Enfield Veterans Day Parade To Close Route 5

ENFIELD, CT — Enfield’s Veterans Day parade will bring marchers to Enfield Street on Sunday, Nov. 8, with Route 5 closures beginning an hour before the parade starts.

The parade steps off at 1 p.m. from Enfield Street School, 1318 Enfield St., and travels north to the Town Green, according to the town’s Veterans Council event announcement. A wreath ceremony and military gun salute will follow on the green.

Under the Enfield Police Department’s traffic advisory, Route 5 between Post Office Road and South Road will close at noon. The closure will extend from Post Office Road to Alden Avenue at 12:45 p.m. and remain in place until the parade ends.

Residents west of Route 5 along the parade route can reach their neighborhoods using Alden Avenue or eastbound Route 190, police said.

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Officers will direct traffic around the closures. Drivers who are not attending should use alternate routes and avoid the parade area until it concludes, police said.

“Everyone is invited to wave their US Flags along the parade route,” the town’s event announcement says.

A free lecture about Revolutionary War veteran Elijah Churchill and the history of the Purple Heart is scheduled for 3 p.m. in the Scitico Room at Town Hall, 820 Enfield St., according to the Connecticut Office of Tourism’s event listing.

In case of inclement weather, the wreath ceremony will take place at Enfield High School, according to the town.

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