October 6, 2019
~ Building Community One Positive Story at a Time
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Cranberry Season
Photography by Sue Basile of the process of harvesting cranberries.
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Historical Tidbit:
School District No. 7
"Miss Martha Copeland, of West Bridgewater, taught this school last year, and gave so good satisfaction that is was again placed under her care. Miss Copeland has the natural qualifications for an excellent teacher, and, with better preparation, might maintain a high standing in her profession. She is too much confined to text-books and a regular routine of exercises; interspersing too few anecdotes, illustrations, and oral instruction, to maintain a lively interest, and break up the tedious monotony too common in schools.
Her school was too heterogeneous, large, tardy, and irregular in attendance, to make rapid progress. The number of scholars was 58; the average attendance but 39. The aggregate tardiness was 775, averaging over 13 to a scholar during the term. The school, thought tolerable, was not, in the judgment of the committee, what a New England village school ought to be."
From: Annual Reports of West Bridgewater for the year ending March 1, 1860
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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 - 5p
Spring Street School
2 Spring St WB
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Congratulations!
Mary Stowe
won
One Free Svaroopa® Yoga Class at
Bliss Through Yoga
484 Bedford St., East Bridgewater
You should play our
Historical Tidbit Trivia Game
at the bottom of this newsletter.
You could win a
$30 gift certificate to CN Smith Farm at 325 South St, East Bridgewater, MA
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Annual Car Show Fundraiser to benefit the
Berwick Boy's Foundation
Sun, Oct 6th
10a – 3p
335 West St, West Bridgewater
At last year’s show there was over 90 cars and trucks and more than 50 motorcycles.
This year there is hope to go BIGGER!
Along with great cars, trucks, motorcycles and music there will be food, 50/50 raffle and a great assortment of gift baskets to win!
Can't forget the trophies...over 25 to give out!
BRING YOUR BADDEST AMERICAN CLASSIC, IMPORT, LIFTED TRUCK, MOTORCYCLE AND SEE IF YOU CAN HAUL A TROPHY HOME!
Facebook Event Page
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Bridgewater Farm Supply – Your Complete Garden, Farm & Pet Store!
Does your lawn need a little boost after the dog days of summer? Come see us for your loam, seed and fertilizer needs!
Stop in today!
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1000 Plymouth St (Rt 104)
Bridgewater
(508) 697-0357
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Flyover of the C&C Reading Farm
Corn Maze
Video by West Bridgewater TV
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West Bridgewater Health Screening Clinics
Wednesdays from 9a-1p
COA, 97 West Center St.
For more information call the COA 508-894-1262
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Let the Landscape Speak
Mon, Oct 7th, 2:00p
Cole Yeaton Senior Center
10 Wally Krueger Way, Bridgewater
Let the Landscape Speak.
Featured speaker Doug Harris will discuss the importance and meaning of the indigenous ceremonial stone landscape.
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111 Torrey St, Suite 1, Brockton
508-456-6220
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Help the Veterans Grow and Heal ~ Veteran's Garden is looking for raffle donations.
Nov 9th, 6:00p
Easton Country Club
265 Purchase St., South Easton
Please join us at our 1st fundraiser to raise money for our Veterans Garden in W. Bridgewater. We are still in need of items for our raffle table. If you are interested in donating an item to be raffled,
Facebook Message
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If you would like to make a monetary donation but can’t attend event please visit
veteransgarden.org.
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Support a kayak launch and dock - Eagle Scout Project
by Evan Kaprelian
I am raising money to have a kayak/canoe launch and dock installed in West Bridgewater’s Town River.
This is my Eagle Scout project and I picked this because I personally enjoy kayaking and have been out on the river many times but the town does not currently have a launch. This makes it difficult for some people to use the river. I hope my project helps others enjoy kayaking and our Town River more.
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Mindfulness Coaching
For a different perspective!
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Call for a FREE consultation
781-223-8221
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Rent our Billy Goat Outback Brush Mower, with a 24″ cut, to make quick work of clearing your back 40!
Work smarter not harder!
10 Bedford Park, Bridgewater
(508) 279-0950
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Fall Foliage Canoe/Kayak Trip
Sat, Oct 12th
10:00a (check-in at 9:30a)
South Street East river crossing on the Raynham/East Taunton line
You're invited to join the Taunton River Watershed Alliance (TRWA) for a canoe/kayak trip on the Taunton River to enjoy the peak fall foliage.
Please pack a lunch, we will stop mid-way and take a break. It will end approximately four hours later (2:00p) at Weir Riverfront Park on East Water Street in Taunton.
The registration cost is $15 per person. Pre-registration and payment is required and we've made it easy! Now you can register, pay and get the liability form online
here. If you prefer to pay by check please make it payable to Taunton River Watershed Alliance and mail by October 7 to: TRWA, PO Box 1116, Taunton, MA 02780.
Participants must supply their own canoe or kayak and an extra paddle and wear a flotation device. If you don't have your own, there are three 10-foot kayaks with paddle and PFD are available for rent. Please email the river guide to make arrangements.
Youths under 18 years of age must be accompanied by an adult. Shuttle service will be provided as needed. No alcohol is allowed on the river.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
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Paid Medical and Family Leave
If you employ Massachusetts workers, you'll be required to comply with the PFML law beginning
Oct. 1, 2019.
Important dates:
September 30 - Notify all covered individuals
October 1 - Withholding starts
December 20 - Apply for an exemption
January 31, 2020 - Remit contributions
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WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME
Have fun with us and bee entered to win a
$30 gift certificate to CN Smith Farm at 325 South St, East Bridgewater, MA
Historical Tidbit Question:
What was the average attendance in 1860?
Email us your answer at:
By entering, you give us permission to announce your name in next week's
Buzz Around West Bridgewater.
On October 9, 2019, we will randomly pick a winner from the correct answers
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Mountains
“Do not think of today's failures, but of the success that may come tomorrow. You have set yourselves a difficult task, but you will succeed if you persevere; and you will find a joy in overcoming obstacles. Remember, no effort that we make to attain something beautiful is ever lost.” ~ Helen Keller
“Nothing is better for self-esteem than survival.” ~ Martha Gellhorn, Travels With Myself and Another
“YOU are the creator of your experience, therefore: all problems must be met within YOU.” ~ Vivian Amis, The Essentials of Life
“...sometimes it’s not about trying to fix something that’s broken. Sometimes it’s about starting again and building something new. Something better” ~Leisa Rayven, Bad Romeo
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We all have it... that thing we are trying to overcome. The sooner we face it, own it, & share it; the sooner we can be at peace and build a better future for ourselves. It all starts from within. ~ Jacquie
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The
Buzz Around is brought to you this week by: Jen Bellody, Theresa McNulty, Christina Montana, Janice O'Brien, Jacquelyn Rose & Greg Venezia
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The Buzz Around does not claim to support any particular view.
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