The mission of the Mystic REPC is to promote safety in 20 communities thru hazardous materials awareness, encouraging partnerships between the community and industry, and developing and sponsoring educational and training programs relative to hazardous materials and emergency preparations for the Mystic REPC’s 20 communities.

The 20 communities are Arlington, Burlington, Chelsea, Everett, Lynn, Lynnfield, Malden, Medford, Melrose, North Reading, Reading, Revere, Salem, Saugus, Somerville, Stoneham, Wakefield, Winchester, Winthrop, and Woburn. The Mystic REPC’s 20 communities work together to develop plans to educate, communicate, and protect our communities in case of a chemical release.

The Mystic REPC is the first regional planning committee to be certified by State of Massachusetts.

Memorial Day In Nahant

Nahant’s Memorial Day Parade will take place this year on Monday, May 29th, 2017.

2017 Parade Order and Route Information Download The 2017 Memorial Day Parade and Ceremonies Order

Unit or organization leaders are requested to report to parade marshals Edwin Manzano, Dan
Fiori, and Lynne Noonan, stationed at the lowlands parking lot and on Nahant Rd., no later than
0900 to verify marching order.

2. Units and Organizations will fall into their final formations on Nahant Rd. when assembly is sounded. The assembled parade will commence its march to Tudor Wharf promptly at 0930.

Changes to the parade order will be announced prior to start of the parade.

3. At the entrance to Tudor Wharf and parking lot. Parade units and organizations will be directed by Parade Marshals Michael Billias, Chris Billias, and Thomas Quinn Jr. to positions on the Tudor Wharf Parking lot.

At the conclusion of ceremonies at the wharf, the parade will immediately reassemble and march to Nahant Road and from there, past Town Hall to Greenlawn cemetery.

At the entrance to Greenlawn Cemetery parade formations will be directed by Parade Marshals
Jay Collins, Alice Roy and Glenn Sanphy.

4. Motorized vehicles will form to the right on Nahant Road. Marching Units will be formed in a line east of the Chapel facing the Speaker's Podium. The combined choirs of the Nahant Village Church and St Thomas Aquinas Church will be positioned at the steps joining the upper and lower cemetery. Buglers will play Taps. The firing party of the Beverly American Legion Herman A Spear Post #331 will be positioned on high ground above the parade assembly and fire a volley of three in Salute to the Departed and Fallen.

5. The parade will march down Nahant Road for pass in review and turn left into Veteran's Memorial
Park.

6. At the Veteran's Memorial Park, the closing ceremonies will be held. The American Flag will be raised to full staff and combined bands of the Bridgewater Antiphonal Society, Boston Windjammers Band and the Swampscott High School Band will play the National Anthem.

2017 Nahant Memorial Day Parade and Ceremonies: Order #1

I, Edwin Manzano, 1LT USAR (Sep), having been appointed Chief Marshal of the Nahant Memorial Day Parade scheduled for May 29, 2017, announce the following Parade Order:

Nahant Police Vehicle
Chief Marshal, 2017 Staff and Nahant Eagle Scouts
Color Guard of the Nahant Police Department Nahant Police Department Memorial Day Parade Detail Southerland Pipe Band
Color Guard of the American Legion, Mortimer G. Robbins Post #215, Nahant MA Nahant American Legion and Nahant Marching Veterans
Nahant Town Officials
Nahant Vehicle-borne Veterans
Boston Windjammers Band
US Navy and USS Constitution Participants
US Coast Guard Parade Participants
Color Guard and Drill Team of Lynn English HS USMC JROTC Salem Light Infantry
Bridgewater Antiphonal Society
2017 Graduating Class of the Johnson School Nahant Pack 50 Cub Scouts and Tiger Cubs Nahant Girl Scouts
Nahant Brownies
Swampscott HS Band
US Coast Guard Response Boat (if available)
Nahant Fire Department Vehicles
Boston Fire Department Fireboat (Static-Nahant Harbor)

Annex A: At the entrance to Tudor Wharf and parking lot, Parade units and organizations will be directed by Parade Marshals Michael Billias, Chris Billias, and Thomas Quinn Jr. to positions on the Tudor Wharf Parking lot.

TUDOR WHARF PRAYER AND WREATH LAYING CEREMONY:
Chief Marshal, his staff, Nahant Eagle Scouts, Color Guards, members of Beverly American Legion Herman Spear Post #331 and members of the Nahant Memorial Day Committee will march to the end of the wharf and reassemble for the ceremony at Tudor Wharf. The Boston Fire Department Boat will be in a position in the harbor within sight of the Town Wharf.

Prayer and Wreath Laying: J. Clarke Orzalli, RADM (upper half), USN, [Ret.] Honors to our Deceased Sea Service Veterans.
Present Arms.
Volley of Three: Firing Party of Beverly American Legion Herman A Spear Post #331.
Bridgewater Antiphonal Society will play the Navy Hymn.
Order Arms. On signal (radio communications will be established with the bridge of the Boston Fire Boat) Boston Fire Boat will conduct its salute concluded with sound from fire siren.

The parade will immediately reassemble in order identified above and march past Nahant Town Hall enroute to Greenlawn Cemetery.

Annex B: At the entrance to Greenlawn Cemetery parade formations will be directed by Parade Marshals Jay Collins, Alice Roy and Glen Sanphy.

GREENLAWN CEMETERY CEREMONY:
Invocation: Reverend Laura Biddle, Pastor Nahant Village Church.
Comments of the Parade Marshal: Edwin Manzano
Reflections on Memorial Day: Molly Conlin (USN) Commander Post #215
Reciting of the Gettysburg Address: Selected Student from Johnson School
Reading the Names of our Deceased and Fallen Veterans: Thomas Gallery (US Navy), Wayne Noonan (US Army) Honor Party: Attention
Volley of Three: Beverly American Legion Herman A Spear Post #331.
Present Arms
Taps
Order Arms
Benediction: Father James Kelly, Pastor St. Thomas Aquinas Church. The parade will immediately reassemble and march to the Nahant Veterans Park.

Annex C: PASS IN REVIEW: Enroute to Nahant Veterans Memorial Park the Chief Marshal, his Staff and Nahant Eagle Scouts, along with Town Officials will break formation ON Nahant Road and reassemble at the side of Nahant Road nearest the Nahant Life Saving Station to review the parade.

Parade units and organizations will pass in review and march to Veterans Park.

Annex D: NAHANT VETERANS PARK MEMORIAL DAY CONCLUDING CEREMONY: Participating bands will be directed to positions at Veteran's Memorial Park by Parade Marshal.

VETERAN'S MEMORIAL PARK CONCLUDING CEREMONY:
The flag at Nahant Veterans Memorial Park is raised from half-staff to full staff by members of American Legion Mortimer G. Robbins Post 215 Nahant.
The combined assembled bands play the National Anthem.
Officially Memorial Day Official Ceremonies conclude at 1200.

PLEASE ENJOY A HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY.

NAHANT LIFESAVING STATION:
Parade participants will retire to Nahant Lifesaving Station for refreshments. Brownies, Cub Scouts and youth participants will be served ice cream at Veteran's Memorial Park.

The Nahant Memorial Day Committee and the American Legion Mortimer G. Robbins Post #215, Nahant, invite all to an open house and collation at the Nahant Life Saving Station.

Edwin Manzano,
1LT SigC USAR (Sep) Chief Marshal

Resident's Enjoy A Nature Walk On Nahant's Heritiage Trail

Some of Nahant's Open Space


East Point Missile Silos (Pre landfill and rehabilitation)


Audubon Thicket in Nahant