Mayor Bradley Wantz stated at the March 9 Council meeting that the Memorial Day Parade will occur this year.

"I am very excited that… we will be having a Memorial Day Parade here in town," Wantz said. The mayor stated, "We've wanted to bring parades back for years. We're finally at that point. It is coming back. It's an exciting thing for us to do."

According to the Taneytown Chamber of Commerce the parade will be held May 25. beginning at 10 a.m., with set-up and staging to convene at the Taneytown Shopping Center parking lot beginning at 9:15 a.m.

The parade will leave the parking lot, and proceed on Genevieve Drive to Grand Drive, then turn onto East Baltimore Street and continue to Broad Street, ending at the American Legion.

Relay for Life events slated

Councilman Joe Vigliotti reported at the March 9 Council meeting that on April 17, the city's relay team, including the police and participating members of the city's administration will host a Relay for Life fundraiser.

The fundraiser will be held from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Dunkin' Donuts, where monetary donations will be accepted.

During the evening, beginning at 7:30 p.m., Relay for Life will hold their annual Luminaria Ceremony downtown "in honor of people who have or have had cancer," with police escorts. The ceremony procession will proceed "up and down the sidewalks," and will begin and end at the police station.

Additionally, Vigliotti said, "A number of shops will remain open late that evening for Luminaria participation, and for shopping before and afterwards."

Mayor Wantz noted that, "For clarification, that evening during the Luminaria, parking will be restricted downtown. We'll not be permitting parking along the side of the street during the Luminaria Ceremony, (and) will open back up afterwards."

Taneytown police to hold food drive

Councilman Vigliotti stated at the March 9th Council meeting that police will be holding a food drive on April 5. The "Pack the Police Car Spring Edition Food Drive" will be held at the Kennie's Market, 11 Grand Drive, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.

Officers will be accepting non-perishable food donations for local families in need, and Vigliotti said the food drive "this time will benefit local families through Taneytown Elementary School."

The town stated on their Facebook page that the event is being continued "due to the overwhelming success of our past food drives."

Additional locations for food drop-offs are pending, and anyone interested in donating should check the town’s website for any updates.