Buzz Around Bridgewater, MA
  The Bridgewater Garden Club 

The Club broke the winter weather with a house tour of four beautiful homes on March 28.  We thank all of those people who offered their homes, decorated the homes with the four motifs, bought tickets for the tour and, enjoyed the boutique and refreshments at the Senior Center.  The profits went to the scholarship fund and the beautification fund.  The Garden Club maintains the gardens at the Cole Yeaton Senior Center and at Hemlock Drive. Included are some pictures from the tour. 
  

  

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Special Thanks to our Sponsors: All American Assisted Living & Happy Frog Copy Center

 

All American Assisted Living, Hanson * Avon Skincare : Sue & Frank Sousa * Lisa Evans, Hypnotist * Elements Massage * Florals From the Heart *Scleroderma Informational Table *Reiki @ Revolutions Salon * Juice Plus: Deb Wile * Singing Bowl Lady Stephanie Woods * Tarrafal Djunta Mo (Tarrafal Helping Hands) * Mary Kay Cosmetics : Jeanne Smith & Cindy Guarino * Bridgewater Square Chiropractic *Nessralla Farm Community Supported Agriculture *Advanced Healing Arts: Rachelle Croteau * East Bridgewater Family YMCA * Arbonne: Cheryl Washwell *Caetano Family Chiropractic *Wildtree All Natural & Organic Cooking Products: Lauren Delaney * 123 College Financial Advisor Eric Disbrow * Knead to be Zen Bodyworks Massage & A to Zen Wellness * Naturopath Dr. Kevin Lizotte * Viridian Energy: Gail Mather * Healthy EB Coalition 

 

  Buzz Around Health & Wellness Symposium. Next Sunday April 26  

Noon- 4pm ,  Center at Sachem Rock , Tickets $5. 

 don't miss it!

 
April 19, 2015

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Congratulations
Amy Horton

Amy won entrance for up to 4 children to Stardust Gym's Open Gym, East Bridgewater,
Rt 106

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You could win a facial and a $10 gift certificate of Mary Kay products from Jeanne Smith and Cindy Guarino, Mary Kay consultants

Historical Tidbit : 

 

Hooper and Clark General Store

 

The building to the left of the picture is Hooper and Clark, Bridgewater's general store. This store was opened in 1775, replacing a smaller one on the site and ran until the 1920's.  
  

We recently came across some ledgers of the store and were amazed to see the record of items sold to patrons. There was everything from ribbons and peanut butter to iron bars from the local ironworks.  It was also a bank before the day of the Bridgewater Savings Bank.  They actually made loans from the store, as it was connected with the financial resources of the ironworks.  

 

It also served as the stage coach stop , so it was the source of information or news from outside the town before the days of newspapers.  Another interesting fact is that December 25th was a regular business day for these workers and there was no celebration of the Christmas holidays until the late 1800's.

  

Respectfully Submitted~David Moore  

Monday, April 20

Happy Patriots Day!
All town offices, banks, schools and library are closed.
School vacation begins

Tuesday,  April 21

Zumba - 9a - CYSC
Read Together, Grow Together - 9:30a - Library
Shopping - 10:15a - CYSC
Magic Show - 11a - Library
Lunch - noon - CYSC
Triad Program  - 12:30p - CYSC
Water & Sewer Comm - 5p - 90 Cottage St
Zoning Board - 7p - Police Station
Wednesday, April 22
Rotary Club of the Bridgewaters - 7:15a - Good Days Restaurant, WB
Exercise - 9a - CYSC
Crafters - 9a - CYSC
Animal World - 10a - Library
Shopping - 10:15a - CYSC
Lego Club - 2p - Library
Quilters - 11a - CYSC
Thursday, April 23
Zumba - 9a - CYSC
Food Pantry - 10a - Central Square Congregational, UCC
Meet Norbert - 10:30a - Library
Cribbage - 1p - CYSC
Friday, April 24
 Arthritis Exercise - 9a - CYSC
Crafters - 9a - CYSC
Mah Jong - 9:30a - CYSC
Drop in Story Time - 10:30a - Library
Saturday, April 25
Annual Town Election - 7a - Bridgewater Middle School
Read to a Dog - 10:30a - Library
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Mass - 4p
Whist - 7p - CYSC
Sunday, April 26
First Parish Church - 10:30a 
Bridgewater Baptist Church - 10a
Saint Thomas Aquinas Mass - 7:45a, 10 and 12p 
Trinity Episcopal - 8a & 10a
Central Square Congregational, UCC  - 10a
Bridgewater United Methodist - 10a
Faith Chapel Assembly of God - school 9a, service 10a
Trinity Covenant - 10a
United Methodist  - 10a - Worship & school 
New Jerusalem - 10:30a
Scotland Trinitarian Congregational - 10:30a 
St. Basil's Chapel - 10:00a and 5p -  note new 5p time * -
BSU Campus  
 
