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Green burial

On Thursday, July 28 at 7pm, join other adults for an overview presentation on 'green' burials, co-hosted by Candace Currie of the Green Burial Council and Mount Auburn Cemetery, Ruth Faas, owner of Mourning Dove Studio of Arlington, and Andover resident, Richard Davis. From the Civil War through today, American funeral practices have evolved into a highly formalized, cost intensive, and environmentally challenging industry. Green burials can provide a meaningful, economical, and aesthetic means for honoring the dead and providing  families and friends with a new (yet traditional) framework for funeral customs and practices. Please attend if you are interested in learning about this low impact, environmentally friendly, and very much legal means of caring for the deceased. RSVP online or call 978-623-8401, x31.