June 14, 2020
~ Building Community One Positive Story at a Time
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Halifax Community Participates in BLM Peaceful Protest
Residents of Halifax and students of Silver Lake Regional High School participated in a peaceful protest to show support for the Black Lives Matter movement. They stood in solidarity with people of color and brought signs to protest against injustice.
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Historical Tidbit:
The First Store in Halifax
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The first store in Halifax was located on the corner of what is now Elm Street and Furnace Street. It was run by Thomas Croade. Today's center of town was, in the very early days, merely the high point of and the choice of site for the "Meeting House'. The mills were usually the center of activity and located on waterways before any established roads were available for travel.
A very elderly friend of mine, long since gone, told me how his father would leave his house on Monponssett Street and go to the Monponsett Lake, get aboard his boat and run it across the West Lake and down through Stump Pond to a landing on what is now Elm Street and then walk up to Inglee's Store (Mr. Croade's successor) to make his purchases. He said it was the same route his father took many years before him when this was the only source of store bought goods in town. This building is now used as a residence.
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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
to
Diane Smith
who won a
$10 gift certificate to
Mama Deb's Food Truck!
You should play our
Historical Tidbit Trivia Game
at the bottom of this newsletter.
You could win a
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Food 4 Vets
Food Drive
Wed, June 17th
10a – 12p
COA / The Center at Sachem Rock
355 Plymouth St., EB
The Massachusetts Military Support Foundation is proud to partner with the Cape Cod Military Support Foundation, Big Nick’s Ride for the Fallen, and local Veteran and Military Family supporters as we provide 14 Day Meal Kits for East Bridgewater area Veterans and Military Families in need.
Each Meal Kit contains non-perishable food items that will provide two weeks worth of healthy meals.
1. Pre-Registration is required and can be done easily by clicking F
Food4Vets form
2. Arrive in Parking Lot at COA 355 Plymouth St EB
3. Stay INSIDE vehicle
4. Open Trunk
5. 14 Day Meal Kit will be placed inside trunk by a Volunteer with PPE
6. Drive away
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE!
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Both Monponsett Ponds are Open!
East Monponsett Pond had no cyanobacteria and West Monponsett Pond had a count of 1,513. The safety threshold established by DPH is 70,000 cells per milliliter, but the pond is well under that.
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Celebrating Silver Lake Regional High School Senior's Graduating
Class of 2020
Silver Lake Regional High School Senior class of 2020 officially graduates on May 30th, but there are many surprises in store for them, including a warm send off from the students Elementary teachers of KES, KIS, Halifax Elementary, and Dennett Elementary.
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Kids' Kurbside Summer Reading Program
A new program has launched at Holmes Public Library to promote summer reading for kids. Miss Holly will be selecting books based on your kids interests. They can choose from a selection of Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Animals, and more.
Ages range from 3-young adult.
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The Buzz Off For Kids With Cancer Fundraiser By Lori Costa-Cline
On June 7th my son James, my husband
Don Cline
, our friend
Christy Fuller Winslow
from Plympton and I had our heads shaved by the Amazing
Teeka Lynnes
for the One Mission Buzzoff. This 11 year old charity was started by the Haseotas family (think Cumberland Farms and the big house in town).
There's so much division in our world but I think we can all agree cancer sucks and being a kid with cancer really sucks. I challenge you to find someone who has not been affected by cancer in one way or another.
As you can guess, the pandemic has limited our fundraising efforts. Thankfully before it started we had already raised about $600 which we have in checks and cash to be mailed in. We are still far short of our $1500 goal.
If you are interested and able we would really appreciate your support with a donation.
Thanks for your consideration.
For more information on Buzz Off and One Mission, or help Don and Lori Donate, visit the
Buzz Off website.
Photo credit Cierra Isakson Photography
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We have mulch, stone, loam, feed & grain and we're open for many other essential items for your home and garden!
Please call with your order and drive up.
1000 Plymouth St (Rt 104) Bridgewater
(508) 697-0357
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Since its inception, your BuzzAround has built bridges across divides: our focus on the goodness of all humanity. We bridge generational, religious and social divides. Diversity and inclusion within each community are the building blocks of our message as we share stories and events that show, time and again, that empathy and compassion are core to the human experience. In sharing these stories, we can truly see our neighbors, appreciate our similarities and understand where and why we differ.
Thankfully, our U.S. Constitution allows for freedoms so that we can express ourselves and make the changes necessary to build a fair and just society. We believe our way of life is dependent on all people being served equal justice. It has been proven clear that our criminal justice system is not color blind. There is systemic racism built into the fabric of our institutions at every level, disadvantaging and discriminating against people of color in ways that go beyond individual intent to discriminate, and so we need to educate ourselves and change our systems.
