January 13, 2019
~ Building Community One Positive Story at a Time
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BSA Girls Scouting
We are excited to announce that BSA Troop 29 is expanding & starting a new all girls troop.
Our very active boys Troop 29 with Scoutmaster
Mark Vecchione will work alongside Scoutmaster Leanne Shaw and BSA Girl Troop 29 to provide this great BSA Scouting Adventure. If you are an interested boy or girl aged 11-17, join us January 15, 7:00 pm at Union Congregational Church, 105 Pleasant Street East Bridgewater.
You can get more info and meet some of the boy & girl members and leaders. See you there!
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In 1914, East Bridgewater's Train Station was located conveniently near the center of town on N. Central St., where Batti's Automotive is now.
Trains could take a person as close as Whitman or Brockton or all the way into Boston.
Photo Source & Story Credit: Margaret Alexander
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Weekly Calendar
Check out the links below for town calendars
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Town Hall
175 Central St
508-378-1601
Mon 8:30a - 8p
Tues - Thurs 8:30a - 4:30p
Fri 8:30a - noon
EB Public Library
32 Union St
508-378-1616
Mon & Tues 9 - 8
Wed, Thurs, Fri 9 - 5
Saturday 9 - 2
Council on Aging
355 Plymouth St
508-378-1610
Mon 8a - 6p
Tues - Thurs 8a - 4p
Fri 8a - noon
Food Pantries
Union Congregational Church
105 Pleasant St
2nd Wednesday from 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm and last Saturday from 9:30 am - 11:00 am
St Vincent dePaul Food Pantry
St. John's Catholic Church
210 Center St EB
(508) 378-3760
Distribution 1st & 3rd Monday of Each Month
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Congratulations!
Brian Wiencko
Brian won a
Free 6.5 QT Oil Change
from
Mike's Quality Auto Repair
85 Fireworks Circle -off Rt 18
Bridgewater ( Value: $46.18)
You should play our
Historical Tidbit Trivia Game
at the bottom of this newsletter.
You could win
a $20 gift certificate to McGuiggan's Authentic Irish Pub, Whitman Center
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EBLL Softball & Baseball:
Clinic News: The Sunday, January 13th softball clinic will feature a pitching clinic with professional pitching coach Jamie Therrien. The times will be 12:30-1:15 pm for 7-9 year olds and 1:15-2pm for 10+ year olds. Cost is $5 per player. Regular scheduled skills clinics will resume in a few weeks.
Baseball clinic: Saturday, January 26th from 10am-12pm. The cost is $5 per player for ages 7-13.
All players MUST be registered for the upcoming season to participate in the clinics.
All clinics are located at the East Coast Eagles facility at 612 Plymouth Street in East Bridgewater.
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Registration is Now Open!
We are now accepting registrations for all children interested in participating in baseball and softball. Registration must be completed online by visiting our
website by
January 31st.
There will be a $25 additional fee for any registrations completed after January 31st and an additional $25 applied after February 28th. Drafting teams, scheduling practices, ordering uniforms, etc. are time-consuming tasks for our volunteers so the sooner we have completed registrations at all levels, the easier it will be for us to get the season started out on the right foot! Thank you for understanding!
Minor and Major Evaluations – TBD
More details to follow, but please understand that all new minor and major league players will be required to attend the evaluation to be placed on a team.
Thank you!
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Does your primary care physician refer you to
specialists only within their group?
Perhaps you should consider seeing a clinician who can refer you to the specialist that best fits your needs!
CALL TODAY FOR AN APPOINTMENT!
Bethel Family Medicine
111 Torrey St, Brockton (508) 588-1200
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Ousamequin Club Donates $500
EB's Sharon Graves, the treasurer of the club and Leslie Dorr, the president, flanking"Melly" from The Sunshine Farm Sanctuary of Bridgewater.
The Ousamequin Club presented her a $500 check from their Christmas tree raffle held to assist her with her programs for foster children at the farm.
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The Guidance Department recent presentation on Growth Mindset was very helpful in steering parents toward developing effective parenting skills.
Parents have a significant impact on their child's growth mindset, which is directly related to resilience, perseverance and achievement.
If you were unable to attend, please take a look at the slides found on the
Guidance Department Website.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to your child's Guidance counselor for support in growth vs. fixed mindset.
All are welcome to future presentations:
Wed 1/23/19 - Dealing with Anxious Feelings
Wed 2/27/19 - Dealing with Changes in Mood
Please feel free to let us know if there are other topics you would like to see presented.
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Bridgewater Farm Supply
is Your Complete Garden,
Farm & Pet Store
Keep your feathered friends well fed this winter!
1000 Plymouth St (Rt 104)
Bridgewater • (508) 697-0357
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East Bridgewater Music Mattress Fundraiser
Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 10 AM – 5 PM East Bridgewater High School
Read more
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Parents of Special Needs Children – make Friday’s date night.
Bring your children to the Brockton Area Arc to be cared for and entertained by qualified staff while you enjoy some one on one time. This program welcomes children with special needs and siblings ages 3 to 9 years.
Friday February 1st 5:00-7:30 pm at Brockton
Area Arc, 1250 West Chestnut Street Brockton, MA
$5.00 fee per child, $10.00 for siblings
**The registration email will be sent out two weeks before the scheduled date.
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United Way of Greater Plymouth County will host an informational workshop for any nonprofit organization interested in applying for United Way funding for FY 2020 (July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020)
Wednesday, January 23rd from 9 A.M. to 11 A.M. Stonehill College Martin Institute auditorium
320 Washington Street in Easton, MA.
All interested agencies are required to attend this session to learn of updates and changes to the process. New agencies interested in United Way funding are also required to attend the workshop.
