August 22, 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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The Pet Show was so fun!
Thanks to everyone for bringing their furry (and feathered!) friends!
Thanks to Mike the Director of the Plympton Library for cohosting!
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Historical Tidbit:
Early Excursion To Plymouth
When the Old Colony Railroad was first open for business one of their first trips was a run to Plymouth. About 400 gentlemen were invited by the directors to assemble at South Station at 10 o'clock in the morning at the freight depot of the company as the bridge over which the train would have had to pass to the passenger depot in the city had not been finished. A train of beautiful cars, built by a Mr. Bradley of Worcester were waiting to receive those invited for the trip.
The cars were handsomely finished with all the material improvements. The train was drawn by two new engines and proceeded at a moderate pace, stopping at all the way stations to take in the gentlemen who had been invited to join in the excursion.
The route passed through Dorchester, on the sea coast border, crossed the Neponset River near its mouth, passed through the Weymouth Center, South Abington, a portion of Hanson, a corner of Halifax and the village of Kingston to its terminus near Court Street in Plymouth, a distance of 37 miles.
The route as far as Quincy and Braintree was pleasant, but from the latter point on, uninteresting. The track, with the exception of a small portion, where the work was not finished was in excellent order. The depot buildings at the way stations were not yet finished.
The train arrived in Plymouth between 12 o'clock and 1 PM. From the depot the guest marched in procession, with music, to Pilgrim Hall where after a brief address they enjoyed a chowder luncheon. After brief speeches all guests were returned to the city in the early evening.
This was the seventh main line of the railroad that radiated from Boston as a common center, measuring in all their branches more than 800 miles, and it was said that the lines were to soon be extended.
An eyewitness account of that trip by one of the gentlemen years later told of the odd looking train struggling with a grade. "Going up a grade from what is now Quincy Adams, at that time Braintree, the locomotive was unable to pull the train, and some of us were obliged to get out and push the engine and train up the slope. First we detached the engine and pushed that up the grade, then we took the cars and gave them a lift up the hard place, and that was the way in which we helped along the first trip over the new railroad."
"We went along all right then, as I remember, until we came to Kingston, four miles from Plymouth, and here we found that the bridge was not completed. The engineer did not dare to run the cars over the road, heavily loaded as they were and so we got out again, some extra boards were laid down, and we walked over the bridge, single file..."
The Old Colony Rail Road Boston to Plymouth line opened November 10,1845 - 36.8 miles in length.
~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
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!
Mary Lou Harding
won a $20 gift certificate to
from independent consultant Katie Ray.
Bee sure to play our Historical Tidbit Trivia Game at the bottom of this newsletter
Enter for this week's prize of a
1 hour session (value $80) at
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Internship Opportunity
*Writing
*Marketing
*Accounting
*Entrepreneurship
*Graphic Design
Gain real-world knowledge as we design our internship specifically for you!
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All Call for Community Flea Market
The Halifax Congregational Church is sponsoring a community flea market, open to all, Saturday, Sept 11th, on the town green, 9a - 3p.
The cost for a space is $25, and tables will be provided on a first come first served basis. In the event of rain, the market will be inside the church and recommended Covid protocols at that time will be observed. Our famous, delicious chowder will also be offered, for take-out beginning at noon.
Gather your "stuff", go in with a friend. Maybe you have craft items to sell, or just bring your "get rid of" things from all the sifting and sorting you've done over the past year! To reserve a space, or with questions, contact Susan Mahan, coordinator @ 781-293-0422 or email @ susanlmahan14@gmail.com. Checks should be made payable to Halifax Congregational Church and mailed to the Church ATTN: Treasurer, 503 Plymouth St., Halifax MA. 02338.
The deadline for reservations and payment is September 1st. Thank you!
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Old Colony YMCA – Your Place for Family Fun & Health
Old Colony YMCA is dedicated to improving the health of mind, body and spirit of individuals and families in East Bridgewater and surrounding communities. We're committed to improving the quality of life of all area residents by providing affordable access to child care, fitness and health and wellness programs. The Y is proud to be a part of this community. The East Bridgewater Family Branch offers a full range of recreational, educational and fitness programming... from licensed day care to certified fitness instruction, the Y provides quality and personalized service.
