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 Salon Esprit  Raised $1,288 for the American Cancer Society's Efforts to Battle Breast Cancer.

   The funds were raised by a raffle for a "Year's Worth of Free Haircuts" and a Cut-a-thon that was held on Sunday, November 1st. The stylists donated their time and talents to the effort as well as a wealth of baked goods and related items.
Great job, team!


Jessica and Debbie at the bake table that raised $320.


Images courtesy of Salon Esprit 




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November 8, 2015

 

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Prize Box
 


Congratulations
Robert Conroy

won a 16-oz candle from the East Bridgewater Candle Company 
($17 value)

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

You could win 
1 1/2 hr self defense class for the winner & 9 friends at MATA Karate in 
East Bridgewater 

Historical Tidbit:  
Law and Order before the 1800's in New England
Up until the early 1800's, enforcement of laws was done by
individuals appointed by the church.  Back then, the church was the legal authority.  If one was accused of a crime such as theft, adultery, or breaking and entering, he was tried before the church elders.  If he was found guilty, he was given the choice of a fine or lashes, but only after he confessed his crime to the members of the church.  If it was a capital crime involving the death of a person, they were tried by the county in Plymouth.  

Following the American Revolution, the church was taken out of the law enforcement business.
Over the next 40 years, the towns moved their town meetings out of the churches and into town halls. Eventually towns would build their own jails.

Respectfully submitted, David Moore

Monday, November 9
Coffee Hour - 9a - Council on Aging (COA)
Clinic - 9a - COA
Whist - 10a - COA
Senior Lunch - noon - COA
Melodians - 1p - COA
Grief Support - 3p - COA
Friends of the Library - 6:30p - Library
Library Trustees - 7p - Library
Special Town Meeting - 7p - JRSR High School
Alcoholics Anonymous - 7:30p - Community Covenant Church
Tuesday, November 10
Walking Club - 8:30a - St. John's
Errand Van - 9a - COA
Chair Yoga - 9a - COA
Housing Authority - 9a - Prospect St
Color Your World with Science - 10:30a - Library
Back Alley Bridge - 10:30a - COA
Left, Right, Center - 10:30a - COA
Senior Lunch - noon - COA
Busy Hands - 1p - COA
Life in Rural Alaska - 1p - COA
Civil War Roundtable - 7p - Library
Conservation Comm - 7p - Town Hall
Alanon - 7:30p - Community Covenant Church
Wednesday, November 11

Veterans Day - Thank a Vet!

Parade starts on Spring St at 10am and ends at Town Common with a ceremony

Community Meal - 5:30p - United Methodist Church
Alcoholics Anon - 7:30p - Union Congregational Church
Thursday, November 12
Shoppers' Van - 8:15a - COA
Walking Club - 8:30a - St John's
Friends of Seniors - 9a - COA
Yoga - 10a - COA
Families & Books - 10:30a - Library
Veterans Lunch - noon - COA
Back Alley Bridge - noon - COA
Kiwanis - 6:30p - TJ Smith's
Narcotics Anonymous - 6:30p - United Methodist Church
Family Yoga - 6:30pm - Union Congregational Church
GRASP - 7p - Community Covenant Church
Youth Football & Cheer - 7:30p - Commercial Club
 Friday, November 13
Cribbage - 8:30a - COA
Bowling - 9a - Viking Rec
TOPS - 9:15a - Library
Crisfit - 10a - COA
 Saturday, November 14
Native Harvest Craft Fair - 10a - Sachem Rock Farm
St. John's - Service - 4p 
Alcoholics Anonymous - 7p - Methodist Church
 Sunday, November 15
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
Great Pumpkin Walk - 1p - Sachem Rock Farm
Alcoholics Anonymous - 6p - Union Congregational
 
* Information Compiled in this issue from Town web sites and "Our Town" calendar
Nessralla Farm Store
 
