February 16, 2020
~ Building Community One Positive Story at a Time
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Special Thank you for a Special Honey Dew
It is so joyful to see that there are people who take the time to make people who are homeless and in need feel loved and cared for.
With this in mind I would like to give a special thank you to Kathleen, Alex, and their children Steven, Chase, Jae Jae, and Joeey.
Kathleen and Alex are the owner operators of the Bridgewater Honey Dew located on 1485 Pleasant Street, Bridgewater, MA.
Every week this family donates baked goods that go directly to the homeless and those in need at our L Street Mission in Brockton.
Recently this amazing family sponsored a raffle to support the homeless. The raffle was a huge success, and because of their efforts, the L Street Mission was the recipient of a full truckload of clothing and items. These items are being distributed to those who are most in need.
Too many times the homeless are forgotten and not treated with the dignity and respect that we all need. I cannot put into words my appreciation of your support.
Thank you all so much for your love and kindness.
Photo Credit Rob Basler
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Historical Tidbit:
The Great Blizzard of '78
Monday- Wednesday
February 6- 8, 1978
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February 6th, 1978, was a time of primitive satellite
technology, and meteorologists did not have the tools they have today. There were quite a few times their educated guess was pretty far off the mark. On February 6, New Englanders were still sore about the January 21st forecaster
prediction of only rain, which blanketed 21 inches of snow in Massachusetts and downed a record number of power lines in Rhode Island.
When forecasters began predicting another big storm, nobody thought too much of it. They went to work and school and about their lives.
The Blizzard of '78 originally formed as a weak, extra-tropical cyclone off the coast of South Carolina. But soon it ran into an arctic cold front moving across the Appalachians. When it combined with unusually strong high pressure over central Canada and very cold air, the mix created the Blizzard of '78.
Here it stayed for 36 hours. A few snowflakes
started at 10am, by 1pm there was a white-out, in some places 2 inches per hour stacked up.
This caught many unaware and unprepared. The statistics were staggering: 27.1 inches of snow in Boston (40 inches in parts of Rhode Island), 99 deaths, 4,500 injuries, 350 federal troops, $520 million dollars in damages, and 3,000 cars and 500 trucks abandoned on just an 8-mile stretch of 128.
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Rt 128 was at a standstill, before cell phones, people chose to go out in 70-mile/hour winds, or stay in the car. Some did not realize their tailpipes were covered & died of asphyxiation. People were also stranded in the strangest places waiting it out; movie theaters, churches, the Boston Garden. The clean-up took the help of the National Guard, a declaration of a State of Emergency, and many exhaustive hours. Schools were closed for a full week. Coastal towns were hit the hardest, losing people and whole structures to the raging sea.
There were many stories of tragedies, but also many stories of heroes. As Mike Barnicle wrote in the Boston Globe: "Storms build a sense of community and sharing related directly to the number of inches on the ground. Two inches and people still snarl at each other, two feet and all men are brothers."
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Written by J. Rose
Don Kent image: WBZ
Stranded cars image Boston Globe Archives
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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 - 1p
1st Monday of each month from 6 - 8 p
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Congratulations!
Kate Anderson
won a
$50 gift certificate to Beauty Counter products through Independent Consultant
You should play our
Historical Tidbit Trivia Game
at the bottom of this newsletter.
You could win a
One Free Svaroopa® Yoga Class
at
Bliss Through Yoga.
Newly Located at Physical Therapy U
75 Scotland Blvd, Bridgewater
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May I Pet Your Dog
Wednesday February 19th
Dog Safety 10:30 AM
Drop in, no registration necessary.
Program sponsored by Canine Company. They will be reading a story and have a hands on activity. Come and learn about dogs and how to approach them.
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UPcoming the Council on
Aging for February
2/19 - 10:15a - COA Van trip to Walmart
2/19 - Noon - Bingo & Lunch
2/25 - Noon - Lunch & a Movie
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Movie: The Addams Family
Thurs Feb 20th
10: 30am
All ages welcome. Parents must remain with children.
Rated PG
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Make and Take - Friendship Bracelets
Saturday, February 22nd
10:00a - 1:00p
Drop-in program, recommended for school age children. Parents may need to assist.
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George Washington Toma
TV & Appliances
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Stop in for your Free Cherry Pie
this Weekend at
George Washington Toma!
