MONROE, CT — Police remind drivers that roads surrounding the Memorial Day Parade route will be closed at 12:30 p.m. this Sunday.
No traffic will be allowed in either direction on Monroe Turnpike between the Town Green and the Monroe Turnpike/Elm Street intersection. All side streets and shopping plazas will also be blocked, preventing vehicles from entering onto the parade route.
“Please plan your activities in advance to avoid getting stuck on the day of the parade,” Lt. Kevin McKellick said.
The M&T Bank Mile Down the Pike road race will be begin at 12:30, followed by the parade at 1 p.m. The procession will start at the intersection with Elm Street and move up Route 111 to the Town Green, where a Memorial Service and Wreath Laying Ceremony will be held.
“Please join us at this community event to pay tribute to those who made the supreme sacrifice in defense of our nation,” Monroe police said in a news release.
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Police Escort
Monroe Police Department Honor Guard Contingency
192nd Engineer Battalion – Stratford, Connecticut
National Guard
- VFW Post 10106
- WWII Veterans
- American Legion Auxiliary
- American Legion Post 176
- Poppy Princess – Aria Kinzing
- 2nd Armored Reenactment Group: WWII Jeep
- Military Vehicles (USA Landscape & Lawn Care)
- Pony Parts Plus
- Elected Officials/State Delegation Connecticut 2024
- All Girl Scouts Service Unit (all combined)
- BSA Troop 26
- BSA Scouts 63
- BSA Boy Scouts 162
- BSA Boy Scouts 203
- BSA Boy Scouts 262
- Monroe Lions Cheerleading
- Fawn Hollow Elementary School
- Stepney Elementary School
- Monroe Elementary School
- Musial Family Clowns
- Monroe Dance Academy
- Monroe LaCrosse
- Jockey Hollow Band/Jockey Hollow Middle School
- Masuk High School Girls’ Softball
- Harmony Grange #19
- Monroe Congregational Church
- Knights of Columbus Council 5987
- St. Jude Church
- Democratic Town Committee
- Masons Washington Lodge
- Save Our Stepney Task Force
- Masuk High School Band and Color Guard
- Monroe Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
- Republican Town Committee
- Monroe Volunteer Emergency Medical Services
- Monroe Volunteer Fire Department
- Stepney Volunteer Fire Department
- Stevenson Volunteer Fire Department
For information on the parade, call Vida Stone at 203-520-7223. “We can always make room for you,” she said.
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