May 4, 2020 ~ Building Community One Positive Story at a Time.
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Ear Savers for Those Who Save Others
An interview by Christina Montana
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Tracie Gould decided to start making ear savers and donate them to first responders, nurses and doctors. She was in awe of the response she received and wants to make more.
Q: What made you think to do ear savers as your project?
A: "I tested positive for COVID-19 and the telehealth doctors and the staff at South Shore Hospital were wonderful. I saw everyone making masks but I don’t sew. I saw some people crocheting the ear savers but I didn’t want to crochet while testing positive. Plus I didn’t have buttons. During my quarantine I binged a lot of tv and would lose my remote every 5 minutes to the point I got sick of it and I crocheted a remote holder. Lol It reminded me how much I love to crochet so with my stimulus check I bought 130 buttons and started going at it. I wanted to give back since I had such a great experience during my diagnosis. I felt spending some of the stimulus check to give back would be a wonderful use of it."
Q:How long had it been since you'd crocheted last before quarantine?
A: "It’s hard to find projects to do that will be used. It usually is before an event like a birth. I think it was in 2018 I got a request for a nose warmer as a joke and posted it on Facebook and actually had people request them."
Q:About how many buttons were donated?
A: "I had about 200 buttons donated however some were not able to be used."
Q: How many ear-savers have you donated to first responders, nurses, etc so far? Or just donated overall via no-contact pickups?
A: "I crocheted 87 ear savers to date. I have only offered it on one Facebook page however I may post elsewhere to continue to donate. I honestly did not think it would get that much interest."
Q: What other things have you been crocheting?
A: "I usually crochet baby blankets or hats. I have made a cabbage patch hair hat which was one of my favorites."
Thank you Tracie, for doing what you can. BuzzAround loves celebrating the best of us in good news stories!
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Do you like to write? Do you have a good story to share?
Could you use $100?
Enter our short story contest.
Submit Entry by 5pm May 8, 2020
Write an original non-fiction short story related to one of the BuzzAround Hives: Bridgewater, Brockton, East Bridgewater, Halifax, Raynham, West Bridgewater or Whitman.
4 prizes of $100 each will be awarded on May 21, 2020 to the best non-fiction short stories in these categories:
Popular vote:
Vote on stories from
May 11 - 17, 2020.
The popular vote will include all short stories submitted that meet the above criteria.
Brockton:
3 Brockton librarians, Malice Veiga, Jennifer Belcher and Kevin Nascimento will judge stories submitted related to Brockton.
East Bridgewater, Halifax & Whitman:
Michelle “Shel” Stephen (EB), Jean Gallant (Halifax) and Barbara Bryant (Whitman) from our public libraries will award a winner from stories submitted for Whitman, East Bridgewater and Halifax.
Bridgewater, Raynham, and West Bridgewater:
Ann Gerald (Bridgewater),
Ellen Snoeyenbos (WB) , Jessie McKinney (Raynham) from our public libraries will award a winner from stories submitted for Bridgewater, Raynham and West Bridgewater.
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What's Your Good News?
You could win $100 - Whitman judge is Barbara Bryant (pictured below). Let us know your good news, Whitman.
Read more
buzzaround.info
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Entries must be 1,000 words or less.
We are accepting one non-fiction story per person until May 8, 2020.
4 prizes of $100 each will be announced on May 21, 2020.
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Historical Tidbit: The Bridgewater Purchase
Whitman was once part of Old Bridgewater. It was then called Little Comfort.
Back in the time before Little Comfort only the
Algonquian
people knew about the land that is now Whitman.
There are no native settlements in Whitman, though there were remnants of campsites, and implement workshops found along the border near Hobert Meadow.
There were two tribes in the area: Wampanoag and Massachusett that laid claim to the tract of land we now call Bridgewater. The land was purchased from the Wampanoag tribe under Ousamequin, Massasoit. The land was purchased in 1649/50 at Sachem Rock in today's East Bridgewater.
Book Credit: Historica Whitman, Massachusetts.
Story Credit: Gregory Venezia
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Sales Assistant P/T
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All town buildings are closed to the public, please call or email for assistance.
Town Hall
781-618-9700
Check the town website for
needed updates
Public Library
781-447-7613
Council on Aging
781-447-7619
St. Vincent de Paul/Whitman Food Pantry
By appointment only: 781-447-8560
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Congratulations!
