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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
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 on 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.  

For more information and to register for the training, please contact Raynham Emergency Management or Raynham CERT Program Coordinator Kevin Moreira @ 508-889-3697 or email at raynhamcert@gmail.com.
 

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Town Building Locations:

 

Town Hall

558 South Main St. 

 508-824-2707

Mon-Thurs 8:30a-4:30p,

Fri 8:30a-12Noon
 Tues eve  6-8PM

 

Public Library

760 South Main St.

508-823-1344

Mon-Wed 10a-8p

Thurs 10a-6p, Fri 10a-5p,

Sat 10a-2p

 

Council on Aging

2215 King Philip Street 

508-824-2740

Mon-Fri 9a-3p 

 

 

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Historical Tidbit: 
Do you know your Raynham 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. Raynham villages are: Raynham Center, Prattville, Tracy Corner, Raynham, North Raynham.
 
Submitted by Robert Lundquist
 
Information from: 

Monday, February 15
President's Day
All town offices, banks, schools & library are closed.
Tuesday, February 16
Canasta/hand foot - 9a - COA
Chair Yoga - 10a - COA
Whist - 12:30 - COA
Intermediate line dancing - 1p - COA 
Pokeno - 1p - COA
Painting - 2p - COA
Film Club - 6:30p - Library
Raptors, Birds of Prey - 6:30p - Library
Board of Selectmen - 7p - Town Hall
Wednesday, February 17
Exercise - 9a - COA
Story Time - 10:30a - Library
Tai chi - 11a - COA
Cribbage - 12:30p - COA
Mah Jongg - 1p - COA
Conservation Comm - 5:30p - Town Hall
Family Game Night - 6p - Library
Thursday, February 18
Wii bowling - 9a - COA
Canasta/hand foot - 9a - COA
Busy Babies - 10:30a - Library
Device Advice - 11a - Library
Planning Board - 6p - Town Hall
Friday, February 19
Exercise - 9a - COA
Preschool Picassos - 10:30a - Library
Quilting/Knitting - 11:30a - COA
Painting - 1p - COA
Saturday, February 20
St. Ann's - 4p - Service
Sunday, February 21
Agape Chapel - 10:30a
First Baptist Church - Worship 10:45a, Sunday school 9:30a
First Congregational Church of UCC - 9:30a   
Lutheran Church of The Way - 8a, 11a Worship, 9a coffee hour, 
9:30a Sunday school
St. Ann's - 8a, 9:30a, 11a and 5p  
 
* Information compiled in this issue from Town web sites



Honey Tree Nursery School 
Taking enrollment now 
for Sept. 2016
Caring & customized developmentally appropriate preschool education
9 am - noon
2-day & 4-day programs 
lunch bunch optional

36 years' experience
Honey Tree Nursery School
645 Locust Street, Raynham, MA
Raptors & Birds of Prey
Tuesday, February 16, at 6:30 pm
Raynham Public Library

 Marla Isaac of New England Reptile & Raptors visits the library with her collection of live birds of prey.
Get a close-up look at owls, hawks, falcons and vultures, and learn about their habitat and survival in the wild.
No reservations necessary.
Recommended for ages 5 and older.
[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.
 


Ecumenical Lenten Services 2016

The Greater Taunton Clergy Association follows a long tradition with  Ecumenical services on Thursday evenings during the season of Lent. The services are held in a different church each week, with the preacher coming from another area church.  The public is cordially invited to attend these services as make our spiritual journey through the season of Lent.

The evening begins with light refreshments at 6:30 PM, provided by the host church.  (We will not be holding pot luck dinners this year.)
The service is held at 7:00 PM.  An offering will be received at each service to benefit the work of Our Daily Bread Soup Kitchen and the St. Francis Samaritan House Shelter.

