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February 26, 2023 ~
Building Community One Positive Story at a Time.
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Bridgewater State University's Project EarthView Visits Second Graders
at Dr. E. Joseph Laliberte Elementary School
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On February 10th, Bridgewater State University’s Project EarthView paid a visit to the second-graders of Laliberte Elementary. A collaborative effort between BSU’s Department of Geography and the Center for the Advancement of STEM Education, this project was created to teach students about the world. However, their main goal is to emphasize the need for more geography instruction in primary and secondary schools. |
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While Project EarthView began with one hand-painted, 20-foot inflatable globe, the program now includes a 22-foot satellite imaged globe and giant floor maps. They have also expanded their educational outreach to include workshops appropriate for adolescents in high school. Project EarthView has reached over 100,000 students in Massachusetts, as well as been given the opportunity to travel to the State House in Boston and participate in several regional and national academic conferences.
Thank you, Project EarthView, for teaching our students about the places that make up the world!
Story credit & more pictures: LPO FB
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Historical Tidbit:
Seth Dean
Seth Dean was born in Raynham, Massachusetts, on January 7, 1757. At age 17, when the British force occupied Boston, he volunteered to be a Revolutionary War soldier. He served as a private in 1775 under Captain John King, in 1777 under Captain Jonathan Shaw, and in 1780 under Captain Noah Hall.
Seth was in the first campaign of the war, at the Battle of Bunker Hill and with the troops when the British evacuated Boston. He watched the British board their ships and leave the harbor. "Then Washington marched in with his forces and took possession of the town."
He married 20-year-old Mercy Shaw, also born and raised in Raynham, on October 29, 1780. They had ten children, all born in Raynham.
Raynham death records show Seth Dean died of old age, a widowed farmer, on April 28, 1848. He was 90 years and 10 months.
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TOWN HALL
Town Clerk
508-824-2700
Treasurer/Collector
508-824-2702
Assessors 508-824-2704
Selectmen 508-824-2707
Building Dept. 508-824-2708
Board of Health 508-824-2766
Planning 508-824-2745
Veterans Service Officer 508-828-4527
Public Library
508-823-1344
Council on Aging
508-824-2740
Food Pantry
2nd and 4th Thursday of the month
9 - 11a
494 Church St, Raynham
774-406-5612
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Congratulations!
Thomas W Cunningham
You won a $15 gift certificate to Pinches & Pounds
Candy Store Rt 18, Whitman!
Bee sure to play our Historical Tidbit Trivia Game at the bottom of this newsletter.
Enter for this week's prize of
free 1.5 hour class at
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B-R Reg School District Public Hearing on Preliminary Fiscal Year
Wednesday, March 8th
7p
B-R High School Lecture Hall
415 Center St.
If you want your voice to be heard in regard to the B-R 2024 Fiscal Year, this is the opportunity for you! Feel free to come and share your opinion, whether for or against any part of the budget. The agenda can be found here.
Submitted by B-R Regional School District.
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CERT Basic Training
Mondays from March 6th – May 8th
6:30 – 9p
Bridgewater VFW, 40 Orange St, Bridgewater
If you are interested in volunteering for the Community Emergency Response Team, you're in luck! CERT will be holding classes to teach basic training to any Raynham resident over the age of 18. It is free, and you can learn how to protect your loved ones, your neighbors, and your greater Rayhnam community!
To reserve a seat out of only 20 available, or to ask any questions, email Kevin Moreira at RaynhamCERT@gmail.com
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Hip Hop Dance Chair Exercise for Seniors!
Wednesday, March 8th
10 – 11a
Raynham Senior Center
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Start your day with a little pep in your step! For an hour, use this opportunity to move, dance, and just get some exercise with this free hip hop class. Don't worry about not being able to keep up with the music: this class starts and finishes in chairs! Sign up today for a hip hop class that requires little hip and definitely no hop.
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“Salute to our Veterans” Comedy Night
Saturday, March 18th
Doors open 6:45p for 8p show
Raynham American Legion Post 405
291 Mill St.
Raynham Association of Volunteers for Education (RAVE) will be hosting an adults–only event that promises "The Biggest and FUNNIEST of Boston Comedy!" All proceeds from this night will support the Town of Raynham's annual Veterans Day commemorations and Memorial Day Parade. Tickets are $25 each and can be purchased by clicking here.
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B-R Educational Foundation's 2nd Annual Gala
Sat March 18th
7 – 11p
Barrett's Olde Scotland Links
695 Pine St.
The Bridgewater–Raynham Educational Foundation Corporation presents its 2nd Annual Gala! Come help its mission to promote, sponsor, and enhance the quality of the educational experience for our public school students and their community. Their annual grants will be awarded this night, along with the Judy MacDougall Staff award! There will be dinner, dancing, a silent auction, and live music.
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United Way of Greater Plymouth County Offers Free Online Tax Filing Tool
MyFreeTaxes.com: For the 12th year, United Way is providing online tax filing software, to help taxpayers easily and accurately file their taxes from their computer or smartphone, FREE.
