Newtown Memorial Day Parade to Be Held Monday

Newtown's Memorial Day Parade will be held Monday starting at 9 a.m.

The parade, organized by Morell Smith Post 440, begins at the Newtown Commons West building on Newtown-Yardley Road.

From there, the parade goes to the Newtown Cemetery, where it pauses by the gravestone of Morell Smith. The parade then turns right on Elm, left onto Washington, left on Lincoln and right on Centre Avenue.

It will pause again at the Newtown Library for a remembrance at the World War I monument.

From there, the parade goes north on Congress to Jefferson and then south on to State Street. At Newtown Borough Hall there will be a memorial service and speeches.  From there, the parade goes south on State Street to Linden Avenue, which is where the Legion is located.