UPDATED: Weather Forces Changes to Old Lyme Memorial Day Events
The ceremony will move to the Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School auditorium.
OLD LYME, CT – Due to rain, Old Lyme’s Memorial Day parade has been canceled and the ceremony moved indoors.
The Old Lyme Fire Department said the indoor ceremony will be held at 11:30 a.m. in the Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School auditorium, 53 Lyme St. After the observance, the department will serve hot dogs at the Lyme Street Firehouse, 69 Lyme St.
The traditional parade and ceremony is sponsored by the Town of Old Lyme, the Old Lyme Fire Department, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1467 and American Legion Post 41.
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