August 2, 2020
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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 Comes Together to Vote
July 27th, 421 Whitman residents gathered at the High School wearing masks six feet apart in 100 degree heat. They voted an amendment to the regional school agreement and the school budget, and placed the community preservation act on the November Ballot. Thank you all!
Story and photo credit: Justin Evans
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Whitman Annual Town Meeting
The July 27th, 2020 Whitman Town Meeting. Streamed live from Whitman-Hanson High School.
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The Early Development of the town of Whitman
During its early development, the Town of Whitman was largely an agricultural community. The first industry developed on the downstream side of the Schumatuscacant river. It was in this area that the first industrial canal and tunneling of the colony were constructed in 1745. Trees from the town's forests provided a source of timber for several seaport towns. Timbers from Whitman were used to construct the frigate U.S.S. Constitution also known as Old Ironsides. The town soon developed into an important manufacturing center. The first shoe racks were manufactured, cannon balls were cast at Colonel Hobart's Bell and Cannon Foundry, nails and tacks were made, and wooden boxes were built. During the 1800s, many cottage industries established in the 1700s began to develop into larger businesses. By the mid-1800s, several of these businesses grew into large scale assembly line factories. At one time, the Dunbar, Hobart, and Whidden Tack factory, erected in 1864, was the largest in the world. The D.B. Gurney Company dates back to 1825 and is still in operation in Whitman today. The leading manufactured products were shoes and boots. The shoe industry and related industries became the largest employer in the town, and remained as the largest employer until the mid-1900s at which time the shoe industry began it's steady decline.
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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!
Jen McCarthy
won a 16 oz Bee Charmed candle, (value $15.99) from Bee Charmed Gift Shop
494 N. Bedford St (Rt 18) East Bridgewater
You should play our
Historical Tidbit Trivia Game
at the bottom of this newsletter.
You could win a free 30 minute virtual wellness consult and a custom roller bottle
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made with Doterra essential oils for your specific health concerns (worth $40!)
from independent consultant Chris Ventura.
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Donating a wreath to Whitman PD
I donated my first wreath to Whitman PD this evening and it felt great! Police have my full support and always will. He was very grateful for the wreath and gesture and I hope I made him a little more hopeful for the future. I support our heroes in uniform who put their lives at risk everyday for me, for you and all of our families.
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Whitman Public Library Grab-And-Go Crafts
For Kids
Every Monday through 08/10
we will put out a new craft. Please take just one per child. We will continue to put them out every day until we run out.
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FREE Veterinarian Camp
Grade School & Middle School - August 3 - 6
High School - August 7th
We are happy to share information on a free Virtual Vet Med Summer Camp Program from a 2013 WHRHS alum and Veterinarian, Dr. Sarah Wilson. This program is run by the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine and is offered free this year. Programming is available for ages K – 12 for students with an interest in animals and veterinary medicine.
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Giving Back on National Ice Cream Day
Whitman Police Department was very thankful to Noelle Humphries for these nice treats from Peaceful Meadows on a very hot day!
It was very appreciated!
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Covid Testing Near Whitman
New Stop the Spread Testing Centers are open in our area. These test sites are free, open to asymptomatic persons, and according to DPH you do not have to be a member of the community to get tested there.
For Brockton
: Testing is available Monday and Thursday from 12-7p and Wednesday from 9a-4p. Call 844-483-7819 to schedule an appointment.
For Taunton
: Testing is available Wednesday 4-6p, Thursday 4-7p, and Friday 9-11a. Call 774-406-5400 to schedule an appointment.
Credit: Justin Evans, Whitman Selectman
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Now offering Disinfectant Fogging & HEPA Vacuuming Services!
As small businesses start to return to work, HEPA vacuuming is an effective way to take the cleaning and sanitation precautions necessary for a safe environment.
(781) 910-5029
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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
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Take out only
Take out only
Open
for Outdoor Dining
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Stepping up Brockton Book Drive.