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Passion Projects
Wednesday, February 19
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6:30p
Bridgewater Public Library
New program series, FREE and open to the public. The first presentation on
Floor Cloths will be given by local resident Cynthia White
What are Floor Cloths? Most modern floor cloths are made of heavy, unstretched canvas with two or more coats of gesso. They are then painted and varnished to make them waterproof. In the past few decades, the desire to decorate homes in a more personal way has stimulated their popularity. Unique designs are made in a variety of styles and colors, using many techniques. This gives today's floor cloths the ability to be created for any style interior.”
Cynthia is new to her current hobby but is happy to share her knowledge and passion with everyone. There will be on display the various stages of the process. We hope you join us and learn something new!
What is your passion?
The Bridgewater Public Library is looking for volunteer presenters for a new program series at the library: Passion Projects. What hobby or vocation do you have that you are passionate about and want to share with others? Maybe you are a taxidermist, or a woodworker, a stamp collector, or an herbalist. Maybe you know a lot about wine or cheese or tea. Possibly you can talk about yoga or meditation. Do you keep chickens? Have you built your own Tiny Home? Everyone's an expert in something. What's your expertise? Share your interests and knowledge with your fellow residents here at the library. Interested persons can contact us by email at
rmamakos@bridgewaterma.org
with your name and your Passion Project!
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Hands-Free While Driving Law to Take Effect February 23!
The hands-free driving law takes effect in MA on
Feb. 23, 2020
. Police departments will be out in force to ensure residents are sticking to the rules. Here are some key points to keep in mind.
You can only use electronic devices and mobile phones in hands-free mode, you are not permitted to hold or support any electronic device/phone, you cannot touch device for texting, emailing, apps, video, or internet use, activation of GPS navigation is permitted when the device is installed or properly mounted. Any handheld use is only allowed if the vehicle is both stationary and not located in a public travel lane but is not allowed at red lights or stop signs.
A good rule of thumb is, if you can put your vehicle in park in a safe place, you can use your phone but otherwise, hands-off. If you are under 18 you cannot use ANY electronic device. All phone use while driving is illegal, including the use of hands-free mode, so talk to your teen about this one specifically. The fines and penalties will be high.
Check Mass.Gov for details.
Please be safe on the roads and just put the phones away as you drive your vehicle.
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Attention Voters - Early Voting
Begins Soon!
Monday, Feb 24, through Friday, Feb 28
66 Central Square
For March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary Election.
Early Voting is open to all voters!
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St Thomas Aquinas Youth Group Events & Meeting Times
Sunday, February 23rd
Mainspring Sandwich Making
$5 Donation (Grades 6-12)
Friday, March 13th
Open Gym & Meeting
Participants in Grades 6-8 only
High School volunteers needed!
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Raymond Harris Exhibit
The Bridgewater Public Library will feature an exhibit by local artist Raymond Harris in the Flora T. Little Art Gallery. The exhibition will be on display during the months of
February and March
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Raymond is a twenty-one-year-old man with Autism who has many special talents one being his ability to paint. Raymond always loved to draw and create things but in the last few years he developed a love of painting and started watching a great deal of Bob Ross television shows and recently started taking art lessons with his favorite teacher, Lilly. What is most impressive about Raymond is his personality. If you know him, you'll never forget his smile, his hug and how he makes you feel and he will never forget you, your name, the day you were born and where you're from!
We hope you enjoy his art.
The Flora T. Little Gallery is open during regular library hours: Monday - Wednesday 9a-8p; Thursday 10a-5p, Friday, Saturday 10a-2p.
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We're Your COMPLETE Garden, Farm &
Pet Store!
We have everything you need to keep yourself safe, and your pets, fish and feathered friends safe, too!
Stop in today!
1000 Plymouth St (Rt 104) Bridgewater • (508) 697-0357
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Community Preservation Plan Hearing
Wednesday, February 26th
6:00 – 8:00p
10 Wally Kruger Way
Bridgewater Community Preservation Committee
will host a public hearing on their 2020 plan update. Food will be provided and there will be activities for kids!
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Do you have a video game console or two sitting around unused and collecting dust? Maybe your kids grew up and moved out but left their old video games to take up space. Why not donate them to Bridgewater Public Library where we can breathe new life into them. We have new upcoming programming on the near horizon here at the library and we are in need of video games, consoles, and controllers that are in working order.
