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Hats off to all the West Bridgewater folks who organized impromptu Earth Day clean ups and spruce ups. Everyone can make a difference.
Your efforts are part of a 45 year Earth Day tradition. 

 

A little History of the day: Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson suggested in a speech a day for "serious discussion of environmental problems."  What surprised Nelson - and others - was the response.  All over the country, on April 22, 1970, college campuses and public places  were vibrant with people.  In New York City's Central Park and Fifth Avenue, 100,000 people staged a quiet, contemplative parade.  Remember, this event pre-dated the internet; word was spread and reacted on, nation wide,  through newspapers, radio, TV and phone calls. 

 

But this didn't "just happen" according to Senator Nelson, he had been working on it for 7 years.  Back in Sept 1963, he and President John  F. Kennedy held a five-day, eleven-state conservation tour.  That tour "was the germ of the idea that ultimately flowered into Earth Day."  For the following  years, Sen. Nelson spoke on environmental issues to a variety of audiences all across the country.  Then, in September 1969, he announced that in the spring of 1970 there would be a nationwide grassroots demonstration on behalf of the environment and invited everyone to participate.  "The wire services carried the story from coast to coast.  The response was electric.  It took off like gangbusters. Telegrams, letters, and telephone inquiries poured in from all across the country.  The American people finally had a forum to express concern about what was happening to the land, rivers, lakes, and air - and they did so with spectacular exuberance,"
said Nelson. 

Senator Nelson said: "Earth Day worked because of the spontaneous response at the grassroots level.  We had neither the time nor resources to organize 20 million demonstrators and the thousands of schools and local communities that participated. That was the remarkable thing about Earth Day.  It organized itself."

 

While on April 22, 1970, there were educational lectures and nature walks, there were also more dramatic demonstrations drawing attention to environmental issues.  According to the New York Times, some activists held "mock funerals of 'polluting' objects, from automobiles to toilets." 

 

Per TIME Magazine, some of the most noteworthy demonstrations were held by college students.  They collected piles of litter and  staged "dump-ins'" on the steps of city halls and manufacturing facilities.  On a San Fernando State College sidewalk, people were offered rice and tea to as a sample of the "hunger diet," as overpopulation  will lead to worldwide famine.  At Florida Technological University, a mock trial was held for a Chevrolet charged with air poisoning.  When found guilty, they tried to execute it with a sledgehammer - but according to TIME, "the car resisted so sturdily that the students finally shrugged and offered it to an art class for a sculpture project." 


 For the past 45 years, folks have attended lectures, held clean-ups and spent the day at events to raise awareness of environmental issues and take care of our #1 resource. 

The Earth.  

Thanks for doing your part, West Bridgewater.  

  

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Historical Tidbit:

 

War Memorial Park

 

The War Memorial Park is the site of the first inland settlement of Old Bridgewater.  

This park holds over 350 years of history.

The first grist mill was built in 1662; saw mills, carding mills and fulling mills followed after.

 Also in the park is a 1774 canal, a double clapper bridge and triple arch bridge over the Town River.

The area was redesigned as a park during the Depression by local Eveline Johnson under the Works Progress Administration.

 

From the Taunton River Stewardship Plan

Monday, April 27
Exercise - 8:30a - Council on Aging (COA)
Outreach - 9a - COA
Supportive Care - 9a - COA
Nunchatesset Greenway Steering Comm - 9:30a - Town Hall
Lunch - noon - COA
Municipal Bldg Needs - 7p - Town Hall

Tuesday, April 28

Outreach - 9a - COA
Conservation, Preservation & Recreation - 10a - Town Hall
Swedish Weaving - 1p - COA
Zumba Gold - 3p - COA
School Bldg Comm - 6:30p - MS/HS

Wednesday, April 29

Rotary Club of the Bridgewaters - 7:15a - Good Days Restaurant
Outreach - 9a - COA
Swedish Weaving - 1p - COA
COA Executive Board -1p - COA

Thursday, April 30

Exercise - 8:30a - COA
Outreach - 9a - COA
Supportive Care - 9a - COA
Line Dancing - 9:30a - COA
Lunch - noon - COA
Mah Jongg - 12:45p - COA
Trucchi's Van - 1p - COA
Yoga - 6p - First Church
Friday, May 1
Outreach - 9a - COA
Tai Chi - 9a - COA
Swedish Weaving - 10:30a - COA
Zumba Gold - 3:30p - COA
Saturday, May 2
Rabies Clinic - 9a - Highway Barn
Church of St. Ann Mass - 4p
 
Reminder: No weekend MBTA Rail Service 
Sunday, May 3
Church of St. Ann - 8:30a, 10:30a  
Cochestett United Methodist - Sunday Worship Service & Sunday School 10:15am
First Church - Worship Service and Sunday School 10a, Teen Bible Study 9a
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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Bridgewater
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WB COA Travel News - Great trips for Spring

   

NEW YORK CITY  and 9/11 MEMORIAL & MUSEUM  May 2 - 3, 2015 

 (2 Days / 1 Night ~ Saturday - Sunday)   

 

COLONIAL THEATER  "In The Mood"  Boston, MA  Tuesday, May 12, 2015  

 

MYRTLE BEACH  South Carolina  May 16 - 22, 2015  (7 Days / 6 Nights ~ Saturday - Friday   

 

A MUSICAL SALUTE TO AMERICA  Wrights Chicken Farm  Harrisville, RI  Thursday, June 11, 2015 
 

REMINDER - ALL TRIPS REQUIRE PAYMENT AT THE TIME OF RESERVATION 

Council on Aging, 97 W Center St. 508-894-1262.

