June 9, 2019
~ Building Community One Positive Story at a Time
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First Show of the Season
at Music Alley
Jake Manzi opened for Lux Delux who got us going with their "persuasive danceable hooks, and rock-solid old-fashioned craft."
Lou Lou's BBQ served yummy jalapeño cornbread with their BBQ delectables. A great evening to kick off a great Alley summer!
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Historical Tidbit: Electric Street Cars
The electric street cars were not only transportation to work, but also intended to transport folks to amusement parks and other recreation areas. The attraction in Bridgewater were the two large dance halls that were built on the side of Pleasant Street and extended out over the water at the Nip. In the summer these also included steam launch rides, swimming, sailing, row boats and picnicking. There were many other spots along the lines extending from simple picnic areas to full amusement parks, such as Nantasket Beach, Revere Beach, Whalom Park and Lincoln Park, to name a few.
There was also an attempt to ship small freight items on the street cars with a freight depot on Perkins Ave. The electric cars were seen as a direct competition to the railroads though, and because of it, they were not allowed to cross the tracks at Broad Street. If you wanted to go to East Bridgewater from the town center, you would take a horse drawn trolley down to the crossing, get off, walk across the tracks and pick up an electric car on the other side of the railroad tracks.
The remains of the electric line today can be seen at the corner of Swift/Birch and Pleasant Streets. The red brick building was originally a power plant for the electric cars. The stone foundation in the field on Route 28 at the West Bridgewater Line was a barn for the storage of electric cars. The street car waiting room in the center was first located on the corner of Main and Broad Streets until it burned in 1923. The electric trolleys eventually went out of business because they could not compete with the growing popularity and numbers of automobiles on the roads. It is said that in 1915, the height of rural street car travel in America, you could ride across the country in them.
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Respectfully submitted,
David Moore
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Academy Building Municipal Offices
66 Central Square
508-697-0921
Mon - Thurs 8a - 4p, Fri 8a - 1p
Public Library
15 South Street
508-697-3331
Mon - Wed 9a - 8p
Thurs 10a - 5p, Fri & Sat 10a - 2p
Cole-Yeaton Senior Center
10 Wally Krueger Way
508-697-0929
Mon - Thurs 9a - 3p, Fri 9a - noon
Food Pantry
Central Square Congregational Church
71 Central Square
508-697-6016
Thursdays - 10a - 1pm
1st Monday of each month from 6 to 8 pm
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Congratulations!
Ellie Flaherty
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
sandwich or salad & drink for 2
( $20 value)
Trio Cafe
12 Temple st, Whitman Center
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Mit
chell Elementary School Project Community Presentation
The next public forum will take place Thursday, June 13, 2019, 7:00 pm
Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School Lecture Hall (Informational Presentation).
We encourage all community members to please attend the important informational meeting on 6/13/19.
Free childcare service will be provided by volunteer parents & staff in the Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School Cafeteria for parents/guardians attending this event. As always, additional George H. Mitchell Elementary School Project & MSBA information updates can be found at
www.bridgewaterschoolproject.com.
B-R Regional High School, 415 Center Street Bridgewater, MA
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In fact, surveys show that 10-25% of patients initiate chiropractic care for the relief of headaches.
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63 Main Street, Bridgewater
(508) 697-0050
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Social Security Workshop
at the Bridgewater Public Library presented by Michael Graff on June 11th at 6:30 p.m.
The Social Security Benefits course offers information for people nearing retirement and interested in learning more about Social Security claiming options and when to file for benefits.
Social Security represents the foundation of retirement income, and properly coordinating it with other income and asset sources is critical to establishing a retirement cash flow that will be enough to last throughout retirement. We will also review the changes to Social Security enacted as part of the Bi-Partisan Budget Act. This law made sweeping changes to claiming options and strategies that need to be understood before filing for benefits.
Click Here For More Information
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The Honey Tree Nursery School
645 Locust St • Raynham
(508) 823-5611
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Now accepting applications for September 2019. Several spots still available.
Call to schedule a visit.
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Taunton River Wild & Scenic River Run
June 15th, 9AM check-in at Oliver Mill Park in Middleboro. Drop off your canoe/kayak at Oliver Mill and your drive car to Titicut Reservation on Beech St. You’ll be given a ride back to Oliver Mill for the start of the trip. The trip covers a portion of the Nemasket River, then a large portion of the Taunton River designated Wild and Scenic by the National Park Service and the U.S. Congress. Optional overnight camp at Titicut Reservation in Bridgewater.The cost of the two-day trip is $35 per boat or $25 per boat for TRWA members. Single day trips (Saturday or Sunday) are available at $15 per boat. The cost for the two-day trip for scout or youth church groups is $50 per group with adult leaders.
