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Congratulations and Good Luck to our Bridgewater/ Raynham / WB Gymnastics Team ! They placed fourth in the MIAA Girls South Gymnastics Meet last weekend. 

Our team will advance to MIAA Girls Gymnastics State Championship at Algonquin Regional High School in Northborough, and a top-three finish among those eight competing teams will earn a spot at the 22nd annual New England Interscholastic Girls Gymnastics Championship on March 12th. You go, girls!!!
The BRRHS Gymnastics Team season record was 8 Wins and 1 loss.  Their Coach, Stephen Cudworth, was recently named the Massachusetts High School Gymnastics Coach of the Year!  Congratulations to all of the members of the BRRHS Gymnastics Team and to Coach Cudworth for his tremendous honor.  Great Job!































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1st Police Chief 1930 
 

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Monday, February 29
Singing - 11a - Council on Aging (COA)
Bridge - 1p - COA
Beginner Line Dancing - 1p - COA
Free Style Dancing - 2p - COA
Last day to get absentee ballot for primary election

Tuesday, March 1
Primary Election Day - 7a - Raynham Middle School
Canasta/hand foot - 9a - COA
Chair Yoga - 10a - COA
Whist - 12:30 - COA
Intermediate line dancing - 1p - COA 
Painting - 2p - COA
Park & Recreation - 6p - Rec Bldg
Board of Selectmen - 7p - Town Hall
Raynham Reads
Wednesday, March 2
Exercise - 9a - COA
Story Time - 10:30a - Library
Tai chi - 11a - COA
Cribbage - 12:30p - COA
1st Wednesday Book Club - 1p - Library
Mah Jongg - 1p - COA
Conservation Comm - 5:30p - Town Hall
Zoning Board - 7p - Town Hall
Thursday, March 3
Wii bowling - 9a - COA
Canasta/hand foot - 9a - COA
Taxes - 9a - COA
Busy Babies - 10:30a - Library
Device Advice - 11a - Library
Planning Board - 6p - Town Hall
Last Day to get nomination papers for town elections
Friday, March 4
Exercise - 9a - COA
Preschool Picassos - 10:30a - Library
Quilting/Knitting - 11:30a - COA
Painting - 1p - COA
Saturday, March 5
St. Ann's - 4p - Service
Sunday, March 6
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
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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.

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 24 - 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.
The Taunton Garden Club 

Thursday, March 3rd, 7 pm
First Parish Church, Taunton

Meeting will be held at the First Parish Church in Taunton.  The club will be celebrating its 82nd birthday and inducting new members.
     Club member, Jim Watkins, will present a program, "Mushrooms:  their magic and wonder greet the Gardener and invite them on a journey of buried treasure, exponential growth, and a find rooted with the plants they adore." You are invited with a short excursion into their world using all your senses. The public is always welcome to attend for a fee of $3.00.  Anyone wishing to speak with our President, Valerie Ferreira, may contact her at 508-824-1976 or email her at tauntongardenclub@gmail. com.

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           CERT  (Community Emergency Response Team)
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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GFWC Taunton Junior Woman's Club

Saturday, March 12, 12-2 pm
VFW Post 611
82 Ingell Street, Taunton

GFWC is sponsoring a SOUP SAMPLER & MORE, all you can eat fundraiser.  Tickets are $10.00, children under 12, $5.00.  They will also be offering their popular basket raffle with all proceeds to benefit local scholarships and charities.  Call Denise (508-823-6004) for tickets.  For more info, go to www.gfwctauntonraynhamjuniors.org
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Northern Yellow-Shafted Flicker - M. Julius


Bird watching with Mary Julius. Thanks for the pictures, Mary! 

Bluebird - M. Julius
Snowy Owl

 
What's so funny about peace, love & understanding? ~ Elvis Costello

"The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen." 

"Any fool can know.  The point is to understand." ~ Albert Einstein

Understanding takes time, patience and communication. 
Thank you, dear reader, for working toward under-
standing.
 ~ Jacquie

 

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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East Bridgewater, MA 
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Presidential Primary
Tuesday, March 1
7 am - 8 pm
Raynham Middle School

Bridgewater-Raynham Parent Survey for Parents of Students with Disabilities

 

Please participate in this important survey.  Let your voice be heard.  We need your input!

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Line Dancing at the Raynham Senior Center
Beginner Line Dancing with Lestyn Gilmore every Monday at 1 p.m.  Cost is $2 for Raynham residents, $3 for all others.
Intermediate Line Dancing with Lestyn Gilmore every Tuesday at 1 p.m.  Cost is $2 for Raynham residents, $3 for all others.
Scholarship Opportunity 

The AAUW Taunton Area Branch is offering a $500 Mary Anderson Memorial Scholarship for college students.  Applicants must be graduates of a high school in Southeastern Massachusetts who will be entering the junior or senior year of college in the fall of 2016 with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0, and a commitment to improving the lives of women and girls.

For an application, contact Louise Freeman, 606 Pleasant Street, Raynham, MA  02767, 508-824-8452, or freemanlou@aol.com.   The deadline to apply is April 1, 2016  AAUW (the American Association of University Women) advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research.

Raynham Reads Begins
March 1st!

Stop by the library and
pick up a copy of "Profiles in Courage" by John F. Kennedy.  Check out the schedule and join the discussion for the Raynham Reads' 2016 events & activities.
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 on-line 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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