August 30, 2020~ Building Community One Positive Story at a Time.
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Your BuzzAround supports the dignity of all human beings, is actively anti-racist, and supportive of good law enforcement policies. |
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Free Veggies Courtesy of Our Friends at the
Community Gardens, Sachem Rock.
Voila! In lieu of our tomato festival, we've initiated this
informal give-away station for dog walkers and passersby.
Thank you, Community Gardens Plotholders for your generosity!
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Carver Cotton Gin Company
Bridgewater native Eleazer Carver (1785-1866) organized the E. Carver Company and bought a factory here in 1842. A new Carver Company factory was built in 1872. The company employed nearly 2,000 workers and was a world-renowned marker of Carver's "patent cotton gin" and other machines. The cotton gin was used to separate seeds from cotton fibers to make clothing and linens. The Carver Company factory was an important industry in East Bridgewater until it closed in 1992. A dam on the Satucket River next to the factory provided power for the manufacturing operations. For thousands of years before the dam was built, Wampanoag Native Americans used the river for fishing and hunting. In 2017, the dam was removed to restore a free-flowing river system and improve the habitat for migratory fish, including river herring and American eel.
The effort to remove the dam in 2017 was led by the MA Division of Ecological Restoration, in partnership with the Town of East Bridgewater's Historical Commission, the Nature Conservancy, NOAA Restoration Center, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Dam and Seawall Repair or Removal Program, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the Plymouth County League of Sportsmen. Check out the new marker documenting the importance of this site as part of our town's industrial, ecological, and cultural history.
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Town Hall
175 Central St
508-378-1601
E. Bridgewater Public Library
32 Union St 508-378-1616
Email & phone contact only
limited browsing times and areas
Curbside Pickup Wed-Fri 3-4
Mon and Tues evenings 5-7
Sat 9-12
Council on Aging
355 Plymouth St 508-378-1610
Email & phone contact only
Food Pantries
Union Congregational Church
105 Pleasant St
2nd Wednesday from 12:30p - 2:00p and last Saturday from 9:30a - 11:00a
Pre-Packed bags for pick up only
St Vincent dePaul Food Pantry
St. John's Catholic Church
210 Center St, EB
(508) 378-3760
Distribution 1st & 3rd Monday of Each Month
Pre-packed bags for pick up only
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Congratulations!
Carole Smudin
won a $20 gift certificate to
Color Street nail polish strips
from independent consultant Katie Ray.
Play our
Historical Tidbit Trivia Game
at the bottom of this newsletter.
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You could win a
Shungite pendant worth $25 from Queen Dawn Spirit.
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Town of East Bridgewater Board of Selectman Meeting
The Board of Selectman will hold a public hearing August 31st at the Town Hall 175 Central Street inside the 2nd floor conference room. Beginning at 5:30 pm Fire Chief Timothy Harhen will give an update on the purchase of an Ambulance using CARES ACT funds. Then at 5:35 pm they will begin Contract signing, Deputy Police Chief. at 5:40 pm there will be a continued public hearing and approve to install the new National Grid Pole on Tower Hill Road about 30' from P1 after they will conclude the public hearing.
Action Items
1. Approve minutes of the August 10, 2020 6:30 pm Board of Selectmen’s Meeting.
2. Approve the request from Ian Furst of Boy Scouts of America for the use of the Town Common for a Cub Scout Joining Day. To welcome families into their premier K-5 Cub Scouting Program. Event
will be Saturday, September 12, 2020 from 12pm – 3pm.
3. Approve the request from Jonathan Babcock for the use of the outside of Sachem Rock Farm to
hold Girl Scout Troop 70812 meetings every Tuesday from 4:30 pm-6:00 pm.
4. Review and sign lease agreement between the Town of East Bridgewater and the Beaver Brook
Beagle Club, Inc.
5. Review and sign OPEB Trust Agreement.
6. Approve to extend the period to license dogs without issuing non-criminal violations until October 1, 2020 due to the COVID -19 pandemic and State election.
