September 22, 2019
~ Building Community One Positive Story at a Time
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On Wednesday, September 25, the Halifax Board of Selectmen will hold a special meeting to interview four candidates for the position of Halifax Council on Aging Director. The interviews will be done in public in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Halifax Town Hall, 499 Plymouth Street.
The schedule is: Brenda Fitzgerald, Halifax, 6:00pm, Wendy Adams, West Bridgewater, 6:45pm
Christine Quinn, North Easton, 7:30pm, Lisa Leake, Randolph, 8:15pm
As posted by Charlie Seelig on Halifax Locals Facebook Group
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Historic Tidbit: Halifax
Militia
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Company A, 5th Regiment Massachusetts Militia was the local company that served during the Civil War. The Regiment Commander was Col. David W. Wardrop of New Bedford. This was the most widely spread regiment in the state.
The 5th was called along with the 4th, 6th and the 8th regiments. A special train was furnished by the Fairhaven R. R. Co. to go as far as Tremont to carry messengers on way to Halifax, Carver, Plympton and Plymouth. Company A got its orders at 2 A.M.
(My brother, James W. H. Baker, had a clock that struck the hour of 2 A.M. on that fateful morning over a hundred years ago. ~ This clock was then in Capt. Charles Lyon's home and it stood on the same shelf until my brother's death in 2001. The clock then was given to his son. The clock is still in the family.)
The Plymouth Co., got orders at about 3 A.M. the same morning. Both companies reported at noon the same day. The Regiment sailed from Boston on April 17th under sealed orders from Central Wharf. The next morning when 9 miles out, the orders were read. It took 47½ hours to reach Fortress Monroe.
On the afternoon of arrival, they were immediately embarked on the Gunboat "Pawnee" and proceeded to Gosport Navy Yard under orders to destroy the dry-dock, construction houses, yards, building and all vessels and ammunition.
Company B had to be relieved because of the heat while mining the dry-dock. Co. A and B were on guard. The mission was completed and the "Pawnee" got back to Fortress Monroe at 6 A.M. on April 21 (Sunday).
Company C among routine duties under Capt. Chamberlain with drawn bayonets and
loaded muskets suppressed "insubordination," in the "Naval Brigade." Next, the regiment orders were to occupy Hampton and the Companies A, B and C were the main guard. Here, experience in trenching with the thermometer at 114 degrees and the temperature, while scouting, at one degree higher were endured.
The regiment returned July 19. It was mustered out on July 22 on the Halifax Common amid great cheering.
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Respectfully submitted, Sue Basile
photo: USS PAWNEE, circa 1864-1865
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Town Hall
499 Plymouth Street
781-294-1316
Mon-Thurs 8a - 4p
Holmes Public Library
470 Plymouth Street
781-293-2271
Fall / Winter Hours
Mon. & Wed. 12-8
Tues., Thurs., Fri. 10-5
Saturday 10-2
Council on Aging
506 Plymouth Street
781-293-7313
Mon - Thurs 9a - 3p
Friday 9a - 1p
Food Pantries
Halifax Congregational Church
503 Plymouth St. (Route 106)
Halifax, MA 781-293-6393
Tuesdays -2:30-4p
St
Vincent De Paul
Our Lady of the Lake Church
580 Monponsett St
Halifax, MA (781)293- 7971
2nd & 4th Saturday 9 am
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Congratulations!
Margaret Schneider
won a
$15 gift certificate to
Pinches & Pounds Candy Store
Rt. 18, Whitman, MA!
You should play our
Historical Tidbit Trivia Game
at the bottom of this newsletter.
You could win
2 tickets to the corn maze at Nessralla Farm Rt. 106, Halifax
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Constituent Hours
Monday, September 23, 12 - 2p
Halifax-Holmes Public Library
The office of State Representative Kathy LaNatra will host monthly constituent hours.
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Raising A Reader
Mondays in Sept & Oct
1:00p
Holmes Library
Big Ryan's Tall Tales welcome parents and their children ages 3-5 to come to this series sponsored by the South Shore Family Network.
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Teen Craft Night
Mon, Sept 23, 6 - 7:30p
Halifax-Holmes Public Library
Join Miss Stacey for a drop in Craft Night just for Teens!
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Hiking the Bay Circuit Trial
"A Video Journal"
Wed, Sept 25 6:30p
Halifax-Holmes Public Library, 470 Plymouth St.
Dan & Marilyn Brielmann along with Alan French will be your guides taking you along the Bay Circuit Trail. The trail is a 200 mile natural wander that arcs around the city of Boston from Newburyport to Kingston.
Holmes Public Library: 781-293-2271
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Parent/Child Book Club
Monday, September 30
6:00 pm
Copies available at the Front Desk
For children grades K-2 and their caregivers to participate in together.
Please call the Library with any questions. 781-293-2271.
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Get Your Grants Ready Halifax Artists!
Mass Cultural Council's Local Cultural Council (LCC) Program is the largest grassroots cultural funding network in the nation supporting thousands of community-based projects in the arts, humanities, and sciences annually. Each year, LCCs award more than $3 million in grants. Currently, there are 329 local and regional councils that represent all 351 cities and towns in the Commonwealth, these councils are local volunteers, approving grants for local arts & culture projects.
