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January 29, 2023 ~
Building Community One Positive Story at a Time.
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December's Word: Self Esteem
Each month LaLiberte focuses on a word that encourages positive behavior and citizenship. Students participate in lessons, discussions, stories, and more related to that month’s word. December's word was SELF-ESTEEM. Students have been exploring what it means to have and to show self-esteem. Students from each grade were acknowledged and received a certificate for their excellent work. Congratulations to the December Word of the Month students!
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Historical Tidbit:
Industry Growth in Raynham
"In 1840 there was an increase in industry in Raynham with the opening of the railroad from Boston to New Bedford. The railroad station was in N. Raynham, and in later years of the trolleys, a large trestle was built over the railroad tracks on Broadway.
Around the same time, shoe shops, tack factories, and a box factory were added to the existing ironworks and mills."
"The History of Raynham," 1988,
by M. Patrice White, pg 27
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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!
Louise Dombrowski
You won a $10 gift certificate to Lady CJ Soulfood & Catering.
Bee sure to play our Historical Tidbit Trivia Game at the bottom of this newsletter.
Enter for this week's prize of
One hour of coaching (value $80)
with Glee Works Holistic Personal Coaching
Learn mindful techniques to reduce stress
and anxiety.
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Women's Open Basketball,
Winter 2023
January 4 - March 15
7 - 9p
LaLiberte Elementary School - Gymnasium
Join other Raynham residents ages 20 and up for fun pick up style basketball games played the months of January through March.
Teams are decided each day on a first come first serve basis so make sure to be on time for a fun night! For more information and the full schedule check: Raynham Park's and Rec Department
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Art from the Heart
February 2nd
Kindergarden: 5:30 - 6:30p
1st Grade: 6:30 - 7:30p
Merrill School Cafeteria
The Raynham ECPO is excited to welcome back Art form the Heart! This will be a fun evening of arts and crafts for the kindergartners and 1st graders of Merrill Elementary School.
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Friends of the Library Collect Donations for Vintage Vibes
Donations accepted for Friends of the Library winter fundraiser.
The Friends of the Library will be accepting jewelry, scarves, gently used handbags and accessories for their winter fundraiser, Vintage Vibes. Broken or mismatched jewelry will be welcomed for crafts and crafters.
Tues, Jan 31 - 10a - 5p Donations accepted
Wed, Feb 1 - 10a - 5p Donations accepted
Thurs, Feb. 2 - 10a - 3p Donations accepted / 3 - 5 FRIENDS MEMBER PREVIEW SALE
Fri, Feb 3 - 10a - 5p SALE
Sat, Feb 4 - 10a - 3p SALE
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50+ Job Seekers: Your Career Story Pitch
Feb 8, 2023
Feb 22, 2023
Mar 8, 2023
Mar 22, 2023
Looking for a new job or new career? Over sixty libraries across Massachusetts have partnered to offer the 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group program. A new topic will be covered at each of these free bi-weekly skill-building and networking group meetings. Attendance at each session is not necessary – but highly recommended! You can join at anytime!
All meetings are held virtually on Zoom. The Zoom room opens 30 minutes early for informal networking & resource sharing. Facilitated by Debbi Hope, MBA, PCIC, MC, an experienced Executive Career Coach and Certified Master Coach.
Registration is required for each individual session. You can register for all morning sessions, all evening sessions, or choose as you go.
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Register here for a morning session - all morning sessions are 9:30 - 11:30a
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Register here for an evening session - all evening sessions are 6 - 8p
Need more information or help registering? Give us a call at 508-823-1344.
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Climate Can-Do:
The Importance of Left-Overs
Leftovers Re-thought are Pre- Prepared Meals!
Managing food waste helps your wallet and positively impacts the environment. In the US, upwards of 40% of leftovers and kitchen scraps are tossed out. Time to re- think our food! Here are a few tips you can utilize to take control:
1) Plan out meals. Meal preparation for your week is a great way of portioning out food servings you will eat without any excess waste. There are plenty of resources out there such as Yummly or Tough Cookies meal prep.
2) Compost, Compost, Compost
3) Ensure your food is properly stored. Make sure your fridge is arranged in a way that allows you to notice and eat what food is expiring soon. Throwing out expired food that was never eaten makes up a hefty chunk of a household’s overall food-waste. Proper storage, with enough care, will extend the life-span of your food!
