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Town of Seekonk News Notes

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Inside This Issue Antiquarian Society.....................35 Business Directory.....................93 Church News & Events................52 Classifieds..............................92

Seekonk High School Investigates Student List

On November 19, the Seekonk School Department and the Seekonk Police investigated a situation at the high school where a list was developed “to cause harm to others” according to a Police Dept. press release.

No additional information was provided “due to confidentiality requirements.” The release also said that families of the students involved were notified and the district was taking appropriate steps to ensure the safety of all students. Television news reports said that two female students were suspended.

The school district and police department said that additional information would be provided “if there is any information of which the public should be aware.”

Club Announcements.................32 Dave Says...................................86 Dining Guide...............................89 Events and Activities..................41 Holiday Guide............................48 How You Can Help.....................45 Letters to the Editor......................6 Library......................................65 Obituaries................................90 People in the News....................26 Rehoboth Council on Aging.......82 Rehoboth Ramblings..................11 Rehoboth Town News................13 School...................................68 Scouts..................................79 Seekonk Human Services..........84 Seekonk Town News.................22 Sports......................................77 Then and Now............................39

Town Administrator Wins Seat on Fall River City Council

Town Administrator Shawn Cadime received the most votes in the Fall River election for City Council on November 3.

Cadime received 8,212 votes, which was 843 more than the second place candidate, Cliff Ponte, who is also a newcomer to the council. The nine-member council will have five new members including Cadime. Voters ousted two long-term incumbent council members and two others did not run for another term. Cadime also topped the field in the September primary election. Cadime served as city administrator in Fall River for several years before taking the town administrator position in Seekonk. He has served as town administrator since March 2014.

Seekonk Senior Center Groundbreaking Held

The Seekonk Senior Center Building Committee held a groundbreaking for the new senior center on November 10 at the site at 442 Taunton Avenue. The former American Pools building was purchased by the town for use as a senior center last fall.

The cost was $465,000. Voters approved $2.5 million for the project in 2012 which will be funded through a temporary tax increase.

An additional $386,000 was approved for

the project in 2013. The town approved a change in the wording to allow the purchase of an existing building (instead of constructing a new one) in February 2014. The new Senior Center is expected to be completed in the spring. The senior center will include administrative offices for the Department of Human Services and the Council on Aging and meeting rooms for community groups.

Seekonk Sells Old Town Hall

The board of selectmen approved the sale of the Old Town Hall to the Seaconke Wampanoag Tribe. The building, constructed in 1898, was sold for $55. The town has been in discussions with the tribe about the building for several years. The tribe signed an agreement with the town in December 2013 to lease the property. Last November, voters at town meeting approved transferring the building outright to the Wampanoags.

The Wampanoag Tribe plans to use the building as a community center as well as a cultural and event center. The town has spent about $100,000 for the removal of asbestos, mold and lead paint and on architectural plans for the building. Before the Wampanoags showed interest, the historical commission had plans to renovate the building. The Old Town Hall served as a meeting place for the annual town meeting and was the site of the town’s first library and later, its first police station.

FedEx Plans to Build Distribution Center on Rt. 6

FedEx plans to build a 250,000-square foot distribution center on Route 6 at 1977 Fall River Ave on the Swansea border according to an article in the Fall River Herald News. The Seekonk Planning Board approved FedEx’s site plan last month. The project still has to acquire various local and state permits. The plans also call for reconfiguring the Route 6/Route 136 intersection to accommodate tractor-trailer traffic and allow access to Interstate 195. Under the plan, Scannell Properties, an Indianapolis-based real estate development and investment company, would purchase the Seekonk Driving Range on Fall River Avenue and lease

December 2015 The Reporter it to FedEx. The new center is expected to hire more than 150 part-time workers, about 25 full-time employees and an undetermined number of independent contractors for driving, but full time employment is not expected until 2021.

Seekonk Has Problem with Cemetery Space

There are reportedly less than 10 graves left in the Seekonk Cemetery on Newman Avenue and the town is scrambling to find another location for a new cemetery. State law requires that cities and town provide burial space for residents. The town is looking at several sites, according to an article in the Sun Chronicle, but there is an issue with high groundwater at one or two of the sites.

The town plans to research state regulations regarding water tables. Selectman David Andrade and Town Administrator Shawn Cadime are expected to meet with officials

of the Holy Cross Church about using land in their cemetery.

New Police Officer Sworn In & Interim DPW Director Named Michael Knox was sworn in as a patrolman third class last month and town engineer David Cabral was appointed Interim Director of Public Works.

Cities and Towns to Get State Aid for Election Costs

Seekonk is one of ten local communities that will receive money from the state to help pay for polling costs for the state and presidential elections next year according to an article in the Sun Chronicle. Seekonk is slated to receive $2,484 to assist with expenses related to the March presidential primary, September state primary and November election.

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The volunteers and clients of Doorways Food Pantry would like to express a hearty “Thank You” to the Stop & Shop store on Newman Avenue (Rte. 152) in north Seekonk. This Stop & Shop location has been an active supporter of Doorways Food Pantry for several years, making weekly donations of meat and bakery goods to the pantry. Over time, Stop & Shop has donated many thousands of pounds of frozen meat products, and thousands of loaves of bread and other baked goods. Without their generosity, it would be impossible to provide these foodstuffs to our clients.

But Stop & Shop’s support for our community extends beyond their weekly donations. Stop & Shop’s annual “Food for Friends” campaign, supported by their customers, provides a steady stream of food donations to the food pantry. And for years the Newman Avenue Stop & Shop has allowed the collection of food donations at their store by providing drop-off boxes on behalf of Doorways.

Finally, both management and staff from Stop & Shop have supported Doorways by volunteering their time.

On behalf of the Board of Directors, the volunteers, and especially the clients of Doorways, we want to say “Thank you” to store manager Cheryl McKinney and her staff, and to the Stop & Shop Corporation, for being such good and caring neighbors, and for taking such a leading role in combatting the problem of food uncertainty in our community.

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Part Time Benefits

The Municipalities in Massachusetts, and specifically the Town of Seekonk where I’m a part-time employee, are not required to adopt the Massachusetts Paid Sick Time Law which was a ballot question that was voted on in November of 2014, and went into effect on July 1 of this year.

