5 Things You Need To Know Today in Framingham: Veterans Day 2015

1. The Town of Framingham will hold a Veterans Day Ceremony today at 11 a.m. inside Cushing Memorial Chapel. The Girl Scouts will recite the pledge of allegiance. Framingham Police Officer Jose Cosme, who is a Veteran, is the guest speaker. The public is invited to attend. Due to the weather, there is no outside portion of the program.

2. Prior to the ceremony, there will be a traveling program at the town’s cemeteries and Veterans sites in Framingham. The public is invited to attend the entire tour or any one stop.

• 8 a.m. Depart from Cushing Memorial Park
• 8:15 a.m. St. Tarcissius Cemetery
• 8:40 a.m. Peace Park (Dudley Road, across from Barbieri Elementary School)
• 9 a.m. Minuteman Memorial (Intersection of Main Street and Union Avenue)
• 9:20 Civil War Monument on Oak Street
• 9:40 a.m. St. Stephen’s Cemetery
• 10 a.m. Edward’s Cemetery
• 10:15 a.m. Atheneum Hall
• 10:30 a.m. Barker memorial (Intersection of School and Concord streets)
• 10:45 a.m. All Wars Memorial (Veterans’ Park)
• 11 a.m. Cushing Memorial Chapel
  

3. After today’s ceremony, the Framingham Elks will host a reception for Veterans and those who participated in events this morning at their lodge. The reception is expected to start about noon.

4. Both Walsh Middle and Cameron Middle schools held assemblies yesterday to mark Veterans Day.

Framingham Patch will have reports from both posted shortly.

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5. All entrance and parking fees at state parks and forests across the state of Massachusetts will be waived on Wednesday for Veterans. Click here for more details.