CARL RUSSO/Staf photo. From left, Nazario Esquea, Treasurer of Casa Dominicana Inc. and Ana Medina, President of Casa Dominicana Inc. raise the Domincan flag with the help of Lawrence mayor, Daniel Rivera as dignitaries and Lawrence citizens stand together for the ceremony held on the Campagnone Common in North Lawrence next to the Frost Fountain, across from City Hall. Local Dominicans raised the flag of their motherland as they kick-off a month-long celebration leading to Dominican Independence Day on Feb. 27. Dominicans gained their independence on Feb. 27, 1844 from Haiti, with whom they share the island of Hispanola.  The commemoration always starts by Jan. 26 in honor of Juan Pablo Duarte, considered the founding father of the Dominican Republic along with Ramon Matias Mella and Francisco del Rosario Sanchez. 1/25/2014.
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