* Information Compiled in this issue from Town web sites, submitted information and "Senior Publishing"  Feel free to submit  events & information from your non-profit group.
THE BODY MAINTENANCE PLACE

 

Smoking Cessation, HypnoBirthing, HypnoCoach


                    Lisa Evans, CHT, NCLMT

Board Certified Massage Therapist

Consulting Hypnotist

Clinic Facilitator

 

Harnessing The Power Of Positive Thinking 


Contact: Lisa Evans

                                 781-963-2901

 

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Free Magic Show

Tuesday April 21, 11am 

15 South St.


The Tommy Jones Magic Show is coming to the library!  Come on down and enjoy a great time.
Tommy has been wowing audiences for 30 years now.
For children of all ages - no registration required.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Bridgewater Public Library.
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The Bridgewater Garden Club  


Wednesday April 22, 1pm

 Cole-Yeaton Senior Center 

10 Walley Krueger Way
 

Meeting will be held on Wednesday April 22 at 1pm

 

The program will be HORTICULTURE HUMOR presented by Horticulturist Tom Strangfeld. A look at the way suburbanites prune, protect and otherwise punish their plants.

 

 The evening meeting will be held on Monday April 27 at 7pm.
The speaker will be Melissa Pace on the topic "Victory Gardens For Today's World."  Get help planning your new garden with this expert.
The public is invited to all meetings. 

Also: Join us  May 9, from 9 until noon, the Garden Club will hold the annual Spring plant sale inside the Senior Center.  Plants dug from members' gardens, annuals, trees, bushes and planters will be available. contact us:  Membership Chair:  spinelligirls@aol.com   10 Wally Krueger Way, Bridgewater, MA 02324  
For information call 508-697-7617

                                     Phoebe Hogg, Publicity

           Gymnastic Classes             Open Gym            Birthday Parties

                                         Meet Norbert

Thursday, April 23 at 10:30am

Bridgewater Public Library

 

Meet Norbert, the adorable three pound therapy dog and hear his newest book "What can little YOU do?"

 

 All ages are welcome. 

 

No registration required.

Sponsored by Triumph, Inc.

 

VFW Post 2125 Buffet Style Breakfast

 

Saturday, April 25   9 - 11am

40 Orange St, Bridgewater


 

Buffet Style Breakfast Menu includes: Pancakes, Eggs your way, Bacon, Home Fries and Toast Coffee, Apple and Orange juice 

Admission: Adult $8.00 Kids $5.00

Children under 2 FREE! Veterans with valid ID eat for FREE! 

Located at the VFW Post 2125 40 Orange St Bridgewater, MA 02324 (508) 697-4151

www.vfw2125.org

BRIDGEWATER  FARM SUPPLY

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Every day you get our best!!!
 

VISIT Our:  On-line Store


1000 Plymouth St (Rt 104)
Bridgewater
(508) 697-0357


Read to a Dog

Saturday, April 25 at 10:30am

Bridgewater Public Library

 

Children of all ages are welcome to read to Jasper, a registered therapy dog.

 Children are invited to bring their favorite book to read (or share pictures from)

or choose one from the library.

The Read to a Dog program provides a non-judgmental reading environment.

  This is a drop-in event.

All are welcome!

