May 10, 2020 ~ Building Community One Positive Story at a Time.
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American Legion Post 22 Whitman Birthday Shout Outs
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Wishing our Bar Manager and 2x Past Commander, Chet Quimby a very happy birthday! (May 4)
We thank you for your service to our great country as a member of the Navy, as a past chief of the Whitman Auxiliary Police Department and of course all you do for the American Legion!
Have a great day, Chet!
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Happy Birthday to one of our most notable members of the Sons of the American Legion, Squadron 22 in Whitman, Bill Sheehan! (May 1)
Doc currently serves as the Sr. Vice Commander for Squadron 22. He also serves as Chaplain and Past Commander of the SAL Detachment of Massachusetts. Thank you for all you do for our American Legion Family, Doc!
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May 11 - 17...you decide who wins $100
in these good news stories from Bridgewater, Brockton, East Bridgewater, Halifax, Raynham, West Bridgewater and Whitman.
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Historical Tidbit:
Education in 1647
Education for all was an early American ideal. As early as 1647 Massachusetts Bay Colony passed a law mandating that all towns with more than 50 families set up a school. If a town didn't comply with the law, they were fined five pounds.
"That in whatsoever township in this government consist of 50 families or upwards. Where there were families of 100 or more, Latin must be offered in Grammar School to prepare for the University. The town was responsible for making a reasonable appropriation. The profits from the Cape Fisheries, hereto ordered to maintain a Grammar School, shall be distributed to such towns as to have such Grammar Schools, not exceeding five Pounds per annum to any one town."
Before that time, small classes were held in private homes.
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Respectfully submitted by Sue Basile
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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!
Janet Packer
won a
$50 gift certificate to Beauty Counter
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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WE’D LOVE TO AIR YOUR CONTENT! - WHCA-TV
Fill out the form. Once complete you will be presented with a link to upload.
Read more
whca.tv
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Town of Whitman Residents...
You are encouraged to sign up to receive local information about COVID-19 from the following sources:
Sign up for News and Announcements via the Town of Whitman website.
Click here.
Connect with various departments on social media.
Click here.
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Message from Dr. Tom Hickey-
the Superintendent-Director of the South Shore Technical High School, discusses the state's decision to close schools for the year, remote learning versus a vocational education and how the pandemic has had an affect on annual events like the prom and graduation.
Video Courtesy of WHCA-TV
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Water Flushing
The Whitman Water Department will begin flushing water mains throughout the Town's system beginning Monday April 27th, and ending on approximately May 22nd. Flushing will take place in the evening between the hours of 7p and 12 midnight.
While the Mains are being flushed, residents may experience rusty water for a short period of time. If you have any questions please call the DPW office between the hours of 8:00a and 4:00p @ 781-447-7630.
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Storytime Feature #1 is stories read by hometown heroes.
Firefighter Tom Ford reads "Tinyville Town: I Am a Firefighter; and Police Officer Kevin Harrington reads "Officer Buckle and Gloria"
Feature #2 is stories for Leap Year: "Jump" and Leap Back Home to Me".
Video Courtesy of WHCA- TV
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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 12 (every Tuesday)
7p
Online Conference Mode hosted on Zoom.com
Frank Lynam, Town Administrator
Email
Phone: 781-618-9701
Cross Talk Interview with
Whitman Town Clerk Dawn Varley
Video courtesy of WHCA9TV.
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Apply for your Absentee/Early Voting Ballots for the Annual Town Election
If you do not have access to a printer the Clerk’s Office will mail you an application.
Send the completed application to the Town Clerk’s Office at town hall (54 South Ave, Whitman, MA 02382). Applications can be mailed or hand-delivered to the outside drop box. Applications may also be submitted electronically by fax (781-618-9791) or e-mail (
dawn.varley@whitman-ma.gov), as long as your signature is visible. Please allow ample mailing time for this application and for the ballot. Ballots must be returned to the Town Clerks Office by Election Day.
Residents that have moved within Whitman are urged to change their voting address in writing.
You can also register by using a mail-in registration form, they must be postmarked by June 17th to be included on the voting list for the Town Election.
