Howdy neighbor!
This coming Monday, May 25, is Memorial Day, when our American Legion Post #67 will gather in Farragut Park on North High Street, across from the Town Hall, at 11 a.m. to lay wreathes at our several war memorials and fire a salute to all of Bridgton’s servicemen, past and present. I’ll be there, as I am each and every year, to share Bridgton’s traditional Memorial Day poem.
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