City of Rockville, City Hall and some City facilities will be closed Monday, May 26, in observance of Memorial Day, when Rockville pauses to remember the men and women who protect our country’s freedom with the City’s 70th annual Memorial Day ceremony and parade, in Town Center. Recycling, yard waste and refuse collection will be one day later throughout the holiday week. Collection regularly made on Monday will be made on Tuesday; regularly scheduled Tuesday collection will occur on Wednesday and so on. Friday collection will be made on Saturday. For more information on recycling and refuse collections and a complete list of Memorial Day closures, visit rockvillemd.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=509 The Memorial Day ceremony, hosted by the Mayor and Council, begins at 9:30 a.m. in Town Square plaza. A prelude to the ceremony begins at 9 a.m. with patriotic music by the Rockville Concert Band and Rockville Community Chorus. The parade begins at 10:30 a.m. Learn more about the history of Rockvilles Memorial Day parade–one of the longest-running in the Washington metropolitan region–and this year’s grand marshal, retired U.S. Public Health Service Capt. William S. Campbell, at md-rockville.civicplus/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=513.
Posted on: Mon, 26 May 2014 01:00:00 +0000