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20 Great Massachusetts Family Activities
My Town Tutors started in the South Shore of Massachusetts. Our goal is to help parents to connect with local teachers who tutor.
As part of our goal of being a great resource for the South Shore, we are compiling a list of great family activities. Below are some family friendly activities. Click on the text to read a full blog of the activity.
Summer
1. Attend a YMCA summer camp or program.
June 2013
1. June 1: Help the Friends of the Blue Hills with trail clean-up.
2. June 9, 2013: Participate in the Hingham Pan Mass Challenge Kids Ride. Here is listing of other dates and times.
3. June 7 – 9: Attend the Boston Irish Festival sponsored by the Irish Cultural Centre.
4. June 14th:Attend Hanover Day on . There is a great schedule of events, including a visit from Tim Wakefield.
5. June 15: Attend the Magical Moon Antique Sale & Flea Market at the farm 9 am – 3 pm. Open to the public – 15 antique vendors. A great cause.
6. June 22, 2013: Participate in The Great American Backyard Campout:
7. June 23, 2013:Attend Marshfield Summerfest. Great events all day.
8. June 29:the Magical Moon Magical Strawberry Moon Faery Day at the farm 10 am – 2 pm. Must believe in magic.
9. June 30, 2013: Participate in the PlymouthPan Mass Challenge Kids Ride. Here is listing of other dates and times
My Town Tutors started in the South Shore of Massachusetts. Our goal is to help parents to connect with local teachers who tutor.
As part of our goal of being a great resource for the South Shore, we are compiling a list of great family activities. Below are some family friendly activities. Click on the text to read a full blog of the activity.
1. Visit the Boston Museum of Science. The Boston Museum of Science is AWESOME for Families
2. Visit the Boston Children’s Museum: Great for younger kids!
3. Attend a Harlem Globetrotters game at the TD Garden or the Dunkin Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island DCU Center (April 2013)
4. Attend a Brockton Rox baseball game.
5. Attend a Plymouth Pirate Cruise: great for 4 – 12 year-olds.
Special Events (by Month)
March 2013
1. Celebrate Pi Day at The Boston Children’s Museum – March 14th is Pi Day.
2. Go to a St. Patrick’s Day Parade – March 9 – 17. This is a listing of St. Patrick’s Day Parades.
April 2013
1. Participate in a Local Easter Egg Hunt like the one sponsored by the Marshfield Recreation Department. The Patriot Ledger lists many other family friendly activities.
2. Visit Minute Man National Park (Patriot’s Day April).
May 2013
1. Attend a Memorial Day Parade – May 27, 2013. This is a listing of South Shore Memorial Day Parades.
My Town Tutors is a website that connects South Shore parents with teachers who tutor. If you are a teacher who tutors, for a limited time, you can register for using promo code: usteachers. Teachers set the hourly and keep 100% of the fees! One of our teachers made $5,000 last year tutoring.

It is FREE for parents to search for a teacher in their area.
June 3, 2013
15 Great Activities for Massachusetts Families
My Town Tutors is a website that connects parents with teachers who tutor. If you are a teacher who tutors, for a limited time, you can register for using promo code: usteachers. Teachers set the hourly and keep 100% of the fees! One of our teachers made $5,000 last year tutoring.

