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 Ready for their adventure, learning, growing and making new experiences.
As new memories are made, we make this nod to the faculty and staff who help mold, thanking them for their kindness and patience.

Math, English, History, Art, Music & Sports:
 Here we go, ready for the best adventure of all ~ life!
Our warmest to all as they forge ahead in this academic new year.

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September 6, 2015

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Congratulations!!!
 Andrea Delaney 

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

You should play
our Historical Tidbit Trivia Game at the bottom of this column.

You could win a free make-up application with instruction from Revolutions Salon, Route 106, EB
Historical Tidbit:  "MUD SEASON"
 
Our present day thoroughfare running east and west is known as Plymouth Street (Rt 106).  It was first identified on a Latham Map as having been established in 1667.  It was then known as the Bridgewater Trail, the best road that connected Halifax and Bridgewater.  
An 1875 record states that the road from the Plymouth line " was to be crowned 1-1/2 feet in the center and all the upland."
It went on to say "The best materials found within the limits of the locations, to be reserved for a dressing, so as to form a hard and durable surface over the whole extent of the road bed.  Side and gutters and culverts are to be converted when necessary to carry off surface water." 
sue and her plant
We may complain today about our "potholes" but at least we have "a hard and durable surface" to travel on.
 
Respectfully submitted, 
Sue Basile 
 
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Upcoming Schedule of Events
Monday, September 7

Happy Labor Day!

All town offices, library, schools & banks are closed

Tuesday, September 8
Men's Coffee- 9a - COA
SHINE Counsel- 9a - COA
Council on Aging - 10a - COA
Lunch- noon - COA
Line Dance - 2:30p - COA
Board of Assessors - 4:30p - Town Hall
Board of Selectmen - 5p - Town Hall
Library Trustees - 6:30p - Library
Water Comm - 7p - 500 Plymouth St
Special Town Meeting  - 7:30p - Elementary School
Wednesday, September 9

Exercise - 9:30a - COA

Quilting - 10a - COA

Wii Games - 10:30a - COA

Chair Yoga - 11a - COA

Mystery Book Club - 2p - Library

Line Dancing - 6:30p - All Seasons

 Thursday, September 10

Men's Coffee - 9a - COA

Oil Painting - 10a - COA

Toddler Story Time - 11a - Library

Lunch - noon - COA

Shopping Van - 12:30p - COA

Pre-K Story Time - 1p - Library

Word Game Night - 6p - Library

Monponsett Pond Presentation - 6:30p - SLR High School

Friday, September 11

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 12

Historical Society Plant Sale - 9a - Town Hall Green

Girls Basketball Yard Sale - 9a - Town Hall Green

Brown Bag Concert - noon - Library

Our Lady of the Lake Mass - 4p

 

 Sunday, September 13
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.
Johnny Macaroni's
 
Sign Up For Our Next Paint Night
Tuesday, Sept 8, Dinner @ 5pm, Paint @ 6pm
 At Our New Location On Plymouth St

582 West St
East Bridgewater
(508) 378-9335
1300 Plymouth Street, 
East Bridgewater 
(508) 456-4460


Middleboro 4-H Fair Sept 5 &6 8a-6:30pm
Food * Animals * Exhibits * Fun
 
Chicken BBQ & Harvest Fair Cancelled!

 
The Chicken BBQ & Harvest Fair hosted by the Halifax Congregational Church and scheduled for Saturday, Sep 19, has been cancelled.  The cancellation is due to the work being done on the Water Tower which is directly behind the church.  The work will be taking place seven days a week and there will be workers and trucks coming and going in the outside area of the church and Town Hall, and the work will be very noisy. 
 
More importantly, the church is very much concerned for the safety and well-being of the people who attend the BBQ and feels it is best to cancel the event for this year.
 
We are sorry for any disappointment this has caused.  Please join us next September for a fun-filled day of wonderful food, crafters and fellowship.  Thank you.      


Special Town Meeting
Tuesday, September 8 at 7:30pm
Halifax Elementary School Multi-Purpose Room

The Halifax Board of Selectmen voted to hold a special town meeting 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.


