Thursday, October 4, 2012
Five Things You Need to Know Today: Ribbon Cutting, $1 Tacos at Roxanne's Taqueria; Wake for Stoughton High Senior David Wade to be Held Thursday; Lecture on Cuban Missile Crisis; and more...
"Five Things you Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. 1. Ribbon Cutting, $1 Tacos at Roxanne's Taqueria Roxanne's Taqueria, located in Stoughton at the Cobb's Corner plaza, opened at the end of August, but is having a ribbon cutting (sponsored by the Stoughton Chamber of Commerce) for its grand opening Thursday, Oct. 4, from 6-7:30 p.m. To celebrate, Roxanne's will be having $1 tacos all day on Thursday. "We are hoping everyone will come and enjoy this special day with us!" according to the restaurant's Facebook page. Read more about this new business here: Roxanne's Taqueria Opens in Stoughton 2. Wake for Stoughton High Senior David Wade to be Held Thursday David Wade, …
Monday, September 17, 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.
STOUGHTON HAS BIG PLANS! The Stoughton Chamber of Commerce hosted a dinner meeting at Courtyard by Marriott Thursday night, with Stoughton officials and the business community gathering to talk about this town's future. With delicious food from Smokey Bones Restaurant in their bellies, and interesting food for thought in their minds, the crowd heard from a number of speakers about Stoughton's Master Plan, and then split into small groups to tackle a number of questions supplied by Juliet Walker and Sue Brown of Brown Walker Planners in Newburyport. They were hired by the Master Plan Committee, chaired by Joe Scardino. Chamber Chairman Chris Petrie hosted the evening. Interim Town Manager Joseph Feaster, Jr. was the first to speak, …
Monday, September 10, 2012
Stoughton Chamber of Commerce member IKEA donated shelving to Stoughton's St. Anthony's Food Pantry last Thursday, and spent the day installing the units at the pantry, located on Park Ave.
The Stoughton Chamber of Commerce and its member businesses are known for supporting the Stoughton Food Pantries through its fundraising efforts such as the annual Doin’ It For Diane fundraiser. So the Chamber’s coordinated work with one of its Gold Members, IKEA-Stoughton, at the St. Anthony’s Food Pantry on Thursday, September 6 should come as no surprise. In fact, this project was a direct result of the Doin’ It For Diane Fundraiser. Christine Gallagher, manager of the St. Anthony’s Food Pantry on Park Ave., explained that when the funds were allocated from Doin' it For Diane between the two pantries (Ilse Marks and St. Anthony’s), each respective pantry was asked to provide a wish list. Gallagher said her pantry “desperately needed …
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
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RIBBON CUTTING AT BOB’S FAMOUS FOODMART: Owners Ron DiMatteo and George Mather were beaming at a grand opening for their new sit-down dining space at Bob’s Famous Foodmart Monday night. Bob's, located at 289 Park St. on Route 27, has been a Stoughton staple for more than 50 years. The Stoughton Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony, and Bob’s served a sampling of their wines and beers, as well as a few varieties of their Wing Dings (check out the pictures from the ribbon cutting in the media gallery). DiMatteo told About Town that he is excited about the new 15 seat dining area. The new seating area opened shortly after the Stoughton selectmen approved the plans back in April. Bob’s, which serves a full breakfast, lunch and …
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
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BOTTLENECK STUDY OF ROUTE 138 CORRIDOR: Ray Guarino, Transportation Planner for the Old Colony Planning Council (OCPC), informed Stoughton Chamber of Commerce members at their June meeting of the OCPC's current analysis of the Route 138 Bottleneck Study, which covers Washington St. from Brock Street to the Canton town line. He told the crowd, "We advocate for the communities. We try to get them funding for transportation studies, as well as traffic signals. We're waiting to hear from the Town of Stoughton to gain a consensus on different projects. For instance, traffic signals at York and Washington Streets. Does the town want signals there? We can help them obtain funds." As for bottlenecks and accidents, some Stoughton intersections …
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
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HEALTHY CHOICES COMING TO STOUGHTON: Back in the summer of 2011, the Stoughton YMCA, along with the whole Stoughton community, was selected by YMCA of the USA (Y-USA) to participate in a program known as Pioneering Healthier Communities (PHC). Co-Chair Karen Hall updated residents and business owners at the Stoughton Chamber of Commerce meeting on June 4 about the PHC initiative. Hall, who is also the Director of the Council on Aging and the Youth Commission in Stoughton, said that four major initiatives are moving forward. The first is a Farmers' Market, which will soon be available to all Stoughton residents, providing easy access to local, affordable, healthy foods, including a variety of fresh vegetables and fruits. The town is going …
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Stoughton Chamber of Commerce Chairman Chris Petrie shares his thoughts about the Chamber's partnership with SHS DECA and his experience as a judge at a recent DECA competition.