Kevin Ellis
won a
$10 gift certificate to
Mama Deb's food truck. Enjoy delicious fresh Italian food or purchase some sauce to take home. Go to
mamadeb.biz
for upcoming food truck events!
You should play our
Historical Tidbit Trivia Game
at the bottom of this newsletter.
You could win a
$50 gift certificate to Beauty Counter
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The City of Brockton will now have a COVID-19 drive up testing site in the parking lot of Brockton High School, located at 470 Forest Ave. Testing is available to anyone with symptoms and essential workers, with symptoms or not. The site will be available on weekdays from 9a to 4p. Patients must call in advance to a hotline at 1-844-483-7819 to book an appointment.
A collaborative effort between The city of Brockton, Signature Healthcare and the Brockton Neighborhood Health Center
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Girl Scout Meet Up
Whether your girl is just getting ready to enter kindergarten or she’s already there, Girl Scouts can expand her world outside of school! Want to learn more? Join pre-k/kindergarten girls from all over Eastern Massachusetts for a FREE virtual introduction to Daisy Girl Scouts.
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Check out what the staff is reading
for kids!
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Whitman-Hanson Regional
School Committee Meeting
April 29, 2020
Video Courtesy of WHCA-TV
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2020 Census | United States Census Bureau
When you respond to the census, your answers are kept anonymous. They are used only to produce statistics. The U.S. Census Bureau is bound by law to protect your answers and keep them strictly confidential. The law ensures that your private...
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2020census.gov
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Chat with Textile Designer Suzanne Watzman * Fuller Craft Museum
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FOOD4VETS FOOD4PETS WHITMAN
FOOD4VETS WHITMAN will take place on Friday, May 8 from 10AM to 12PM in the parking lot at the Whitman VFW.
Read more
www.facebook.com
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The DPW announces Spring 2020 Saturday yard opening dates for the public compost pile.
Open Saturdays 7a - 3p ending on June 27.
The compost pile is open to Whitman Residents only and is for the dumping of clean leaves and grass clippings only, we do not accept bushes, branches or other such items.
Due to Covid-19 we will not be selling new stickers or accepting TV drop offs until further notice, if you have an expired sticker that is acceptable.
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Stay home and dress up your gardens!
Order your mulch online today!
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We have wood pellets, feed & grain and
we're open for essential items!
Please call with your order and drive up.
1000 Plymouth St (Rt 104) Bridgewater
(508) 697-0357
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Participating in Our Local Democracy:
Board of Selectmen Mtg
Tue, May 5th (every Tuesday)
7p
Online Conference Mode hosted on Zoom.com
Frank Lynam, Town Administrator
Email
Phone: 781-618-9701
Video: Meeting from April 21, 2020 held in a Zoom virtual meeting space.
Video courtesy of WHCA9TV.
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Whitman’s Annual Town Election Date has
been changed to
June 27, 2020.
Pursuant to section 1 of chapter 45 of the Acts of 2020 and because of the state of emergency declared by the governor pursuant to executive order 591, Declaration of a State of Emergency to Respond to COVID-19, the municipal town election scheduled for May 16, 2020 is hereby postponed.
The following is the vote taken at the Board of Selectmen’s meeting held on Tuesday, April 21, 2020:
Voted to reschedule the Annual Town Election to June 27, 2020.
A specimen ballot has been included with this post for your reference.
If you have any questions relating to the Annual Town Election please contact the Town Clerk's Office at 781-618-9710.
Thank you.
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BEAUTY COUNTER
CHRISTINE HARKINS
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The importance of your skin-care choice for your health.
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JOHNNY MACARONI'S
Eat well, Laugh often, Love much
Get your wine & dinner from us!
Offering curbside pick up!
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**All GIFT CARDS ordered online only
are discounted 25% (until further notice)!
**Receive a $10 gift card for each
TAKE-OUT order $50 or more!
Click on location below for
full take out menus.
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Please support our 2020 Sponsors during these tough times:
Barcellos & Kane Landscape, Bay State Physical Therapy, Boston SILA Heating and AC, Brick Road Mortgage, Cape Cargo, Custom Metals of Massachusetts, Cyber Swings, Desac Disposal, Dick's Sporting Goods, DJ Electric, Harding Print, JG AdVentures, Let's Talk Speech and Language, Lucien Sullivan Motors, The Lucky Store, McGuiggan's, Menard Jewelers, North Easton Savings, Pro Air Heating and AC, Red Sox Foundation, Robert Brown Electric, T&D Pool Service, T&K Asphalt Service, T-Mobile, Trufant Real Estate, and Venus Cafe.
