Friday, May 18, 2012
Daddy's Dairy on Washington St. is the winner of this week's "Best Of" poll.
After a week of voting, Stoughton Patch readers have selected Daddy's Dairy as the best place to go for ice cream or frozen yogurt in the Stoughton area. Daddy's Dairy, located at 354 Washington St., finished in first with 51 percent of the 401 votes cast. Daddy's recently celebrated the second anniversary of its Stoughton location. Known for their extensive soft serve offerings - well over 100 different flavors - Daddy's also has dozens of flavors of hard ice cream, sundaes, ice cream cakes, chocolate dipped bananas and chocolate lollipops. Daddy's is also the preferred ice cream shop of Adam Sandler when he films movies in Stoughton. Crescent Ridge, while technically on the Sharon side of Bay Road, is right on the Stoughton line, and is…
Monday, May 14, 2012
Patch is continuing its "Best Of” feature. This week, vote for your favorite place to get ice cream/frozen yogurt in the Stoughton area. The poll is open all week…check back Friday for the winner.
Patch is continuing its “Best Of” series this week, which allows readers to vote for their favorite businesses and places in Stoughton. Last week we asked readers to vote for their favorite outdoor destinations. This week, we're asking you to vote for your favorite place to get ice cream/frozen yogurt in the Stoughton area. The summer months are almost here, and while the weather has been dreary as of late, the crowds are already starting to flock to local ice cream parlors. Gone from the Stoughton ice cream scene are mainstays Friendly's and Mur-Mac's, but there are still plenty of options in town and in the local area. Voting in the poll below is open until 9 a.m. this Friday (May 18). We will announce the winner on May 18. Because this …
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Homes for sale in the area.
Today, we bring you House Hunt—a weekly column dedicated to providing a sampling of real estate open houses in the surrounding area. Make sure to check back with Patch each Saturday for more open house listings. Information provided courtesy of AOL Real Estate. To view listings in Easton, click here. To view listings in Mansfield, click here. To view listings in Stoughton, click here. To view listings in Sharon, click here. To view listings in Norton, click here. To view listings in Wrentham, click here. To view listings in Foxborough, click here.
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32 Wilshire Dr, Sharon, MA
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134 Cumberland Rd, Wrentham, MA
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171 William Kelley Rd, Stoughton, MA
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66 Cocasset St Apt F, Foxboro, MA
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19 Summer St, North Easton, MA
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373 Central St, Mansfield, MA
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3 Fairway View Ln # 3, Norton, MA
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Friday, May 11, 2012
After spending weeks of designing every phase of a mock business, four groups of marketing students at Stoughton High will be competing at the 2012 Future Entrepreneurs Series: Youth Business Plan Competition on May 15.
In the course of a semester long, five to six week project, Stoughton High students built mock businesses from the bottom up, coming up with a product, a company name, designing a logo, and figuring out costs for financing - be it start-up costs or funding for marketing. After spending weeks developing comprehensive 50-60 page business plans in their Marketing II class at SHS, four groups of students (12 in total) received qualifying scores to take part in the second round of the 2012 Future Entrepreneurs Series: Youth Business Plan Competition through the Brockton Area Workforce Investment Board. Each group will be delivering an oral presentation on their plan to business leaders and judges from the local area on May 15. From there, the …
Cedar Hill Golf Course is the winner of this week's "Best Of" poll.
After a week of voting, Stoughton Patch readers have indicated their favorite outdoor destination in town includes a day hitting the links. Cedar Hill Golf Course, a town-owned club, was the top choice in this week's poll, which asked readers to select their favorite outdoor destination in Stoughton. This poll continued a “Best Of” series that allows readers to vote for their favorite businesses and places in Stoughton. Cedar Hill, located on Park St., finished in first with 40 percent of the vote. Ames Pond came in second with 20 percent of the vote. The Ames Pond area of town on West St. proved to be a popular area as Ames Pond, the Bird Street Conservation Area and the Lessa Playground combined for 40 percent of the vote. The remaining …
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey launched his new Bad Check Restitution Program at a meeting with three dozen Norfolk County merchants held at Legacy Place in Dedham this week.
