Ansonia police post no parking rules for Sunday's Memorial Day Parade

From the Ansonia Police Department:

On Sunday the City of Ansonia will be having its annual Memorial Day Parade. 
The parade will start at 2 p.m. at the Nolan Field Sports Complex on Wakelee Avenue. 
The parade will travel south on Wakelee Avenue, east on Jackson Street, south on Maple Street, over the Maple Street Bridge and then south on Main Street ending at the Big Y supermarket at the corner of Main and West Main Streets. 

There will be no parking on the parade route from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m. The parade route will be closed to all vehicular traffic from noon to 4 p.m.

This will affect the following streets:

Wakelee Avenue -- Franklin Street to Jackson Street

Jackson Street -- Wakelee Avenue to Franklin Street

Maple Street -- Franklin Street to Olson Drive

Main Street -- Maple Street to West Main Street.

Any cars parked along the parade route will be towed at the owner's expense.

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DeLauro salutes civil rights marchers on 50th anniversary of 'Bloody Sunday'

NEW HAVEN - U.S. Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-3, released the following statement today marking the 50th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday.”

“I salute the extraordinary courage and commitment of those civil rights marchers who, 50 years ago today, marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, demanding their right to vote. All Americans owe them a debt of gratitude for pushing our nation to be a better place.

“A direct line can be drawn from ‘Bloody Sunday’ to the day the landmark Voting Rights Act was signed. That law has been responsible for most of the progress made towards outlawing discriminatory voting practices over the last 50 years. Unfortunately the Voting Rights Act is now under assault and its values are being dishonored. Congress must pass a revised, renewed, and strengthened Voting Rights Act this year to protect the most fundamental right of our democracy.”

In June 2013, the Supreme Court issued a ruling that invalidated a key section of the Voting Rights Act, significantly weakening it.

The decision struck down the formula used to determine if covered state and local governments are in compliance with the Voting Rights Act.


This is a press release from DeLauro's office.