The City of Cambridge’s Department of Veterans’ Services will hold their annual Patriots' Day Observance on Monday, April 17, at 10:30 a.m., on the Cambridge Common.
Philip Anderson, President, of the Cambridge Veterans' Organization will serve as Master of Ceremonies. Mayor E. Denise Simmons will extend the city’s greetings. Zelma Bostick will deliver the keynote address.
The event will be highlighted by a reenactment of Patriot William Dawes, Jr., historic horseback ride from Boston to Cambridge alerting the colonists of the British threat of 1775. Patriot Dawes, dressed in colonial garb, will deliver the alert to Mayor Simmons.
A Cambridge Rindge & Latin School Drama student, will read the Governor’s Patriots’ Day Proclamation. A CRLS music student will sing the National Anthem and God Bless America.
For more information, call Cambridge Veterans’ Services at 617-349-4761 or visit Veterans Services.
Please note that Cambridge City Offices will be closed for the holiday. Trash and recycling pickup will be one day behind.