February 17, 2019
~ Building Community One Positive Story at a Time
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Historical Tidbit:
West Bridgewater Public Library
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From A Collection of Treasured Items from West Bridgewater History:
"In 1879, Francis E. Howard, a citizen deeply interested in the welfare of the town, offered to give $500 toward founding a free Public Library, provided that an equal amount was raised by its citizens for that purpose within a definite time. Great interest in the project was aroused and a larger sum than was specified was secured by subscription.
A committee of eight, chosen by the town for establishing the Library, secured a room in the old post office building; purchased, after careful selection, 736 volumes; received by donation 135 books of value and
opened the Library to the public in October of that year, with Miss Mary L. Perkins as librarian. To provide better accommodations, the Library was removed in 1881 to the Howard Seminary building, in which a room had been offered by the trustees of the Howard Fund, until the school should have need of it."
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Town Hall
65 N. Main Street
508-894-1200
Mon, Tues & Thurs 8a - 4p
Wed, 8a - 7p, Fri 8a - 1p
WB Public Library
80 Howard Street
508-894-1255
Mon, Thurs, Fri 10a - 5p
Tues - Wed 10a - 8p
Sat 10a - 2p
Council on Aging
97 West Center Street
508-894-1262
Mon - Fri 8:30a - 4p
Food Pantry
1st & 3rd Wednesday each month
3:15 - 5pm
Spring Street School
2 Spring St WB
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Congratulations!
Shannon O'Brien
Shannon won
A $35 gift certificate to
Salon Esprit,
225 Bedford St E. Bridgewater
You should play our
Historical Tidbit Trivia Game
at the bottom of this newsletter.
You could win a
Free Consultation and kitchen gift bag ($250 value) from
Wood Palace Kitchens, Middleboro
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LEGO Club
Wednesday, Feb. 20 6 - 7:30PM
The West Bridgewater Library Lego Club is for boys and girls grade 3 +. Have fun making projects and participating in fun contests and challenges. West Bridgewater students only please.
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Town Election is Saturday April 13th Nomination papers are now available at the Town Clerk’s office.
The last day to submit nomination papers
to the Board of Registrars is February 22, 2019 by 5 PM
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Registration Open for Baseball, Softball & T Ball
WB Youth Athletic Association
Read more
wbyaa.com
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Bridgewater Farm Supply is Your Complete Garden, Farm & Pet Store
Keep your floors clean, avoid slips and protect your porch floor this winter! Our stall mats can do it all!
1000 Plymouth St (Rt 104)
Bridgewater • (508) 697-0357
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Now Hiring Van Drivers
North River Collaborative is hiring van drivers for the Rockland, Stoughton, and Abington areas.
Job Description:
Van Driver for Special Education Transportation
Job Type: Full Time and Part Time
Pay $15.54/hr
No 7D Licence? We will train you to get your 7D licence.
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February Meeting Bridgewater Business Association
Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 6:30 PM pin Morse Insurance Agency 180 Winter St Unit F, Bridgewater
Read more
www.facebook.com
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Car or Home Insurance
Call us before you renew
Let us help you comparison shop for
The right coverage for the right price!
We do business your way,
our offices, your home or business or online.
111 Torrey St, Suite 1, Brockton
508-456-6220
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Prophett Funeral Home
Preplanning is SMART Planning
508-697-4332
Bridgewater * East Bridgewater
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Join Us for our Spring Water Quality Monitoring Volunteer Training
Saturday, February 23, 2019, 9:45 a.m. to 12 Noon
TRWA Office at Sweet's Knoll State Park
1387 Somerset Avenue, Dighton MA
Become a
"Guardian of the Taunton River Watershed"
Join our Water Quality Monitoring Testing Team.
You're invited to join us for a Water Quality Sampling Training Session on February 23, 9:45 a.m. to 12 noon.
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2019 Spring Sports Registration
Tryouts begin Monday, March 18, 2019
Registration Deadline is Wed March 13, 2019
In order to participate in Spring Sports:
*You MUST sign up through the FamilyID registration portal
*You MUST have an updated physical on file in the nurse’s office. Pre-participation physicals are good for 13 months from the original date of physical. Please contact Nurse Idell with any questions.
didell@wbridgewater.com
Spring Head Coaches Contact Info:
Please email coaches directly with questions:
Girls Spring Track- Kyla Daley-
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West Bridgewater State of the Town of Address for the year 2018, presented by Town Administrator David Gagne
Including financial health, town successes and challenges.
WB Conservation Commission Meeting Feb 5, 2019
Videos Courtesy of WB TV
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WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME
Have fun with us and bee entered to win
a Free Consultation and kitchen gift bag ($250 value) from
Wood Palace Kitchens, Middleboro
Historical Tidbit Question:
Who was the librarian in the first public library?
Email us your answer at:
By entering, you give us permission to announce your name in next week's
Buzz Around West Bridgewater.
On February 20, 2019, we will randomly pick a winner from the correct answers.
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We Are Hiring Marketing & Sales People
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buzzaround.info
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Buzz Around is brought to you this week by: Theresa McNulty, Janice O'Brien, Jacquelyn Rose & Greg Venezia
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Time to Bee Frugal.
Commemorating
BuzzAround.Info
’s 10th year, I am sharing with you, Dear Reader, our beginnings and lessons learned while working my way out of poverty. There can be an art to living frugally; here are thoughts and tips that made it easier for me. I am hoping if I share my story, it will help someone else.
About guilt and shame: pride has no place, because, let’s face it, poverty is hard. No-one wants to be there. If questions like: “Oh damn, the car needs fixing, what is the least amount I can pay for the power not to be shut off?” enter your life, maybe this will help you.
I started writing this newsletter on a laptop right inside the front door of my 5 room 100-year-old house on Spring St. in East Bridgewater. That was the only place I could get the internet signal from my neighbors across the street. On cold days that first winter, I would go to the public library to write. At home, our only heat was the wood stove in the kitchen and sometimes I couldn’t get the house above 53 degrees. The kids were at school all day, so they were fine, but if I didn’t get warm during the day, I worried about hypothermia.
Now I live in an apartment (heat included), my kids are in college, and with a bunch of help, the Buzz Team has developed a socially responsible business that builds community by publishing good news to 10,000 people each week.
BuzzAround.Info
is a great job that’s lots of fun.
It took me a couple of years, so the time to start is now! First tip: when you struggle, access community resources.
Food.
Seriously. Bite the bullet. Accept the help. It’s not going to cover all your food needs, but it will help. Each of our towns has a food pantry. Contact info is posted up top of this newsletter. Guilt, shame and pride: Believe me, I have plenty for all of you. Those questions of “how did I get here?” and “why am I here?” take years to answer. In the meantime, get food. Do it.
Go to the public library.
Our libraries are self-serve locations for anything we could want and need. Internet Access. Computers & printers. Job search, education on any topic, music, movies and yes, books. I spent many hours writing the
BuzzAround.Info
and finding solutions at our public library.
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Changing patterns of behavior is hard, but if life is going for you the way it was for me 10 years ago, I beat my head against the wall enough it started to hurt. It doesn’t have to hurt. Life can be easier.
Thanks for reading! ~Jacquie
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