Bring the Goodness Home ... YUMMMMM!!!! 
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Thanksgiving Food Drive 2015
Please join the MATA Karate family in helping feed our community for the holidays. Help us stock up with Holiday dinner items.
We will be collecting food starting 10/26 until 11/20 for the E.B. food pantry, such items as canned veggies, canned yams, cranberry sauce, stuffing, and Jiffy corn muffin mix, non perishable food items.
  Bring it by our studio: 516 North Bedford St, 2nd Floor, East Bridgewater.  If you are unable to shop, cash/check or supermarket gift cards are also accepted. 
Thank you for your continued support in MATA & the EB community!
ANNUAL POINSETTIA FUNDRAISER
 
East Bridgewater Music Parents Association is holding their annual poinsettia fundraiser. Information has gone home with music students and you can access the order form from the Music Department website: https://sites.google.com/a/ebps.net/music/
Poinsettia's are $10 each and order forms are due back on Thursday, November 12th.
Pick up will be on Saturday, November 21st in the lobby of the Middle School from 10AM-12PM.

We have begun our 4th Annual Field of Flags Campaign.

We will be placing 1000 flags on the Town Common, which will be on display between Oct 31st - Nov 14th. For a $10 donation, you can sponsor a flag to honor a Veteran. 
 
A portion of the money raised will go to support the Fisher House in Boston, a home away from home where military families can stay while a loved one is receiving in-house treatment at one of our medical centers. 
Everybody in East Bridgewater should have received a form in the mail. However, you can always visit our website:  http://ebkiwanis.webs.com to donate on-line via PayPal or download a form to mail.

 Please share with all your friends to get the word out.
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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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                63 Main Street 
     Bridgewater
    (508) 697-0050

Native Harvest Craft Fair

Saturday, November 14 from 10am-4pm

Sachem Rock Farm

 

The order for the preservation of Idian Cultrue is hosting a craft fair.

Please come and enjoy native music, crafts, delicious baked goods, warm cider, raffles & more.

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Community Meals


November 11, 18, and on the 25th, we will be serving a Thanksgiving Dinner, all at 5:30 pm.
Prayer Evening of Thanksgiving at 6:30 pm following the

Thanksgiving Dinner; Community meal on
Wednesday, November 25th.
United Methodist Church
54 N. Central St., E. Bridgewater, MA  
 All are welcome to join us for these free meals.    

Annual Christmas Fair
Friday, November 13, from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Saturday, November 14, from 9:30 am to 2:00 pm
at United Methodist Church

On Friday, November 13, our annual Spaghetti Supper is from 5:30 to 7:00 pm. The cost for the supper is, Adults: $8.00, Kids under 12: $5.00, and a family rate of $25.00.

On Saturday, November 14, a luncheon will be held at 11:30 am.

Additionally, we will have live musical entertainment.  Our Thrift Shop will be open during the Fair hours for bargains galore!  We will also have our Bake Table, Woodworking, Toys and Crafts, knitting and sewing, and 
homemade canned food. 

54 N. Central St., 
East Bridgewater, MA
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.

BRIDGEWATER FARM SUPPLY

 

Give the leaves an inch and they will take your yard

 

We Have All Your Fall Clean Up Supplies

    Bridgewater Farm Supply
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1000 Plymouth St, (Rt104) 
Bridgewater

(508) 697-0357 

 



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Annual Holiday Fair
Union Congregational Church
Fri., Nov 20, 5:30 - 8:30 pm
Sat., Nov 21,  9 am - 2 pm

Raffle tickets for a Handmade Advent Quilt and 
Big Screen TV,  $1.
105 Pleasant St, EB

The Witches
Artists from Suburbia will present David Wood's adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic children's book, "The Witches," at 355 Plymouth Street, East Bridgewater, MA on
Friday, November 20, at 7:00
Saturday, November 21, at 7:00
and Sunday, November 22, at 2:00
Performances are free and open to the public!

