Local Memorial Day observances
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Brookline: Ceremonies at Walnut Hills Cemetery on May 31 start at 9 a.m., and then continue on to the Walnut Street Cemetery for a ceremony conducted by the Daughters of the American Revolution. The Town Hall ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. This year again due to the ongoing pandemic and to keep everyone safe, we will not be providing bus transportation to the cemeteries, conducting the procession leading into the main ceremony or the collation after ceremonies.
Burlington: Ceremonies will begin at 10 a.m. on May 31 at Chestnut Hill Cemetery. There will be representation from the Allied Veterans Council, police and fire department honor guard, Scout troops and representatives from other veterans’ service organizations. The guest speaker is Jeremy Brooks, a U.S. Air Force veteran, who deployed multiple times to Afghanistan and Iraq.
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While they may have served their country more than 60 years apart, the bond that holds Billerica resident and Memorial Day Grand Marshall George Eversman, 84, and Tewksbury resident and parade sargeant at Arms Jonathan Tammaro, 29, together is the pride in serving their country.
The pair were chosen to lead the 2021 Memorial Day Parade by Billerica Veterans Director Joe Ruggiero s office and the members of the local Disabled American Veterans (DAV.)
This year s parade will be held on Monday, May 31, and will step off from Marshall Middle School, 15 Floyd St., at 10 a.m.
Ruggiero said there will be a flag placement ceremony at Fox Hill Cemetary, 130 Andover Road, Billerica prior to the parade at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 29. Residents are instructed to take American flags from boxes that will be located around the cemetery and place them on military gravesites.
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Jan. 1-Feb. 20. Billerica Public Library invites residents to join us and participate in Beanstack’s Annual Winter Reading Challenge, sponsored by Simon & Schuster. Books Like Us encourages readers to picture themselves as part of this wonderful journey of reading!
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