Youngstown Fourth of July parade canceled

YOUNGSTOWN — A Fourth of July parade planned for noon Friday for downtown has been canceled.

Parade organizer the Rev. Cecil Monroe said today that Wednesday was the final day for potential parade sponsors to respond, and they did not.

“The financial costs that are associated with organizing a Fourth of July parade for an entire city can easily soar into the thousands of dollars — thousands of dollars that one person cannot shoulder alone,” the Rev. Mr. Monroe said in a press release.