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The West Bridgewater Community Preservation Committee (CPC) created a Plan to guide the allocation of Community Preservation Act (CPA) funds for fiscal years (FY) 2016-2020.
Based on its study of community preservation needs, resources, and possibilities, as well as community input, the CPC has identified two lead priorities for use of CPA funds:
create new active recreation facilities and improve existing facilities, including athletic fields and playgrounds preserve the communities historic resources, particularly town records, burial grounds, and private properties.
 The CPC also identified needs in the areas of community housing and open space. To support these priorities and needs, the CPC intends to recommend appropriations of CPA funds based on this Plan. The CPC encourages Town Meeting members, Town boards and commissions, and future applicants seeking CPA funds to use this document to guide requests for the use of CPA funds and decisions on allocation of funds.
www.town.west-bridgewater.ma
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Congratulations
Diane Smith
Won 2 corn stalks and a sugar pumpkin from Nessralla Farm on Rt 106 in Halifax
You should play today,
you could win
| A $15 Gift Certificate to Morrells' Country Tavern: 269 N. Main St (Rt.28), W.Bridgewater |
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Historical Tidbit : Landing of a Bi-Plane in 1911
Aviation came early to West Bridgewater with the forced landing of a bi-plane in 1911. The plane was on its way to Bridgewater when it ran out of gas and was forced to land in a pasture on East Center Street just easterly of where Trucchi's Market is now located.
This fall occasion made a significant impression on the town's residents seeing as the Wright brothers had flown only eight years before. Youngsters were impressed by the plane itself, and additionally so because of their early dismissal from school in order that they might view this strange looking visitor.
From West Bridgewater Public Library~ A Collection of Treasured Items from West Bridgewater History
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Monday, October 6
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Outreach - 9a - Council on Aging (COA)
Supportive Care - 9a - COA
Exercise - 8:30a - COA
Lunch - noon - COA
Playful Yoga - 1:30p - Library
Water Commissioners - 5p - 29 Cyr St
Historical Comm - 6:30p - Town Hall
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Tuesday, October 7
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Outreach - 9a - COA
Sing Along with Irv - 10:30a - Library
Swedish Weaving - 1p - COA
Rotary Club Citizens of the Year - BSU
Zumba Gold - 3:30p - COA
Bridgewater Triangle Movie - 6p - Library
Conservation Comm - 6:30p - Town Hall
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Wednesday, October 8
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Rotary Club of the Bridgewaters - 7:15a- Good Days Restaurant
Exercise - 8:30a - COA
Outreach - 9a - COA
Supportive Care - 9a - COA
Lunch - noon - COA
Bridge - 12:45p - COA
COA Full Board - 1p - COA
Yoga - 6p- First Church
Housing Authority - 7p - 7 Esther Dr
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Thursday, October 9
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Exercise - 8:30a - COA
Outreach - 9a - COA
Supportive Care - 9a - COA
Line Dancing - 9:30a - COA
Story Time with Ms Nanette - 10:30a - Library
Tot Time with Ms Marsha - 10:30a - Library
Lunch - noon - COA
Mah Jongg - 12:45p - COA
Trucchi's Van - 1p - COA
Chapters Book Discussion - 7p - Library
How to be A Tech Healthy Family -7p - WB MS/HS Auditorium
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Friday, October 10
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Outreach - 9a - COA
Tai Chi - 9a - COA
Swedish Weaving - 10:30a - COA
Zumba Gold - 3:30p - COA
Rent Control Board - 7p - Town Hall
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Saturday, October 11
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Church of St. Ann Mass - 4p
Reminder: No weekend MBTA Rail Service
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Sunday, October 12
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Church of St. Ann - 8:30a, 10:30a
Cochestett United Methodist - Sunday Worship Service & Sunday School 10:15am
First Church - Worship - 9:30a
Fellowship Hour - 11a
Joy of Pentecost - Sunday School & service 10a
evening worship 6p
Temple Baptist - 10a, 11a & 6p
West Bridgewater Baptist - 9:15 Sunday School, 10:30 Service, evening worship 6p
* Information compiled in this issue from Town web sites & submitted information. Feel free to submit events & information from your non-profit group.
