Monday, December 3, 2012
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THE BEST THREE DOLLAR DINNER ANYWHERE! The Friends for Seniors held their Annual Christmas Dinner at the Immaculate Conception Church Hall on Saturday, December 1, and 300 grateful and very happy seniors enjoyed a delicious chicken dinner, with stuffing, baked potato, green beans, and a cake from Costco for dessert. The seniors got charged only a nominal $3 for the dinner, which also featured raffles. The Friends for Seniors do a fundraiser each year to supplement the cost. The food was prepared by Mike Sammarco and the Sons of Italy Crew - Donald Interrante, Dennis Gada, Alan Veterosa, Steve Signori, Steve Bates, Phil Glynn, Chet Collins, Nancy Patterson, Jo-Ann Signori, and Brenda Lehan. There were plenty of local officials in …
Monday, November 19, 2012
Five Things You Need to Know Today: Stoughton Students Present The Gettysburg Address; Homework Center at the Library; Stoughton Farmers Market Survey; 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 Students Present The Gettysburg Address Last school year, as part of a special Stoughton Patch project, sixteen Stoughton students, ranging in age from first grade to 12th grade, took turns reading one of the most famous speeches in American history, the Gettysburg Address. President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address 149 years ago to the day, on November 19, 1863 at a Civil War cemetery dedication in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Click here to see the video of Stoughton students reciting it. 2. Homework Center at the Library The Homework Center will be available for students in the Wales French…
Monday, May 21, 2012
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NEARLY 300 SENIORS FEAST FOR THREE DOLLARS! Stoughton's Friends for Seniors held their 2012 Annual Spring Dinner on Saturday, May 19, in the basement hall at the Immaculate Conception Church. Father Joseph McDermott did the opening prayer, and from there it was Mike Sammarco and his famous Sons of Italy/Babe Ruth cooking crew that took over. Everyone got chicken, green beans, mashed potatoes and a roll - and cake for dessert. Seniors paid only $3 for tickets! Friends for Seniors President Bob Mullen (who doubles as President of the Stoughton Lions Club and Stoughton's Deputy Moderator at Town Meeting in his spare time.) presented Friends for Seniors Scholarships to Rebecca Goldberg of the Stoughton High National Honor Society ($500); …
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 …
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
The Stoughton Chamber of Commerce is roasting Stoughton’s Mike Sammarco this Saturday evening, March 10 at the VFW Hall in town.
The Stoughton Chamber of Commerce is putting the final touches on the recipe for what should be another successful roast. After roasting its own Executive Director, Terry Schneider in 2009, the Chamber roasted Town Manager Francis T. Crimmins last year. This Saturday, March 10, the Chamber will roast Mike Sammarco, known for his years of work with Stoughton Babe Ruth Baseball and the Sons of Italy. “We decided to make it an annual thing and we met several months ago and I had come up with a couple of names—Mike’s was one of them—and everyone just loved the idea because he’s such a character,” Cindy Pazyra, the event chair, said. “I think people like [roasts] because they like to watch people poking fun at people, all the while knowing that…
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
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FORTY YEARS, ALREADY? The Stoughton High Class of 1971 had their 40th Reunion on Saturday, Nov. 26 at the Holiday Inn in Dedham. Chairperson Debbie Perdigao Bosse got it together successfully on short notice. Classmates came from all over the United States, including Debbie Rudis who came from Alaska! The food was good and the entertainment was provided by classmate Steve Baker. The SHS class of 1971 had 85 attendees at the event. Everyone had a fine time dining, dancing and visiting with old friends. They are all looking forward to their next gathering. Check out pictures from the reunion in the media gallery. *** SUPPORT THE FOOD PANTRY (AND EAT WELL!): Stoughton Friends for Seniors will be having an Italian Dinner, with all proceeds to…
Monday, December 5, 2011
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AMAZING CHRISTMAS DINNER: Stoughton's senior citizens were treated to an amazing Christmas dinner Saturday afternoon, and the cost was a mere three dollars. It comes from the hard work—and monetary contribution of a great organization called Stoughton Friends for Seniors. Their President, Dennis McCarthy, thanked all the volunteers from his hard-working Board for once again presenting a delicious meal, raffles, and fun to a sold-out crowd of hundreds of Stoughton Seniors in the downstairs hall of the Immaculate Conception Church. The youth of the Town were also involved in a big way. More than 30 members of the National Honor Society at Stoughton High came to serve on Saturday, while nearly twenty came the night before to set up the …
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6:47 pm on Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Nice article. Every Patch reader, go buy a ticket! more ›