What we are seeing is the public expression of pain and outrage. It is good that Black people know that they are worthy. It is good that we live in a society that allows for freedom of speech and assembly. It is good that people of all colors educate themselves, stand together and have empathy.
The majority desire to protest peacefully to draw attention, educate, motivate change, stand together and act from a place of power and love. Also, saying Black lives matter is not in opposition to the importance of lives of our law enforcement personnel. BuzzAround promotes & supports goodness in all humanity. While the narrative of violence and destruction is dominating media coverage, in your BuzzAround, you will continue to see good news, including the efforts communities are making toward positive change and the stories of people of all colors, ages, interests and religions doing good.
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A Message From Halifax Elementary School Specialists
Teachers and administration of Halifax Elementary School wish all of their students a great summer. They are proud of their students hard work during the school closure, and look forward to seeing everyone back in the fall!
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Silver Lake Regional High School Senior Parade 2020
As a tribute to the seniors, Silver Lake Regional High School teachers, staff and family lined the campus and cheered them through the school, allowing students to see familiar faces, one last time.
Thank you to everyone involved in this project! Good luck to the class of 2020!
#LakerPride
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Halifax Council on Aging Hosting Free Tai Chi and Yoga
Area 58 Community Access Media will be airing Tai Chi for beginners on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 11a on Channel 14 for Comcast subscribers
. We are working on airing yoga also!
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The Halifax Annual and Special Town Meetings
These meetings have been scheduled to be held on Monday, June 15, 2020 at the Halifax Elementary School starting at 7:30pm have been recessed until
Saturday, July 11, 2020 at the Halifax Elementary School starting at 9:00am
. This decision was made by the Town Moderator after consulting with Board of Health Agent Cathleen Drinan and the Board of Selectmen. The Town Moderator is allowed to make this decision under Massachusetts Chapter 53 of the Acts of 2020 due to the public health emergency. Ms. Drinan wrote that since while protocols are in place for everyone, such as social distancing and the wearing of masks and even though annual town meetings are an exemption to the "no gatherings larger than 10" rule, the Town is not prepared, in her opinion, to have a safe town meeting, at this time or anytime soon. The Town needs more time to work on a plan and choose a location that will allow for safety measures such as social distancing. The Town will be looking at possible venues to hold the Town Meeting, including both indoor and outdoor locations.
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Charlie Seelig
Halifax Town Administrator
781-294-1316
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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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BEAUTY COUNTER
CHRISTINE HARKINS
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What you put on your skin matters!!!
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Girl Scout Troop Plants Flowers For Halifax Council On Aging
The girls from Girl Scout Troop 67018 completed their second year of planting flowers and mulching at the Halifax Council on Aging safely on May 28th. The girls worked hard together to give back to the community and the elders. They want to thank the Halifax community for your support, generosity and kindness.
The girl scout troop also thanks the Halifax Market & Deli for allowing them to host cookie booths,
Kristen Barrows
from Mutual/NESB for having them to sell, and their customers for supporting them.
Shout out to my troops parents. They are rock stars! Shout out to COA for continuing to have us. Shout out guys behind the scenes leaving hoses out for us and turning the water on. Thank you all.
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WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME
Have fun with us and bee entered to win a
Historical Tidbit Question:
Who owned the store after Thomas Croade?
Email us your answer at:
Please include your name, phone number with your answer.
By entering, you give us permission to print your name in next week's Buzz Around.
On June 17, 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, Sasha Rockwell, & Jacquelyn Rose
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This year has been very challenging for all of us humans. We like familiarity & comfort. We have had to learn so many new ways of relating to our world: get educated,grow, change... get educated, grow, change, to live together in community.
Here it is time to educate and change again: With that in mind, I watched this video (which really breaks down the white experience in an easily understandable way), reflected, and put together my personal statement.
"I am white. It took me a long time to understand that this is more than ' bad people' doing 'bad things' because I was raised with white privilege. Now I see race. I try not to be color blind because that diminishes the experiences of others. Everyone has different experiences walking through this world.
That’s my beginning, as I dive deeper into my own background I embrace my Portuguese heritage and how immigrants continue to be labeled as trouble and stupid. I embrace my Catholic heritage and know from the first colonies through 1940’s and beyond anti-Catholicism is deeply rooted in American culture. Because of this it's easier for me to empathize, and know we, as a country, have a lot to fix.
Since the beginning of our country we have created a justice (and housing and educational) system which harasses and intimidates and creates barriers to success for people of color.
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My first step was to educate myself, and so I share this 20 min video. It was super helpful & understandable
~ Jacquie
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