Events

Events & Activities

Community Sale for Local Residents

Angels’ Care Closet, Inc., to Open Store to Everyone – Pay What You Can

Angels’ Care Closet Inc. of Seekonk, MA will be hosting an in-store and in-parking lot shopping opportunity for residents September 12, 2020 from 9 AM – 2 PM at our location in Briarwood Plaza, 28 Olney Street, Seekonk, MA. We will have clothing, shoes, school supplies, toys, toiletries, etc. and other items available. Items are available for a monetary donation of your choice.

Our clients should all have private appointments scheduled for their needs the week of August 25th. Clients can take what they need for free as always. If you’d like to register as a client please email angelscarecloset@gmail.com to find out how to qualify.

Any questions, please email angelscarecloset@gmail.com or contact our Facebook Page Angels’ Care Closet.

VIRTUAL Walk/5K Run for Autism and Family Fun Day

Community Autism Resources, an Autism Support Center serving 82 cities and town from the Greater Fall River area, to the South shore, Cape & Islands, will host the 17th annual Hearts and Hands Walk/5K Run for Autism and Family Fun Day, virtually, Saturday, September 19, 2020 from 9:30 AM until 1:30 PM via Facebook event. The

Hearts and Hands Walk/5K run is the signature fundraiser for Community Autism Resources. All the money raised through this event stays in the local communities and helps provide free services, supports and resources to children, teens, adults, and their families living with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

There will be: Slime making & story time with Elsa on Facebook Live, virtual ookeeper Chat with Buttonwood Park oo Live on oom, 3 Amazing Raffle Items, Contests, our online Autism Store and more! You can create your own fundraising team, make a donation, sponsor this event and/or join our Facebook event by visiting our website for all event details http://www.communityautism-resources.com

Community Autism Resources provides free programs and services for children, teens and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder and their families. During the pandemic we have continued to provide our services and supports virtually, as well as design and develop resources related to COVID-19 such as social stories, videos, visual systems and so much more! We’ve created fun weekly interactive activities such as Make it Monday, Try it Tuesday and Find it Friday, which have been archived on our website to give individuals and families a break from remote learning and telehealth, as well as the flexibility to participate at a time that is convenient for them! We have hosted a series of online paint events, virtual ookeeper chats, Sip & Chat events for caregivers and Fun Friday events for teens and adults with ASD! In addition, the Gottschall Access Program (GAP), a 3-year Certificate Program at Bristol Community College and Peers® For Young Adults Social Skills Group for Young Adults with ASD, have continued to take place remotely during this time. We encourage you to check our website and Facebook page and website for complete details on all that we have been doing!

For more information on the Hearts and Hands Walk/5K Run, Contact Crystal Medeiros at 508-379-0371 . 22 or 1-800-588-9239 . 22 or e-mail CMedeiros@Community-Autism-Resources.com or you can go to our Website at: http://www.community-autismresources.com. PIG ROAST Sunday, October 11th 4 to 6 PM Cooked by John DuVally & served with: Applesauce, Potato Salad, Coleslaw, and Beans

# Under Ma. Covid-19 Guidelines Seating inside or outside available or TAKE OUTS are welcome and can be picked up in the expanded patio area under the BLUE umbrella next to Bay State Road

RSVP - TICKETS ONLY - NO WALK INS DEADLINE: October 5th, 2020 $15 Donation

Tix available at Post 302 or contact Jake at 315-415-2277 Or email: SPEEDYJAKE@AOL.com

AMERICAN LEGION POST 302 84 Bay State Road . Rehoboth, Massachusetts 508-252-9079

Joseph Copley Harrington, a former Superintendent of the Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District, passed away on July 21. He was 92. His career in education spanned over 50 years.

When Harrington was named Principal of Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School in 1959, he and his wife Helen moved their family to Rehoboth.

Upon his retirement, he continued his career in education as the Executive Director at Project Contemporary Competitiveness. Harrington served in the Navy during World War II.

“He was one of the youngest high school principals in this area,” said Nancy Goulart, a former student of Harrington’s who serves on the Dighton Board of Selectmen.

Harrington was hired by the D-R School Committee upon the recommendation of Superintendent Robert T. Roy. “He worked on curriculum, scheduling, the layout of classrooms how each wing would open, and all the other things that principals did back then,” Goulart noted.

The new building for Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School opened in 1960. “Not all of the wings or classrooms were ready for students,” Goulart said. “We began in “D” Wing which eventually became the vocational high school on the east side of the building. As the school year progressed, we moved into C, B, and A wings. (Harrington’s) mobile office was a wooden apple box full of folders.”

Harrington was later appointed Administrator of Secondary Education and worked with Dorothy Beckwith, Administrator of Elementary Education, for whom the D. L. Beckwith School was

named, Russell F. Latham, Director of Special Education, and James Horton, Business Manager. Those four individuals and the superintendent were central office administrators.

“As Administrator of Secondary Education, he worked with Dighton, Rehoboth and Berkley principals in the upper grades to make sure that students in those schools received comparable education because those students would enter D-R after completion of grade eight. Berkley students were tuition students at D-R for many years,” GouJoseph Harrington lart explained.

Rehoboth Selectmen Chairman Skip Vadnais was a member of the finance committee when Harrington was Superintendent. Harrington was “a fine man, a gentleman,” Vadnais said. “He was always willing to listen.”

Happy 70th Wedding Anniversary to Barbara & Henry Sidok