Shrewsbury Veterans Day 2023: Memorial Service, Town Closures

SHREWSBURY, MA — Shrewsbury will close town offices in observance of Veterans Day, and will hold a town ceremony for the holiday on Saturday.

Veterans Day in 2023 falls on Saturday, but will be observed on Friday. An non-emergency town offices will be closed Friday, and there will be no school. Trash and recycling will be collected as usual.

The town's Veterans Day memorial service will start Saturday at 11 a.m. at the World War I memorial at the former Beal School, 1 Maple Ave. Local and state officials and veterans will speak at the event, which will be followed by a reception for veterans at the Shrewsbury Public Library, 609 Main St.

Veterans Day is always Nov. 11. The holiday used to commemorate the end of World War I, but it became an official holiday in 1954 to thank and honor all of those who have served honorably in the military, whether in wartime or peacetime.

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