Upcoming Selectman's Meetings: Monday, September 14th, Monday, September 28th
Selectmen's Office: 508-378-1601
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State Primary Voting
Tuesday, September 1st
East Bridgewater High School gymnasium, 143 Plymouth St.
7a - 8p.
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The 2020 Book for Business & COVID-19 Recovery Resource Guide
Easy & Accessible with great resources!
- Area Dining
- COVID-19 Recovery Resources
- Business Development Resources
Metro South Chamber of Commerce Works For YOU!
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Short Skirts,
Oh My!
History of Women's Right Zoom Event
Tuesday, Sept 1st 6:30p
To receive this presentation link, email Christopher McGee at [email protected] before 4:00p on the 1st.
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Public Property Auction
On Wednesday September 2nd at 1:00p the East Bridgewater Town Common will be auctioning off four lots.
1. Two parcels of land, with any improvements thereon, together containing 22 acres, more or less, situated on Central Street...
2. Two parcels of land, with any improvements thereon, together containing 2.2 acres, more or less, without frontage...
3. Various non-contiguous parcels, with any improvements thereon, together containing 7 acres, more or less...
4. A parcel of land, with any improvements thereon, containing 1 acre, more or less, situated on Central Street, having approximately 286 feet of frontage...
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On September 1st, 2020, #WeMakeEvents,
a coalition of trade bodies, businesses, unions, and live events workers, will light up their venues, homes, and cities red in over 1,500 locations across North America to raise public and media awareness in support.
HOW CAN I HELP?
***Share your story about what live events mean to you:
***Light up your home, porch, apartment, etc. — be sure to take photos and share on social media!
To help your local businesses with another round of PPP and low interest loans, please show your support.
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We have what you NEED this summer!
Come see what we have to make your home or farm the best it can be! Shop us today!
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1000 Plymouth St (Rt 104) Bridgewater (508) 697-0357
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Free & Reduced Meals Form Application For East Bridgewater Public Schools
This is a friendly reminder to visit the district website, www.ebps.net, to download and fill out a Free & Reduced Meals form application. If you qualify, and want a spot reserved on the bus for your student, you must fill out a Sharing of Information Form as well.
If you have received notification that your child is eligible for free or reduced meals, and you want them to ride the bus, you must fill out a Sharing of Information Form to reserve a spot. This is a requirement by the State.
When on the website click on the Department and Services tab, followed by Department Directory, Food Services, and on this page you will click on Apply to access the application and Sharing of Information Form to access that page.
Thank you
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East Bridgewater Public Library
Take advantage of another way we're helping get books in your hands! Try our new form to request books. This is especially helpful if you're too busy to stop in and browse! Or have too many "helpful" hands!
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7th Annual Run
For Jess
The Jessica C. Thurston Memorial Fund is having a VIRTUAL RUN this year between Friday, Sept 4th and Monday, Sept 7th for their 7th Annual Run For Jess. Walk or Run with them from wherever you want. It is an unofficial 5K with no timing from them this year.
Registration (click here) is FREE but they are encouraging if possible to make a donation to their non profit organization with hope that they will make a difference for breast cancer research along with giving back to the community affected by COVID-19 and in their continuation of a high school scholarship.
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Get in Shape for Women
in Bridgewater
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FREE TRIAL SESSION in our beautiful boutique studio. Masked, sanitary and ready to work with you to hit those
post-quarantine goals!
As always, there are never more than 4 clients in a session.
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6 week training special for $279.
180 Winter St., Bridgewater
(across from Chatta Box)
Contact Stephanie at 508-697-2900
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Police and Fire Departments Receive Big Donation
Police Chief Paul O’Brien and Fire Chief Timothy Harhen would like to thank the East Bridgewater Ocean State Job Lot for their donation of personal protective equipment (PPE) to the East Bridgewater Police and Fire Departments. Friday morning, Ocean State Job Lot Team Leader Jeff Perry donated $11,150 worth of PPE to the departments.