Feb. 18 - Baptist Church of All Nations, Rev. Sharon Lunsford
61 Winthrop St., Taunton

Feb. 25 - West Congregational Church, Rev. Sandy Sweet
415 Winthrop St., Taunton

March 3 - Memorial Methodist Church, Pastor Greg Wheaton
176 Somerset Ave., Taunton

March 10 - Antioch Church, Rev. Ami Dion
at Liberty Christian Center, 159 Winthrop St., Taunton

March 17 - Pilgrim Congregational Church, Rev. Dr. Richard Bardusch
45 Broadway, Taunton

March 25 - St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Noon - 1:00 PM followed by light lunch of clam chowder and hot cross buns.  The preacher will be Rev. James Tilbe.

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
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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 Refuge1298 Cohannet Street, Taunton.  In case of inclement weather, the make-up date will be:  Saturday, March 5, 2016, 10 - 12.
 Nancy Brown from the GFWC Taunton Jr. Woman's Club made a delivery of comfort bags to Raynham Fire Station. 
Members of the Junior Woman's Club have been collecting and donating books, blankets and stuffed animals to fill the "Book, Blanket and Buddy Bags," which will be available in the ambulances for EMTs as needed in emergency situations as a bridge to connecting and comforting young children during traumatic events.  Over forty bags were distributed to Dighton, Taunton and Raynham fire stations. 

Michael Haggerty, Jason Karns, Nancy Brown, Andy Gunnerson


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"Spread love everywhere you go.  Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier."
 ~ Mother Teresa
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~ Buddha


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Reminder:

Monday, February 15, is President's Day!  All town offices, banks, schools and library are closed.

School vacation begins.


Family Game Night
Wednesday, Feb. 17
 at 6 pm
Raynham Public Library

Bring your family and come on down to play! 
Get the family together for pizza and board games at the library during Winter Vacation Week.  click here to register


Lunch & Movie
Thursday, Feb. 18
at noon
Raynham Senior Center
 
Join us to watch:
"A Walk in the Woods"
Starring Robert Redford & Nick Nolte
 $3 per person
Tickets must be purchased in advance.

Mad Science
Thursday, Feb. 18
3:30pm
Raynham Library


Take an exciting look at our solar system with Mad Science.  See a comet made up close. Please click here to register for this special event.  This event is suitable for children ages 8 and older.

MEN'S
BREAKFAST
February 29, 9 am
Raynham Senior Center

$3.50 Raynham residents;
$4.50 all others for a full breakfast.
Tickets must be purchased in advance at the Senior Center.
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.
If you are a Blue Cross and medicare or medicare advantage member, you are eligible for up to $150. in reimbursement in a calendar year for fitness classes at the Senior Center/CounciI on Aging.  This reimbursement is for a 12-month period beginning January 1 and ending December 31. The applications are available online at the Tufts member site or call the Blue Cross Blue Shield members' benefits telephone number in your insurance package.
AARP Tax Service
Raynham Senior Center

The AARP Foundation free tax assistance and preparation is for taxpayers with low to moderate incomes.  You must call 508-824-2740 for an appointment.  Taxes are done on Thursdays only by appt. 
If a taxpayer or a dependent is enrolled in Medicare or Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, Tri-Care, a Veterans' Affairs issued policy, CHIP, an employer-sponsored plan for the full year, all MEC requirements have been met and no further information is required.  Otherwise, taxpayers are encouraged to have the following documents when they arrive at their appointment:
1.  Health insurance coverage information for a taxpayer, spouse and all dependents.
2.  Information showing what months they didn't have health insurance coverage if they didn't have it for a full year.
3.  If health insurance was purchased through the Marketplace/Exchange, then they should bring Form 1095-A which should be received by January 31.
4.  Documentation, if any, of a Health Care Exemption received from the IRS or the Marketplace/Exchange.
5.  All information needed to complete the returns for the taxpayer/spouse and for each dependent that has a filing requirement.

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 Historical Tidbit Question: 
What was the essence of each village centered around?

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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 Raynham.
  
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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