Thursday, May 2, 2013
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SEWER COMING TO SOUTH STOUGHTON? The town's efforts to put sewerage on Park Street towards the Brockton line doesn't look good. A capacity crowd filled Town Hall on Monday night (4/29) and not one person voiced support for the project. Article 57 in this year's Town Meeting warrant requests funding for the design of sewers for the southern end of Park Street from Fano Dr. (just past Ash St.) to the Brockton line as well as the Campanelli Parkway industrial area off Turnpike St. This same request was turned down at last year's Town Meeting. Town Engineer Ben Fehan and Engineer Mark Thompson from Kleinfelder (a municipal engineering firm) had a Power Point presentation on the project, which they estimate will cost 6.3 million dollars (and …
Monday, April 29, 2013
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STOUGHTON'S SAT SCORES RANKED IN BOTTOM 10 PERCENT OF REGION: The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released the combined SAT scores of all of the 351 Towns and Cities in Massachusetts. According to a chart put together by the Boston Globe comparing SAT scores and home values south of Boston, of the 48 schools in our regional area, Stoughton High students finished 43rd, with a combined score of 1417. Sharon was first with a 1775. The only places with lower scores than Stoughton were Avon (1304), Brockton (1289), Randolph (1309), Holbrook (1292), and Wareham (1375). Other neighboring scores included Braintree (1612), Canton (1573), Easton (1601), Foxborough (1595), Norwood (1464), Quincy (1450), Weymouth (1494) and Walpole (…
Friday, April 26, 2013
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It's Elementary! 5 School/5K Fun Run! Let's get ready to RUN! The third annual It’s Elementary! 5 School 5K & Fun Run will be on Saturday, April 27, 2013, at the Old Colony YMCA in Stoughton (445 Central St.). Created in a spirit of cooperation and community by the five Stoughton elementary school PTOs/PTAs, It’s Elementary! successfully promotes the ideals of friendly competition, personal bests, healthy choices, and teamwork – all in support of elementary education. For the past two years they have had over 200 registered runners, coming from southeastern Massachusetts and beyond. What makes this event unique is that it introduces elementary children to a healthy sport - running. Numerous families join in for the Fun Run/Walk and for …
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
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REMEMBERING MIKE SWALLOW: He wasn't tall, but still, he was big on the football field. I first watched Mike Swallow, and his twin brother Ricky, when they played against my son in STOYAC's Mitey Mites program at age six. You could tell they were both great athletes, even at that age. My son played quarterback throughout his STOYAC Raider years, and through his senior season for the Black Knights football team at Stoughton High. Through many of those years, he handed off the ball to one of the Swallow brothers. And, more often than not, the short, but powerful, brothers would smash through someone and gain yards. That's how I know the Swallow boys. Sure, they had their problems, as many young people have had, but as we remember Mike …
Monday, April 22, 2013
The four candidates for two seats on the Stoughton School Committee - Joyce Husseini (incumbent), Carol Brown, Debra Cote and Patricia MacNeil - will be participating in a live debate Wednesday, April 24 at 7 p.m. at the Stoughton Police Station.
BE AN EDUCATED VOTER! On April 30th, you'll be able to get two separate ballots in the venue where your precinct votes. One of those ballots is the party primary for U.S. Senate. The other, a local ballot, will enable you to most importantly elect two members of the School Committee. The other races on the local ballot are all uncontested. Incumbent School Committee member Joyce Husseini will be seeking reelection. She will be joined on the ballot by Carol Brown, Debra Cote and Patricia MacNeil. Former School Committee Chairman, and current member, Tom Colburn is not running for reelection. Colburn has served three terms on the School Committee. Husseini, a former Chair, and the current Vice Chair of the School Committee, is the former…
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SPARRING WITH A TERRORIST: Stoughton's Gold Gloves boxer Sean Bettencourt told About Town that he had been in the same ring as the late accused Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev. Tsarnaev, 26, died early Friday morning after a shootout with police. His younger brother, Dzhokhar, 19, was taken into custody Friday evening after a lengthy search for his whereabouts. Tamerlan was previously a Golden Gloves boxer, according to the Boston Herald. Bettencourt, who is now fighting as a professional with a winning record, told About Town exclusively that "We just sparred and I dropped him with one body shot. It was a year and a half ago. I haven't seen him since then." When asked his response to the terrible atrocities of the bombings, …
Sunday, April 21, 2013
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LENNY CLARKE COMING TO STOUGHTON: Legendary comedian Lenny Clarke was scheduled to have a show here in Stoughton Friday night, April 19. But, due to the events that transpired that day, with the search for the second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing, the show has been rescheduled. Clarke will now be coming to Stoughton Saturday, May 11. You know Clarke from "Rescue Me", "The Chelsea Handler Show", and, or course, his many appearances on PMPNetwork.com. He'll be doing the show at VFW Post 1645, 837 Washington Street in Stoughton Center. Doors Open at 8 p.m. Show time is 9 p.m. Tickets are $30 each. (Table of 10 for $300.) The Comedy Night is being hosted by Joe Finn, and will also feature Christine Hurley, Jack Walsh and John …
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Boston will bounce back from the tragic bombing that killed three and injured more than 140 innocent runners and spectators on Marathon Monday.
"Boston is a tough and resilient town. So are its people. I’m supremely confident that Bostonians will pull together, take care of each other, and move forward as one proud city." Those were President Barack Obama's sentiments after a day that will live in infamy for the City of Champions. On this day though, Bostonians proved to be much more than champions just on the playing field. This festive Patriots Day in Boston started just as it has for countless years prior. As the runners from around the globe were lined up in Hopkinton, ready to tackle Heartbreak Hill in pursuit of Copley Square, the Fenway Faithful headed to Yawkey Way for the annual 11 a.m. first pitch, hopeful to see the Red Sox complete a three game sweep of the Tampa Bay …
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BLOOD DRIVE FOR ANNE! There will be an Anne Havlin Memorial Blood and Food Drive to benefit the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and St. Anthony’s Free Market Food Pantry in Stoughton. The event will be held Saturday, April 20 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Immaculate Conception Church Parish, 122 Canton St., Stoughton. The following event has been postponed. Please click here for more details. Anne was the Director of the St. Anthony’s Free Market, a food pantry located inside the religious education department of Immaculate Conception Church. She passed away in November of 2012 after waging a three year battle against cancer, always wearing a smile, and the face of courage. To donate blood, due to the high …
Monday, April 15, 2013
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GREAT NEWS FROM THE SCHOOLS: Timothy Norton, an engineering and robotics teacher at Stoughton High School, tells About Town that one of the programs that he runs at Stoughton High called, "Construction Challenge." has done something fantastic! He writes, "A couple weeks back, one of our teams placed second in the state [at the Destination Imagination Competition at WPI] and qualified to represent the state and compete against 47 other states and 14 different countries in the Destination Imagination Global Finals in Knoxville, Tennessee May 21-26." The students who achieved this amazing feat include Beth Sloane, Sarah Purcell, Jenna Morris, Mikey Cardoso, Leslie Camilo, David Bunce-Grenon, and Dylan Freitas. Congratulation to every one of…
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12:36 am on Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Thank you Chavez620. Our teachers should not be spending there time babysitting, disciplining and explaining themselves to parents. They should be teaching with the parents full support and the children's full attention. more ›