Due to an amendment to the Massachusetts State Constitution in the 1980’s, the municipal governments are not required to adopt any law that might cost them money. However, they MAY adopt the law by putting it to a vote by the Selectmen.

When I spoke with Shawn Cadime, the Seekonk Town Administrator, I was told that the Selectmen had no intention of even putting it to a vote. The citizens of Seekonk voted FOR the law, 2309 to 1851.

I have met with Senator Pacheco about this issue and he feels that if the people of the Town of Seekonk were made aware that their part-time workers are not being afforded this benefit, they might pressure their selectmen to do the right thing. You should be aware that Seekonk’s part-time municipal workers receive ABSOLUTELY ZERO benefits of any kind, NO paid time off, NO paid holidays, NO sick time. I work for animal control taking care of the animals and I’ve worked on Christmas, Thanksgiving and every holiday in between and I receive NO premium Holiday pay. The full-time workers are Union and receive very generous full benefits.

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Neuro-Spinal Imbalance Many secondary symptoms and conditions, pain being only one, may result from a Neuro-Spinal Imbalance, the primary cause. If the primary condition has not been addressed in these cases, the secondary symptoms/conditions simply will only be postponed, not subside at all, or continue to worsen.

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Leo Club of D-R Supports Paris

By Andrew Carden On Tuesday, November 24th, at approximately 8:00 am the Dighton-Rehoboth High School Class of 2016, along with the Dighton-Rehoboth Leo Club and their sponsoring Lions Clubs from Rehoboth and Dighton, honored the victims of the Paris, France attacks by forming the Eiffel Tower peace symbol as a token of support and solidarity for the people Paris, France. Facing belowfreezing temperatures, the senior class formed this emblem while it was captured by a helicopter flying over the school. continued on next page...

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During the Spirit Week rallies held that same day, the students of DR proudly held more posters made by Leos to display their backing of our allies abroad.

In the near future these posters, along with pictures and an edited video of the event will be sent in care packages to the Lions Club district in Paris. Also provided in these packages will be mementos from DRRHS, and vests from both the Dighton and Rehoboth Lions Clubs, signed by each respective club and the DR Leo Club.

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Rehoboth Ramblings

by Leslie Patterson

Shining a New Light on Dark Days If you took a moment at Thanksgiving to think about the Pilable Rebecca Nurse, an elderly and frail great-grandmother, who grims’ tribulations, it probably made you glad you didn’t live in was hanged as a witch. The restored Rebecca Nurse homestead colonial Massachusetts in the 1620’s. Reading a new book about is open in the summer months and is well worth a visit. It is actuthe Salem witchcraft trials will make you really glad you didn’t live ally in Danvers, so you need to drive there from Salem. Many of here in the late 1600’s. Stacy Schiff, whose most recent book was the accused lived in Salem Village, which later became Danvers. about Cleopatra, is the author of “The Witches: Salem, 1692”.

Even leaving the witchcraft trials aside, it is very instructive to She has chosen an ironic title because of course the truth is see just how simply even the well-off colonists of that era lived. that none of the accused was a witch. She writes, “In 1692 the Although the Nurse house is fairly large, there is very little furniture Massachusetts Bay Colony executed fourteen women, five men and there was obviously very little heat in the winter. There is nothing and two dogs for witchcraft. The sorcery materialized in January. like visiting a site from the past to make history come alive. Whoever The first hanging took place in June, the last in September: a stark, thinks history is boring either hasn’t had very good teachers or is stunned silence followed. We have been conjuring with Salem … looking in the wrong place. ever since.”

Past & Future Readers may wonder what Schiff could say about this topic Speaking of history, I’m looking forward to the free talk at the that hasn’t already been said, in hundreds of books and articles, Carpenter Museum on Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. Ken Turino of Historic New plays and movies. This new book concentrates on the actual trials England will speak on the evolution of the Christmas holiday from themselves and the accusations leading up to them. The author the 17th century to 1900. doesn’t go in much for analyzing why this frenzied period (let’s And looking towards the future, don’t forget that the Blanding just call it Mass. hysteria) came about and she only mentions in Library will be sealing up a time capsule at a gathering on Sat. Dec. passing some of the theories other writers and scholars have put 12 at 3 p.m. All are invited to share their Blanding memories so forth over the past 300 years. we can leave a bit of our history for Rehoboth citizens to find 100 The accusations in 1692 soon grew wilder and crazier, such as years from now. seeing a local witch riding on a broom with the devil, and so forth.

It does seem like the whole Salem community was on some kind of collective bad trip. One theory proposed by another author is that the young girls in Salem who said they were bewitched were suffering ergot poisoning from moldy rye bread. Ergot is a type of toxic fungus that attaches itself to rye, and consuming these contaminated grains can cause convulsions, hallucinations, crawling sensations in the skin and even mania, psychosis, and delirium, all symptoms that those who claimed to be victims of witchcraft exhibited.

This ergot theory is an interesting possibility, but it doesn’t explain how the leading lights of the day such as Cotton Mather and the Salem witchcraft judges got caught up in the hysteria. It is daunting to realize just how unenlightened the best and brightest of that time really were. It might as well have been the Middle Ages.

Schiff reminds us that this period followed the brutal Indian wars of the 17th century where horrible atrocities were committed on both sides. Some of these young girls in Salem who said The Rebecca Nurse Homestead in Danvers is worth a visit in the warmer months. they were bewitched had witnessed terrible things in their home villages in Maine and elsewhere, and they could very well have had what we now call PTSD. At any event, even if the author offers no new insight into the reasons for the Salem witchcraft trials, this is a very interesting book about a very disturbing time.

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Rehoboth voters reviewed twelve articles at the Special Town Meeting on November 2. Turnout was very low, with only 141 in attendance. All the articles were approved except for two.

Not Approved

One of the articles added the economic development committee to the general bylaws as an official town committee. There was a lengthy discussion on the article but it was not approved.

Another article that was not approved made changes to the bylaw on the responsibilities and policy-making of the Personnel Board.

The Board of Selectmen recommended the changes to prevent any new policies from being adopted that might conflict with, or change the intent of, existing collective bargaining agreements or employee contracts. The way the bylaw is written, the Personnel Board can adopt new policies, after holding a public hearing, without further oversight by town officials. However, voters did not approve the changes.

