Update: Police sent the following note May 22: “Birmingham Condominium and the Avalon Apartments on Canal Street you will have slightly limited access during the parade. You will be only able to leave and enter via East Canal Street which may be difficult at times during the parade lineup period. The roads on the parade route close between 8 and 8:30 a.m.”
Original post follows below.
Shelton Police are notifying motorists of a parking ban and road closures in connection with the Derby-Shelton Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 25.
The parking ban along the parade route goes into effect at 6 a.m. in Shelton and will stay in effect until the parade is over. The roads will be closed at approximately 8 a.m.
The parade will begin at approximately 9 a.m. on Howe Avenue in Shelton (by the exit 14 ramp), and will proceed to Kneen Street, Coram Avenue, White Street, Howe Avenue, and then over the Derby-Shelton Bridge, where the route will follow into Derby.
The parking ban includes Howe Avenue (Route 110) from White Street to Kneen Street, Kneen Street from Howe Avenue to Coram Avenue, Coram Avenue from Kneen Street to White Street, White Street from Coram Avenue to Howe Avenue, Bridge Street (Route 712), and Cornell Street from Howe Avenue to Canal Street.
The night before the parade, a memorial service will be held at Shelton High School to honor veterans from Derby and Shelton who have died in the past year.
Click here for more information about the ceremony.
Starting Wednesday, police will put courtesy notices on cars along the parade route notifying owners they’ll need to be moved on Monday.
Questions about the parking ban or parking for the parade can be directed to the Shelton Police Department Traffic Division at (203)-924‑1544 ext. 4417.
The parade lineup is posted below.
HONORS DIVISION
Shelton and Derby PD Honor Cars
Shelton PD Marching Unit
Derby PD Marching Unit
New Haven Emerald Society
Military Unit National Guard Motorized 192nd Engineers
Any other Active Military Units
Firing Squad Car – Sutter-Terlizzi Post 16 American Legion – Shelton
Grand Marshal – Valley Detachment Marine Corp League – George H French
Chief of Staff – DAV – Josh Phillips
Shelton Mayor – Mark Lauretti.
Derby Mayor – Anita Dulgatto
Barnum Festival Family
Past Mayors Derby and Shelton
Congressional And State Representatives
Shelton High School Band, Guard,
SHS Pom Poms and cheers
Perry School Band
VETERANS DIVISION
Sutter – Terlizzi Post 16 American Legion – Shelton
John Collins Post 24 American Legion – Derby
VFW 1046 Huntington
VFW 1058 McEnvoy – Dempsey Post – Derby
Valley Marine Corp League
George Washington Chapter 1 Military Order of the Purple Heart
Sons of Union Veterans of Civil War Wooster-Russell Camp #22
Veteran’s Motorcade
Any Veterans that wish to march
ST Michaels CWV Post 562 – Derby
D.A.V. Chapter 4
Gold Wing Touring Motorcycles
FIRST DIVISION
Cub Scout pack 27
Mattatuck Drum Band
Hotchkiss Hose Co. #1
St Michaels ‑St Marys Band
American Martial Arts Academy
King Hiram #12 Demolay
Ansonis Rainbow Girls #8
First Baptist Church of Shelton
SECOND DIVISION
Marching Saints
Huntington Hose Co #3
Shelton Youth Football and Cheerleaders
Valley Karate
Knights of Columbus
St Joseph’s School
Shelton Youth Soccer
Shelton Girl Scouts
THIRD DIVISION
Davis St Arts & Academics Interdistrict Magnet School 21st
East End Hose Co #3
Derby Little League
Jones Tree Farm
Centerstage
Salvation Army
Shelton Lions Club
Derby Boy Scouts Troop 3
Derby Cub Scouts Pack 3
FOURTH DIVISION
CT Hurricanes
White Hills Co #5
Derby Pop Warner Cheerleaders
Valley Boys and Girls Club
Order Sons & Daughters of Italy
Frontier Girls Troop #249
Shelton Historical Society
FIFTH DIVISION
King Roberson Middle School Band
Paugassetts Hook & Ladder Co #4
Boy Scout Troop 55
Cub Scout Pack 28
Boy Scout Troop 19
Cub scout Pack 19
Cub Scout Pack 24
Cub scout Pack 20
Boy Scout Troop 28
SIXTH DIVISION
Bradley School Band
Pine Rock Park Co #4
Valley Shakespeare Festival
Irving School Band
Derby Elks
Derby Historical Society
SEVENTH DIVISION
Derby High/Middle School Band
Storm Engine Co #2
Derby High School Cheerleaders
Mid-summer Fantasy Renaissance Faire
Pinwheel Studios
Hillhouse High School Band
SCAFAC Antique Fire Trucks
EIGHTH DIVISION
Shelton Intermediate School Band
Shelton Intermediate Dance Team
Echo Hose Hook & Ladder Co #1
Naugatuck Valley Relay For Life
Echo Hose Ambulance
Shelton Retired Ladder #1
Shelton Fire Marshal
