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Patriots Day festivities abound

By Nancy Shohet West

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  April 12, 2012

Patriots Day is a beloved tradition in the Boston suburbs, where for decades re-enactors have dressed as Colonials and Redcoats to do battle while families have marched in their footsteps toward the ultimate “Shot Heard Round the World’’ confrontation at the North Bridge in Concord. This year, activities in the region extend from Saturday morning all the way through the following weekend, with portrayals of Colonial life, concerts, films, plays, road races, parades, pancake breakfasts, and all the musket fire you could ever hope to hear.

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