Following is a review of some of the key articles.

Approved

Article 1 requested $64,434.55 for adjustments to the Fiscal Year 2016 budget. Most of the expenses were for wage increases including those for the new Highway and Clerical Union Contracts.

Almost half the money, $31,000, went to Town Counsel for labor related matters and REPAC vs. Rehoboth. The funds were taken from two different accounts, with about $34,000 from Raise and Appropriate and $30,000 from Free Cash.

Article 2 was for $4,640 for H&L Bloom Bus Company for unpaid bills for transportation for students to Tri-County Vocational Technical High School.

Article 3 requested funds for the FY 16 Capital Improvement Plan to purchase two items for the Highway Department – a oneton dump truck with snow plow for $68,000 and an emergency generator for $25,000.

Article 4 requested $25,395.26 for re-configuring the town’s communications system and equipment to allow the Police Department to use new radios that it acquired recently through a grant.

The communications upgrade is expected to improve the department’s ability to communicate across the town.

Article 6 was a bylaw amendment to add new regulations for Ice Cream Truck Vendors that will allow the Police Department to perform CORI checks on application for an ice cream truck permit in compliance with Massachusetts General Law. Article 8 amended the bylaws to add a new section on Sex Offender Residency and Restriction. The bylaw prevents registered sex offenders classified as a level 2 or 3 offender from living within 500 feet of a school, day care center, park or recreational facility, facilities for the elderly or mentally impaired, or public library. Also, registered sex offenders are prohibited from entering a school, day care center, public library and the facilities just mentioned unless given permission in advance. The article was also discussed at length. Rebecca Smith made a motion to take out the restrictions for park/recreational facility and public library, but her motion was defeated. The article was approved.

Article 10 involved changes to the Zoning Bylaws. The Planning Board proposed the amendments, which concern some changes to the requirements for Large-Scale Ground-Mounted Photovoltaic Facilities and an adjustment in the fees for permitting Site Plan Approval, increasing from $500 to $1,900 and for Groundwater Protection District special permits, which will now be set at $1,900.

The Zoning Bylaw changes must be submitted to the Attorney General’s Office for approval. The town expects to receive a response by February 2016.

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Rehoboth Town News From the Clerk’s Corner Hello All ~ I hope you all enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends. Can you believe it’s December and the end of the year is right around the corner? Where did 2015 go?

As promised in last month’s article, due to Laura Schwall Town Meeting taking place on November 2, 2015, Town Clerk I was unable to get an update of town meeting Hello All ~ I hope you all enjoyed Thanksgiving with family andTherefore, friends. Can youbelow believe intoa wonderful the November issue. it’splease Decemberfind and the end of the year is right the corner?

Whereon didthe 2015twelve go? a quick update onaround the votes taken articles that appeared in the November 2, 2015 Warrant:

As promised in last month’s article, due to Town Meeting taking place on November 2, 2015, I was unable to get an update of town meeting into the November issue. Therefore, below please find a quick update on the votes taken on the twelve articles that appeared in the November 2, 2015 Warrant: November 2, 2015 Special Town Meeting Update

November 2, 2015 Special Town Meeting Update

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Fiscal Year 2016 Amended Budget – as was printed in the Warrant.

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Pay Previous Fiscal Year Unpaid Bill

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Fiscal Year 2016 Capital Budget

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Tower and Communications Equipment Upgrades

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CPC Acquire by Purchase Two Plain Street Parcels

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General Bylaw Amendment – Chapter B Protection of Persons & Property for Ice Cream Truck Vendor Regulations

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Amend General Bylaws by Establishing an Economic Development Committee

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Amendment to Chapter B – Protection of Persons and Property of the General BylawsSex Offender Residency & Restriction Zone Bylaw

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Amend General Bylaws Chapter H – Town Personnel

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Chapter E Zoning Bylaw Amendments

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Conservation Easement Release Plain Street Parcel

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Board of Health Transfer Station –

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Voted unanimously as amended to raise and appropriate by taxation the sum of $34,232 and transfer from Certified Free Cash $30,202.55 Voted unanimously to transfer from Certified Free Cash $4,640 for H&L Bloom Voted unanimously to transfer $93,000 from Certified Free Cash for the acquisition and procurement of a One Ton Dump Truck w/snow plow set-up and an Emergency Generator Voted unanimously to transfer from Certified Free Cash the sum of $25,395.26 for the purposes of funding upgrades to the Town’s communication equipment.

Voted unanimously to acquire by purchase, for conservation purchases, two parcels of approximately a total of 42 acres off Plain Street and to transfer $22,500 from the Community Preservation Fund Budget Reserve and $22,500 from the Rehoboth Agricultural Trust Fund.

Voted unanimously to amend the Town’s Bylaws by inserting a new Article X regarding Ice Cream Truck vendors as was printed in the warrant.

Voted NOT to amend the town’s General Bylaws – “Chapter A, Town Meetings, Officers, Committees and Elections Article IV – Town Officials” by establishing an Economic Development Committee as was printed in the warrant.

Voted to amend the town’s general bylaws – Chapter “B” Protection and Property by establishing restrictions relating to sex offenders, as was printed in the warrant.

Voted NOT to amend the town’s general bylaws, Chapter H – Town Personnel as printed in the warrant.

Voted unanimously, as amended, to amend Chapter E Zoning Bylaws regarding solar facilities as printed in the warrant.

Voted to authorize the Board of Selectmen (BOS) to file a petition with the General Court for special legislation pursuant to Article 97 of the Massachusetts State Constitution to authorize the BOS to release and convey, free from restrictions, an interest in land on Plain Street as printed in the warrant.

Voted unanimously to amend Article 24

A few major events will be occurring right after the holidays; as a result, I would like to give you a quick update on the 2016 Annual Town Census Forms, the availability of nomination papers for the upcoming Annual Town Election, and information on the upcoming March 1, 2016 Presidential Primary.

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Annual Town Census

Our Annual Town Census Forms for year 2016 will be mailed to all households in Rehoboth during the last week of December/first week of January. The Board of Registrars is required to conduct an annual listing of residents as of the first of January each year.

