Thursday, July 10, 2025
Residents, elected officials, and community leaders paid their respect and honored the men and women who died in combat while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces at Sea Cliff’s annual Memorial Day parade.
The parade began at 9 a.m. at Memorial Park on Prospect Avenue. Following a brief ceremony, the parade proceeded down Sea Cliff Avenue, then to Roslyn Avenue, and then to Glen Avenue, concluding with a ceremony and speakers at Clifton Park.
Fitting with the day’s themes of honor and remembrance, those who died in combat were saluted at the beginning of the parade in Memorial Park and the end of the parade in Clifton Park.
Several local organizations in Sea Cliff were present in the parade, including the Friends of the Sea Cliff Village Library, the Village Museum, and many others. In addition, local marching bands from the North Shore School District also participated.
Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act in 1968, which established Memorial Day as the last Monday in May to create a three-day weekend for federal employees. The change went into effect in 1971. The same law also declared Memorial Day a federal holiday.
