AUGUSTA
8 a.m. Monday. Wreath-laying ceremony in Togus National Cemeteries. Proceedings will start across from building 205, then will head over to the East Cemetery followed by the West Cemetery.
BATH
10:30 a.m. Monday. Parade proceeds from Lincoln Street to Centre Street to Front Street, ending with a ceremony at Library Park.
BELFAST
11 a.m. Monday. Parade proceeds down Main Street to the waterfront for a ceremony.
BERWICK
11 a.m. Monday. Parade begins at Berwick Town Hall/Sullivan Square and proceeds up Sullivan Street and onto Wilson Street to the Berwick Veteran’s Memorial Park. After a brief service, the parade continues down Saw Mill Hill to the Somersworth-Berwick Bridge for a brief ceremony for those lost at sea. The parade concludes in Sullivan Square with a memorial service honoring area veterans.
BIDDEFORD-SACO
10 a.m. Monday. Parade begins on Main Street at Saco City Hall and concludes at Veterans Memorial Bridge in Biddeford with a closing ceremony. The Grand Marshall is Don Chretien, a retired U.S. Marine Corps helicopter pilot. The featured speaker is Kayla Lewis, U.S. Navy veteran and local advocate for veterans and community development.
BOOTHBAY HARBOR
10:30 a.m. Monday. Parade departs from Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library and heads to the waterfront for a ceremony at Whale Park.
BRUNSWICK-TOPSHAM
8:45 a.m. Monday. Observance at Monument Place in Topsham followed by a parade toward Brunswick, which includes an observance on the bridge. Decorated bicycles join the parade at 9:45 a.m. Observances at Brunswick Mall begin at 11 a.m. Grand Marshal is U.S. Marine Corps veteran Ella Mae Stevens Leavitt.
CAMDEN
9:00 a.m. Monday. Prayer, speeches and other ceremonies at Public Landing/Harbor. Parade ends at Mountain View Cemetery with stops at Conway Boulder, Village Green War Memorial and the Civil War Spanish American War Memorial.
CAPE ELIZABETH
9 a.m. Monday. Parade starts at the middle school, turns right on Scott Dyer Road, right onto Route 77 and ends with a wreath-laying ceremony at the village green adjacent to town hall. The grand marshal is Robert G. Orff, Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
CUMBERLAND
10 a.m. Monday. Parade starts at the fire station on Tuttle Road. Kids are invited to join the end of the parade on bicycles with red, white and blue decorations.
FALMOUTH
10 a.m. Monday. Parade starts at the Veterans Memorial on 65 Depot Road and proceeds to Pine Grove Preserve for a ceremony. There will be band and chorus performances by the Falmouth high, middle and elementary schools. Veterans are welcome to ride or march in the parade.
FREEPORT
10 a.m. Monday. Parade proceeds from Holbrook Street, heads north on Main and makes a right onto School Street, then right onto Park Street, ending in Memorial Park. A ceremony will take place at 10:30 a.m.
FRYEBURG
1 p.m. Parade starts at the American Legion Hall and ends at Bradley Memorial Park.
GARDINER
10 a.m. Monday. Parade starts at the former Armory building, proceeds down Brunswick Avenue and concludes at the Gardiner Common with a ceremony.
GORHAM
11 a.m. Monday. Parade starts Village Elementary School on Robie Street and ends with a memorial service at Eastern Cemetery on Johnson Road.
GRAY
11:30 a.m. Monday. Parade leaves the Russell School , proceeds to Shaker Road. A ceremony will be held at the monument in the center of town. Following the ceremony, the parade will continue to the Gray American Legion Post 86 on Lewiston Road.
HALLOWELL
10 a.m. Monday. Service at the Memorial Monument in Legion Park at the Hallowell Cemetery, continuing at Granite City Park.
LYMAN
1 p.m. Monday. Parade starts at Waterhouse Road/Mill Pond in Goodwins Mills and ends at the Lyman Town Hall on South Waterboro Road.
LEWISTON-AUBURN
10 a.m. Saturday. Memorial Day tribute ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston.
LINCOLNVILLE
Noon Monday. Parade stops at Veterans Park for a speech, wreath laying and other ceremonies. Concludes at Lincolnville Beach.
NEW GLOUCESTER
9 a.m. Monday. Parade leaves from Memorial Elementary School and heads down Intervale Road to Route 100/202 to Veterans Park for a memorial service. The parade will reconvene and go down Peacock Hill Road, then left on Gilmore Road. The parade ends by the AmVets Hall at 1095 Lewiston Road.
OAKLAND
Noon Monday. Parade starts at Williams Junior High School and goes down Pleasant Street and onto Church Street and concludes on Water Street.
OLD ORCHARD BEACH
1 p.m. Monday. Parade starts at The Ballpark, goes down Saco Avenue, turns right onto Old Orchard Street and right onto First Street into Memorial Park.
PORTLAND
2 p.m. Monday. Procession and commemoration on Stevens Avenue in front of Longfellow School. The procession walks up Stevens Avenue to the Evergreen Cemetery green in front of Wilde Memorial Chapel, where the commemoration will be held.
ROCKPORT
10 a.m. Monday. Parade includes prayers and wreath laying at Rockport War Memorial, Rockport Bridge and Amesbury Cemetery.
SANFORD
9:30 a.m. Monday. Wreath-floating ceremony at Number One Pond. Parade starts at 10 a.m. at Gowen Park Drive and ends with a ceremony at the gazebo in downtown Springvale by the Walgreen’s shopping plaza. The ceremony will be followed by a community cookout at American Legion Post 19.
SCARBOROUGH
10 a.m. Monday. Parade starts at Scarborough High School, turns onto Route 114 and then Route 1, past town offices to the Maine Veterans Home, where it will conclude with a ceremony.
SIDNEY
10 a.m. Monday. Parade starts and ends at the town office on Middle Road.
SKOWHEGAN
10 a.m. Monday. Parade proceeds south on Madison Avenue, travels downtown and turns onto Water Street before ending at Skowhegan Veterans Park.
SOUTH PORTLAND
10:30 a.m. Monday. Parade starts at Southern Maine Community College and travels along Broadway to Mill Creek Park.
WAYNE
11 a.m. Monday. Parade starts at the Wayne Community Church.
WELLS
9 a.m. Monday. Parade starts at Wells High School and proceeds east on Sanford Road to Post Road. It concludes with a ceremony at Ocean View Cemetery.
WINDHAM
9 a.m. Monday. Parade starts at Windham Town Hall and proceeds onto Route 202 toward Windham High School. At 10 a.m., there will be a ceremony in front of Windham’s Veterans Memorial Flagpole at Windham High School.
YARMOUTH
10 a.m. Monday. Parade leaves from Yarmouth High School and proceeds to the Memorial Green at town hall for a ceremony.
YORK
10 a.m. Monday. Parade starts at St. Christopher’s Church and proceeds through town to the First Parish Cemetery for a ceremony.
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