Memorial Day Parades 2012
10:30AM Amenia NY
Parade lines up at 10AM and marches to Fountain Square for a ceremony. Hosted by Amenia Fire Company and VFW Post 5444. 845-677-7600, Ext. 203. Amenia Fire House 36 Mechanic St, Amenia
8AM Ashley Falls MA
Starts at the Village Green, proceeds to the cemetery for a ceremony, then back to the Village for refreshments.
9AM Cornwall CT
The Seamen's Service will take place at the Covered Bridge in West Cornwall. The Parade and ceremony begin at the Town green in Cornwall Village at 11AM followed by a carnival. For children of all ages, enjoy games and grilled burgers and hot dogs served up with traditional carnival fare. North Cornwall Cemetery. Cemetery Hill Road & Todd Hill Road.
12PM Egremont MA
Celebration begins at the South Egremont fire station and the parade marches to the village green at 12:30, where a short ceremony will be conducted before heading back to the South Egremont Fire Station.
9AM Great Barrington MA
The parade starts at Housatonic, proceeding to Great Barrington's Town Hall for a ceremony at 11AM.
10AM Lee MA
The VFW's parade marches from Main Street to Fairmont Cemetery.The parade will conclude with a ceremony in the cemetery. Rain location is Henry Zukowski Performance Art Center at Lee High School. At 11:30 Toole Insurance will host a picnic on its lawn with hamburgers, hotdogs and contests for kids.
11AM Hillsdale NY
Hillsdale Fire Company will be hosting the Memorial Day Parade.
9AM Kent CT
Memorial Day Parade Main Street.
10AM Millbrook NY
Parade: Route is down Franklin Avenue in Millbrook
Ceremony: takes place at the Tribute Gardens at the foot of the avenue immediately after the parade, and includes a speech by a guest speaker, and the reading of the list of Millbrook’s soldiers who died in combat. Hosted by Millbrook VFW Post 9008 Contact number: 845-392-4911.
10AM Millerton NY
Parade starts at firehouse on Century Boulevard, comes down Main Street, stops on the bridge for a gun salute, wends its way toward the cemetery to honor the fallen, returns to Main Street and ends for a ceremony at Veterans' Park. A luncheon follows and is open to the public as well as children's activities and a bounce house at the Legion Home, Route 44 just beyond First Niagra Bank.
1PM Monterey MA
The parade begins in the center of town.
9AM Norfolk CT
Memorial Day Parade
Open House, Norfolk Fire House 10 -11:30 a.m.
Memorial Day 5-Mile Road Race 12PM
10:30AM Pine Plains NY
The parade will proceed up Main Street where there will be a ceremony at the clock tower, then will will continue up Main Street to Evergreen Cemetery. The ceremony will conclude at the American Legion Hall at 9 North Main Street.
10AM Pittsfield MA
A pre-parade ceremony is planned for veterans of World War II and the Korean War at the city's war monuments begins at 9:30AM The parade proceeds from City Hall to Fenn to North and Wahconah Streets, then to the cemetery where there will be a second ceremony. A pair of F-15Cs from Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield are expected to fly over.
8AM Richmond MA
The parade begins at the firehouse on State Road and continues north to Richmond Consolidated School where ceremonial events will follow.
10AM Salisbury CT
This parade is one of the oldest parade traditions in the state. They've been honoring their fallen soldiers since 1889, when the holiday was still called Decoration Day. Town Hall, 27 Main Street.
10AM Sharon CT
The Sharon Memorial Day Parade will have a Fly Over. Line Up will be in front of Auto Sport and behind Sharon Center School and the parade will proceed down Main Street to the Veterans Memorial. Robert Loucks 860-364-5814 or 860-364-5789.
11AM Sheffield MA
The parade starts on the south end of town, ending at Barnard Park.
9AM Stanfordville NY
Parade: starts at the Grange Hall on Route 82 and continues north on Rt. 82, up Hunns Lake Road to the Bangall Memorial in Bangall.
Ceremony: Bangall Memorial
Hosted by: American Legion Contact: John Quinn @ 845-868-7742
12PM Stockbridge
The parade begins at the town offices on Main Street, traveling east to west and ending at the old Town Hall where refreshments are available.
12PM Warren CT
Warren Firehouse
Sackett Hill Road and Above All Road 203. 266.5557/860.868.0090