August 4, 2024



~ Building Community One Positive Story at a Time.

Town of Halifax is Looking for Volunteers for

the Government Study Committee

The Board is seeking four (4) Halifax residents to serve on the committee. Anyone interested in serving on the Committee is asked to submit a talent bank form prior to August 30th, 2024, via email to Pamela.McSherry@halifax-ma.org or dropped off in-person at the Halifax Board of Selectmen's Office.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct an in-depth review of the town’s current organizational structure
• Obtain information regarding various models of government structure from other Massachusetts communities comparable to Halifax
• Identify strengths and weaknesses in Halifax’s current form of government and areas for improvement
• Recommend changes in the town’s organizational structure, including, but not limited to, the terms of office and the method of selection of officials, consistent with the needs of the town; for example, consider changing the Town Clerk’s position from elected to appointed
• Recommend the best course of action for the Town of Halifax through the adoption of a Charter or updates to the town’s General Bylaws
• Report findings and recommendations to the Board of Selectmen and then to Town Meeting within two years
• The ultimate goal of the Town Government Study Committee is to gain public support and confidence for an improved structure of government for the Town of Halifax

For more information, please visit www.halifax-ma.org/volunteers-needed-halifax-government-study-committee

Got Sneakers?

Generations in Support of the Halifax Council on Aging has a new fundraiser!

100% the proceeds will go towards programs and materials for the Halifax Council on Aging.

There is a collection barrel behind the Halifax Recycling Center, next to the clothing bin, for your used sneakers. This will be an on-going fundraiser and we greatly appreciate your participation. If you have any questions please contact Jeanne Kling at #781-258-6537 or email Generations halifaxgenerationscoa@gmail.com

Friends of the Library Volunteers 

Friends of the Library at Holmes is a non-profit volunteer organization that supports the Holmes Public Library by sponsoring activities and programs. Volunteers organize these events and also donate materials and books.

The Holmes Public Library is always seeking new members to assist with library operations, and anyone is welcome to apply. To learn more about the Friends of the Holmes Library mission and the events they sponsor or apply, please visit the Holmes Public Library Site. 

Cooling Spaces Available 

Holmes Public Library

Council on Aging

Due to the high temperatures in the area, the Holmes Public Library, 470 Plymouth Street, and Council on Aging, 500 Plymouth Street, are available as cooling spaces for residents during regular business hours. Please contact the individual departments for any questions. For the Holmes Public Library, please call (781) 293-2271 and for the Council on Aging, please call (781) 293-7313.

Source: Halifax MA Site 

The Market at Raven Brook 

Sun, Aug 11 

10a-2p 

137 Wood St 

The Market at Raven Brook is back again, bringing a collection of homegrown and homemade creations. This is a great way to support small and local businesses in the area!

Come check out the amazing work of these small businesses: Rock Yard Farm, The Spotted Hound Barkery, Little House Granola, Tateo Organics, The Little Cookie Shed, Child's Play Alpaca, Herbs and Sundry, Rockland Raw Honey, Grassyroots Apothecary, Hare's Paw, and Tree Top Candle Shop. More are still being added, so be sure to stay up to date with The Farm at Raven Brook FB. 

Source: The Farm at Raven Brook FB Post 

Climate Can Do:

Seasonal Food and Farmers Markets

Going to a farmers market is a wonderful activity to do with family, friends, or alone, and it also helps the planet. 

Local and Seasonal Food

Farmers markets sell primarily local food. Vendors travel from their farms to the market. Because the food travels a shorter distance from the farm to the consumer, less gas is burned for transportation. Local produce is seasonal— strawberries in late spring and early summer, peaches and watermelon in the middle of summer, grapes and apples in the fall, squashes in the winter. It is fresh, nutrient rich with more taste. Additionally, smaller farmers are more likely to pay their workers a living wage than huge factory farms. 

Avoid Monocrop Farming

Smaller farmers are less likely to use monocropping. Planting a single crop over and over again in the same space harms the soil, requires more pesticides, and adds harmful runoff of chemicals to local water supplies.

Accessibility

Farmers markets increase access to fresh, high quality food in lower income communities. Since farmers who sell at the markets typically travel around to different locations in the surrounding area of their farms, they can provide better, healthier food choices for communities that do not have access to them.

Reduced Plastic Waste

Farmers market products are not typically wrapped in plastic, or pre-cut and packaged, as in grocery stores. This reduces plastic waste. 

This Climate Can-Do Article was written by Vasilia Yordanova on actions we can do to live more sustainably. We can do it!



Source: news.climate.columbia.edu

Halifax Board of Selectmen

July 23, 2024

Video Courtesy of Area 58 Cable Access

Halifax Conservation Commission

 July 23, 2024

Video Courtesy of Area 58 Cable Access

WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME

Have fun with us and bee entered to win:

a $25 gift certificate to Johnny Macaroni's Restaurant, East Bridgewater & Halifax

johnnymacaronis.com

Historical Tidbit Question:

Who owned Pope's Tavern before Mr. Jones purchased it?

Email us your answer at:  Prizes@buzzaround.info Please include your name and phone number with your answer.

Prize Box Rules By entering, you give us permission to print your name in next week's Buzz Around.



On August 7, 2024, before 2p, we will randomly pick a winner from the correct answers.

The Buzz Around is brought to you this week by: Tiana Frias, Naziya Khalifa, Jamie Puhi, Jacquelyn Rose & Greg Venezia

Growing

"Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are." 

~ Bernice Johnson Reagon

"Life is about growth and exploration, not achieving a fixed state of balance. You have a very limited time on earth to experience all that you can. Figuring out how to squeeze the most out of your family, work, and spirituality is your life's purpose. Go do it."

~ Mel Robbins

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." ~ Mark Twain

"Be not afraid of growing slowly; be afraid only of standing still." ~Chinese Proverb

Like a garden: a little rain, a little sun, and we grow... slowly we grow. ~ Jacquie

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