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Happy Birthday to the Monponsett Watershed Association
 
Photo by Tania Massa.
In the three years since its founding in August 23 of 2012, the Monponsett Watershed Association has committed itself to the maintenance and preservation of Monponsett Ponds. As these waters dominate the landscape of Halifax, this is an important and worthy undertaking. A recognized 501(c)3 organization, this all volunteer community group is always open to new membership, with a yearly dues fee of $15. Donations and interested people can mail to PO Box 287, Halifax, MA 02338 or reach the website at www.monponsettwatershed.org. In honor of the organization's third birthday, we are posting a few dynamic pictures one can view from their Facebook site!
 

 

 
August 30, 2015

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History of the railroad in Halifax
     The railroad from Boston to Plymouth started running one train a day in 1845. 
When it was surveyed, the original lines went between the area of Pond and Elm Street and the area of Furnace and Elm Street, but the farmers objected fearing that their cattle would be killed.
There is a story that the Fall River Railroad company surveyed a line that went near Baker's Blacksmith Shop (when it was on Old Plymouth St), but the road was never built; it just touched the northeast corner of town.
     The residents of Halifax used the Monponsett Station in Hanson. 
The photo is a postcard from 1940 showing the Monponsett Station on Monponsett Street in Hanson.
The station was on the South side of the existing tracks, near the Cranland Airport.
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Upcoming Schedule of Events
Monday, August 31

Church - 9a - Council on Aging  (COA)

Computer - 10a - COA

Cribbage - 10a - COA

Tai Chi - 11a - COA

Lunch - noon - COA - 1p - COA

Craft/Knit/Crochet - 1p - COA

Last Day to register to vote at special town meeting

Int'l Overdose Awareness Day

Tuesday, September 1
Men's Coffee- 9a - COA
SHINE Counsel- 9a - COA
Council on Aging - 10a - COA
Lunch- noon - COA
Line Dance - 2:30p - COA
Wage & Personnel Board - 6:30p - Town Hall
Conservation Comm - 7p - Town Hall
Historical District Comm - 7:30p - Museum
Wednesday, September 2

First Day of School Grades 1-12

Exercise - 9:30a - COA

Quilting - 10a - COA

Health Literacy Presentation - 10a - Library

Wii Games - 10:30a - COA

Chair Yoga - 11a - COA

Genealogy Club & Author Talk - 1p - Library

Line Dancing - 6:30p - COA

Board of Health - 7p - Town Hall

Historical Comm - 7p - Museum

Park Comm - 7:30p - Rec Bldg

Youth & Rec - 7:30p - Rec Bldg

 Thursday, September 3

Men's Coffee - 9a - COA

Oil Painting - 10a - COA

Halifax Housing Authority - 10a - Parsons Lane

Toddler Story Time - 11a - Library

Lunch - noon - COA

Shopping Van - 12:30p - COA

Pre-K Story Time - 1p - Library

Planning Board - 7:30p - Town Hall

Friday, September 4

Our Lady of the Lake Church Mass - 9a  

Errand Van -9a - COA

Infant Lapsit - 10a - Library

Ballroom Dance -11a - COA

Preschool Story Time - 11:30a - Library

Lunch - noon - COA
Saturday, September 5

Hazardous Waste Day - 7:30a - Recycling Center

Our Lady of the Lake Mass - 4p

 

 Sunday, September 6
Our Lady of the Lake Church Masses - 7:30a & 10:30a
Halifax Congregational Church Service - 10a  

 

*Information compiled from the Town & Library Websites, Council on Aging Newsletter, and individual submissions. If you'd like something listed, email us.
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International Overdose Awareness Day
Monday, August 31 9am-9pm
Halifax Police Station

International Overdose Awareness Day will be observed on the front lawn of the Halifax Police Station on Monday, August 31, from 9am to 9pm with signs and purple flags asking people to remember whose who have been lost and those that are trying to prevent these tragedies.
Residents and others can wear purple on this day, to show their support and remembrance.
Back to School Social
Tuesday, Sept 1 from 4-6pm
Halifax Elementary School All Purpose Room

It's time to begin another school year!
Please join the HES PTO as we welcome everyone back from summer!!!
Come meet your new classmates!
There will be "get to know you" games and activities for students. You can tour the school and purchase Ice Cream Novelties in the cafeteria.
So grab an ice cream and catch up with your friends!
(Teachers will not be present.) 