Applicants may apply to the LCC Program for projects, operating support, ticket subsidy programs, artist residencies, fellowships or other activities, based on local priorities and needs. LCCs may also choose to fund cultural field trips for children, grades pre-K through 12, by subsidizing the cost for children to attend programs in the arts, humanities and interpretive sciences (including performances, educational tours and exhibits).
The LCC application process can be quite competitive. Because of the large number of requests and the limited funds available for regranting, many LCCs receive far more applications than they can fully, or even partially, fund. Average grants tend to be modest ($500-$750).
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Identity Theft and Fraud Protection
Tues, Oct 1st 10a to noon
Halifax Police Station
540 Plymouth St.
Robin Putnam will speak on Identity Theft and Fraud Protection. She is the Research Manager for the Mass. Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation. Very timely and useful information will be available to help you guard your personal information.
TRIAD is a national and local three way commitment for communication between the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office, the Council on Aging and Law Enforcement (Police and Fire Departments)
Ongoing programs include: File of Life (for car and home), safe disposal of used medications, Safety Low Jack for autism/dementia, visible house number replacement, Lock Box and the “Are You Okay?” phone program and updates on recent scams.
TRIAD meetings are open to everyone. TRIAD typically meets at the Halifax Police Station, 2nd floor on the first Tuesday of each month at 10:00am. Come hear about important community news and updates. You don’t have to be a resident of Halifax to attend! Enjoy coffee and refreshments. More info on TRIAD
here.
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Halifax Congregational Church Baked Stuffed Chicken Dinner
Saturday, Oct 5th
5:00p
Tickets are $14 for adults and $10 for children. The meal includes an appetizer, baked stuffed chicken dinner, salad, rolls & butter, dessert and a beverage.
In order to get a proper headcount and to guarantee yourself a seat, we please ask that you reserve tickets no later than Wednesday, October 2. There will only be a very minimal amount of tickets available at the door.
To reserve tickets, please call Susan Mahan at 781-293-0422 or the church at 781-293-6393.
If you would like to attend the dinner but don’t drive at night or don’t have a ride, please
call Susan Mahan at 781-293-0422 to have arrangements made.
Please come and join us for an evening of fellowship and a delicious home cooked dinner!
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Our 12th Annual
15 Acre
Corn Maze
is Open!
Now -
Oct 27
Sat & Sun
10 am - 4 pm
318 Plymouth St. Halifax
(781) 294-1767
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Yoga
for the
Rest of US!
Experience for yourself in a basics class, Sundays @ 6:30p
Now taking new
Embodyment® Yoga Therapy clients
Learn how you can live pain-free!
More movement, less pain!
484 Bedford St, E. Bridgewater
(508) 331-3564
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Area 58, Local Cable Access
Publish your own cable shows: they will train you!
What is Public Access?
The basis of Public Access television is to provide citizens with an outlet for their individual thoughts, opinions, beliefs and ideals.
Using a percentage of the revenues that the local cable companies accrued, towns were provided with franchise fees that were designed to fund the public access centers.
Area 58 Community Access Media will teach you how to make your vision of a TV show a reality.
Once you’ve been certified and trained, they will still be there to help you every stop along the way – including teaching you do start your own Youtube channel, making the world your (potential) audience!!
The public access channel is yours. You provide the programming.
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Channel 13: Your voice, your vision, your channel.
They also tape local government meetings, so you can keep up on what's going on in Halifax, even if you can't make it to the meeting, this Halifax Planning Board Meeting from 9/19/19 is courtesy of Area 58.
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MOLD GUYS RESTORATION, LLC
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Call today to get your
air ducts cleaned!
An air duct cleaning service is an investment not only in your health, but in the health of your HVAC system!
(781) 910-5029
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OLD COLONY YMCA –
EAST BRIDGEWATER
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Join us October 14th for our annual Fall Mud Run! Kids will compete to see who can get the muddiest while running through Camp Satucket. Fun and exciting "obstacles" and mud pits & prizes!
(508) 378-3913
635 Plymouth St, East Bridgewater
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Halifax 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony.
Thank you to our Fire & Police Departments for all you do.
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WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME
Have fun with us and bee entered to win
2 tickets to the corn maze at Nessralla Farm Rt. 106, Halifax
Historical Tidbit Question:
How long did it take the Regiment to reach Fortress Monroe?
Please include your name, phone number and mailing address with your answer.
By entering, you give us permission to announce your name in next week's Buzz Around Halifax.
On September 25, 2019, we will randomly pick a winner from the correct answers
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You Are Worthy!
"You're imperfect, and you're wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging." ~ Brene Brown
“You are essentially who you create yourself to be and all that occurs in your life is the result of your own making.”
~ Stephen Richards, Think Your way to Success: Let Your Dreams Run Free
"Morality is not the doctrine of how we may make ourselves happy, but how we may make ourselves worthy of happiness. " ~Immanuel Kant
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You are worthy of love & acceptance. Believe it!
~Jacquie
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The Buzz Around is brought to you this week by: Jen Bellody, Theresa McNulty, Janice O'Brien, Stacy Rancourt, Jacquelyn Rose & Gregory Venezia
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