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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) Memorial Day is approaching, and some Beaver County communities are having parades to pay tribute to the veterans who have served or are serving the United States of America. According to local borough and township webpages, here is what you should know about the Beaver, Monaca and New Brighton parades planned on Monday, May 26th.

• Beaver – The parade, organized by the Beaver Area Heritage Foundation, is scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m. on Third Street. All veterans are invited to participate, whether walking or riding, and are asked to meet at the borough building by 9:45 a.m. in either uniforms or civilian clothes. After the parade, a ceremony will be held at the Beaver Cemetery, and a veterans’ luncheon hosted at the Fort McIntosh Foundation.
• Monaca – The parade begins at 10:30 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Church and will march down Pennsylvania Avenue, ending at Veterans Park. At the park, Mayor John Antoline will lead a Memorial Day service.
• New Brighton – The parade begins at 10 a.m. and will travel along Third Avenue from 15th Street to Sixth Street. A memorial service will be held in Townsend Park.