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Parades, ceremonies around the region on Memorial Day

WXXI

A number of Memorial Day parades and other activities are scheduled for Monday around the region.

That includes one of the largest area parades, the one in Rochester, which steps off at East Avenue and Alexander Street at 10:30 a.m. It moves down East Avenue to Main Street, and then ending on Plymouth Avenue.

There are also parades in several other communities including Chili,  Fairport, Greece,  Mendon, Pittsford, Rush,  Scottsville, Victor and Webster.

There is a ceremony honoring veterans of the Battle of the Bulge at the Port of Rochester at 11 a.m., and a ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Highland Park at 1:00 p.m.

Randy Gorbman is WXXI's director of news and public affairs. Randy manages the day-to-day operations of WXXI News on radio, television, and online.