February 23, 2020
~ Building Community One Positive Story at a Time
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Bridgewater/ West Bridgewater
Dress A Girl Around the World
Team Keeps Sewing!
(Top Image) Maureen Hill and her friends sewed their first dresses for Dress a Girl within the last few weeks and have jumped in with vigor. 6 dresses and 9 sets of cargo shorts and t shirts for boys!
(Bottom Image) The Ole Sew and Sews of Stone Meadow recently met and brought in 15 dresses and 4 boys’ shorts sets to be sent to the Bridgewater Dress a Girl group.
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Meeting Days
Friday, March 6, from 9:30-11:30 at the Bridgewater Senior Center
March 13, from 9:30-11:30 at the Bridgewater Senior Center.
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Historical Tidbit:
Nor'easter
Nor'easter, a phrase that sends shivers down the spine of even the most hardiest of New Englanders. In December 1620, the Pilgrims quickly found out the nature of our winters, though many noted the first winter was milder than most to come.
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A Nor'easter gets its name from strong continuous northeastern winds blowing in from the ocean. The storm begins with a strong low-pressure area either forming in the Gulf of Mexico or on our East Coast. If the low tracks westerly the precipitation will mostly be rain. If the low moves easterly slightly off the coast and there's enough moisture and cold air, it's time to bundle up and batten down because we are in for heavy snow, over-sized waves and wind gusts that can exceed hurricane force. We have memories of storms such as the February "Blizzard of 78" and the Thanksgiving "Perfect Storm" of 1991. New Englanders are a hearty bunch!
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Respectfully submitted by Robert Lundquist
photo courtesy of Wikipedia
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Academy Building Municipal Offices
66 Central Square
508-697-0921
Mon - Thurs 8a - 4p, Fri 8a - 1p
Public Library
15 South Street
508-697-3331
Mon - Wed 9a - 8p
Thurs 10a - 5p, Fri & Sat 10a - 2p
Cole-Yeaton Senior Center
10 Wally Krueger Way
508-697-0929
Mon - Thurs 9a - 3p, Fri 9a - noon
Food Pantry
Central Square Congregational Church
71 Central Square
508-697-6016
Thursdays - 10a - 1p
1st Monday of each month from 6 - 8 p
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Congratulations!
Ryk McIntyre
won a
One Free Svaroopa® Yoga Class at
Bliss Through Yoga.
Newly Located at Physical Therapy U
75 Scotland Blvd, Bridgewater
You should play our
Historical Tidbit Trivia Game
at the bottom of this newsletter.
You could win a
a 16 oz Bee Charmed candle, the scent of
your choice! (value $15.99)
from Bee Charmed Gift Shop
494 N. Bedford St (Rt 18) East Bridgewater
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BSU Theater Performs an Apocalyptic, Apoplectic, Absurdist Comedy
in The Bald Soprano
Wednesday, Feb 26th at 8 pm; Friday, Feb 28th at 8 pm; and Saturday, Feb 29
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at 2 pm
BSU campus, Rondileau Campus Center Auditorium
19 Park Ave.
As part of its annual Student Repertory Theatre Festival, Bridgewater State University’s Department of Theater presents
The Bald Soprano
, a hilarious absurdist comedy examining what happens when words, numbers, and even basic truths fail us.
A masterpiece of absurdist theater,
The Bald Soprano,
centers on the Smiths, a middle-class couple living in a word where time has spun wildly out of control, words are empty, and personal identity has lost meaning. They invite over their cheery neighbors for a fun visit, but both couples spending the evening in meaningless banter, storytelling, and overall nonsense. As reality crumbles around them, this “tragedy of language” reaches a fever pitch of comedy and nonsense! Inspired by the phrases the author encountered while learning English, this unique, absurd comedy is a satire for all audiences.
The incredibly talented cast of
The Bald Soprano
serves a great time, full of laughter! The cast and crew consist of students from all corners of the Commonwealth and beyond – the cast: Jesse Romano (Brewster, MA), David Madden (Carver, MA), Erika Fay Greenwood (Cranston, RI), Kristin Gonzales (New Bedford, MA), Rob Wilson (Pembroke, MA), and April Womble (Plymouth, MA); production staff: scenic design, William Sexton (Bridgewater, MA); director, Duncan Passell (Duxbury, MA); stage manager, Angela Harrington (Kingston, MA); lighting design, Sam Mosher (Middleboro, MA); assistant stage manager Chinedu Ibiam (Randolph, MA); and costume design Miranda Giurleo (Burlington, MA).
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BRIDGEWATER SQUARE CHIROPRACTIC
Back ache getting you down? Keeping your spine healthy and aligned can dramatically change the way you feel.
We can help!
Call and schedule your appointment today!
63 Main Street, Bridgewater •
(508) 697-0050
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Community Preservation Plan Hearing
Wednesday, February 26th
6:00 – 8:00p
10 Wally Kruger Way
Bridgewater Community Preservation Committee
will host a public hearing on their 2020 plan update. Food will be provided and there will be activities for kids!
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The 5th Annual Darwin Day @ BSU!
