Golden's Bridge Fire Department Readies for Memorial Day

GOLDENS BRIDGE, N.Y. - The Golden’s Bridge Fire Department will host its annual Memorial Day observance at the firehouse on Monday, May 27. The centerpiece of the event will be a community parade at 10 a.m., followed by an emotional ceremony that will culminate with placing a memorial wreath on the American Legion 4-ton granite monument at the entrance of the firehouse. Engraved on the monument’s bronze plaques are the names of Golden’s Bridge residents who served in World War I and World War II. The names will be read aloud at the ceremony by GBFD fire chiefs.

The Golden’s Bridge Fire Department is inviting all veterans and residents of the hamlet and the swaths of Somers and North Salem in the fire district, as well as everyone in Lewisboro, to join the parade as participants or spectators. The parade steps off at 10 a.m. at Todd Hill Circle and proceeds along Rt. 138 for the short distance to the firehouse. Children are encouraged to decorate their bicycles and scooters in patriotic colors and ride them in the parade, which will feature the GBFD’s fleet of fire trucks.

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Among other observances, the program will include a flag ceremony and tolling of the fire bell for two minutes, and brief remarks by retired service members. Breakfast refreshments will be served immediately following the ceremony.

“It will be a wonderful way to start your Memorial Day. We invite you to assemble families from your street, or from your community organization, and march in the parade as a group; or just come to the Golden’s Bridge Firehouse and join your friends, neighbors, service members, and firefighters in honoring our war deceased, especially those etched in history on the American Legion monument, whose caretaker is the Golden’s Bridge Fire Department,” said Joseph Simoncini, chief organizer of the annual observance who is a firefighter for nearly 30 years and also serves as a commissioner of the Golden’s Bridge Fire District.

“This is an opportunity to join as a community and collectively honor those who sacrificed their life for their country. The ceremony and wreath-laying will involve many local residents. Afterwards, have a cup of coffee and a muffin or bagel with a veteran, a firefighter or your neighbor, and be home in plenty of time for your family gathering,” added Simoncini, noting the entire event, including the social, is expected to conclude by 11 a.m.

Residents who would like to participate in the line of march are being asked to gather by 9:45 a.m. at Todd Hill Circle in the Brady’s Farm development (off Rt. 138, just past the firehouse). Spectators should also arrive by 9:45 a.m. to take their place along the parade route to greet veterans, fire trucks, uniformed firefighters bearing the American flag, and local families in the line of march. The ceremony will begin immediately after the parade.

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For more information, or to sign up with your organization as a marching contingent in the parade, email pub3634@gmail.com or call 914-403-4072.

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