On Monday morning, the Town of Hurley will join the nation in remembering our fallen service members with an annual Memorial Day parade. The one and a half mile parade route, which starts at THikit print shop on Zandhoek Road, winds around the Hurley Cemetery, crosses Hurley Avenue and travels down Main Street before ending in front of the Town Hall on Wamsley Place. Beverages and hot dogs will be provided at the Town Hall, and a ceremony will follow the parade.

This year’s parade grand marshal will be World War II Navy veteran Ron Gibbons Sr. A Gloversville native, Gibbons was drafted in June 1945 and assigned to the USS Hornet aircraft carrier as a fireman first class. After the war, he continued to serve in the Navy and later attended Rider College in New Jersey and Champlain College in Plattsburgh. He moved to Ulster County to work for IBM, and now, at 95 years old, has lived in Hurley with his wife Mary for the past 62 years.

Though retired from IBM since 1990, Gibbons has worked at the Lowe’s in the Town of Ulster for the past 15 years.

“If you sit, you’re going to vegetate,” Gibbons said. “You have to keep moving.”

When not working in Lowe’s garden department, Gibbons is kept busy by his four adult children and a flock of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Gibbons will be in the grand marshal vehicle close to the helm of the parade. Ahead of Gibbons will be the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Boy Scouts and Hurley’s elected officials. The Hurley, West Hurley and Spring Lake fire departments will follow Gibbons, along with representatives from Hurley Senior Citizens, the Heritage Society, Hurley Library and a plethora of local organizations. Kingston High School’s drumline and color guard will keep the parade in marching order, and the Heritage Society Museum will sell baked goods on its front lawn and provide coffee and water to passing parade-goers.

The parade will step off at 10 a.m. For parade details, go to tinyurl.com/337n79sf

In Other Hurley News:

Holiday closings

The town offices on Wamsley Place will be closed Monday, May 29, in observance of Memorial Day. The town Transfer Station on Dug Hill Road, which is closed every Monday, will not operate the day after Memorial Day.

Reformed Church Yard Sale

The Fifth Annual Hurley Reformed Church Yard Sale will be held on Saturday, June 3 from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at the church on Main Street. Spots can be rented for $25 for the day. Please call Kelly at 845-532-2995 to reserve a spot. Refreshments will also be served.

Planning Board Meeting Time Change

According to an announcement from the town, beginning in June 2023, meetings of the Hurley Planning Board, which are held on the fourth Thursday of each month, will start at 6 p.m. instead of 7 p.m. Planning Board meetings are held at Hurley Town Hall, 10 Wamsley Place, and are open to the public.

Vacancy on Ethics Board

There's a vacancy on the Town of Hurley Ethics Committee, the town reports. Hurley residents interested in filling the seat should send a letter of interest to Hurley Town Clerk, P.O. Box 569, Hurley, NY 12443 or clerk@townofhurley.org.

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