It is FREE for parents to search for a teacher in their area.
Summer
1. Attend a YMCA summer camp or program.
June
1. Help the Friends of the Blue Hills with trail clean-up. June 1.
2. The Great American Backyard Campout: June 22, 2013
3. Participate in a Pan Mass Challenge Kids Ride. Here is listing of the dates and times. (Hingham date is June 9, 2013 & Plymouth in June 30, 2013)
4. Attend the Boston Irish Festival sponsored by the Irish Cultural Centre June 7 – 9.
My Town Tutors started in the South Shore of Massachusetts. Our goal is to help parents to connect with local teachers who tutor.
As part of our goal of being a great resource for the South Shore, we are compiling a list of great family activities. Below are some family friendly activities. Click on the text to read a full blog of the activity.
1. Visit the Boston Museum of Science. The Boston Museum of Science is AWESOME for Families
2. Visit the Boston Children’s Museum: Great for younger kids!
3. Attend a Harlem Globetrotters game at the TD Garden or the Dunkin Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island DCU Center (April 2013)
4. Attend a Brockton Rox baseball game.
5. Attend a Plymouth Pirate Cruise: great for 4 – 12 year-olds.
Special Events (by Month)
March
1. Celebrate Pi Day at The Boston Children’s Museum – March 14th is Pi Day.
2. Go to a St. Patrick’s Day Parade – March 9 – 17. This is a listing of St. Patrick’s Day Parades.
April
1. Participate in a Local Easter Egg Hunt like the one sponsored by the Marshfield Recreation Department. The Patriot Ledger lists many other family friendly activities.
2. Visit Minute Man National Park (Patriot’s Day April).
May
1. Attend a Memorial Day Parade – May 27, 2013. This is a listing of South Shore Memorial Day Parades.
June 1, 2013
Massachusetts Families: 21 Great Summer Activities
My Town Tutors started in the South Shore of Massachusetts. Our goal is to help parents to connect with local teachers who tutor.
As part of our goal of being a great resource for the South Shore, we are compiling a list of great family activities. Below are some family friendly activities. Click on the text to read a full blog of the activity.
Summer
1. Attend a YMCA summer camp or program.
2. Bowl a FREE game at Boston Bowl Hanover, courtesy of Tedeschi Foods.
June 2013
1. June 1: Help the Friends of the Blue Hills with trail clean-up.
2. June 9, 2013: Participate in the Hingham Pan Mass Challenge Kids Ride. Here is listing of other dates and times.
3. June 7 – 9: Attend the Boston Irish Festival sponsored by the Irish Cultural Centre.
4. June 14th:Attend Hanover Day on . There is a great schedule of events, including a visit from Tim Wakefield.
5. June 15: Attend the Magical Moon Antique Sale & Flea Market at the farm 9 am – 3 pm. Open to the public – 15 antique vendors. A great cause.
6. June 22, 2013: Participate in The Great American Backyard Campout:
7. June 23, 2013:Attend Marshfield Summerfest. Great events all day.
8. June 29:the Magical Moon Magical Strawberry Moon Faery Day at the farm 10 am – 2 pm. Must believe in magic.
9. June 30, 2013: Participate in the PlymouthPan Mass Challenge Kids Ride. Here is listing of other dates and times
My Town Tutors started in the South Shore of Massachusetts. Our goal is to help parents to connect with local teachers who tutor.
As part of our goal of being a great resource for the South Shore, we are compiling a list of great family activities. Below are some family friendly activities. Click on the text to read a full blog of the activity.
1. Visit the Boston Museum of Science. The Boston Museum of Science is AWESOME for Families
2. Visit the Boston Children’s Museum: Great for younger kids!
3. Attend a Harlem Globetrotters game at the TD Garden or the Dunkin Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island DCU Center (April 2013)
4. Attend a Brockton Rox baseball game.
5. Attend a Plymouth Pirate Cruise: great for 4 – 12 year-olds.
Special Events (by Month)
March
1. Celebrate Pi Day at The Boston Children’s Museum – March 14th is Pi Day.
2. Go to a St. Patrick’s Day Parade – March 9 – 17. This is a listing of St. Patrick’s Day Parades.
April
1. Participate in a Local Easter Egg Hunt like the one sponsored by the Marshfield Recreation Department. The Patriot Ledger lists many other family friendly activities.
2. Visit Minute Man National Park (Patriot’s Day April).
May
1. Attend a Memorial Day Parade – May 27, 2013. This is a listing of South Shore Memorial Day Parades.
My Town Tutors is a website that connects South Shore parents with teachers who tutor. If you are a teacher who tutors, for a limited time, you can register for using promo code: usteachers. Teachers set the hourly and keep 100% of the fees! One of our teachers made $5,000 last year tutoring.

It is FREE for parents to search for a teacher in their area.
June 1, 2013
South Shore, MA Family Activities: Help Clean up Blue Hills
My Town Tutors started in the South Shore of Massachusetts. Our goal is to help parents to connect with local teachers who tutor.
As part of our goal of being a great resource for the South Shore, we are compiling a list of great family activities. Below are some family friendly activities. Click on the text to read a full blog of the activity.

