March 17, 2019 ~ Building Community One Positive Story at a Time
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A Big THANK YOU to all that attended the 12th annual Taste of Whitman & Hanson in support of Scholarships for LOCAL students!!
A BIG THANK YOU to all the restaurants that participated and to the people of Whitman & Hanson who attended ! Such great food! So much fun!
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Historical Tidbit: The Bridgewater Purchase
Whitman was once part of Old Bridgewater. It was then called Little Comfort.
Back in the time before Little Comfort only the
Algonquian
people knew about the land that is now Whitman.
There are no native settlements in Whitman, though there were remnants of campsites, and implement workshops found along the border near Hobert Meadow.
There were two tribes in the area: Wampanoag and Massachusett that laid claim to the tract of land we now call Bridgewater. The land was purchased from the Wampanoag tribe under Ousamequin, Massasoit. The land was purchased in 1649/50 at Sachem Rock in today's East Bridgewater.
Book Credit: Historica Whitman, Massachusetts.
Story Credit: Gregory Venezia
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BuzzAround Pet Fair
On Sat March 23 from 1 - 3:30
* Meet Chris Maynard
- join in our 1/2 hour group training lesson
*Join us for the great
Bridgewater Farm Supply Scavenger Hunt
1) Take pictures of the items from the list around the store.
2) Each person (16 and older) can fill out 1 entry form
3) Random Drawings at 3:15pm : (2) $50 gift certificates to Bridgewater Farm Supply
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Town Hall
54 South Ave.
781-618-9700
Mon, Wed, Thu 8am - 4pm
Tues 8am - 7:30pm
Fri Closed
Public Library
100 Webster Street
781-447-7613
Mon-Thu 10am - 8pm
Fri 1pm - 5pm
Sat (School Year) 10am - 4pm
Council on Aging
16 Hayden Ave.
781-447-7619
Mon, Wed, Thu 8am - 4pm
Tues 8am - 7 pm
Fri 8am - 1pm
St. Vincent de Paul/Whitman Food Pantry
By appointment only: 781-447-8560
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Congratulations!
Tanya Amico
won
1-hour private lesson with
Maynard Dog Training Solutions
(value $100)
You should play our
Historical Tidbit Trivia Game
at the bottom of this newsletter.
You could win a
$40 Gift Certificate to Boston Guitar,
Rt 106, West Bridgewater
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SIXTH ANNUAL
BOWLING FOR
DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS
In support of high school students from Whitman and Hanson
Please join us for the Sixth Annual Bowling for Dollars for Scholars. For every string bowled, a donation will be made to the Whitman Hanson Dollars for Scholars.
Door prizes and complimentary food will be available throughout this two day event.
Location:
Hanson Bowladrome (next to Hanson AA)
171 Reed Street, Hanson, MA
Dates & Times:
Saturday, March 23/ Noon-4:00 pm
Sunday, March 24/ Noon-4:00 pm
Cost:
$5.00 per string
Shoe rental fee waived
Anyone interested in supporting this fundraising event please contact Michael Ganshirt via email at
michaelgans@yahoo.com or phone 781-252-9683.
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Old Colony Planning Council Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee Announcement
Introducing the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) Meetings.
March 21st at 12pm at
The Old Colony Planning Council
70 School Street, Brockton
&
March 21st at 6 PM
East Branch Library
54 Kingman Street Brockton, MA
The objective of the BPAC is to support ongoing local, regional, and state planning efforts to support multimodal urban and suburban mobility; enhance and expand current infrastructure; improve safety; and raise awareness of pedestrian and bicycle movement within the region. It is envisioned that the committee will meet quarterly at key stages to review, discuss, and provide insight on the analyses of existing conditions, assessment of needs, the development of recommendations and implementation strategies, and the refinement of any studies and plans.
Best wishes,
Jimmy Pereira
Community/Transportation Planner
Old Colony Planning Council (OCPC)
Old Colony Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)
70 School Street, Brockton, MA 02301
Phone: 508-583-1833 Ext: 215
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Celebrate International Women’s Day! Check out our displays at the Whitman Public Library honoring strong and influential women in honor of this day and National Women’s History Month!
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The Taunton River Watershed Alliance needs you!
Whether you can give an hour here and there or a few hours a month:
Water Quality Monitoring Tester
A team of volunteers that regularly test 20 sites in the watershed for water quality the second Tuesday morning of each month, April through October. Samples must be collected and then driven to the Taunton Wastewater Treatment Plant by 8:30 a.m. We train at the beginning of the new year (usually on the last Saturday morning in February). We currently need on-call/"as-needed" fill in for when a regular tester cannot test a site.