 



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Bridgewater
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Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School's

 

RAYNWATER PLAYERS

proudly present

 

 THE WEDDING SINGER

 

Based upon the New Line Cinema film
Written by Tim Herlihy 

 

May 7, 8, & 9  ~  7:30 pm

Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School


 Tickets

Preferred Seating $20 (Doors open 6:50)

General Admission $10 (Doors open 7:10)

 

Call (508) 697-6902 for more information

Tickets now available in the main office or on-line @ www.bridge-rayn.org


 

 Mature Content - Parental Discretion Advised (PG-13)

 


BSU Alumni Chamber Choir Presents "Secular & Sacred" Concert

Sunday, May 3, 4pm
Central Sq. Congregational Church
71 Central St.

 

Celebrate spring with the BSU Alumni Chamber Choir's concert "Secular & Sacred" on Sunday, May 3rd at 4 pm at the Central Square Congregational Church, 71 Central Square, on the Common in Bridgewater. Directed by Guest Conductor Edwin Milham, the choir performs songs with historical origins from the renaissance to the contemporary, accompanied by piano or a capella. The "Secular and Sacred" repertoire includes a variety of works including Edward Elgar's "As Torrents in Summer", Rachmaninov's "Bogoroditse Devo", and the American traditional hymn tune "My Shepherd Will Supply My Need". Tickets are available at the door ($10 general public, $5 seniors/students). The concert venue is handicapped accessible. A reception with light refreshments follows the concert.  For further info, carptec2@aol.com, 781-888-4490,  www.alumni.bridgew.edu/choir

One Book, One Community Event               

Trials & Tribulations: Examining the Borden Case With Judge Mark Lawton

                      

Monday, May 4, 6:30pm 

Bridgewater Public Library

15 South St.

 

 Please join us at the Bridgewater Public Library for a One Book One Community program:  Trials and Tribulations:  Examining the Borden Case with Judge Mark Lawton.  Judge Lawton is a retired juvenile courts judge for

 Suffolk County.

            Bridgewater's current OBOC selection is:  Cold Case to Case Closed: Lizbeth Borden, a historical novel by Richard Little and Beverley Folstad.  It focuses on the infamous double murder case in Fall River in 1892.  Andrew Jackson Borden and his second wife, Abby Borden, were murdered in their own home.  Their daughter, Lizzie, was the prime suspect.  Eventually acquitted in the courtroom, she was condemned in the Court of Public Opinion.  Many books have been written about the case.

            This is the 10th anniversary of Bridgewater's One Book One Community partnership. Additional information about Cold Case to Case Closed and the OBOC program can be found: www.bridgewaterpubliclibrary.org Parking is available in back of the library. 508-697-3331 Fax: 508-279-1467
 

 Contact:  Mary O'Connell, 

Reference Librarian, 508-697-3331moconnel@sailsinc.org

Eggs-cellent Adventure!

 

On Saturday, April 4th the Greater Bridgewater Women of Today held their Annual Community Easter Egg Hunt. For the first time ever, the hunt was held inside the Bridgewater Sports Complex (The Dome). Around 400 people pre-registered and came out to enjoy, face-painting, games, raffles, photos with the Easter Bunny and the Egg Hunt!  GBWOT would like to thank all those who helped and gave donations for to make the event such a success.

 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

 

Formed in May of 2011, Greater Bridgewater Women of Today is a volunteer organization which raises funds to support needs of individuals, the community, local and national charities. For information email: greaterbridgewaterwot@yahoo.com visit: www.mawt.org/gbwot

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The little things we can do to powerfully impact everyone's day, including your own?  SMILE!

"We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do." ~ Mother Teresa

"What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable." 
~ Joseph Addison

"If you smile when no one else is around, you really mean it."
~Andy Rooney

Make someone's day, smile at them. : )

~ Jacquie
 

Town Buildings

 

Town Hall

64 Central Square

508-697-0921

Mon-Fri 8a-4p

Fri 8a-1p

 

Public Library

15 South St

508-697-3331

Mon-Wed 9a-8p 

Thurs10a-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 Church

71 Central Sq.

 508-697-6016

Thursdays - 10a

Small Businesses make our Community Strong. Support them everyday!

