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Charlton firefighters join Old Home Day parade
August 31, 2025 | MASSACHUSETTS
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CHARLTON, Mass. (Aug. 31, 2025) — The Charlton Fire Department marched Sunday in the town’s 129th Old Home Day parade, an annual community celebration that drew large crowds and favorable weather.
Fire officials credited the Old Home Day Committee, local police, highway and town departments, CERT volunteers and the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services for helping ensure the event ran smoothly.