Roundup of Memorial Day events
Following are parades and other Memorial Day services today:
Akron: Parade at 9 a.m. from John and Townsend streets to Russell Park, where ceremonies will be held.
Alden: Parade at 2 p.m. beginning at Alden Central School, Park and Emerson streets.
Amherst: George F. Lamm Post, American Legion, will conduct an observance at 11 a.m. at Williamsville Cemetery.
Angola: Parade at 10 a.m. from Angola Fire Hall, Commercial Street, to Forest Avenue Cemetery for services by the Newcomb-Long Post 928, American Legion.
Boston: Parade at 1:45 p. m. from Faith United Church, Boston State Road, to Boston Town Park, where a ceremony will take place at 2 p.m.
Brant: A service will take place at 9 a.m. at Memorial Park on Route 249.
Buffalo: Buffalo Police Reserves will conduct a tribute to fallen officers and servicemen and women at 9 a. m. at the memorial across from the former Precinct 12 station at Genesee Street and Walden Avenue.
AMVETS Post 72 and the Heroes Grove Veterans will hold a memorial service and a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 a. m. to rename a section of Houghton Park to Heroes Grove, honoring heroes past and present.
Cheektowaga: Observance at 10 a.m. at the Walden monument, Harlem Road and Walden Avenue, followed by a service at 11 at Pvt. Leonard Post Jr. Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, 2450 Walden Ave.
Clarence: Parade at 11 a.m. from Clarence Central High School on Main Street to Clarence Town Park, where a ceremony will take place.
Colden: Parade at 8:30 a.m. from Colden Elementary School on Boston Colden Road to Memorial Park at Town Hall on Route 240, where a service will be held.
Collins: Parade at 9 a.m. from Main Street and Zoar Road to Collins Center Cemetery, where a ceremony will take place.
Depew: Parade will start at 10:30 a.m. in the municipal parking lot at 85 Manitou St.
East Aurora: Military veterans will conduct a procession at 10:30 a. m. from Hamlin Park to Oakwood Cemetery, where an observance sponsored by Aurora-Cazenovia Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will take place at 11 a. m.
Eden: Parade at 11 a.m. from West Church Street to Evergreen Cemetery, where a service will be conducted by Newell-Faulkner Post 880, American Legion.
Elma: Parade at 9 a.m. from the Elma Library, Bowen at Rice roads, to Town Hall, where a service will be conducted.
Farnham: An observance is at 10:30 a.m. at Village Park, Commercial Street.
Gowanda: Parade at 10:30 a.m. from Post 409, American Legion, 100 Legion Drive, to St. John’s Park for a ceremony.
Grand Island: A ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. at Charles N. DeGlopper Memorial Park, Grand Island Boulevard and Baseline Road.
Hamburg: Parade at 10:15 a. m. from Union-Pleasant Elementary School to Village Park, where Post 527, American Legion, will conduct a service at 11 a. m.
Parade at 10:30 a. m. from Southtowns Catholic School parking lot on Versailles Road to the Lakeview Fire Hall on Lake View Road for a service.
Hamburg Moose Lodge 992, 45 Church St., will conduct a flag-burning ceremony at noon.
A service will take place at 1 p.m. at Post 1419, Veterans of Foreign Wars, 2985 Lake View Road.
Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda: Services will be conducted at 8:05 a. m. at Falling Cemetery, Delaware Road and Willowbreeze; 8:15 a. m. at the Vietnam memorial at the flag pole at the Brighton Road entrance of Elmlawn Cemetery; 8:30 a. m. at Field of Honor at the bell in the middle of Elmlawn; 8:45 a. m. at the Field of Honor World War II memorial; 8:50 a. m. at Mount Olivet Monument in Mount Olivet Cemetery; 9:15 a. m. at the Korean memorial at the Municipal Building, Delaware Road and Delaware Avenue, and 9:35 a. m. at the monument in front of the Milton J. Brounshidle Post 205, American Legion, and Harry E. Crosby Post 2472, Veterans of Foreign Wars, 3354 Delaware Ave.
Parade at 11 a.m. from Delaware Avenue near Sheridan Drive to Victoria Boulevard to Mang Park at Elmwood Avenue.
Lackawanna: Services will be conducted at 8:30 a.m. at Post 63, American Legion, and at 1 p. m. at Matthew Glab Post 1477, American Legion.
Lancaster: Post 7275, VFW, will conduct a service at 9 a.m. at Veterans Park. Following the ceremony, the VFW color guard will lead the parade on Lake Avenue to School Street, Pleasant Avenue, Central Avenue and Town Hall.
Lewiston: VFW Memorial Day Parade at 11 a. m. from Village Hall, North Fourth and Center streets, to Academy Park for a veterans memorial service.
Lockport: A Super Cruise will be held from 3 to 9 p m. in Ida Fritz Park, Park and West avenues.
Marilla: A service at Evergreen Cemetery will take place at 11 a. m. followed by a parade from Tomarsue Drive and Two Rod Road to the Firemen’s Memorial, and then to Maplewood Cemetery on East Avenue. The parade will end at the Veterans Memorial on Bullis Road.
Middleport: A parade is at noon in the village and will be followed by a dedication ceremony for the new brick walkway in the Village Commons on Park Avenue.
Newstead: Parade at 9 a. m. from Upper Main Street to Russell Park, where a service will be held.
North Collins: Parade at 9 a. m. from Langford and New Oregon roads continues to St. Mary’s Cemetery for services.
Parade at 10 a. m. from the Langford Fire Hall on Langford Road to St. Martin’s Cemetery for services.
Parade at 11 a. m. from North Collins High School up Route 62 to Dr. Joy Village Park for a ceremony.
Orchard Park: Parade starts at 9 a. m. from the Orchard Park Library and goes up South Buffalo Street, to West Quaker Street to Veterans Park for a program.
Sardinia: Parade at 8 a. m. from Veterans Memorial Park on Genesee Road to Sardinia Rural Cemetery for a service.
Somerset: Service at 10 a. m. at Town Hall Veterans Park; Barker Central School Community Band will perform.
Springville: Parade at 10 a. m. from Shuttleworth Park to Maplewood Cemetery on Route 39 for services.
Wales: Parade at noon from Big Tree Road in Wales Center to the Town Hall, followed by a ceremony at Wales Center Park.
West Seneca: Parade at 10:30 a. m. from Southgate Plaza down Union Road to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Town Hall, where a service will be conducted.
Williamsville: Parade at 2 p. m. from Williamsville South High School to Los Robles Street.
Wilson: Old Fashioned Fair and Flea market, 8 a. m. to 4 p. m., Wilson Historical Museum, Route 425, with chicken barbecue beginning at 11:30. Free shuttle bus in the village. More than 200 vendors. Services and wreath-laying ceremony at 10 a. m. in Greenwood Veterans Memorial Park, with Martin F. Jennings Post 836, VFW, Park Street and Route 18. A daylong fair sponsored by First Baptist Church of Wilson begins at 9 a. m. on Petit Street.
Youngstown: Old Fort Niagara will hold a memorial service at 11 a. m., War of 1812 Cemetery.
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