A number of veterans’ organizations, fire departments, and community members have plans to remember those who have served. Below is a compiled list to attend a local Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, May 25.

The Blue Point Fire Department will have a parade to celebrate Memorial Day beginning at 10 a.m. on Blue Point Avenue and Middle Road on Monday, May 25. The parade will proceed north to the firehouse for a ceremony.

The Bellport Village Memorial Day parade begins at 11 a.m. at the Village Green, located at Bellport Lane and Bell Street, on Monday, May 25. The parade proceeds north on Station Road to the village cemetery, where members of VFW Post 8300 will hold a ceremony.

The Medford Fire Department will be hosting their Memorial Day parade at 11 a.m. on Route 112 from Tremont Elementary School to Neil Marturiello Way.

This year, Vietnam Air Force veteran, American Legion commander and VFW past commander Walter Maresco will walk his regular Route 112 from Tremont Elementary School north to the VFW Hall at 9 a.m.

The United Veterans Organization including local American Legion Post 269, VFW Post 2913 and Amvets Post 8111, will be hosting their annual Memorial Day parade at 11 a.m. from Route 112 to the American Legion located on South Ocean Avenue, to be followed by a ceremony.

The Patchogue Fire Department will also host a service on Memorial Day at 9:30 a.m. in front of the firehouse located on Jennings Avenue.

The Bellport Garden Club will be holding its annual plant sale in conjunction with Bellport Village’s Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 25. The garden club will be set up on the green in front of CVS. All plants for sale are from the club’s members’ gardens and will include herbs, vegetables, flowers, and some indoor plants as well. The funds raised will go toward purchasing trees for Bellport Village. Visit between 9 a.m. and noon to browse the Bellport Garden Club’s array of plants and support a worthy cause.

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