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We welcome a visit from South Shore Bank's President and CEO Mr. James Dunphy on October 7 from 10-11:30am at a Meet, Greet & Eat at their branch at Carriage Crossing.  It's not everyday we get to meet with the president of a bank.
Pictured: Mr. Dunphy, visiting an EB school when SSSB donated $1,000 towards technology in our schools.
Mr. Dunphy was named South Shore Bank's President and CEO on July 1, 2015. He had joined South Shore Bank as Executive Vice President in January 2014, after serving as President and CEO of Hampshire First Bank.
September 20, 2015

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Congratulations!!!
Rob Rhuda

Rob won a martial arts birthday party for 10 children at South Shore Martial Arts, Rt 106, Halifax, MA

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

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:   

 
Do you know your East Bridgewater Villages? 
 
 Village, noun - a settlement, usually larger than a hamlet and smaller than a town; an incorporated minor municipality.
   Our geography here couldn't support large-scale farming, so villages had a more compact design than other colonies of early America.  The essence of each village was centered around the particular commercial / industrial goods it produced.  Homes were close together and each village had its common areas such us a meeting house, woodlands and pasture land.  It's here we find, still to this day, our unique tight-knit community bond . The term "village" is often interchanged with, "localities, districts, neighborhoods or sections".   
East Bridgewater villages are: Beaver, Brown's Crossing, Cinder Hill, Curtisville, Eastville, Elmwood (formerly Joppa) , Harmony, Matfield, Northville, Satucket, West Crook, Westdale, Westlake. 

Information from:
Monday, September 21
Coffee Hour - 9a - Council on Aging (COA)
Clinic - 9a - COA
Rep Diehl - 9a - COA
Whist - 10a - COA
Senior Lunch - noon - COA
Olde Kids on the Block - 1p - COA
Grief Support - 3p - COA
Food Pantry - 3p - St John's
Alcoholics Anonymous - 7:30p - Community Covenant Church
Tuesday, September 22
Walking Club - 8:30a - St. John's
Chair Yoga - 9a - COA
Errand Van - 9a - COA
Parachute Games - 10:30a - Library
Back Alley Bridge - 10:30a - COA
Left, Right, Center - 10:30a - COA
Senior Lunch NOT SERVED TODAY
Busy Hands - 1p - COA
Adult Book Club - 7:30p - Library
Alanon - 7:30p - Community Covenant Church
Wednesday, September 23

Rotary Club of the Bridgewaters - 7:15a - Good Days Restaurant, WB 

Line Dancing - 10a - COA
Crocheting - 10a - COA
Computer Workshop - 10a - COA
Families & Books - 10:30a - Library
Clinic - 10:30a - COA
Toddler Time - 11a - Library
Mah Jongg - noon - COA
Zumba Gold - 1p - COA
Thrift Shop - 3p - United Methodist Church
Community Meal - 5:30p - United Methodist 
Bingo - 6:30p - 650 Plymouth St
Alcoholics Anon - 7:30p - Union Congregational Church
Thursday, September 24
Shoppers' Van - 8:15a - COA
Walking Club - 8:30a - St John's
Yoga - 10a - COA
Families & Books - 10:30a - Library
Lunch - noon - COA
Narcotics Anonymous - 6:30p - United Methodist Church
Family Yoga - 6:30pm - Union Congregational
 Friday, September 25
Cribbage - 8:30a - COA
Bowling - 9a - Viking Rec
TOPS - 9:15a - Library
Crisfit - 10a - COA
 Saturday, September 26
Food Pantry - 9:30a - Union Congregational Church
St. John's - Service - 4p 
Alcoholics Anonymous - 7p - Methodist Church
 Sunday, September 27
Community Covenant Church - Sunday school: 9:45am, Worship: 11:00am
Union Congregational Church - Service 10a
(Elmwood) New Jerusalem Church - 10a
Grace Bible Church -  Worship 10:45a, Family Bible Study 6p 
St. John's Church - Mass: 8a, 10:30a
United Methodist Church -  Service 10:45a
Alcoholics Anonymous - 6p - Union Congregational
 
* Information Compiled in this issue from Town web sites and "Our Town" calendar
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State Representative Geoff Diehl

Monday, September 21 at 9am

EB Council on Aging

 

Rep. Diehl will be at the Center on Monday and available to meet with anyone who wishes to speak with him.

He looks forward to hearing from you and learning your interests and concerns.

Please contact him directly at 617-722-2425 ext. 6326 if you cannot make it, but wish to speak with him.


Adult Book Club

Tuesday, September 22

at 7:30pm

EB Public Library

 

Join us for a discussion of this month's selection, The Forgotten,

by D. Baldacci.

 

Copies are available at the circulation desk.

New members are always welcome.  


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YANKEE CANDLE FUNDRAISER
Yankee Candle fundraiser packets were sent home with the students at the Central School and EBJSHS 7-8th grade last Friday. Sale runs through September 28th. Orders will be back in time for the holidays and make great gifts! On-line ordering available too! See flyer inside packet for details. For the GWMMS, this will be delayed there and sale will run October 2 through 19th at that school only so keep an eye out for the packets! As always, we are grateful and thank you for your support of our fundraisers which benefit students K-12. If you do not have a student in the school system and would like to place an order, feel free to call or email us and we'll be happy to get you an order form and brochure. Email ebpie@comcast.net with questions.

