Five Things You Need to Know Today in Medfield, Memorial Day

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Happy Memorial Day! Today we honor the men and women who gave their lives while serving in the military.

Below is a list of what is closed on this holiday:

• All Schools
• Banks
• Stock market
• Municipal and state offices
• Federal offices
• Libraries
• Mail
• Senior Center

Memorial Day Forcast:  According to the National Weather Service based in Taunton calls for a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.

Notable Event:

The annual will begin on Janes Avenue at 9:45 a.m and will proceed down Route 109 to arrive at Baxter Park to arrive at 10 a.m.  

Former Medfield Police Chief, William Mann, will lead a brief ceremony and Town Historian Richard DeSorgher will give the Memorial Day Address that will highlight Medfield’s participation and sacrifice during the Civil War.

After the ceremony, the parade will reassemble and march down Main Street to Vine Lake Cemetery where it will make brief stops to honor those who died at sea and then at the Veterans Grave lot. 

The parade will continue out of Vine Lake Cemetery, down route 109 to West Street, and into the American Legion Post.  

Memorial Day Quote: "And I'm proud to be an American,
where at least I know I'm free. And I won't forget the men who died,
who gave that right to me." - Lee Greenwood.

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