June
1. Help the Friends of the Blue Hills with trail clean-up. June 1.
2. The Great American Backyard Campout: June 22, 2013
Any Time
1. Visit the Boston Museum of Science. The Boston Museum of Science is AWESOME for Families
2. Visit the Boston Children’s Museum: Great for younger kids!
3. Attend a Harlem Globetrotters game at the TD Garden or the Dunkin Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island DCU Center (April 2013)
4. Attend a Brockton Rox baseball game.
5. Attend a Plymouth Pirate Cruise: great for 4 – 12 year-olds.
Special Events (by Month)
March
1. Celebrate Pi Day at The Boston Children’s Museum – March 14th is Pi Day.
2. Go to a St. Patrick’s Day Parade – March 9 – 17. This is a listing of St. Patrick’s Day Parades.
April
1. Participate in a Local Easter Egg Hunt like the one sponsored by the Marshfield Recreation Department. The Patriot Ledger lists many other family friendly activities.
2. Visit Minute Man National Park (Patriot’s Day April).
May
1. Attend a Memorial Day Parade – May 27, 2013. This is a listing of South Shore Memorial Day Parades.
My Town Tutors is a website that connects South Shore parents with teachers who tutor. If you are a teacher who tutors, for a limited time, you can register for using promo code: usteachers. Teachers set the hourly and keep 100% of the fees! One of our teachers made $5,000 last year tutoring.

It is FREE for parents to search for a teacher in their area.
May 30, 2013
South Shore, MA: 10 Great Family Activities
My Town Tutors started in the South Shore of Massachusetts. Our goal is to help parents to connect with local teachers who tutor.
As part of our goal of being a great resource for the South Shore, we are compiling a list of great family activities. Below are some family friendly activities. Click on the text to read a full blog of the activity.
1. Visit the Boston Museum of Science. The Boston Museum of Science is AWESOME for Families
2. Visit the Boston Children’s Museum: Great for younger kids!
3. Attend a Harlem Globetrotters game at the TD Garden or the Dunkin Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island DCU Center (April 2013)
4. Attend a Brockton Rox baseball game.
5. Attend a Plymouth Pirate Cruise: great for 4 – 12 year-olds.
March
1. Celebrate Pi Day at The Boston Children’s Museum – March 14th is Pi Day.
2. Go to a St. Patrick’s Day Parade – March 9 – 17. This is a listing of St. Patrick’s Day Parades.
April
1. Participate in a Local Easter Egg Hunt like the one sponsored by the Marshfield Recreation Department. The Patriot Ledger lists many other family friendly activities.
2. Visit Minute Man National Park (Patriot’s Day April).
May
1. Attend a Memorial Day Parade – May 27, 2013. This is a listing of South Shore Memorial Day Parades.
My Town Tutors is a website that connects South Shore parents with teachers who tutor. If you are a teacher who tutors, for a limited time, you can register for using promo code: usteachers. Teachers set the hourly and keep 100% of the fees! One of our teachers made $5,000 last year tutoring.

It is FREE for parents to search for a teacher in their area.
May 25, 2013
South Shore, MA: Memorial Day Parades

My Town Tutors is a website that connects South Shore parents with teachers who tutor. If you are a teacher who tutors, for a limited time, you can register for using promo code: usteachers. Teachers set the hourly rate and keep 100% of the fees! One of our teachers made $5,000 last year tutoring.