Annual Viking Sports Parents Sticker Drive
Saturday Sept. 26,    8a-12noon high school athletes will be out with stickers for a donation you can choose 1 of 3 stickers options. 

If you are heading out before someone comes to your neighborhood, we will have some stickers at the snack bar at the EB JR/SR high school football field from 8a-12noon as well. 
 
Auditions for a Community Theater Production 
of  Roald Dahl's "The Witches"
Friday, September 25, & Saturday, September 26, from 7-9pm 
 St. Joseph the Worker Church
 1 Maquan Street, Hanson 

Join with Artists From Suburbia (new EB Community Theater) 
Directed by Andrew Child
Interested performers should prepare 30 seconds - 1 minute of a monologue of their choosing and be prepared to learn a brief movement combination and read from the script.


Artists from Suburbia, a new collective that strives to put the "community" back into community theatre is looking for a group of eight talented actors/ clowns/ puppeteers of any age or ability to tell the delightfully wacky story of The Witches adapted by David Wood through dialogue, creative movement, and puppetry.

Rehearsals will (tentatively) be held on Mondays 7-9pm, Thursdays 7-9pm, and Sundays 1-4pm in Brockton, Massachusetts (just over the Whitman town line). However, the full cast will not be expected to attend all rehearsals.  Any additional dates and times may be worked out to incorporate everyone's schedules.  Tech week will begin on Sunday, November 15. 

Performances will be at The Center at Sachem Rock in East Bridgewater on Friday, November 20, at 7pm; Saturday, November 21, at 7pm and Sunday, November 22, at 2pm. Performances will be free and open to the public.

This production is being graciously funded by the East Bridgewater Cultural Council.  We hope you will join us and become a part of our premier production!  Please feel free to email artistsfromsuburbia@gmail.com with any questions or concerns. 
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"The Witches" is presented through special arrangements with Samuel French, Inc.
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MEADOW FARMS FUNDRAISER 

Our annual Middle School Meadow Farms fundraiser will run until Friday, September 25th.
This is the one fundraiser specifically run by the school that directly benefits our students by funding programs such as field trips, in-school presentations, and student awards/incentives. Products includes food items, gift wrap, gifts, and much more! Orders will be available for pick up prior to Thanksgiving (specific dates TBA). All money is to be collected at the time of order; do NOT collect sales tax. Order forms are to be turned in to the Main Office by Friday, 9/25 with one check for the total amount of all orders; NO CASH WILL BE ACCEPTED. Please make checks payable to GWMMS and make sure your child's name, grade, and homeroom number are on the check, the order form, and the collection envelope. Please contact Red Hilton at 617-331-3439 or at redhilton@gmail.com for questions. Thank you in advance for your support!

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The EB DPW & Council on Aging Present:
Tour the EB Water Treatment Facility

Thursday, October 1, at 10am

795 Crescent St. (Scott McCann Way)

 

Do you know how water gets to your faucet & the process that happens to ensure its quality & safety?

The EB DPW invites you to attend a tour of the facility that treats up to one million gallons of water per day.

The tour is expected to last approximately one hour.

Call the COA at 508-378-1610 to sign up or if you need a ride.

The East Bridgewater Garden Club Meeting
Monday, Oct. 5 at noon downstairs in the Community Room at the East Bridgewater Public Library. 

The speaker will be Sharl Heller and his talk is titled, "Atlantic Coastal Pine Barrens Ecoregion." The flower show will be an antique container with mums or asters.
Hockomock Digital Photographers 
is a group of about fifty photo-enthusiasts whose expertise ranges from beginner to professional. We meet regularly to talk about ways to improve our photography.
We meet every Wednesday starting in September and ending around mid-May.

 Activities start at 7:30PM at the East Bridgewater Public Library. More information about specific meetings can be found on our Calendar. hockomockdigital.com



Bridgewater State Observatory Opens to the Public

The BSU Observatory will host public nights on Wednesdays during Fall 2015 beginning September 30th.
for exact dates and times. These events occur on the 5th floor patios of
the Dana Mohler-Faria Science and Mathematics Center.

These events are weather-dependent. Please check a few hours prior to each event to see if the weather will allow it to go on.
Call our hotline at 508-531-DARK, find us on Facebook (Bridgewater State University Observatory), or follow us on Twitter @BSUObservatory to check.
ARCHAEOLOGY ON THE NEMASKET RIVER   
   
CANOE/KAYAK TOUR
 
Saturday, October 10, 2015
(Rain date: Sunday, October 11)

Please join us for an informative tour of the scenic and historical Nemasket River. Led by Dr. Curtis Hoffman, Professor of Anthropology at Bridgewater State University, and Member of the Board of Directors for the Massachusetts Archaeology Society, this tour is not one to miss. Dr. Hoffman will lead the group on a tour of several known Native American sites along the river.

