Tuesday, February 12, 2013
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.
THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES: The Town of Stoughton will be hosting the Mass. Memories Road Show, sponsored by the University of Massachusetts Boston, on Sunday, May 5, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Stoughton Senior Center at 110 Rockland Street. Although the event is months away, volunteers are needed NOW. Do you live or work in Stoughton? The history of Stoughton is YOUR STORY. Bring one to three photos of any format and they will scan and return them to you right there. If hundreds of people come to this event, then we'll create a very effective snapshot of Stoughton in 2013. Bring photos of yourself, your family, your friends, your favorite places - in short - anything you love in your community. Share your memories and help preserve the …
Thursday, August 23, 2012
August 23, 2012 marks the 85th anniversary of the execution of Sacco and Vanzetti, who were controversially convicted of murdering two people in Braintree. Sacco lived in Stoughton for a time, working at a shoe factory.
Ferdinando Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were convicted of murdering two employees of the Slater-Morrill Shoe Company factory in South Braintree during an armed robbery back in 1920 – a conviction that was upheld by the state Supreme Judicial Court, despite questions about the guilt of the two Italian Immigrants. On August 23, 1927, Sacco and Vanzetti were executed. Eighty-five years later, the duo remain famous here and around the world. In fact, Sacco has a tie to the town of Stoughton, working in a shoe factory on Park St. According to the Stoughton History website run by Stoughton historian David Allen Lambert: "While living in Stoughton Ferdinando Nicola Sacco worked for the Three-K Shoe Factory. He lived in a small bungalow still …
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Looking back at a hurricane that took Stoughton residents by surprise back on September 21, 1938.
Stoughton suffered with fallen trees, down telephone poles and wires, damaged roofs and broken windows. Does this sound like Hurricane Irene which made its way through town in August? Actually, I am referring to a hurricane 73-years ago which took place in Stoughton on Sept. 21, 1938. The Hurricane of 1938 left six injured in Stoughton and many with damage to businesses and residential property. The hurricane struck Stoughton around 5:15 p.m. and continued on for near two and half hours. The entire town of Stoughton was without electrical power for a period of several hours. For quite sometime Stoughton residents were isolated from the news except by battery radios or car radios. An interesting description of Stoughton residents …
