Next Monday, May 25th, is our annual Memorial Day Parade! Join the community in honoring the service of our military heroes. The route starts on N. Main St. at Mechanic, goes down S. Main St., right onto Wall St., and then left onto County, concluding with a short ceremony in Capron Park. The parade starts on N. Main St. at 10 AM.

Because of the parade, there will be temporary parking restrictions along the route of the city’s annual Memorial Day parade. The following streets will have temporary parking restrictions beginning at midnight and expiring at the conclusion of the parade:

Mechanic St. to North Main St., South Main St. from Park St. to Wall St., Wall St. to County St., County St. from Wall St. to East Fourth St., and Robert St. from Lexington to Olive St.

The parade steps off at approximately 10:00 am, and is expected to last approximately 2 hours.

Residents are asked to please comply with the temporary parking restrictions, and to find alternate parking solutions should they reside along the parade route.

Capron Park Zoo is very fortunate to have a team of beekeepers led by Brian McCafferty of Attleboro and his volunteers from the Norfolk County Beekeepers Association (NCBA).

The zoo began hosting bees 4 years ago when a grant allowed us to contract a commercial beekeeping service to place hives at the zoo. McCafferty recently got involved, and being an active member of the NCBA, he was able to recruit several club members to rehabilitate the beehives and take over the care of the bees. The club also started regular hive visits on Sunday afternoons throughout last summer to interact with zoo patrons. Zoo camps also benefited from having knowledgeable beekeepers come to their classes to talk about the importance of pollinators.

McCafferty has been keeping bees for eight years now and maintains around 8 colonies. He graduated from the NCBA Bee School, currently runs the club’s Intermediate School, and is in the process of completing his Master Beekeeper Certification from Cornell University.

NCBA runs a school dedicated to teaching new beekeepers how to care for honeybees and offers advanced training courses with speakers from across the country. Recent bee school graduates often attend hands on training classes at the zoo. Give them a wave next time you see them!

If you are interested in starting your own hives, check out the NCBA Bee School link for information on upcoming classes and getting started. https://www.norfolkbees.org/bee-school.html

Book here: https://attleborolibrary.libcal.com/passes

"Police and fire officials are investigating a suspicious fire at a Route 1 dealership that spread to another vehicle before being extinguished."

"The call came in as a Dumpster fire but upon arrival, firefighters discovered a fire in one vehicle that had spread to a second vehicle." Reported By Stephen Peterson speterson@thesunchronicle.com

Announcing our 2026 HIGH ART Juror's Awards!

Best in Show – First Place: “The Gummy Bear Revolution” by Barnstable High School

Second Place: “Americana” by Hope High School

Third Place: “Doomed Evolution” by Dedham High School

Honorable Mention: “Lady Liberty” by Norwood High School

Title Sponsor Award: Dayspring Christian Academy (Attleboro)

Merit Awards: Attleboro High School; Bridgewater-Raynham Reg. High School; Dover-Sherborn Reg. High School; Mansfield High School; Norton High School; Seekonk High School; Sharon High School; Silver Lake Reg. High School.

Juror, Jocelyn Vache’s overall comment:

“I was blown away by the deep thinking, hard work, and skill level – including both precise and innovative use of material. The work is impactful. I spent several hours with the art, and mentally carried it around for days. It is fascinating how each school presented a unique response to the call while overlapping a bit with theme and motif. There were many trees, technology, and hands. Students are speaking the same language. Through the art, they open their hearts and minds to share their perspectives, critiques, and demands of the status quo. Students offer a call to action: organize, make noise, protect, work together. I feel incredibly honored to have been part of this journey, and am grateful for your inventiveness, soul-bearing, and trust.”

Free Make & Take This Saturday! The Fire Queen, built in 1850, was used in Attleboro until 1885, when the town upgraded its fire protection to install water mains in populated areas. The Fire Queen required 24 people in order to transport it to the scene of the fire and to activate the hand pump.

See the Fire Queen in person and create your own hand pump using everyday items: water bottles, straws, and balloons. Learn the science behind how water travels through pipes using pressure.

Drop in anytime between 10:30 am and 1:30 pm

Free and open to all ages. We hope to see you there!

Questions? Call 508-222-3918 or email education@industrialmuseum.com.

This event is free. Join us at the AAIM for a read aloud of “The Tiny Seed” followed by a STEM activity geared toward younger children.

Children will engage in an engineering challenge. Can you design a free standing flower using playdough, popsicle sticks, straws, and more?

Saturday, May 16th from 2-3pm

42 Union St, Attleboro, MA

This event is free. Registration is encouraged but not required. This event is intended for ages 3-5 (parents must accompany children.)

Questions? Call 508-222-3918 or email education@industrialmuseum.com.

This Saturday, join the Attleboro Historic Preservation Society for a South Attleboro Village Walk & Talk. The group will complete a 3-mile loop beginning at the Hill-Roberts Elementary School parking lot at 9:00 a.m. Participants will explore the history of early Attleborough Village and discuss the changes South Attleboro has experienced over the years. “It’s like a field trip in their backyard,” said Jerry Turcotte, tour guide and member of the city’s Historic Commission and Historic Preservation Society.