Please join us - enjoy the foliage and learn a lot about the history of this area.

This event is sponsored by the Taunton River Watershed Alliance and the Massachusetts Archaeology Society.

For more information, call 508-828-1101 or register on-line at www.savethetaunton.org

Goldfinch & Sunflowers - Mary Wright Julius

Hidden Hummingbird - Mary Wright Julius
 
"I love to watch the birds and butterflies that come to the late-summer garden. Flocks of grackles fill the trees and empty the feeders every day as they get ready to journey South. The hummingbirds are gathering nectar from the bee balm and the butterfly bush is a favorite of the black swallowtail. The yellow goldfinches are busy pulling every seed from the sunflowers. Occasionally, the cooper's hawk shows up at the feeders and all the birds scatter until he leaves. September is a time of transition, of preparing for colder weather and the first frost, and the birds know it's coming." 

Thank you, Mary, for sharing these beautiful captures of life!
 "Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity." 
~ George S. Patton

"You won't change anything significant in the world if you try to be like it. Change comes when you do something different." 
~ Shannon L. Alder
"Much ingenuity with a little money is vastly more profitable and amusing than much money without ingenuity." ~
Arnold Bennett

jacquie 2013
Imagine where we would be without our dreamers and inventors! 
~ Jacquie

Town Buildings

 

Town Hall

175 Central St

508-378-1601

Mon 8:30a-8p

Tues - Thurs 8:30a-4:30p

Fri 8:30a-noon

 

EB Public Library

32 Union St

508-378-1616

Mon & Tues 9-8
Wed, Thurs, Fri 9-5
Saturday 9-2 

 

Council on Aging 

355 Plymouth St

508-378-1610

Mon 8a-6p

Tues-Thurs 8a-4p

Fri 8a-noon 

 
Small businesses make our community strong.
Support them every day!

MATA Karate

"Never Lose The Fight Within"

After School Classes
Enrolling Now!

 516 North Bedford St
2nd Floor
East Bridgewater

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BOKS VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
 
Many of our current 5th graders have followed the BOKS (Build Our Kids Success, powered by Reebok) program since we piloted it at Central School. Two of our parent volunteers had to move on, so we are looking for at least one more to keep this program running.
The program runs for 6 weeks, Tuesdays and/or Thursdays starting at 7:20AM and you're out the door by 8:10.
Anyone interested in helping, please call or text Cheryl Pino at 508-331-3739.


Pat Snow ballet
Pat Snow's Dance Academy

For Pat Snow's Dance Academy Competition Teams
Tickets $6

3 Studios:
Bridgewater
E. Bridgewater
Whitman

For more Information,
Call (508) 378-7079
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Grants Rental


From Tools for Home Improvement Projects to Indoor/Outdoor Parties & Fundraisers...We Rent It All

Call Us Today to Discuss Your Rental Needs or to Make a Reservation

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Bridgewater
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Olde Kids on the Block!

Monday, September 21, 

1-3pm

EB Council on Aging

 

This fabulous 16-piece band revives the big band sound of the 30's, 40's and 50's.  Professional retired and semi-retired musicians will transport you back to that era and will have you dancing, humming or tapping your feet. 

Everyone will thoroughly enjoy an uplifting afternoon of music and vocals by Mara Castle and the Olde Kids on the Block.

Seating is limited.  Call the COA at 508-378-1610 to sign up.


Ms Beehaven 
Angel Alley

 * Workshops * Meditation
* Drumming Circles *Reiki
* Shamanic Healing Treatments
* Crystals & Supplies

10 West Union St 
East Bridgewater, MA 
508-378-9699


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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 
Vendors:  spots still available.
Contact Gail Mather
for more information.

Nessralla Farm
Nessralla Farm Corn Maze 
Now Open 
7 Days a Week Thru 
November 1
10am - 6pm

"Frozen" Themed Corn Maze Birthday Parties Available

Nessralla Farm Offers a Variety of 
Rt 106, Halifax
781-293-6792


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Mind Body Spirit Healing

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Community Meal Dates & Times

East Bridgewater United Methodist Church
54 N. Central St. 
East Bridgewater

Community Meal is a free meal each Wednesday, 5:30pm.

Join us:  September 23.
These meals are free, but we accept donations. 

Our Thrift Shop is open on Wednesdays,
from 3:00 - 5:00pm and on Saturdays from 10am - 12pm.

Thank you.  Any questions, please call 508-378-2814.
S.A.L.T. Presentation at the COA

Lt. Jeff Kelley, EBFD Thursday, October 1st @ 10:30am Among other topics, Lt. Kelley will discuss lock boxes available through the Fire Department and the smoke detector program available to EB seniors.  Please see the September newsletter for more information or call the COA at 508-378-1610.

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WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME  
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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:

Is a village usually larger or smaller than a Hamlet?

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On September 22, 2015, we 
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from the correct answers.

The Buzz was compiled

this week by  Rob Lundquist, Theresa McNulty, Marla Prince, Stacy Rancourt, Jacquelyn Rose, & Betty Stirling.
 

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