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Since EB's Mollie Coyne celebrated her 10th birthday, when she asked her friends to make donations to Massachusetts Vest-a-Dog, a nonprofit organization that provides bulletproof vests and other safety items to police departments for their four-legged officers, Mollie has dedicated her birthdays to taking care of our K-9 crime fighters. 
Here are some highlights: 
2012 ----> 10th bday- Mollie raised $500 to help provide an over-heat detector/alarm & remote door popper for a Wareham PD K9 cruiser.

2013 ----> 11th bday - Mollie raised over $1100 and provided a vest for K-9 Jari, partner to Trooper Pat Robinson of the MA State Police.

2014 ---->12th bday - Mollie was able to provide a SWAT vest for K-9 Caelen, a over-heat detector/alarm & remote door popper for Officer Jamie LeBretton, as well as K9 First Aid Kits for K-9 Caelen (partner of Ofc Jamie LeBretton), 
K-9 Cain (partner of Ofc. Marc Higgins), & K-9 Shirley (partner of Sgt. Glowka), all of Plymouth Police Department.  Follow these K9 teams at Plymouth Police Working Dog Foundation!

2015 ----> 13th bday - Mollie was able to provide Bridgewater Police Dept K9 Papi and Officer Steven Kingsley a Cruiser Kennel to insure safe and secure transport of K9, a Cruiser Vault, a locking drawer system, for secure and safe storage for police/k9 equipment, a SWAT vest that is is not only ballistic, but also blunt trauma protective - and it has built-in capabilities without needing additional equipment:  harness, hoist and can easily accommodate a K9 video camera or a overhead light, so air wing/helicopter support can track each K9 team deployed and a First Aid Kit.  This kit costs $200, contains 40 items (almost 400 pieces!), for a handler to help care for his K9 with minor injuries or to stabilize prior to transport in the event of a major injury.  The kits are assembled by MA Vest-a-Dog volunteers.

2016---> 14th bday- $10,000 for essential police K9 agility equipment for local K9's

We are so proud of Mollie and all she has done!  Please help out her cause by attending her event and / or contributing.
Mollie's 5th Annual Vest- A- Dog Fundraiser, to celebrate Mollie's 14th birthday. 



Sat. March 12, 2016, 7- 11 pm 
Bridgewater Vets Club, 85 Cottage St., Bridgewater
"helping police dogs one paw at a time"
February 28, 2016
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Prize Box

  
Congratulations,
Nancy Waller!

Nancy won a 1.5-hour self-defense class for winner & 9 friends at Mata Karate, 
Rt. 18, East Bridgewater.
 
You should play
our Historical Tidbit Trivia Game at the bottom 
of this column; 
you could win a you could win a $35 gift certificate to Lambert's Deli 
826 Crescent St., Brockton 

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Historical Tidbit:   
  Tune-Agers
The "Tune-Agers" was an a cappella singing group started in 1950 by Madge Wainwright Alger of Vaudeville fame.
She named us "The Elmwood Lost Chordettes."  We went out on our own in 1951 and changed our name to the "Tune-Agers," suggested by Lucile Flagg, former Elmwood Postmaster.
We sang weekly on the Grange Program on WBET in Brocktan many Saturday mornings and also sang locally for a small fee.  Our biggest thrill was winning first prize on Community Auditions on WBZ-TV on January 10, 1954.  The "girls" consisted of:  Bette (Brown) Murphy and Sandra (Doten) Harlan (altos); Sally (Flagg) Aldrich and Carol (Craig) Owen (sopranos); and Betty (Belknap) Stirling (tenor).  We had known each other since before starting 1st grade at Elmwood School and all graduated together on June 9, 1954, from East Bridgewater High School.

