Holidays
UPDATE: Memorial Day Ceremony Will Be in Darien Library, After Parade
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Update 9:04 a.m.:
According to the Weather Channel website, as of 9 a.m., Monday, rain is 55 percent likely at 10 a.m. and 60 percent likely at 11 a.m., with only showers predicted, and nothing after noon. On Sunday night, thunderstorms were predicted, but not now. Update, 8:48 a.m., Monday:
The Memorial Day ceremony will take place in Darien Library’s Community Room, First Selectman Jayme Stevenson announced at 8:38 a.m.:
The Memorial Day Ceremony (usually held in the Spring Grove Veterans Cemetery immediately following the
Parade today) will be held in the Darien Library Community Room. Our speaker, Brian O’Malley will be there and the service will be conducted as usual, but indoors and immediately after the Parade ends.
Sunday night:
Rain or Shine, the Memorial Day Parade kicks off at 10 a.m., First Selectman Jayme Stevenson announced Sunday. But there’s an alternative, indoor location for the ceremony, which town officials will decide whether to use by 10 a.m. Monday:
In the event of rain, the Parade Committee and Monuments and Ceremonies Commission will decide by 10 a.m. tomorrow (Memorial Day) if the ceremony typically held in the Spring Grove Cemetery will be held in the Community Room at the Darien Library.