Friday, May 17, 2013
Five Things You Need to Know: Prescription Drug Take-Back & Hazardous Waste Day; Stoughton Life Teen Yard Sale; SMAC Open House; SHS Class of 2016 Car Wash; STOYAC Pop Warner Youth Football & Cheerleading Signups
"Five Things you Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. 1. Prescription Drug Take-Back & Hazardous Waste Day Have any old, unused medication in your medicine cabinet? OASIS (Organizing Against Substances in Stoughton) will be holding its own Prescription Drug Take-Back event this Saturday, May 18 at the O'Donnell Middle School parking lot from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. Can’t make it? visit the drug drop kiosk at the Stoughton Police Station for medication disposal and the sharps kiosk at the Stoughton Fire Station for needle disposal. Both are available any time (24/7), no questions asked. The prescription drug take-back event is being held in conjunction with Hazardous Waste …
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Five Things You Need to Know Today: Officer Brian Holmes Promoted to Sergeant; Organizational Town Meeting; 8th Grade Spring Concert (And More...)
"Five Things you Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. 1. Stoughton Police Promote Holmes to Sergeant The Stoughton Police Department announced earlier this week that Officer Brian Holmes has been promoted to the rank of sergeant. Sgt. Holmes has been with the SPD since 1999 and will remain a K9 officer, with his police dog Annie by his side. Officer John Lydstone is the department's other K9 officer, with Cak as his four-legged partner. There will be a swearing-in ceremony for Sgt. Holmes later this month, according to the SPD. 2. Organizational Town Meeting Organizational Town Meeting takes place Thursday, May 16 at 8 p.m. in the O'Donnell Middle School cafeteria. …
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Five Things You Need to Know Today: School Committee Meets; Stoughton High Student Council Hosting "Homeless for a Night" Awareness Event; Pop Warner Registration (And More...)
"Five Things you Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. 1. School Committee Meeting The Stoughton School Committee meets in the TV studio at Stoughton High at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14. An agenda is posted in the media gallery. 2. Homeless for a Night The Stoughton High Student Council is hosting its first ever "Homeless for a Night" event on Friday May 17. It is an overnight event for high school students to raise awareness about homelessness. Tickets are $5. Wristbands will be sold for $2 and all proceeds will be donated to Father Bill's & MainSpring, a nonprofit organization that fights homelessness in the South Shore area. The Student Council is also collecting …
Friday, April 26, 2013
Five Things You Need to Know Today: 2013 Kathleen M. Bedrosian Scholarship Volleyball Tournament; Pride of Stoughton Day; Pickle Pandemonium; Stoughton Youth Lacrosse Home Opener; And More...
1. 2013 Kathleen M. Bedrosian Scholarship Volleyball Tournament This Friday night, April 26 is the 2013 Kathleen M. Bedrosian Volleyball Scholarship Tournament, held at the Stoughton High School gymnasium, starting at 5:30 p.m. Teams from Stoughton High, the O'Donnell Middle School, Stoughton elementary schools, and the Stoughton Police will compete. Admission is $1 and concessions will be available. Kathleen “Kitty” Bedrosian, a beloved teacher at the South Elementary School, passed away in the spring of 2002 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. This tournament is named after Bedrosian to keep her memory alive in the town of Stoughton and help raise funds for the Stoughton Teachers’ Association scholarship fund. 2. 5 School …
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Five Things You Need to Know Today: Lori McKenna Releases New Album, "Massachusetts"; Blood Drive in Honor of Boston Marathon Victims and Heroes; 2013 Kathleen M. Bedrosian Scholarship Volleyball Tournament; And More...
