Buzz Around Bridgewater, MA


LINES OF FIRE PRESENTATION
Thursday, November 12, at 7 pm  
First Parish Church
50 School St., Bridgewater  
This presentation will be co-sponsored by VFW Post 2125 of Bridgewater.
It will be a live dramatic reading of letters from service people and their families from the American Revolution on. The program will be followed by refreshments and conversation.

FROM THE AUTHOR ANDREW CARROLL:

"LINES OF FIRE, and the larger effort behind it to honor and remember America's veterans and troops by preserving their war letters.

Over the past 15 years, veterans and their families have shared with me an estimated 100,000 previously unpublished war letters from every conflict in U.S. history, dating back to handwritten missives composed during the American Revolution through emails sent from Iraq and Afghanistan.  I created a one-act play titled LINES OF FIRE that's based on these correspondences. The National Endowment for the Arts has given us a $20,000 grant to take the play across the country.  The search for letters goes on, and we hope the play will encourage more veterans and their families to preserve these irreplaceable documents. 

The play features dozens of extraordinary, previously unpublished, letters and three highlights include:

1)  the letter that a young Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., wrote to his family after he survived the firebombing of Dresden in World War II
2)  a young woman who was at Ground Zero on 9/11 and detailed, in a handwritten letter written from New Jersey, exactly what she and her colleagues had endured when they fled through the streets of lower Manhattan as the Twin Towers were falling, and
3)  a letter from a man who witnessed the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. 

This project has had an incredible amount of media attention over the past many years, including profiles on NBC News, Good Morning America, the Today Show, PBS, FOX News, History Channel, NPR, and CBS Sunday Morning.  We've also been featured multiple times in USA Today, the New York Times, National Geographic, the New Yorker, the Washington Post, and just about every major local newspaper throughout the country.  We were even a cover story for TIME magazine."

Respectfully submitted, Betty Gilson  (774-226-0942)
November 8, 2015

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Prize Box
 


Congratulations
Bob Olivieri

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 
 a 1 1/2 hr self-defense class for 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

Painters - 9a - Council on Aging (COA)
Council on Aging - 10:15a - COA
Lunch - noon - COA
Winter Wonderland - 7p - Library

Tuesday, November 10

Zumba - 9a - CYSC
Shopping - 10:15a - CYSC
Lunch - noon - CYSC
Coloring For Adults - 6:30p - Library
Conservation Comm - 7p - Police Station
Wednesday, November 11
Veterans Day - Thank a Vet!!
All town offices, banks, library and schools are closed.
Thursday, November 12
Zumba - 9a - CYSC
Food Pantry - 10a - Central Square Congregational, UCC
Friday, November 13
Exercise - 9a - COA
Crafters - 9a - COA
Mah Jong - 10a - COA
Read Together, Grow Together - 10:30a - Library
Saturday, November 14
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Mass - 4p
Whist - 7p - CYSC
Sunday, November 15
First Parish Church - 10:30a 
Bridgewater Baptist Church - 10a
Saint Thomas Aquinas Mass - 7:45a, 10 and 12p 
Trinity Episcopal - 8am and 10a worship services, 10a Sunday school 
Central Square Congregational, UCC - 10a
Bridgewater United Methodist - 10a
Faith Chapel Assembly of God - school 9a, service 10a
Trinity Covenant - 10a
United Methodist  - 10a - Worship & school 
New Jerusalem - 10:30a
Scotland Trinitarian Congregational - 10:30a 
St. Basil's Chapel - 10:00a and 5p -  note new 5p time * -
BSU Campus  
West Bridgewater Baptist Church - 10:30a
 
* Information compiled in this issue from Town web sites, submitted information and "Senior Publishing."  Feel free to submit events & information from your non-profit group.

 

Tri Town Veteran's Day Parade  10am

Spring St East Bridgewater

Exercises on East Bridgewater Common

following the parade at approximately 11 am

November 11, 2015

 

Collation following at St John's Parish Hall 210 Central St.  

E Bridgewater. All are invited. 

