840 Highway dedicated to Officer Joseph Corr

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840 Highway dedicated to Officer Joseph Corr

Story Created: May 15, 2008 at 10:41 AM EST

Story Updated: May 15, 2008 at 11:14 AM EST

NEW HARTFORD - A local highway now bares the name of an area fallen hero. New Hartford Police Officer Joseph Corr's daughter, Kaitlyn helped unveil the new sign along Route 840 Thursday morning.

Other public officials were on hand too.

Corr was killed in the line of duty a little more than two years ago following a botched jewelry store robbery in New Hartford. Since then, state legislators passed a bill to change the name of the highway stretch of 840.

"I just want to say that 840 means a lot to me," said Kathy Corr, Joseph Corr's mother. "I go up and down it three or four times a day sometimes...and when I see Joe's sign that's been up for a little bit of time, I get tears in my eyes and say 'I love you, Joe.'"

Several police officers were also in attendance, many of them from over the county.

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