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 Sing Along With Irv Tuesday, October 7 at 10:30am WB Public Library Come to the library for a musical program! Irv Plastock is a Musician from Medford, New York and he's stopping in to sing a few songs with children age 3+. His program is geared toward children through age six. The length of the program is forty five minutes to one hour. After his program, Irv always spends time talking to the children. He says it always means a lot to him personally when a child tells him they had a good time and gives him a "High 5". The program will be held in the Children's Room. Please register your child by calling 508-894-1255. All are welcome! | |
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Rotary Club of the Bridgewaters announces community leaders to be recognized on
Oct 7th
at Bridgewater State University as Rotary's 2014 Citizens of the Year
for Bridgewater - Patricia Oliari
for East Bridgewater - Dianne Kennedy Warkel
for West Bridgewater - Linda Santry
Since 2000 the local Rotary club has been honoring local leaders for their contributions to improving the quality of life in the Bridgewaters. These are women and men who live in and/or work in Bridgewater, East Bridgewater or West Bridgewater.
The purposes of this award program are (1) to recognize individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the quality of life in the respective communities where they live and/or work, and (2) to raise funds to support high school scholarships and other charitable activities of the Rotary Club of the Bridgewaters.
The awards are sponsored by the Bridgewater Savings Bank.
Sponsor forms, advertising requests and tickets ($20 each) may be obtained by contacting Bruce Marquis at 508.378.7890 or by mailing to Rotary, P.O. Box 266, East Bridgewater, MA 02333 by September 30th.
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Bridgewater Square Chiropractic
Optimal Health and Wellness Through Chiropractic Care.
First-Time Patients Can Receive The Initial Consultation and Examination, (a $125 value) For Only $49
63 Main Street, Bridgewater
(508) 697-0050
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 Author Janell Burley Hoffman Presents:
How to be A Tech Healthy Family
Thursday, Oct 9 at 7pm
WB MS/HS Auditorium
This is a must see program for every parent whose child has a phone, or wants one!
As Janell Burley Hofmann, mother of five, wrapped her 13-year-old's iPhone on Christmas Eve, she was overwhelmed by questions: "Will my children learn to sit and wonder without Googling? Should I know their password for online accounts? Will they experience the value of personal connection without technology?"
She is the author of: iRules: What Every Tech Healthy Family Needs to Know About Selfies, Sexting, Gaming and Growing Up As funny and readable as it is prescriptive, iRules answers these questions and helps parents figure out when to unplug and how to stay in sync with the changing world of technology while teaching their children self-respect, integrity, and responsibility.
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Non-profits looking for a fun,easy & delicious way to fundraise?
Morrell's Country Tavern will give your group 15% of the sales on a predetermined date. At least a couple weeks prior to the event, a group representative will meet with Morrell's Country Tavern management and complete a Fundraiser contract. They will be offered an available day.
Your group will be given a fundraiser flyer distribute. The more people you get to come, the better your fundraiser will be!
When guests make their purchase and present the fundraising flyer on the assigned date, Morrell's will donate 15% of the guest's entire purchase, including bar tab, to the benefiting group. Any not-for-profit group can hold a fundraiser. It's a fun, easy & delicious way to raise funds.
Wouldn't it be great if your fundraising also benefited your local community? Keep your purchases at home... stick with small businesses!
To arrange, call Morrell's Country Tavern (508) 586-7777
269 N Main West Bridgewater, Massachusetts
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Fire Safety Week Tips
Keep Your Home Fire Safe
Your home should be a safe and comfortable place-and you can help keep it fire-safe by following these prevention tips:
Cook with care
When you cook, never leave cooking food unattended on the stove. Keep anything that can catch on fire, like potholders and towels, away from the cooking area. Avoid wearing clothes with long, loose-fitting sleeves that can catch on fire.
If you smoke, attempt to quit
Don't smoke inside your home. If you do smoke in your home, never smoke in bed or leave burning cigarettes unattended. Also, don't empty burning or hot ashes in a trash can, and keep ashtrays away from upholstered furniture and curtains.