Nessralla Farm Store
 
Bring the Goodness Home ... YUMMMMM!!!! 
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The Bridgewater Public Library will feature an exhibit of South Shore Watercolors by Jack Sullivan in the 
Flora T. Little Gallery.  The exhibition will be on display during the months of November and December.

Jack Sullivan was born in Boston and was raised in the Roslindale section of the city.  Jack as a child was not allowed television after dinner and a frequent amusement was drawing pictures.  Jack's mother allowed her children's artwork to be limited only by their imagination. There was one rule; that each sheet of paper be full, both sides, before another sheet was granted. In this  subtle way, the children were made to consider not just the subject, but the overall rectangular surface and all the marks on it - a savvy technique used by Jack's mother to help the children
appreciate composition and design.
Several years ago, Jack began sketching each of his five sons, then critiquing the sketches based on advice in books he borrowed from the library.  After drawing a while, the suggestions in the books seemed more practical.  After reading a while, his drawing became more focused. Drawing then reading - reading then drawing, he began getting better. The sketches developed into paintings and not just of his children but of landscapes and seascapes.  Jack lives with his family in
Marshfield, MA  www.facebook.com/southshorewatercolors

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The Bridgewater-Raynham Special Education Parents Advisory Council Presentation:
DCAP/ICAP 
 Thursday, November 12th, at 9 am.  
Bridgewater-Raynham Central Office Conference Room
166 Mt. Prospect St., Bridgewater, MA  

 Carla Thomas, Director of Student Services, will discuss the purpose and implementation of the DCAP (District Curriculum Accommodation Plan) and the ICAP (Individual Curriculum Accommodation Plan).

 The BR-SEPAC is made up of parents who represent about 850 children with special needs within the Bridgewater-Raynham School district.  The BR-SEPAC works collaboratively with the Bridgewater-Raynham Public Schools and Bridgewater-Raynham School Committee to provide support and information for parents, school personnel, and the community about disabilities and the special education process. The Bridgewater-Raynham SEPAC accomplishes this through regular meetings, workshops, presentations, and special events.  The meeting is free and open to all.  For more information, visit our website:  brsepac.org or email kwaskiel@hotmail.com.

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Central Square Congregational Church Annual Fair: Winter Wonderland!
71 Central Square
(on the common)

Friday, November 13, 6:30 pm-8:30 pm 
(including Pie and coffee night!)
Saturday, November 14, 9:00 am-2:00 pm, including luncheon service
Saturday, November 14,
5 pm & 6:30 pm turkey supper seatings (plus take-out)

MARK YOUR CALENDAR AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS!

All of your favorites will be there:  Pie! (Friday evening pie & coffee) * The cookie walk (how many different cookies can you fit in your tin?) and other baked goods * Homemade candy and goodies * Hand-made gift items * Holiday items * Jewelry * Attic treasures rummage * Silent auction gift baskets * Beth Basler's amazing luncheon offerings * WALKING TACOS! * Hanson Farm harvest table * Turkey supper, to eat in or take out.

Bring your friends! Invite your neighbors! Tell them about the food items and they won't be able to resist... "The cookie walk?" Chef Basler's fabulous chowder? A turkey supper with generous portions? Walking tacos???

Turkey supper reservations can be made by calling the church office at 508-697-6016, or emailing office@csccucc.com. Information required: 5pm/6:30pm/Takeout?  Name, phone number, how many people in your party.

Please also note:  We encourage anyone coming to the fair to bring one nonperishable food item to contribute to the Bridgewater Food Pantry
 if they are able.  Spread the word!

Visit www.csccucc.org for full details.
The 25th Annual National Native American Heritage Day Pow-Wow Bridgewater State University in the Kelly Gym
Sunday, Nov. 15, 11 am to 6 pm
Photo Credit_ mcnaa.org

