The Anne Havlin Memorial Blood and Food Drive to benefit the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and St. Anthony's Food Pantry will take place Saturday, September 14 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Immaculate Conception Church on Canton St. in Stoughton.
Havlin, of Stoughton, passed away in November of 2012 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was the director of the St. Anthony's Food Pantry. September 14 would have been her 67th birthday.
Those planning on donating blood are asked to set up an appointment time by emailing molly.mills@yahoo.com or calling 781-929-3140. For questions about donating blood, email blooddonors@partners.org.
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Those planning on donating food are asked to bring a non-perishable item the day of the event.
Entertainment for children (play area, crafts, music, face painting) will be available.
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Anne "showed us through her work at the food pantry and through her role of wife, mother, grandmother, and friend the difference one person can make," her family wrote. "Thank you for being a part of that legacy and paying it forward with your donations."
Stoughton High Athletics Info Night
A student/parent Stoughton High sports info night for the 2013-2014 school year will be held Wednesday, August 28 at 6 p.m. in the SHS auditorium. The evening will include a meet and greet with coaches.
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Town of Stoughton Fire Flow Testing
The following is from the Stoughton DPW:
Telgian Corporation will be conducting a fire flow test at 1 Hawes Way in Stoughton on Thursday, August 29, starting at 9 p.m.
This activity will cause discolored water in varying degrees in all sections of town. Those who experience water discoloration should flush their water
systems by opening the cold water faucet for a few minutes and then waiting for about an hour. If the water is still not clear, they should repeat the flushing procedure.
The Public Works Department regrets that it cannot be responsible for any damages incurred as a result of this testing activity which is a necessary and normal function of the water department.
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No Trash Collection on Labor Day
The following is from the Stoughton DPW:
On Monday, September 2, there will be no curbside trash collection in observance of Labor Day. Trash collection for Labor Day will be scheduled for Tuesday, September 3, in addition to the regular Tuesday collection. This is standard procedure for any holiday.
All rubbish and recyclables must be curbside by 7 a.m. on your collection day.
Recyclables must be separated as follows: (1) Commingled containers (glass, plastic, aluminum cans, and aluminum foil) and (2) curbside newsprint (newspapers, cardboard boxes, brown paper bags, magazines, phone books, inserts).
The DPW is now able to pick up tubeless TV’s and computer monitors with curbside trash but older TV’s and computer monitors with tubes (CRTs) cannot be picked up curbside and must be brought to the transfer station. Large household appliances (metal items) must be called into the Public Works for appointment for pickup.
The Transfer Station is open every SUNDAY from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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