Stay warm-safely
If and when you use a space heater, keep it more than three feet away from anything that can catch on fire, like draperies.
Be alarmed.
Install smoke alarms on every floor of your home, including the basement, and make sure you have smoke alarms near all sleeping rooms. Test all smoke alarms once a month using the test button.
Make and practice an escape plan
Create a home fire escape plan. Know at least two ways out of every room, if possible, and have a meeting place outside. Practice your escape plan twice a year with everyone living in your home.A few minutes of prevention can save your life!
Info from: www.cdc.gov
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BRIDGEWATER FARM SUPPLY
Give the leaves an inch and they will take your yard
We Have All Your Fall Clean Up Supplies
  1000 Plymouth St, (Rt104) Bridgewater (508) 697-0357
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Spring St, MacDonald & Howard School PTO
Wednesday, October 14 at 7pm
Howard School Library
We need YOU! If you want to be part of our PTO, or learn more about what we do, please come to our next meeting. Find out about our fundraisers & events for the year, and ways that you can be part of it all.
Our vendor fair is coming on November 8!
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West Bridgewater CULTURAL COUNCIL SEEKS FUNDING PROPOSALS
Proposals for community-oriented arts, humanities, and science projects due
October 15, 2014.
The West Bridgewater Cultural Council has set an October 15 postmark deadline or organizations,
schools, and for individuals to apply for grants that support cultural activities in the community.
According to Council spokesperson Joan McAndrew, these grants can support a variety of artistic
projects and activities in West Bridgewater ~ including exhibits, festivals, short term artist residencies or
performances in schools, workshops and lectures.
The West Bridgewater Cultural Council will also entertain proposals from schools and youth groups
through the PASS Program, which provides subsidies for school-age children to attend cultural field trips.
The West Bridgewater Cultural Council is part of a network of 329 Local Cultural Councils serving all 351
cities and towns in the Commonwealth. The LCC Program is the largest grassroots cultural funding
network in the nation, supporting thousands of community-based projects in the arts, sciences and
humanities every year. The state legislature provides an annual appropriation to the Massachusetts
Cultural Council, a state agency, which then allocates funds to each community.
For specific guidelines and complete information on the West Bridgewater Cultural Council, contact Joan
McAndrew at [email protected].
Application forms are also available at the West Bridgewater Library and town hall.
Grant Applications can be found at www.massculturalcouncil.org/applications
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Virtual Views and Walk Through of our Jr / Sr High School provided by the School Building Committee
A big thank you to our local cable access WBCAT for posting these to Vimeo wbcat.org | |
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Observatory at Bridgewater State University's Center for Science & Mathematics will hold public viewing nights throughout the fall.
Public viewings will be held every Wednesday through Dec. 10.
Public nights in October will run from 7-8:30 p.m. and the November/December events will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. The observatory will be closed eve of Nov. 26.
All viewings are subject to the weather, so contact the observatory hotline, 508.531.DARK (3275), to confirm the events.
Check Facebook (Bridgewater State University Observatory) or Twitter@BSUObservatory a few hours ahead of time to confirm. Visit www.bridgew.edu/observatory for more information.
 Observatory sessions are free, appropriate for all ages and are made possible by the Department of Physics, the Center for the Advancement of STEM Education, the dean's office of the Bartlett College of Science & Mathematics, the Office of the Provost and the Division of External Affairs.
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WBHS Class of 2015
Senior Scholarship Fund Run
Saturday, October 25 at 10am
Please join us on Saturday, October 25th at 10:00am for a 5k Run / Walk to benefit the Class of 2015.
Register with the form or on race day starting at 8:00am at the MSHS gym.
All ages and abilities are welcome!
Prizes for top three overall and age group finishers.
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Looking for volunteers to serve
on an Advisory Committee
As part of the Community Development Block Grant the town received in the Fall of last year, we need two members to serve on a local advisory committee. The committee serves to review projects to make structural home improvements costing $30,000 or more. Currently there is one application that is over this threshold and it is awaiting review by the committee. Those interested in serving should email Mallory at
or call the office at 508-894-1267.