February 28th
Dana Mohler-Faria Science and Math Center
The Center for the Advancement of STEM Education (CASE) is pleased to announce Darwin Day 2020 a day filled with science lectures and events. Keynote speaker: Dr. Patricia Brennan (7p). Open to the public.
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Gardening Lecture with the Bridgewater Garden Club
Wednesday, February 26th
1:00p
Not Your Grandmother’s Hostas: talk will identify new Hostas, the best places to buy them, & how to make them look their best.
FREE & open to the public
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We're Your COMPLETE Garden, Farm &
Pet Store!
We have everything you need to keep yourself safe, and your pets, fish and feathered friends safe, too!
Stop in today!
1000 Plymouth St (Rt 104) Bridgewater • (508) 697-0357
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Attention Voters - Early Voting!
Monday Feb 24th - Thurs, Feb 27th
8a - 4p
Friday, Feb 28th
8a - 1p
66 Central Square
Absentee Ballot info click
here.
Presidential Primary Election Tuesday, March 3, 2020 from 7a - 8p at the Bridgewater Mitchell Middle School located at 166 Mount Prospect Street.
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LEAP DAY only happens once every 4 years so take a LEAP!
Saturday, February 29th
7:00-11:00p
Polish Club, 127 Spring St, Bridgewater
Been waiting for the right moment to ask someone out? Here's your chance!
"SADIE HAWKINS" - Leap Day Dance FUNDRAISER
Live Band! CASH BAR - Raffles - Bring your own snacks
Tickets $10 payable in advance
Info: Gladie Hall
This is a Lions Club fundraiser - all proceeds support community charitable efforts.
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Douglas R. Grogan, Jr., MD,
Jennifer Hall DiFalco, MD
Janis A. Shakr, FNP, BC
Susan Andrea, FNP, BC
Accepting New Patients
CALL TODAY FOR AN APPOINTMENT!
111 Torrey St, Brockton (508) 588-1200
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D'Agostino Insurance
111 Torrey St Suite #1
Brockton, MA 02301
Call (508) 586-0414
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Monday, March 2
1p
Bridgewater Senior Center
All are invited.
Our guest visitors will be Evelyn Delutis and Gloria Moran representing "Dress A Girl Around The World". This program under Hope 4 Women International has delivered over one million dresses in numerous countries over the last 14 years. Their goal is to have every girl in the world receive at least one new dress. A light lunch and short business meeting will be followed by a presentation. A donation to the food pantry would be greatly appreciated.
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“Home Seller Solutions” Workshop
Tuesday, March 3rd
6:30p
Workshop given by Patricia Fanning, Realtor from Jack Conway & Co., Inc.
If you are thinking of selling your home, it is smart to have a plan. At this workshop you will learn how to prepare your home for sale, value and pricing, timing, market conditions and much more. All your questions will be answered. No registration required.
FREE event and open to the public.
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Crisis Prevention Institute Presentation
Monday, March 9th
6:15 PM
470 Pine St., Bridgewater
Non-violent Crisis Intervention is a methodology used by trained staff in the Bridgewater-Raynham Regional School District to help students and the school community work through crisis situations. This workshop will share information regarding this methodology with families that include de-escalation, communication, and debriefing skills that are put to use in our buildings.
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Private and Group Music Lessons
for All Ages!
Violin, Piano, Guitar, Voice, and More!
The Music Loft
50 Central Square, 2nd Floor, Bridgewater
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Grow With Us! Sales People Needed.
Friendly and organized people are needed to meet with small businesses, explain Buzz Around products, and create marketing partnerships! *Work 25 - 40 hours per week *Make your own hours & create your own schedule ...
Read more
buzzaround.info
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5th Annual Multi-Cultural Business Forum & After Hours
Thursday, March 5th; 5- 7:30p; Fuller Craft Museum
Read more
www.facebook.com
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St Thomas Aquinas Youth Group Events & Meeting Times
Friday, March 13th
Open Gym & Meeting
Participants in Grades 6-8 only.
High School volunteers needed!
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Wood Palace Kitchen Designs
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7 Mill St, Middleboro
(508) 947-1975
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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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“Peace by Piece (with Pie)” Puzzle Workshop
Tuesday, Mar 14
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(PI Day)
10:30a
Bridgewater Public Library
Hosted b
y Sarah Jane Lapp.
What happens when strangers commune with puzzle and pie? World Peace, Piece by Piece!
Join us for this inter-generational, interactive and inspiring workshop. In this community-building workshop participants play and problem-solve in a mindful, social practice, using Sarah Jane’s own artisan jigsaw puzzles.
Apple pies were purchased with a CN Smith Farm gift card donated by BuzzAround. : )
Seekonk artist, Sarah Jane Lapp makes images for stage, page, screen and began producing essay-films, hand-drawn animations, short plays, jigsaw puzzles, music videos, greeting cards and much more. Sarah Jane created this activity not only to foster a creative way to solve problems in everyday life through puzzle assembly, but also to foster dialogue between people who would not have otherwise met each other.