In addition to the name, address, telephone number, date of birth, occupation, veteran status, and number of dogs, the form includes a section for school information required by the school department.

Failure to return the completed census form may result in voters being placed on an “inactive” voting list or being removed from the voting list. As this is a Presidential Election year, please do not let this happen to you by not returning your census forms. Last year

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we were required by the State to inactivate 618 registered voters in the Town of Rehoboth because they failed to return their yearly census forms. Once being inactivated, voters are required to show proof of residency prior to voting. Please do not let this happen to you – please return your census as soon as you receive it in January. Simply review the pre-printed Census Form, make corrections, sign it, and return it no later than January 31st. You can choose to return the Census Form via the USPS, utilize Census drop off boxes at Town Hall, Blanding Library, Bristol County Savings Bank, or the Senior Center. Additionally, you will also be able to scan in your signed and completed census forms and email them to either LSchwall@town.rehoboth.ma.us or LShaker@town. rehoboth.ma.us .

New residents may receive blank forms, which they are asked to complete and return. If you do not receive a Census Form, please contact the Town Clerk’s Office 508-252-6502 X-3110 or X-3109.

Blank Census forms are also available on the town website @ http://www.town.rehoboth.ma.us/Pages/RehobothMA_Clerk/ Census For the convenience of dog owners, we have included with the Census an application for the 2016 Dog License(s). This gives dog owners the opportunity to license their dogs well before the annual April 1st due date should they want to license their dogs early. Dog license applications must be accompanied by a current rabies certificate (with a vaccination date of May 1, 2016 or later) and proof of spay or neuter, unless we already have it on file in the Clerk’s Office (if applying for the $10 licensing fee). If you’re unsure, please give the office a call and we can let you know what we have in our database. Dog owners should note that the license(s) will not be returned unless a stamped, self-addressed envelope is included (the current postage will be printed on the dog license application). For your information, Seekonk and Rehoboth will be teaming up again in March of 2016 for our Annual Rabies Clinic at the Seekonk Highway Department (corner of Route 44 & Lake Street). Details will be printed in the 2016 Census mailer.

If you are returning your dog tag application as well as your census forms, residents are asked to return their completed forms via mail, e-mail, or place their form in one of the “Census” containers located at the drop off locations mentioned earlier in this article.

The containers will remain at these locations through the end of January for your convenience.

NOTE: Residents are requested to please send in their census forms as quickly as possible regardless of whether or not they license their dogs at this time.

Results of the census are used to prove residency for a variety of reasons. The data is also used for state college entrance applications, veterans’ benefits, amending and establishing birth records, locating missing persons, establishing precinct lines, predicting future school enrollment, state and federal funding to the town, police and fire protection, updating the voting list, and other legal purposes. Please return your census as soon as possible ~ thank you.

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Presidential Primary March 1, 2016

Massachusetts’s voters will go to the polls to choose their “party’s” Presidential Primary candidate on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. If you will be out of town, you may request an absentee ballot be sent to you (please see information below). Voters must be registered to vote by February 10, 2016 in order to participate in the 2016 Presidential Primary. As a reminder, for Primary elections, if you enroll in any of the four parties (Democratic, Republican, Green-Rainbow, or the new United Independent Party) you

December 2015 The Reporter may vote only in that party’s primary. If you do not wish to enroll in a party, when you register to vote, you may choose to enroll as an “Unenrolled,” (No Party), which is commonly referred to as “Independent”. If you do not enroll in a party, you may still vote in State and Presidential Primaries by choosing a party ballot of your choice (Democratic, Republican, Green-Rainbow, or the new United Independent Party) and will remain registered as an “Unenrolled/ Independent” voter. You may change your Party Enrollment or Political Designation by notifying your election official (Rehoboth’s Town Clerk’s Office) in writing at least 20 days before a primary or election (February 10, 2016).

Annual Town Election – April 4, 2016

The Annual Town Election for the Town of Rehoboth will be held on Monday, April 4, 2016 with the polls open from 8 am to 8 pm.

All three precincts will be open.

For those who do not participate in a political party’s caucus process, nomination papers are available as of January 4, 2016 for any registered voter in Rehoboth wishing to run for election on the Town ballot. The nomination papers may be picked up by prospective candidates at the Town Clerk’s office and must be returned, signed by a minimum of 38* registered Rehoboth voters, to the Board of Registrars at the Town Clerk’s Office (148 Peck Street) by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, February 16th. * The signature minimum changes after each gubernatorial election as per MGL Chapter 53 – Section 6. The 11-4-14 election changed our minimum signature requirement for nomination papers from 45 to 38 (1% of the entire vote cast for governor at the preceding biennial state election ~ 3,796 x 1% = 38).

Positions to be elected on the ballot for 2016 are Moderator (one for 1 year), Selectmen (one position for 3 years), Treasurer (one for 3 years), Constables (three for 3 years), Assessor (one for 3 years), School Committee (one for 3 years), Planning Board (one for 5 years and one for 3 years), Park Commission (one for

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The final voter registration date to be eligible to vote in the Annual Town Election is scheduled for Monday, March 15th from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Town Clerk’s Office.

Prospective voters are reminded that they may also register to vote by calling the Town Clerk’s Office to request a Mail-In voter registration form, or download a form @ http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elepdf/2013-Voter-reg-mail-in. pdf New for 2015, prospective voters may also register online @ https://www.sec.state.ma.us/OVR/ . continued on next page...

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Absentee Ballot Requests

Applications for absentee ballots are available as of January 4th and may be obtained from the Town Clerk’s Office or online @ http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elepdf/absentee_ballot.pdf. An absentee ballot may only be obtained by written request and with the voter’s original signature. As a result, an “Absentee Application

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Final Anawan School Document Shredding Update

We ended up shredding 664 boxes of documents that were no longer required to be stored at town offices or the Anawan School, as per the State and Federal Records Retention requirements. This resulted in shredding 25,340 pounds of paper, which benefited the Town as we received approximately $400 off our invoice for the value of the recyclable paper. I would like to thank our Treasurer/ Tax Collector, Cheryl Gouveia, and Historical Commission officer, Rebecca Smith, for joining me while the documents were being removed from the Anawan School. The three of us gave every box, which left the building, one more look to make sure nothing of historical value was destroyed. Cheryl and I also followed the shredding truck to Mansfield and monitored the weighing of the vehicles, offloading of materials, and shredding of the town documents. Everything is now cleared out of the Anawan School, shredded, and the Anawan School is now ready for the next step in the renovation process. Thank you again for approving the Records Management project at the May 2014 Annual Town Meeting. The project is now complete. Thank you Northeast Data Destruction!