Nutrient Pollution Photographic Survey
Photograph key areas along the Taunton River for nutrient pollution. We are hoping for photographs of the same area three or four times throughout the summer.
Event helpers
Set up, man tables, clean up, launch boats, deliver lunch, strike camp, etc. at events
Fundraising/Development & Event Coordinators
River Clearing Crews
Legal Support
We are looking for an attorney or local law firm that could volunteer legal support from time to time.
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Bridgewater Farm Supply is Your Complete Garden, Farm & Pet Store
Itching to get back in the garden? Can't wait to get your hands dirty? Why not start your own plants from seed this year? We have everything you need to start your little seedlings. Stop by today!
1000 Plymouth St (Rt 104) • Bridgewater • (508) 697-0357
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Whitman-Hanson WILL
presents
"If They Had Known"
Thursday, March 28th
WHHS Performing Arts Center at 6:30PM. The event is free and open to the community.
The objective of the event is to raise awareness about the negative consequences of underage drinking including the current party culture and social host implications. The coalition is inviting the community to come together to view the documentary If They Had Known. This documentary highlights the story of Clay Soper from Winchester MA, who died from a fatal overdose after mixing alcohol and benzodiazepines. Clay's parents will be in attendance at the event, as well as Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz, Whitman Chief of Police Scott Benton and Superintendent Jeff Szymaniak.
There will be a number of door prizes for attendees including an opportunity to win two senior prom tickets and a parking spot at graduation! Free childcare will be available as well.
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What will the Easter Bunny put in your basket this year?
Candy by color •
Old Fashioned candy • Sugar, Gluten & Peanut Free selections • Jelly Belly jelly beans • and Ty Beanies!
785 Bedford St. * Whitman
(781) 447-2639
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MOLD GUYS RESTORATION, LLC
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Call today to get your
air ducts cleaned!
An air duct cleaning service is an investment not only in your health, but in the health of your HVAC system!
(781) 910-5029
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Whitman Fire Department Encourages Residents to Test Smoke and CO Alarms During Daylight Saving
Chief Timothy J. Grenno and the Whitman Fire Department wish to remind residents to test their smoke and carbon monoxide detectors this weekend as daylight saving time approaches.
Daylight saving time begins Sunday, March 10 at 2 a.m.
"Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors save lives, and we rely on them to alert us to fire, smoke and carbon monoxide," Chief Grenno said. "It's crucial that they are working properly and we encourage residents and businesses to take daylight saving time as a regular reminder to test their devices replace any batteries that have run out." According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), having working smoke alarms reduces the risk of dying in a fire by 50 percent and, on average, three out of every five fire deaths occur in homes with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms.
The Whitman Fire Department asks that all business owners not only change the batteries in their clocks, smoke or carbon monoxide detectors, but also replace the batteries on wall mounted emergency lights and exit signs. All businesses should have emergency backup lighting as a safety feature to provide temporary lighting in case of power failure.
In order to continue to keep your home safe and prevent fires, Chief Grenno recommends that residents follow safety tips outlined by NFPA: *T
est smoke and carbon monoxide alarms at least once a month using the test button. *Replace alarms immediately if they don’t respond properly when tested. * Replace batteries in smoke and CO alarms when you change your clocks.
Read more
More information on smoke detector and CO alarm safety: Whitman Fire Department at 781-447-7626.
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WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME
Have fun with us and
bee entered to win
a
$40 Gift Certificate to Boston Guitar,
Rt 106, West Bridgewater
Historical Tidbit Question:
Name one of the tribes that Little Comfort was purchased from?
Please include your name, phone number with your answer.
By entering, you give us permission to announce your name in next week's
Buzz Around Whitman.
On March 20, 2019, we will randomly pick a winner from the correct answers.
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Great Irish Thinkers
...taking time to celebrate Irish heritage this weekend.
"But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams."~ William Butler Yeats
Irish proverb: May you have the hindsight to know where you’ve been, the foresight to know where you are going, and the insight to know when you have gone too far.
"People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us."~ Iris Murdoch
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I have not a drop of Irish in me, but have always appreciated the storytelling, the forthright attitude and the devotion of the Irish. It just is.
Jacquie
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The Buzz Around is brought to you this week by: Theresa McNulty, Janice O'Brien, Jacquelyn Rose & Gregory Venezia
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