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Members of the Spruce Mountain High School band march May 25 past Richardson Cemetery in Livermore Falls, across from Food City, during the tritown Memorial Day parade. Rain fell throughout the morning, but wreath-laying ceremonies, rifle salutes and the annual parade continued in Jay, Livermore Falls and Livermore. (Rebecca Richard/Staff Writer)
Cub Scouts and parade participants pass the Chisholm Square World War II Memorial in Jay on May 25 during the tritown Memorial Day parade. Despite steady rain, residents lined the route as the parade continued through Jay, Livermore Falls and Livermore with wreath-laying ceremonies and veterans’ observances. (Rebecca Richard/Staff Writer)
Members of a veterans rifle squad fire a salute May 25 at Richardson Cemetery in Livermore Falls during the tritown Memorial Day parade. The ceremony continued in steady rain as parade participants, veterans and the Spruce Mountain High School band paused along the route to honor those who died in military service. (Rebecca Richard/Staff Writer)
A line of fire trucks, led by a vintage Livermore Falls fire truck, travels May 25 through Jay during the tritown Memorial Day parade. Rain soaked the route, but local fire departments, veterans and community groups continued the annual procession. (Rebecca RIchard/Staff Writer)
A vintage Livermore Falls fire truck travels May 25 through Jay during the tritown Memorial Day parade. Rain fell throughout the morning, but fire departments, veterans, students and community groups continued along the parade route. (Rebecca Richard/Staff Writer)
Livermore Falls Fire Department trucks travel May 25 through Jay during the tritown Memorial Day parade. Emergency vehicles from local departments joined veterans, students and community groups in the rainy holiday procession. (Rebecca Richard/Staff Writer)
Union Park in Livermore Falls is decorated for Memorial Day following the May 25 tritown parade and observances. The day’s events included a wreath laying by Trevor Doiron, Grand Marshal John Dube, Civil Air Patrol Cmdr. Jessica Woodcock, the Spruce Mountain school band, Scouts of America members from Turner Pack 187 and Pack 1492, Rumford Pack 580 and Andover Pack 1820, and an American Legion float representing the armed forces, family and community support for service members. (Rebecca Richard/Staff Writer)

Rebecca Richard is a reporter for the Franklin Journal. She graduated from the University of Maine after studying literature and writing. She is a small business owner, wife of 33 years and mom of eight...

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