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Local delivery and
curbside pickup available!
We deliver in Halifax, Plympton, and to Oak Point only, $20 minimum order for pickup or for delivery please! Call 781.293.6792 to order. Visit our Facebook page or website for selection.
318 Plymouth St. Halifax
(781) 294-1767
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We take phone & online orders
for your convenience!
Open everyday
12 - 5p
Order online and get a free gift certificate for a future purchase! Receive $10 gift certificate for a future purchase when you spend $50 or more online.
785 Bedford St, Rt 18
Whitman
(781) 447-2639
Online orders!
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WHITMAN STRONG
Clare has been thinking about those less fortunate than her over the past few weeks. She began thinking and talking about what she could do to help during these uncertain times. A few nights ago at dinner we spoke about how fortunate we were to be able to have a meal as a family and not worry about if we had enough food to eat.
We reached out to the Whitman Food Pantry and realized the great need for help. The Whitman Food Pantry is unable to safely take food donations at this time.
If you would like to show our community pride, while helping to keep our local families fed, here is our Whitman Strong Campaign that Clare is promoting:
This sign displayed in your yard shows solidarity and support of our Front-line Essential Workers and shows your community spirit and commitment to feeding our local families in need.
~ Michelle LaMattina (Clare's mom)
Mon April 20, 2020
How it works:
Clare & I will be selling these lawn signs for $15.00 each, (they come with a stake to place right on your lawn and are printed on one side and is 18x24 in size) all proceeds will go directly to the Whitman Food Pantry to purchase necessary items for Whitman residents.
We will reach out if you purchase and arrange pick up or delivery to the outside of your home. We have set up a venmo account – If you wish to purchase one, please leave your name in the comment section and quantity.
Payment can also be made at pickup (if you do not have venmo) – BUT, please email to reserve your sign.
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After 4 days: Clare donates to the Whitman Food Pantry on behalf of the Whitman community and businesses $5700.00!! (With money still coming in.) Included in that was $1000.00 in gift cards to local Whitman eateries.
If you or anyone you know needs help with food or a gift card to get some take out, please call the Whitman food pantry at 781-447-8560. There are not government forms to fill out at this time because of Covid-19. You will just need to show your ID for proof of residency. Please call if you need help, Clare’s mission was to help local families get food they need!
Nice job WHITMAN!! #whitmanpride
On behalf of Clare - she wants to thank everyone for their amazing response 🐾🐾❤️❤️
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If you wish to have your sign delivered please send an email after you make payment, with your name and address and we will arrange to drop off.
Venmo: @Whitman-Strong
We are all in this together, and let’s show our #WHITMANPRIDE!
Story & Photo credits:
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WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME
Have fun with us and bee entered to win a
$50 gift certificate to Beauty Counter products through Independent Consultant Christine Harkins. The clean revolution
facebook.com/cleanbeautycorner.
Historical Tidbit Question:
What was Whitman called when it was
part of Old Bridgewater?
Please submit your answer through our website
here
. It's easier for us to run more contests & distribute prizes this way.
We are looking forward to giving you more opportunities to win!
By entering, you give us permission to announce your name in next week'
s Buzz Around Bridgewater.
On May 6, 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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It's the Climb.
"Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."
~ Michael Jordan
“The climb might be tough and challenging, but the view is worth it. There is a purpose for that pain; you just can’t always see it right away.”
~ Victoria Arlen
"First I shake the whole Apple tree, that the ripest might fall. Then I climb the tree and shake each limb, and then each branch and then each twig, and then I look under each leaf." ~ Martin Luther
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We together, we have stepped into a cavern, it's dark and we don't really know how to proceed. So we listen for direction, we listen for wisdom, and we wait.
Slowly a light will shine into the cavern, like dawn, the space illuminates as the sun rises.
And then we will look around with wonder and realize see our foothold, our hand-placement...
and we can slowly climb.
Cautiously, with thoughtful placement, we climb.
Those that dart up the rock wall, will likely fall back. We want to move forward... upward to solid ground in the sunlight. We want everyone to come out. We want everyone to be able to get out, together.
It's the climb. We can do it, together.
~ Jacquie
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