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Pick Your Own Blueberries (limited quantities), Plums, Peaches & Nectarines!
Tuesday - Sunday, 9a - 3p
Weather Permitting • Call for conditions
Children welcome under adult supervision * No Pets * We supply containers* No unscheduled groups.
Check Facebook for more details.
PERENNIAL HYBISCUS & VEGETABLE TRANSPLANTS!
Donut Barn open for slushies & peach smoothies
Cider donuts made fresh every weekend
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Get Your Lettuce, Spinach & Broccoli!
325 South St,
E. Bridgewater
(508) 378-2270
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Smokey Bear turns 77
"Remember - Only YOU can prevent forest fires!"
Smokey Bear became the official mascot of the U.S. Forest Service on August 9, 1944.
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Special Town Meeting
The Halifax Board of Selectmen has scheduled a special town meeting for Wednesday, September 8 at 7:30p in the All-Purpose Room of the Halifax Elementary School.
For more information, please contact the Selectmen's Office at 781-294-1316.
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Thank You Action Team
Halifax Police Department would like to thank Laicey Ieronimo of The Action Team for dropping off “care bags” for children that we potentially come in contact with during the course of our duties and need to be transported to the PD to await services. These bags will make the already scary and traumatizing wait time more bearable for these children. Great work Laicey and thank you to all the residents who donated items.
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We sell "super premium" meat-based pet food!
Their first ingredients are, typically, animal flesh, rice, and corn and are 85% to 95% digestible. Meat-based feeds are fed in much lower quantities, contain higher levels of linoleic acid, and cost less to feed.
Come by and get the best for your pet!
1000 Plymouth St (Rt 104) • Bridgewater • (508) 697-0357
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ICE CREAM SOCIAL FOR HALIFAX SENIORS
Friday, Sept 10th
12 - 2p
Town Hall Green
The Dairy Twist Ice Cream Truck will be arriving at Noon & SINGO will be held from 1 - 2p.
WHAT IS SINGO??
SINGO combines music and bingo in a sing a long style game. Instead of numbers, SINGO uses familiar songs from different genres of music with one common theme… you can sing along and keep track of your SINGO card to WIN!
“Not your grandma’s BINGO”
Please call the Council on Aging to reserve your spot at 781-293-7313.
SPACE IS LIMITED
THIS EVENT IS FUNDED BY THE HALIFAX COUNCIL ON AGING
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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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Mold Guys Restoration
Residential and Commercial
Mold remediation services, water damage repair, air duct cleaning etc., contact Mold Guys today! Servicing the Bridgewater area.
(781) 910-5029
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Halifax Board of Selectmen
August 10, 2021
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Halifax Board of Selectmen
August 11, 2021
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A BuzzAround shout out to Halifax writer Donna Latvis.
Donna emailed us with this update: "I am 62... I raised 2 daughters by myself and now am a proud grandmother of 3.
I have loved writing and photography since my early teens.
In 2005 my first book of poetry was released "Gifts From God". Then in 2006 "Defend God's Word" was released. In this book I share what the Bible has taught me about subjects like Faith and Salvation. I have 20 each left from their printing. "
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WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME
Have fun with us and bee entered to win:
1 hour session (value $80) at
Historical Tidbit Question:
What is the length of the Old Colony Railroad Boston to Plymouth?
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 25, 2021 before 2p, 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, Mohamed (Moe) Ibrahim, Michelle Montella, Bridget Murphy-Courteau, Janice O'Brien, & Jacquelyn Rose |
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Rest Easy.
“Just because you take breaks doesn’t mean you’re broken.”
~ Curtis Tyrone Jones
When you rest, you catch your breath and it holds you up, like water wings…”
~ Anne Lamott
“If you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit.”
~ Bansky
"Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time."
~ John Lubbock
"I don't know exactly what a prayer is.
I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down
into the grass, how to kneel down in the grass,
how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields,
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which is what I have been doing all day.
Tell me, what else should I have done?
Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon?
Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?"
~Mary Oliver ( from The Summer Day)
Rest Easy ~ Jacquie
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