On Tuesday, April 19, at 5 pm we will convene at Hillside Cemetery for our Patriots’ Day Celebration. There will be opening remarks on the significance of Patriots’ Day; an Honor Guard from American Legion Post, James B. Whipple Post 86; Reading of the names of 43 Patriots located in three cemeteries: Hillside, Comstock Hill, and Sharp Hill. We will place flags at the gravesites of each Patriot. Click here for a program.

Patriots’ Day, the third Monday in the Month of April commemorates the Battles of Lexington and Concord, also known as the “shots heard round the world.” Massachusetts observes Patriots’ Day with the running of the Boston Marathon. Other states observing Patriots’ Day include Maine, Wisconsin, Connecticut (2018), North Dakota (2019), and Florida. We hope you will join us!