This regional celebration will feature Native American singing, dancing, drumming, food, storytelling and crafts.
Harry Edmonds of the Pokanoket Wampanoag Tribe will open the program with a traditional Thanksgiving prayer.
Iron River Singers, Storm Boyz and Eastern Sons will perform drumming and singing.
The dances, which will take place throughout the day, will include lady's fancy shawl dance, jingle dress dance, grass dance, crow hop, lady's traditional dance and men's traditional dance. There will also be general inter-tribal dancing, offering guests an opportunity to join in the circle.
Claudia Fox Tree will lead a half-hour discussion beginning at 11:30 a.m. about stereotypes and myths about Native Americans. Explore the role of language and the power you have to change inaccurate stories about the First People of this land.
Annawon Weeden of the Mashpee Wampanoag Nation will lead the audience in an interactive activity, "Eastern Social Songs and Dances."  The songs will be accompanied by a small water drum, a traditional instrument of the Northeast. This presentation is an opportunity for the audience to participate in dances indigenous to the Native Peoples of the Eastern Woodlands region.
Accomplished Wampanoag artist Kerri Helme of New Bedford will demonstrate her regalia-making skills. She'll make Eastern Woodlands-style regalia for a Native American elder doll using deer skin splits, wampum, and other Eastern adornments.
Loril Moondream and Peter White Fox will demonstrate craft making and engage children in storytelling throughout the day.
Arts, crafts, and supplies will be on sale, including Wampum jewelry, beaded and quill jewelry, silver and turquoise jewelry, moccasins, ribbon shirts, blankets, stones, cedar boxes, blankets, Native books and craft supplies.
Traditional Native foods will be offered for sale by Sonya Avant-Sanders of Silver Moon Caterers.  Taste "three sisters rice," fish cakes, and fish chowder . Hot dogs and other American fare will also be available.
The pow-wow is open to the public.  Admission: Adults - $5; Children 4-16 year old - $3; and children under 4 - free.  Free parking in the Chapel Lot at the gym. 
Seating is very limited, so bring a lawn chair.  For more information, contact the Massachusetts Center for Native American Awareness at 617-642-1683  www.mcnaa.org
Dance Theater of New England
It is Not Too Late to Register for Fall Classes!
    
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Bridgewater, MA 02324
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Hank Phillippi Ryan to Speak 
at Bridgewater Public Library 
Monday, November 16, at 6:30 pm
She will discuss her recently released book, 
"WHAT YOU SEE."

Hank Phillippi Ryan is the on-air investigative reporter for Boston's NBC affiliate. She's won 33 EMMYs, 13 Edward R. Murrow awards and dozens of other honors for her groundbreaking journalism. A bestselling author of seven mystery novels, Ryan has won multiple prestigious awards for her crime fiction:  five Agathas, the Anthony, Daphne, Macavity, and for THE OTHER WOMAN, the coveted Mary Higgins Clark Award.  Her 2013 novel, THE WRONG GIRL, won both the Agatha Award for Best Contemporary Novel and the Daphne Award for Mainstream Mystery/Suspense, and is a seven-week Boston Globe bestseller.  Her novel, TRUTH BE TOLD, is the Agatha Award winner for Best Contemporary Novel and an Anthony Award nominee for Best Novel.  TRUTH BE TOLD is also a Library Journal BEST BOOK OF 2014, with starred reviews from Booklist and from Library Journal.  She also won a second Agatha Award in 2015 for Best Nonfiction, as editor of WRITES OF PASSAGE, an anthology of essays by mystery authors.  Ryan's next novel, WHAT YOU SEE, debuted in October 2015.

The event, which begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Bridgewater Public Library, is free and open to the public and will include a book signing.

Bridgewater Square Chiropractic

18th Annual Community Food Drive
 to benefit the Bridgewater Food Pantry is Wednesday, November 18, 2015 
 8:00 - 11:45 a.m. & 2:00 - 6:30 p.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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     Bridgewater
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18th Annual Community Food Drive to benefit the Bridgewater Food Pantry 
Wed, November 18, 2015 
8:00 - 11:45 a.m. 
& 2:00 - 6:30 p.m. 
 
All current and former patients are asked to bring in a shopping bag of non-perishable food items as well as toiletries (diapers, wipes, paper towels, napkins, toothbrushes, toothpaste, & deodorants) to the office to receive an adjustment at NO CHARGE!!  (Complimentary adjustments are performed on the day of the food drive only.)

