It was a perfect day for Monday’s parade and ceremony.
Memorial Day Parade
Posted inRiver Valley, sj-web
Reflecting on Memorial Day's meaning
VFW Post 1641 Commander Edward J. Roach Jr., left, and Marcel Martineau, first vice commander of American Legion Post 24, perform the laying of the wreath. They served as marshals for Monday’s parade through Rumford and Mexico. (Bruce Farrin/Rumford Falls Times) Members of Napoleon Ouellette, Post 24 American Legion observed Memorial Day on Monday with […]
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Posted inConnections, Rumford Falls Times
Rumford Legion to host Memorial parade
RUMFORD — Napoleon Ouellette Post 24 of the American Legion will observe Memorial Day, May 28, with a parade and ceremonies at the Rotary Memorial Green in Rumford before going to the Veterans Memorial Green in Mexico. The American Legion is calling all area veterans to participate in the parade. Rides will be provided for […]
Posted inFranklin, Lewiston-Auburn
Memorial Day Parade group requests funding, participants in Jay, Livermore Falls
LIVERMORE FALLS — A planning committee for the Memorial Day Parade in the Jay and Livermore Falls area is seeking members, parade participants and money to cover liability insurance. “We are really having a struggle because we are in dire need of funding to cover the parade,” member Gail Kerns-Dube said. Liability insurance has cost […]
Posted inEncore, sj-web
Frank Gross painting donated to Lisbon High School
LISBON — Frank Ozborn Gross, born Aug. 20, 1926, to parents of Lisbon Falls, began painting at the age of 62. A self-taught painter, he painted every day, creating more than 100 paintings. His paintings of the history, landscape and everyday life of Lisbon can be seen all over town. One such painting, titled “Memorial […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Norway Memorial Day Parade is on
NORWAY — The Memorial Day Parade will step off at Advertiser Square at 9 a.m. Monday, May 25, and proceed down Main Street, stopping at Witherell Park between Norway Savings Bank and Cumberland Farms to lay a wreath on the Civil War Monument. It will continue to the War Memorial at Paris and Main streets across […]
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Rumford American Legion seeks military vehicles for Memorial Day Parade
RUMFORD — Military vehicles are being sought by Napoleon Ouellette American Legion Post 24 for its annual Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 26. The parade, which starts at 10 a.m., will travel to the Rotary Memorial Green in Rumford and the Veterans Memorial Green in Mexico. Ceremonies will be held at both places, Kirk […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Volunteers, participants sought for Memorial Day observance
LIVERMORE FALLS — The area’s Memorial Day Parade Committee is looking for participants to take part in the parade on May 26 and volunteers to place flags on veterans’ graves. The parade theme is “Honor and Remember Operation Overlord 70th Anniversary of D-Day WWII,” according to committee member Don Simoneau. On June 6, 1944, D-Day […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Donations sought for Memorial Day Parade insurance in Livermore Falls, Jay
LIVERMORE FALLS — The Memorial Day Parade Committee again is looking for donations to purchase liability insurance for this year’s parade. The parade has marched from Jay to Livermore Falls for decades. Livermore Falls Town Manager Kristal Flagg said she received an email from committee member Don Simoneau informing her of the need for insurance. […]