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Natick honors combat wounded veterans on Veterans Day

November 11, 2020 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

Natick raised a new Purple Heart flag, which reads “Honoring America’s Combat Wounded Veterans,” alongside the American flag at its Veterans Day ceremony this Nov. 11.

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The event took place at the Natick Community-Senior Center, followed by a parade of flag-waving cars through the streets of Natick. The flags were raised by local veterans as well as visiting Purple Heart recipients.

The town of Natick also released a companion video program honoring veterans via Natick Pegasus.

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A low key but nice #VeteransDay2020 car parade through #Natick #ThankyouforyourService pic.twitter.com/aeuZc64Vs9

— Natick Report (@NatickReport) November 11, 2020


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Natick’s Veterans Day plans: In-person & virtual mix

November 9, 2020 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

Natick will recognize Veterans Day this week through a mix of in-person and online events in light of the pandemic.

On Nov. 11, the town at 9am will begin a ceremony to raise a Purple Heart flag at the Community-Senior Center at 137 East Central St., as Natick has been designated a Purple Heart Town. The Purple Heart Award recognized those injured or killed while serving in the U.S. military.

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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge in Natick Center

 

Following the flag raising, a procession will roll through Natick along Rte. 27 and 135, passing by four nursing facilities and numerous dedicated squares, according to Paul Carew, Natick’s director of veteran services. Here’s the route:

veterans day route

A virtual ceremony will also be made available via Natick Pegasus. An agenda has been embedded below, and includes comments from military, town, and other officials.


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Natick Historical Society recalls Jim Morley

October 19, 2020 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

Natick Historical Society earlier this month posted a tribute to Jim Morley, a longtime board member and the group’s former president, who passed away in late September at the age of 99.

The Society wrote in part: “He was a tenacious researcher, with a remarkable depth of knowledge of Natick history. A compelling storyteller, he made history accessible, weaving together the threads of Natick’s story for countless audiences.”

Eliot Church in Natick celebrated Mr. Morley’s latest book, Natick 1651-2000: The Many Lives of a Storied New England Town, in early March, shortly before Massachusetts declared a state of emergency due to the pandemic.

Natick Pegasus has reposted a talk Mr. Morley delivered in 2014 about historic homes of Natick from the 1800s that gives you a sense of what the Historical Society meant in its tribute.


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Columbus Day in Natick—what’s closed & what’s in a name

October 11, 2020 by Deborah Brown Leave a Comment

Happy second Monday in October, Natick. On the holiday, which is officially recognized as Columbus Day here in town and by the United States government, federal offices will be closed.

As for what’s closed in Natick:

Natick Public Schools will be closed.

Natick’s Recycling Center will be closed.

Natick town buildings and offices will not be conducting business.

The Morse Institute and Bacon Free Libraries will be closed.

Post Offices will be closed, and there will be no home delivery of mail. It is not an official holiday for UPS, so all packages as well as scheduled UPS Critical Express should arrive.

Regular Town of Natick schedules will resume on Tuesday, October 13. Please check the Town of Natick website for specific hours.

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About what to call the October holiday…

Many towns in the Commonwealth have grassroots movements afoot to ditch Columbus Day and replace it with Indigenous Peoples Day, but change is traveling at a glacier pace.

The Wayland School Committee, for example, earlier this year voted to change name of the Christopher Columbus holiday weekend on the school calendar to Indigenous Peoples Day. The Town of Wayland on its website, however, refers to the holiday as Columbus Day.

The Framingham School Board last year opted to observe both days in a combined holiday, now known on the school calendar as Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day. The City of Framingham on its website refers to the holiday as Columbus Day.

Wellesley has two organizations in town locked in battle over how the town should celebrate the holiday. World of Wellesley (WOW) and the Committee to Preserve Wellesley’s Italian American Heritage each have strong feelings about the issue, which will be put to Wellesley voters in a ballot question on March 2, 2021. The question will ask voters if they want to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day in Wellesley. More here.

In Natick, there is not an across-the-board agreement on how to refer to the day. The school calendar references Columbus Day. The Morse Institute Library says on its website, “The Library will be closed on Monday, October 12th in observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day.” The Natick Board of Health doesn’t step into the holiday fray, but does say in a statement that it is continuing the conversation of racism as a public health crisis and, “Health professionals understand that public health is an outcome of social determinants. Racism in America has prevented Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color, from equal opportunity in Social Justice, Affordable Housing, Education, Food Security, and Livable Wages.”


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Bacon Free Library, Natick History Museum now open by appointment only

September 21, 2020 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

The slow crawl back to normalcy continues at Bacon Free Library and the Natick Historical Society, which are now adding in-person visits to the building by appointment only on Tuesdays from 10am-1:30pm.

You can book the library, Natick History Museum, or both for a total of 30 minutes.

Bacon Free Library, Natick
Curbside pickups will be suspended during appointments, but will continue Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 10am-4pm and Tuesday 2-4pm.

Your party can include up to four people.

Note: No public bathroom use.

The Morse Institute Library reopened to patrons in August.


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