Town Offices Closed

The Town Offices will be closed on Thursday, December 24th and Friday, December 25th in observance of the Christmas Holiday.

Town offices will also be closed at noon on Thursday, December 31, 2015 for New Year’s Eve and all day on Friday, January 1st, 2016 for New Year’s Day. Lynn Shaker and I would like to wish you all a safe, happy, and healthy holiday season and peace and prosperity to all Rehoboth residents for the New Year.

Sincerely, Laura & Lynn

Rehoboth Veterans’ Services.

Veterans Services can be contacted at the town hall at 508-2524467 or by e-mail at veterans@town.rehoboth.ma.us. Office hours are Tuesday and Thursday 8AM to 1 PM and Wednesday 8AM to 4PM. If you have any questions or need help with any military or veteran related issues please do not hesitate to call, e-mail or just stop in to the Veterans’ Service Office at the Rehoboth Town Hall, 148 Peck St.

Items of Interest to veterans:

Please stop by the Veterans Office to pick up a copy of a printout of “What Massachusetts Veterans Need to Know”, this publication outlining veteran’s benefits was compiled by Paul Brawley of the Massachusetts Department of Veterans Services (DVS).

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all. Wishing you a wonderful and prosperous 2016.

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New Bedford, Mass -- November 10, 2015 – Community leaders from across southeastern Massachusetts today announced the launch of a regional Community Electricity Aggregation program.

Organized by municipal leaders, the program allows participating residents and businesses to significantly reduce electricity rates through a bulk-purchasing contract.

“Spiking utility costs over the last two winters have placed a real burden on household budgets,” said New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell. “New Bedford and the other participating communities have worked closely with SRPEDD and consultant Good Energy, to secure a fixed-term contract that will help to protect area residents and businesses from future spikes in electricity prices.”

Under the new contract, beginning in January 2016, the rate per kWh for electricity supply will be fixed for 24 months at $0.0949/ kWh. Based on this new rate and historical utility usage data, the group is expecting to see an estimated $15 million in aggregate savings in the region when compared to the current Eversource and National Grid published winter utility rates.

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On November 17, the Seekonk School Department presented its second parent workshop in its three-part series. The presentation focused on substance abuse among students. The workshop panel included Superintendent Arlene Bosco; Christopher Jones, Assistant Principal of Seekonk High School; William Whalen, Principal of Hurley Middle School; Detective Thomas Hedrick of the Seekonk Police Department; Officer Matthew Gardner, School Resource Officer; and Rebecca Elwell, Director of the Tiverton Prevention Coalition. Parents learned about the prevalence of drugs in society and to a certain extent, in the town. Although Seekonk does not have the number or extent of substance abuse issues as other cities and towns, the town is not immune. “It’s in Seekonk. It’s here,” said Detective Hedrick.

Some of the statistics that the panel shared include:

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A panel put together by the Seekonk School Department speaks to parents on Students & Substance Abuse at the Hurley Middle School library last month. (L to R) William Whalen, Principal of Hurley Middle School; Christopher Jones, Assistant Principal of Seekonk High School; Officer Matthew Gardner, School Resource Officer; Detective Thomas Hedrick of the Seekonk Police Department; Rebecca Elwell, Director of the Tiverton Prevention Coalition: and Arlene Bosco, School Superintendent.

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More than half of adolescents will have tried an illegal drug by the time they finish high school.

Approximately 1 in 10 adolescents ages 12 to 18 used illicit drugs in the last 30 days.

Substance use may have unintentional injuries including harmful sexual behaviors, HIV, unhealthy diets, inadequate physical activity, school failure/dropout, peer difficulties, and more.

The earlier one starts using drugs, the less likely they are to stop.

1.3 million adolescents, according to a Massachusetts survey, had substance use disorder (SUD), which is 1 in 20, but 87.1% did not receive treatment.

Marijuana is still the most commonly used drug among young people. Attitudes towards marijuana use in society have softened, but there are still laws against it, including possession of a large quantity. Many young people believe marijuana is legal because it has been de-criminalized in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

The panel also pointed out that another issue with marijuana is the prevalence of marijuana “edibles” which are products containing marijuana that look like name-brand consumer candy and cook-

December 2015 The Reporter ies and other products, but aren’t. It is easy for students to bring these items to school. School officials are concerned about edibles because they are easily disguised, readily available and can be quite potent. The active ingredient in these items takes more time to affect a person because they are eating it. These items are also not currently regulated by the government.

Another substance that is on the rise is e-cigarettes. Cigarette use is down, but the use of e-cigarettes has increased significantly, especially among high school students, in the last few years.

The use of opioids such as heroin and prescription pills also continues to be a problem. Gardner said that kids have pill parties where they take whatever is available in the house and put it all in a bowl and share it. “We have to pay attention to what they’re doing and who they’re doing it with,” Hedrick said.

How do the schools react to substance use? Seekonk schools have a zero tolerance policy for drugs. “We only have to reach a bar of reasonable suspicion to conduct a search (of a student’s locker),” said Jones. “If drugs are found on a student, there’s a long-term suspension, and a hearing with the principal and parents,” said Whalen.

The district is planning to partner with the Police Department to present an educational seminar to students on substance abuse.

“It really comes down to a partnership between the schools and the parents so that students are getting a consistent message,” Jones said.

The panel presented several tips for parents. First, parents should be alert to changes in their child’s appearance and behavior.

