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Members of the Salisbury Band and the Salisbury Central School band marched together in the Memorial Day parade in Salisbury on Monday, May 30. Lou Bucceri, in period costume as Heman Allen, led the way. Click here for more Memorial Day coverage.

Uniforms and flags were on abundant display at the Memorial Day celebration in North Canaan on Monday, May 30, as parade marchers assembled at the Doughboy Monument in the center of town after a procession from Town Hall. Photo by John Coston

Uniforms and flags were on abundant display at the Memorial Day celebration in North Canaan on Monday, May 30, as parade marchers assembled at the Doughboy Monument in the center of town after a procession from Town Hall. Photo by John Coston
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Hedge your home heating oil now

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