May 23 Update From Easton First Selectman Bindelglass

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

May 23, 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, and 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.

The 14th Annual Easton Memorial Mile Race for Exchange will occur on Monday, May 26th, 2025, at 8:30 am sharp (rain or shine), prior to the Memorial Day Parade. Sign-in starts at 7:30 am at the Easton Fire House, 1 Center Road, Easton, CT. Online registration at https://runsignup.com/Race/CT/Easton/MemorialDayEastonExchangeClubMile is $27.50 and includes a free t-shirt. Race Day sign-up is $30.00.

Sport Hill races. 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=..., and https://eastoncourier.news/202.... At 10:00 AM there will be a viewing of the cars at the library. There will be “racing” up Morehouse road demonstrations at 10:30 and 12:30, and the event will wrap up around 2:30. There will be a food truck at the library. Parking is best at old Staples (660 Morehouse rd.). Morehouse rd. from the library to Banks rd. will be closed for several short periods during this time.

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.

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/eve.... Please contact Vicki Mark Anthony at Christ Church or at 203-551-4728 (cell) or vmarkant@optonline.net if you have any questions.

The Center for Family Justice (CFJ) invites the public to help raise awareness and take a stand against gender-based violence and raise funds for CFJ’s Camp Hope-Bridgeport during its 13th Annual “Walk A Mile In Her Shoes®” on Saturday, May 31st at the downtown Fairfield Train Station. Registration starts at 8:00 am, start time is at 9:00 am. Please register in person or online https://bit.ly/cfjwam25. The cost is $25 for adults and $10 for students.

Easton Senior Center SILENT AUCTION closes on Thursday, May 29th (Mon-Fri 8:00 am – 3:00 pm). For more information, please call 203-268-1145. The center will be open after the parade on Monday, May 26th until noon. Come check out the auction and enjoy some coffee and cookies.

There will be a 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.

There will be an OPEN HOUSE at the Lakewood-Trumbull YMCA at 204 Stanley Road, Monroe, CT (on Route 59) on June 7th from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Great way to check out their three outdoor pools and other great amenities!

Enjoy the long weekend with family and friends, but also take a minute to look around, see how lucky we are to have the lives we do in Easton, and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice to make it so.

Dave