ACTON — Town Manager John Mangiaratti, Health & Family Services Director Penelope Funaiole, the District Director of Veterans Services for Acton and Boxborough James MacRae, the Celebrations Committee and Master of Ceremonies Gail Sawyer would like to invite members of the community to join the Town of Acton for its Memorial Day Parade and Ceremonies on Monday, May 27.
This year’s parade will take place in West Acton, leaving the Gates School promptly at 10 a.m. and proceeding along the following route: Spruce Street to Massachusetts Avenue, then onto Windsor Avenue, and into Mt. Hope Cemetery.
To honor our nation’s heroes, the Town of Acton will host a ceremony at Mt. Hope Cemetery, 166 Central St., starting at 10:40 a.m. The ceremony will include speeches by the Town’s Veterans’ Service Officer James MacRae and others, the raising of the flag, and more.
The Town will also recognize this year’s Grand Marshal, who will be announced at the ceremony.
Attendees are welcome to bring their own folding chairs, as there will be limited seating provided.
After the main ceremony, the procession will continue down Central Street and conclude with an abbreviated ceremony on the West Acton Common on Massachusetts Avenue.
Maps detailing the West Acton Parade route, as well as pick-up and drop-off procedures for parade participants, are included below.
Youth groups that wish to participate should reach out to Gail Sawyer at 978-621-2308 or glsawyer374@gmail.com.
Those with questions regarding veterans and surviving spouse benefits should contact Veterans’ Service Officer MacRae at 978-929-6614 or vso@acton-ma.gov.
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