May 10, 2020
~ Building Community One Positive Story at a Time
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TO THE SL CLASS OF 2020... (Senior Video!)
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THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO SENT IN VIDEOS AND PICTURES! It helped out a TON and helped me try and include everyone in! I'm so sad that it had to end this way, especially after waiting 12 years for this, but it just gives us a story to tell later on in life. I'm glad this got to be my last ever high school video, wouldn't have wanted to vlog with anyone else.
Special thank you to Hannah for helping with pictures, giving me ideas, and telling me each part looked good :)
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Silver Lake Seniors Celebrating
College Commitments
By Christina Montana
Silver Lake Regional High School has been celebrating their graduating Senior class in every way they can think of. This has included re-sharing a Senior Video made by senior Kayla Knudson
school commitments of their students. Since May 4th, here are all of the students that have been shared, along with their school and degree program. Congrats to all of you!
Cross Boudreau:
Stonehill College and majoring in Graphic Design!
John Generazo:
The University of South Carolina, majoring in Engineering!
Kody Robinson:
WPI and majoring in Computer Science!
James Gallagher:
Post-graduate year at South Kent School in CT, where he'll be playing Soccer!
Angelina Cross:
Franklin Pierce University where she will double major in Criminal Justice & Sociology!
Jackson Newell:
Stonehill College, studying Business at the Leo J. Meehan School of Business!
Breezy Moulthrop:
University of Massachusetts Amherst!
Caitlin Nolan:
Stonehill College!
John Lastennet:
Western New England University and will be playing collegiate football!
James Dupille:
Nova Southeastern University and was accepted into the Pre-Law program!
Trevor Rossini:
Johnson & Wales University to study Cyber Threat Intelligence and Defense!
Jake Holmes:
Northeastern University and was accepted into the School of Engineering!
Jaymz Lipinski:
Regis College to study Orthodontics!
Zachary Sweeney:
Purdue University!
Dylan Justice:
The University of Maine Orono to study Computer Science!
Brooke Logan:
Saint Anselm College for Nursing!
Emma Owens:
The University of New Hampshire Honors Program where she plans to major in French!
Tess Bonanno:
Providence College as a member of their Honors Program!
Congratulations, once again, to the senior class of 2020!
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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:
Before Electricity
Before we had electricity, lighting was done with kerosene lamps. They were usually a glass bottom lamp that would hold maybe a pint to a quart of kerosene and then there was the glass chimney on top. These lamps would be set on brackets on the walls or set on the table in the middle of the room. They were never put on small stands or tables because they would have been easily knocked over. Then there was a lamp in the middle of the room, usually the dining room, that would pull up and was on some sort of chain arrangement. It had a round wick about 2½ʺ across with a shade on top to reflect the light down on the table where people sat around and read their books and did their school work.
There were no such amusement as we have today with the all the electronic gadgets. The only amusement for young people was to read books that they could get at the library.
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Respectfully submitted by
Sue Basille
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We are Hiring:
A Message From Jacquie
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Town Hall
781-294-1316
Office personnel available through phone
and email only.
For needed updates, check the town website.
Holmes Public Library
781-293-2271
Office personnel available through phone
and email only.
Council on Aging
506 Plymouth Street
781-293-7313
Office personnel available through phone
and email only. All in person activities and
events are suspended.
Food Pantries
Halifax Congregational Church
503 Plymouth St. (Rt 106)
781-293-6393
Tuesdays -2:30 - 4p
St Vincent De Paul
Our Lady of the Lake Church
580 Monponsett St, Halifax
(781) 293- 7971
2nd & 4th Saturday 9a
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Congratulations!
Wendy Gillen
won a
$50 gift certificate to Beauty Counter products through Independent Consultant Christine Harkins. The clean revolution
facebook.com/cleanbeautycorner.
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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Lean on Me Video Collage
Credit Carol Cybulska; Click the image below for the video.
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Carol Cybulska explained the project:
"I started this project with my voice students from 8 South Shore Massachusetts towns at the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, to send a message of hope and encouragement to their community of family, friends, teachers and - most especially - front-line and essential workers. I asked them to add their own harmonies and riffs. I was overwhelmed at the response. A few students opted to send me audio tracks instead of video, and their voices are part of this production as well.
A couple of weeks into the project, Lean on Me's creator, the great Bill Withers, passed away. We dedicate this performance to his memory."
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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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Town Election Day Updates
The date of the Annual Town Election has been changed from Saturday, May 16, 2020 to
Saturday, June 20, 2020.
Election Day for Town positions will be at the
Halifax Elementary School Gym from 10a to 6p.
Residents of Halifax may register to vote at the Town Clerk's office during regular office hours. In addition, residents can
register to vote online via the Massachusetts Secretary of State's office.
Also, you may request a voter registration form be mailed to you by contacting this office.
Absentee ballots are available for all elections. Requests must be made in writing. Please contact this office if you have any questions. If you wish to vote absentee, please contact the Town Clerk's Office at 781-293-7970. A sample ballot will be available before the election.
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Storytime with Miss Holly & Mr. Mike
Join Miss Holly from the Holmes Public Library and Mr. Mike from the Kingston Public Library for a storytime about dogs!!
Bonus appearance from Ginger, adopted recently from the Kingston Animal Shelter!
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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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Now offering Disinfectant Fogging & HEPA Vacuuming Services!
As small businesses start to return to work, HEPA vacuuming is an effective way to take the cleaning and sanitation precautions necessary for a safe environment.
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Missing your exercise or art class? Click on one of the links below and try this at home.
As always please check with your doctor before participating in any exercise class!
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Halifax Town Government
What Is Open? What is Closed?
As of May 5, 2020:
Cemetery Department - Office closed indefinitely - services being provided
Council on Aging - Closed indefinitely - services being provided
Highway Department - Office closed indefinitely - services being provided
Holmes Public Library - Closed indefinitely with all fines waived; bookdrop closed
Playgrounds - Closed indefinitely
Police Department - Drop off of prescription medicines suspended
Recycling Center - The Recycling Center hours are as follows for the month of May:
Wednesday, May 20, 2020 10:00a – 1:00p
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 10:00a – 1:00p
Saturday, May 30, 2020 7:30a – 12:30p
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BEAUTY COUNTER
CHRISTINE HARKINS
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What you put on your skin matters!!!
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Grant's sends out support & care to all of our communities.
We're all in this together.
10 Bedford Park, Bridgewater
(508) 279-0950
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Stories Worth Reading, Especially Now
Taking care of your emotional health is important. Here are some reading suggestions from your Holmes Public Library.
Read more
www.facebook.com
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Generous Mask Donation
Happy Saturday.
29 masks are flying on this gorgeous day. There are a dozen kids masks included.
279 South St.
Please help yourselves. And as always disinfect before you wear your masks. And again the ribbon adult masks will fit kids as well.
Another reminder I can not take special requests as much as i would love to.
Thank you to everyone who has helped me get masks out on the line and thank you to everyone and their donations. ❤️
Stay Safe Halifax 😷❤️
~ Jessica Erwin
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Nessralla Farms donated mulch to
the Council on Aging to help maintain their grounds.
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Chat with Textile Designer Suzanne Watzman * Fuller Craft Museum
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WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME
Have fun with us and bee entered to win
$15 gift certificate to Pinches & Pounds Candy Store Rt 18, Whitman!
Historical Tidbit Question:
What was used to keep lamps burning before electricity?
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, Theresa McNulty, Janice O'Brien, Stacy Rancourt, 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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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 Halifax 5/10/2020")
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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