Mayor Edward A. Bettencourt Jr. has announced that Peabody’s annual Memorial Day parade and ceremony will take place Monday, May 26.
The parade will begin at 11 a.m. at the intersection of Washington Street and Allens Lane. It will proceed east on Washington Street, then west on Main Street to City Hall.
Washington Street, along with portions of Main Street and Lowell Street, will be closed to traffic during the parade.
Following the parade, a ceremony will be held in front of City Hall to honor fallen heroes and recognize Peabody’s recent designation as a Purple Heart City — a distinction that expresses special gratitude to those wounded or killed in combat. The Purple Heart is the oldest American military decoration still in use. It was established by Gen. George Washington on Aug. 7, 1782, as the Badge of Military Merit.
