Veterans firemen's group secures July 17, 2027 date for Southborough tricentennial hand-engine muster

Jamie Falcone, president of the Francis Dexter Newton Veterans Firemen's Association, told the Town of Southborough Tricentennial Committee on June 11 that his group wants to host an antique hand‑engine muster on Saturday, July 17, 2027, the town’s tricentennial date under the Gregorian calendar, and asked the committee to reserve that day for the event.

Falcone said his nonprofit expects to attract about 15 antique hand engines and estimated a budget of about $25,000 to cover advertising, police details, water, prize money and other logistics. “Putting on this muster in today’s budget, we could use $25,000 to be sufficient to host a muster that we could all be proud of,” Falcone said.

The committee’s vote to hold the date was taken June 11. A motion to plan the muster for Saturday, July 17, 2027, was made and seconded; committee members raised their hands and…