Donations can be dropped off at the front desk any time during open library hours.
Thank you for your generosity and stay tuned for exciting new initiatives related to this in the near future!
Many Thanks!
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Private and Group Music Lessons
for All Ages!
Violin, Piano, Guitar, Voice, and More!
The Music Loft
50 Central Square, 2nd Floor, Bridgewater
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The 5th Annual Darwin Day @ BSU!
February 28th
Dana Mohler-Faria Science and Math Center
The Center for the Advancement of STEM Education (CASE) is pleased to announce Darwin Day 2020 a day filled with science lectures and events.
Keynote speaker: Dr. Patricia Brennan.
Open to the public.
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“Home Seller Solutions” Workshop
Tuesday, March 3rd
6:30p
Workshop given by Patricia Fanning, Realtor from Jack Conway & Co., Inc.
If you are thinking of selling your home, it is smart to have a plan. At this workshop you will learn how to prepare your home for sale, value and pricing, timing, market conditions and much more. All your questions will be answered. No registration required.
FREE event and open to the public.
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Fuller Craft Museum Presents
2020 Biennial Members Exhibition
Exhibition: Now – November 8, 2020
455 Oak Street, Brockton
Fuller Craft Museum’s membership base is critical to the health and growth of the museum’s identity, as an institution is only as good as its body of support in the community. Accordingly, Fuller Craft Museum is proud and privileged to present the
2020 Biennial Members Exhibition
, featuring 37 Museum members—young students, mid-career makers, and those who have been full-time artists for decades. With approximately 275 works submitted for this year’s exhibition, it is clear that ambitious and enthusiastic advocates for artistic expression are prevailing across the spectrum of generational diversity. In addition, the ceramics, furniture, photography, fiber, woodturning, and other craft media in this year’s show speak to the multidimensional set of ways in which individuals are communicating through material means.
Associate Curator Michael McMillan is the lead curator for this exhibition. Fuller Craft Museum would like to thank this year’s juror, Emily Zaiden, Director of the Craft in America Center in Los Angeles, CA, for taking on the difficult task of deliberating and selecting the pieces for this exhibition. The show wonderfully echoes Fuller Craft’s mission to highlight the joys of the handmade.
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Wood Palace Kitchen Designs
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7 Mill St, Middleboro
(508) 947-1975
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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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Gardening Lectures with the Bridgewater Garden Club
Mon, February 24th
6:30pm
Container Gardening: Featuring Gardens in Glass Explore the latest tech used to produce top quality containers, flowers & vegetables. Intro to organic & sustainable growing mediums & fertilizers will also be discussed. Glass containers available to purchase.
Wednesday, February 26th
1:00pm
Not Your Grandmother’s Hostas: talk will identify new Hostas, the best places to buy them, & how to make them look their best.
FREE & open to the public
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LEAP DAY only happens once every 4 years so take a LEAP!
Saturday, February 29th
7:00-11:00p
Polish Club, 127 Spring St, Bridgewater
Been waiting for the right moment to ask someone out? Here's your chance!
"SADIE HAWKINS" - Leap Day Dance FUNDRAISER
Live Band! CASH BAR - Raffles - Bring your own snacks
Tickets $10 payable in advance
Info: Gladie Hall
This is a Lions Club fundraiser - all proceeds support community charitable efforts.
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BEE CHARMED GIFT SHOP
& COUNTRY STORE
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We've Moved!
Stop by our new location!
We still carry your old favorites & many soon to be new favorites!
Plenty of parking in the back.
Hope to see you soon!
494 No. Bedford St (Rt18)
East Bridgewater
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BLISS
THROUGH
YOGA
is joining the team @
Physical Therapy U
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• Svaroopa® Yoga classes
• Embodyment® Yoga Therapy
Find YOUR bliss at Bliss Through Yoga!
Yoga for the Rest of Us!
75 Scotland Blvd, Bridgewater
(508) 331-3564
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St Thomas Aquinas Commemorative Cookbook & Scholarship Opportunity
*Submit recipes for a Commemorative Cookbook to celebrate the Women's Club 100th Anniversary by March 15th.
