Monday, September 10, 2012
Five Things You Need to Know Today: Stoughton Youth Lacrosse League Signups; Road Work Scheduled; Selectmen to Hold Public Hearing About Train Station; 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 Youth Lacrosse League Signups The new Stoughton Youth Lacrosse league will be having its first signups on Saturday, September 15 from 12 p.m. until 3 p.m. at the Stoughton Public Library (Wales French Room). Stoughton Lacrosse is a brand new youth sports program that is being organized by Dean Russo, Toni Cann, Karrie Pizzano and Niecia Nunes. The program, available for boys and girls in grades 1-8, will run this upcoming spring (in 2013). Stoughton Youth Lacrosse is also looking for volunteers willing to help out in all areas. For more information, visit: www.stoughtonlacrosse.org. 2. Road Work The …
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Combine the Stoughton Rebate Program for water efficient appliances with the upcoming tax free weekend, August 11-12.
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Tuesday, August 7, 2012
The following is adapted from a Neponset River Watershed Association release: If you are contemplating purchasing a new water efficient toilet or clothes washer, then you may want to take advantage of two great opportunities – the Stoughton rebate program and the tax free weekend on August 11 and 12. The two-day tax holiday this upcoming Saturday and Sunday will lift the 6.25 percent levy on most items selling for less than $2,500 next weekend. Excluded from the tax holiday are restaurant meals, cars, motorboats, tobacco and any item that costs more than $2,500 Additionally, the Stoughton Water and Sewer Department is still offering generous rebates for residents who replace older toilets and clothes washers with water efficient …
Saturday, July 28, 2012
The DPW is asking residents to put disposable cleaning products in the trash, rather than flush these materials down the toilet.
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Saturday, July 28, 2012
The following is a press release from the Stoughton Department of Public Works: Over the past several months, we have experienced a great number of problems in our sewer pumping stations. This is due to the high amount of disposable materials being flushed down toilets. Examples of these items include baby wipes, disposable mop cloths (i.e. Swiffer), dryer sheets, and disposable dust cloths. Many of these items are marketed as being biodegradable. They do not break down but instead get caught in the impellars of our sewer pumps causing them to stop. This turns into a major project as the pumps have to be dismantled and the rags cut out. Please put these items in the trash instead of flushing them into the sewer system. Thank you for your …
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Five Things You Need to Know Today: Flushing of Swiffer Pads Causing Problems at Stoughton Pumping Stations; Boston Bruins Mascot “Blades” to Visit Stoughton Public Library; Cash Mob Stoughton at Jenna's Place; and more...
"Five Things you Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. 1. Flushing of Swiffer Pads Causing Problems at Stoughton Pumping Stations If residents continue to flush Swiffer microfiber dust pads and other like household cleaning products down the toilet, the you know what might literally hit the fan, or at the very least back up into your home. At the July 24 Board of Selectmen's meeting, Department of Public Works Superintendent John Batchelder reminded residents to dispose of these cleaning products in the trash rather than by flushing them. He said the DPW has had several issues lately with pumps at various pumping stations in town getting "plugged up" because these Swiffer…
Monday, July 16, 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.
PAVING THE WAY TO SAVINGS: Stoughton is one of the first towns in the area to using a new paving method, out of New York, that recycles the asphalt already on the ground. DPW Superintendent John Batchelder told About Town, "This a new process that has been used successfully in New York and Connecticut. The western part of the state is using it, and Attleboro was the first around here." Trucks were seen on Turnpike Street on Thursday and Friday last week. The process re-uses the asphalt, which is rejuvinated in VERY high heat, mixed with oil, and rolled back into the road. Then, a light coat of micropave, a light sealer with cement additive, is added to the top as a finish. Batchelder explained that on heavily traveled roads like Turnpike …
Monday, July 9, 2012
Five Things You Need to Know Today: Stoughton DPW Set to Start Summer Road Construction Projects; Summer Nutrition Program Starts at the West School; Sales Tax Holiday; 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 DPW Set to Start Summer Road Construction Projects The Stoughton DPW will start work on summer road construction projects Monday, July 9. A list of streets that will be worked on this summer can be found by clicking here. Note that not all projects will begin on July 9. The DPW will issue more details over the course of the summer regarding specific projects. 2. Summer Nutrition Program Starts at the West School The Stoughton Public Schools will be offering a Summer Nutrition Program at the West Elementary School. The program begins today (Monday, July 9) and ends on August 16, 2012. Lunch will be served …
Thursday, July 5, 2012
The Stoughton DPW will start work on summer road construction projects Monday, July 9.
The Stoughton DPW issued a release on the town website notifying residents of upcoming road construction projects planned for this summer season. The DPW will start this summer road work on Monday, July 9. A list of streets that will be worked on this summer can be found below. Note that not all projects will begin on July 9. The DPW will issue more details over the course of the summer regarding specific projects. List of Streets (from the town website):
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
The Stoughton Board of Selectmen approved modest rate increases for water and sewer service and for trash collection at their meeting Tuesday evening at Town Hall.
Stoughton Selectmen approved a 2.5 percent hike for Fiscal Year 2013 water rates, a 2 percent raise for sewer rates and a $4 increase in trash collection fees for the year (a $1 increase per quarter), at the Board's meeting Tuesday, June 19. A group of Interim Town Manager Joseph Feaster, DPW Superintendent John Batchelder, Jack Mitchell of the DPW, and Town Accountant Bill Rowe had proposed a 5 percent increase for both the water and sewer rates, but selectmen, on a split vote, opted for less of an increase. Selectmen voted to approve the trash rate increase as proposed. The average water and sewer bill will go up somewhere between $2 and $5 per quarter, or about $10 to $20 for the year. Take a look at the chart below for a more specific …
Tuesday, June 12, 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.
TOWN MEETING NIGHT EIGHT: Town Meeting members plowed through half of the remaining warrant articles on Monday, June 11, 2012. Sixteen articles remain for Wednesday, June 13, which hopefully will be the ninth - and last - night of Stoughton's 2012 Annual Town Meeting. One-hundred and nine (109) members came for a meeting which was called for 7:30 p.m., and started at 7:45. Due to presentations, and a message regarding the open meeting laws from Moderator Howard Hansen, members didn't begin working on their first article of the night until 8:10 p.m. The final article discussed on Monday may have had the most impact on the future development of one end of town, and provoked passion on both sides of the argument. Article 61 would have …
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
A Public Hearing regarding the matter will be held Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at 10 a.m. at the DPW headquarters on Central St.
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Tuesday, June 5, 2012
The following is a notice of a public hearing from the Town of Stoughton: In accordance with Massachusetts General Laws (MGL), Chapter 87, Public Shade Tree Law, Section 3 (Cutting of Public Shade Trees; Hearing; Damages), the Town of Stoughton Tree Warden will hold a Public Hearing regarding an application from National Grid to remove or prune public shade trees on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at 10 a.m. at the Stoughton Public Works Building, 950 Central Street, Stoughton, MA. Any person interested or wishing to be heard on this matter should appear at the time and place designated. The program included a tree-by-tree hazard assessment of public and private trees, along the main three-phase lines which serve the community. The work is …
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