August 16, 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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Whitman Hanson vs East Bridgewater
Area X Baseball
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The Buzz Around Bees
Season 3 - Episode 1
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Bostonian Shoe Lofts
One of the biggest landmarks in the town of Whitman, the Bostonian Shoe Lofts has a rich history. Built in the late 19th century this building was home to the Commonwealth Shoe and Leather Company, famous for their Bostonian shoes which are still sold today. This building has some fascinating architecture. In 1940 the shoe company expanded the factory over an old church; not much was left of the church but you can tell by the outlined arch windows. The building includes two 85 foot towers that lookout across the 250,000 square foot compound. It also features two skywalks connecting the buildings and around 1800 windows. In the company's prime it employed up to 600 workers from the local area. When the shoe industry finally started to slow down the factory shut down in the mid 1960s.
After being used for storage then being vacant for many years, in 2001 it was transformed into a printing factory for Harry B. Harding and Son. Owner John Campbell also rented out space to other businesses, and even set up a museum where artifacts from Whitman's industrial past were displayed. Eight years later it was sold to a real estate firm. Thankfully they decided to maintain the building's historic architecture and make 126 loft style apartments. This was incredible because it may have been cheaper to tear it down and build from the ground up but they decided not to. Now it remains on the National register of historic places and gives a peak back into Whitman's past.
Story by Sebastian Ladoulis
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All town buildings are closed to the public, please call or email for assistance.
Town Hall
781-618-9700
Public Library
781-447-7613
Council on Aging
781-447-7619
St. Vincent de Paul/Whitman Food Pantry
By appointment only: 781-447-8560
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Congratulations!
Margaret Schneider
won a Mary Kay Cosmetics Virtual Facial and $15 certificate
Play our
Historical Tidbit Trivia Game
at the bottom of this newsletter.
You could win a Jump Start Training Package including nutrition consultation & 6 free sessions from Get In Shape For Women at 180 Winter St, Bridgewater, value $279.
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#MASKUPMA
to keep Massachusetts safe. It’s time to #MaskUpMA!
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Trash and Recycle Calendar
This flyer contains important information about our curbside pickup including the Holiday schedule and rules and regulations.
781-447-7630
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Scouts Clean Up Whitman!
Whitman Cub Scout Pack 59 did their good turn the morning of August 8th, helping to keep Whitman clean! Several bags of trash safely cleaned up from around our beautiful town.
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PINCHES AND POUNDS
An old-fashioned candy store
with a TWIST
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Large selection of nostalgia candy!
All those goodies from your childhood!
Mon - Sat: Open til 8pm • Sunday 'til 6pm Come check us out!
Online orders!
(781) 447-2639
785 Bedford St, Rt 18, Whitman
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JOHNNY MACARONI'S
Eat well, Laugh often, Love much
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Turn your kitchen into an Italian restaurant by adding Johnny Macaroni’s homemade sauces to your delicious dishes.
Click on location below for full take out menus or dine with us at either of our East Bridgewater locations!
Take out only
Take out only
Open for Outdoor Dining
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Enter the Annual Tide Calendar
Digital Photography Contest
The deadline for inclusion in the 2021 Tide Calendar is Monday, August 31st at midnight.
Open to all, amateur and professional, young and old. Photographs must be of wild life, scenery, or recreational activities TAKEN WITHIN the Taunton River Watershed related to water use and conservation. Photographs must be taken within the last five years and must be the sole property of the submitting party.
Twelve winning images will be selected to illustrate our 2021 Annual Taunton River Tide Calendar, with one grand prize image being selected for the cover. All winners will receive a free copy of the Tide Calendar.
All files must be electronic. At this time, our volunteers do not have the time to scan photographs sent on film. Also, please send files taken from your device's camera. Images that are shot through apps like Instagram or snap chat or downloaded from Facebook, tend to be too compressed or are digitally unsuitable for print.
If you have any questions or If you are emailing files, email them one at a time to [email protected].
If you are dropping a disk in the mail, please send us an email so we can keep an eye out for it.
Please use the following mailing address:
TRWA Calendar Contest , P.O. Box 1116 Taunton, MA 02780
Images with landscape orientation work the best. We are looking for seasonal images, so don't forget to submit that lovely snowscape you took in February or the fall foliage river-scape you shot last October. (We tend to get most of summer shots. So if you want to increase your odds of having an image selected, send shots of all four seasons!)
Image Credit: "Immature Cooper's Hawks," Raynham, MA by Bernard Creswick
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Composting Bins
Are You looking to Recycle your Lawn and Garden Waste and turn it into Compost for your plants ? The Town has Composting bins available free of charge, just give the DPW a call at 781-447-7630 to arrange for a pickup.
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Whitman-Hanson Regional High School - Class of 2020 Virtual Graduation Ceremony
Video Courtesy of WH- TV
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Class of 2020 Scholarship Awards - WHRHS and W&H Dollars For Scholars
Video Courtesy of WH- TV
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WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME
Have fun with us and bee entered to win a Jump Start Training Package including nutrition consultation & 6 free sessions from Get In Shape For Women at 180 Winter St, Bridgewater, value $279.
Historical Tidbit Question:
What was the factory expanded
over in 1940?
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 August 19, 2020 we will randomly pick a winner from the correct answers.
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Your Beautiful Imagination
I am convinced compassion, love, and a healthy dose of imagination will get us through. When we create together, we dream together and we emerge better and healthier people.
“Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.” ~Albert Einstein
“Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.” ~ Gloria Steinem
“If you fall in love with the imagination, you understand that it is a free spirit. It will go anywhere, and it can do anything.” ~ Alice Walker
“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.” ~ Mark Twain
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I hope you have time to breath, let go of that tension and unleash your imagination. It's the beginning of something beautiful!
~ Jacquie
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The Buzz Around is brought to you this week by: Jen Bellody, Janice O'Brien, Jacquelyn Rose, Kayla Rose |
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Copyright 2020 Buzz Around Whitman. You have our permission to share and copy this issue in its entirety or as much as you like. If you take it in part, please give credit: ("Buzz Around Whitman 8/16/20").
Disclaimer: At the Buzz Around, we promote community and family. Occasionally, there will be links to town committees and other non-profit groups, as a way of sharing local information. Individual groups are responsible for how they represent themselves on their websites and in their promotional materials.
The Buzz Around does not claim to support any particular view.
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