VIDEO: Ashland Police Chief & Manager Send Birthday Wishes to 7-Year-Old Boy

ASHLAND – Charlie Tempesta received a nice surprise on his seventh birthday yesterday, April 1.

It’s tough having a birthday during the coronavirus. No family celebration. No party with friends.

But yesterday the first-grade student at Warren Elementary received a drive-by visit with lights and sirens by Ashland Police Chief Vince Alfano and Town Manager Michael Herbert.

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“Both boys loved it,’ said Kristine Henning.

“We’d like to thank our community for the outpouring of love for my son’s 7th birthday during a very stressful time,” said Henning.

Herbert also awarded the boy a special guitar pick. The Ashland Town Manager has been known to rock out on the guitar.

The family was also visited by the Ashland Fire Department and a parade of and friends, who decorated their cars with birthday wishes, said Henning.

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