4) And finally, this last tip is beneficial to both you and your community at large. Support and spread awareness of groups and charities that rescue food waste from restaurants, stores, and other businesses and gives it to those in need. A great local resource for this type of program is Rescuing Leftover Cuisine / Massachusetts Getting our community involved and asking these businesses about their food waste management can truly make an impact! Too much restaurant left-overs are thrown out. We can do our best to make sure it reaches hungry mouths.
This Climate Can-Do Article was written by intern Sean Fitzgerald from Lasell University. We focus on actions which will help mitigate the environmental changes of our climate emergency. Our goal is to keep the Earth's temperature from rising 1.5˚ C to lessen the impact. We can do.
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Planning Board 01/19/23
Video Courtesy of The Raynham Channel
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Board of Selectmen 01/17/23
Video Courtesy of The Raynham Channel
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1000 Plymouth St (Rt 104) • Bridgewater •
(508) 697-0357
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Save your floors from the ravages of winter!
Durable black 4 ft x 6 ft x 3/4-inch rubber mat. Grooved underside, slight honeycomb pattern on top. Good for covering any concrete floor. We use this rubber mat to cover concrete floors in several areas and even in one heavy traffic office area. Popular as a rubber mat to put under gym machines.
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Raynham Special Town Election
February 7
Estimated Tax Impact of Debt Exclusions for COA Building Improvements and Kings Pond Dam & Bridge Replacement
Debt Exclusions
- Borrowing Authorizations (Articles 14 &15 Special Town Meeting 11-15-22)
- $2,000,000 for the design, planning, construction, and equipping an addition and renovation of the Council on Aging Building
- $2,500,000 for the design, construction, and replacement of the Kings Pond Dam and Bridge (Gardiner Street)
- Both borrowing authorizations are contingent upon a debt exclusion ballot vote
- A debt exclusion is a temporary tax increase above the Proposition 21⁄2 threshold until the debt service is retired. For the proposed projects, the borrowing term will be for 20 years and hence there will be no tax impact beyond 20 years.
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American Association of University Women (AAUW) Scholarship
The AAUW Taunton Branch is offering a $1000 Mary Anderson Memorial Scholarship for college students. Applicants must be graduates of a high school in Southeastern Massachusetts who will be entering the sophomore, junior or senior year of college in the fall of 2023 with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0. Applicants must show a commitment to advancing the AAUW mission: General Equity and Economic Security. Priority issues include removing bias from education, fighting for fair pay and economic equity, and advancing women in leadership.
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Hockey Fights Cancer
Have you heard about BRRHS’s Hockey Fights Cancer event? The game will be held on Saturday, January 28th, vs. Falmouth. It will begin at noon with free admission for BR students wearing purple. Varsity and JV teams will be selling t-shirts during lunch, with proceeds going towards Hockey Fights Cancer. Check out the video to see who our players are fighting for!
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WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME
Have fun with us and bee entered to win a: One hour of coaching (value $80)
with Glee Works Holistic Personal Coaching
Learn mindful techniques to reduce stress
and anxiety.
Historical Tidbit Question:
What part of Raynham was the RR Station in?
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 February 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, Mohamed (Moe) Ibrahim, Janice O'Brien, Jacquelyn Rose, Maeve Stowe & Greg Venezia. |
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I was raised believing in the American Dream of opportunity. I believed in American Ingenuity and that we have the freedom to choose the life we want. These ideals are what empowered me to learn and make my life better, and these ideals empowered me to be a social activist and to launch the BuzzAround.
It's with the wisdom of years that I have come to understand the many ways that we do not, as a society, provide access to that American Dream for everyone. Sometimes it is in the system or individual bias, not even realizing we do it.
Many voices have cried out in desperation and anguish and have brought us here to where we can see it, name it and work on changing. It takes curiosity, and occasionally the willingness to go outside our comfort zone.
The good news is that we have the ability to change... to change our communities, to change our policies and our government, to give everyone fair access to that American Dream, and with that the amazing society emerges that so many have dreamed of and worked toward, we will only get there together.
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Your Buzz Around shares the ways which individuals do this work: benefiting society. Onward and upward! ~ 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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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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