Tuesday, April 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 POLICE GET EDUCATION ON CHILD EXPLOITATION: Three Stoughton Police Detectives joined Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey recently as the Norfolk Advocates for Children, the DA and dozens of local police and service agencies launched a joint effort to combat the recruiting and selling of young girls for sex in this region. “The internet has taken what was, years ago, thought of as an urban problem and made it an everywhere problem,” District Attorney Morrissey said. “We need a coordinated, thoughtful effort to combat it and help these children…the most common age that girls are being drawn into the commercial sex trade and sold is now middle school. The task force launching from this training will be developing …
Monday, April 16, 2012
Greg Swartz, 50, paced the Stoughton runners at this year's Boston Marathon, finishing in 3:45.26.
Ten Stoughton residents, ranging in age from 28 to 60, made the 26.2 mile trek from Hopkinton to Boston on Monday, April 16, 2012 running in the 116th Boston Marathon. The Stoughton field included seven males (William Coulter, Joe Rossi, Tim Stone, Barry Sussman, Greg Swartz, Stuart Weiner and Mike Wilson) and three females (Mara Hochberg, Jennifer Joyce and Leanne Pacheco). Lisa Andrews also qualified but wasn’t able to run in the Marathon because of a stress fracture in her right foot. Fifty-year-old Greg Swartz led the Stoughton bunch finishing in less than four hours, completing the course in 3 hours 45 minutes and 26 seconds (3:45:26). Swartz ran at an 8:36 per mile pace. Almost 27,000 runners (26,656 according to the Boston Athletic …
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Ten Stoughton residents qualified for the 116th Boston Marathon, which is set to take place Monday, April 16, 2012.
Seven men and three women from Stoughton, ranging in age from 28 to 60, have qualified for the 116th running of the Boston Marathon and will be making the 26.2 mile trek from Hopkinton to Boston on Patriots’ Day, Monday, April 16, 2012. Click on the link below to see a full list of Stoughton runners: Click on the following links to read about two Stoughton residents and one Stoughton native running this year’s Boston Marathon to raise money for local charities: And, to see how Stoughton’s runners performed at the 2011 Boston Marathon, click on the link below:
Friday, April 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.
STOUGHTON NATIVE RUNS MARATHON FOR MENTORING PROGRAM: Stoughton High Athletic Hall of Famer Jeff Russell, better known these days as the Chief Operating Officer of the Old Colony YMCA, is running the Boston Marathon on Patriots’ Day for the Mass Mentoring Partnership. He tells About Town, "I believe so much in mentoring that I have accepted MMP’s invitation to assist them in raising funds to support mentoring by running the 116th Boston Marathon on Monday, April 16, 2012. I have set a goal to raise $10,000 in donations to assist MMP in furthering their work in mentoring.” Russell continues, “I am asking for your support in this effort by making a donation to the Mass Mentoring Partnership and returning it directly to my attention at Old …
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Rossi, 32, will be running for the House of Possibilties (HOPe) 2012 Boston Marathon Team called “Delivering HOPe.”
Stoughton’s Joe Rossi is running this year’s Boston Marathon to bring “HOPe” to children and adults with developmental disabilities. Rossi is looking to raise money for the House of Possibilities in Easton (HOPe). As Rossi explains in an email sent to supporters, the House of Possibilities, located on Route 138 in Easton near Stonehill College, brings “encouragement and compassion to children and adults living with developmental disabilities. They endeavor to offer these individuals opportunities to pursue a variety of activities individually and in small groups. They will always focus on the individual and help them to enjoy life to the fullest. They are committed to provide high-quality support, and robust programming.” Rossi, 32, is a …
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Andrews is running in the 116th Boston Marathon to raise money for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012
The following is a press release from the Dana Farber: On April 16, Stoughton’s Lisa Andrews will be running in the 116th Boston Marathon to help conquer cancer as a member of the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge team. Andrews, along with Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge teammates from across the United States and around the world, will run Massachusetts’ historic marathon route from Hopkinton to Boston with a goal to raise $4.8 million for cancer research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Andrews, a 43-year-old mother of four, will be one of ten Stoughton runners tackling the 26.2-mile challenge on Patriots’ Day this year. (A full list of Stoughton participants can be found here.) Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge team members must meet one of …
Monday, April 9, 2012
Ten Stoughton residents qualified for the 116th Boston Marathon, which is set to take place Monday, April 16, 2012.
Seven men and three women from Stoughton, ranging in age from 28 to 60, have qualified for the 116th running of the Boston Marathon and will be making the 26.2 mile trek from Hopkinton to Boston on Patriots’ Day, Monday, April 16, 2012. It's the world's oldest annual marathon. Here is a list of Stoughton's 10 scheduled participants, according to the Boston Athletic Association website: Coulter, Sussman and Swartz ran in the 2011 Boston Marathon. Take a look at how the Stoughton field fared last Patriots’ Day by clicking here. For more information on the Boston Marathon, click here.
Beth Rawl
5:38 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012
Wow! Congratulations to all of the Stoughton runners. What an accomplishment! Way to go Greg! more ›