Farmingville, NY – On May 28, Brookhaven Councilwoman Valerie M. Cartright attended the annual Memorial Day Parade and wreath-laying ceremony in Setauket. As in years past, the parade kicked off at the Old Village Green near Emma S. Clark Memorial Library. The parade participants included local VFW posts, Girl Scout Troops, Boy Scouts, the Setauket, Stony Brook and Port Jefferson Fire Departments and a variety of supporters. Ward Melville High School and R.C. Murphy Junior High School bands played. The parade made its way down Main Street and headed east on Route 25A to the cheers and flag waving of hundreds. The wreath ceremony took place at the Setauket Veterans Memorial Park on Route 25A. Each year for Memorial Day, Setauket's Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3054 sponsors Three Village's Memorial Day parade. Councilwoman Cartright (left) is pictured at the wreath-laying ceremony with County Legislator Kara Hahn (D-Setauket), Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) and Assemblyman Steve Englebright (D-Setauket).
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