Observances, parades in region
Memorial Day, a national holiday that pays tribute to the nation’s war dead, is on Monday.
Here’s a rundown of announced parades and other observances in the area this holiday weekend:
• Catskill: A parade will step off at 11 a.m. Monday, from Water Street in the village and proceed down Main Street to the Greene County Courthouse for a service on the front steps of the building.
• Esopus: The American Legion parade will step off at 10 a.m. Monday at the Dollar General store on U.S. Route 9W and proceed south to Riverview Cemetery. The lineup starts at 9:30 a.m. A ceremony will take place at the cemetery before the parade proceeds back past a reviewing stand at the Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union on U.S. Route 9W. The parade will end at the Port Ewen Firehouse on U.S. Route 9W. If it rains, there will only be a ceremony at the Esopus Town Hall community room.
• Hurley: The annual parade organized by John F. Jordan Memorial Post No. 5086 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will step off 10a.m. Monday from St. Joseph’s Mission and march along Zandhoek Road and Main Street to Town Hall, where a ceremony will take place and refreshments will be served. All veterans are invited to march.
• Hyde Park: Parade from Roosevelt Theater, U.S. Route 9, to Town Hall ceremony, parade beginning 10 a.m. Monday. Sponsored by town of Hyde Park and American Legion Hyde Park Post No. 1303.
• Hyde Park: Rose Garden Memorial Service, at Franklin Delano Roosevelt Presidential Library, 1:30 p.m. Monday.
• Kingston: A ceremony will be take place at 1 p.m. Monday in front of City Hall, 420 Broadway, followed by a parade starting at 1:45 p.m. The parade will start at Broadway and Andrew Street, proceed up Broadway and through Uptown and end at Dietz Stadium. Line up for the parade starts at noon.
• Lloyd: A parade will step off at 9 a.m. Monday at the corner of Phillips Avenue and New Paltz Road. It will proceed along New Paltz Road down through Main Street and then head around to Vineyard Avenue, concluding at Town Square, where a ceremony will be held.
• Marbletown: A parade will step off at 10 a.m. Monday at Marbletown Elementary School and end at the Marbletown Community Center on U.S. Route 209, where American Legion Post No. 1512 will conduct a memorial service, followed by refreshments.
• Marlborough: A parade steps off at 1 p.m. today from the Sono-Tek Industrial Park, going through the village of Milton, and will end at the Cluett Schantz Town Park. American Legion Viebey-Sutton Post No. 124 will honor Monday morning memorials in Marlboro and Milton with a prayer, gun salute and taps starting with the memorial at the Legion Hall on 50 Western Ave. in Marlboro at 9 a.m., then the flagpole in Marlboro at 9:10 a.m., Billesimo Real Estate at 9:20 a.m., Amodeo Sunoco at 9:30a.m., Marlboro Middle School at 9:40 a.m., Milton Library at 9:50 a.m. and Milton True Value Hardware at 10 a.m.
• New Paltz: Parade and ceremony beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday, with the parade following the traditional route and services to be held at the Veterans Monument at the New Paltz Fire Station. Civic and fraternal organizations are invited to participate. Sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 8645.
• Olive: Parade and ceremony beginning at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the West Shokan Post Office, Route 28A. The parade will proceed to Town Hall on Watson Hollow Road and the pavilion in Davis Park. Music will be provided by the Onteora High School marching band. In the event of rain, a ceremony will take place at the pavilion. Sponsored by American Legion Post No. 1627.
• Pine Plains: Parade beginning at 10:30 a.m. Monday, starting at the Pine Plains Firehouse and stops at the Town Clock Memorial at South Main Street for services. Parade will proceed later to Evergreen Cemetery for additional ceremony. Sponsored by American Legion Post No. 426and Pine Plains VFW Post No. 5519. For more information, call Marie Stewart at (845) 546-7349 or email one. phoenix.rhysing@gmail.com
• Rhinebeck: Parade and ceremony, 9:30 a.m. lineup at fairgrounds for 10:30a.m. parade Monday; parade proceeds Mulberry Street to East Market Street to Doughboy statue for ceremony, then to Rhinebeck Cemetery, U.S. Route 9