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Hands-Free While Driving Law
Now in Effect!
Police departments are out in force to ensure residents are sticking to the rules. Here are
some
key points to keep in mind.
You can only use electronic devices and mobile phones in hands-free mode, you are not permitted to hold or support any electronic device/phone, you cannot touch device for texting, emailing, apps, video, or internet use, activation of GPS navigation is permitted when the device is installed or properly mounted. Any handheld use is only allowed if the vehicle is both stationary and not located in a public travel lane but is not allowed at red lights or stop signs.
A good rule of thumb is, if you can put your vehicle in park in a safe place, you can use your phone but otherwise, hands-off. If you are under 18 you cannot use ANY electronic device. All phone use while driving is illegal, including the use of hands-free mode, so talk to your teen about this one specifically. The fines and penalties will be high.
Check Mass.Gov for details.
Please be safe on the roads and just put the phones away as you drive your vehicle.
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BEE CHARMED GIFT SHOP
& COUNTRY STORE
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We've Moved!
Stop by our new location!
We still carry your old favorites & many soon to be new favorites!
Plenty of parking in the back.
Hope to see you soon!
494 No. Bedford St (Rt18)
East Bridgewater
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BLISS
THROUGH
YOGA
NOW
@
Physical Therapy U
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We make a great Team!
Bliss Through Yoga provides: Svaroopa® Yoga classes &
Embodyment® Yoga Therapy
Physical Therapy U provides; Physical Therapy, Massage, Training & Sport Conditioning
Find YOUR bliss at Bliss Through Yoga!
Yoga for the Rest of Us!
75 Scotland Blvd, Bridgewater
(508) 331-3564
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St Thomas Aquinas Commemorative Cookbook & Scholarship Opportunity
*Submit recipes for a Commemorative Cookbook to celebrate the Women's Club 100th Anniversary by March 15th.
*HS seniors can pick up a scholarship application in the Parish Office & local HS. Deadline is April 15th. Contact: Helen Cleary 508-697-9175
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AAUW Scholarship for College Students
Taunton Massachusetts - The AAUW Taunton Area Branch is offering a $500.00 Mary Anderson Memorial Scholarship for college students. Applicants must be graduates of a high school in Southeastern Massachusetts who will be entering the junior or senior year of college in the fall of 2020 with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0. Applicants must show a commitment to advance equity and education for women and girls.
The American Association of University Woman (AAUW) is the nation’s leading voice promoting equity and education for women and girls. Since our founding in 1881, AAUW members have examined and taken positions on the fundamental issues of the day – educational, social, economic, and political.
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Special Thank you for a Special Honey Dew
It is so joyful to see that there are people who take the time to make people who are homeless and in need feel loved and cared for.
With this in mind I would like to give a special thank you to Kathleen, Alex, and their children Steven, Chase, Jae Jae, and Joeey.
Kathleen and Alex are the owner operators of the Bridgewater Honey Dew located on 1485 Pleasant Street, Bridgewater, MA.
Every week this family donates baked goods that go directly to the homeless and those in need at our L Street Mission in Brockton.
Recently this amazing family sponsored a raffle to support the homeless. The raffle was a huge success, and because of their efforts, the L Street Mission was the recipient of a full truckload of clothing and items. These items are being distributed to those who are most in need.
Too many times the homeless are forgotten and not treated with the dignity and respect that we all need. I cannot put into words my appreciation of your support.
Thank you all so much for your love and kindness.
Photo Credit Rob Basler
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WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME
Have fun with us and bee entered to win a
a 16 oz Bee Charmed candle, the scent of your choice! (value $15.99)
from Bee Charmed Gift Shop
494 N. Bedford St (Rt 18) East Bridgewater
Historical Tidbit Question
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Where are the two places a strong low-pressure area can originate that leads to the formation a Nor’easter?
Email us your answer at:
Please include your name, phone number with your answer.
Prize Box Rules
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By entering, you give us permission to announce your name in next week's
Buzz Around Bridgewater.
On February 26, 2020 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, Janice O'Brien, Megan Piche, Jacquelyn Rose, Gregory Venezia
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Equilibrium & balance:
A worthy quest for our lives... not just balance between work and family, but in meeting all of our physical and spiritual needs. To work and provide for a home & clothing, be challenged intellectually, have companions who understand and encourage us, as well as those that make us think differently; to exercise and eat nourishing food which will allow our bodies to function better and to laugh and be hugged and touched.
Meeting these needs is a necessity, allowing us to function better in all of our relationships, our families and in community.
"Democracy is the only system capable of reflecting the humanist premise of equilibrium or balance. The key to its secret is the involvement of the citizen." ~ John Ralston Saul
"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 hugs.
~ Jacquie
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Copyright 2019 Buzz Around Bridgewater.
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 Bridgewater 2/23/20")
Disclaimer: At the Buzz Around, we promote community and family. Occasionally, there will be links to town committees and other non-profit groups, as a way of sharing local information. Individual groups are responsible for how they represent themselves on their websites and in their promotional materials. The Buzz Around does not claim to support any particular view.
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