Sharing link to video of today's Derby-Shelton Memorial Day Parade

As he has done in the past Derby resident Jack Walsh live-streamed the Derby-Shelton Memorial Day Parade Monday morning from the reviewing stand. 

The community appreciates you, Jack!

Check out the parade on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/RtTLOK8Xy0Q?si=7fFNfnYfHaAQUO27

Derby Town Clerk announces Derby-Shelton Memorial Day Parade route

 Permanent Parade Route

Starts in Shelton on Howe Avenue at Wharf St, heading South, then

Right on Kneen St, then Right on Coram Ave, then Right on White St, then

Right on Howe Ave, then Left on to Derby Shelton Bridge to Derby, then

Right on Main St, then Left on Elizabeth to end at Cottage St.

Shared from Derby Town/City Clerk Marc J. Garofalo.

Have breakfast, support Derby Elks Lodge Monday at Memorial Day Parade

 

Derby-Shelton Parade steps off at 9 a.m. Monday in Shelton

The annual Derby-Shelton Parade will start in Shelton at 9 a.m. Monday. It will happen rain or shine.

It starts at Howe Avenue and Kneen Street. 

The parade will go from Kneen Street to Coram Avenue to White Street to Howe Avenue. It will proceed over the Derby-Shelton Bridge into Derby.

In Derby, the parade takes Main Street to get the Elizabeth Street to Cottage Street, where the parade ends.

Recuperation journey: Keep looking up

Took this Monday from the Derby Green of the Second Congregational Church as I waited for the Derby-Shelton Memorial Day Parade to reach Elizabeth Street. 

It was a perfect day for a parade! 

Derby Police post info on expected parade traffic delays Monday morning

The annual Derby-Shelton Memorial Day Parade Monday will kick off at 9 a.m. Expect traffic delays and detours.

Westbound traffic on Main Street (Route 34) will be rerouted up Factory Street. Eastbound traffic on Roosevelt Drive (Route 34) will be rerouted up Cedric Avenue. The Derby-Shelton Bridge will be closed for traffic from 8 a.m-noon.

Residents living along the parade route need to be advised of the hours of the parking ban.

This is shared from the Derby Police Department Facebook page.

Derby Police urge public to remember those who have made ultimate sacrifice

DERBY - The annual Memorial Day Parade will be held Monday, May 29. 

Parade kicks off at 9 a.m (rain or shine) on Howe Avenue in Shelton and finishes on Elizabeth Street at Cottage Street in Derby. 

Come out to support and remember the service men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.

This is shared from the Derby Police Department Facebook page.

Annual Derby-Shelton Memorial Day service slated at Shelton Intermediate School

SHELTON - The Derby-Shelton Memorial Day Parade Association in association with Derby and Shelton Veteran Organizations and the Derby and Shelton Police and Fire Departments will host its annual Memorial Day service at 6 p.m. May 26 at Shelton Intermediate School. 

The service is  will commemorate Memorial Day and remember Veterans from Derby and Shelton who passed away since last Memorial Day.

This is shared from a Facebook event page.

CWV Post 1562 in Derby to hold flag retirement ceremony after parade

 

Derby Police advise of road closures Monday for Memorial Day Parade

DERBY - The Derby-Shelton 2021 Memorial Day Parade will be Monday and commence at 9 a.m.

The parade will start in Shelton, come across the Derby-Shelton bridge, and travel up Elizabeth Street ending at St. Mary’s Church.

Be advised many downtown roads will be shut down and traffic will be significantly delayed. Those traveling Route 34 (east bound) from the Seymour area will be detoured up Cedric Avenue. Signs will be posted to follow detoured routes.

Please be prepared, patient, and plan for an alternate route.

This is a rain or shine event.

Happy Memorial Day!!!

Remember to support those who have served and those currently serving in our military branches.

This is shared from the Derby Police Department Facebook page.