Health Literacy: Inform Yourself!
Wednesday, Sept 2 at 10am
Holmes Public Library

The Holmes Public Library is hosting a presentation on health.
Learn how to obtain, communicate, process, and understand basic health information and services, and make more informed decisions about your own and family members' health through this free presentation by Dr. Jim O'Neil of Bridgewater Patient Advocacy and Wellness Services.
Jim is a pharmacist by training and has held a variety of positions throughout his career. He currently owns and operates Bridgewater Patient Advocacy and Wellness Services, providing Medication Therapy Guidance, Patient Advocacy Services, and Community Outreach programs which improve patients' health literacy and increase disease awareness.
Please register in advance on the library's event calendar so we will know how many handouts will be needed.

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Enjoying farm fresh veggies this fall is easy;

stop by a local farm stand or
here is a list of area Farmers' Markets: 
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South Shore Farmers' Markets

 
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Middleboro 4-H Fair Sept 5 &6 8a-6:30pm
Food * Animals * Exhibits * Fun
Bwater Square Chiro Building
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Laser Therapy Treatment

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Special Town Meeting - Tuesday, September 8

At its meeting on Tuesday, August 11, the Halifax Board of Selectmen voted to hold a special town meeting on Tuesday, September 8, at 7:30pm in the Multi-Purpose Room of the Halifax Elementary School, 464 Plymouth Street. The primary reason for the meeting is to transfer money originally appropriated in May for the first year of a five-year lease-purchase of an aerial firefighting platform/vehicle for the Halifax Fire Department so that it can be used, instead, as a matching share to the Assistance to Firefighters Grant received by the Town in order to purchase this vehicle. The language in the appropriation approved in May was very specific and another vote is needed in order to properly authorize the use of the money as the Town's match to this grant. In addition to this article, there will be an article to use the rest of the money from the original appropriation to reduce the Town's tax rate and an article to transfer money from an article to purchase computer equipment for the Elementary School in order to help purchase a new telephone system. A copy of the warrant is available.

The last day to register in order to be eligible to vote at this special town meeting is Monday, August 31. The Town Clerk's Office at the Halifax Town Hall, 499 Plymouth Street, will be open until 8pm to accommodate those who wish to register.

Monponsett Pond and Stump Brook Presentations

Thursday, September 10, at 6:30pm

Silver Lake High School, 200 Pembroke St, Kingston

 

The Halifax Board of Health will host a series of presentations about 
on-going projects at Monponsett Pond and Stump Brook (the outlet from Monponsett Pond) on Thursday, September 10, starting at 6:30pm.

 The presentations will occur in the large meeting/conference room on the 2nd floor of Silver Lake High School, 200 Pembroke Street, Kingston, MA.

 Topics will include the feasibility of placing automated controls on the Brockton dam on Stump Brook, an update from the Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration of data collection and analysis of Stump Brook and a draft of the results from EPA's Watershed Management Optimization Support Tool (WMOST) for the Monponsett Pond Watershed.

This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact the Halifax Board of Health at 781-293-6768.


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WATER BAN IN EFFECT
At the May town meeting it was voted to rehab the water tank, which includes painting the inside and outside. Everyone was notified with the first half water bill which was mailed May 25, 2015, that there will be a TOTAL OUTSIDE WATER USE BAN effective September 1, 2015.  
We anticipate that this ban will be in effect until November 1, but could extend until December 1, 2015.

We need everyone to abide by this outside water ban.  The tank holds 500,000 gallons of water, which gets us through the weekends when water usage can more than double our usage during the week.  Our daily pumping average is 460,000 gallons.  On the weekends it can increase to 750,000 to 900,000 gallons per day.  The tank will be emptied the first week of September and will not be used again until the project is complete.  
We will getting water from Brockton from our Holmes Street interconnection.  This may cause residents to experience a water quality change from time to time.  

We need to be sure we have enough water for drinking and fire protection. Everyone needs to abide by the TOTAL OUTSIDE WATER USE BAN.

If you have a well, you may use your well for irrigation. Please be sure to have your well permit number clearly posted in your yard to avoid water department personnel giving you a violation notice. If you have any questions, please call the water department at 781-293-1733. We appreciate everyone's help and will try to complete the project as soon as possible with as little disruption as possible.

 
Unsung Heroes: Waste Management Workers. 
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Often overlooked by our communities, waste management workers are fundamental for the health and sanitation of our societies. Without their efforts, we would literally be neck-deep in trash. In the freezing cold, the blistering sun, the soaking rain, pelting snow and lashing winds, they take our refuse and dispose of it in a safe, efficient manner. Wise and experienced ones have learned to equip themselves with dog biscuits to bribe our four-legged friends into acceptance, if not outright friendship. Lifting heavy barrels that are too often swarming with flies and stinging insects, they assure our communities are not overrun by roaches and rodents. Recycling is also part of waste management, an idea vital not only for our environment but also for our economy as well.

