern Regional Little Baseball Tournament in Bristol Saturday.

8/5/2017 Mike Orazzi | Staff Members of the Thurmont (MD) Little League team arrive at the Giamatti Little League Center in Bristol for the start of the Eastern Regional Little Baseball Tournament in Bristol Saturday.

8/5/2017 Mike Orazzi | Staff Plainview Little League's Jake Goldfarb and his mom Linda arrive at the Giamatti Little League Center in Bristol for the start of the Eastern Regional Little Baseball Tournament in Bristol Saturday.

8/5/2017 Mike Orazzi | Staff Members of the Plainview (NY) Little League team arrive at the Giamatti Little League Center in Bristol for the start of the Eastern Regional Little Baseball Tournament in Bristol Saturday.

8/5/2017 Mike Orazzi | Staff South Portland American Little League's Johnny Poole arrives at the Giamatti Little League Center in Bristol for the start of the Eastern Regional Little Baseball Tournament in Bristol Saturday.

8/5/2017 Mike Orazzi | Staff New Britain's Devon Bishop (1) during Nutmeg Games basketball at New Britain High School Saturday afternoon.

8/5/2017 Mike Orazzi | Staff Elite's Milo Sheff Jr. (5) and New Britain's Devon Bishop (1) during Nutmeg Games basketball at New Britain High School Saturday afternoon.

8/5/2017 Mike Orazzi | Staff New Britain's Dan Kownacki (13) during Nutmeg Games basketball at New Britain High School Saturday afternoon.

8/5/2017 Mike Orazzi | Staff New Britain's Dan Kownacki (13) during Nutmeg Games basketball at New Britain High School Saturday afternoon.

8/5/2017 Mike Orazzi | Staff New Britain's Dan Kownacki (13) during Nutmeg Games basketball at New Britain High School Saturday afternoon.

8/5/2017 Mike Orazzi | Staff New Britain's Dashawn Clark (14) during Nutmeg Games basketball at New Britain High School Saturday afternoon.

8/5/2017 Mike Orazzi | Staff New Britain's Devon Bishop (1) during Nutmeg Games basketball at New Britain High School Saturday afternoon.

8/5/2017 Mike Orazzi | Staff New Britain's Dashawn Clark (14) during Nutmeg Games basketball at New Britain High School Saturday afternoon.

8/5/2017 Mike Orazzi | Staff New Britain Bees' Kyle Simon (18) Saturday night in New Britain.

8/5/2017 Mike Orazzi | Staff New Britain Bees' Kyle Simon (18) Saturday night in New Britain.

8/5/2017 Mike Orazzi | Staff Polish Heritage Night Saturday at the New Britain Bees.

8/5/2017 Mike Orazzi | Staff New Britain Bees ' James Skelton (3) Saturday night in New Britain.

8/5/2017 Mike Orazzi | Staff Maya, a cartoon character popular with Polish children, and New Britain Bees mascot Sting on Polish Heritage Night Saturday with Jack Lewchik,7.

8/5/2017 Mike Orazzi | Staff Maya, a cartoon character popular with Polish children, and New Britain Bees mascot Sting on Polish Heritage Night Saturday with Jack Lewchik,7.

8/5/2017 Mike Orazzi | Staff Maya, a cartoon character popular with Polish children, and New Britain Bees mascot Sting on Polish Heritage Night Saturday.

8/5/2017 Mike Orazzi | Staff Maya, a cartoon character popular with Polish children, and New Britain Bees mascot Sting on Polish Heritage Night Saturday.