Observe Memorial Day with these events in southern Maine

Spectators line the road for Outdated Orchard Seashore’s Memorial Day parade in 2021. Brianna Soukup/Workers Photographer

ARUNDEL
11 a.m. Sunday. Veteran’s memorial on the city fireplace station on 468 Limerick Highway. Observances embrace an invocation, studying of the dignity roll, wreath-laying ceremony and “Faucets.”

BATH
10:30 a.m. Monday. Parade begins at American Legion at 200 Congress Ave.

BERWICK
11 a.m. Monday. Parade begins at Berwick City Corridor/Sullivan Sq.. Members will march to Berwick Veteran’s Memorial Park, the place they may pause for a quick service. The parade then continues down Noticed Mill Hill to the Somersworth-Berwick Bridge, the place a quick ceremony will probably be carried out in reminiscence of these misplaced at sea. It concludes at the start line with a memorial service honoring space veterans who misplaced their lives within the Revolutionary Warfare, Civil Warfare, World Wars I and II, Korea and Vietnam.

BIDDEFORD-SACO
10 a.m. Monday. Parade proceeds from Essential Road in Saco into Biddeford. The closing ceremony occurs at Biddeford’s Veterans Memorial Park (nook of Alfred and Pool streets.)

BRUNSWICK-TOPSHAM
9 a.m. Monday. Parade proceeds from Topsham City Corridor into Brunswick. There will probably be an observance on the Brunswick-Topsham bridge at 9:30 a.m., adopted by a adorned bikes parade at 9:45 a.m. The parade ends on the Brunswick Mall, the place observances start at 11 a.m.

CAPE ELIZABETH
9 a.m. Monday. The parade will begin on the center college parking zone, and continues alongside Scott Dyer Highway to Ocean Home Highway (Route 77) to the village inexperienced. A short ceremony and laying of the wreath will probably be held after the parade.

CUMBERLAND
8 a.m. Monday. Youngsters run at Greely Excessive College adopted by 5K Run and Bear in mind race at 8:30 a.m. Parade begins at 10 a.m. at Mabel I. Wilson College and ends on the veterans’ monument in Moss Facet Cemetery in Cumberland Heart, the place a ceremony will probably be held at 10:30 a.m.

FALMOUTH
10 a.m. Monday. Parade proceeds from 65 Depot Highway (Falmouth American Legion) to Pine Grove Park, the place a ceremony will probably be held with performances by the Falmouth center and highschool bands and choruses.

JAY/LIVERMORE FALLS
The ceremony at every location will embrace colour guard, wreath laying, prayers and rifle salute.
• 7 a.m. Livermore Falls Memorial Bridge (Route 4);
• 7:25 a.m. Livermore Brettuns Warfare Memorial (Route 4, Federal Highway and Church Road);
• 8 a.m. Leeds Warfare Memorial. (Route 106 and Church Hill Highway);
• 8:40 a.m. Fayette Warfare Memorial. (Route 17, 2589 Essential St.);
• 9:05 a.m. Livermore Falls Union Park. (Nook of Park and Unions streets);
• 9:20 a.m. Jay Warfare Memorial (Chisolm Sq.).

OLD ORCHARD BEACH
1 p.m. Monday. The parade route begins on Saco Avenue, turns proper on Outdated Orchard Road and proper onto First Road and into Memorial Park, the place a ceremony will probably be held.

OXFORD
10 a.m. Monday. Remembrance stroll and ceremony. Teams meet at Oxford Memorial Park at 9:30 a.m. on the Oxford Memorial earlier than strolling silently up Pine Road and coming into the Oxford Cemetery from the again entrance for a ceremony carried out by the American Legion.

PORTLAND
2 p.m. Deering Heart Memorial Day procession and commemoration, starting at Longfellow College and continuing alongside Stevens Avenue by Deering Heart and into Evergreen Cemetery. The procession will characteristic the Deering VFW Publish 6859 Shade Guard, veterans, Patriot Fife & Drum, a riderless horse, kids carrying flowers, Woman Scouts, and the Claddagh Mhor Pipe Band.

SABATTUS
11 a.m. Monday. Parade begins on the American Legion Publish on Island Highway and proceeds onto Essential Road, Elm Road, Hemlock Road and Greene Road, ending on the veteran’s monument for extra providers. Oak Hill Center College Voices of Shade will arrange within the monument space.

SCARBOROUGH
10 a.m. Monday. Parade begins at Scarborough Excessive College, turns onto Route 114 after which Route 1, previous city places of work to the Maine Veterans Residence. Companies will probably be held on the Legion Monument.

SOUTH PORTLAND
10:30 a.m. Monday. South Portland Warfare Veterans Memorial Affiliation hosts a parade from the Southern Maine Neighborhood Faculty parking zone, down Broadway and ends at Mill Creek Park Veterans Monument for a quick service.

WELLS
9 a.m. Monday. March from Wells Excessive College at 200 Sanford Highway to Ocean View Cemetery on Route 1. Gold Star households and veterans are invited to take part within the parade and assist honor the fallen.

WESTBROOK
10 a.m. Monday. Parade down Essential Road, adopted by a ceremony in Riverbank Park.

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