Here’s the second batch of photos from today’s great parade.
A third set — including the very moving ceremony on Veterans Green — will come in a few hours. Right now, I’m heading to one of the many parties in town. I’m off the clock!
A bird’s-eye view of the 2022 Memorial Day parade. (Drone photo/Charlie Scott)
No, this truck was not part of the parade. Minutes before the start, it stalled on Riverside Avenue. The parade kicked off right on time, though. (Photo/Frank Rosen)
Whether the Sunrise Rotary Club asked for a color-coordinated vehicle to advertise their upcoming Duck Race is unclear. But it sure looks cool. (Photo/Mark Mathias)]
The Bedford and Coleytown Middle School bands marched together. They sounded great! (Photo/Janette Kinnally)
Cub Scouts hold a giant flag, as they round Riverside Avenue onto the Post Road. (Photo/Swapna Podlich)
For as long as this car has been around, youth sports teams have been part of Westport’s Memorial Day parade. (Photo/Eric Roth)
Ava Bierman enoys the parade with her dad, Bryan.
Seeing this crowd watching from above Capuli restaurant reminded Russell Sherman of his days as a kid here. Youngsters watched from atop buildings on the Post Road and — when the route went another way — Main Street. (Photo/Russell Sherman)
The RTM is supposed to announce all upcoming meetings. So this may have been illegal. But it sure was fun. Other RTM members marched with the Suzuki Band; League of Women Voters; Rotary Clubs; soccer, baseball and lacrosse teams — and probably others. (Photo/Will Haskell)
Play ball! (Photo/Keri Stedman)
The ballot measure promoted by the League of Women Voters would permit early voting in Connecticut. (Photo/Pam Washburn)
The end of a long parade. (Photo/Shobana Mari)