The tour will begin at the old schoolhouse. The revitalized schoolhouse will be unveiled at 8:45 a.m. on Saturday, followed by a two-hour historic walk in South Attleboro, starting at 9 a.m. right next door in the Hill-Roberts parking lot.

Join AHPS on a healthy 3-mile loop walk in South Attleboro. We will meet at Hill-Roberts Elementary School (80 Roy Ave), where ample parking is available.

The walk will begin at the District 17 (1846) one-room schoolhouse, travel down the Washington–Rochambeau National Historic Trail (aka Newport Ave), and explore early Attleborough Village and the establishment of the first town burial ground (Newell). Other topics will include Indigenous occupation and Attleboro’s transition from an agrarian to an industrial community.

The schoolhouse will open at 8:45 AM, and the walk begins promptly at 9:00 AM. The walk is estimated to take approximately 2 hours. The route is flat and paved, but please note there are no restrooms available along the walk.

In the event of inclement weather, a rain date will be posted on attleboro.org and on the Attleboro Historic Preservation Society Facebook page.

City of Attleboro Friendly reminder that State Mandated Outdoor Water Restrictions begin in May, and continue through the summer until September 30th. All non-essential outdoor water use is prohibited between the hours of 9 AM - 5 PM seven days per week per State water management recommendations. Water uses considered non-essential include:

- irrigation of lawns and ornamental gardens;

- filling swimming pools;

- outdoor washing of vehicles, except in a commercial setting;

- washing exterior building surfaces, parking lots, driveways or sidewalks, except as necessary to apply surface treatments such as paint, preservatives, stucco, pavement or cement.

Should drought conditions occur, the hours of these restrictions may be expanded.

For questions, please call 774-203-1850, or email dmorton@cityofattleboro.us.

For updates, please see our website at https://www.cityofattleboro.us/295/Water-Department

Mayor Cathleen DeSimone - Last night I presented a $201.65M FY27 general fund operating budget to the Municipal Council.

The budget is balanced as required by law, but to close a $2.5M deficit we will be laying off several staff members, not filling several vacant positions, reducing library hours, and using $937K in free cash. (Free cash is monies left over from the prior year’s budget that normally used for one-time expenses (i.e. capital improvements and equipment) and not used for personnel or other recurring costs.)

The Council now has 45 days to approve, reduce, or reject the proposed budget but it cannot increase the total budget amount.

Our budget deficit was largely driven by an 8.4% health insurance increase, decreasing aid from the state, a 10% increase in school transportation costs, and increasing fuel, equipment, and material costs across the board.

The impact of these increased costs and staffing reductions will require adjustments in a number of city operations, programs, and events and we ask for your patience and grace as we work through these changes in FY27 and beyond.

We will be going into the budget details at the public hearing on June 2 which will be followed by Council committee meetings with each city department head.

You can find the FY27 budget book here: https://www.cityofattleboro.us/DocumentCenter/View/14016/FY27-General-Government-and-Enterprise-Funds-Proposed-Budgets?fbclid=IwY2xjawRxQEVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeJ_X6wmV4TtRF0_9oLbaqVUiOKmkZZvhf7d_1g9nQPd-7Hjb9AZrC6V4f7xw_aem_l3gjt9A6xOczoH10v-7khA

Attleboro Arts Museum Student artists from 13 Massachusetts and Rhode Island high schools have been working hard to create sculptural installation art for our upcoming High Art Exhibition – REVOLUTIONARY ART! Sponsorships by local businesses and cultural councils make this exciting opportunity possible. Thank you for supporting our next generation of artists! Tuesday, May 12th. Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony on Wed, May 13th from 6:30-8pm. Free and open to all.

Attleboro High School

Barnstable High School

Bridgewater Raynham Regional High School

Dayspring Christian Academy - Attleboro, MA

Dedham High School

Dover-Sherborn Regional High School

Hope High School – Providence, RI

Mansfield High School

Norton High School

Norwood High School

Seekonk High School

Sharon High School

Silver Lake Regional High School

• Regular gas: $3.13 per gallon → $4.59 per gallon
• Electricity: 17.5¢ per kWh → 22.7¢ per kWh
• Crude oil: $70 per barrel → $124 per barrel
• Heating oil: $2.50 → $4.99
• Coal: $116.35 per ton → $158.40 per ton
• Beef: $5.50 per lb → $8.49 per lb
• Bread: $2.00 → $2.69

Oil has traded above $100 per barrel in recent sessions amid supply pressures.

Higher energy and commodity prices have supported upstream producers such as ExxonMobil (XOM) and Chevron (CVX), both of which are up solidly year to date. The same environment has added cost pressure for households and some consumer-facing businesses.

Curious how others here are thinking about energy exposure or staples names with these input costs in mind. Bitget Get claw was predicting more volatility in the oil market so i setup with triggers for SL/TP turned on, waiting for the initial pullback...

Context:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/cars/news/2026/05/04/gas-prices-rise-all-50-states-highest-lowest/89929126007/

City of Attleboro Road Work Update: The N. Main St. resurfacing project will begin tomorrow, Tuesday, May 12. Please be advised that detours will be in place to keep motorists out of the work zone.

All work is weather dependent. Please use caution when traveling through the N. Main St. area and consider alternate routes if necessary.