If you have any questions, you are encouraged to reach out to the Town Clerk’s Office at 781-618-9710.
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We are Hiring:
A Message From Jacquie
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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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Incredible Support!
As we start to wrap up and distribute the last of the Whitman Strong signs. We just wanted to share that Clare’s initiative became an overwhelming success with the support of this amazing community! Whitman Strong was able to raise over $12,000 for the Whitman Food Pantry. ❤️🐾. We truly are all in this together.
#whitmanstrong
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Message from your Whitman Fire Department
Good Morning, just letting everyone know the Open Burning Season has ended. We do not regulate the burning dates for the season, the State has the authority. That being said you can continue to have a "cook" fire in your yards. Those permits are available on our web site, and the cook fire regulations fall under the Town Bylaw on outside burning. There are two types of permits, the outdoor burning permit which you call the burning line at the fire station that allows burning from 9a - 4p daily, that season is the one that is over. The "cook" fire permit, is a Town Bylaw which allows you to have outdoor fire pits etc, but they have to be inspected by our Department to assure proper distancing etc. If you have any questions please feel free to call us at 781-447-7626, or if you cannot locate the permit email us at
fireinfo@whitman-ma.gov and we will email the permit application, there is NO cost.
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Whitman Buildings, Facilities & Capital Expenditures Committee Meeting
May 7, 2020
We are going to have some rough decisions ahead of us. The good news is we live in a democracy and we are all in this together.
Video Courtesy of WHCA-TV
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What you Need to Know About COVID-19 Testing and Contact Tracing.
- The more people that get tested the better. Then we have a better count and can effectively track the spread of the virus.
- Massachusetts plenty of tests available. At this time, testing is readily available for free to all essential workers and people showing symptoms. A drive-up testing site in the parking lot of Brockton High School, located at 470 Forest Ave is open 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.)
- If you test positive for COVID-19, the MA COVID Team will reach out by phone to connect the confirmed case with support and resources necessary for quarantine, and to identify any close contacts that may have been exposed. As MA continues its contact tracing work to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, it is critical that Massachusetts residents answer the phone when a contact tracer calls or texts. Contact tracers will only reach out from phone numbers with 833 or 857 area codes, and the phone’s caller ID will say MA COVID Team.
Tens of thousands of Massachusetts residents have participated in contact tracing. Staffed with more than 1,600 tracers, the Tracing Collaborative has reached nearly 14,000 confirmed cases and established more than 7,500 of their contacts since calls began on April 12.
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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
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Click on location below for
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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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WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME
Have fun with us and bee entered to win a
$15 gift certificate to Pinches & Pounds
Candy Store Rt 18, Whitman!
Historical Tidbit Question:
How much was the fine for not having a school?
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 13, 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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For Our Planet:
20 years ago, when my kids were little, I looked at my life, analyzing everything I spent money and time on, making sure that all decisions pointed toward caring for the earth and myself. My emotions could not be trusted when making decisions, nope, I needed to think it through.
Where I worked, what I ate, what I spent my time doing. How is our house heated? Where did our electricity come from? Where were our clothes made? All decisions were for the purpose of caring for our planet, caring for our health, and nurturing our community relationships. These were the seeds that lead to the creation of your BuzzAround...
“Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world.” ~Unknown
“It is our collective and individual responsibility … to preserve and tend to the world in which we all live.” ~ Dalai Lama
“It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do little. Do what you can.” ~ Sydney Smith
“Because, underneath all of this is the real truth we have been avoiding: climate change isn’t an “issue” to add to the list of things to worry about, next to health care and taxes. It is a civilizational wake-up call. A powerful message—spoken in the language of fires, floods, droughts, and extinctions—telling us that we need an entirely new economic model and a new way of sharing this planet. Telling us that we need to evolve.” ~ Naomi Klein
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“What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?” ~ Henry David Thoreau
Publishing the BuzzAround is the most miraculous career I could ever imagine. I hope that we all can take some time and look at how we impact our earth, how we care for ourselves and community relationships, because miraculous things do happen. ~ Jacquie
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