Falmouth veterans and their families are invited to start their Memorial Day at 8:30 a.m. at the American Legion Post with coffee and pastries before the town’s annual parade and ceremony begin. The parade will start at 10 a.m. from the Legion at 65 Depot Road and end at Pine Grove Preserve at 34 Foreside Road, where the ceremony will take place.
In Cumberland, Memorial Day events include an 8 a.m. fun run for kids at the Greely High School track and an 8:30 a.m. 5K Run and Remember race, which will start in front of the high school. The parade begins at 10 a.m., followed by a Monument Ceremony at 10:30 a.m. at Moss Side Cemetery with a guest speaker. Cumberland veterans are invited to march or ride in the parade.
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