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Congratulations
Sue Cyr

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

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

You could win a 16-oz candle from the East Bridgewater Candle Company ($17 value)
Historical Tidbit: 
First Sunday School
 
 
There are some who believe that Halifax has the honor of having the first Sunday School. There is a question whether it would be considered under present day ideas. However, it is recorded that John Cotton of Boston introduced Fifth day (Thursday) Lectures, when schools were closed so that all who wished might attend. The first pastor of the Halifax Church, John Cotton, grandson of the first John Cotton varied his grandfather's idea and set apart a catechism for children to learn and be examined on Sunday, March 28, 1736. This was 50 years before the day of Robert Raikes who is credited with holding the first Sunday school in the world.

Respectfully submitted, Sue Basile
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Upcoming Schedule of Events
Monday, November 2
Church - 9a - Council on Aging (COA)
Cribbage - 10a - COA
Computer Class - 10a - COA
Lunch - noon - COA
Crochet/knitting - 1p - COA
Joy of Writing - 2p - COA
Board of Selectmen - 7p - Town Hall
Finance Committee - 7p - Town Hall
Tuesday, November 3
Special State Election Today - 7a - Elementary School
Men's Coffee - 9a - COA
SHINE Counsel - 9a - COA
Drop-in Knitting - 10a - Library
Council on Aging - 10a - COA
Lunch - noon - COA
Line Dance - 2:30p - COA
Wage & Personnel Bd - 6:30p - Town Hall
Silver Lake  High PTO - 7p - SLRHS
Conservation Comm - 7p - Town Hall
Historic District Comm - 7:30p - Museum
Wednesday, November 4

Exercise - 9:30a - COA

Quilting - 10a - COA

Wii Games - 10:30a - COA

Chair Yoga - 11a - COA

Genealogy Club - 1p - Library

Mystery Readers - 1p - Library

Line Dancing - 6:30p - All Seasons

Board of Health - 7p - Town Hall

Historical Comm - 7p - Museum

Holidays In Halifax Comm - 7p - Town Hall

Park, Youth & Rec Comm - 7:30p - Rec Bldg

Thursday, November 5

Men's Coffee - 9a - COA

Housing Authority - 10a - Parsons Lane

Oil Painting - 10a - COA

Toddler Story Time - 11a - Library

Lunch - noon - COA

Shopping Van - 12:30p - COA

Pre-K Story Time - 1p - Library

Rory Raven - 7p - Library

Planning Board - 7:30p - Town Hall

Friday, November 6

Our Lady of The Lake Church Mass - 9a  

Errand Van - 9a - COA

Infant Story Time - 10a - Library

Ballroom Dance - 11a - COA

Lunch - noon - COA

Preschool Story Time - 11:30a - Library

Stem Playgroup - 1:30p - Library
Saturday, November 7

Hazardous Waste Day - 7:30a - Highway Dept

Boy Scout Food, Bottle & Can Drive - 9a - Town Green

Our Lady of The Lake Mass - 4p

Sunday, November 8
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.
Bridgewater Square Chiropractic

18th Annual Community Food Drive
 to benefit the Bridgewater Food Pantry is Wednesday, November 18, 2015 
 8:00-11:45a.m. & 2:00-6:30p.m. 
All current and former patients:  bring in a shopping bag of non-perishable food items as well as toiletries  and receive an adjustment at NO CHARGE on Nov 18.
NEW PATIENTS: For your donation of a BAG OF NON PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS AND/OR TOILETRIES. you will receive a gift certificate for a Complimentary Consultation and Exam!!

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Genealogy Club
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Author Talk with Sharron Kahn Luttrell
Sat., Nov. 14, 11 am
From Boston Children's Hospital Center for Media &
Children's Health, here is an
computer
internet-safety-toolkit
to help guide your child's internet experience and make it a healthy one.

There are four sections within this toolkit covering the topics of: The Basics, For Content They See, For Content They Make and For How They Interact. Within each section there are age specific tips for parents of preschool, school-age, 'tweens and teens. 
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Bridgewater

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Click Fix Program Comes to Halifax

 

The Town of Halifax is now using a new program that will allow residents
to report quality-of-life issues and request services through an online
and mobile interface. Powered by SeeClickFix, the place-based reporting Commonwealth Connect platform allows residents to document neighborhood concerns and improvements alike, ranging from litter and flooding to damaged sidewalks and malfunctioning traffic signals.

With the online and mobile reporting platform, residents can report quality-of-life concerns through service request categories via 
or use mobile applications available for download from the Town's web site. 

When submitting issues via mobile app, for example, residents can
provide location, descriptive, and photographic information as they
see the issue in real time. Once the resident submits an issue, the
person reporting the issue, the Town, and anyone 'watching' the area
will receive an alert. Halifax can then acknowledge the service request,
route it to the proper department, and update the request and residents following the issue, once it has been resolved.

