{"id":4711,"date":"2011-07-04T22:03:01","date_gmt":"2011-07-05T03:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/?p=4711"},"modified":"2023-06-07T17:43:49","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T22:43:49","slug":"framingham-folks-in-natick-4th-of-july-parade-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/2011\/07\/04\/arts-culture\/framingham-folks-in-natick-4th-of-july-parade-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Framingham Folks in Natick 4th of July Parade (2011)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-framingham-nancy-kelly-1-600x450.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-framingham-nancy-kelly-1-600x450-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Nancy Kelly Dancers from Natick and Framingham pose for a picture before the parade.\" class=\"wp-image-4722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-framingham-nancy-kelly-1-600x450-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-framingham-nancy-kelly-1-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dancers from the Nancy Kelly Dance Studio pose for a picture before the 2011 Natick 4th of July parade.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>FRAMINGHAM, MA<\/strong> - Many residents of Framingham got up early this morning to take a short drive over the town line to Natick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some got up early just to make sure they had a good spot to watch Natick's Annual 4th of July Parade -- and others to get ready to be in it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a town, we should thank our neighbors to the east for putting together a first-class, traditional, all-American Independence Day parade -- and for being unselfish enough to include Framingham performers, musicians, politicians, classic car owners, fire engines as well as parade watchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2011 Natick July 4th Parade Photos and Videos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are photos and videos of Framingham (and Natick) folks as they paraded down Rt. 27, into Natick town square, and up Rt. 135 --<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"rwbVidBox\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nancy Kelly Dancers - Natick 4th of July Parade (2011)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-3PVEN5FT28?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\">Nancy Kelly Dancers - Amy Davis (of Framingham), Liz Lewis & Nancy Kelly, (of Natick) and Caitlin Harris & Melanie Kalajian (of Framingham), dance their way down Rt. 135 in the 2011 Natick 4th of July Parade as Dennis \"The Vaudevillian\" Porter sings \"God Bless America\".<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-hansons-600x4501.jpg\" alt=\"Hanson's Farm getting the Haunted Hayride ready to use as a float in the parade.\" class=\"wp-image-4771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-hansons-600x4501.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-hansons-600x4501-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hanson's Farm getting the Haunted Hayride ready to use as a float in the parade.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-angels-painting-600x4501.jpg\" alt=\"Angel's Painting of Framingham lines up before parade.\" class=\"wp-image-4760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-angels-painting-600x4501.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-angels-painting-600x4501-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Angel's Painting of Framingham lines up before parade.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-natick-parade-crowd-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"Parade goers pack Downtown Natick sidewalks\" class=\"wp-image-4773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-natick-parade-crowd-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-natick-parade-crowd-600x450-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Parade goers pack the sidewalks at intersection of South Main St. and Central St. in Downtown Natick.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-framingham-residents-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"Framingham residents Roz Harris, Sara, Jacob and Lou Fritz watch the parade from a Natick friend's front lawn.\" class=\"wp-image-4770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-framingham-residents-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-framingham-residents-600x450-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Framingham residents Roz Harris, Sara, Jacob and Lou Fritz watch the parade from a Natick friend's front lawn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-charlie-albies-600x450.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"http:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-charlie-albies-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"Charlie Rousseau driving a vintage Albie's Oil truck in 2011 Natick 4th of July Parade\" class=\"wp-image-4715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-charlie-albies-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-charlie-albies-600x450-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Charlie Rousseau driving the vintage Albie's Oil truck in 2011 Natick 4th of July Parade<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>A motorcade of fire trucks from MetroWest and beyond participated in the parade including engine companies from Natick, Framingham, Ashland, Sherborn,&nbsp; Hopkinton, Weston, Milford, Waltham and Revere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are a few photos of modern and vintage Framingham Fire Dept. equipment in the parade.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-framingham-fire-3-600x450.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"http:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-framingham-fire-3-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"Framingham Fire Department in 2011 Natick 4th of July Parade\" class=\"wp-image-4717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-framingham-fire-3-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-framingham-fire-3-600x450-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Members of the Framingham Fire Department in 2011 Natick 4th of July Parade<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-framingham-fire-3a-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"Framingham Fire, Engine 3\" class=\"wp-image-4720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-framingham-fire-3a-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-framingham-fire-3a-600x450-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Framingham Fire, Engine 3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-framingham-fire-1-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"Framingham Fire, Engine 1\" class=\"wp-image-4736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-framingham-fire-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-framingham-fire-1-600x450-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Framingham Fire, Engine 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-framingham-fire-8-600x4501.jpg\" alt=\"Vintage Framingham Fire Engine 8\" class=\"wp-image-4739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-framingham-fire-8-600x4501.