<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1ewxb7_12PeVVUa00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1ewxb7_12PeVVUa00" width="1600" height="900" ><figcaption>Parade float stopper so participant, Julie Brooker, can sing the National Anthem (N/A)</figcaption></figure>WESTFIELD, Maine (WAGM) - The power of an Independence Day parade brought a community together in this story.For the third year, the town of Westfield had a Fourth of July parade, run by the community for the community. The floats took off from Corey Park, driving through the town. The floats made a special stop at the Westfield Veteran Memorial, where the National Anthem was performed by a local in the parade, Julie Brooker.“Just a lot of combined effort in gathering the decorations and getting together this morning and assembling it, so many hands make light work,” says Brooker.“This is a resident-driven parade. We start in January. We start organizing people, we start getting floats together, we start collecting donations. We really wanted to work to bring the community together. And last year we brought in the hot dogs to be able to sit and chat with everybody after the parade, and it’s been a great way to bring the Westfield residents together,” says Gretchen Thwing, one of the parade organizers. After the parade, folks gathered at Corey Park to end their Fourth of July celebration in the town with some hot dogs on the grill</div></body>

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WESTFIELD, Maine (WAGM) - The power of an Independence Day parade brought a community together in this story. For the third year, the town of Westfield had a Fourth of July parade, run by the community for the community. The floats took off from Corey Park, driving through the town. The floats made a special stop at the Westfield Veteran Memorial, where the National Anthem was performed by a local in the parade, Julie Brooker.

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WESTFIELD, Maine (WAGM) - The power of an Independence Day parade brought a community together in this story. For the third year, the town of Westfield had

Independence Day parade brings together a community

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