June 27, 2021
~ 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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A Halifax Resident Writes Song That Makes International News
Singer & songwriter, Colette O’Connor recently graduated, Magna Cum Laude, from Southern New Hampshire University. Collette singing "People on the Porch" is featured on Return of The Late Night Noisecast #20 aired 6/14/21 from the UK.
Here's a recent e-mail to us from Colette:
"Hey thank you BuzzAround!
My journey back to school started with you! I applied for a job and was asked to format an ad. I was not sure how to, so signed up to learn, and graduated 4-years later!
Smiles of thanks for the incentive!
Sincerely,
Colette O’Connor
Creative Artist, A.A, B.A."
Ed note: You are very welcome, Colette, glad we could help!
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Historical Tidbit:
Description of Standish Manor
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Standish Manor or "The Meadows," consisted of a modernized farmhouse, with about 700 acres of land. On this land were three farmhouses with outbuildings for the farmers. The main structure was a square old-fashioned mansion.
Considerable extensions had been added making an attractive home with twenty-five rooms, five tiled bathrooms, one servant's bathroom and two toilet rooms, with all the conveniences of a modern house.
The house was attractively papered and was well furnished. The play room, with mission furniture, and its great fireplace was often used for home dances; and an old barn, transformed in to a simple studio, was not without its charm.
The home stood on a moderate prominent piece of ground that sloped gradually on three sides for over a quarter of a mile in each direction. The grounds consisted of fine grassland of about 60 acres, fringed with beautiful pine woods extending in a semicircle.
The property included about 10,000 feet of lake front, controlling and protecting the entire residential part. Included in this frontage was an island of 12 acres in the center of the lake (White's Island), connected with the mainland by a narrow road, all elevated ground, and commanding a beautiful view of East and West Monponsett.
This description was found in a small pamphlet that belongs to a family member. This picturesque story of the Manor allows one to visualize what it truly must have been like so many years ago. In 1911, the owners sold the property to Miss Myers and Miss Cullingford for a girl's school.
Respectfully Submitted,
Sue Basile
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Town Hall
781-294-1316
For needed updates, check the town website.
Holmes Public Library
781-293-2271
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!
Ann Burns
Play our
Historical Tidbit Trivia Game
at the bottom of this newsletter.
You could win a
$10 gift certificate to
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Grab & Go Box lunches
have resumed from the
Council On Aging on Tuesday & Thursdays.
Cost is $2.50 and you must reserve the week before.
This is a pick up only service. No delivery.
Upcoming menus is as follows:
6/29: Chicken Caesar Wrap, chips, apple, juice
Call the COA at 781-293-7313 to sign up!
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BSU Science Academy
The Science Academy offers one-week science classes for students who are in or are entering grades 2-12. This unique program allows students to work as scientists and is designed to inspire students about science while providing them with the foundations necessary for further scientific exploration.
Middle school students deadline July 1st.
Elementary students deadline July 3rd.
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FREE GRAB AND GO SUMMER MEALS for Families
Every Wednesday June 23-August 18
12:15 - 1p
Halifax Elementary School
All Children 0-21.
Each meal we provide helps support our school meal programs, which helps us to continue to provide nutritious meals for children! Save yourself some time and money this summer and come see us for FREE grab & go meals for kids!
Questions? - Megan Ahrenholz, RD, School Nutrition Director, Silver Lake Regional School District, 781-582-3556
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Story Walk in Halifax!
First story - June 21 - July 16
Millennium Trail
516 Plymouth St.
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Annual spring flowers and vegetable flats have arrived,
but are selling quick.
Don't miss out!
1000 Plymouth St (Rt 104) • Bridgewater • (508) 697-0357
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Emergency Broadband Benefit
The Emergency Broadband Benefit is an FCC program to help families and households struggling to afford internet service during the COVID-19 pandemic. This new benefit will connect eligible households to jobs, critical healthcare services, virtual classrooms, and so much more.
The Emergency Broadband Benefit will provide a discount of up to $50 per month towards broadband service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands. Eligible households can also receive a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet from participating providers if they contribute more than $10 and less than $50 toward the purchase price.
The Emergency Broadband Benefit is limited to one monthly service discount and one device discount per household.
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The Story of Plastic (Animated Short)
Shared by the Halifax Beautification Committee. Video pulls back the curtain on the plastic pollution headlines, revealing the true causes and consequences of the global plastics crisis.
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Moldavite will take you and elevate you to your next levels in life. Moldavite will purge, detox and heal you.
Namasté
Abington MA
(781) 428-4479
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JOHNNY MACARONI'S
Eat well, Laugh often, Love much
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Feeling hungry for something different?
Click on location for full take out menus!
(781) 300-2600
Take out only
(508) 378-9335
Open for Indoor Dining & Take out
(508) 456-4460
Indoor & Outdoor Dining & Take out
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Halifax Board of Selectman - June 22, 2021 & June 23, 2021
Videos courtesy of Area 58
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PINCHES AND POUNDS
An old-fashioned candy store
with a TWIST
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Grab & Go
Gifts!
Items are packaged in small quantities for your convenience & safety.
Shop in store or online!
Come check us out!
Mon - Sat: 10 am til 8 pm
Sunday 11 am til 6 pm
Online orders!
(781) 447-2639
785 Bedford St, Rt 18, Whitman
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Thank You from Nessralla Farm!
The pandemic year was hard on everyone—communities, businesses, individuals all suffer with isolation. Now that the isolation has abated, we thought it was a good time to give a little back to the community that supported us through the hard times. We survive, thanks to our customers and our community. Flowers don’t solve world crises, but they do lift hearts and spirits. We planted these at Halifax’s Post Office, Council on Aging, and John & Son’s barber shop. Thank you Halifax ❤️
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WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME
Have fun with us and bee entered to win:
a $10 gift certificate to
Mama Deb's Kitchen & Food Truck
Historical Tidbit Question:
What was Standish Manor used as after the owners sold the property in 1911?
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 29th, 2021 before 2p, we will randomly pick a winner from the correct answers.
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Perception
Our interactions with others can change; just by changing our perception... our approach... our view. Every relationship is 50/ 50, so we have equal impact on a conversation.
“Life is all about perception. Positive versus negative. Whichever you choose will affect and more than likely reflect your outcomes.” ~ Sonya Teclai
“There is no fixed physical reality, no single perception of the world, just numerous ways of interpreting world views as dictated by one’s nervous system and the specific environment of our planetary existence.”
~ Deepak Chopra
The moment you change your perception is the moment you rewrite the chemistry of your body.” ~Dr. Bruce Lipton
“What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing. It also depends on what sort of person you are.” ~ C.S. Lewis
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I wonder, dear reader, what, in your life, can be made better by changing how you think about it?
~ Jacquie
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The Buzz Around is brought to you this week by: Jen Bellody, Mohamed (Moe) Ibrahim, Michelle Montella, Janice O'Brien, & Jacquelyn Rose |
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Copyright 2021 Buzz Around Halifax. You have our permission to share and copy this issue in its entirety as much as you like. If you take it in part, please give credit. ("Buzz Around Halifax 6/27/21")
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