August 9, 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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Paula Coffee Dance Studio's Recital
Music & dance, dance & music.
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The Old Farm House
Photographer Chris Cesarini, took these pictures of an abandoned house across a farm on 989 Central Street in East Bridgewater. It is said to be the old Ezra Whitmarsh farm house, and dates back to the 1820's. At one point it had an attached barn which burned down in the 1960's.
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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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Writing Internships available at the BuzzAround
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Town Hall
175 Central St
508-378-1601
Email & Phone contact only
Check the town website for important updates
E. Bridgewater Public Library
32 Union St 508-378-1616
Email & phone contact only
limited browsing times and areas
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!
Ellen Hurteau
won a free 30 minute virtual wellness consult and a custom roller bottle,
made with Doterra essential oils for your specific health concerns (worth $40!) from independent consultant Chris Ventura.
Play our Historical Tidbit Trivia Game
at the bottom of this newsletter.
You could win a Mary Kay Cosmetics Virtual Facial and $15 certificate from independent consultant, Cindy Guarino. http://www.marykay.com/
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Retiring from UPS After 32 Years
Joe has served with the UPS for 32 years, and 22 of those years he has served in East Bridgewater.
Congratulations on your retirement, Joe!
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Beautifying The Friends of Chestnut & Bridge Street Island
Jess and Jared groomed and spread wood chips at the "Friends of Chestnut & Bridge St" island today. Thank you to these teens and the EB DPW for support!
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State Primary & Presidential Election Info & Application for Absentee Ballot
Return your completed application by US mail to: PO Box 387
East Bridgewater, MA 02333
2020 State Primary
- Tuesday, September 1, 2020
- Polling Hours: 7:00a - 8:00p
- Polling Location: Jr/Sr High School Gymnasium
- IN PERSON Early Voting will be available Saturday Aug 22 through Friday Aug 28th
2020 Presidential Election
- Tuesday November 3, 2020
- Polling Hours: 7:00a - 8:00p
- Location: Jr/Sr High School Gymnasium
- IN PERSON Early Voting will be available
- Application to Vote by Mail
Deadlines:
The deadline to request absentee/vote by mail ballots for the State Primary is Friday August 28th at 12:00p.
Last day to register to vote for the State Primary is Saturday August 22nd. Board of Registrars will be in session for voter registration in the Town Clerk's office 2:00p - 4:00p and 6:00p - 7:00p.
The deadline to request absentee/vote by mail ballots for the State Election is Friday, October 30th at 12:00p.
Last day to register to vote for the State Election is Wednesday, October 14th. Board of Registrars will be in session for voter registration in the Town Clerk's office until 8:00p or register online.
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Phase II of Hanson Land Company
Wednesday, September 2,2020 at 1:00p
East Bridgewater Town Common
225 Central Street - East Bridgewater, MA
4 OFFERINGS ON THE AUCTION BLOCK:
1) 22+ ACRES OF RESIDENTIAL-ZONED* LAND
with 1,892+/- Feet of Frontage on Central St
2) 2.26+/- ACRES OF LAND*
Parcel 2 & 2A - Zoned Residential - No Frontage
3) Several various non-contiguous lots
totalling 10+/- Acres
4) 1 ACRE RESIDENTIAL LOT
with 286+/- Feet of Frontage on Central Street
*This land grouping was recently rezoned at town meeting from Industrial to R1 and R2 zoning. R2 is waiting final approval from Attorney General.
Inventory subject to change.
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COA's Ice Cream Social...Distancing!
Thursday, August 20th
1:00p - 2:30p
Ellie’s Treats will be here, fully stocked, so that you can enjoy a delicious ice cream treat, listen to music provided by Tom Madden and socialize with your friends!
EB senior residents sign up now. 508-378-1610 Out of town seniors may sign up beginning Thursday, August 14th. Because we must follow social distancing guidelines, space is limited.
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EB HUGS is looking for a new space to store Santa's workshop
Each year, EB Hugs collects toys and supplies and sets up tables, and trees to provide Christmas to East Bridgewater children. In the off season, tables, trees and a small amount of unmatched clothing & toys are stored until the next year.
Currently HUGS needs to move their off season storage and is looking for some donated space.
If you have storage space available, please contact Theresa McNulty. [email protected]
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Our Promise to You is Unparalleled Quality, Superior Value and Exceptional Customer Service
Celebrate the Re-Opening of Southern Scents!
Receive a Hand Tied Artisan Bouquet with a purchase of Designer's Choice Arrangement*
*Call in and use promo code AUGUST 2020
(617) 704-0689
*Valid through September 15, 2020
Delivery within 25 miles of Bridgewater!
(617) 704-0689
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East Bridgewater Public Library Limited Capacity Hours
Library browsing for Seniors & Compromised Patrons Monday-Friday 9 - 11a
Library Browsing for All Patrons
Monday-Friday
11a - 3p
Curbside Pick Up Available
Monday, Wednesday-Friday
3 - 4p
Tuesday evenings 5 - 7p
Children's Room and Restrooms remain closed at this time.
Requests for children's room items may be made in person, over the phone or via the SAILS e-catalog for holds. Small browsing selection in the Teen Zone.
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Books For Brockton: Brockton Public Library organized by ...
Join me in making a real difference. Brockton Public Library provides access to educational & cultural programs and resources to the greater Brockton Area, free!!! Brockton Library Foundation ... taking this a step further ... is giving away...
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www.gofundme.com
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Stepping up Brockton Book Drive.
