2017 Newtown Memorial Day Parade Set For May 29

NEWTOWN, PA — The 2017 Newtown Memorial Day parade will be held Monday, May 29. A Memorial Day Ceremony will be held at Council Rock North on the Friday before, at 9 a.m. on May 26.

The parade, organized by Morell Smith Post 440, will begin at the Commons West Building on Newtown-Yardley Road. Parade participants will line up at 8:30 a.m. The parade steps off at 9 a.m.

The parade grand marshall is Stan Mathews.

The guest speaker will be John C. Heenan, who is a member of the Morell Smith Post 440 of the American Legion in Newtown, the Marine Corps League, Patriot Detachment, the Michael Brian McGinnis Division 2 of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and of the Honor Guard at Washington Crossing National Cemetery. He is also a Marine.

Local community organizations and veterans will be marching during the annual event.

Here is the parade route, according to organizers:

STARTING AT THE COMMONS WEST BUILDING (NEWTOWN-YARDLEY ROAD) GOING SOUTH – LEFT INTO NEWTOWN CEMETERY.

MEMORIAL SERVICE AT MORELL SMITH GRAVESITE.

RIGHT ON ELM AVENUE, LEFT ONTO WASHINGTON AVENUE, LEFT ON LINCOLN AVENUE, RIGHT ON CENTRE STREET, CONTINUE ON CENTRE TO LIBRARY.

MEMORIAL SERVICE AT WORLD WAR I MONUMENT AT LIBRARY.

RIGHT ON CONGRESS STREET, LEFT AT JEFFERSON LEFT ONTO STATE STREET

MEMORIAL SERVICE AND SPEECHES AT BOROUGH HALL.

THE PARADE WILL CONTINUE ON STATE STREET, RIGHT ONTO CENTRE STREET, CONTINUE ONTO RICHBORO ROAD, RIGHT ON LINDEN AVENUE TO LEGION HOME.

VETERANS WILL HOLD A MEMORIAL SERVICE AND THEN HONOR THE COUNCIL ROCH NORTH BAND