Newtown's Memorial Day Parade Will Include Service At High School

The annual Morell Smith Post 440 Memorial Day events will include a commemoration and memorial service at Council Rock North High School.

The service on Friday, May 22 will feature guest speaker Michael Metrovich, a physics teacher at Council Rock and a veteran of the Air Force.

The parade, held on Monday, May 25, will begin at the Commons West Building on Newtown-Yardley Road.

Police Chief Tony Wcjciechowski, a four year Air Force veteran, is the guest speaker for the parade.

The American Legion asks all comers to take a moment to remember the service members who sacrificed protecting our country.

The complete route of the parade 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