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Thursday, March 29, 2012
Editor's Note: The Stoughton Chamber of Commerce and the Stoughton Golden Directory combined to donate $1,600 to the Stoughton High DECA Chapter. SHS DECA students, with the help of adult chaperones, delivered this year's edition of the Golden Directory phone book. The following is a letter from Stoughton Chamber of Commerce Chairman Chris Petrie, posted in the Chamber's monthly newsletter and shared with Stoughton Patch, about the Chamber's partnership with SHS DECA and his experience as a judge at a recent DECA competition. *** I want to first thank all of my fellow members and Board members for the continued support you have been extending to our Chamber, I truly feel it is the key to our success. I would like to use this Chairman’s …
Friday, March 23, 2012
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OMS SPELLING BEE CHAMPS: Winners of the Stoughton Woman's Club's 52nd Annual Spelling Bee at the O'Donnell Middle School were (left to right in Gallery photo): First Place winner Brendan Campbell (6C); Second Place finisher Andrew Schehuber (6A); and Third Place finisher Ben Litwak (8C). Photo courtesy of OMS principal Wayne Hester. The spelling competition was held last Thursday, March 15. *** BE AN EDUCATED VOTER! There's still time to catch the Sharon/Stoughton League of Women Voters and Stoughton Chamber of Commerce Candidates Night Debates between the School Committee and Board of Selectmen candidates. The folks over at Stoughton Media Access Corp. (SMAC) taped them and are currently replaying them on Verizon Channel 28 and …
Thursday, March 22, 2012
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FRIENDS FOR SENIORS GOLF TOURNAMENT CANCELED: The Executive Board of Stoughton's Friends For Seniors, including Dennis McCarthy, who served as President, and his wife Lorraine, the group's Secretary, has resigned. The new Executive Board of Friends For Seniors is led by former Selectman and SMAC Board member Bob Mullen as President. The new Vice President is Joe Araujo, and Treasurer is Florence Stearns. At a transitional meeting on March 20, no one was willing to run the scheduled golf tournament for this Fall. Members of the board cited the large amount of work that it takes to put on a tournament like that. The new board voted to suspend the tournament for 2012 and to revisit it for 2013. The tournament funded many Friends for …
Friday, March 16, 2012
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TOWN NETS SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AT AUCTION: The Town of Stoughton put four parcels up for auction on March 14, and came away with $60,000. Two of the parcels—a 10 acre lot on Central Street, across from the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, and a 2.5 acre lot on Sumner Street not far from Cedar Hill Golf Course—got bids that were not the minimum that Town Treasurer Donna Erickson, Town Manager Francis T. Crimmins, Jr. , and Town Counsel Jena Munoz were looking for. That figure on each was $100,000. A bid of $50,000 was received for the 10 acre parcel, for example. Two of the parcels were auctioned, however. A 3.6 acre parcel of vacant land on Central Street near the Brockton line, sold for $55,000 this year to Alfred J. Peterson, whose family owns…
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9:24 pm on Monday, September 10, 2012
Another place to drop off food donations is Immaculate Conception Chuch, 122 Canton St. Also, Stop & Shop, and the library. more ›