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-framingham-fire-8-600x4501-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vintage Framingham Fire Engine 8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-framingham-fire-8b-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"Vintage Framingham Fire Engine 8\" class=\"wp-image-4719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-framingham-fire-8b-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-framingham-fire-8b-600x450-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vintage Framingham Fire Engine 8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Below are State Rep. Karen Spilka, her husband Joel Loitherstein, Congressman Ed Markey, Middlesex County Sherrif Peter Koutoujian -- and a photo of Congressman Ed Markey with a special friend -- Boston t.v. personality, Rex Trailer!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-karen-joel-ed-600x4501.jpg\" alt=\"Rep. Karen Spilka, her husband Joel Loitherstien &amp; Congressman Ed Markey\" class=\"wp-image-4748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-karen-joel-ed-600x4501.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-karen-joel-ed-600x4501-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rep. Karen Spilka, her husband Joel Loitherstien &amp; Congressman Ed Markey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-karen-spilka-600x450-1.jpg\" alt=\"State Rep. Karen Spilka\" class=\"wp-image-4712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-karen-spilka-600x450-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-karen-spilka-600x450-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">State Rep. Karen Spilka<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-sheriff-peter-koutoujian-1.jpg\" alt=\"Middlesex County Sheriff Peter Koutoujian\" class=\"wp-image-4747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-sheriff-peter-koutoujian-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-sheriff-peter-koutoujian-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Members of the Middlesex County Sheriff's office and Sheriff Peter Koutoujian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-rex-ed-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"Congressman Ed Markey &amp; Rex Trailer\" class=\"wp-image-4714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-rex-ed-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110704-rex-ed-600x450-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rex Trailer (left) Congressman Ed Markey (right) at the 2011 Natick July 4th Parade. I guess you're never too old to want to have your picture taken with Rex Trailer!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Rex Trailer is always a hit at the parade!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"rwbVidBox\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rex Trailer &amp; John Penny Band (Natick 4th of July Parade 2011)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jXZwJZhZ6cw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><strong>Rex Trailer<\/strong>, Boston, MA television personality and star of \"<em>Boomtown<\/em>\" accompanied by <strong>The John Penny Band<\/strong> in the 2011 Natick, MA 4th of July Parade.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>He's not from Framingham -- but Peter Panic has a message for you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"rwbVidBox\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Peter Panic say Happy 4th of July!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GYJ0DngjT_8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><strong>Peter Panic<\/strong>, unicycle riding juggler from Cambridge, MA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thank you Natick for hosting a great parade!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Find us on <strong> <a title=\"framingham.com on twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/framingham_com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/strong> ,<strong> <a title=\"framingham.com on Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/framinghamcom\/215200588514807#!\/pages\/framinghamcom\/215200588514807?sk=wall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a title=\"framingham.com on YouTube\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/framinghamcom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/strong> for more photos and videos!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FRAMINGHAM, MA &#8211; Many residents of Framingham got up early this morning to take a short drive over the town line to Natick. Some got up early just to make sure they had a good spot to watch Natick&#8217;s Annual 4th of July Parade &#8212; and others to get ready to be in it. As a town,&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/2011\/07\/04\/arts-culture\/framingham-folks-in-natick-4th-of-july-parade-2011\/\">[read more]<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":63,"featured_media":4722,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[132],"tags":[1333,862,2297,2299,2301,2169,34,1401,2302,498,215,2298,2300,2296,2305,2304,2303],"class_list":["post-4711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-culture","tag-1333","tag-4th-of-july","tag-amy-davis","tag-caitlin-harris","tag-charlie-rousseau","tag-ed-markey","tag-framingham","tag-framingham-fire-department","tag-joel-loitherstein","tag-july-4th","tag-karen-spilka","tag-liz-lewis","tag-melanie-kalajian","tag-natick-parade","tag-peter-koutoujian","tag-peter-panic","tag-rex-trailer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/63"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4711"}],"version-history":[{"count":71,"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4711\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10869,"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4711\/revisions\/10869"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}