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Half-staff Notification

(Sticky Post) Published

August 26, 2026

| Town Clerk

Please be advised that as a mark of respect for the memory of Dolly Parton,  and in accordance with a Presidential proclamation, Governor Maura T. Healey has ordered the United States of America flag and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts flag be lowered to half-staff at all state buildings beginning at 6:00PM today, August 25, 2026, and continuing until sunset on September 1, 2026.

 

This gubernatorial order applies to:

 

  1. The main or administration building of each public institution of the Commonwealth, e.g. town and city halls

 

  1. Other state-owned or state-controlled buildings

 

  1. All state military installations