~ Respectfully submitted by Betty Stirling

Monday, February 29
Coffee Hour - 9a - Council on Aging (COA)
Whist - 10a - COA
Senior Lunch - noon - COA
Hand & Foot Canasta - 1p - COA
Bookmunchers Club - 6:45p - Library
Alcoholics Anonymous - 7:30p - Community Covenant Church
Last day for absentee ballot for presidential primary
Tuesday, March 1
NO School All Grades
Presidential Primary Elections - 7a - Jr/Sr High School
Tax Prep - 8:20a - COA
Errand Van - 9a - COA
Chair Yoga - 9a - COA
Back Alley Bridge - 10:30a - COA
Left, Right, Center - 10:30a - COA
Senior Lunch - noon - COA
Busy Hands - 1p - COA
Council On Aging  - 6p - COA
Adult Coloring - 6:30p - Library
Assessors - 7p - Town Hall
Sports Parents - 7p - JSHS
AF&AM - 7:30p - Lodge
Alanon - 7:30p - Community Covenant Church
Wednesday, March 2

Rotary Meeting - 7:15a - Good Days, WB

Wacky Wednesday Van - 8:15 - COA

Line Dancing - 10a - COA

Crocheting - 10a - COA

Computer Workshop - 10a - COA CANCELLED TODAY

Families & Books - 10a - Library    

Advanced Whist - 11a - COA                

Toddler Time - 11a - Library                      

Mah Jongg - noon - COA

Zumba Gold - 1p - COA

Lego Block Party - 3:30p - Library

Central School Council - 4:30p - Central School

Community Meal - 5:30p - United Methodist Church

Zoning Board - 7p - Town Hall

Hockomock Photography - 7:30p - Library
Alcoholics Anon - 7:30p - Union Congregational Church
Thursday, March 3
Shoppers' Van - 8:15a - COA
Tax Prep - 8:20a - COA
Yoga - 10a - COA
Families & Books - 10:30a - Library
Veterans Benefits - 10:30a - COA
Back Alley Bridge - noon - COA
Movie - 1p - COA
EB Hope Outreach - 5p - Community Covenant Church
Music Parents - 6:30p - Jr/Sr High Band Room
SEPAC - 6:30p - Jr/Sr High
Kiwanis - 6:30p - TJ Smith's
Hail to the Ladies - 7p - Library
Narcotics Anonymous - 6:30p - United Methodist Church
Friday, March 4

Cribbage - 8:30a - COA

Bowling - 9a - Viking Rec

TOPS - 9:15a - Library

Crisfit - 10a - COA

Saturday, March 5
Plymouth County Genealogists - 11:45a - Library
St. John's - Service - 4p 
Alcoholics Anonymous - 7p - Methodist Church
Sunday, March 6
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
Alcoholics Anonymous - 6p - Union Congregational


 
 * Information compiled in this issue from Town web sites and "Our Town" calendar
BRIDGEWATER FARM SUPPLY
   
Dinner is on Us!

Stop in between now and March 19 and enter a free drawing for a $50 gift certificate to Johnny Macaroni's Restaurants. 
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 (Rt 104) Bridgewater, MA  
                     (508) 697-0357 
 
COMMUNITY GARDEN UPDATE

* The Working Group for the Community Garden (CGWG) WILL MEET NEXT TUESDAY, MARCH 1ST, at 6:30 p.m., at the Old Colony YMCA in EB.

* The 'Healthy EB' Steering Committee (SC) met and approved $5,900 for the Community Garden! :) This is part of the grant money awarded to the Old Colony YMCA on behalf of the 'Healthy EB initiative'. 

* Southeastern Vocational Technical School is "on board," per SE Principal, David Wheeler.  Mr. Wheeler is supportive of being a 'partner' with the Community Garden in EB, and having students there help to make a permanent fence, a sign, and a small storage shed.

* A Proposal will be submitted within the week to the SC for review, before submitting it to the BOS in March for approval of land use at the Sachem Center.

* Earlier this week, the CGWG co-chairs hashed out details of:
   Resources
   Rules and Regulations
   A Timeline
   Team Member Responsibilities, and the
   Proposal to the BOS...

Dean Wile will be forwarding the specifics soon to the email contact list, in addition to input regarding the Healthy EB Community Garden 'Mission'.