*HS seniors can pick up a scholarship application in the Parish Office & local HS. Deadline is April 15th. Contact: Helen Cleary 508-697-9175
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The BSU Observatory S
chedule for FREE Public Nights
Weather allowing, the BSU Observatory will be open on the following dates in Spring 2020:
- February 19 and 26 from 6:00 - 7:30p
- March 4 from 6:30 - 8:00p
- March 18, 21, 25 and 28 from 8:00 - 9:30p
- April 1, 8, 11, 15, 22, 25 and 29, & May 2 from 8:30 - 10:00p
You can also follow us on Twitter @BSUObservatory or call our hotline at 508-531-DARK for the weather decision. (The night has to be clear.) Parking for these evening events is available in the West Campus Lot.
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Douglas R. Grogan, Jr., MD,
Jennifer Hall DiFalco, MD
Janis A. Shakr, FNP, BC
Susan Andrea, FNP, BC
Accepting New Patients
CALL TODAY FOR AN APPOINTMENT!
111 Torrey St, Brockton (508) 588-1200
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D'Agostino Insurance
111 Torrey St Suite #1
Brockton, MA 02301
Call (508) 586-0414
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The Taunton Civic Chorus is accepting applications for its annual Bob Keith Memorial Scholarship.
The $500 scholarship is open to graduating seniors from greater Taunton area high schools (Taunton High School, Coyle and Cassidy High School, Bridgewater-Raynham High School, West Bridgewater High School, East Bridgewater High School, Dighton-Rehoboth High School, Somerset-Berkley High School, Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School, Bristol County Agricultural High School). An additional scholarship may be awarded to a runner-up applicant.
The student must currently be an active participant in an organized musical activity (chorus, band, orchestra, private voice or instrumental lessons, drama club, dance lessons), and be accepted into a 2 or 4-year college degree program, pursuing any major.
Applications are available in high school guidance departments, and are due on March 13, 2020.
The winner of the scholarship will participate in the Taunton Civic Chorus spring concert on May 3, 2020.
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AAUW Scholarship for College Students
Taunton Massachusetts - The AAUW Taunton Area Branch is offering a $500.00 Mary Anderson Memorial Scholarship for college students. Applicants must be graduates of a high school in Southeastern Massachusetts who will be entering the junior or senior year of college in the fall of 2020 with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0. Applicants must show a commitment to advance equity and education for women and girls.
The American Association of University Woman (AAUW) is the nation’s leading voice promoting equity and education for women and girls. Since our founding in 1881, AAUW members have examined and taken positions on the fundamental issues of the day – educational, social, economic, and political.
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Ousamequin Club Reports:
Wonderful meeting on Monday! 52 red hats and scarves collected for the Sunshine Farm kids! We presented the adviser of DECA, the business club at BRRHS, a check for $428.00 from our Christmas tree drawing; raised $100 for the American Heart Association; received many items for Project Pack and books for More Than Words. The Bridgewater Parks and Trails Presentation by Steve Black enlightened our members about all the parks we are fortunate to have here in Bridgewater and the food was fabulous. You ladies are the best....volunteering warms the heart.
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WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME
Have fun with us and bee entered to win a
One Free Svaroopa® Yoga Class at Bliss Through Yoga. Located at
Physical Therapy U
75 Scotland Blvd, Bridgewater
Historical Tidbit Question
:
Where did the Blizzard of ’78
originally form?
Email us your answer at:
Please include your name, phone number with your answer.
Prize Box Rules
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By entering, you give us permission to announce your name in next week's
Buzz Around Bridgewater.
On February 19, 2020 we will randomly pick a winner from the correct answers.
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The Buzz Around is brought to you this week by Jen Bellody, Janice O'Brien, Jacquelyn Rose, Gregory Venezia
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We are all challenged....
When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not yet ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back.”
~Paulo Coelho, The Devil and Miss Prym
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.”
~ Helen Keller, The Open Door
“Every woman that finally figured out her worth, has picked up her suitcases of pride and boarded a flight to freedom, which landed in the valley of change.” ~ Shannon L. Alder
“If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?” ~ T.S. Eliot
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I LOVED that T.S. Elliot quote. I spend the majority of my time in over my head, with my tippy toes just barely touching the bottom.
Sometimes its hard to get a gulp of air... but if I can just float... it can be relaxing if there are no storms and no choppy waves or undercurrent.
Took that analogy just about as far as I could ; )
Have a great week everyone, thanks for reading! ~ Jacquie
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