Woburn To Light Up City Hall In Gold For Memorial Day

WOBURN, MA—The coronavirus may have cancelled Woburn's traditional Memorial Day parade this year, but it hasn't stopped plans to honor the brave men and women who've protected our freedoms, our liberty and our country.

This Memorial Day, Mayor Scott Galvin says the city will join other municipalities across the Commonwealth by lighting up Woburn Common and City Hall in gold lights to honor Gold Star families. According to city officials, this united gold lighting also offers hope and healing to all those families grieving any military loss through active U.S. service duty.

To honor the nation's military, this Friday, Mayor Galvin, along with the Woburn Veterans Department and the Friends of Woburn Veterans will also place flags at Calvary Cemetery, which is located on Washington Street. They'll also do this Saturday at Woodbrook Cemetery, which is located at 100 Salem St.

City officials are reminding residents that Woburn City Hall and other related city administrative offices will be closed for business on Monday in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.

There will also be no curbside trash or recycling collection on Monday, May 25; weekly schedule moves forward by one day.

City Hall and other City administrative offices will reopen for business, but still closed to the public, on Tuesday, May 26, at regular business hours.