Berlin veterans move Memorial Day ceremony indoors after parade canceled by rain

Rain forced organizers in Berlin to cancel the town’s annual Memorial Day Parade Monday morning, but veterans and residents still gathered to honor fallen service members. “We waited until 6:00 this morning to cancel,” said Charles Colaresi, chairman of the Berlin Veterans Commission. “If it was nice today, Farmington Avenue would have been packed with people.” Colaresi said the decision was not easy. “We had the 102nd Army Reserve Band coming to march with us,” he said. “We had a flyov...