Brockton BuzzAround

August 3, 2025



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Children's Activities at the Library

Summer is in full swing at the Brockton Public Library. Check out their free imaginative and fun children's activities!

www.brocktonpubliclibrary.org

Free Tickets to the Brockton Rox!

Old Colony YMCA has partnered with the Brockton Rox baseball team to provide up to 6 free tickets per Old Colony member to each of the Sunday home games. To get your tickets, show your Old Colony YMCA membership card at the Rox ticket office. Let's play ball!

Source: Old Colony YMCA FB

Brockton GBH News Office Hours



Thu, Aug 7

10a-4p

Brockton Public Library Ground Floor

304 Main St.

GBH News will again be hosting “Open Office Hours” at the Brockton Public Library Thursday, August 7 from 10-4. Stop by and meet a GBH reporter to ask questions about the field, network, meet new people, and chat about whatever is on your mind!

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Brockton Area Prevention Collaborative

Looking Back, Lighting the Path Forward

In the lead-up to the 2025 Annual Overdose Vigil by Candlelight, the Brockton Area Prevention Collaborative encourages you to revisit one of the most powerful moments from last year's vigil. Alba’s story is a reminder of why awareness matters and the power that love and remembrance can have during our hardest moments, grappling with grief.

If you would like to submit a photograph of your loved one to be included in this year's memorial slideshow, please send it to photo.vigil@gmail.com. All photos submitted from previous years will continue to be included. BMOOPC

Cultural Affairs and Tourism Meeting



Thu, Aug 14

6p

1 North Main St. or via Zoom



Everyone is invited to attend the Cultural Affairs and Tourism meeting on Thursday, August 14 beginning at 6p. This is a chance for your group or organization to promote what they are up to and learn about what’s happening in the city. All meetings are held at Brockton Community Access, One North Main Street, with parking behind the building. If you are unable to attend in person you can contact Anne Beauregard via her email for ZOOM instructions. Please join us, these meetings are brief and recorded so the community can catch what is happening too.

Brockton Bikes Announces Brockton Walks!

"After many requests, we launched Brockton Walks! It will be organized similarly to Brockton Bikes - regular recurring walks, most walks originating downtown; the walks are about community as they are about staying fit. Anyone who is interested should fill out our survey so we can determine when to have the walks, how often, preferred distances, and more."

Survey link: Google Forms

Brockton Community Night - Enjoy a Free Brockton Rox Game!

Thu, Aug 14

Gates open at 6p, game starts at 7p

Campanelli Stadium, 1 Feinburg Way

Come see the Brockton Rox duke it out with the Down East Bird Dawgs!

Suffolk Construction and the Rox would like to welcome you to Brockton Community Night in appreciation for the City of Champions! Join us for a night of baseball, postgame fireworks and more fun at Campanelli Stadium. Tickets will be available for pick up at the box office on 8/14. All Brockton residents admission is FREE, please present proof of residency at pick up.



To claim your tickets, please fill out this google form and let us know how many tickets you would like!

Tiff's Chariot Restaurant Review: Cabo Vegan

BuzzAround's favorite roving reporter, Bridgewaterite and Travel Blogger, Tiffany Rose, shares her experience at Cabo Vegan.

I found a little Vegan, Family-owned Restaurant, and it is a GEM! - CABO VEGAN 

Where? Brockton -  20 Main St

I didn't think we had any local restaurants fully dedicated to vegan food, so when I saw there was a vegan restaurant in Brockton, I knew I had to try it!

This family-owned restaurant has been there for over a year, where have I been?! It is small, the best restaurants usually are. My mom and I went there one rainy Saturday. There is a little bit of a steep incline for a wheelchair, but owner Tome, ran over to hold the door open for us! They don’t have a parking lot, but there is street parking right out front and a parking garage around the corner.

It's not that big inside, we sat at a table, Tome gave us menus, and took our order. After giving co-owner / chef Valery our order, Tome talked with us, making us feel like family he hadn’t seen in a while! I was seated with my back to the room, but it being a rainy Saturday, the place was quiet, except for a family picking up takeout and DoorDash deliveries. 

As we waited for our food, we were accompanied by their 2-year-old son and his dinosaur collection. While talking about raptors, his father came out and gave him avocado toast, which had big, green, fresh, whole avocado slices. After Valery was done preparing our order, she came out and talked with us about life, the family, and the business like we were long-time friends!

I got the vegan lobster roll. I've only ever seen this offered in New York City. I thought this was much bigger and much better; they use Hearts of Palm instead of lobster. We also got an order of onion rings, which you can’t mess up. For dessert, Mom and I both got the frozen pineapple, mango, and coconut milk smoothie. My only note was that you can't really drink it with a straw. It was more like sherbert, a spoon was necessary. It was very filling and definitely hit the spot. I could only eat half of it in one sitting, just meant more for later! I was very pleased with Cabo Vegan. I will definitely be back. I highly recommend it, you don’t even have to be Vegan to eat there and enjoy it!