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  The Halifax Cultural Council is now accepting applications for the 
Council's Fiscal Year 2016 grant cycle. All applications must be submitted to the Halifax Cultural Council, 499 Plymouth Street, Halifax, 
MA 02338, no later than Thursday, October 15. Grant applications and other information are available on the Council's web site: www.town.halifax.ma.us/HalifaxMA_Bcomm/Cultural/index - 
This year, the Council's priorities include an emphasis on events in 
Halifax, but not just in the "municipal center," programs related to 
nature, science, environmental education and the Town's history; 
programs for seniors, library patrons, and teens, and programs involving 
artists and speakers from Halifax. Applicants can obtain more 
information through the Halifax Board of Selectmen's office at 781-294-1316.

BRIDGEWATER  FARM SUPPLY

 Congratulations Kathleen Fowler From Halifax

Kathleen won a $50 Gift Certificate To Johnny Macaroni's In Our Prize Box Drawing.

There are surprises around every corner at Bridgewater Farm Supply.

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

1000 Plymouth St (Rt 104)  Bridgewater
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Historical Society Plant Sale
Saturday, September 12 at 9am
Town Hall Green

The Halifax Historical Society will hold its annual fall plant sale on Saturday, September 12, from 9am to 1pm at the Town Hall Green.  Please stop by. 
There will be many varieties of plants of all sizes for your garden.  Plenty of great buys for everyone.
 
Girls Basketball Community Yard Sale
Saturday, September 12, at 9am
Town Hall Green

The Halifax Girls Basketball program will host a community yard sale on Saturday, September 12, from 9am to 3pm (set-up at 8am) on the Town Hall Green.
You can get your own table for $25. Contact Heather King for more information.
Come by and check out all the great bargains!
 

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.
                            Brown Bag Concert
                 Saturday, September 12 at noon
                          Holmes Public Library

 Celebrate the library's 21st anniversary and the return of Saturday hours on Saturday, September 12, with a noontime concert by Ginamark, a popular local band from Kingston who entertain crowds with a mix of pop, rock, and country music from the 50s through today.
Bring your own brown bag lunch, and the Friends of the Library will provide cold drinks and ice cream or Popsicles.
The open-air performance will be moved inside to the Community Room in case of rain or threatening weather. Indoor seating will be limited.
This anniversary concert is funded by the Halifax Cultural Council, a local agency funded by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.  This event is free and all are welcome!


Join Salon Serenity in raising funds for breast cancer research
Sat Sept 19, 2015, 1-4pm
590 Monponsett St, Halifax, MA


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.

 
For Labor Day: 

"Do or do not. There is no try." -~Yoda

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life." ~  Steve Jobs

"The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams." 
~ Oprah Winfrey
jacquie 2013

Here's to dreaming & doing. 
 
~ 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
3-8pm

Saturday October 3
10am - 3pm

Knights of Columbus
1195 Bedford St, 
Whitman

Crafts * Vendors * Gifts of All Kinds

Vendors: spots still available: 
Contact Gail Mather
for more information
Salon Serenity
 
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Wed 10am-7pm
Thurs 12-8pm
Fri & Sat 9am-3pm

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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 
Rt 106, Halifax
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Reminder:

Labor Day is Monday, September 7.  All town offices, banks, schools and library are closed.

East Bridgewater Dental

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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.

42 Bedford Street
East Bridgewater
508-378-3442


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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

Looking For Fresh Veggies?

 

Enjoying farm fresh veggies this fall is easy;

stop by a local farm stand or peruse
this list of area Farmers' Markets: 
  CN Smith veggies
South Shore Farmers' Markets

 
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Family Sock Hop for HOPS 
 September 27th 4-7pm (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

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WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME 
have fun with us
and beeee entered to win
 
A free make-up application with instruction from Revolutions Salon, Route 106, EB
 
Historical Tidbit Question:
What was the name of the map that first identified Plymouth Street?

Email us your answer at: 
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 Halifax.
  
On September 8, 2015, we 
will randomly pick a winner
from the correct answers.

The Buzz was compiled

this week by Mark Hardy, Thomas Kelley, Jr, Theresa McNulty, Marla Prince, Stacy Rancourt, 
Jacquelyn Rose, & Betty Stirling.

 

 

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