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Doug Jennings of the Mattatuck Drum Band marches in the Derby-Shelton Memorial Day Parade on May 31 2021.
Jason Edwards / Hearst Connecticut Media file photo
SHELTON — The Derby-Shelton Memorial Day Parade is back, but with a new starting point.
The parade will step off on Cornell Street at 9 a.m., rain or shine, on Monday, May 30. The parade will then proceed on Howe Avenue to the traditional route ending in Derby on Elizabeth Street at the intersection with Cottage Street.
Parade participants will also be assembling at a new location on Canal Street. Fire departments and other large apparatus will still park in the municipal lot and join the march when their units pass.
Canal Street and Cornell Street will be closed from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. or whenever the parade ends, according to James Tortora, the vice president and chair of the Derby-Shelton Memorial Day Parade Committee.
Jefferey J. Wilchinsky of the East End Hose Co. #3 of Derby will be the grand marshal, and the parade chief of staff will be Mike Klubek of Derby American Legion Post #24.
In addition to the parade, there will a live Memorial Day service on Sunday, May 29, at 7 p.m. at the Shelton Intermediate School.
“The service will honor those who have passed in the past year that served our country,” said Tortora, adding that invitations will be sent to the relatives of those deceased who will be honored.
The service is open to the public.
2022 Derby Shelton Memorial Day Parade Line-up
Shelton Exchange Club (Hands Out Flags)
HONOR DIVISION
(Leads Parade from Cornell Street)
Shelton & Derby PD Honor Cars
Shelton PD Marching Unit
Derby PD Marching Unit
Army National Guard
Any Other Active Military Units
Sutter-Terlizzi Post 16 Firing Squad
SHS Marching Band
Grand Marshal & Chief of Staff
Shelton Mayor Mark A Lauretti
Derby Mayor Richard Dziekan
Ansonia Mayor David Cassetti
Congressional & State Representatives.
VETERANS DIVISION
John Collins Post 24 American Legion Derby
(1 or 2 Vehicles)
VFW Post 10466 Huntington
Sons of Union Veterans-Wooster
Valley Marine Corps League (2 Trucks)
East Coast Doughboys
Any inactive/veterans that wish to march
St. Michael’s CWV Post 562 Derby (Float)
Gold Wings Touring Motorcycle
FIRST DIVISION
Derby High/Middle School Marching Band & Cheer Team
East End Hose Co. #3 & Fire Apparatus
Derby HS Engineering & Architectural (Float)
Derby Little League
Tri-Town Girls Scouts
Cedar Street Antique Fire Apparatus
SECOND DIVISION
Mattituck Drum Band
Hotchkiss Hose Co. #1 & Fire Apparatus
Derby Boy Scouts 3
Derby Cub Scout Pack #3
Derby Venture Crew 33
Derby Historical Society
Shelton Republican Town Committee (Float)
THIRD DIVISION
Hurricanes
White Hills Co. #5 & Fire Apparatus
Shelton Historical Society
Lower Naugatuck Vally Boys & Girls Club
Cedar Street Antique Fire Apparatus
FOURTH DIVISION
Bradley School Marching Band
Paugassett H & L Co. #4 & Fire Apparatus
Boy Scout Troop #19 Shelton
Boy Scout Troop 25B & 25G Fire United Methodist Church Shelton
Cub Pack 25 First United Methodist Church Shelton
Cub Scout Pack #28
Boy Scout Troop #28
Boy Scout Troop #55
FIFTH DIVISION
St. Mary-St. Michaels School Band
Pine Rock Park Co. #4 & Fire Apparatus
Girl Scouts 60051/60167 (Shelton)
Mid-Summer Fantasy Renaissance Faire
Derby Pop Warner
Sikorsky FD Crash Truck
SIXTH DIVISION
TEAM Inc., Yankee Clipper Music/Mag Brass Band (trailer)
Storm Engine Co. #2 & Fire Apparatus
Shelton Farmers Market
Derby Democratic Town Committee
Naugatuck Valley Relay For Life
American Cancer Society Fire Apparatus
SEVENTH DIVISION
Shelton Intermediate School Marching Band
Echo Hose H & L Co. #1 & Fire Apparatus
Echo Hose Ambulance Corps.
Echo Engine #1 Jumbo
Echo Hose Old Ladder #1
EIGHTH DIVISION
Bob Bobinski Band (Trailer)
Huntington Fire Co. #3 & Apparatus
Knights of Columbus
Antique Fire Apparatus