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Bridgewater Farm Supply – Your Complete Garden, Farm & Pet Store!
Farmers and pet parents alike, we have all the supplies you need to keep your animals, happy, healthy and comfortable!
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1000 Plymouth St (Rt 104)
Bridgewater •
(508) 697-0357
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The Importance of Water Safety in the Summer
Water Safety: During the summer months, many families will spend a lot of time on the water. We live in an area that is close to a wide variety of water options including rivers, lakes, ponds, streams, and the ocean, not to mention backyard and community pools. Whenever you are boating, kayaking, canoeing or using stand-up paddle boards, always remember to use approved personal floatation devices (PFD). For information on how to choose an appropriate PFD by the U.S. Coast Guard, visit:
How to Choose the Right Life Jacket Also be sure to supervise children when they are in or near the water. Drowning does not always look like the splashing and noises that you see in movies and on television. To learn more, check out this article from Slate:
Rescuing Drowning Children: How to Know When Someone is in Trouble in the Water
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First Parish Players’
Enemy of the People
Changes the Game
Director Tony Winters and The First Parish Players will present their interpretation of Henrik Ibsen's "Enemy of the People." The Players will present the production on June 14 at 7PM, and June 15 at 2PM and 7PM,
at 50 School St,
Bridgewater.
Tickets are available online at
www.firstparishplayers.com and at the door, and are $15 for adults, $10 for students, and $5 for guests ages 13 and under. The proceeds from this event will benefit the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church.
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Bethel Family Medicine *
Bethel Women’s Wellness
Comprehensive healthcare for every member of your family.
CALL TODAY FOR AN APPOINTMENT!
111 Torrey St, Brockton (508) 588-1200
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Yoga for the rest of us!
Join the New Beginners Class!
Sundays @ 6:30!
Space is limited. Call & register today!
More movement, less stress!
484 Bedford St, E. Bridgewater
(508) 331-3564
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Help us Send Kids to Camp!
Saturday, June 15th,6:30-10:30 pm in the Promenade Room at Raynham Dog track.
District 33S of the Lions Club are holding a Summers of Sunshine event fundraiser for camp scholarships in the memory of past Bridgewater Academy Lions member,Theresa Dunford. This event helps raise funds for "camperships" granted to kids with type 1 diabetes looking to go to camp at Camp Joslin and Camp Clara Barton. These camps provide a fun and educational experience for kids with type 1 diabetes as well as giving them the opportunity to relate to kids under similar circumstances. The Summers of Sunshine event will include an Italian dinner and music by the BaHa Brothers, this is included in the admission price of 25$ per a person.
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Babysitter Bootcamp 2 DAY TRAINING for grade 6 & up
June 20 and June 21, 2019 8 am – 2:30 pm BOTH DAYS Fee $75.00 To educate students in childcare safety, First Aid, CPR and babysitting responsibilities. This course will provide the tools to become a confident, reliable, and trustworthy babysitter.
Read more
www.her-cpr.com
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Wood Palace Kitchen Designs
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Nessralla Farm Father's Day MudFest
June 16 8am - 5pm
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CSCC 2019 Golf Tournament
The Back Nine Club in Lakeville
Friday, June 21 at 8 AM (registration opens at 7 AM)
Each year, Central Square Congregational Church hosts an annual golf tournament that includes golfing, various contests and raffles, a silent auction, and a catered luncheon.
The tournament is a fundraiser for the Bridgewater Food Pantry as well as the support costs of community outreach.
CSCC proudly hosts the girl scouts, boy scouts, twelve-step support groups, the BSU Alumni Chamber Choir, the Bridgewater Food Pantry, “The Soupman”, an annual youth mission trip, and mother and child programs and fundraises to pay for facility and staffing costs associated with this..
You are invited to support this community fundraiser by signing up to play in the tournament, taking advantage of one of our sponsorship opportunities, donating a raffle item, or making a cash donation.
To play: $120 per person / $450 per team of 4 (must register together) ($100 per person, 18 and under.) Note that the deadline to register is Monday, June 17th. For more information on registration, click
here
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If friends and neighbors could contribute one raffle item, or one $100 donation or sponsorship, it would mean so much to the work that we do and the community programs we support.
