May 2, 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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Library Display Of Lions Pins
Holmes Public Library has a new display in their display case. It is a collection of 150 Lions Club trading pins, which is being loaned to the library by their patron Nancy Emerson. The pins were amassed by Nancy and her late husband over the course of many years as they travelled all over the country and the world to attend Lions Club pin trading events. This amazing display is available for viewing at the library.
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North District:
For five Terms in succession, Harriet M. Washburne, of Bridgewater, has been the teacher in this district, closing her labors in the Summer Term of 1868. It would be folly for us to enumerate her virtues, as a teacher, now, for we have done so repeatedly in the past. It was with regret that we saw her retire from the field of her public usefulness.
The pupils of this school have lost one who held them in the hollow of her hand, - who ruled them with less than a rod. When they arrive to years of maturity, they will remember those terms as green spots in their youthful school days. What we would write for the examination of the last term, we have already written for the other terms previously.
For the Winter Term, the successor of Miss W., was Miss Sarah J. Keith, of Middleboro, who is a teacher of fine address, dignity of character, and rare independence of thought and action. It is with pleasure that we find a teacher of such modesty and personal accomplishments in our public schools.
In discipline, she is eminently just, but not of sufficient severity to ensure that perfect tranquility which we so much esteem. We are sometimes told that moral suasion is most effectual; but our humble opinion is, that it is best, first to exhaust it, and then apply the rod, not frequently, but in a manner that would be remembered, if needed, for a term. A scholar whose physical power is sufficient to resist successfully the teacher, and who manifests the disposition to do so, in cast of punishment, must be expelled from school until he can be restored with sufficient guarantees, for his future conduct. This we hold to be sound doctrine.
The examination was orderly, and a good degree of progress, in the various branches, shown. There was one feature which the Committee notes with sorrow, that was the absence of the parents. In times past, on similar occasions, we have found the school-room crowded. The inference is unmistakable.
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Respectfully,
~ 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!
Cindy Bloomquist
won a $15 gift certificate to Pinches & Pounds
Candy Store Rt 18, Whitman!
Play our
Historical Tidbit Trivia Game
at the bottom of this newsletter.
You could win a
$50 gift certificate to Beauty Counter products through Independent Consultant Christine Harkins. The clean revolution.
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Identifying, Managing and Reducing Back to School Stress and Anxiety in Kids
Wednesday, May 5 at 6:00p
via Zoom
Presenter: Kathleen M Bambrick, LICSW Director of Training and Social Worker, Aspire Health Alliance
Please join us for a 1-hour presentation and discussion for parents managing their child’s stress (and perhaps parents’ too) about returning back to school.
Registration is required to attend the event, which you can do by clicking the corresponding Zoom link below to sign-up.
For more information please click on the link below:
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Halifax Town Election - May 15, 2021
10:00a to 6:00p
Halifax Elementary School
As with the elections that were held in 2020, COVID protocols will be in place.
Registered voters can choose to vote early via mail-in ballot. The application form for mail in: halifax-ma.org/elections/2021-vote-mail-in - and also can be obtained at the Town Clerk's office or you can request an application be mailed to you.
The last day to apply for early voting via mail-in ballot is Tuesday, May 11. Applications must be received by 5p on that day. Voters can drop off applications at the Town Clerk's Office, use the election kiosk, or mail them to the Town Clerk, 499 Plymouth Street, Halifax, MA 02338.
It is expected that ballots will be mailed out starting on or about Wednesday, April 21. Ballots must be returned to the Town Clerk's office or the election kiosk no later than Saturday, May 15 at 6p.
The election kiosk located on the parking lot side of the Town Hall will be available for voters to submit applications and ballots.
Sample ballot will be available now.
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Chicks are in! Stop in and get YOURS Today!
1000 Plymouth St (Rt 104) • Bridgewater • (508) 697-0357
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We are so-o-o-o excited to read your stories : )
8 talented writers will
win $100.
Let us know your good news!
Submit your original non-fiction short story related to one of the BuzzAround Hives: Bridgewater, Brockton, East Bridgewater, Halifax, Raynham, West Bridgewater or Whitman.
Librarians from each of our communities will judge the stories and decide the winners through a rating process.
One $100 American Express Card will be awarded in each community; and $100 to the popular vote on www.Buzzaround.Info May 17 - 22, 2021.
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Meet Our Masters of Knowledge: Your Halifax Librarian Judge
For Our "What's Your Good News" Short Story Contest
Deborah Adduci
For the past year, Deborah Adduci has been the Community Outreach/Reference Librarian at the Holmes Public Library in Halifax. Before that, she worked at the Ames Free Library in Easton for 10 years and before that, at the Bridgewater Public Library for 10 years. Her favorite part of the job is when she totally nails a book recommendation. There’s nothing better to her than hearing a patron say “I LOVED that book!”. Deborah loves to cook and craft, and she has an ever-expanding collection of really cool pencils.
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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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Stonecroft Farm
Lessons * Boarding * Sales
* Indoor / Outdoor ring
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Ride our safe, school horses.
Lessons for ages 4 & up
36 years experience
$55 / 45-min lesson
108 Belmont St, West Bridgewater
(508)245-3432
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SLPerforming Arts Association Fundraiser Drive: Remember buying snacks and waters at the concerts?
It's likely you averaged $96.00 a year in those purchases. We used those funds for many things including over $5,000 in scholarships each year. We are well below our goal and need YOUR HELP.
Please click on this link and make a tax deductible donation today! Every amount counts and all of the money goes to our students! I just sent out an email with more information.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT!
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Halifax Planning Board
04/15/2021
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Try our frozen
meals-to-go, like yummy American Chop Suey!
FREE delivery in surrounding towns!
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120 East Grove St, Middleboro
Open Thursdays & Fridays
Booking Food truck now for YOUR
next special event!
Gift Certificates Available
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52 Weeks Logo & Link Ad in 1 Hive
For $99 / each month, see your ad in 1 Buzz Around town each week.
Read more
buzzaround.info
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Such a great turnout for Clean Up Day! Here are members of the Well Church and managers from North Easton Savings Bank! The NESB and Rockland Trust donations allowed us to buy t-shirts. Thank you Halifax!
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WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME
Have fun with us and bee entered to win:
a $50 gift certificate to Beauty Counter products through Independent Consultant Christine Harkins.
The clean revolution.
Historical Tidbit Question:
Who was the successor of Miss Washburne?
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 May 5, 2021 we will randomly pick a winner from the correct answers.
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You've Got This.
Some times,
no matter how hard we try, Things happen
They happen all around us, they happen to us.
We're here.
We're here to experience it, to contemplate on it. To feel it and decide what to do with it. Here's some insight:
“Shit hits the fan
so fertilizer
can rain.”
~ Jackie Viramontez
“I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.”
"Bad things can happen to you, but it doesn't mean you have to have regrets. It's all about what you do with it."~ Trixie Mattel
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We're here to experience it,
It's your choice what to do with that experience.
~ Jacquie
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The Buzz Around is brought to you this week by: Jen Bellody, Mohamed (Moe) Ibrahim, Janice O'Brien, Ayman Quader & 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 5/2/21")
Disclaimer: At the Buzz Around, we promote community and family. There are links to town committees and other non-profit groups, in the newsletters. Individual groups are responsible for how they represent themselves on their websites and in their promotional materials. BuzzAround is not responsible for the media content of other organizations.
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