 

  

Telephone reservations will be held 3 days.  Seating is limited. If you are interested in any of these trips, please do not wait to sign up. 

Hours: Monday through Friday 8:30a-4p

All trips leave from the WB Lowe's parking lot.

WBMSHS Farewell Celebration

 ·WB Heritage Committee Helps to Preserve the Past

Saturday, May 2
Doors open 2 pm

Speakers 3pm

Social 5 - 8pm

WBMSHS Gymnasium

  

 

*Only 3 weeks remain before the MSHS Farewell Celebration on May 2nd. Doors open at 2pm and the formal program will run from 3 -5pm in the auditorium, and will include; guest speakers, presentations and a "History of the Building" DVD presented by the Heritage Committee. 

*The Evening social in the gymnasium is scheduled from 5 - 8pm.

Tickets for the Social are on sale now for $20 each.

This includes entertainment, appetizers , a cash beer and wine bar, and a walk down memory lane with former classmates and teachers.

*Tickets can be purchased at the MSHS office, or by sending $20. with a self addressed stamped envelope to Christine Page, 155 West Center St, West Bridgewater, MA 02379. For more information contact Christine Page at cpage@wbridgewater.com

*Get them while they last!!! Don't forget to wear your wildcat colors!!!

TOWN OF WEST BRIDGEWATER

 

ASSISTANT TOWN CLERK

TOWN'S CLERK'S OFFICE


 Full-time position of Assistant Town Clerk available. Work with the public, perform clerical duties and all day-to-day Town Clerk functions. Proficiency in Microsoft Office 2007 including Word, Excel and Access required. Starting pay $15.96-20.96 per  hr. DOQ, excellent benefit package. Send cover letter and resume  to the Town Clerk, Anne Iannitelli, Town Hall, 65 N. Main St., West Bridgewater, MA 02379. Review of resumes begins immediately.  Position open until filled. Job description on town website. EOE/AA

The First Church of West Bridgewater 
 
Annual Yard/Vendor Sale
Saturday, May 2
      9am-2pm
29 Howard Street 
 
 
First Church will hold its Annual Yard Sale/Vendor Sale

Plenty of variety and something for everyone!  Don't miss it.

(Rain date Saturday, May 9th)

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Visit Our On-line Store For Your Lawn & Garden Needs

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Bridgewater
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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

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Both Of Our Locations Will Be Open From 12noon-8pm On Mother's Day, Sunday May 10


 

Call To Book Your Mother's Day Reservation ASAP 

 Spots Are Filling Up!

 
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East Bridgewater

(508) 378-9335

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West Bridgewater Senior Lip Dub 2015
West Bridgewater Senior Lip Dub 2015

 

The annual Senior Lip Dub is a tradition here at West Bridgewater Middle Senior High School. We're moving into a new school this Fall so this was the last Dub in the old building. The Class of 2015 stepped up with 80% of the class participating. I think it may be our best one yet, but what do you think?

Directed by McKayla Couite 
"You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them." ~
Desmond Tutu
"Family is not an important thing. It's everything."
Michael J. Fox

"Being a family means you are a part of something very wonderful. It means you will love and be loved for the rest of your life." ~ Lisa Weeden

Hope you enjoyed the week with your family! ~ Jacquie
 

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
Sat 10a- 2p

 

Council on Aging

97 W Center St

508-894-1262

Mon-Fri 8:30a-4p 

 

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The Learning Well

Pre-School

 

Enrolling New Students For September!

 

Two-day Program For Children 2.9 Years & Up

Tues & Thurs, 2 1/2 Hours 

9:15 - 11:45am

Three-Day Program For Children 3 Years & Up

Mon/Wed/Fri, 2 1/2 Hours 

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10 Students Per Two Teachers! Preschool With The Personal Touch! 


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W. Bridgewater


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School Committee Notice

 

At their meeting on March 2, the school committee unanimously voted to approve tuition free full day kindergarten for all students

Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year. 

West Bridgewater is a School Choice Community

 

School Choice information  and application instructions are now available on the School Choice Information page.   Click here for school choice page
 If you have any questions, please contact the Superintendent's Office at 508-894-1230.

 

 

Our home delivered meals program, also know as "Meals on Wheels", are designed to provide just the right combination of good nutrition and a friendly visitor for people 60+ who may not have enough food, be able to prepare their own food, or understand the proper nutritional requirements as they are advancing in age.

We deliver meals based on need, so whether long or short term, we can help you or a loved one eat properly.  Whether recovering from surgery or an illness, or just not having the mobility to get to the market on a regular basis, Meals on Wheels is there to support seniors in our communities

All meals served meet one-third of a participant's daily nutritional requirements and are designed to be low in sodium, fat, and sugar.  And if the participant's doctor requests a diabetic diet plan, we can usually accommodate that by offering a modified meal.    www.sselder.org

Call South Shore Elder Services (SSES) Information and Referral Department at 781-848-3910.

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Historical Tidbit Question:

 

In what year was the first grist mill at War Memorial Park built? 

 

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The Buzz was compiled

this week by Stephen Kelley, Rachel Hardy, Robert Lundquist, Theresa McNulty, Marla Prince, Stacy Rancourt, & Jacquelyn Rose
  

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