Marsha Silvia & Jeffrey Kelleher - Historical Commission; Suzanne Lopes - Cultural Council; Kevin Ellis, Robert Pribusauskas & Rebecca Mello - Cable TV Advisory Committee; Bill Lewis - Economic & Business Dev. Commission; Joseph Bettencourt - Mobile Home Park Rent Control Board; Arthur Bendinelli, Timothy McRae, Paul Dooley, Lou Bousquet, Jon Chase, Robert Iafrate & Gregory Barnes - Open Space Plan Committee; Brandan Loftus, Gil Alegi, Matthew Andrade, Theodore Sargent, Peter Schondeck, Bill Lewis, Gregory Barnes, Robert Iafrate & Jessica Thomas - Capital Planning Committee; John Teixeira, Erin Medeiros, A.J. Andrews & Jessica Thomas - S.A.V.E. Committee; John Noblin, Joseph Bettencourt & Robert Iafrate - Permanent Building Committee

Jennifer Oldfield, Carol Sullivan, Russell Driscoll, Gil Alegi, Joseph Pacheco, Jessica Thomas, Brendan Loftus & Robert Iafrate - Tax Increment Finance Board; Brendan Loftus, Jennifer Oldfied, Carol Sullivan, Russell Driscoll & Joseph Pacheco - Board of Overseers; Leigh Kozak & Ginny Jacques - Library Board of Trustees; Gregory Barnes, Robert Iafrate, Erin Medeiros, John Teixeira & John Kokoroyannis - Senior Center Renovation Committee

Source: Town of Raynham Site

Written by Tiana Frias, BuzzAround Intern

Hop on virtual chats with a #1 New York Times bestselling author, Tiffany Jewell. You will get to hear Tiffany highlight the inequities Black and Brown students face from preschool through college, as she presents lessons and knowledge from her new book "Everything I Learned About Racism I Learned in School."

Register here: Author Talks on Library.org

The Raynham Park and Recreation Department is doing a Summer Tadpole Program. Kids aged 4-6 will enjoy arts and crafts, games, outdoor play, story-time, and more! No field trips or weekly swims, but plenty of fun activities and entertainers. And each week they will get to try something new!

Register Here: Raynham Park and Recreation Department WB 

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Source: Raynham Public Library Site

Join for fun and games on:

Tuesday, July 9th, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Tuesday, August 13th, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm (Singo at Night)

These informal nights let participants choose the game or games they want to play. Come and enjoy a great evening with us! For more information, check out the COA Summer Newsletter

Join the Council on Aging for Neil Diamond’s movie debut in the 1980s remake of the classic, The Jazz Singer. It’s about a fifth-generation cantor striving to break free from tradition to find his voice in the world of music. With an iconic performance by Laurence Olivier as his tradition-bound father.

Source: COA Summer Newsletter

edible Southeastern MA gives us a list of the Farmers Markets in our area.

Registration is required and can be completed on the Raynham Public Library Site 

Donna Riendeau, a retired teacher from Raynham schools, recently gave a presentation to group of fourth graders at Dr. E Joseph Laliberte Elementary School. She spoke about her experience during her teaching days and the transformation of local schools. Her narrative then took an exciting turn as she delved into her past. As a child, she moved frequently due to her father’s Navy career before settling in Massachusetts.

For CAST Week ( Children and Seniors Together) Raynham Public Schools benefited from the story -telling of area seniors, sharing their life stories.

Donna highlighted a moment she in fourth grade where she learned that a classmate’s father was one of the first astronauts selected to go to space. This revelation ignited her lifelong interest in space exploration. She shared fascinating details about early space missions and how Alan Shepard and Walter Schirra made history. These pioneers traveled in small, cramped capsules which would land in the ocean, where Navy ships, including the one her father served on, would retrieve them.

Donna compared the day-to-day life of past astronauts in space with those of current ones, providing a picture of how space exploration has evolved. Overall, Dionna gave an engaging session that captivated the fourth graders with a window into the past and inspired a sense of curiosity.

Source: The Raynham Channel

Written By Naziya Khalifa, BuzzAround Intern

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