EB Viking Sports Parents Meat Raffle
Feb. 28, 2 pm
Standish Grill







Free Fly Tying Classes
March 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 - The Center at Sachem Rock
7-9 pm

Free Fly Casting & Fishing Classes
April 6, 13, 20, 27 - The Center at Sachem Rock
7-9 pm

Thanks to Trout Unlimited!
Veterans' Benefits
Thursday, March 3rd @ 10:30 am 
Council on Aging
Please join EB Veterans' Agent, Robert Charles, for an informative talk about the benefits for which E.B. veterans and their families may be eligible. Financial assistance and medical reimbursements, among other benefits, will be discussed.  Eligible dependents of deceased veterans are provided with the same benefits as if the veteran were still living.  In addition to discussing these benefits, Bob will also talk about VA Health Care enrollment and burial benefits.  Know your Federal and State Veteran's Benefits for Veterans, Dependents and Survivors.  Ask the hard questions.
LAMBERT'S  DRESSINGS ARE BACK!!!!
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826 Crescent St., Brockton, MA 
(508) 580-2736 


Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast
Sunday March 13, 2016
Mitchell Middle School 7am- noon
$5 / per person, Whole family $15. 
Community Blood Drive

Saturday, March 5, 9 am - 2 pm
Tri-Town Masons 
38 Franklin Street, East Bridgewater

Complimentary breakfast or lunch for all presenting donors courtesy of Tri-Town Masons.  For appointment, please call:  1-800-Red Cross or redcrossblood.org
 Sweetness!  Caramel 
Coconut Cookie Martini 


Johnny Macaroni's
582 West St., EB (508) 378-9335
1300 Plymouth Street, EB 
(508) 456-4460


                           johnnymacaronis.com
East Bridgewater Little League

BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL REGISTRATION

Registration for the spring 2016 Little League Baseball and Softball season is now open. Registration can be completed online 
at Click here for link.  For additional information, visit the site 
or email David Brew @ davidbrew44@comcast.net.
Ham & Bean Supper & Pound Auction
Saturday,  March 5 
 
Union Congregational Church 105 Pleasant St., EB

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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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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
Small businesses make our community strong.
Support them every day!

Tatami Sushi Bar
118 North Bedford Street, Rte. 18
East Bridgewater, MA 
508-378-3181

New on the South Shore... you are gonna love us!
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Living Happy
by Julie Gerstel
Happiness is a choice.  It is a choice we make from moment-to- moment and day-to-day


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Viking Pizza

Buy 3 Pizzas, get 1 free
52 Bedford St.,
East Bridgewater, MA 

(508) 378-3354


 Duval's Pharmacy

Your neighborhood pharmacy, giving personalized attention. 
Stop in today for your vaccination:
* Flu
* Hepatitis A & B
* Pneumonia
* Tdap
* Zostavax
 
571 Washington Street 
Whitman, MA
 
Open:  Mon-Fri: 8 am - 8 pm
Sat:  9 am - 5 pm
Sun:  9 am - 1 pm
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Contact your
Mary Kay Independent
Beauty Consultants

Jeanne A. Smith
508-208-0596

Cindy Guarino
508-245-1872


Please remember to
mention you read about them in the Buzz Around!!!

Come join us for the 2016 Relay For Life of Greater Bridgewater Kickoff!
Monday, February 29th
at 6:30 pm 
 Conant Center
5 Wally Krueger Way, Bridgewater


Greater Bridgewater
Relay for Life
Ice Cream Social



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REMINDER
NO School - All grades
Tuesday, March 1

And don't forget to vote in the Presidential Primary at our Jr/ Sr High School
Income Tax Preparation
Tuesdays & Thursdays through April 14
by appointment at the Council on Aging

Joe Benson will once again be available to help you with your taxes for a small fee.  Please contact the COA at 
508-378-1610 to make an appointment.
Work Permits for Teens
 
