Dozens of events are being held this weekend to mark Memorial Day, honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice serving our country. Jeremy Honey of the Rockland County Veterans Coordinating Council says they have two programs, the first at noon on Sunday, May 26th, at the Frederick Loescher Veterans’ Cemetery on Brick Church Road in New Hempstead…
The second event is at the Onderdunk Veterans’ Cemetery at RCC Sunday at 1pm. Ramapo supervisor Michael Specht says there are plenty of events in town on Monday…
Haverstraw supervisor Howard Phillips says his town’s event is Monday at 11am, at the World War I Monument at Mount Repose Cemetery…
Memorial Day Watchfires hosted by the Vietnam Veterans of America will get underway in four Rockland locations at 11:30pm Wednesday night, May 29th. The fires will be lit at midnight and burn for 24 hours at Bowline Point Park in Haverstraw, Eugene Levy Memorial Park in Pomona, the top of Clausland Mountain in Orangeburg, and the east end of the Piermont Pier. There’s a thorough list of events here: (h/t to Patch.com).