“We are incredibly grateful for everything our local first responders do within our community every day,” Perry said. “In the spring, Ocean State Job Lot donated a smaller supply of masks to every police and fire department in the 140 communities where our stores are located. We are pleased to now be able to make this larger contribution to the police and fire departments.”
The donated items include 3,000 surgical masks, 1,600 KN95 masks, 20 gallons of hand sanitizer, 15 infra-red non-contact thermometers and 10 face shields for each department. First responders will use the equipment to protect them from exposure to coronavirus as they respond to calls involving people who may be reporting symptoms in line with COVID-19 or may have been in contact with a positive COVID-19 case. As the virus continues to spread, the department aims to keep personnel healthy to continue to serve the community.
“We are extremely grateful for this donation of personal protective equipment given the recent increase in COVID-19 cases in the Commonwealth,” Chief Harhen said. “This donation will go a long way in ensuring the protection of the department’s firefighters, EMTs and paramedics.”
Present at the donation today were Select Chairwoman Carole Julius, Vice Chairman David Sheedy, Town Administrator Brian Noble, Fire Chief Timothy Harhen, Police Chief Paul O’Brien, Store Team Leader Jeffrey Perry, members of the police and fire departments and East Bridgewater Ocean State Job Lot staff.
“We would like to thank the Ocean State Job Lot staff for their kind donation,” Chief O’Brien said. “Thanks to their generosity we will be able to properly administer care to our community while ensuring we can protect the health of our residents and our officers.”
The equipment will be issued to police and fire personnel as needed as the COVID-19 situation continues to develop.
Story credit: Taylor O'Neil
Photo Credit: EB Ocean State Job Lot
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WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME
Have fun with us and bee entered to win a Shungite pendant worth $25 from
Queen Dawn Spirit.
Historical Tidbit Question:
Who used the Satucket river before the
dam was built?
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 September 3, 2020 we will randomly pick a winner from the correct answers.
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The Search For An Internship During COVID
By Sasha Rockwell When my Junior year at Bridgewater State University started in the Fall of 2019, I knew it was the perfect time to take advantage of learning opportunities on and off-campus. But I didn't expect it to go the way it did.
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We celebrated the 100th Anniversary of Woman's right to vote this week. The theme: "Forward Into Light."
Our daughters now learn that a woman's place is where ever her imagination takes her! Thank you, courageous women who went before us! To commemorate, and to remind us it can take to long to get it right, here is the winner of BrPL's Suffrage Poetry Contest: Melody Rivas
What About Me?
The war was not won in 1920
Yet there were still white women aplenty
Dropping their signs, leaving the streets, raising their voices to whoop with glee
Drowning out the frantic colored cries of
“What about me?”
The war was not won in 1930
Many women were left still yearning
To vote right next to their fair skinned peers,
To get what they had been denied for years
Their voices were silenced their ballots were empty
But they did not stop in 1920
The war was not won in 1950
but there was no time to waste on pity
American women from all shades of life
Natives, Hispanics, and Blacks alike
Never stopped making and painting their signs
Never stopped fighting to gain voting rights
And when met with a pale opposing crowd
They raised their voices twice as loud
Nothing would stop them, not even their fear
They continued their fight, right up to the year
Of 1965
When a fateful rally was planned
To march the highway from Selma to
A piece of Montgomery land
Though their protest was peaceful
Bloody Sunday still did raze
And by state troopers meant to protect
they were beaten, gassed, and tazed
But despite the attacks the protesters
Would not be scared away
They continued their highway march
To span all of 3 days
Through this injustice they fought back
And they were paid off with
The Voting Rights Acts
The war was won in August of 1965
When colored woman across the nation
Were able to set down their signs
When they stepped off the streets and to
The polling place formed lines
When they stood together and said
“The right to vote is mine”
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American society is learning to respect all human beings. As everyone is invited to collaborate equally, our lives will only get better. We have huge amounts of talent ready to shine!!!
Have a great week, everyone! ~ Jacquie
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The Buzz Around is brought to you this week by: Jen Bellody, Janice O'Brien, Jacquelyn Rose, Kayla Rose, Sebastian Ladoulis |
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