Ansonia Police Department posts Sunday's parade route

The annual City of Ansonia Memorial Day Parade is this Sunday, May 25, 2025.

The parade will begin at Nolan Field on Wakelee Avenue at 2 p.m.

In order to ensure all the parade participants are safe, we will be closing the parade route to vehicle traffic beginning at 1 p.m.

The parade route is Wakelee Avenue from Nolan Field to Jackson Street, left onto Jackson Street to Maple Street, right onto to Maple Street over the Maple Street bridge right onto Main Street and ending at Main Street and West Main Street.

Only vehicles involved in the parade and residents that live on Franklin Street, North Westwood, South Westwood Road and Wakelee Avenue from Franklin Street to the Seymour town line will be granted access to those areas starting at 1 p.m.

Additionally, East Main Street, between Kingston Drive and State Street, will be a no parking area to allow for temporary 2-way traffic during the parade.

We expect the road closures to last 2 to 3 hours.

Seymour PD posts street closures for Pounding the Pavement for Pink

Shared from the Seymour Police Department Facebook page:

"Traffic Alert"

Tomorrow morning, Oct. 5, River St. (Rt 313), Broad St (Rt 313), Derby Ave, Cedar St, Rose St, Church St, Beecher St and part of West St (between Beecher St and Derby Ave) will be closed to thru traffic for the annual Seymour Pink 5K Road Race at various times.

At 5:30 am, River St, Broad St, Derby Ave at Rose St and West St at West Church St will be closed to thru traffic. 
At 8:45 am, West St at Beecher St, West St at West Church St, Church St at Bank St (Rt 67), all of Derby Ave and Cedar St will be closed for the race. The race will start at 9:00 am sharp.
River St, Broad St, West St (between Cedar St and Derby Ave) and Derby Ave (between Rose St and Broad St) will be closed until at least 11:00 am. 
Rt 8 northbound exit 21 exit ramp will also be temporarily shut down and recommend using exit 22 during the closure. Church St, Beecher St, West St (between Beecher St and Cedar St), Cedar St and Derby Ave at Rose St will open up as the last participants make their way through the course.

There will be Officers and Fire Police working at various posts to assist any motorists with questions as well as detour signs at the intersections of West Church St at Knorr Ave and West St at New St directing motorists around the event.

I hope this is helpful information to everyone traveling in the area tomorrow morning to avoid any problems.

Shelton police announce street closures for tonight

*Sharing from the Shelton Police Department Facebook page:

"The annual Shelton-Derby Fireworks are scheduled for tonight (Wednesday, July 3rd) at the Riverwalk on Canal St.

Canal St between Wharf St and Hill St will be closed at approximately 2:00pm.

Canal St between Hill St and Cornell St will be closed at 5:30pm

Howe Ave, including all side roads, between Wharf St and Center St will be closed at 7:30pm.

Expect traffic delays downtown and use caution due to the volume of vehicle and pedestrian traffic."

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.