Patch Observing Friday Moment of Silence With a "Blackout"

Patch will be participating in a "blackout" tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. in honor of those who lost their lives in the Newtown shootings.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman and Newtown First Selectman Patricia Llodra, together with other local elected officials and residents, will convene on the steps of Edmond Town Hall in Newtown for a moment of silence in memory of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

The officials will congregate on the steps at 9:28 a.m., with the moment of silence beginning at 9:30 a.m. During the memorial, bells from the nearby Trinity Episcopal Church will ring 26 times in memory of each life lost at Sandy Hook Elementary School. 

There will be no formal remarks given.

Malloy earlier this week proclaimed Friday a “Day of Mourning” in the state and asked residents statewide to participate in a moment of silence and bell ringing at 9:30 a.m. 

He also wrote the nation’s governors, inviting each state in the country to participate.