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Enjoy the splashes of color, Autumn is a glorious show of magnificent luminosity.
~ Jacquie
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WB Town Buildings
Town Hall
65 N. Main Street
(508) 894-1200
Mon, Tues & Thurs
8a-4p
Wed 8a-7p, Fri 8a-1p
WB Public Library
80 Howard St
508-894-1255
Mon, Thurs, Fri 10a-5p,
Tues-Wed 10a-7p
Council on Aging
97 W Center St
508-894-1262
Mon-Fri 8:30a-4p
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A big thank you to our advertisers, you guys rock!
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The Bridgewater Triangle DVD
(91 minutes long) will be presented by the Bridgewater Triangle producers/crew on Tues, Oct 7
from 6-8pm
WB Public Library
Galleria
This evening program is for patrons ages 14+
There will be a Q&A after the movie. WB residents have first seating.
Sign up at the Library or call 508-894-1255 to register. Out of town residents will be contacted the week prior to the program if there is space available. Max of 60 people.
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Mary Kay Beauty Consultants
Free Facial
Free Gift With $40 Purchase
Monday Night Event-
Free Facial and Makeover
(By Reservation)
Mary Kay Beauty Consultants
Jeanne A. Smith
508-208-0596
Cindy Guarino
508-245-1872
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Men & Munchkins
Sat, Oct 18 at 10:30am
WB Public Library
Come & join us for our special Saturday
Story time for children and their male role modes.
This is open to all children.
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Morrell's Country Tavern
Now Serving Breakfast
Thursday thru Sunday
Take Out & Delivery in West Bridgewater
Halloween Family Luncheon
Oct 18, 11:30am-2pm
Pumpkin Painting, Halloween Luncheon, Storytelling &
Halloween Fun
Pumpkins are Included
Call to Reserve Your Pumpkins
(508) 586-7777
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mention you read about these advertisers in the
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The Ousamequin Woman's Club of the Three Bridgewaters
a charitable and social club for area women of all ages welcomes all:
Monday, October, 6th
at 1pm
Bridgewater Senior Center,
10 Wally Kruger Way, Bridgewater.
The October program, "Marvelous Minis: Fairy Gardens" will be presented by Paula Cantave.
October's charity is the collection of canned goods for the local food pantry - please check expiration dates!
Guests welcome! Refreshments served.
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Chapters - Library Book Discussion Group
Thursday, Oct 9 at 7pm
WB Public Library
The Library Book Discussion Group will meet in the Meeting Room.
The group will discuss
The Other Typist
by Suzanne Rindell.
Books are available at the circulation desk.
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Reminder:
Monday Oct 13 is Columbus Day
All town offices, banks, schools & library are closed.
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TOWN OF WEST BRIDGEWATER JOB POSTING
Superintendent of Water Department
The Town of West Bridgewater is seeking a highly qualified candidate for the position of Superintendent to manage the towns Water Department.
Any interested party should send cover letter and resume by email: [email protected] or mail to Hugh Hurley, Water Department 29 Cyr Street, West Bridgewater, MA 02379
Resumes accepted until Wednesday, October 24, 2014
at 4:00 p.m.
For complete details and requirements, click here go to top right of page under news & notices
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Howard School is looking for School Council Members
The council meets just once a month, after school.
If you would like to volunteer to be part of our school council, please call the school at 508-894-1250.
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WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME
and beeee entered to win
A $15 Gift Certificate to
Morrells' Country Tavern
269 N. Main St.
(Rt28) W. Bridewater
Historical Tidbit Question:
In what year was the forced landing of a bi-plane?
Please include your name,
phone number & town
with your answer.
By entering, you give us
permission to announce
your name in next week's
Buzz Around West Bridgewater.
On October 8, 2014, we
will randomly pick a winner
from the correct answers.
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The Buzz was compiled
this week by Jen Donato, Stephen Kelley, Robert Lundquist, Theresa McNulty, Marla Prince, & Jacquelyn Rose
Copyright 2014 Buzz Around West 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 West Bridgewater 10/5/14")
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