ABOUT TOWN: Roast for Sammarco; Guest Speaker at ATC (And More…)
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NOW, THAT'S A SPICY MEATBALL! Make sure you save the date for one of the biggest events in Town! March 10, 2012, from 7-9:30 p.m. at the VFW Hall, the Stoughton Chamber of Commerce will Roast one of Stoughton's most popular characters. Mike Sammarco, best known for his meatballs at the Sons of Italy Hall, and his decades of service to the youth of Stoughton through Babe Ruth baseball, will be put through the ringer for charity!
A portion of the proceeds will benefit Stoughton Babe Ruth Baseball and the Chamber's charitable activities.
Guest Roasting Panel includes: Town Manager Francis T. Crimmins, Jr.; AT&T/Cellco CEO Rick Kaplan; Realtor Fred Yaitanes; DPW Superintendent John Batchelder; Stoughton Community Events Chair Joe Mokrisky; Youth baseball honchos Don Connors and Rich Jasmin; and his son, Mike Sammarco, among others.
The event will be hosted by Patch's own About Town columnist Mark Snyder.
Jeff Connors of Audio PA Systems will provide the sound for the event. Tickets are $25. A coffee and dessert buffet is also featured.
Tickets are available for $25 each or a table of ten for $225 dollars at Windsor Tire in Stoughton, Dirt Dawg in Canton, or online at www.stoughtonma.com.
For more information, call event chairperson Cindy Pazyra at 617-212-2365.
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INTERESTING THURSDAY SPEAKER: Ahavath Torah Congregation, 1179 Central Street in Stoughton, will host a speaker, Dr. Mark Durie, talking about "A Perspecttive on Islam, Christians, and Israel" on Thursday, January 19, from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Temple.
Dr. Durie is a theologian, human rights activist and pastor of an Anglican church. He has published many articles and books on the language and culture of the Acehnese, Christian-Muslim relations and religious freedom.
A graduate of the Australian National University and the Australian College of Theology, he has held visiting appointments at the University of Leiden, MIT, UCLA and Stanford, and was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities in 1992.
This lecture by an Australian scholar of Islam discusses the contradistinctive intersection of Islam's doctrine, Israel as the independent sovereign project of the Jewish people and Christian support of Israel's right to exist.
There is no charge for this event, but a donation of $5 is suggested.
This event is co-sponsored by Christians and Jews United for Israel (CJUI), Rabbis and Ministers for Israel (RMI), ACT Boston, ACT Framingham.
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LOANS FOR RESIDENTS! The Stoughton Board of Health, in conjunction with the Old Colony Planning Council, is now accepting betterment loan applications to repair failed septic systems. Homeowner’s packets explaining the program may be mailed out upon request by calling Jane Linhares at Old Colony Planning Council 508 –583 –1833. Upon receipt and review of the packet, additional questions can be directed to the Old Colony Planning Council.
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