Thursday, December 27, 2012
Dozens of Stoughton youth recently volunteered at a huge Christmas party for Boston-area homeless shelters.
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Thursday, December 27, 2012
A busload of teens from the Stoughton Life Teen program. recently volunteered at the annual Christmas in the City event in Boston, helping to make the holidays a little brighter for homeless children and families in need. The Stoughton Life Teen volunteers were joined by members of the Stoughton YAC, as well as other volunteers from the area. Stoughton Life Teen went on Saturday Dec. 15 to help set up and decorate for the party, held Sunday Dec. 16, which was held at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in South Boston. Stoughton Life Teen helped to create over 6,000 paper snowflakes which were used to decorate the hundreds of tables set up for guests. They also helped to create unique placemats for each of the 5,000+ seats with …
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Members of the Stoughton High Jazz Choir recently performed holiday songs at the Stoughton Public Library and Freeman St. Fire Station.
Normally a library is a quiet place. But after school on the afternoon of Wednesday, Dec. 19, the Stoughton Public Library welcomed a group of carolers singing holiday songs. The carolers were members of the Stoughton High Jazz Choir, accompanied by director Griffin Coombs. Stoughton Public Schools Fine Arts Director John Kearns arranged for the visit. The SHS Jazz Choir performed from the second floor over looking the ground floor of the library. After their performance, the library treated the SHS students with hot chocolate, marshmallows and cookies. Sue Hargreaves of the Stoughton Library passes along photos from the performance. A video of the performance is posted on the Library's Facebook page. The SHS Jazz Choir also stopped by the…
A two-alarm fire on Kenmore Road in Stoughton caused extensive damage, but there were no injuries.
A two-alarm fire caused extensive damage to a Stoughton home on Christmas Eve, according to Stoughton Fire Department officials. The Stoughton Fire Department received a call at 9:13 p.m. on Dec. 24 for a fire at a single-story wood-frame dwelling at 38 Kenmore Road in Stoughton, SFD Captain Don Jasmin said. A fire on the first floor extended in to the attic space, according to Jasmin. The home has extensive damage, but there were no reported injuries to any of the home's occupants or to the first responders who were on scene, Jasmin said. The Stoughton Fire Department was led by Group 4 under the command of Deputy Chief Greg Goldberg and Captain Bob O'Donnell, according to the Stoughton Fire Rescue Facebook page. Avon, Canton, Sharon, …
Monday, December 24, 2012
Welcome to "About Town with Mark Snyder," a column that will keep you up to the minute with what's what, who's who and what's going on around town. If you see or hear something we could use here, let us know by sending an e-mail to pmpco@aol.com.
CHRISTMAS IS MY FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR: I've written about it frequently, but I just love the Christmas spirit, and all it brings. Despite the fact that my dad passed away a week before Christmas 31 years ago, I still look forward to the music of Christmas, and the spirit of goodness that goes with it. Just look at what the people of Stoughton have done for Firefighter Jack Hussey, whose family lost everything this past Friday due to a fire at their Abington home. I'm sure residents would help him any time of year, but it just seems that people open their wallets more for their fellow man around Christmas. Look at the food pantries, and how they fill up with needed items, when goodness shows through at the holidays. Charities receive …
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Where is Santa? Track Santa Claus’ whereabouts on Christmas Eve right here on Patch via NORAD.
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Sunday, December 23, 2012
Santa Claus is preparing his sleigh and his workshop is putting the final touches on the toys. On Christmas Eve, Santa will make his worldwide trek – and Patch will be there to let you know his location and when he comes to Massachusetts. Check back with Patch on Christmas Eve and we’ll provide NORAD's (North American Aerospace Defense Command) latest information about Santa Claus’ location. You can check Santa's current whereabouts with the map above (from NORAD) or by clicking here: http://www.noradsanta.org/en/ ***
Christmas Day: What's open and closed in Stoughton on Tuesday, Dec. 25.
Here's the list of what is open and closed in Massachusetts on Christmas Day this year, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012: Open (at owner’s discretion): Closed: No Trash Pickup on Christmas Day in Stoughton On Tuesday, Dec. 25, there will be no curbside trash collection in observance of Christmas Day. Trash collection for Christmas Day will be scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 26, in addition to the regular Wednesday collection. This is standard procedure for any holiday. Residents are reminded to have their trash out at 7 a.m. on the day of their scheduled collection. MBTA Thanksgiving Schedule The commuter rail and subway will be operating on a Sunday schedule for Christmas. For complete details, click here.
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Consumerism surrounds the holiday season: is greed inevitable, and how do you avoid it?
For those children who celebrate, Christmas' biggest connotation can be a pile of gifts under the tree. With this in mind, a panel of staff contributors at The Chicago Tribune tackled the question of whether it's inevitable to see greed in their kids around Christmastime. The parents weighed in on suggestions to remind kids of Christmas spirit. Among their suggestions? Help your kids round up some old toys to donate to charity before giving them new toys. Sign them up to participate in a community service project. The Tribune's advice got us thinking at Patch about how we were taught or are teaching our kids to be less greedy around the holidays. Some of our suggestions? Find a giving tree and let your child pick a name or two off of it, …
Friday, December 14, 2012
Welcome to "About Town with Mark Snyder," a column that will keep you up to the minute with what's what, who's who and what's going on around town. If you see or hear something we could use here, let us know by sending an e-mail to pmpco@aol.com.
REMEMBERING OUR VETERANS DURING THE HOLIDAYS: Please don't forget the brave veterans during the holiday season. The Pietro family has partnered with Mike Pazyra and the Town of Stoughton Veterans Office and The Last Shot in creating a drive for our Active Military and our Veterans in need. Our local Veterans that are overseas are in need of supplies for their care packages! Our Disabled Veterans and Our Veterans that are in Nursing Homes or Rehabs locally are in need of daily living supplies. Below is a list of some items and daily living supplies for our Veterans. You can drop them off at the Last Shot in Stoughton on Washington St. Saturday, Dec. 15 from noon until 3 p.m. Contact Betty or Angela Pietro at 781-344-2143 for more …
Monday, December 10, 2012
Photos from the Annual Christmas Parade in Stoughton, held Sunday, Dec. 9 this year.
Take a look at our photo gallery from Stoughton's annual Christmas Parade, held Sunday, Dec. 9, this year. The parade, run by the Stoughton Community Events Committee, started at Stoughton High, making its way down Pearl St. and through the downtown, ending at Faxon Park where the star of the parade, Santa Claus, greeted children at the gazebo. ***
Friday, December 7, 2012
This year's annual Christmas Parade in Stoughton will be held Sunday, December 9 at 2 p.m.
Chris Picanzo
3:48 pm on Saturday, December 29, 2012
So glad nobody was hurt! more ›