Consistent with United Way Worldwide, United Way of Greater Plymouth County provides funding in three core areas: Education, Health, and Financial Stability. Request for Proposals must address one or more of these core areas, demonstrate a capacity to collaborate and leverage additional resources, and provide meaningful and measurable community impact in these areas.
Request for Proposal (RFP’s) packets will be available online following the workshop.
Anyone interested in attending the workshop should RSVP to Kim Allen, Director of Community Relations & Marketing, United Way of Greater Plymouth County, at 508 583-6306 ext. 106 or at
kallen@uwgpc.org.
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McGuiggan's Pub
Great Food * Great Music * Great Times!
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Have you tried us yet?
546 Washington St, Whitman
(781) 447-7333
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OLD COLONY YMCA
EAST BRIDGEWATER
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It's a New Year, create a New You!
Contact us about joining!
(508) 378-3913
635 Plymouth St East Bridgewater
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East Bridgewater's New CodeRED Emergency Alert Program
Police Chief Scott Allen, Fire Chief Timothy Harhen and Director of Public Works John Haines
recently acquired Onsolve’s CodeRED Emergency Notification System for the town.
The CodeRED system provides a centralized method to keep residents and those who work in East Bridgewater better informed before, during and after a storm, of power outages and during other major events or emergencies.
Many residents currently receive emergency alerts through the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department notification system on a countywide basis. Now, the Town of East Bridgewater can manage its own emergency communications in a more efficient and timely manner, as well as share local town-related information directly with its residents and businesses.
East Bridgewater will now have the ability to register all of its residents within its own CodeRED system, via landlines, cellular phones and email addresses, so that they can receive alerts and emergency messages through multiple devices and means of communication.
The need for East Bridgewater’s own alert system became evident during the two significant winter storms in March last year, which led to major power outages, road closures and the need to open the town’s warming center. Residents were limited to receiving information by only one method or device, however, some only had internet through their smart phones, while others had no landline or cellular phone service.
In post-storm debriefings between the police department, fire department, DPW and town officials, one area where all agreed that improvement could be made was having control of its own notification system to keep residents updated and informed.
“As East Bridgewater’s Director of Emergency Management, I am pleased to see our town get an emergency notification system of its own,” Fire Chief Harhen said. “This will make it much easier to spread the word when we have severe weather and other emergency situations.”
Within the CodeRED system, public safety officials will be able to send emergency messages that will automatically post on their respective websites and social media pages (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), in addition to being sent directly to residents via their phones or email.
“ DPW Director Haines said. “The goal is to keep everyone safe and up to date with information when emergencies arise.”
East Bridgewater residents may sign onto the East Bridgewater CodeRED system by clicking
HERE
to complete the full registration.
Frequently asked questions about CodeRED can be found
HERE
.
OnSolve manages the system. Their Privacy and Terms Statement can be found
here
. Subscribers can manage their subscription and opt out at any time.
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Upcoming Workshops:
Feb 2:
4-hour Yoga & Meditation w/Yogeshwari
Feb 2:
FREE
Intro to Svaroopa® Yoga
Ask us about our workshops
Scout Troops!
484 Bedford St, E. Bridgewater
(508) 331-3564
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Cuts - Colors - Perms - Waxing - Nails
for Women, Men & Children
(508) 378-1530
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Community Meals
On Wednesdays during January we have a Community Meal at 5:30 downstairs. There is no charge but donations are gratefully accepted.
Thrift Store
will be open on Wednesdays from 2:15-5:15 and also on Saturdays from 10-1pm.
Please come and see us!
EB United Methodist Church
54 N. Central St., East Bridgewater
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Help Wanted: Administrative Assistant
15 hours/week
Do you have critical thinking skills, proficient computer knowledge, and a desire to work independently? Would others describe you as open to new challenges, a fast learner, discreet and mature? Are you looking for a part time paid position that would allow you to fully use those gifts?
Well then this might be the opportunity you’ve been
looking for!
We are searching for an Administrative
Assistant for Community Covenant Church.
400 Pleasant St EB
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Awake with each new dawn. Get a new perspective. Today is a new day. Your fresh start begins now.
With each new sunrise, we are washed in the light. Wherever and whoever we are, each new day is our chance to get it right.
New Year thoughts by Jacquelyn
Image Credits: Mary Wright Julius
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WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME
Have fun with us and
bee entered to win
a $20 gift certificate to McGuiggan's Authentic Irish Pub, Whitman Center
Historical Tidbit Question:
Where was the train station located?
Please include your name, phone number & town with your answer.
Prize Box Rules
By entering, you give us permission to announce your name in next week's Buzz Around East Bridgewater
On January 16, 2019 we will randomly pick a winner from the correct answers.
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The Buzz Around is brought to you this week by: Theresa McNulty, Janice O'Brien, Babela Rajaretnam & Jacquelyn Rose
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Judging our own actions and loving yourself
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"You cannot depend on your judgment when your imagination is out of focus."
~ Mark Twain
"Make no judgements where you have no compassion." ~ Anne Mccaffrey
"Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment." ~ Jim Horning
"Turn down the volume of your negative inner voice and create a nurturing inner voice to take its place. When you make a mistake, forgive yourself, learn from it, and move on instead of obsessing about it. Equally important, don’t allow anyone else to dwell on your mistakes or shortcomings or to expect perfection from you.” ~ Beverly Engel
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Find your perfect life ... only you can make it happen. Jacquie
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Disclaimer: At the Buzz Around, we promote community and family. Occasionally, there will be links to town committees and other non-profit groups, as a way of sharing local information. Individual groups are responsible for how they represent themselves on their websites and in their promotional materials.
The Buzz Around does not claim to support any particular view.
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