February 10, 2019
~ Building Community One Positive Story at a Time
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West Bridgewater State of the Town of Address for the year 2018, presented by Town Administrator David Gagne
Including financial health, town successes and challenges.
WB Conservation Commission Meeting Feb 5, 2019
Videos Courtesy of WB TV
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Historical Tidbit:
Telephone History
The telephone was first invented by an Italian inventor, Antonio Meucci in 1849. Alexander Graham Bell acquired the first successful patent for the telephone in 1876. He brought it to mass market through his company, AT&T (American Telegraph and Telephone Company). Telephones were initially used for single person to person communication. It wasn't until the invention of the first telephone exchange in 1878 that telephones were used to connect with multiple people. After that the switchboard was introduced. Initially, woman would serve as operators, switching wires on a switchboard to connect callers to the people they wanted to speak with.
Today we have digital phones that transmit information via radio waves as 0's and 1's. Digital phones can transfer more information at once, and are less error prone. These phones allow for communication with multiple people at once.
For an interactive historical telephone experience, check out the Rockland Telephone History Center on Saturday, February 17th from 1:00PM to 5:00PM
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83 East Water Street, Unit E-229, Rockland, MA. Telephone Operators will be on duty to connect calls from 5 switchboards that are connected to the displayed phones from 1900 thru 1990. Everything is hands on, interactive, fun. Talk on the phones, sit at the switchboards and see what it was like to be the operator and connect calls.
Story Credit: Gregory Venezia
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Weekly Calendar
Follow the Town Links for calendars from our town departments
Town Hall
65 N. Main Street
508-894-1200
Mon, Tues & Thurs 8a - 4p
Wed, 8a - 7p, Fri 8a - 1p
WB Public Library
80 Howard Street
508-894-1255
Mon, Thurs, Fri 10a - 5p
Tues - Wed 10a - 8p
Sat 10a - 2p
Council on Aging
97 West Center Street
508-894-1262
Mon - Fri 8:30a - 4p
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Congratulations!
Joanne Keith.
Joanne won
45 Minute Reiki Treatment
with Jacquelyn Rose
(value $45)
You should play our
Historical Tidbit Trivia Game
at the bottom of this newsletter.
You could win a
A $35 gift certificate
to Salon Esprit, 225 Bedford St
E. Bridgewater
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STEM Friday Every Friday
West Bridgewater Public Library.
Upper elementary students get to explore engineering, coding, robotics, legos with expert retired teacher, Tony Gelfi. Teamwork, problem-solving, and creativity are all part of the agenda. Snack will be provided. Registration required.
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Town Election is Saturday April 13th Nomination papers are now available at the Town Clerk’s office.
The last day to submit nomination papers
to the Board of Registrars is February 22, 2019 by 5 PM
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Registration Open for Baseball, Softball & T Ball
WB Youth Athletic Association
Read more
wbyaa.com
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Attention ARTIST, COLLECTORS, and anyone with unwanted quality art of all kinds!
We are collecting donations of art for our Spring Art Sale at the Library. (Date to be determined)
*Your own Original Art
*Framed Photography
*3 dimensional (sculptures, pottery, quilts, etc)
*Framed art you no longer want
Donate something original or check you basement & attic for art to donate. Donations can be brought to the Library any time.
Facebook Post by Jerry Laurence
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Darwin Day
is an international celebration of Darwin’s theory of evolution as well as a day dedicated to science communication and outreach, celebrated on or near the birthday of Charles Darwin. All interested are welcome to join faculty, students and staff for a day-long event that includes natural history displays, faculty and student presentations, and a keynote presentation by world-renowned Canadian parasitologist and evolutionary biologist, Daniel Riskind. The event takes place on
February 15, 2019 from 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM
at Bridgewater State University, 131 Summer Street, Bridgewater
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Bridgewater Farm Supply is Your Complete Garden, Farm & Pet Store
Keep your floors clean, avoid slips and protect your porch floor this winter! Our stall mats can do it all!
1000 Plymouth St (Rt 104)
Bridgewater • (508) 697-0357
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Join Us for a
Lecture on the Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln at the Old Bridgewater Historical Society
Sunday, February 17, at 1 p.m.
by Dr. Thomas R. Turner
Memorial Building 162 Howard St., West Bridgewater.
There are many theories as to why John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln. Was he an insane actor, a dedicated Southern patriot backed by the Confederate government, a front man for Lincoln’s northern enemies the Radical Republicans, or was the murder a simple conspiracy? This program will examine some of the major theories surrounding the Lincoln assassination, revealing the circular motion involved as once discredited arguments slip in and out of favor.
This will be presented by Dr. Thomas R. Turner, Professor Emeritus at Bridgewater State University. Dr. Turner taught for 39 years in the History Department at the university, and is the author of “Beware the People Weeping: Public Opinion and the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln” and “The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln.” He also worked as a historian for the assassination movie “The Conspirator”, directed by Robert Redford and starring James McEvoy and Robin Wright. From 2011 to 2015, Prof. Turner was the Vice-Chair of the Massachusetts Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission.
The In case of inclement weather, the event will be held on February 24th at 1 p.m.
Image credit: Wikipedia Commons
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February Meeting Bridgewater Business Association
Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 6:30 PM pin Morse Insurance Agency 180 Winter St Unit F, Bridgewater
Read more
www.facebook.com
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Prophett Funeral Home
Preplanning is SMART Planning
508-697-4332
Bridgewater * East Bridgewater
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Car or Home Insurance
Call us before you renew
Let us help you comparison shop for
The right coverage for the right price!
We do business your way,
our offices, your home or business or online.
111 Torrey St, Suite 1, Brockton
508-456-6220
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2019 Spring Sports Registration
Tryouts begin Monday, March 18, 2019
Registration Deadline is Wed March 13, 2019
In order to participate in Spring Sports:
*You MUST sign up through the FamilyID registration portal
*You MUST have an updated physical on file in the nurse’s office. Pre-participation physicals are good for 13 months from the original date of physical. Please contact Nurse Idell with any questions.
didell@wbridgewater.com
Spring Head Coaches Contact Info:
Please email coaches directly with questions:
Girls Spring Track- Kyla Daley-
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WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME
Have fun with us and
bee entered to win
A $35 gift certificate
to Salon Esprit, 225 Bedford St E. Bridgewater
Historical Tidbit Question:
Who acquired the first patent for the telephone?
Email us your answer at:
By entering, you give us permission to announce your name in next week's
Buzz Around West Bridgewater.
On February 13, 2019, we will randomly pick a winner from the correct answers.
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Buzz Around is brought to you this week by: Theresa McNulty, Janice O'Brien, Jacquelyn Rose & Greg Venezia
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Thank you for reading and for the time you take to make our world a better place, one good story at a time. ~Jacquie
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