Here are some signs that a child may have a problem: PERSONAL APPEARANCE

• Messy, shows lack of caring for appearance • Poor hygiene • Red, flushed cheeks or face • Track marks on arms or legs (or long sleeves in warm weather to hide marks) • Burns or soot on fingers or lips (from “joints” or “roaches” burning down)

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• Avoiding eye contact • Locked doors • Going out every night, breaking curfew • Secretive phone calls • “Munchies” or sudden appetite • Smell of smoke or other unusual smells on breath or on clothes

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• Loss of inhibitions • Mood changes or emotional instability • Loud, obnoxious behavior • Laughing at nothing • Deceitful or secretive • Unusually clumsy, stumbling, lack of coordination, poor balance • Sullen, withdrawn, depressed If anyone suspects their child may be involved with drugs, parents should seek help and support and talk to the school.

More tips and indicators can be found in the workshop’s Powerpoint presentation, available on the school district website at: www.seekonk.k12.ma.us. There is a list of references/websites at the end of the presentation for further information.

Students are going to come across these choices, said Jones, and it comes down to communication and education.

“All we can do as parents is hope that they will make the right choices,” said Gardner.

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Note from Superintendent Arlene Bosco on Upcoming Public Service Panel Discussion December 7 at HMS at 6:30 p.m.

The third presentation will address neurodevelopmental differences in children and adolescents and how these differences affect the decisions they make and the responses we have regarding social media, substance use, and various other topics.

We are honored to have Dr. William Brown, a pediatric neurologist and member of the Alpert Medical School, Department of Neurology at Brown University as our guest speaker.

He will present the latest information on the decision-making capacities of children and adolescents. Essentially, very smart kids sometimes make very dumb decisions. We will be able to respond in a more efficacious manner when we have a better understanding of neurodevelopmental differences and expectations.

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A reminder that Town Hall will be open til noon on Christmas Eve and New Years Eve. Hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday.

So much food, but wonderful time to be with family and friends.

Seems as though this year has gone by so quickly. Just hope that the weather stays “snowless” for a few more weeks.

The Clerk’s office has been busy certifying signatures on petitions for the November, 2016 election. Many petitions were being circulated but we do not know how many will get the necessary number of signatures to appear on the ballot.

With a big election year coming up in 2016, now is the time to register to vote if you want to be able to participate in those elections. You can go online to check your voter status in Massachusetts. There is a link on the Town Clerk’s site to the state online voter registration information.

It is almost annual census time again. We will be waiting til after Christmas to have our census forms mailed out to each Seekonk household. It will be especially important to answer the census this year as you do not want to become an inactive voter in this heavy election year. Inactivity means an extra form to be filled out at the polls.

As we roll into the holiday season, we think about the people of France and what trauma that they have just experienced. Hopefully, things will improve next year all around the world. We are so fortunate here in America and we have much to be thankful for.

Have a wonderful holiday season from the Town Clerk’s office.

Friends of the Seekonk Veterans Memorial Park

The “Block Party” Friday evening 11/13/15 at the American Legion Post 311 was a great success. There are so many people to thank for their efforts and contributions.

First the Donors who filled the raffle tables. The biggest donation was a 50” Emerson HD TV given by The Chris Pelletier Team at Keystone Property Group LLC. The happy winner was David Ledeau. Other raffle items included (2) Full Auto Detail Services from A-1 Custom Auto Body in East Providence, $250 Teeth Whitening Certificate from Dr’s Lisa Daft and Alexandra Costa of Seekonk.

Entertainment Certificates from the Seekonk Grand Prix, Seekonk Speedway, Segregansett Country Club, Firefly Golf Course, Dining Gift Cards from Baker’s Corner Pizza, Best Pizza of Seekonk, El Mariachi Mexican Restaurant, Heaven on Earth Cafe, Lemon & Oil Deli, The Luxury Box, Micheletti’s, The Old Grist Mill, Popular Pizza, Spumoni’s and Toti’s Grill & Pizzeria.

Gift Cards and Individual Items from Cardi’s Furniture, Artistic Productions, J&L Landscaping, In-Bloom Flower Shop, Regency Liquors, Running with Scissors Salon, Seekonk Floral Design and The Good Seed Natural Food Market Herb Azevedo donated an authentic NFL Football signed by Tedy Bruschi, Ava Anderson Gift Bag by Christine Pestana DeFontes, Lego Sets by Chris Pelletier and the AllState Medical Group.

Many Gift Baskets donated by Margaret Ethier of the 7 time Late Model Champion Gerry DeGasparre TEAM71, Michael’s of Seekonk and Young’s Caterers.

The outstanding pasta dinner was provided by Young’s Caterer’s and without their undying help and devotion to the project this would not have been possible.

Last but certainly not least is a thank you to all the volunteers who collected items, sold tickets, helped set up and clean up and well, did just about everything to make this work.

December 2015 The Reporter From the Seekonk High School Molly O’Halloran, Dylan DeAmaral, Katie Garabian, TJ Dineen and Emily Santos. TJ Dineen was the highest raffle ticket seller and he will be receiving a special thank you gift for his efforts.

Finally thanking some true Friends of the Seekonk Veterans Memorial for their individual contributions to the evening, Susan Mallon, Margaret Ethier, Bryce DeGasparre, Lauren Bradshaw and Jim Saleeba as well as the American Legion Post 311 and our wonderful Bartender for use of their banquet hall and services.

Thank you all so much for your generosity and dedication to remembering all who have served and continue to serve our communities and free nation.

Dedication Day in 2016 will be one to remember. If you want to be part of the community project there is still time to purchase a memorial brick to honor your special veteran family and friends.

It would be a great birthday or Christmas gift.

Forms are available through our website: www.seekonkvetsmemorial.org or through the Seekonk Director of Veterans Services Jim LaFlame or by email through defonts11@aol.com Subject: MEMORIAL.

Thanks to All! Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year Doreen Taylor President, Friends of the Seekonk Veterans Memorial Park Non Profit Organization

Seekonk Save A Pet Holds Holiday Drive

Seekonk Save A Pet Society is holding their annual Holiday Food and Supply drive from November 27 – December 31, 2015, to benefit the animals at the Seekonk Animal Shelter.

Look for collection bins (barrels) with the “SAPS” – Seekonk Save A Pet Society name and our wish list attached. Our wish list is also posted on our website www.seekonksaveapet.org. Thank you for your continued generosity.

