May 16 Update From Easton First Selectman Bindelglass

**News Release Submitted by Easton First Selectman Bindelglass**

May 16, 2025

Good afternoon:

The Easton Memorial Day Parade is scheduled for Monday, May 26th. The Parade will begin at the Easton Fire Station at 9:30 am and end at the Town Hall. Following the parade, there will be a ceremony honoring those who gave their lives defending America and our freedoms. Isabel Mariani will sing the National Anthem and God Bless America, and the opening invocation and closing benediction will be provided by local church leaders. After the ceremony, short remembrances will be held at the Easton Cemeteries. All are welcome. For more information, please contact Town Hall or Don Rogerson, Post Commander, at 203-209-1402. (On May 24th, the Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, and anyone who wishes to volunteer will be placing flags on graves starting at 9:30 am at Union Cemetery, then Aspetuck Cemetery.) The parade is a favorite community event where we all get together and display our sense of community. It is a big event for our young people, and most of all, honors those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Hope to see you there.

We are also very excited to announce the SPORT HILL RACES – Hill Climb Demonstration & Car Show on Saturday, May 24, from 10:00 am to 2:30 pm. The event includes a car show at the library parking lot, including early brass cars and other pre-war cars in celebration of the Sport Hill Climb races. See: https://eastoncourier.news/?s=sport+hill+races, and https://eastoncourier.news/2024/11/08/uphill-battle-the-sport-hill-races/. This should be a wonderful event, with more details to come. The Staples Academy Foundation will host a preview event for the upcoming Sport Hill Races demonstration at the Old Staples Academy building at 336 Center Road on Saturday, May 17th, between noon and 3:00 pm. It will showcase a limited number of Brass Era motorcars, including a beautiful, fully restored 1914 Mercer 450 race car. Attendees can enjoy some barbeque, with libations available from the Two Roads Brewing Company. Entry to this event is free to the public, but parking is extremely limited, so get there early!

The state DOT is doing tree work along Route 136 on Wednesday, May 28, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Please plan accordingly.

National Police Week (observed May 11 – May 17) offers honor, remembrance, and peer support, while allowing law enforcement, survivors, and citizens to gather and pay homage to those who gave their lives in the line of duty. It includes the National Peace Officers Memorial Service and other events throughout the week that honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. National EMS Week (observed May 18 - May 24) recognizes and thanks emergency medical services personnel for their vital contributions to communities. The week-long event provides an opportunity to acknowledge the dedicated work of paramedics, EMTs, and other EMS professionals who provide crucial pre-hospital care. We are excited to announce that on Friday, May 23, 2025, at 9:00 AM in the ambulance bays of Bridgeport Hospital, EMS Week awards will be presented. EMT's Josh Meszaros and Kevin Shevlin will be honored for their direct intervention in saving a witnessed cardiac arrest at the Easton Senior Center last month. All of our emergency service workers do a phenomenal job for our community, and we honor them.

REMINDER! Town Hall closes at 1:00 pm. Don't forget to buy your Transfer Station Tickets before we close on Fridays.

Activities around town:

The Easton Public Library is hosting a Women’s Self-Defense Class for Car & Parking Lot Safety on Saturday, May 17, from 1:30 pm to 3:00 p.m. (Ages 16 and Up). The staff of Club Kung Fu will be back for this important program about car and parking lot safety for women. Please register here.

The Wednesday Afternoon Musical Club presents “Home on Leave, Honoring Our Armed Forces” on Sunday, May 18 at 2:00 PM at Jesse Lee United Methodist Church. The concert will feature Sousa marches, music from the 1930s and ’40s, and a patriotic sing-along. Admission is free, with donations gratefully accepted to support our scholarship program. A reception will follow. WAMC currently supports the Greater Connecticut Youth Orchestra and Easton resident Phoebe Merrill, a music composition student at Belmont University. For more information, call 203-767-0064 or visit www.wednesdayafternoonmusicclu....

Citizens for Easton is proud to invite the community to our Annual Meeting on Wednesday, May 21, at 7:00 pm in the Easton Library Community Room. Join us for an inspiring and informative evening as we welcome David Brant, Executive Director of the Aspetuck Land Trust (ALT), as our headline speaker. For more information, please click here.

The Easton Public Library is hosting ‘Creating a Compelling College Essay’ on Wednesday, May 21st at 7:00 pm. The professionals at Stand Out for College are offering a Zoom presentation to help high school juniors and their families understand how to use the upcoming summer productively to create a compelling college application. Registration is required. *A Zoom link will be sent to registrants on the day of the program.

Save-the-Date for Easton’s 1st Annual Farmhouse Flea & Community Tag Sale on Saturday, May 31st from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at Christ Church, 59 Church Road, Easton. This should be a great time to meet folks, volunteer, donate, etc. Prime space reservations start on Thursday, May 1st, at www.christchurcheaston.com/events. Please contact Vicki Mark Anthony at Christ Church at 203-551-4728 (cell) or vmarkant@optonline.net if you have any questions.

Easton Senior Center SILENT AUCTION will be held from Wednesday, May 7th until Thursday, May 29th (Mom-Fri 8:00 am – 3:00 pm). For more information, please call 203-268-1145.

Concert for Ukraine featuring Roots Oscura, and Mill River Band on Sunday, June 1st from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm at Ashlar-Aspetuck Lodge, 200 Center Road, Easton, CT. Bring a lawn chair, picnic basket, and a friend. Free admission. Donations encouraged. Parking is across the street at the Easton Library.

The Easton Paws and Pumpkins Festival will be held on October 4, 2025, at the Morehouse fields from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm. All proceeds will go to supporting the Easton K9 program, as well as the DARE Program. Donations can be made by sending a check to Easton Paws and Pumpkins, 700 Morehouse Road, Easton, using our PayPal account at “Easton Paws and Pumpkins Inc.”, or by utilizing our Venmo account, which is in the process of getting charity certified. A website is in the works, and we are approved as a 501(c)(3). We are also looking for volunteers to assist during the day. Please send any questions to Eastonpawsandpumpkins@gmail.com. More info to come.

Save the date: Summer Reading Kick-Off, Friday, June 20, sponsored by friends of the Easton library. There will be a storybook parade and dancin’ with hoops. More to follow.

Have a great weekend!

Dave