The production will feature puppets by local artists alongside performances by local actors, all coming together to create an evening of spook-tacular, family-friendly theatre like no other!

THIS PRODUCTION WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE GENEROUS FUNDING OF THE EAST BRIDGEWATER CULTURAL COUNCIL
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Twenty-Ninth Annual Christmas on the Common 
Annual Tree Decorating Contest
East Bridgewater Town Common
Thursday, December 3, at 6 pm, Judging at 5:30 pm Schedule tentative.  Entries due by November 24.

Your club or community organization is invited to participate. The theme for this year's contest will be "A Christmas Story" (Ralphie and his Red Ryder BB Gun).  Trees for the decorating contest are donated courtesy of the Kiwanis Club of East Bridgewater.

As the sponsoring coordinators of the "Christmas on the Common" program, the Kiwanis Club of East Bridgewater is, again, grateful to the Common Committee and the Board of Selectmen for allowing the 2015 program to be held on this historic site.

The popularity of "Christmas on the Common" program has delighted many people and has generated a sense of community spirit.  I hope that you and your group will join us in this wonderful East Bridgewater tradition.
Email Mary Sue C. Moore at Mscm6222@yahoo.com
if interested.

Respectfully submitted, Mary Sue C. Moore
Great Pumpkin Walk at Sachem Rock   

My entire family enjoyed the hike!  As we walked through the trail and searched for items on the Scavenger hunt list, we enjoyed the beautiful scenery and admired all the nicely decorated pumpkins.  We listened to campfire songs and roasted marshmallows by the campfire, and we all enjoyed our first taste of "Pine Needle Tea."  My girls were especially happy to receive their reward of popcorn and candy corn when we reached the end. It was a great day to get out and enjoy the beauty of the season, and we are looking forward to doing it again next year!
Great job EB Friends of Trails! Thanks, Stacy

For more information on East Bridgewater Trails: 
EB Friends of Trails Facebook Page

Editor's Note: The Friends of EB Trails would like to add:
 
"Thank you so much for the beautiful coverage and photos of the Pumpkin Walk.  
We have so much fun planning it and it's very rewarding to see well over 600 attendees.  The Pumpkin Walk is a multi-generational event that gets kids & families outside having some good old-fashioned fun!!  What could be better!!
 
Thank you for covering the wonderful local events that our town offers!"
 
Sincerely,
 
Diane Phillips
President, Friends of East Bridgewater Trails
It's your story.

  
~ 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!
East Bridgewater Candle Company
Hand poured 100% soy candles.100% cotton wicks no dyes. Scented with a blend of essential and fragrance oils.
Available at:
Lavender Sky Gifts 
494 Bedford St
East Bridgewater

CN Smith Farm
325 South St
East Bridgewater, MA


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Viking Pizza
Buy 3 pizzas, get 1 free!

52 Bedford St
East Bridgewater, MA 02333

Delivery 7 days a week
 Hours: 11am - 10pm



MATA Karate

"Never Lose The Fight Within"

After School Classes
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East Bridgewater

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Special Town Meeting

Monday, Nov. 9, at 7pm

Jr/Sr High School Auditorium

 

Click here to see full warrant

Veterans Day Parade

Wed, Nov. 11, at 10 am

Parade begins on Spring St and ends at the Town Common with a ceremony.  

School Notice:

11/11/15 - No School - Veterans Day
  
11/25/15 - Early Release Day - K-12
  
11/26/15-11/27/15 - No School - Thanskgiving Break 
HDP - A CLUB FOR DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHERS
Next meeting:  
November 11th
7:30 PM
East Bridgewater Public Library
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.
 
It will be an Image Study night. This is an opportunity for members to submit images for constructive criticism. 
Photo Credit: Joe Kennedy
The following Wednesday, Nov. 18th, is our second competition. The focus will be Monochromatic.  An outside judge, Mike DiStefano, MNEC, will review, score and comment on our B&W images.  I have included one of mine that will be in this competition.

