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           CERT  (Community Emergency Response Team)
CERT from all area towns responded to the recent Brockton water main break.  CERT members are in the yellow vests.
OPEN HOUSE
  for Bridgewater, Raynham, Halifax, East Bridgewater, Hanson, Whitman and West Bridgewater  CERT program
March 7th, 7-9 pm
Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School 

Everyone is welcome to our open house on March 7 to learn about the upcoming new 10-week training.

Learn about CERT:  a FEMA initiative that educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills.

Come and meet some current team members, ask questions, and learn how you can benefit from the basic training course that begins Monday, March 28, 2016.  The basic training course will meet Monday evenings from 6:30 - 9 pm for 10 weeks (skipping two Monday holidays).  The regional consolidated basic training encompasses seven communities (Raynham, Bridgewater, East Bridgewater, West Bridgewater, Whitman, Hanson, and Halifax).  This course will be held at Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School.  

Contact Melissa Murphy to register - 508-697-0900, ext. 115; or email

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Historical Tidbit:  
Sturtevant's Pond
 
Iron manufacturing in Bridgewater prior to 1775 was scattered throughout the town.  The earliest map 1775 shows up to 7 different sites of forges, air furnaces, and slitting mills.  In 1707, a group of men leased land from the Titicut Indians for a foundry on the Forge River, today known as Snow's Brook. 
 This was probably the beginning of Sturtevant's Pond.
In 1758, a list of foundries shows a foundry owned by Josiah Edson, grandson of Capt. Samuel Edson and a representative to the colonial state government.  This would have been the mill on South Brook at Carver's Pond[1].  In the spring of 1776 the Massachusetts General Court decide to establish a state owned foundry for the manufacture of large cannon for ships and coastal fortifications.  A new member of the legislature from Bridgewater by the name of Hugh Orr, was a member of the committee appointed to study the problem.  The colonial government sent Paul Revere out to evaluate the work.  His reports were favorable and a guard was placed onsite to protect the process from falling into British hands.  From that time until about 1900, there is no history of the foundry.  In 1900 it is shown on a map as the Bartlett Tack Factory.  About 1945 the last building on the foundry site was torn down.
The Titicut section of town is sometimes referred to in some of the old history books as old Bridgewater's fifth parish.  Judge Stedman from Boston built a substantial home and series of small cabins on the pond around 1900.  The complex was used to rehabilitate young men from the city who had gone through his court.  The home was also used a secluded getaway for Mayor Curly and then later to be owned by a Dr. Sturtevant.

Submitted by:  David Moore

Monday, February 15

President's Day
All town offices, banks, library and schools are closed.

Tuesday, February 16

Zumba - 9a - CYSC
Shopping - 10:15a - CYSC
Lego Mania- 1:30p - Library
Historical Comm - 6p - Bridgewater Public Library
Zoning Board - 7p - Police Station
Wednesday, February 17
Exercise - 9a - CYSC
Crafters - 9a - CYSC
Shopping - 10:15a - CYSC
Quilters - 11a - CYSC
Kids, Let's Zumba - 11a - Library
Crafternoon - 1p - Library
Community Preservation - 6:30p - CYSC
Thursday, February 18
Zumba - 9a - CYSC
Caregivers Support Group - 10a - CYSC
Nurses' Hours - 10a - CYSC
Super Hero Comics Workshop - 1p - Library
Cribbage - 1p - CYSC
Friday, February 19
Exercise - 9a - CYSC
Crafters - 9a - CYSC
Mah Jongg - 9:30a - CYSC
Coloring for 13+ - 10:30a - Library
Saturday, February 20
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Mass - 4p
Whist - 7p - CYSC
Sunday, February 21
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.
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Brockton Symphony Orchestra presents:

Sizzling Symphonic Favorites
Sunday, February 21, 2016 - 3:00 PM
Buckley Performing Arts Center,
Massasoit Community College,
1 Massasoit Boulevard, Brockton
Warm your winter afternoon at our family-friendly concert of orchestral favorites, featuring principal clarinetist and chairman of our BrSO family, Torben Hansen.
www.brocktonsymphony.org

TED x BSU Watch Party
Mon., Feb. 22, 5-8:30 pm

Sponsored by University and Community Partnerships

Bridgewater's Student Wins Local Lions Peace Poster Contest

Bridgewater's Jaylee Borges's Peace Poster

Jaylee Borges, a grade eight student at Bridgewater Middle School won a local competition sponsored by the Bridgewater Academy Lions Club with her peace poster.  Borges's poster was among more than 375,000 entries submitted worldwide in the 28th annual Lions International Peace Poster Contest.  Lions Clubs International sponsored the contest to emphasize the importance of world peace to young people everywhere.

Her poster was selected by Bridgewater Academy Lions Club Board of Directors for its originality, artistic merit and portrayal of the contest theme, "Share Peace."  Bridgewater Academy Lions Club President, Beverly Saccocia, said she was impressed by the expression and creativity of the students at Bridgewater Middle School and their art teacher, Ms. Kerry Bean.  "It is obvious that these young people have strong ideas about what peace means to them.  I'm so proud that we were able to provide them with the opportunity to share their visions."  Borges and 34 other students will be honored for their participation by the Bridgewater Academy Lions Club.
  
Jaylee's poster won the district competition at the District 33-S Mid-Winter Conference in Hyannis in January.  Congratulations to her for winning the district!

There were multiple district and international rounds of competition, where an international grand prize winner will be declared.