It is FREE for parents to search for a teacher in their area.
The following information was presented by the Patriot Ledger newspaper. Thanks for sharing.
ABINGTON
Parade: 10 a.m. Monday at the Early Childhood Center, 1 Ralph Hamlin Lane. After turning onto Washington Street, the marchers will proceed to the war monument and memorial, where services will be held. Then the parade will proceed north to Adams Street, to Pearl Street, to the cemetery, veterans’ graves and the G.A.R. Mound, where more services will be held.
BRAINTREE
Observance: 11 a.m. Sunday at the Garden of Honor, Blue Hill Cemetery, 700 West St. U.S. Army Col. Charles Samaris, the incoming commander of the New England District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In the event of inclement weather, the observances will be held at 11:30 a.m. in the Cahill Auditorium of town hall, 1 John F. Kennedy Drive.
CANTON
Parade: 9 a.m. Monday at Canton High School. Participants will march down Washington Street to Veterans Park, the Canton Corner Cemetery and the Legion Walk of Honor. The ceremonies will include laying of wreaths and a roll call of Canton residents who served in the armed forces from the Civil War to the Iraq War.
CARVER
Parade: 9:30 a.m. Monday at the Sons of Veterans Hall. The parade goes south on Route 58, left on South Meadow Road, right on Crescent Street and back out to Route 58. Marchers will stop at the memorial bridge, where flowers will be dropped into the river. Selectmen, commanders of veterans organizations and the veterans agent will speak at town hall. The parade will then proceed to Central Cemetery.
COHASSET
Ceremony: 1 p.m. Saturday at Healing Field, with wreath-laying and dedication.
Healing Field: Open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday; American Legion Honor Guard will be posted at the field from 8 p.m. Sunday to 6 a.m. Monday.
Parade: 8 a.m. Monday outside the George H. Mealy American Legion Post on Summer Street. U.S. Navy Capt. Stephen Bowen, a NASA astronaut, will lead the parade. Participants will make stops along the parade route at the town’s cemeteries and veterans’ squares, placing American flags on the graves of veterans. Immediately after the parade, Bowen will speak at Cohasset Veterans Park at noon.
DUXBURY
Ceremony: 9:45 a.m. Monday at Myles Standish Cemetery.
Parade: will form at the cemetery at 10 a.m. and end at the First Parish Church. A service will be held at the church at 11:15 a.m., followed by military services at the veterans memorial in Mayflower Cemetery.
HALIFAX
Parade: 9:30 a.m., at routes 106 and 58, travels west along Plymouth Street to town hall, where ceremonies will be held.
HANOVER
Breakfast: 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. Mary’s Church before the parade leaves from the church.
Parade: 10 a.m., leaving from St. Mary’s Church, along Route 139 toward Sylvester School and town cemetery on Silver Street and Civil War Memorial at the First Congregational Church.
HANSON
Parade: 10 a.m. Monday at the Indian Head School.
HINGHAM
Ceremony: 11 a.m. Monday at Veterans Memorial Park in the Hingham Center/Commons. The U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey, will be the guest speaker.
HULL
Parade: 9:30 a.m. Monday at the high school. Participants will march to the Gold Star Mothers Monument, Hull Village Cemetery, where services will be held.
KINGSTON
Parade: 10 a.m. Monday at Route 3A near the Route 3 onramp. A ceremony will follow at the Town House, 26 Evergreen St.
MARSHFIELD
Parade: 11 a.m. Monday from the Marshfield fairgrounds on South River Street. Participants will march to Library Plaza on Ocean Street. Parking is at South River School.
MILTON
Observance: 9:30 a.m. Monday at town hall, with American Legion Post 114 holding a flag-raising and wreath-laying ceremony. The parade will proceed to Milton Cemetery on Centre Street. The featured speaker will be Army Capt. Lindsay Elder of Boston University’s Army ROTC Charles River Battalion.
NORWELL
Parade: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Main and Lincoln streets. The parade will proceed along Main Street, passing Veterans Memorial Common. A program with speakers and reflection will follow on the common.
PEMBROKE
Parade: 12:30 p.m. Monday at the Lucky Dawg, proceeds to Memorial Park at 1 p.m. A ceremony will be held at the park at 1:30 p.m.
Road race: 9 a.m. Monday, starting at the Pembroke Community Center, sponsored by Titans Track Club. Proceeds from the 5K race will benefit the club.
PLYMOUTH
Parade: 9:30 a.m. Monday at Shirley Square. The parade will proceed north on Route 3A and stop for wreath-laying ceremonies at war memorials. Lt. Col. Russ Sadler will serve as grand marshal, Dale Whitbeck as parade marshal and Roxanne Whitbeck as master of ceremonies. Following the ceremony, members of veterans organizations and the Bud Band will proceed to the State Pier for a sea dedication ceremony. The Royal Canadian Legionnaires of Georgetown, Ontario, will be on hand this year. In the event of inclement weather, ceremonies will take place in Memorial Hall at 10:30 a.m. There will be free parking until noon.

