Thursday, December 27, 2012
Dozens of Stoughton youth recently volunteered at a huge Christmas party for Boston-area homeless shelters.
- VOLUNTEERS IN THE NEWS
- Justin Braga
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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 …
Saturday, October 29, 2011
A food drive, Halloween events, and more...
"Five Things you Need to Know This Weekend" is the weekend version of the Patch column "Five Things You Need to Know Today." The weekend edition provides readers with essential information for both Saturday and Sunday. 1. Allied Veterans Council Food Drive On Saturday, the members of the Allied Veterans Council will be sponsoring the final day of a two-day food collection to help support the two Stoughton food pantries. Residents can drive by Faxon Veterans Memorial Park (across from the library on Park Street) between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29. Someone will take the food donations directly from your car, for your convenience. 2. Stoughton Police Trick or Treat Tour The Stoughton Police Department will be holding its …
Saturday, August 13, 2011
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.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Lois Levy on Sunday. Levy, a retired office administrator for Brookville Dental Associates, is the mother of Stoughton bred author Frederick Levy. He's written "Acting In Young Hollywood," "15 Minutes of Fame: Becoming a Star in the YouTube Revolution," "Short Films 101," "The Hollywood Way" and "The Ultimate Boy Band Book." Also Happy Birthday on Sunday, to Liz Taurasi Hughes, my editor at the Stoughton Journal for many years, and now the Senior Regional Editor for Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire for AOL/Patch Media. FREE MOVIE IN THE PARK: Grace Church on Page Street sponsors another fun night for the entire family on Saturday, August 13, from 6-10 p.m. at Halloran Park (behind the Jones School). There …
Thursday, August 11, 2011
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.
A HEALTHY BIRTHDAY: Happy 10th Birthday to Elite Health & Fitness Center. What began on French Street in the old Mo Vaughn's Hit Dog, has grown into their current building at 1519 Central Street. Congratulations to Keith Callanan and Peter Rappoli. To celebrate, Elite is having an open house on Monday, August 22 (an all day event). HAPPY BIRTHDAY: To Debbie Sellitto, a Stoughton native who is now the owner of Hyde Park Auto Electric. She's a graduate of Stoughton High. FIRE CHIEF WANTED: The Town of Stoughton has been advertising for a new Fire Chief since David Jardin retired in April. Since then, Interim Chief Mark Dolloff has done a magnificent job at the helm. However, the town is accepting applications for the permanent Chief's…
Jeffrey Pickette
9:16 am on Sunday, October 30, 2011
The Stoughton Police Trick or Treat Event has been canceled due to the overnight snowstorm. more ›