Last Year's winners can be found at peace-poster-contest/ppc-winners
At the end of February the 2015 winners will be posted. 
One grand prize winner and 23 merit award winners will be selected.  The grand prize includes a cash award of US $5,000, plus a trip for the winner and two family members to an award ceremony.  The 23 merit award winners will each receive a certificate and a cash award of US $500.

View International grand prize and merit and winners at www.lionsclubs.org.
Lions Clubs International is the world's largest service club organization with 1.35 million members in more than 46,000 clubs in 208 countries and geographic areas.  In addition to its efforts toward conquering blindness, the organization has made a strong commitment to community service and helping youth throughout the world.
 
"Love isn't something you find. Love is something that finds you." ~ Loretta Young
"Spread love everywhere you go.  Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier."
 ~ Mother Teresa
"You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere.  You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection."
~ Buddha


Let's spread it around, Folks; Love is good stuff!
 ~ 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 

Thurs 10a-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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Reminder:
Monday, February 15, is President's Day.  All town offices, schools, banks, & library are closed.
School vacation begins.
Registration is open for the 2016 Spring Baseball season


Anyone interested can visit 
to register.
South Shore Hospital's Youth Health Connection suggests this great Grade-by-Grade Parent resource: 

NBC News Education Nation and Pearson USA have created an on-line Parent Resource Toolkit with a great depth of content designed to help parents support their child's growth & development in the classroom and beyond.  The toolkit is divided into single grade levels Pre-K through 12th grade and each grade level contains information on:  academics, health & wellness-nutrition, health & wellness-physical development and social & emotional development.  Within the "Tips and Guides" section you can access videos, academic, health & wellness or social-emotional development content.  The social-emotional development section offers:  tips, conversation starters and age appropriate book lists for content related to empathy, exploring emotions,relationships, resiliency and self-esteem; respecting diversity and conflict resolution.  This website has great depth of content, resources, videos and more.  It is easy to navigate and sections are divided by individual grades or in some sections within developmental age categories.  Spend some time and check out this resource.

Calling All Craft-y Kids

Bridgewater Public Library Crafternoon!!


Super Hero Comics Workshop
Bridgewater Public Library

[Sense]ation Day - Free Family Fun at Fuller Craft
Thurs., February 18th

Come to Fuller Craft Museum for a day filled with hands-on activities, craft demos, new exhibitions, and fun! 
An exciting day of discovery!
 FREE admission for up to 2 adults per family when accompanied by children 12 and under from 10 am - 4 pm (FREE activities from 10 am - 2 pm). 
Celebrate Black History Month:  make a Freedom Quilt square,  
Decorate a Tiny (bird)House,  Toothpick Building Craft; &
Storyteller Tim Van Egmond at 1:00 pm captivates kids and parents with "The Story Bag."  For more info, visit fullercraft.org.
 
"Coloring for Adults" at the Bridgewater Public Library on February 24th at 1:00 p.m.
 
Come join the fun!  Coloring is a great way to inspire one's creativity, relaxation, reduce mind and body tension.  This program is for adults only.  All supplies will be provided.  No registration is required.

Open air burning of brush and forestry debris will be allowed in the Town of Bridgewater from January 15 to May 1 under the following conditions:
  • With the permission of the local fire department
  • Between the hours of 
  • 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
  • When the air is circulating well but winds are light.
  • Not less than 75 feet away from any dwellings.
  • On your own property and as close as possible to the source of material(s) to be burned.
  • Garden hose in close proximity to fire.
  • Small piles, no leaves and monitor fire and extinguish at 4 p.m.
  • No unattended fires.
  • Do not be a nuisance to neighbors.
Burning will only be allowed during periods of good atmospheric ventilation, without causing a nuisance to neighbors; burning of brush and trees from commercial land clearing operations is prohibited.  Burning of grass, hay, stumps, building debris and tires is prohibited.  No fires will be left unattended.  Keep a hose in close proximity to fire.  Call Fire Station daily for a permit to burn brush (508-697-0900).  There is no charge for a burning permit.

WINTER FAMILY DANCE SERIES
 
Dance instructor Sam Baumgarten will be offering a family dance series on three Sunday afternoons this winter:  February 21, 28, and April 3, from 2:00 - 4:00 pm
at the Bridgewater Senior Center. 

The series will include a mixture of circle dances, mixers, dances from other countries, and New England squares and contras.  All dances will be instructed, suitable for all ages, and appropriate for adults and children dancing together.  The series is intended to provide enjoyable family fun and the opportunity to experience the joy of rhythmical movement and traditional dancing.  Admission to the dances will be $3 per child, $5 per adult, and $10 per family (three or more individuals).  Contact Sam if you would like an information flyer or more information:  
508-697-6848 or 774-208-2933


2016 Water Quality Monitoring Program
Annual Training of Water Quality Monitors 
 
Saturday, February 27, 2016
10 am to 12 noon

We are seeking additional volunteers to assist in expanding the water quality monitoring program in the Taunton River and its major tributaries. The training will be held in the Visitors' Center at:  Gertrude M. Boyden Wildlife Refuge, 1298 Cohannet Street, Taunton. 
In case of inclement weather, the make-up date will be:  Saturday, March 5, 2016, 10 -12.
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WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME

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Historical Tidbit Question:
In 1707, Who did the the group of men lease the land from?  
 
 
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On February 17, 2016, we will randomly pick a winner from the correct answers.

The Buzz was compiled
this week by Theresa McNulty, Sarah Primack, Stacy Rancourt, Jacquelyn Rose, Jill Silvia, Stephen Kelley & Betty Stirling.


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