Rochester will be holding a rejuvenated Memorial Day Event on Sunday, May 25 at the Rochester Council on Aging, 67 Dexters Lane in Rochester at 12:00 pm. There will be speakers, music and a procession to the Town Hall, Daggett Square, and concluding at the COA. Snacks and refreshments will be provided by the Rochester Events Committee.

            Mattapoisett will be holding its annual Memorial Day Event on Monday, May 26 at Center School, 17 Barstow Street in Mattapoisett at 1:30 pm. There will be speakers, music and a procession to the library and concluding at the wharf. Snacks and refreshments will be provided by the Mattapoisett Women’s Club.

            The Marion Memorial Day Remembrances and Procession will take place on Monday, May 26 starting at 9:00 am in front of the Music Hall at 164 Front St, Marion. In the event of rain, the event will be relocated to the Multipurpose Room of Sippican Elementary School.

            The procession and remembrances will follow same route as in past years, stepping off from the Music Hall northbound on Front Street, marching 0.6 miles up Front Street to the Veterans’ Memorial at Old Landing. Upon arrival at the Veterans’ Memorial the town will pay tribute to our military’s “honored dead” who “gave the last full measure of devotion”.

            The procession and remembrances will feature the Sippican School Marching Band led by director Hannah Moore as well as The Portuguese American Band. The ceremony will conclude with members of the Select Board laying a wreath at the Veterans’ Memorial. The master of ceremonies for the event will be Technical Sergeant Mandy Givens of the Massachusetts Air National Guard.

            Residents are encouraged to attend the remembrances as well as stand along the parade route on Front Street between Cottage Street and Ryder Lane.