WORK PERMITS are available in the main office at the Junior-Senior High School.  If your child is 14-15 years old, they will need additional paperwork filled out by their doctor before we can issue a permit.  We have that paperwork here, so it can be picked up anytime the office is open.  Students who are 16-17 years old just need to bring a copy of their birth certificate and we can type out the permit while they wait.  For both age groups, they will need to have the job or promise of employment before we can give them the permit.
EB HOPE 

Drop-In Abuse 
Outreach & Intervention

Community Covenant Church
400 Pleasant St., East Bridgewater (508) 583-3360

1st & 3rd Thursday each month
This program provides 4 hours of community based meetings for persons with SUD and/or family members of people struggling with SUDs.  All can get information.  Health professionals are on hand to assist with in- or out-patient care, recovery services, resources for families, mental health professionals, onsite training for Naloxone, information & veterans services.  Please stop by if you or someone you know needs help with substance abuse.  We are here to help.

Spring Book Sale

Friday, March 11, 2-5 pm

Saturday, March 12

9 am-1 pm

EB Public Library

 

Come on by and get a bargain or two to add to your collection.  Hardcovers, paperbacks, CDs, DVDs, puzzles & more.  There are many selections for children & adults. 


HS HOCKEY FUNDRAISER
Friday, March 11, 7 pm
T.J. Smith's, 13 Cross St.
 
The EB High School Ice Hockey Parent Association will be holding a fundraiser to support the high school hockey team on Friday, March 11th, at T.J. Smith's Victorian House.  
Doors open at 7 PM, games begin promptly at 8 PM.  
Cash prizes, raffles, 50/50, appetizers and fun!  Cost is $25 per ticket.
For tickets or to request information, please contact maura23@comcast.net 
or 781-254-4998.

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.

Lego Block Party
Wednesday, March 2
at 3:30 pm
EB Public Library
 
Ages 4 and up.

This fun party is for anyone that can create with the small LEGOS.
Come in on Wednesday afternoons monthly to build with LEGOS. 
LEGO creations will be posted on Facebook and Instagram and (if space allows) in the library.
Come to make your own invention or follow our monthly challenge!
Please leave your food/drink and personal LEGOS at home.
Thank you to our generous patrons for the many LEGO donations that helped start this program!
Community Meals for February
  

Community Meals
  
Community Meals - Wednesdays, March 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30.  

Thrift Shop - Hours are 3-5 on Wednesdays, and 10-12 pm on Saturdays, in the basement of the church.

March 6 - Sunday, at 3:00 pm - our 18th Annual Choir Festival and Hymn Sing.
  
For any questions, please call the church at 508-378-2814.

If you have any questions,
please call the church office at 508-278-2814.

East Bridgewater United Methodist Church, 
54 N. Central St.
E. Bridgewater, MA  02333
The East Bridgewater Garden Club 
will hold its first meeting of the new year on Monday, March 7, at noon downstairs in the Community Room of the East Bridgewater Public Library.   Paul Marini will speak on "Native Plantings and Attracting Pollinators."
REMINDER:  Spring is around the corner!!!!
Sign up for SPRING Jr/ Sr High School Parent Conferences 
 Thursday, March 10th and Friday, March 11th. 
 
If you are unable to log in to the website, please email Holly Tibbetts - IT Department at htibbetts@ebps.net.  All other scheduling concerns, please email Dianne Asci at dasci@ebps.net.
We look forward to seeing everyone at the conferences on March 10th and March 11th. 
  

Ecumenical
 Holy Week Services


March 27 - Friday at 3:00 pm - Good Friday Ecumenical service at St. John's Church on Central St.
Friday at 7:00 pm - Good Friday Ecumenical service at Community Covenant Church on Pleasant St.

March 29 - Sunday at 6:15 am - Sunrise Service (behind Union Congregational Church)


prize box  
    
Have fun with us
and beeee entered to win a
$35 gift certificate to Lambert's Deli 
826 Crescent St Brockton 

Historical Tidbit Question:
What program did the Tune-Agers sing on weekly?

WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME  
 
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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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