This was a hell of a year, leaving many of us scrambling to unwind in one of the country’s treasured natural places. If you’re looking to get outside without dropping cash at the entrance station (which can cost as much as $35 per car, depending on the park), you’re in luck. We’ve compiled a list of all the days the national parks are free in 2021, with tips on how you can get involved and celebrate during these park-centric holidays.
January
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday
Dr. King’s legacy in the parks system was cemented when he delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech atop the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963, flanked by rangers and throngs of supporters. These days his birth home and childhood neighborhood in Atlanta are a designated national historical park, and the 45-mile-long path of the voting rights march of 1965 was appointed as the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail. Celebrated on the third Monday in January, this National P
RAYNHAM A Middleboro man accused of illegally possessing a gun stolen from California is being held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing.
Police say Robert Perry, 21, was arrested Wednesday and charged with carrying a firearm without a license, illegal possession of ammunition, receiving stolen property, operation of a motor vehicle with a suspended license and operating an unregistered motor vehicle.
An officer on routine patrol on Route 44 came upon a white Toyota Corolla sedan about 10:30 a.m. that came up with an expired registration in the Registry of Motor Vehicles database, police said.
The officer conducted a motor vehicle stop and police say he identified the driver as Perry, who had two female passengers, including one of whom the car belonged to and who Perry was driving home.
Roger Viveiros Taunton Police Department
A 55-year-old man who allegedly robbed two banks in Taunton and Raynham in the past month was arrested Saturday as he was about to attempt a third robbery, authorities allege.
Roger A. Viveiros was taken into custody outside Santander Bank, at 188 Broadway in Taunton, according to a joint press release from Taunton and Raynham police.
Around 10 a.m. Saturday, Taunton authorities received a call from a resident who reported he recognized a blue 2003 Toyota Camry that had parked outside his house as the one used by the suspect in the robbery of the bank on Nov. 27, officials said. The resident also recognized the driver and said he was the same man later identified as Viveiros, of Taunton who robbed the bank last month and wearing the same clothes.
MANSFIELD â A Taunton man arrested over the weekend for allegedly robbing two banks in his city and one in Raynham is also a suspect in last weekâs holdup of a Citizens Banks branch at Stop & Shop, police say.
The suspect, Roger A. Viveiros, 55, was arrested outside a Taunton bank with a note demanding money, police said.
He was ordered held without bail Monday after arraignment in Taunton District Court and is scheduled for a dangerousness hearing Wednesday, according to the clerkâs office.
The Citizens Bank robbery occurred last Wednesday afternoon and Mansfield Police Chief Ron Sellon confirmed Monday that Viveiros is a suspect.
Man Charged With Unarmed Robbery of Banks in Taunton, Raynham
TAUNTON A Taunton man has been arrested and charged in connection with bank robberies in Taunton and Raynham.
In a joint press release, Taunton and Raynham Police report that Roger A. Viveiros, 55, of Taunton is charged by the Taunton Police Department with unarmed robbery, attempting to commit a crime, and intimidation to steal from a depository. He is also charged with unarmed robbery by the Raynham Police Department. He was scheduled to be arraigned today in Taunton District Court.
At approximately 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 19, Taunton Police received a call from a resident who stated that he recognized the vehicle that had just parked outside of his house as the same vehicle used in the robbery of the nearby Santander Bank, located at 188 Broadway, last month. The resident recognized the blue 2003 Toyota Camry and driver, because his video doorbell footage was obtained by police in their investigation into the rob