Monday, April 1, 2013
Hundreds gathered at the Cedar Hill Golf Course the day before Easter to find eggs and meet the Easter Bunny in an event sponsored by the Stoughton Community Events Committee.
The Cedar Hill Golf Course was the place to be in Stoughton the morning of Saturday, March 30. The Stoughton Community Events Committee was holding its annual Easter Egg Hunt. There were hundreds of children and their families waiting in line to meet the Easter Bunny and the others ready to make a mad dash across the golf course which was covered with easter eggs ready to be picked. Take a look at photos from the event in the media gallery of this article.
Monday, December 10, 2012
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CHRISTMAS PARADE ATTRACTS LARGE CROWD: Sunday, December 9, the Annual Stoughton Christmas Parade, sponsored by the Community Events Committee, drew a large gathering in Stoughton Square. Over 100 hundred people got involved in a trivia game before the parade, an dozens won gift certificates to Papa John's Pizza, The Last Shot, and games provided by PMPNetwork, Inc. That was the fun BEFORE the parade. At 2 p.m., the first blaring of the sirens could be heard, and with the Stoughton Police Department's motorcycles, cruisers, SUV's, followed by Engine 4 and Ladder Truck 2 from the Stoughton Fire Department, the parade took off. It started at Stoughton High, went down Pearl Street, and turned onto Washington Street, where I was calling the…
Tuesday, December 4, 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.
DON'T MISS THE CHRISTMAS PARADE! Stoughton always has a great Christmas Parade, and this year is no exception! On Sunday, Dec. 9, the Parade kicks off at 2 p.m. The parade will be leaving the Stoughton High School parking lot, taking a right on Pearl Street, going through the center, and ending at Faxon Park. Starting at 1:30 p.m., I'll be at the reviewing stand in front of the old Pacheco Hardware building, giving out some great prizes for trivia! You can win gift certificates kindly donated by The Last Shot and Papa John's, plus some goodies donated by PMPNetwork.com, the internet's entertainment superstation. There will, of course, be visits from Santa and Mrs. Claus, Frosty the Snowman, and other well-known celebrities. There will …
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
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THE UMPIRE STRIKES BACK! For the third consecutive year, local umpires from Stoughton were selected to work the championship game at the very prestigious Cooperstown Dream Park in New York. Each year, Cooperstown Dream Park runs 13 one-week tournaments for 104 teams from all across the country and Canada (a group of Stoughton 12-year-olds participated in week 6 of the program this summer). This year local umpires Lee Policow, Rich Snyder, John Zaniboni and Paul McKeen were all selected to work the championship games. Rich Snyder was selected for the week 1 championship game. Week 10 saw Snyder return to the big game along with Lee Policow and John Zaniboni. Three umpires from the same town in the same game has never happened before in …
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Photos from Tuesday evening's Carnival and Concert prior to the fireworks show.
Take a look at pictures from this year's pre-July 4th carnival and concert, which took place Tuesday, July 3 at the middle school and high school, leading up to the fireworks show. The carnival, at the middle school parking lot, featured many games and concessions, while Ronnie Lewis and the Expedition kept the crowd entertained performing some classic hits on the Stoughton High football field. The Stoughton Community Events Committee organized all the fun.
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THE PARADE DODGES A STORM: The Stoughton Community Events Committee did it again - another amazing Parade! The day began with a soaking rain on Wednesday, but the skies held out and the parade started at 2:30 p.m. on the 4th of July. Leading the parade was Stoughton Police Chief Paul Shastany, followed by many of the department's vehicles. The final vehicle was a fire department vehicle driven by Acting Deputy Chief Greg Goldberg. In between, there was the usual groundswell of politicians walking the parade, including Stoughton's State Senator Brian Joyce (D-Milton), Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey, Governor's Council candidate Bart Timilty, David Sheehan from the Norfolk County Sheriff's Office, Town Moderator Howard …
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
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MORE ON THE CHILDREN'S FIELD DAY CANCELLATION: While the other July 4th activities like the carnival, concert, fireworks and parade will be taking place, the popular children's field day (kids day) - with numerous games, contests and prizes - won't be taking place this year because there was a shortage of volunteers to help organize it. (Take a look at highlight's from last year's Children's Field Day here.) Regarding the cancellation of the Children's Field Day, Stoughton Firefighter/EMT Peter Denneno wrote About Town on Saturday afternoon, June 30: "I saw there was no children's day for the fourth this year. I saw the reason was lack of help. This in my opinion is a real disappointment and should never have happened," Denneno said. "As …
Stoughton will be celebrating the Fourth of July this year with a carnival, concert, fireworks show and parade.
As has become tradition, Stoughton will be celebrating the 4th of July in style, starting the evening of July 3 with a carnival, concert and fireworks show, and continuing on July 4th with the annual parade. The activities are coordinated by the Stoughton Community Events Committee. A full itinerary is posted below: TUESDAY, JULY 3, 2012 WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 2012 Annual Independence Day Parade The Parade starts around 2:30 p.m. at the corner of Park St. and Prospect St., continues down Park St., through the downtown, continues on Washington St. and then ends at the DPW on Central St. There will be a viewing stand set up in Stoughton Center, in front of the old Pacheco Hardware building. About Town Columnist Mark Snyder will serve as the …
Monday, July 2, 2012
Parsons was the chairman of the Stoughton Fourth of July Committee for 30 years. He passed away in May of 2012 at the age of 60.
Stoughton's fireworks show on Tuesday on the eve of the July 4th holiday will have an added significance this year. Joe Mokrisky, who is Chairman of the Stoughton Community Events Committee, said the show will be dedicated to the memory of the late Bob Parsons. Parsons, who had served as chairman of the Stoughton Fourth of July Committee for 30 years until 2006, passed away May 24, 2012 at the age of 60. Parsons, a 1969 Stoughton High graduate and veteran of the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam era, was an active volunteer in town. In addition to his time running the July 4th activities, he also sat on the Stoughton Fire Station Sub-Committee; he was a Precinct 1 Town Meeting Representative for many years; was a member of the Stoughton …
Monday, June 25, 2012
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A FUN 4TH OF JULY IN STOUGHTON - BUT NO KIDS DAY: The schedule for all of Stoughton's July 4th festivities has been released. You'll notice there is no Kids Day, but all of the other usual activities, like the carnival, concert, fireworks and parade will still be held. TUESDAY, JULY 3, 2012 WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 2012 Annual Independence Day Parade Starts at 2:30 p.m. on Park St. at Prospect St., and ends at the DPW on Central St. The parade passes the Review Stand, in front of the former Pacheco Hardware (and directly across the street from Honey Dew Donuts), where About Town's Mark Snyder will emcee the parade again this year. If you want to enter a float in the parade, call Joe Mokrisky at 781-344-8887. IKEA donated $15,000 to the …
Jeffrey Pickette
2:31 pm on Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Just a heads up, the parade route has been updated: The parade will be leaving the Stoughton High School parking lot, taking a right on Pearl Street, going through the center, and ending at Faxon Park. more ›