Launched in 2008, SeeClickFix allows citizens anywhere in the world to
report and monitor non-emergency community issues, ranging from potholes and planted trees to garbage and graffiti. Through web and mobile applications, as well as embedded widgets, SeeClickFix empowers citizens, community groups, media organizations, and governments to work together to improve neighborhoods. It is the most widely distributed citizen-reporting tool in the country, having recently surpassed 1 million fixed issues.

In 2012, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts initiated a grant program to launch the platform, powered by SeeClickFix and titled Commonwealth Connect, to communities throughout the state.

Charlie Seelig
Halifax Town Administrator
781-294-1316
Overnight Parking Ban for the Winter Months
The Halifax Board of Selectmen has sent out the Town's annual notice concerning the overnight parking ban in Halifax from November 1, 2015, to March 31, 2016. In addition, the Board has reiterated that the Halifax Highway Department is not responsible for damage to property placed on Town property or within the rights-of-way for streets plowed by the Town.

This includes, but is not limited to, mailboxes, sprinkler systems, trees, shrubs or landscaping, fences, lightpoles, etc. In most cases, the Town owns 10 feet beyond the asphalt surface for roads accepted by the Town. Mailboxes should be installed at least four feet from the edge of the asphalt to the front of the mailbox. Many of the plows that are used have a wing that extends two feet or more beyond the cutting edge. This, combined with the snow coming off the plow, is what causes most of the damage. It is impossible for the driver to see the edge of the asphalt under the snow; therefore, the plow may be off the edge of the road at times. In heavy snow conditions, the Department tries to push the snow at least a foot off the road.


Early Morning Visitors at the Birdbath. 

Thank you to Sue Basile for these wonderful fall pictures.
  
~ 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 12noon-8p
Tues, Thurs, Fri  10a-5p
Saturday 10a-2p

Council on Aging
506 Plymouth Street
781-293-7313
Mon -Thurs 9a-3p
Friday 9a-1p

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Holidays in Halifax meeting on November 4 at 7pm at Town Hall. 

Anyone (individuals, groups, businesses) interested in helping out are welcome to attend. We'd like to know about your ideas for this year's event on Saturday, December 12
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STEM Playgroup
Friday, November 6, at 1:30pm
Holmes Public Library

Join us for this Science, Technology, Engineering & Math based playgroup for preschoolers. Young children are natural-born scientists and engineers. Explore the world around you through science, technology,
engineering, and math with everyday activities.
Space is limited.  Please call the Library to register:  781-293-2271
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Hazardous Waste Day Collection
Saturday, November 7
Recycling Center

The Halifax Recycling Center will hold its monthly hazardous waste collection day on Saturday, November 7, 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.
The Halifax Recycling Center will be closed on Wednesday, November 11 in observance of 
Veteran's Day. 
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The Center will be open for a special Tuesday session instead, from 10:00am to 1:00pm. 
For more information, 
call the Recycling Center
at 781-293-1732.

Veterans' Day Ceremony 
Wednesday, November 11 at 9 am
 Halifax Town Hall

This short ceremony includes the laying of wreaths at the various monuments near the Town Hall and a few words from the attendees.
For more information, please contact the Veterans' Agent, 
Wil Corey, at 781-293-1724.
Open Lab Night:  A BSU event for the community, including 
K-12 students
Thursday, November 19, from 5:00 - 8:00 PM
 
The Center for the Advancement of STEM Education and the Office of Community Partnerships at Bridgewater State University are excited to hold "Open Lab Night 2015" in the Dana Mohler- Faria Science and Mathematics Center!
 
Love science and mathematics?  Love learning in a hands-on environment?  Then please join us for Open Lab Night at BSU.  You can chat with BSU faculty and students, hang out in our labs, and even do a few experiments.  A wide variety of hands-on activities will be running throughout the night; anything from the "Virtual Reality Sandbox" to "Alien Substances." The Observatory will be open from 5:00-7:00 PM (weather permitting).
 
Snacks and refreshments will be provided. This event is free and open to the public.  All children must be accompanied by an adult. 

Parking is available in the Bridgewater State University Parking Garage. To view the campus map, please click here.

Halifax in Lights Committee
While the 2016 edition of Halifax in Lights, the Town's summer 
celebration, is nine months away, the Halifax in Lights Committee is 
looking for residents and others to serve on the Committee. Halifax in Lights is one of the Town's largest events and the planning and fundraising for the event must start months in advance, so volunteers are needed now. Anyone interested on serving on the Committee can contact the Halifax Board of Selectmen's office at 
781-294-1316.

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WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME 

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a 16-oz candle from the East Bridgewater Candle Company
($17 value)
 
Historical Tidbit Question:
On what day did Halifax Congregational first hold their Sunday school? 

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phone number & town
with your answer.
By entering, you give us
permission to announce 
your name in next week's 
Buzz Around Halifax.
  
On November 3, 2015, we 
will randomly pick a winner
from the correct answers.

The Buzz was compiled

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

 

 

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