Monday, December 31, 2012
Orange Leaf of Canton recently partnered with the Stoughton Chamber of Commerce during Orange Leaf’s corporate Pajama Drive, donating hundreds of new pajamas to Father Bill's and Mainspring of Brockton, which owns homeless shelters in the area.
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Monday, December 31, 2012
The following is from a press release from the Stoughton Chamber of Commerce and Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt of Canton: Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt of Canton recently partnered with the Stoughton Chamber of Commerce during Orange Leaf’s corporate Pajama Drive, donating hundreds of brand new pajamas to Father Bill's and Mainspring (FBMS), the leading provider of emergency shelter, housing and supportive services in the South Shore area. FBMS helps people struggling with homelessness or at risk of homelessness to achieve self-sufficiency. On Saturday, Dec. 15, Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt and Bonnie Policow of the Stoughton Chamber of Commerce, meeting with Lisa Frisbee, representing Father Bill's and Mainspring, at Orange Leaf’s Cobb's Corner …
Tuesday, November 20, 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.
WHAT DO PAJAMAS & FROZEN YOGURT HAVE IN COMMON? Not much! But the Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt at Cobbs Corner in Canton is collecting donations from customers this holiday season as part of the Orange Leaf Pajama Drive. Locally, the drive will benefit Father Bill’s & MainSpring (FBMS), the leading provider of emergency shelter, housing and supportive services in the South Shore area. FBMS helps people struggling with homelessness or at risk of homelessness to achieve self-sufficiency. Of course, Father Bill’s MainSpring also owns the Evelyn House on Prospect Street in Stoughton. Customers who donate one new pair of pajamas at the Canton Orange Leaf location (next to Five Guys Burgers) will be rewarded with a free 3-ounce serving of Frozen …
Tuesday, November 13, 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.
LEARNING THE LANGUAGE! The Stoughton Public Library's Literacy Volunteers of Massachusetts program was saluted last Wednesday night (November 7) with a potluck dinner and recognition night, held in the Library's Wales French Room. Despite snow, rain and howling winds, the room was full of tutors, students. and leaders of the community. The Literacy Program, which gets some of its budget from taxpayers, and other from grants, was instituted at the Stoughton Public Library in 1998. The Sharon Literacy program, which is connected with Stoughton's, started in 2005. There are currently 110 active students and 66 active tutors in the program. Since 2005, 24 students have become American citizens, including five last Wednesday night. Ten of the …
Monday, October 15, 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.
A CRAZY WEEKEND IN STOUGHTON: About Town put a lot of miles on my sneakers this past weekend, running around to cover the plethora of events in town, like the open houses at the Fire Station and YMCA; the magic show at the library; the South School Pumpkin Patch; and the Rummage Sale at Ahavath Torah. So, check out my quick synopsis and the photos that accompany them! OPEN HOUSE at FREEMAN FIRE STATION: Residents of Stoughton got to take tours of the (dilapidated) Freeman Street Fire Station in the downtown on Saturday. Kids got to hang in a fire truck and also got to enjoy free pizza compliments of Papa Gino's in Stoughton. All the children got a plastic fire helmet to bring home. Firemen (and women) are heroes, and even the children…
Five Things You Need to Know Today: How You Can Play a Part in Defining Stoughton’s Future; Stoughton High Cross Country Fundraiser at Orange Leaf; Homework Center at the Library; and more...
"Five Things you Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. 1. How You Can Play a Part in “Defining Stoughton’s Future” The following is a press release from Stoughton Town Planner Noreen O’Toole: On Monday, Oct. 15 at 6 p.m. the Town of Stoughton will host a public meeting at the Stoughton Senior Center, 110 Rockland Street to provide information and gather community input for the Town’s new Master Plan. Following a light dinner, the consultant team will give a brief presentation and ask for your help in defining Stoughton’s future. This will be an important opportunity for residents, business owners and other stakeholders to learn more about the Master Plan and share any …
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Five Things You Need to Know Today: Orange Leaf Celebrates Opening; Early Release Day for Stoughton Public Schools; and more...
"Five Things you Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. 1. [POSTPONED] Little Theatre of Stoughton to Hold Fundraiser for Shayla Lutz The Little Theatre of Stoughton was scheduled to host a mystery dinner theatre Saturday, October 6 at 8 p.m. at the Cedar Hill Golf Club on Park St. in Stoughton with proceeds benefiting the Lutz Family Foundation. The event has been postponed. We will keep you posted with further details when it is rescheduled. Shayla Lutz, 3, of Stoughton, died on September 14 after she was involved in a fatal pedestrian accident in front of the Hansen School. Her older sister, Ashleigh, has appeared in shows with the Little Theatre of Stoughton and the …
Stephen Mack
7:18 am on Tuesday, October 16, 2012
What a GREAT TOWN, TO BE OUT AND ABOUT IN!!!!......Thanks Mark..... more ›