Need some ideas?
Hole sponsorship (only $100) or raffle prize donor,
CLICK HERE
for the details.
CSCC will pick up a donation or a raffle item or gift certificate. They can also be mailed to or dropped off at the church at 71 Central Square, Bridgewater, MA 02324. Full info on participating as a golfer, as well as full sponsorship opportunities are available
Here
Note that we do not receive any financial support from the town, state, or federal governments for the programs we host and support. We rely on the generosity of our community to help us support our neighbors in need.
We thank you for the consideration of supporting our event, at any level. Please feel free to contact our church if you have any questions at 508-697-6016, or
office@csccucc.com
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Respectfully submitted by Diane Sheibley and
The 2019 Golf Tournament Committee
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Mass Iron First Annual Push/Pull Charity Event
Presented by: Charlotte's Lemonade
Benefits for: Cops For Kids with Cancer
The powerlifting meet will be held on June 22 at Mass Iron 50 Whitman st. in Bridgewater with weigh-ins starting at 7 AM. The entry fee per lifter is $65, with an entry deadline on June 15th.
Charlotte's Lemonade was started by nine year old Charlotte Wilcox. Charlotte's originally designed T-Shirts and lemonade helped to raise over $5K last year for Cops for Kids with Cancer.
Cops for Kids with Cancer is a nonprofit federally recognized organization that gives local families with a child fighting cancer financial compensation for medical treatments and transportation to and from said treatments. For more information please visit
copsforkidswithcancer.org.
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"Taste a Book" Club Meeting
Tuesday, June 25th at 5 PM at the Bridgewater Library.
We will be having Liz Barbour from the Creative Feast who will be giving a cooking demonstration! This month the selected cookbook is "Barefoot Contessa Foolproof" by Ina Garten. Stop by and borrow a copy. Call the library with the page number of the recipe you would like to reserve. Cook the recipe. Bring your dish to the meeting to share. You must register and bring an item from the cookbook in order to attend.
Registration is required. Register by calling the library at (508) 697-3331.
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THE BRIDGEWATER KIDS ROAD RACE IS BACK!!
After a three year hiatus, the one mile, Bridgewater Kids Road Race, open to Bridgewater children in grades K-8, will be staged again this coming fall, on Sunday afternoon October 6th, at 2:00 p.m., on the campus of Bridgewater State University. The race was a fixture in Town from 1980 through 2015, a 36 consecutive year run. The 37th edition is being conducted under the aegis of Bridgewater State Athletics (track and cross country teams), with support from Northeast Race Management, Colonial Road Runners, and the Bridgewater Police Foundation. Be on the lookout for on-line sign-ups in late summer and early fall. For more info, contact race director, Sam Baumgarten, at 774-208-2933, or
sbaumgarten@verizon.net.
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WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME
Have fun with us and bee entered to win a
sandwich or salad & drink for 2
( $20 value)
Trio Cafe
12 Temple st, Whitman Center
Historical Tidbit Question
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Where can the remains of the electric lines still be seen?
Email us your answer at:
Please include your name, phone number with your answer.
By entering, you give us permission to announce your name in next week's
Buzz Around Bridgewater.
On June 12, 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 Kimberly Davis, Taylor Fruzzetti,Theresa McNulty, Janice O'Brien, Jacquelyn Rose & Gregory Venezia
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I am who I am, you are who you are, being able to respect each other and live in relationship is fundamental to the principles of American democracy.
"We don't need a melting pot in this country, folks. We need a salad bowl. In a salad bowl, you put in the different things. You want the vegetables - the lettuce, the cucumbers, the onions, the green peppers - to maintain their identity. You appreciate differences.' ~Jane Elliot
"The more you learn about someone, how could you not want to protect them and their rights? The more you learn about a culture or a certain identity, it's hard to not feel empathy. " ~ Yara Shahidi
"We have to really educate ourselves in a way about who we are, what our real identity is." ~Deepak Chopra
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Diversity and folks with varying identities exist all around us. This is the beautiful world we live in. Learning from each other and building respectful relationships builds community and strengthens society. ~ Jacquie
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Copyright 2019 Buzz Around Bridgewater. You have our permission to share and copy this issue in its entirety as much as you like. If you take it in part, please give credit. ("Buzz Around Bridgewater 6/9/19")
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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