Newtown Memorial Day Parade Set for Monday

Newtown’s annual Memorial Day parade is set for Monday, May 25.

The parade, organized by Morell Smith Post 440, will begin at 9a.m. at the Commons West Building on Newtown-Yardley Road.

Police Chief Tony Wojciechowski, a four year Air Force veteran, will the guest speaker at the parade. The Grand Marshal will be Morell Smith Post 440 Adjutant Jim Anderson.

The complete parade route is as follows:

• 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 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 ROCK NORTH BAND