Written by Tiffany Rose, Tiff's Chariot

Edited by J. Rose

Source: Tiff's Chariot and Cabo Vegan

Walk Audit

Thu, Aug 14

6–7:30p

Starting Location: Centre/Quincy Street Intersection

WalkMassachusetts, in partnership with the Old Colony Planning Council, will be hosting another Community Walk Audit in Brockton as part of our ongoing efforts to advance walkability and equitable transportation. We hope you will join and support us in our commitment to creating safer and more accessible streets for all residents.

Our walk audits are designed to assess street-level walkability and accessibility, focusing on documenting safety, comfort, and barriers for people of all ages and abilities. These events are a critical step in our broader strategy to build more walkable, resilient communities and to advocate for transportation equity across the city.

This one-mile walk will start along Centre Street and wrap around by Crescent Plaza with a focus on pedestrian safety, school access, and neighborhood walkability, as indicated in the attached map. The East Side route will help us evaluate pedestrian infrastructure near schools and within residential areas, supporting safer routes for students and families.

The event will proceed rain or shine, unless severe weather is forecasted. Interpretation services are available upon request to ensure inclusive participation.

We encourage all interested community members, advocates, and stakeholders to join us. Your insights are vital to shaping recommendations for safer, more walkable streets in Brockton.

Please RSVP by emailing ispinola@walkmass.org or by using the QR codes on the attached flyers, available in English, Spanish, Cape Verdean Creole, and Haitian Creole. We look forward to seeing you at this important event!

Brockton Area Prevention Collaborative 2025 Overdose Vigil

Photo submissions due August 12

Event: Tue, Aug 26

Resource tables: 6p

Candlelight program: 7p

Massasoit Community College’s Quad

BAPC is made up of five local community coalitions including the Brockton Mayor's Opioid Overdose Prevention Coalition, Bridging LIVES, EB Hope, Rockland CARES and Whitman Hanson WILL.

"International Overdose Awareness Day is observed each year on August 31st, providing communities across the globe an opportunity to remember those who have died from overdose and to support their loved ones who continue to carry their memory forward. Locally, BAPC commemorates this day by creating a memorial slideshow honoring individuals from Southeastern Massachusetts who have lost their lives to substance use disorder.

Through the power of personal photographs, the slideshow seeks to humanize the crisis, reduce stigma, and encourage compassion. "

"In addition to the memorial slideshow, the vigil will feature reflections from local speakers sharing

personal and community perspectives on substance use disorder and recovery. The evening is intended to foster connection, promote healing, and remind all those impacted that they are not alone and are deeply valued.

To include a loved one in this year’s slideshow, please email their photograph, along with their full

name, to photo.vigil@gmail.com by Tuesday, August 12th.

We ask that submissions come from immediate family members. Photos must be clear, high quality, and depict the individual as they were in life — not actively using substances. Screenshots, images of prayer cards, or low-resolution files cannot be included due to display limitations."

Repost: BAPC FB

Brockton Special City Council Meeting

7-28-25

Courtesy of The Brockton Channels

Summer Concert Series - Knock On Wood 7-9-25

Courtesy of The Brockton Channels

Climate Can-Do:

Farm Fresh Eggs

The eggs that you buy may have an impact on your overall health. Knowing where your eggs come from is important to understanding the nutritional values that you are getting from your eggs and the quality of the eggs you buy. Overall, eggs that come from free-range chickens are preferable. 

Free-range: chickens have access to the outdoors and are able to participate in natural behaviors such as nesting and laying eggs. This is the style most commonly used by smaller local farms. 

Cage-free: chickens are not kept in cages, but have little to no access to the outdoors.

Studies have shown the following benefits of free-range eggs over cage-free eggs:

⅓ less cholesterol

¼ less saturated fat

⅔ more Vitamin A

3X more Vitamin E

7X more beta-carotene

2X Omega-3 fatty acids

In addition, free-range eggs are 6X higher in Vitamin D, have significantly more B Vitamins, and contain more antioxidants.

Make sure to shop locally for high-quality, nutritional eggs!

Written by: Bella Fazio, Wellesley College, Buzz Around Intern

Source: rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu

Name That Tune 1 Summer Camp 2025 Session 1 7-7-25

Courtesy of The Brockton Channels

Name That Tune 2 Summer Camp 2025 Session 1 7-15-25

Courtesy of The Brockton Channels

ACT-SO Winners 2025

The Brockton Area NAACP is celebrating several huge wins this summer. From attending the 116th Annual NAACP National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina Wednesday, July 9 to Wednesday, July 16, to partipating in the ACT-SO competitions.

Eight young members of our Brockton Area NAACP attended the convention, teaching the next generation of POC leaders how we organize to get things done !

ACT-SO (Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics) is a youth program that helps high school students research and develop skills around their passions. At the end of every year, the participants bring their culminating works to compete for scholarships and other awards. This year, Brockton Area NAACP is proud to announce two national winners: Leah Pires and Sonia Warrick. Pires won two awards, with a silver medal in Ballet and a gold medal in Modern Dance. Warrick also successfully secured a gold medal, beating out the competition in the Earth and Space Science competition. Congratulations to these powerful young women!

Written by: Bella Fazio, Wellesley College, Buzz Around Intern

Sources: Brockton Area NAACP FB, naacp.org

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