Locations of collection bins in Seekonk are: Canine Corner, 301 Taunton Avenue Ritz Dinette, 1509 Newman Avenue Seekonk Town Hall, 100 Peck Street Seekonk Public Library, 410 Newman Avenue Bristol County Veterinary Hospital, 288 Fall River Avenue We welcome any privately held drives, which can be brought directly to the shelter. Please call ahead to arrange a date and time for drop off at the Seekonk Animal Shelter, 100 Peck Street, Seekonk, MA 508-336-6663

Seekonk Police Department

Today, November 19, 2015, both Seekonk Public Schools and the Seekonk Police Department investigated a situation at Seekonk High School where a list was developed to cause harm to others. All involved participants have been identified. All families of students whose names appeared on that list have been notified. Additionally, the district has taken appropriate steps to ensure the safety of all students, including continual consultation and collaboration with the Seekonk Police Department. Additionally, the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office has availed assistance in an advisory role.

Due to confidentiality requirements, and the fact the matter remains under investigation, no additional information can be provided at this time.

Please be assured that the school district and the police department will provide notification if there is any other information

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Thank you.

Contact Person: Chief Craig Mace (508)336-8123 ext. 1025 All of the charges contained in this news release are merely accusations and all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law.

Seekonk Animal Shelter

Beanie is all dressed up in his Christmas attire dreaming that his Christmas present is finding his purrfect home. He is a 1-yearold male, domestic shorthaired black kitty. This handsome boy is fun and friendly, likes to be pet and enjoys hanging out with the volunteers! He has been neutered, micro-chipped and is up to date on vaccines but he tested positive for FIV. This means he will need to live in a home with non-aggressive cats or other FIV+ cats. FIV can only be spread between felines and usually through a deep serious bite.

Many cats who test positive will lead healthy, normal kitty lives.

If you are able to give this sweet boy a happy home, please stop by the Seekonk Animal Shelter 100 Peck St to meet him or for more information call the shelter 508-336-6663.

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by Laura Calverley Seekonk held its annual Fall Special Town Meeting on Monday, November 30 and voters reviewed 12 articles. Turnout was again very low, with only 111 in attendance. There weren’t enough people for a quorum before the start of the meeting, but more showed up and the meeting started on time.

One of the most debated articles on the warrant was a change to the town charter giving the town administrator authority to recommend appointments for the department heads of the Board of Assessors, Planning Board, Board of Health and Conservation Commission. It was at least the third time the article has been brought before town meeting. At the June 2014 annual town meeting, the articles were indefinitely postponed. Last November, voters rejected the article without much discussion.

This time, the article again did not receive the two-thirds majority needed to pass. It didn’t even win a simple majority. Selectman Mike Brady argued strongly in favor of passage, saying that the current situation creates a conflict because the collective bargaining agreement says these positions report to the Board of Selectmen, but technically they don’t report to the board. He added that in one of the departments, some of the employees report to selectmen and some don’t. “All we’re doing is to try and treat everyone fairly,” Brady said. Brady also pointed out that there are no term limits for the department heads. They have the possibility of being appointed for life and Brady said he doesn’t believe in lifetime tenure. “Right now four people have the benefit that no one else does. That is unfair,” Brady said.

There was a great deal of discussion over the fact that under the proposed change, if the board rejects two consecutive recommendations made by the town administrator, the town administrator could then appointment a temporary department head for three months. Bill Barker said it means that the town administrator has final say in the appointments. “We can only appoint someone he recommends to us,” said Neal Abelson, Chairman of the Planning Board. “We’re trying to streamline and have more consistency,” said Town Administrator Shawn Cadime. After more than 30 minutes of discussion, the vote was taken and the article was rejected.

Another article that was discussed at length requested $118,133.60 to fund the relocation of tenants at the building that was recently purchased for the new Senior Center. Selectmen said they weren’t aware that the town would be responsible for relocating the tenants. Town counsel reportedly informed the acting town administrator at the time, but the information wasn’t forwarded to the board of selectmen. The Finance Committee did not recommend approval of the article. Selectman David Andrade explained that the money has already been paid and that it was taken from the Senior Center Project’s Contingency Fund. The article is asking for the money to be reimbursed. “This is to put back the contingency funds,” Andrade said.

Someone suggested waiting until the Spring Town Meeting to approve the money if it is still needed. Cadime said the town cannot foresee all the contingencies that may happen and if something does happen and they don’t have the money, the project will have to be put on hold until the money is approved. He also said that if the money is not used, it will revert back to Free Cash. Someone asked how much money is available in Free Cash. Director of Finance Bruce Alexander said that if all the articles requesting transfers from Free Cash are approved, the balancel will be more than $1.2 million. The article was approved by a majority with some in opposition.

Following is a review of the key articles that were approved: Article 2: Salary increase of $1,250 for the town clerk, per new contract.

Article 4: Appropriate $32,000 from the Ambulance Receipts account for two mechanical CPR units for the Seekonk Fire De-

December 2015 The Reporter partment. Fire Chief Michael Healy said that currently CPR is performed manually and these units, which are placed on a person, will perform CPR uninterrupted, allowing the EMTs to transport the person or perform other needed medical services at the same time.

Article 6: Appropriate $95,000 from Community Preservation Funds for land to be used as a recreational trail from Town Hall, along the Runnins River, to Arcade Avenue. The total cost is $155,000 but the Land Trust has received $60,000 in grants towards the cost.

Article 8: $5,000 for the annual Memorial Day parade Article 10: Amendments to the Zoning By-Laws (see warrant on town website for details) Article 11: Transfer $9,400 from Free Cash to fund new contracts for clerical workers Article 12: $50,000 for and voice and data communications consultant to design systems to integrate all town and school buildings.

An article that reclassified the title and duties of the Department of Human Services to the Department of Council on Aging was indefinitely postponed.

BBBSOS Celebrates Sweet Success with their 5th Annual Big Toast

Fun, food, spirits and local favorites were out in full swing, Thursday night, October 1st when BBBSOS held its 5th annual food and drink tasting fundraiser “The Big Toast” at OceanCliff Hotel and Resort in Newport. This year, BBBSOS hosted well over 70 vendors including, Sons of Liberty Spirit Company, El Rancho Grande, Mill’s Tavern, Nami Japanese Steak House, Two Roads Brewing Company, InPopnito Popcorn, Exeter Job Corps Academy and so many more!