NEW PATIENTS ARE WELCOME ALSO!!  Stop in and see our office and meet Dr. Perry and Dr. Ledin.  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, MA 02324
508-697-0050

"W8 4 IT" Improv Show!
 
Hold on to your seats!  In the spirit of the Groundlings, Second City Theatre, and Upright Citizens Brigade, Bridgewater State University Lab Theater proudly presents W8 4 IT, a night of improvised fun and frolic. Through audience suggestion and unbridled imagination, our acting troupe will create a new show every night!  So bring your friends and family! 
This show is for everyone!
Tickets are available at bsuimprov15.brownpapertickets.com
It's your story.

  
~ Jacquie

Town Buildings

 

Town Hall

64 Central Square

508-697-0921

Mon-Thurs 8a-4p

Fri 8a-1p

 

Public Library

15 South St

508-697-3331

Mon-Wed 9a-8p 

Thurs10a-5p

Fri & Sat 10a-2p

 

Cole-Yeaton Senior Center
10 Wally Krueger Way
508-697-0929

Mon-Thurs 9a-3p

Fri 9a-noon 

 

Food Pantry

Central Square Church

71 Central Sq.

 508-697-6016

Thursdays - 10a

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East Bridgewater

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325 South St
East Bridgewater, MA


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CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP with 

Kathy Hayes 

Thursday, November 12 from 10:00-11:30 am

Senior Center

 

All are welcome to attend.  No meeting November 26th due to Thanksgiving. 

 

Free Admittance for ALL Senior Citizens to concerts, shows and sporting events!

 

The BR School Committee offers Senior Citizens living in the towns of Bridgewater or Raynham, ages 62 and older with ID, to be allowed FREE admittance to district events such as athletic contests and school concerts.  Please call the COA at 508-697-0929 

for more information.  

Nick's Ravioli  

LUNCH & BINGO !!!

Tuesday, November 10 at noon

Senior Center

 

Raviolis and Salad $4.00 Donation

Please call 508-697-0929 to sign up. 

Veterans Day Events

November 11, 2015

 
East Bridgewater is this year's host

Parade begins at 10:00 a.m. on Spring St.  

Parade ends at the 

Town Common 

with a ceremony. 

Foxwoods Casino

Friday, November 13th 7:30 at The Senior Center; 8 am at High Pond Estates

 

 $25.00 per person  
Trip includes $10 Food Voucher & $10 Bonus Slot Play.   
For reservations, please sign up at The Senior Center.  Full payment is required.  Please make checks payable 

to A&A Metro 

TRIAD  Program  "Charitable Giving" 
Tuesday, November 17 at 1:00 pm 
Council on Aging

Lisa Budge Johnson from the Plymouth County Sheriff's Department will be at the Senior Center, 10 Wally Krueger Way to give a presentation on "Charitable Giving." 
How to be an informed donor.  
Learn how to choose appropriate charities to donate your money  AND  learn how to avoid charitable scams.  
Refreshments served/raffles.  
This program is sponsored by the Bridgewater TRIAD program
ANNUAL THANKSGIVING DINNER FOR
BRIDGEWATER SENIORS  
Wednesday, November 18th at 6:00 p.m. 
Cole-Yeaton Senior Center
 
Sign-ups will be accepted in person or by telephone during Hours of Operation Only  
(9-3 M-Th & 9-12 Friday) 
Starting Monday, November 2nd at 9 AM 508-697-0929      
Seating is limited
Sponsored by:  The Bridgewater Police
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.

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. 
St. Thomas Aquinas Parish Bazaar
Saturday, November 21, 2015
9:00 am to 3:00 pm,
 
Parish Center
  103 Center Street, 
Bridgewater

Holiday crafts, plants, candy, jewelry, toys, knitted and crochet items. White elephant, 50/50 raffle, hourly turkey raffle, basket raffles, kids make your own craft.

Light lunch served 11 am to 2 pm.
 prize box  
WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME

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and beeee entered to win a
1 1/2 hr self-defense class for winner & 9 friends at MATA Karate in East Bridgewater  
 

Historical Tidbit Question:
Where was a capital crime tried? 

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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 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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