Beverly Veterans Day 2017: What's Closed, What To Know

BEVERLY, MA —This year Veterans Day, a national holiday established in 1926 to honor men and women who have served in the military, falls on a Saturday the school holiday is Friday, but the Beverly remembrance ceremony will be Saturday at the Odell Veterans Memorial Park.

According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Day marks an armistice, or a temporary cessation of hostilities, between Allied nations and Germany during the first world ward. In November of the following year, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Nov. 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day.
However, Armistice Day was originally set aside to honor veterans of World War 1, but following World War 2 in 1954, Congress amended the act of 1938 by striking out the word Armistice and replacing it with the word Veterans. President Dwight D. Eisenhower later issued a Veterans Day Proclamation which stated:

"In order to insure proper and widespread observance of this anniversary, all veterans, all veterans' organizations, and the entire citizenry will wish to join hands in the common purpose. Toward this end, I am designating the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs as Chairman of a Veterans Day National Committee, which shall include such other persons as the Chairman may select, and which will coordinate at the national level necessary planning for the observance. I am also requesting the heads of all departments and agencies of the Executive branch of the Government to assist the National Committee in every way possible."

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What's Closed / Open

• Public Schools (closed Friday, open Monday)
• Most banks will be closed to observe the holiday
• Municipal offices (non public safety) will be open Friday but closed Monday.

• Post offices (closed Saturday)
• Library. The main library and the Farms branch will be closed on Saturday, November 11, 2017 in observance of Veterans Day. The main library will re-open at 1 PM on Sunday, November 12 and the Farms branch at 10 AM, on Monday, November 13 (the Farms branch is closed on Sundays).

The following will be open at the business owner's discretion

• Restaurants
• Convenience Stores
• Liquor stores
• Retail stores (check with your local retailers first)
• Both the MBTA and the commuter rail will operate on a regular schedule. THE RIDE Service will also operate on schedule. View the schedules here >>>

What's happening?

On Saturday Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. the Veterans Day program will take place at the Odell Veterans Memorial Park, on Rantoul Street.

On Saturday, Nov. 11, the Vittori Rocci Post # 56 is hosting a Roast Turkey Dinner and Dance, but if you don't have reservations you may be out of luck. Try calling (978) 927-2103

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