Hubbardston Memorial Day committee names Stevie Lel chair, tasks her with outreach to bands and parade groups

The Town of Hubbardston Memorial Day Committee appointed Stevie Lel as chair and authorized outreach to marching bands, schools and veterans groups as it began planning this year’s parade and ceremony, members said at a meeting that opened at 12:34 p.m.

Committee members emphasized early outreach to lock performance dates and costs, discussed logistics including flags for gravesites, student recitations, parade lineup and traffic control, and scheduled a follow‑up meeting for next Monday at 12:30 p.m. to continue planning.

Why it matters: the committee’s decisions set the organizing work that will determine who participates in the parade, how veterans and youth are involved, and how the town covers costs for food, equipment and performers.

At the meeting members reviewed a binder of past Memorial Day plans and inventory items stored at the senior center that…