Hometown Hoop Star to Participate in Ansonia Memorial Day Parade

ANSONIA - Tierney Lawlor is coming home.

The former Ansonia High School basketball star and member of the University of Connecticut Huskies last three NCAA women’s championship basketball teams, will participate in Ansonia’s Memorial Day Parade on Sunday May 28.

Tierney will ride along the parade route with 2^nd Ward Alderman Lori Vaccaro in a mint condition vintage 1968 Chevrolet Impala convertible.

At the conclusion of the parade in front of city hall at the parade grandstand, Tierney will be given the “Key to the City” in a proclamation ceremony hosted by Mayor Dave Cassetti.

Tierney was a member of UCONN women’s last three national championships (2014-2016) including a final four appearance in 2017. During her 4-year career at UCONN, she played in 123 games logging more than 400 minutes, scoring 47 points.

(This is a press release from Ansonia City Hall)

Show Your American Pride at Ansonia Parade

Patton’s grandson to speak at Seymour Memorial Day parade

By Jean Falbo-Sosnovich
Register Correspondent

SEYMOUR >> The grandson of the late four-star United States Army Gen. George S. Patton will help the town kick off its annual Memorial Day Parade later this month.

Robert H. Patton, an author who makes his home in Darien, will be the featured guest and main speaker for this year’s parade, scheduled for 11 a.m. May 24 downtown.

Patton, whose father was a two-star general who served in the Korean War, will speak at the main podium set up on Main Street around 11 a.m., according to Al Yagovane, chairman of the Memorial Day Parade Committee.

Patton is the author of several books, including “Hell before Breakfast,” “Patriot Pirates” and “Life between Wars.” He also penned a personal family history called “The Pattons: A Personal History of an American Family.”

Read more here.

In addition, the local Sikh community will be serving free ice-cream at the parade as "a friendly service to our community as we honor those who sacrificed their lives for our country, to give us a better tomorrow and safeguard our freedom, according to resident Hargurpreet Singh.

'Twas a perfect day for Ansonia's Memorial Day Parade

All is quiet at the reviewing stand in front of Ansonia City Hall before the start of Sunday's Memorial Day Parade.

The Hurricanes Drum and Bugle Corps' Color Guard pauses in front of City Hall ...

as does the Ansonia High School Marching Band. At left is AHS music teacher Maria Tangredi.

 

Derby Historical Society docents represent the Ansonia-based organization.

 

Ansonia Mayor David S. Cassetti, left, reads a proclamation on the steps of City Hall. Sixth Ward Alderman Patrick Henri, a Navy veteran, joins him. 

St. Peter's  Drum Corps of Torrington shows its colors in front of the reviewing stand.

 

This patriotic pony was a crowd pleaser.

Public works employees made sure Veterans Park next to City Hall was filled with red, white, and blue spirit.

 

Ansonia to hold 108th parade Sunday

ANSONIA - The 108th Ansonia Memorial Day Parade will be held starting at 2 p.m. Sunday.

The parade starts at Nolan Field and proceeds along Wakelee Avenue, down Jackson Street, and over the Maple Street bridge.
The marchers will take a right on Main Street and pass in review at City Hall. It ends at Big Y Shopping Plaza on Main Street. 

The parade is in honor of  all veterans and a brief ceremony will be held in front of City Hall to honor the veterans. 
The theme of this years' parade is “Ansonia's Tribute To Those Who Served and Who are Now Serving Around the World”.

The parade will feature five  divisions, each led by an Ansonia fire company. This years’ Honor Fire Company will be the Charters Hose Company.

The parade will have several musical units including the Ansonia High School Band, The Connecticut Hurricanes Corps, New Haven Gaelic Pipe Band, Washington Park Fife and Drum Corps, Naugatuck High School Band and others, as well as floats.  

There will be shuttle bus service starting at noon from the parking lot at Ion Bank next to Big Y.

 A special thank you to the Big Y Shopping Plaza staff for all the help and cooperation.

Veteran Groups, civic and sports groups, schoolchildren, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, fraternal organizations and church groups interested in marching in the parade are asked to contact Julia Maher, 203-735-5106.


Note: This post is taken from information found on the City of Ansonia website.   

Events to mark Ansonia 125 scheduled

Anson Phelps, city founder

ANSONIA - Melissa Torres, event coordinator for Ansonia 125, has announced the first round of events celebrating Ansonia’s 125^th Anniversary throughout 2014. 

Mark your calendars and join in on the celebration. As more events are established, the event list will be updated and published. 

Scheduled events are:

April 26 - Earth Day Celebration at the Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center

April 30 - U.S. Navy Band and Drill Team Performance at Emmett O'Brien Technical High School

May 3 - Cinco de Mayo! at Crave on Main Street

May 4 - Ansonia Bike Festival on Main Street Downtown Ansonia

May 25 - Memorial Day Parade

May 29 - BHcare Block Party at the BHcare Corral

The annual summer concert series has been expanded to five concerts. They will be held July 9, 23, and Aug. 6, 20, and 27.

Look forward to these future events:

Family Camp Out 

Town Wide Tag Sale

Man Cave Contest

Autumn Festival 

Harvest Festival

For more information pertaining to these events or events you would like to add, please contact Melissa Torres at meltorres20@gmail.com.


This is a press release from Melissa Torres. 

Seymour police donate $1,000 to Memorial Day Parade

Seymour Police Chief Michael Metzler, right, presents donation to First Selectman Kurt Miller for the town's Memorial Day Parade committee. / Contributed photo

SEYMOUR – The Board of Police Commissioners and the Seymour Police Department have donated $1,000 to the Seymour Remembers Committee, which plans Seymour’s annual Memorial Day parade. 

Police Chief Michael Metzler stopped by Town Hall Wednesday and hand-delivered the check to First Selectman Kurt Miller.  

Metzler brought a request to the Board of Police Commissioners at its Monday meeting to make a donation of funds gathered from their clothing donations boxes. It was approved unanimously. 

“We decided as a department that we wanted to give back to the Town because they’ve done so much for us over the years," Metzler said. 
"We thought this was a great way to do that and honor the veterans who have fought for our freedom at the same time.”

Al Yagovane, chairman of the Seymour Remembers Committee, has been requesting donations for the past several months because donations have declined over the past few years.  Of the donation, Yagovane said, “The Committee would like to thank the Chief of Police and his staff who donated to the Seymour Memorial Day Parade Committee. It’s greatly appreciated.” 

Although many generous donors have contributed including the Seymour Police Department, the Committee is still seeking donations of any denomination. 

Anyone interested in making a donation should send checks made out to the Seymour Memorial Day Committee to the First Selectman’s Office at Town Hall.

This is a press release from First Selectman Kurt Miller's office.

Photographer's take on Valley's two-city parade

Do yourself a favor and check out Register photographer Peter Hvizdak's fantastic photo slideshow of Monday's Shelton-Derby Memorial Day Parade.

There are some really creative shots here. I can't choose a favorite.

Which one do you think best captures the spirit of the holiday?