"Five Things you Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance: 1. Lori McKenna Releases New Album, "Massachusetts" Lori McKenna's newest album, "Massachusetts," was released April 23. It is the Stoughton singer-songwriter's sixth full-length album. After her past few recordings were done in Nashville, McKenna, who lives in Stoughton with her family, stayed in Massachusetts to record this album. McKenna spoke about her desire to record in Massachusetts, and her love for her home state, specifically her hometown of Stoughton. "I love Nashville deeply and if Stoughton, Massachusetts wasn’t embedded in my soul – I would most certainly live there," McKenna wrote on her website. "But…
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Five Things You Need to Know Today: Upcoming Blood Drive in Honor of Boston Marathon Victims and Heroes; Stoughton Board of Selectmen Meeting; Stoughton School Committee Meeting; And More...
"Five Things you Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. 1. Board of Selectmen Meeting The Stoughton Board of Selectmen will meet Tuesday, April 23, starting in executive session and then reconvening in open session. The open session, held in the Great Hall (third floor of the Town Hall), is expected to start at 7:30 p.m. A full agenda is posted here: 4-23-13 agenda.pdf The meeting includes a swearing-in ceremony for Stoughton Fire Department Lt. Jay McNamara and new firefighter/paramedics Jeremiah Fowler and Justin Goldberg 2. School Committee Meeting The Stoughton School Committee meets in the TV studio at Stoughton High at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23. An agenda is …
Friday, April 12, 2013
Five Things You Need to Know Today: Deadline to License Your Dog Approaching; Stoughton's Got Talent; Stoughton Youth Baseball Opening Day; And More...
"Five Things you Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance: 1. Deadline to License Your Dog The deadline to license your dog in Stoughton is April 30. Town of Stoughton dog licenses expire December 31 each year. The town gives residents a four month grace period to license their dogs again from January to April. The registration fee is $15 or $10 if the dog is spayed/neutered. Dog owners will be subject to an additional $25 late fee if the dog is not licensed by May 1. And, dog owners will receive an additional $25 fine if the dog is not licensed by June 1. If you have a new dog, the dog must be licensed with the town within 60 days of acquiring the pet. 2. Stoughton's Got…
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Five Things You Need to Know Today: Deadline to Register to Vote; Stoughton High Construction Challenge Fundraiser at Stelios; Teddybear Storytime at the Library; And More...
"Five Things you Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance: 1. Deadline to Register to Vote Both the Annual Town Election and the Special State Primary for U.S. Senate will be held Tuesday, April 30. The deadline for any resident wishing to register to vote, change their party enrollment, change their address, or name (due to marriage, etc.) for these two elections is Wednesday, April 10. You can register at the Town Clerk's Office (first floor of the Town Hall), which will be open until 8 p.m. on April 10. 2. Stoughton High Construction Challenge Fundraiser at Stelios Stelios on Central St. in Stoughton (across from the Hansen School) will be donating a percentage of sales …
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Five Things You Need to Know Today: School Committee meeting, Finance Committee Meeting; Bingo at the Senior Center; And More...
"Five Things you Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance: 1. School Committee Meeting The Stoughton School Committee is scheduled to meet Tuesday, April 9 at 7 p.m. at the Stoughton High Television Studio. There is scheduled to be a public hearing for school choice (7:10) and for the FY14 budget (7:15). Superintendent Evaluation is also one of the many other agenda items. A complete agenda is posted as a PDF in the media gallery of this article. 2. Finance Committee Meeting The Finance Committee is scheduled to meet Tuesday, April 9 at 7 p.m. in the Great Hall (third floor, Town Hall). The FinCom is expected to vote on the FY14 Town Meeting articles. At its April 8 …
Monday, April 8, 2013
Five Things You Need to Know Today: Town Meeting Representatives Wanted; Board of Selectmen Meeting; Finance Committee Meeting; And More...
"Five Things you Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance: 1. Wanted: Town Meeting Representatives There will be a meeting at the Stoughton High School Media Center Monday, April 8 at 7:30 p.m. about running as a write-in candidate for Town Meeting representative from your respective precinct. The deadline has passed to file papers and get your name on the ballot as a candidate for Town Meeting representative for this year's Town Election, but with 62 seats up for election this year, and only 24 people turning in nomination papers, there are still 38 openings for potential write-in candidates. There are openings in every precinct. Stoughton's Annual Town Election, …
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