Monday, May 29, 2017
Egremont
Parade participants will assemble at the South Egremont firehouse for a 12:30 p.m. march. The parade will proceed to the memorial monument in the town square, where there will be concluding services. Snacks and drinks will be served in the firehouse following the ceremony.
Great Barrington and Housatonic
Parade participants in Housatonic should assemble at the firehouse for a 9 a.m. start. The parade will march to Saint Bridget’s Cemetery, where there will be a service. For the Great Barrington parade, set up will be at the Cottage Street bridge for an 11 a.m. march down Main Street to Town Hall, where concluding services will be held. Participants are urged to arrive early.
Lee
The parade will begin at 10 a.m.. It will begin at Joe’s Diner at 85 Main Street and proceed down Main Street, then up to Fairmount Cemetery for concluding services.
Lenox and Lenox Dale
In Lenox Dale, the parade starts at 8 a.m., going from the veterans memorial on Walker Street to St. Vincent de Paul Parish for mass. At 9 a.m. the parade will work its way through the village, ending at Veterans Park with a concluding service. The Lenox parade starts at noon at the Church on the Hill, proceeding down Main Street to the Curtis Hotel monument, where there will be a service. Then it’s on to Saint Ann’s Cemetery for a concluding service. Any veterans who wish to participate in the Lenox parade should meet at the Church on the Hill by 11:45 a.m.
Monterey
Parade participants should assemble near the Monterey United Church of Christ for a 1 p.m. march down Sandisfield Road to Main Road and to the firehouse for concluding services and a cookout.
New Marlborough
The parade begins at 9 a.m., starting at New Marlborough Central School and traveling down Mill River-Great Barrington Road and ending at the library, where there will be a memorial service.
Sheffield and Ashley Falls
The Ashley Falls parade will begin at the village green at 8 a.m. and will end at the cemetery on Clayton Road, where there will be concluding services. The Sheffield parade will start at 11 a.m. at Dewey Hall on Main Street and on to Barnard Park, where there will be concluding services.
Stockbridge
At 11 a.m. there will be ceremonies, including benedictions and taps, at the Town Cemetery and at St. Joseph Cemetery. Procession to cemeteries starts at the old Town Hall, next to the Congregational Church. The parade will start at 12:15 p.m. Line up will begin at the town offices (the former Plain School), proceeding to the old Town Hall. All veterans are encouraged to march. Rides will be provided. Call 413-298-3261 to reserve a ride. At 12:45 p.m. after the parade, there will be a memorial program at the Old Town Hall.
West Stockbridge
Parade marchers will assemble at 9:45 a.m. across from the Congregational Church on Main Street. Step off will be at 10 a.m. The American Legion will hold services on the bridge at Mill Pond, at the canon on the corner of Albany Road and State Line Road, and on the lawn in front of Town Offices at the former Village School on State Line Road. The ceremonies at the town offices will include singing, readings, an invocation, and remembrances of veterans lost in the past year.