Thursday nights in September we will have pick up spots in local towns, including Whitman, making it easy for local folks to drop of their slightly used books ~ time to start cleaning out your shelves ~ or make a donation please!
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We hope you have the best day possible!!!
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FULLER CRAFT MUSEUM PRESENTS
Shelter, Place, Social, Distance
Contemporary Dialogues from the Permanent Collection
August 6– November 22, 2020
(August 6 Museum opens to the general public.)
“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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Vote By Mail
In July, a new law was passed to allow all registered voters in Massachusetts to vote by mail in any 2020 election, with no excuse needed.
As required by the new law, a Vote by Mail application will be mailed to every person who was registered to vote by July 1 and who had not already requested an absentee ballot for the State Primary or for all elections this year. A second mailing will be sent out in September to all voters who have not already applied for a Vote by Mail ballot for the November election. The applications are pre-addressed to your local election official and no postage is necessary.
Vote by Mail applications must be delivered to your local election office no later than 4 business days before the election. For a State Primary ballot, your application must reach your local election office no later than August 26. For a State Election ballot, your application must reach your local election office no later than October 28.
If you wish to vote by mail, you are strongly encouraged to return your application as early as possible, to make sure that you will receive your ballot in time to return it and have it be counted.
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Congratulations to Miley and her human, Tammy Bengin from Whitman, for winning.
Mia Hood, a Golden Retriever who happens to belong to Devin Hood, participates in the Plymouth 4th of July Parade every year. Because of COVID, the parade was canceled, so the Hood family decided to would let Mia hold a Fourth of July Photo Contest for dogs instead.
The response was unbelievable! We had so many people send in photos of their dogs dressed up for the Fourth. It was so hard to choose!
The Hood Family, along with the crew, picked the dogs from all of the pictures we received. The three (3) dogs with the most votes won the ice cream and the five (5) dogs that had the most amount of votes after them won the gift cards
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Canine Photo Contest Winners
Mia's Fourth of July Photo Contest for her fellow canines: "68 (yes 68!) dogs sent me their photos! It was so hard to choose the winners because I loved them all! ... I wanted to share with you the winners".
The winners of the Ziggy's Ice Cream Certificates were: 1. Junior (from Plymouth) who is owned by Diane Morse. 2. Galway entered by Granddog Mom Janice Zanella. 3. Sunny (from Marshfield) and owned by Katherine Murphy. Congratulations to our top three winners! We LOVED your dogs!
The winners of the PetSmart Gift Cards are: 1. Duke (from Bourne) owned by Casey Doran,
2. Miley (from Whitman) and owned by Tammy Bengin.
3. Colt (from Pembroke) and owned by Suzanne Foresman. 4. The Stuart Lab Pack of Gunner, Magnum, Spencer, Storm and Levi (from Plymouth) and owned by Anna and Jason Stuart and Laurie Stuart Sciotto. 5. Malibu (from Marshfield) and owned by Danielle Mechan.
CONGRATULATIONS to these beautiful dogs also! Thank you to everyone who entered! All of your dogs were wonderful! Thank you all for your participation!
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WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME
Have fun with us and bee entered to win
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.
Historical Tidbit Question:
What products became the leading manufactured goods?
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 5, 2020 we will randomly pick a winner from the correct answers.
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Sand in Your Shorts
The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever. ~ Jacques Yves Cousteau
At the beach, life is different. Time doesn’t move hour to hour but mood to moment. We live by the currents, plan by the tides and follow the sun.
~ Sandy Gingras
The ocean stirs the heart, inspires the imagination and brings eternal joy to the soul.
~ Robert Wyland
Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
You’re not a wave, you’re a part of the ocean.
~ Mitch Albom
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Hey folks, it's 10 degrees cooler at the beach, just in case you didn't know....
And if you can't get to the beach, a kiddie pool (for your feet), a beach chair, a fan and ice cream, and, well, some sand in your shorts will have to do! : )
Have a great week! ~ Jacquie
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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
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