Global Premier Soccer
 

Bridgewater Soccer Clinic

April 21-24

 

The best place in Ma to become a better soccer player is in the company of players and coaches who share your passion.
 GPS Juniors 3-6 years old

9-11am  $100

Technical Training Program

7-14 years

Half Day 9a -1p  $140

Full Day 9a - 3p  $195


 Registration & Info


 Venue: Flagg Street Soccer Complex

2 Flagg St, Bridgewater 


Reminder:

Monday, April 20 is Patriots Day

All town offices, banks, schools & library are closed.

School vacation week begins

Florals From The Heart

PROM BLING BAR

 

Bling Bar avail throu April 30th

Design The Prom Flowers YOU Really Want
 
Customize a Hand Tied
Bouquet, Wrist Corsage,
 Boutonniere, Hairpiece or 
Flower Ring

See our Fitz Design Bracelets: Beautiful Keepsakes to wear again and again after you remove the flowers

                                    Social Security and You

 

Tuesday, April 21 at 12:30pm

Lunch at noon

Cole Yeaton Senior Center

 

Enjoy an Italian lunch, learn about the Social Security Administration and also online tools which make conducting business easier and more convenient.

This is a free luncheon and informational program.

If you are unable to join us for lunch, you can still attend the

program. 

Please RSVP by calling 508-697-0929.

Sponsored by Bridgewater Triad

 

Nessralla Farm
 
Open For The Season!

Pansies * Perennials * Potting Soil & Cow Manure 

Join Our 2015

CSA Full Share $575
1/2 Share (Family Of 4) $295.
1/4 Share (Family Of 2) $147.50

 Rt 106, Halifax
781-293-6792


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Animal World

 

 

Wednesday, April 22 at 10am

Bridgewater Public Library

 

Looking for some fun during vacation?

Come on down to the library and join us for some fun with our animal friends.

This is a live animal show.

 All ages are welcome to this free program.

No registration is required.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library

Bridgewater Public Library

"Basic EXCEL" 

offers a 2-part Bworkshop at 6:30p.m.on Monday, April 27 & Wednesday, April 29 

                                     Annual Town Election

 

 

Saturday, April 25 7am-8pm

Bridgewater Middle School

 

The annual town election is being held on Saturday, April 25.

You can vote by Absentee ballot by seeing the Town Clerk.

There are 4 candidates running for town clerk, as well as positions

for Councilor District 2 and Councilor at large, trustees for the Bridgewater Public Library and Bridgewater Raynham Regional School District.

 

McElwain School Reuse Plan - The town needs your input!

 

The Community Development Advisory Committee (CDAC) to Town Manager Dutton has been charged by Town Manager Dutton to "take on" the disposal/use of the old McElwain School Building on Main Street.


The CDAC needs public participation to guide the process. However, after this crazy winter, the CDAX wondered if a large group would turn out for a meeting. So, in hopes of getting greater participation at cost savings, they have decided to try a new approach and created an on-line site where people can vote on ideas, give their reasons and create others ideas. www.tricider.com
The CDAC urges you to be part of this process!!! Think, talk, investigate then logon and let them hear your opinions.

See below for another link if you want to see interior photos of the building. AND, visit (and Like) the McElwain School---the Next Iteration Facebook page at 

Youth Track & Field Spring Program

 

   

Bridgewater Recreation Commission is still accepting applications for the spring track and field program, open to Bridgewater youngsters in grades 5-8. 

 The program will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays, from 5:30-7:00 p.m., beginning on April 27 and continuing through June 17, and will take place at the Bridgewater State University track and field facility at Swenson Field. The program will be directed by Sam Baumgarten, Kim Larcom, and Joe Gillis. Sign up forms have been distributed through the schools, and completed applications should be returned to the Recreation Commission. The form is also posted on the Town website, Recreation

For additional information, call Sam at 508-697-6848.                     

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A facial and a $10 gift certificate of Mary Kay products from Jeanne Smith and Cindy Guarino, Mary Kay consultants

 

 

Historical Tidbit Question: 

What year was the Hooper and Clark General Store opened?

 

 

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On  April 21, 2015, we will randomly pick a winner from the correct answers.

The Buzz was compiled

this week by  Robert Lundquist, Theresa McNulty, Marla Prince, Stacy Rancourt, & Jacquelyn Rose

 

 

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