Currently HDP has an exhibit hanging in the East Bridgewater Library.  We change out the prints every other month.
hockomockdigital.com

 

 

HUGS Community Christmas Program

 

If you or someone you know need help this Christmas, or if you would like to make a donation, or volunteer, please call Theresa at 508-350-9811.

 

The Giving Trees are up at the Center at Sachem Rock, Dewhurst Lumber and

EB Public Library.

 

If you would like to help a family in need, please visit one of our trees, take a tag and buy a gift for someone in need 

this holiday season.  

To sponsor a family, please call Theresa at 508-350-9811.

www.ebhugs.org

 

Save the Date:  Kiwanis Christmas on the Common Arts and 
Crafts Fair 
 Saturday, Dec 5th, 9-2 pm; spaces available - contact Ken (781-294-1057) to reserve.  First come, first served.  Spaces sell out every year!
Honoring our Veterans of all ages!!
Thursday, November 12 at noon
EB Council on Aging

Sachem Center for Health & Rehab & the EB Council on Aging invite all veterans to a lunch immediately followed by a pinning ceremony on 
Thurs., November 12. 
If you are a veteran of our armed forces, and would like to join us, please call 
508-378-1610 to reserve 
your place for lunch!

Viking Sports Parents Annual Vendor Fair
Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015
6-10 PM
Commercial Club
1 Nielson
East Bridgewater, MA 02333
For more info., you can email: hazel101670@aol.com

Friendly Visitor Program

 

One of the great programs offered at the Council on Aging is 
The friendly visitor program. This is a volunteer support system that provides companionship and contact with the community for those who are isolated or unable to get out to activities. A visit from a friendly visitor can brighten someone's day. For more information, or if you know a person who could benefit from our program, please contact Kelly Long at 508-378-1610. 
If you would like to volunteer, adults of all ages are welcome to volunteer. Please contact us at the above phone number. 

From Boston Children's Hospital Center for Media &
Children's Health
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. 
EB Hope Drop-In
November 19 at 5 pm
Community Covenant Church, Pleasant St.

In collaboration with EB HOPE and its volunteer members, law enforcement and civilian partners will facilitate bi-monthly community-based meetings for people suffering from the disease of addiction and their friends and family members to provide information on where to access:
  • Outpatient levels of care
  • Inpatient/medical detoxification programs, along with continuous care options (residential versus sobriety homes)
  • Addiction recovery services available through a representative from the Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery
  • Resources for family support
  • Mental health professionals
  • Information for obtaining Nasal Naloxone and on-site training on the proper use
  • Information about local coalitions and community-based groups involved in opioid abuse prevention and treatment
  • Faith Based Support
  • Veteran services personnel
 For more information, click here to visit the website
Parent Conferences

The Central School Fall Parent Conference cycle will be November 17, 18, 19, and 20.  The Parent Conference request letters were sent last week. The Report Form will be sent home on Monday, November 16th.  We are asking parents to be as flexible as possible because we will be scheduling approximately 600 individual conferences at mutually convenient times during the fall conference cycle.  There will be a Book Fair held in the Gym during conferences on Wednesday and Thursday from 1:00-3:00 PM and 5:00-7:00 PM.

prize box  
WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME  
 
Have fun with us
and beeee entered to win a

1 1/2 hr self-defense class for the winner & 9 friends at MATA Karate in 
East Bridgewater 
 
 
 
Historical Tidbit Question:
Up until the early 1800's, who enforced the laws? 

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 East Bridgewater.
  
On November 10, 2015, we 
will randomly pick a winner
from the correct answers.
The Buzz was compiled
this week by Stephen Kelley, Theresa McNulty, Marla Prince, Stacy Rancourt, Jacquelyn Rose, Jill Silvia  & Betty Stirling.
 
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