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Two newly installed bronze statues honoring Malden veterans of the Korean and Vietnam Wars will be unveiled on Memorial Day. (Jenna Fisher/Patch)
MALDEN, MA Memorial Day is a holiday that people in Malden and across America look forward to every year as the start of summer.
But it also gives the country a chance to look back, as the final Monday in May is a day to remember all American lives lost during military service.
Here are five things to know about the history of Memorial Day:
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1. It Was Originally Called Decoration Day: Remembering veterans who died while in military service in late May dates back to 1868, when Gen. John A. Logan called for a day of remembrance to honor the Northern lives lost amid battle during the Civil War that had ended just a few years earlier, according to History.com. Logan called it Decoration Day, which it was known as for several years. As time passed, more and more people called it Memorial Day, History.com reported, and
Today is Tuesday, May 25, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County.
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School Board Meets: Montgomery County Board of Education meets today. The open session begins at 3:30 p.m. Here’s a look at the agenda for the meeting. Community members can participate in the open session via telephone by dialing 202-860-2110 using access code 185 017 5229. The meeting will also be broadcast live on Comcast Channel 34, Verizon Channel 36, and RCN channel 89.
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Gaithersburg Book Festival: This is the final week of the virtual festival. Check out our ‘Guide to the 2021 Virtual Gaithersburg Book Festival‘ for more choices. Today the festival includes two children’s events:
Fredericksburg City Council meetings to resume in-person, masks still required
Fredericksburg officials will once again face the public as the city council is set to resume in-person public meetings on May 25.
Attendees must wear a mask, according to a city spokeswoman, and those who want to watch the meeting from home still have that option.
I wanted to share this update regarding the May 25th Council Meeting:
Fredericksburg City Council in-person meetings resume, but with continued remote access for participants and viewers.
The City Council will hold this meeting in person, and in-person attendance by members of the public is permitted, within the seating capacity of City Council Chambers with social distancing measures in place. Face coverings are required for all attendees. Due to the reduced seating capacity and the continued presence of COVID-19 in the community, the public is encouraged to access the meeting through the broadcast on Cox Channel 84 and Verizon Channel 4
Upcoming Swampscott public meetings
The following Swampscott public meetings below have been posted on the town’s website.
As the town practices social distancing, some will stream on the municipal website as well as broadcast on Swampscott Government Access Channels: Comcast Channel 22 and Verizon Channel 41
Almost all will be convened over the digital platform Zoom, to which residents and community members may need a unique identification number to gain access. That number can be found on the public meetings’ agendas. To read meeting agendas, visit: http://www.swampscottma.gov/calendar.
The Swampscott Reporter urges residents and community members to frequently check the town’s calendar for public-meeting updates.