About Town with Mark Snyder

ABOUT TOWN: Candy Land Coming to Stoughton (And Beat Those Winter Blues)

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PURIM IN CANDY LAND: Ginger bread or licorice, maybe jelly beans or chocolate truffles, mixed with Hamatashen and Purim decorations! Shaloh House Chabad of the South Area, located right here in Stoughton at 50 Ethyl Way, will host its annual Purim Diner using the theme of Candy Land. “It will surely make the party sweet and colorful, and excite many children as well,” Rabbi Mendel Gurkow, Director of Shaloh House Chabad, writes About Town. Purim is the most joyous Jewish holiday of the year.  Children and adults dress up in costumes, exchange gifts of food, and celebrate.  Jews commemorate the story of Queen Esther; her heroism in saving her Jewish nation from the evil plots of Haman of the Persian Empire in the year 423 BCE.    While …

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Recreation Department Offering Ski and Snowboard Lessons for Stoughton Youth

The Stoughton Recreation Department will be offering a five-week instructional ski program for Stoughton youth at the Blue Hills starting January 10.

This winter, the Stoughton Recreation Department will be offering a five week instructional ski and snowboarding program for children ages 8 to 15 at the Blue Hills Ski Area. Lessons will be given on five consecutive Thursdays beginning January 10, 2013. The program will be held from 4:15 - 5:30 p.m. Transportation is available and leaves the Stoughton High School parking lot (cafeteria side), promptly at 3:20 p.m. and returns at approximately 6:30 p.m. Parents may provide their own transportation. Participants are also able to rent equipment (skis, boots, helmets, poles, etc.). Stoughton Recreation Director John Denison said this program has been run in cooperation with Blue Hills for over 25 years. "It is a relatively inexpensive and …

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