Tuesday, June 18, 2013
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TOWN MEETING, SESSION 5: On a night where it was thundering and lightning outside, Town Meeting weathered the storm by plodding through a dozen or so articles on Monday, June 17, including approving repair work for two elementary schools, the issuing of quarterly tax bills, the purchase of a vacant building on Lambert Ave. near the Senior Center/Youth Commission building, and a design study for the CAPP playground. Members approved four school department articles early in the evening. The first allowed National Grid an easement on property at 137 Walnut Street, the location of the E.A. Jones Early Childhood Center, for the purpose of providing electrical and communications service to the former elementary school. The second appropriated up…
Monday, June 17, 2013
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HOFFMAN FUNDRAISER A HUGE SUCCESS: The community once again came out in full force to honor Stoughton High 2009 graduate Jake Hoffman, a Stoughton resident who perished in an Amherst apartment fire January 21, 2013 while in his senior year at UMass Amherst. Frank Faria, who graduated SHS with Jake, organized a soccer fundraiser called Kick It 4 Jake, which was held Sunday at the Stoughton Youth Soccer League fields on West Street. Faria said it turned out beyond his wildest optimistic dreams. “We had 160 participants, and another 150 people come out to watch or help out. It appears that we took in about $9,000. We’re going to hold this event every year,” he told About Town. The tournament raised enough money to provide a scholarship (…
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
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CIVIL WAR COMING TO STOUGHTON! Following the success of last year's Civil War event in Stoughton, which was part of the 2012 Stoughton Reads Together program, the Town of Stoughton will hold its Second Civil War Remembrance & Parade this Saturday, June 15. It will take place from noon to 4 p.m. at various downtown locations, including the Stoughton Train Station, Faxon Veterans Memorial Park (on Rt. 27 Park Street across from the Library) and the Stoughton Historical Society building (in Stoughton Center at 6 Park Street.). It will commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War, with a parade, reenactments, camp, drills, and bayonet and cooking demonstrations. The Massachusetts 12th Volunteer Regiment, the Norwood Union …
Friday, June 7, 2013
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HERE COMES THE SUN: It was suit city at Town Hall Tuesday night as Terrence Conroy of Conroy Development and Stoughton Recycling Technologies lined up a team of experts to allow him to further grow the Stoughton landfill, and to delay the capping of it once again - but for good reason. This time, the proposal to stall the capping seemed to make sense and was unanimously approved by the Board of Selectmen. So, what will be on top of the capped landfill (located off Page St. adjacent to the BJ's parking lot)? Will it be wind turbines? No, that was proposed in February of 1976. Wind is out. What Robert W. Golledge, Jr., an environmental consultant from Golledge Strategies & Solutions in Canton, proposed was a 2.6 acre Solar Farm. The …
Thursday, June 6, 2013
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AHAVATH TORAH PULLS OUT OF MERGER TALKS: Tuesday, June 4 could become a very important date in the history of Stoughton’s oldest synagogue. At a special congregation meeting that night, which was attended by over 100 congregants, the members of Ahavath Torah Congregation overwhelmingly voted in favor of removing ATC from a proposed regionalization process with Temple Beth Emunah in Brockton and Temple Beth Am in Randolph. ATC President David Schulze said, “The conversation was intense and the points discussed were very detailed. In the end, the concepts of lost identity and a commitment to our Stoughton community were two of the overriding factors that caused the outcome. I think this experience opened the eyes of many of our congregants…
Friday, May 31, 2013
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FARMERS MARKET COMING SATURDAY! The Stoughton Farmers Market starts its weekly run Saturday, June 1. It will run through October, Saturdays from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. The market will be located in the parking lot adjacent to Trackside Plaza, at 2 Canton St. There is plenty of nearby parking. There will be plenty of locally grown fruits and vegetables, baked goods, seafood, handcrafted items, and more. Vendors include: Langwater Farm, Nella Pasta, Akin Back Farm, Oakdale Farm, Giovanni's Ice Cream, Richie's Italian Ice; Stoughton's own Jordan Brothers Seafood, Foxboro Cheese Company, Bridgewater Village Bakery, Stoughton Bakery, Sheldonville Soapworks, Simpson Springs, A Nesting Place, Made with Love Jewelry by Shana Cohen; Puppy Luv Bakery …
Thursday, May 30, 2013
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TOWN MEETING, NIGHT III: Town meeting picked up Wednesday night, May 29 where it left off following the May 22 session - with debate on a motion by the school department to add an additional $308,000 to the education budget ($237,708 for the Stoughton Public Schools and $70,292 for Southeastern Regional), making the total budget $40,707,147. On May 22, there was over an hour of debate on this motion from the Superintendent of Schools, Dr.Marguerite Rizzi. On the 29th, School Committee Chair Deb Sovinee gave a 12 minute presentation to open up the meeting. She reminded members that Stoughton was 235 out of the 351 towns and cities in Massachusetts in total per pupil spending. After that, the debate continued. Janice Lindwall of Pct…
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
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MEMORIAL DAY 2013: Despite the wet weather on Saturday and Sunday, Memorial Day weekend ceremonies in Stoughton went off without a hitch. The moisture didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of residents paying respect to those who gave their lives in service to their country. In fact, Stoughton's Veterans Agent, Mike Pazyra, told About Town that the turnout on Saturday, May 25, for the reflagging of veterans' graves, was the largest turnout in all his years in Stoughton. Hundreds of youngsters - many Boy and Girl Scouts - and their parents took part in the effort to retrieve tattered flags from the graves of our deceased veterans, and replace them with spankin' new ones. Children and adults handed Pazyra the old flags, and placed new flags on all …
Thursday, May 23, 2013
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TOWN MEETING NIGHT II RECAP: Wednesday, May 22, Town Meeting Night Two started late (7:51 p.m.) and didn't really get going until 8:10 p.m. It ended at 10:57 p.m. in the middle of a motion by the Stoughton Public Schools to add $308,000 to the FY2014 education budget - $70,292 for an expected increase to the Southeastern Regional assessment and about $238,000 more for the Stoughton Public Schools budget - bringing the total department to $40,707,147, with $39,539,512 going specifically to the Stoughton Schools. It was the $238,000 which caused a lengthy back and forth discussion, which ultimately was not resolved by the time the second session was adjourned. The $238,000 for the Stoughton Public Schools would replenish the reduction by …
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
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GREETINGS FROM CONGRESSMAN LYNCH: Congressman Stephen Lynch didn't answer any questions from the 122 Town Meeting members present Monday when he came to deliver a "short update" to the people of Stoughton on the opening night of Town Meeting, but he did make it clear that his committee will fully investigate each of the three major scandals plaguing President Barack Obama and his leadership team. Lynch, who sits on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, said, "We'll be investigating the Internal Revenue targeting of 'Patriots', 'Tea Party' and those that have criticized the government. Citizens have the right to dissent without retribution from their government. They have the ability to exercise their rights under the …
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11:34 am on Tuesday, June 18, 2013
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