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BOSTON (AP) — Twenty-three firefighters from 16 Massachusetts fire departments are expected to graduate from the state's firefighting academy this week.
The firefighters will receive certificates from State Fire Marshal Stephen D. Coan and Massachusetts Firefighting Academy Director George D. Kramlinger at a ceremony to be held 1:30 p.m. on Friday at the Department of Fire Services in Stow.
The firefighters include 22 men and one woman from departments in Acton, Amherst, Belmont, Bourne, Cambridge, Clinton, Gloucester, Hanson, Haverhill, Hudson, Natick, Norton, Oxford, Saugus, Upton and Westwood.
The ceremony will feature an honor guard, the posting of the colors and a keynote speech from Clinton Fire Chief John McLaughlin.
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