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The following is a press release from the office of Norfolk County District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey: District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey launched a new way for Norfolk County businesses to deal with bad checks this week. “The existing ways of dealing with bounced checks has left a lot of merchants, tradesmen and small businesses frustrated and still out their money,” District Attorney Morrissey said. “This kind of crime is an indirect theft from the honest customers who have to pay higher prices to cover the loss. We wanted to find a good way to deal with bad checks.” District Attorney Morrissey developed the program with five key components: Morrissey invites businesses wanting more information, or to access the program, to …
Friday, May 4, 2012
Seven Stoughton High Students attended DECA's 2012 International Career Development Conference in Salt Lake City.
The Stoughton High DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) chapter took seven students to the 2012 International Career Development Conference (ICDC). This year's conference was held from April 27-May 2 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Seniors Nick Aliquo and Valerie Szeto competed in the hospitality and tourism team decision making competition. Both Aliquo and Szeto also served as Massachusetts DECA State Officers this year, giving Stoughton High two of eight state representatives. Senior Cassandra Luce, a third place finisher at the state competition, competed in the Marketing Management Series. The other four students, all juniors - Kerry Backman, Ilanna Schlehuber, Adam Leonard and Brett Hoffman - attended two days of Chapter …
Maxie’s is the winner of this week’s “Best Of” poll.
After a week of voting, Patch readers have selected Maxie’s as the best place to celebrate Mother’s Day in Stoughton. Serving Mother’s Day breakfast and brunch at Maxie’s is a tradition that is 20 years strong, owner Steve Robbins said. Robbins said he will see mothers, grandmothers and great-grandmothers enjoying a meal with their families at his restaurant on the holiday. “I fell very proud to serve them,” he said. “It’s been a tradition of ours for years.” This poll continued a “Best Of” series that allows readers to vote for their favorite businesses and places in Stoughton. And, after coming in second in both the best sandwich poll and best place to have breakfast poll, Maxie’s broke through and finished first this week. Maxie’s, …
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Of the 17 displaced in the May 1 fire on Park St., five are students in the Stoughton Public Schools (SHS, OMS and Dawe). Donations are being collected at Stoughton High and at the O'Donnell Middle School, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Rizzi said.
An early morning fire on May 1 at a multi-family home on Park Street in Stoughton displaced 17 people, including an infant, Stoughton Fire Chief Mark Dolloff said. While five families were displaced, there were no reports of injuries to civilians or to the crews that responded, according to SFD Captain Doug Campbell. Campbell said all residents self-evacuated. The Red Cross is assisting these residents, he said. Kat Powers of the Red Cross said that four of the 17 victims are children under the age of 12. Dr. Marguerite Rizzi, Superintendent of the Stoughton Public Schools, said five of the victims are students in the Stoughton Public Schools. The Stoughton Schools are stepping up to help these families, who lost most, if not all of …
Monday, April 30, 2012
Patch is continuing its "Best Of” feature. This week, vote for the best place to celebrate Mother’s Day in Stoughton. The poll is open all week…check back Friday for the winner.
Patch is continuing its “Best Of” series this week, which allows readers to vote for their favorite businesses and places in Stoughton. Last week we asked readers to vote for the best florist in Stoughton. This week we're asking you to vote for the best place to celebrate Mother’s Day in town. This year, Mother's Day is Sunday, May 13. Whether you treat mom to breakfast, lunch, brunch or dinner, where is the best place in Stoughton to have a special Mother's Day meal? Voting in the poll below is open until 9 a.m. this Friday (May 4). We will announce the winner on May 4. Because this poll is not scientific, it is not the sole consideration in choosing a winner. The winner will be determined by the Patch editor, based on poll results, (…
Melissa
11:26 am on Thursday, May 17, 2012
Daddy's dairy is the best more ›