Thursday nights in September we will have pick up spots making it easy for EB folks to drop of their slightly used books ~ time to start cleaning out your shelves! - or make a donation please! facebook.com/Brockton-Library-Foundation
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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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East Bridgewater Community Gardens Donates to UCC Food Pantry
This year's first harvest and donation to the UCC food pantry. Thank you, everyone, for volunteering and for donating food! Many plotholders allow us to harvest from their plots, and in addition we have dedicated food pantry plots. We believe all people should have access to fresh, organic food.
Photo and story credit: Ken Reale, Korin Zigler
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FULLER CRAFT MUSEUM PRESENTS
Shelter, Place, Social, Distance
Contemporary Dialogues from the Permanent Collection
Exhibit Showing Now Through November 22, 2020
Thurs, Fridays, & Saturdays 10:00a – 5:00p for the month of August
“The long path from material through purpose to creative work has only a single goal: To create order out of the godforsaken confusion of our time.” —Mies van der Rohe, Not at Home, 1938
Since the initial outbreak in Wuhan, China, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented disruption around the world, from economic uncertainty to national public health emergencies to mandated quarantines. As the global community struggled to make sense of it all, an explosion of new words and phrases emerged. This pervasive terminology—shelter in place, social distancing, flatten the curve, PPE, and more—offered a practical shorthand with which to frame the rapidly changing world and united us through shared cultural touch points.
While many terms are inextricably associated with the pandemic, certain words, when decontextualized, represent recurring themes in contemporary craft. In this regard, Shelter, Place, Social, Distance: Contemporary Dialogues from the Permanent Collection adopts the COVID-19 lexicon as a conceptual springboard for exploring how the universal subjects of home, place, community, and distance are represented in Fuller Craft Museum’s permanent collection.
Fuller Craft Museum is honored to present these extraordinary objects as we welcome visitors back to our galleries following the COVID-19-related museum shutdown. Like all great works of art, the forms invigorate our understanding of the times in which we live.
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Get in Shape for Women
in Bridgewater
We are OPEN!
Our studio has been disinfected, repainted and redesigned to keep our clients separate and safe upon return. As always, there are never more than 4 clients in a session
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Try us out -
6 week training special for $279.
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180 Winter St., Bridgewater
(across from Chatta Box)
Contact Stephanie at 508-697-2900
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52 Weeks Logo & Link Ad in 1 Hive
For $99 / each month, your Logo & Link ad is in 1 Buzz Around town e-newsletter each week. Ad rotates monthly between Bridgewater, Brockton, East Bridgewater, Halifax, Raynham, West Bridgewater & Whitman.
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Restoration Coffee Wins Best Coffee Shop in the
South Shore!
July 23rd, Restoration Coffee won best coffee shop in the South Shore and the owner, Matt Wood, was excited to share their news and thank supporters: " I’d like to thank my customers, friends, and family. They all have supported me so much. We love our products and strive to make them fantastic every day. I love how the area has really taken us under their wing."
Restoration Coffee strives to give the best service and also works closely with suppliers to achieve this. They buy coffee from suppliers who work directly with farmers and help educate farmers on the best growing practices. This way the farmer can make as much money as they can for their beans.
The ins and outs of this shop have made this award possible, along with its loyal local followers. "People were telling me that they voted. I found the magazine at Stop and Shop and was floored and very proud."
It's very exciting to have an EB store win this award and get this much attention throughout the South Shore. Stop in today for one of their amazing lattes! Matt's favorite go-to drink of theirs is an iced Americano, so be sure to try that too! facebook.com/RestorationcoffeeEB
Story by Kayla Rose
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WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME
Have fun with us and bee entered to win a
Mary Kay Cosmetics Virtual Facial and
Historical Tidbit Question:
When was the farmhouse orginaly 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 August 12, 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, Janice O'Brien, Sasha Rockwell, Jacquelyn Rose, Kayla Rose |
Copyright 2020 Buzz Around East Bridgewater. 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 East Bridgewater 8/9/20").
Disclaimer: At the Buzz Around, we promote community and family. 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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On being a social entrepreneur...
As the COVID crisis affects our collective financial stability. Folks are turning to the entrepreneurial life, and so here are my thoughts on being a social entrepreneur:
*I enjoy every piece of my job. Every day, everything I do. I get to spend each day writing & talking about the positive things all of you are doing. Your good stories never end!
*I formulate my life according to my own value system. What products I use, who I contract with, what impact I have on the environment & society.
*I decide when to work and when not to.
And here are quotes from other voices:
"To any entrepreneur: if you want to do it, do it now. If you don’t, you’re going to regret it.” ~ Catherine Cook
"It’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen.” ~Scott Belsky
“Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value.” ~ Albert Einstein
“Be so good they can’t ignore you.” ~Steve Martin
“Don’t put a ceiling on yourself.” ~Oprah Winfrey
One last reason I enjoy being an entrepreneur: I am responsible for my own success and failure. *
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*This is because I am able to work within society's frame for a white middle-class educated female. Financial problem solving has been done with MUCH MUCH MUCH help from my community’s tightly woven safety net. During the BuzzAround’s formative years, my family and I accessed the food pantry; informal and formal groups to provide funds for after-school programs, Christmas gifts, Thanksgiving & Easter meals and school supplies. There were also state programs to assist with childcare costs and healthcare. Now we are well on our way to providing for ourselves. The gratitude I feel is overwhelming.
I also recognize there are many, many Americans that have similar challenges and do not have access to such a tightly woven net because of their skin color. That's not the America I believe in. We need to be able, as a country, to extend our hand and weave our net.
It is with that love for a just society and for each other that your BuzzAround will keep sharing our good news. News of love. That is how the BuzzAround fulfills our mission as a social entrepreneurship.
Thank you, dear reader, for all you do in the work of community building. Together, we weave. ~ Jacquie
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