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Riverside proclaims 2025 sesquicentennial; organizers outline year of events
Summary
Village President J. Douglas Pollock read a sesquicentennial proclamation and and village leaders reviewed opening ceremonies, thanked volunteers and announced a schedule of related events and community fundraising.
Village President J. Douglas Pollock read a proclamation declaring 2025 the Village of Riverside’s sesquicentennial and outlined a year of events to mark the village’s 150th anniversary.
The proclamation traced Riverside’s municipal history to the 1820s and noted the 1869 town plan by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux and Riverside’s 1970 national historic landmark designation. ‘‘I, J. Douglas Pollock, Village President, do hereby proclaim the year 2025 as the Village of Riverside sesquicentennial,’’ Pollock read aloud during the Jan. 16 meeting.
Why it matters: The proclamation frames a year-long set of commemorations and signals continued municipal support for…
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