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Elmsford mayor proclaims National Police Week, Peace Officers Memorial Day and National Firefighters Memorial weekend
Summary
Mayor Robert Williams read proclamations honoring law enforcement and firefighters, directed village flags to be lowered for specific memorial observances and invited residents to observe moments of silence.
Mayor Robert Williams proclaimed May 11–17, 2025, as National Police Week in Elmsford and designated May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day, calling for village flags to be flown at half staff in observance.
The proclamation, read aloud by Williams during the Board of Trustees meeting, cited national observances established in 1962 and noted that more than 800,000 law enforcement officers serve in the United States and that the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial will add new names this spring. Williams also read the name of “Elmford police officer George Olsen,” saying Olsen died in a motorcycle accident while on duty on Oct. 18, 1929.
Williams additionally proclaimed May 3–4, 2025, as the National Firefighters Memorial weekend and May 4 as International Firefighters Day for Elmsford. He directed that village flags be lowered to half staff from noon on Friday, May 2, 2025, until sunrise on Monday, May 5, 2025, and encouraged residents and organizations to observe a moment of silence at 12:00 p.m. on May 4 to honor fallen firefighters and their families.
Why it matters: The proclamations schedule local observances tied to national memorials and include specific instructions about flag placement and a communal moment of silence. The mayor invited residents to participate and to thank local police and fire personnel for public safety service.
Mayor Williams read the historical background for the observances and said the Memorial Fund’s candlelight vigil would occur on May 13 in Washington, D.C. He asked trustees and village staff to accept a commemorative plaque and to join in the local observances.
No formal vote was recorded; the text was presented as mayoral proclamations and public direction for flag display and community observance.
