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Old Colony Planning Council

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Patch Facts

Five Things You Need to Know Today: May 2

Anti-Bullying Law Workshop, Teddybear Storytime at the Library, OCPC Looking for Input on Route 138 Corridor in Stoughton, and more...

"Five Things you Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. 1. Anti-Bullying Law Workshop [CANCELED] Stoughton SEPAC is presenting a workshop on "Massachusetts Anti-bullying Law: IEP and School wide Strategies to Prevent Bullying of Students with Disabilities" on May 2 at 6:30 p.m. at the Jones School.  Massachusetts Advocates for Children will be the featured guest. Learn about the law and how it impacts your child and the district's responsibility. Learn how to develop bullying provisions in your child’s IEP. All parents, school and community members are encouraged to attend. 2. Teddybear Storytime at the Library Come join Peggy Sewcyk Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. at the …

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Patch Facts

Five Things You Need to Know Today: April 25

OCPC Looking for Input on Route 138 Corridor in Stoughton, Teddybear Storytime at the Library, Chess Club, and more...

"Five Things you Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. 1. OCPC Looking for Input on Route 138 Corridor in Stoughton The Old Colony Planning Council (OCPC) is conducting a study of Route 138 in Stoughton (Brock Street to the Canton Town Line) and seeks your participation with an online survey. Click here for more information. 2. Teddybear Storytime at the Library Come join Peggy Sewcyk Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. at the Stoughton Public Library for Teddybear Storytime. It's for children ages 3.5 to 6 years old. 3. Chess Club The Chess Club meets in the young adult area of the Stoughton Public Library on Wednesday at 5 p.m. 4. Senior Center Events 5. Sports on Tap

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

OCPC Looking for Input on Route 138 Corridor in Stoughton

The Old Colony Planning Council (OCPC) is conducting a study of Route 138 in Stoughton (Brock Street to the Canton Town Line) and seeks your participation with an online survey.

Thursday, March 29, 2012

OCPC Looking for Input on Route 138 Corridor in Stoughton

The Old Colony Planning Council (OCPC) is conducting a study of Route 138 in Stoughton (Brock Street to the Canton Town Line) and seeks your participation with an online survey.

Old Colony Planning Council (OCPC) is conducting a Major Bottleneck Study for the Route 138 Corridor in Stoughton this year and would like to get as much public input as possible as the OCPC develops the final report. The geographic scope of the study is the Route 138 corridor from Brock Street (at Zachary’s) to the Canton Town Line. The purpose of this study, according to Jed Cornock, Transportation Planner with the Old Colony Planning Council, is to identify the reasons for the bottleneck conditions on the corridor, provide potential short and long term improvements, and identify possible funding sources for those improvements. There is also a desire to improve bicycle and pedestrian safety on this stretch of road. OCPC presented the …

Breakfast King

4:00 pm on Thursday, March 29, 2012

The only solution is a rotary running trackside from Brock to Porter Street all ONE WAY   more ›

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Which Stoughton Intersections Pose Congestion, Safety Concerns? [POLL]

Stoughton Patch is interested in hearing what intersections throughout the WHOLE town you feel are “congestion concerns” or “safety concerns.”

The Old Colony Planning Council is conducting a study of Route 138, from Stoughton Square north to the Canton town line, to relieve traffic bottlenecks and to develop alternative solutions to enhance traffic flow and improve pedestrian and bicycle safety. On Jan. 25, the Old Colony Planning Council named five intersections along the Route 138 corridor in Stoughton as “congestion concerns” and “safety concerns”: Stoughton Square; Washington St. and School St.; Washington St. and Lincoln St.; Washington St. and Central St.; and Washington St. and York St. We asked readers which of those five intersections were the most congested or dangerous. Almost half thought Stoughton Square was the most congested, followed by Washington St. and Central …

Longtime Resident

9:19 am on Wednesday, February 8, 2012

I did not vote because to me all of the suggestions deserve to have some attention paid to them. Since Stoughton instituted the "no left turn" rule at so many places in Stoughton Square many years ago (with minimal signage to offer alternatives - try explaining to someone coming in to Stoughton on Rte 139 how to get to somewhere on Park St) the traffic on many of the smaller roads/intersections …   more ›

Thursday, January 26, 2012

About Town with Mark Snyder

ABOUT TOWN: Route 138 Bottleneck Study Presented [POLL]

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.

OLD COLONY PLANNING COUNCIL PRESENTS RT. 138 BOTTLENECK STUDY: A sparse crowd turned up for a Bottleneck Study Workshop on the Rt. 138 corridor and downtown Wednesday night at Town Hall. The Old Colony Planning Council has and is conducting a study of Route 138, from Stoughton Square north to the Canton town line, to relieve traffic bottlenecks and to develop alternative solutions to enhance traffic flow and improve pedestrian and bicycle safety. There was a presentation and discussion on concepts that the OCPC hopes will result in a vision for future development and improvements in the 138 corridor. Among those who DID come were Selectmen John Stagnone, John Anzivino and Cynthia Walsh. Also there was former Selectman Lou Gitto, Ted …

DJ

1:37 pm on Thursday, January 26, 2012

I agree. In addition to more traffic and York/Pine becoming a cut through, the intersection got worse because when they altered the plan and put the sidewalk on the north side of York St instead of the south side where it was originally intended, they also narrowed the road and removed room for traffic to form two lanes out onto Route 138. Now, if someone is stuck and can't make a left turn due …   more ›

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Patch Facts

Five Things You Need to Know Today: January 25

Stoughton - Route 138 Bottleneck Study Workshop, 6th Grade Winter Concert, Chinese New Year Crafts at the YMCA, 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 - Route 138 Bottleneck Study Workshop This Wednesday, January 25 at 6:30 p.m. at the Stoughton Town Hall (3rd Floor, Great Hall), the Old Colony Planning Council is hosting a Route 138 Bottleneck Study Workshop. Help create a new vision for traffic management, bicycle and pedestrian safety, and business aesthetics along Route 138 in Stoughton. AGENDA: 2. 6th Grade Winter Concert The O’Donnell Middle School 6th Grade Winter Concert will be held at Stoughton High School on Wednesday, January 25. The concert will feature the 6th Grade choruses, directed by Betty Bauman; the 6th Grade Concert Bands directed …

Gail

7:54 am on Wednesday, January 25, 2012

On the Rt. 138 story, just curious about something. Way back when that whole NStar thing happened, wasn't one of the things that was supposed to happen was a traffic light being put at 138/York Street? If so, whatever happened with that?   more ›

Thursday, January 19, 2012

About Town with Mark Snyder

ABOUT TOWN: Roast for Sammarco; Guest Speaker at ATC (And More…)

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.

NOW, THAT'S A SPICY MEATBALL! Make sure you save the date for one of the biggest events in Town!  March 10, 2012, from 7-9:30 p.m. at the VFW Hall, the Stoughton Chamber of Commerce will Roast one of Stoughton's most popular characters.  Mike Sammarco, best known for his meatballs at the Sons of Italy Hall, and his decades of service to the youth of Stoughton through Babe Ruth baseball, will be put through the ringer for charity!  A portion of the proceeds will benefit Stoughton Babe Ruth Baseball and the Chamber's charitable activities.  Guest Roasting Panel includes: Town Manager Francis T. Crimmins, Jr.; AT&T/Cellco CEO Rick Kaplan; Realtor Fred Yaitanes; DPW Superintendent John Batchelder; Stoughton Community Events Chair Joe Mokrisky…

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