QUINCY
Parade: 10:30 a.m., Monday, sponsored by Quincy Veterans’ Council. Parade starts at the Quincy Credit Union, 100 Quincy Ave., proceeds to Hancock Street, Coddington Street, Mount Wollaston Cemetery, WWII podium. Capt. Mary Jo Majors will be the guest speaker and Mayor Thomas Koch will bring the greetings of the city.
RANDOLPH
Prayer service: 10 a.m. Sunday, Trinity Episcopal Church 120 North Main St.
Observance: 8 a.m. Monday at the town hall, 8:15 a.m. at police station and 8:30 a.m. at the war memorial at the library in Crawford Square at Main Street and Memorial Drive.
Parade: Follows the observance at the war memorial, proceeds along Main Street to Pleasant, North Street, Central Cemetery, St, Mary’s Cemetery, returns along Cottage Street to North Main Street, ending at Crawford Square.
ROCKLAND
Decorating graves: Noon, Saturday. Volunteers should meet at noon at the VFW post, 22 Church St.
Parade: 10 a.m. Monday, from Summit Street to Mount Pleasant Cemetery and then down Summit to Union Street. A trolley will carry veterans unable to walk the parade route. The parade will end in the town center. A collation will be held at the VFW for participants at Union Square. A Rockland mother and daughter who served in Iraq at the same time, Marilyn Gonzalez, and her daughter Jessica Pedraza, will be co-grand marshals and speak at the ceremonies.
SCITUATE
Ceremony: 8:30 a.m. Monday at the town marina, where the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion will place wreaths in the water in tribute to those who died at sea.
Parade: 10:30 a.m., from town hall, along First Parish Road down to Lawson Park, where the Memorial Day program will start at 11 a.m. There will be an address by selectmen Chairman Anthony Vegnani and the national anthem will be sung by Virginia Mohr.
SHARON
Decorating graves: 6 p.m. Friday at Rock Ridge Cemetery. Volunteers are needed.
Services: 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Rock Ridge Cemetery.
Parade: 2:20 p.m. Sunday, starting at Bradford Avenue and ending at town hall. There will be an unveiling of a Blue Star Marker Plaque at 3:15 p.m. Sunday in front of Town Hall.
STOUGHTON
Decorating graves: 10 a.m. Saturday. Re-flagging the graves of all veterans at the Holy Sepulcher and Evergreen cemeteries, meet at VFW Post 1645 at 837 Washington St. Refreshments will be served at the VFW after the completion of the re-flagging.
Parade: 9 a.m. Monday at the public works property on Central Street, proceeds to Holy Sepulcher Cemetery for ceremonies. The marchers will proceed to Pearl Street Cemetery and town hall for a ceremony and wreath laying at the Memorial Bell, Stoughton Square and Faxon Veterans Memorial Park for ceremonies, along Washington Street and Evergreen Cemetery for concluding ceremonies at the Grand Army of the Republic lot and the American Legion burial site. A collation will follow at noon at the VFW at 837 Washington St.
Street dedications: 1 p.m., rededication of Mahoney Avenue to Daniel H. Mahoney Jr., killed in action in Word War II; 1:40 p.m., Adams Street at the entrance to the High School will be dedicated to Anthony M. Klim.
WEYMOUTH
Wreath placement: 8:30 a.m. Monday in Columbian Square. At 9:15 a.m., there will be a ceremony at the Korean War Memorial in Jackson Square.
Parade: 10 a.m. Monday in Jackson Square, proceeds to town hall, Broad Street and Middle Street. The Memorial Day program will be held at 11 a.m. at the Civic Center, next to town hall. In the event of rain, a brief ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. in the Adams School auditorium.
WHITMAN
Parade: 9:30 a.m., from Court Street to South Avenue, stopping at town hall Memorial to the memorial arch at the fire station, Colebrook Cemetery and ending at the town park. Ceremonies precede the parade: 7 a.m., High Street cemetery; 7:30 a.m., Knights of Columbus; 8:10 a.m. at Mount Zion Cemetery; 8:25 a.m., VFW Circle; 8:40 a.m. Colebrook Cemetery. Parade forms at 8:45 a.m.

May 25, 2013