April 28, 2019
~ Building Community One Positive Story at a Time
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Now taking nominations for the 2019 West Bridgewater Rotary Citizen of the Year award.
This will be the 20th consecutive year that three awards have been presented to citizens of the Bridgewaters who have made substantial contributions to the quality of life in their town.
The event has been sponsored for the past nine years by Bridgewater Savings Bank, helping to provide $2,500 per year for Community Service Awards (scholarships) to graduating seniors from the Bridgewaters. There will be a special ceremony this year as the club invites all past recipients to be in attendance in addition to this year's award recipients.
Find a copy of the nomination form here
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Since its inception in 1970 the members of the Rotary Club of the Bridgewaters have stayed true to their motto of "Service Above Self" as it has carried out club, vocational, community, international and youth services. Rotary, an organization of 1.2 men and women in 34,000 clubs in 165 countries strives to help create a healthier, peaceful and sustainable world. Meetings are Wednesdays at 7:30 a.m. for breakfast at Good Days Restaurant in West Bridgewater. Visitors are always welcome. For more information please contact Membership Chair Mike Kryzanek, 617.922.0453.
Previous West Bridgewater Awards have been given to: David Meade, Jr., 2000, Robert L. Smith, 2001, Edmund Stewart, 2002, Eldon F. Moreira, 2003, Frank & Pearl Nelson, 2004, Joyce Francis, 2005, Steve Barrett, 2006, Jerry Lawrence, 2007, Marilyn Raleigh, 2008, Matthew Albanese, 2009, Bruce Holmquist, 2010, Dr. Patricia Oakley 2011, Joanne Hall 2012, Ken Thaxter 2013, Linda Santry 2014, Joan McAndrew 2015, Calvin & Francis Gray 2016, Bill Kovatis 2017, Timothy Hay 2018
facebook.com/RotaryoftheBridgewaters
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Historical Tidbit:
Powder House Graveyard
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The Powder House Graveyard is on the north side of the Plymouth road, leading from the old Bay road, by the old King house; contains forty-three square rods; is 205 feet long on said road, east and west; ninety-six feet back, north and south; has two entrances for carriages on said road - one at each end of the yard, and was used for a burying-place as early as 1747.
The oldest burials in this yard are Abigail, daughter of Josiah Snell, died May 13, 1747, age 8, her sister Mary dying May 27, the same year, age 11, Rhoda Packard, a child, dying April 4, 1750, Israel Packard, April 20, 1752, age 35, and Josiah Snell, grandfather of the first two children above named, dying April 4, 1753, age 78; only five persons being buried here before 1760, twenty-three dying in course of ten years after 1780, and seventeen between 1800 and 1810; and only two interments have been made since 1848 - Edward Snell, June 8, 1851, age 54, and Linthea Snell, April 5, 1859, aged 64. Of the ninety-nine persons having lettered gravestones in this yard, thirty-four bore the name of Snell; seventeen, Packard; eleven, Hayward; nine, Richards. There are but few graves without lettered stones. All stones face south.
From Epitaphs of Old Bridgewater
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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
Food Pantry
1st & 3rd Wednesday each month
3:15 - 5pm
Spring Street School
2 Spring St WB
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Congratulations!
Debbie Dion
won a
45 Minute Reiki Treatment from
Jacquelyn Rose
You should play our
Historical Tidbit Trivia Game
at the bottom of this newsletter.
You could win
a
$15 gift certificate to
Pinches & Pounds Candy Store
Rt 18, Whitman
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Old Bridgewater Historical Society Members Meeting
162 Howard Street, West Bridgewater, MA 02379
April 28, 2019
The Old Bridgewater Historical Society will hold its annual 2019 members’ meeting and election of board members on Sunday, April 28
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at 2:00 p.m. The Society’s financial documents will be reviewed and refreshments will be served. Come early for a chance to meet the candidates.
The annual meeting will be held at the society’s Memorial Building, 162 Howard Street, West Bridgewater. For more information and directions, visit the webpage at
https://www.oldbridgewater.org/
New members are always welcome.
Mary O’Connell
Public Information Chair
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Bridgewater Farm Supply – Your Complete Garden, Farm & Pet Store!
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April showers will bring you May flowers. Get your gardens refreshed right now. Call us and order your mulch and loam today!
1000 Plymouth St (Rt 104)
Bridgewater •
(508) 697-0357
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Paddle the Snake River
May 5, 2019 10AM - 2PM $15
Join a TRWA guide in exploration of our watershed's great treasures.
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West Bridgewater Clean-Up Day!
Save the date and join your friends for the West Bridgewater Town Clean-Up!
Saturday, May 18, 11 am - 1 pm
Meet at The First Church, 29 Howard St, at 11 am, to pick up your high visibility t-shirt, trash bag, gloves, and water.
At 1 pm, return to the church and enjoy some light refreshments, music and celebrate our success!
We hope to see lots of new faces this year, this is a great opportunity to earn your community service hours!
Rain date is Sunday, May 19.
Please feel free to reach Sarah Cashman at Noonan Waste Service Inc. with any questions and suggestions for clean-up locations – 508-583-9500 or
scashman@jpnoonan.com
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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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It's time to give your lawn some TLC! Rent our Blue Bird Aerator before you reseed!
Work smarter,
not harder!
Reserve yours today!
10 Bedford Park
Bridgewater
(508) 279-0950
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Mamma Mia was a HUGE hit! Great job WBMSHS!!!!!
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WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME
Have fun with us and bee entered to win
a
$15 gift certificate to
Pinches & Pounds Candy Store
785 Bedford St (Rt 18 ) Whitman
Historical Tidbit Question:
What is the date of the oldest burial in the graveyard?
Email us your answer at:
By entering, you give us permission to announce your name in next week's
Buzz Around West Bridgewater.
On May 1, 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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In honor of Earth Day
I'd like to celebrate Massachusetts moving toward healthier electricity sources.
In the 1990's while working for medical respiratory supply company, I personally spoke to respiratory therapists daily in West Virginia. They shared with me stories of the huge numbers of patients suffering COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) because of the coal mines. Coal mining is harming the environment and sickening the people of West Virginia. And then I learned, at that time, that 50% of our electricity in Massachusetts came from coal burning plants, polluting our air after doing it's damage to West Virginia.
Flash forward to today: Massachusetts closed our last coal fired plant last year and is leading the country in energy innovation. While there is much debate on which technologies to invest in...
at least we ARE investing.
In honor of Earth Day, that's something to celebrate. Because making these changes as a society is hard, but they do happen, we can move forward.
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We have the most power to create change right here at home. It's exciting to see. There's hope for the future.
Here are some resources our Commonwealth Provides:
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