Halifax employs a weekly curbside pick-up with a biweekly recycling service. For the particular times of the week, varying on one's local, the schedule can be found at www.halifax.ma.us/HalifaxMA_SolidWaste/household 

Trash bags can be purchased at the following stores: Mobil, Harmony Liquors, Cumberland Farms, Stop & Shop, Lindy's, Tedeschi's, all in Halifax, and Shaw's in Carver. Bags are $3.00 for each 33-gallon bag and $2.30 for each 13-gallon bag.
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And info on recycling can be found at www.halifax.ma.us/HalifaxMA_SolidWaste/recycling

One can also call 781-293-1732 for more information.

Halifax works through Howland Disposal.  They can be contacted at  877-667-9600.

"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions."
~ Dalai Lama
"Before anything else, preparation is the key to success." ~
Alexander Graham Bell


"The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience."
~ Emily Dickinson


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Are you ready? Life is waiting for you.  
~ Jacquie

Halifax Town Buildings

 

Town Hall

499 Plymouth St.

781-294-1316

Mon-Thurs 8a-4p

 

Holmes Public Library

470 Plymouth Street

 781-293-2271 

Mon & Wed 10a-8p
Tues, Thurs, Fri  10a-5p

Saturday Closed

 

Council on Aging

506 Plymouth Street

781-293-7313

Mon -Thurs 9a-3p

Friday 9a-1p


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Unique Ladies Gift Show

Friday October 2
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Saturday October 3
10am - 3pm

Knights of Columbus
1195 Bedford St, 
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Crafts * Vendors * Gifts Of All Kinds

Vendors: still spots available: 
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Registration for Special Town Meeting

The last day to register in order to be eligible to vote at this special town meeting is Monday, August 31. The Town Clerk's Office at the Halifax Town Hall, 499 Plymouth Street, will be open until 8pm to accommodate those who wish to register.
 

Sandi's Sewing & Design

Open House 
Sept 5th
10am-1pm

Please Join Us To Learn
More About Sewing Classes
For This Fall. Classes For
Adults & Children

Hope To See You There,
We Will Have Some Light Refreshments

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Author Visit
Wed, Sept 2 at 1pm
 Rosalind Cuschera, author of Journey from San Rocco

Holmes Public Library 
 470 Plymouth St.

The Holmes Genealogy Club's guest speaker this month is Rosalind ("Roz") Cuschera of Quincy, who will talk about researching and writing a novel based on her own Italian family's history, Journey from San Rocco. Copies of her book will be available for purchase, but no purchase is necessary to attend this free talk.

One-time visitors and new members are always welcome!

Nessralla Farm
Fall Mums Big & Gorgeous From 4" to 12" All Colors

"Frozen" Themed Corn Maze Birthday Parties Available Sept To Oct 31

Nessralla Farm Offers a Variety of 
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Labor Day is Monday, September 7.  All town offices, banks, schools and library are closed.

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East Bridgewater Dental Is Here To Help You With Any Dental Needs You May Have. From Crowns & Bridges, To Pediatric Dentistry, We're Here To Help You.

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East Bridgewater
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Family Sock Hop for HOPS 
 September 27th 4-7 (locationTbd)

50's style attire recommended
We will be having a live auction * Line dancing
 & DJ

If anyone is interested in donating a gift certificate / tickets to something or a basket raffle, they can contact Nicole Parmeggiani at nicoled024@comcast.net
The Halifax Board of Selectmen
 will hold its next regular meeting on Tuesday, September 8, but at an early start time of 5pm.
The meeting will be held in the Selectmen's Meeting Room at the Halifax Town Hall and will adjourn no later than 7pm so the Board can attend the Special Town Meeting in the Multi-Purpose Room of the Halifax Elementary School. 

If you have any questions, please contact me.

Thanks,

Charlie Seelig
Halifax Town Administrator
781-294-1316
Transportation Night

A great crowd turned out for Transportation Night at the Holmes Public Library on August 12th, and the weather cooperated nicely! Many thanks to Kim Kressler from First Student Inc., Steve Hayward from the Halifax Highway Dept., Officer Patrick Donnelly from the Halifax Police Dept., and Shamus Ricciarelli and Derek Coveney from the Halifax Fire Dept. for sharing their time, expertise, and vehicles with so many Halifax families!
The Halifax Recycling Center will hold its monthly hazardous waste collection day on Saturday, September 5 from 7:30am to 12:30pm at the Recycling Center, 917 Plymouth Street. All household hazardous waste must be in the original labeled sealed container; container cannot be leaking or rusted. No exceptions.

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