Key features of the online tool include:
- Screens for credit and deduction eligibility such as the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit to ensure filers receive their maximum tax refund, and lets filers check for any missed stimulus payments
- Shows filers how and why their refund amount is changing in real-time
- Allows individuals to use their mobile phone, tablet or computer to file taxes
- Help from a real person trained by the IRS via the MyFreeTaxes’ Helpline.
- Access to additional financial products and resources, including free access to a student debt management tool that will help employees easily lower payments or find loan forgiveness.
MyFreeTaxes is FREE for all returns and includes schedule C options. A list of the tax forms included in this free offering is available by visiting MyFreeTaxes.com.
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Climate Can-Do:
Electric Vehicles
Electric vehicles are a more sustainable way for people to get to where they are going. These vehicles offer less maintenance and repairs, less expensive when it comes to fueling, and most importantly cause less pollution.
In Massachusetts the Zero Emissions Vehicle commission ,or ZEV, was established in 2015 and is working to help support the zero emission vehicle adoption in Massachusetts. Their overall goal is to promote zero emission vehicles, also known as ZEV’s. These vehicles include fuel cell, plug in, or battery electric cars, buses, and vans.
When it comes to making more charging stations for electric vehicles, companies like Chargepoint are offering funding in order to install more of them. This would help make it more accessible for those who want this sustainable transportation. It would make it easier to charge their cars with more available charging stations in Massachusetts.
If you want to find out more about ZEV commission or would like to see more about the funding going into electric vehicle charging stations, read the links provided.
Resources:
This Climate Can-Do Article was written by intern Maeve Stowe of Bridgewater State University. We focus on actions which will help mitigate the environmental changes of our climate emergency. Our goal is to keep our climate's temperature from rising 1.5˚ C to lessen the impact on our environment. We can do!
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Raynham Board of Selectmen
February 21, 2023 Meeting
Video Courtesy of The Raynham Channel
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Raynham Planning Board
February 16, 2023 Meeting
Video Courtesy of The Raynham Channel
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Find YOUR Bliss with
BLISS THROUGH YOGA!
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New!! Intro to Svaroopa® Yoga Workshop on March 6!
Have you wondered about Svaroopa yoga? Do you dislike being the only new person in class? Come to this introductory class where everyone is brand new! You'll learn about Svaroopa® and what this therapeutic style of yoga can do for you. Workshop includes a full spinal sequence, guided awareness and a basic understanding of Svaroopa® yoga.
516 N. Bedford St, East Bridgewater
(508) 331-3564
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Raynham Lions Club Foundation Society Scholarship
The Lions Club of Raynham Foundation will be awarding two $1,500 scholarships! An applicant must have been accepted to an institution of education beyond a secondary level, deemed accredited by the Award Committee. Attributes taken into account by the Committee are the recipient's service to the community, character, scholastic potential, and extracurricular school activities. Applications are due by April 1st.
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Triumph Music and Movement
Thursdays, 10:30–11:30a
Raynham Public Library
Miss Kelly will engage you and your child (ages 3–5) with song, music, and dance! Create wonderful music as you learn about a variety of styles. Explore through movement and fun educational games!
If you have questions or would like to register (required), call Nancy at (508) 822-5388, ext. 208
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Violet the Clown Visits Students!
Lillie B. Merrill Elementary School
On February 8th, Violet the Clown was a special guest at Lillie B. Merrill Elementary School. She told stories, played with magic, and really interacted with her young audience. They took photos, shared some laughs, and a few children were given the opportunity to act as her assistants! Everyone had a great time.
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At the end of her performance, Violet removed her makeup and wig in front of the students. Her goal was to show them that they shouldn't be afraid of clowns, because clowns are just people! Sometimes what appears to be frightening is less scary when it removes its mask and allows you to understand the truth behind it. A good lesson for them to learn, and what fun they had while doing it. Thanks, Violet!
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WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME
Have fun with us and bee entered to win a:
free 1.5 hour class at
Historical Tidbit Question:
What was Seth Dean's ranking under Captain John King?
Email us your answer at:
Please include your name and phone number with your answer.
By entering, you give us permission to print your name in next week's Buzz Around.
On March 1, 2023, 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, Tess Fiumefreddo, Mohamed (Moe) Ibrahim, Janice O'Brien, Jacquelyn Rose, Maeve Stowe & Greg Venezia. |
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Equilibrium
A worthy quest for our lives:
Balance between all factors, finding equilibrium.
Work and family; Meeting physical and spiritual needs. To find work that provide for necessities, and be challenged intellectually.
Have companions who understand and encourage us, as well as those that make us think differently. To exercise, and rest. To eat nourishing food, and enjoy eating. To laugh and be hugged and to cry and be hugged! (And to not be touched if you don't want it!)
Meeting our needs allows us to function better in all of our relationships, our families and in community.
"Moral Education is the source of that spiritual equilibrium on which everything else depends and which may be compared to that physical equilibrium or sense of balance, without which it is impossible to stand upright or to move into any other position." ~ Maria Montessori
"The major work of the world is not done by geniuses. It is done by ordinary people, with balance in their lives, who have learned to work in an extraordinary manner." ~ Gordon B. Hinckley
"It's a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy." ~ Lucille Ball
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Have a wonderful week, Dear Reader. You are worthy of a balanced life. Sending virtual hugs.
~ Jacquie
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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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