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March canceled in Norwich due to weather; MLK Day program still on

January 18, 2019 11:00 pm • Last Updated: January 19, 2019 5:04 pm

Norwich — The Norwich Branch NAACP announced on Saturday that the march from the David Ruggles Freedom Courtyard in front of City Hall on Monday, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, has been canceled due to inclement weather.

The organization is still holding its Birthday Celebration Program in honor of King beginning at 2 p.m. at Evans Memorial AME Zion Church at 2 McKinley Ave., Norwich.

Rev. Marcus Luter, Jr., will deliver a celebratory reflection. For more information visit www.norwichbranchnaacp.org or call (860) 886-1686.

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