Town Clerk announces cancellation of Derby-Shelton Memorial Day Parade

Sharing message from Derby Town/City Clerk Marc J. Garofalo: 

"It is with deep sadness and profound regret that I inform you that this office has learned that the beloved Derby Shelton Memorial Day Parade has been cancelled this year due to the public health crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"We mourn the cancellation of this great and solemn remembrance of those who gave the supreme sacrifice to our Country while in its service.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with the Organizers of the Parade, the unsung stewards of maintaining this great tradition, the Parade participants who show their respect by marching year after year, and the Parade spectators who show their Valley, Connecticut and American pride by lining the streets of both downtowns that make for a complete community celebration of the sacrifices of war.

"Let us take time on May 25, 2020 at 9 a.m. to remember the gift that we have in our annual Memorial Day Parade and yearn for its return next year.  It is the unofficial start of Summer, the unofficial end of the academic year, and an annual renewal of our salute to the fallen heroes of this great land.  May they rest in Peace."

Shelton PD announces street closures for Memorial Day Parade Monday

2014 file photo

Mattatuck Drum Band makes its way up Elizabeth Street in Derby. 

SHELTON - The annual Shelton-Derby Memorial Day Parade will be held Monday. It steps off promptly at 9 a.m. at Howe and White Streets.

Starting at 7 a.m., Howe Avenue will be closed to traffic between Center and Wharf Streets including all side streets and parking lots in between.

The following streets will be closed to all traffic starting at 8:30 a.m.:

Howe Avenue, between White and Bridge Streets;
Kneen Street, between Howe and Coram Avenues;
Coram Avenue, between Kneen and White Streets;
White Street, between Coram and Howe Avenues;
Bridge Street into Derby.
The parade route ends at Cottage and Elizabeth Streets in Derby. 

The annual memorial service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at a new location, Shelton Intermediate School, 675 Constitution Boulevard North.

*Information shared from the parade's website.

Shelton Police announce street closings for Memorial Day Parade

Sharing from the Department's Facebook page:

WW II veteran to lead Memorial Day Parade in Seymour

My friend Jean Falbo-Sosnovich, New Haven Register correspondent extraordinaire, wrote a story about Anthony Bunk, a 92-year old U.S. Navy veteran of World War II leading Seymour's Memorial Day Parade.

He will lead the march with Beacon Falls First Selectman Chris Bielik, also a Navy veteran who served as a commander from 1982 to 2004.
I'm sharing Jean's story here.


And from Derby Town/City Clerk Marc Garofalo:

A memorial service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Derby High School, 6 Nutmeg Ave., Derby. 
All veterans who died since May 1, 2015 will be remembered by calling their names and presenting a rose to their family. 
A list of those veterans from Derby who died this past year can be found at:

http://www.derbyct.gov/Memorial-Day-Parade/

The annual Derby-Shelton Memorial Day will start at 9 a.m. 
in Shelton at Howe Avenue and Kneen Street, take a right on Coram Avenue, right on White Street, right on Howe Avenue, left to proceed over the Derby-Shelton Bridge, right on Main Street, left on Elizabeth Street to Cottage Street.

And happening Sunday in Ansonia:

Wishing a Happy Memorial Day weekend to all! 

Stay safe, and take time to remember those who paid the ultimate price in service to our country for the freedom we enjoy.

Memorial service set at Derby High; names sought of recently deceased veterans

Sharing a message received today from Derby Town/City Clerk Marc Garofalo:

I want to notify you that the Annual Derby-Shelton Memorial Day Service will be held on Sunday, May 29, 2016 at Derby High School, Nutmeg Avenue, Derby, CT at 7:30 pm.

This solemn service is held to honor those who gave the supreme sacrifice in defense of our country.  
It also honors all veterans who have passed away in the last year, since April 30, 2015 who were residents of either the City of Derby or the City of Shelton.

Family members of those recently deceased veterans will be presented with a flower of remembrance when their name is announced.  Invitations have been sent to family members by the Parade Association.

If you are or know a family member of a veteran from Derby or Shelton who has passed away since April 30, 2015 and have not received an invitation to the service please call or email my office so that we can forward the information.

Additionally, the great Derby-Shelton Memorial Day Parade will take place, rain or shine, on Monday May 30, 2016 at 9:00 am beginning on Howe Avenue at the Intersection of Route 8 in Shelton and concluding at the corner of Elizabeth Street and Cottage Street in Derby.

We hope to see you there.