David Dadekian of Eat Drink Rhode Island, who served as honorary chair again this year was quoted as saying, “It’s an honor to be part of this event, so many amazing businesses that I work closely with all year long are always so pleased to return to The Big Toast. It’s great to be part of an event where the funding will directly support the youth and future of our great state.” Chef Branden Lewis from Johnson and Wales University was on hand with over 30 JWU students to lend a hand with the event’s set up and execution. “I was so pleased to be a part of this event. My students from JWU’s Cooking Asia Club were very professional and added a great deal of support; we’re looking forward to helping out again next year. It’s a tremendous opportunity for our students to be out in the community lending a hand and learning what it takes to run an event such as this.” Students from the Rhode Island Bartending School were volunteering by serving beverages and, at the same time, gaining experience towards earning their bartending license.

The event this year netted nearly $25,000 for BBBSOS, a considerable increase from last year’s event! “The money raised from this event will allow us to continue to fund our mentoring programs,” said Development Director, Katje Afonseca. “Each mentoring relationship we have within our organization requires an extensive background screening for participating adults, along with on-going professional support from skilled BBBSOS case workers who provide training and free activities for our mentoring pairs. These necessities cost money and it is wonderful for us to have a fundraiser like The Big Toast to support these expenses.”

Afonseca continued, “The Big Toast has received rave reviews from attendees, it also serves as a friend-raiser for BBBSOS and helps us to spread the word about our mentoring programs and mission.”

BBBSOS provides mentors to the youth of Rhode Island who will motivate and empower them to make positive decisions, improve academic results, avoid risky behaviors and grow in a way that will positively impact our community.

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Honored At Recent Awards Ceremony Attleboro, MA, November 3, 2015 – Sturdy Memorial Hospital recently honored 166 of its junior volunteers for their contributions to the Hospital during fiscal year 2015.

The juniors, who range in age from 13 to 17, gave a total of 6,583 hours of service over the year in various patient and non-patient areas of the Hospital, as well as off-site facilities. Out of these junior volunteers, 129 received awards. Local recipients were:

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By earning accreditation, Sturdy has demonstrated it meets or exceeds patient safety standards set forth by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). DNV GL’s accreditation program is the only one to integrate the ISO 9001 Quality Management System with the Medicare Conditions of Participation.

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Festival Ballet Providence’s The Nutcracker Makes Local Children’s Dreams Comes True Young Dancers from Dighton, Seekonk, Swansea, to Dance on Grand Stage

This December, four talented local children will take part in a hugely popular Rhode Island holiday tradition. These young dancers will perform with Festival Ballet Providence (FBP) in the annual production of The Nutcracker, December 18-20 at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC; www.ppacri.org, 220 Weybosset Street) in Providence, RI. The Dighton, Seekonk and Swansea residents will be part of a cast of more than 100 children performing roles including Angel, Candy Doll, Mouse, Party Child, Soldier, Sugar Plum Fairy Attendant, or Trepak Corps.

After attending an open audition in September, the children earned highly coveted roles in the elaborate professional production, which FBP has performed at PPAC since 1978. The children’s cast is made up of more than one hundred children from thirty-three towns across Rhode Island and Massachusetts. continued on next page...

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The Rehoboth Garden Club will meet at the Carpenter Museum on Monday December 7, 2015 at 9:30AM for our annual wreath making workshop. Wreaths and arrangements created by members will be used to decorate the local civic buildings and senior centers.

A festive holiday luncheon will follow. Members are reminded to bring a wrapped ornament for swapping, as well as non perishable items for the food pantry.

In February we’ll welcome herbologist Bonnie Kavanagh from Seven Arrows Farm, who will present a program on Kitchen Cup-

board Medicine, using spices A-Z. This fun and informative event will take place at the Seekonk Library on Monday, February 8, 2016 at 6PM. Guests are welcome, so save the date!

Decorating our homes is one of the great joys of the holiday season. Using fresh greens from your yard is a simple way to bring the beautiful sight and scent of nature indoors. Just remember that many berries look very yummy to young children and pets, and can be poisonous if eaten.

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Rehoboth Anawan Lions News

We recently held our White Cane Day collecting at the Dunking Donuts in North Rehoboth and on Route 44 and it was a very successful affair. We would like to thank all who donated to our cause. The monies were turned over to Massachusetts Lions Eye Research to help them further their program.

We also did our bingo at Marian Manor for the patients who love the game. They really look forward to our coming and we are vey happy to see those who enjoy the game to make our one night of going for a worthy cause. It is such a simple game and they do look to our coming.

We will be holding our Christmas Party at the Grist Mill this year.

It is one of the fun nights without a lot of work. It is a great night and we do look forward to it. We then have our Christmas Tree lighting on the December 5th at the Bristol County Savings Bank, with caroling and some entertainment from the band that usually attends as well. That will be at 3 p.m. and then continue at the Goff Memorial Library for refreshments and games for the children as well as Santa Clause coming for his usual visit to see the children too! So remember and be good.

We held our Peace Poster contest as well. Our winner was D. L. Beckwith student Devin Andrade, a grade 6 student who will represent our club in any future judging. Good Luck Devin.

We also inducted two new members as well, Joan Traficante sponsored by Rita Vincellette and Paula Branski sponsored by Elaine Ferreira. They were inducted by First Vice District Governor who is from our District, Sharon Audette who performed the ceremony. We welcome them to our club and thank Sharon for a very impressive induction.

Future dates to come: January 8, 9, and 10th Mid Winter conference; January 23 our Calendar Dance at Hillside CC. Save the date.

Hope you all had a very Happy Thanksgiving. See you next month. Remember our Motto, We Serve and indeed we do! See you next month.

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We are service clubs; three of 46,000 Lions clubs from around the world. Our primary focus is collecting monies to fund research to find cures for vision loss but “we serve” to help in our community in many areas of need.

Helen Keller, in her speech at a Lions Clubs International Foundation Convention in 1925, asked the Lions Clubs to foster and sponsor the work of the American Foundation for the Blind and become the “Knights of the Blind” in her crusade against darkness.

Helen, herself, was blind and deaf as a result of an illness she contracted when she was 19 months old. It was an opportunity the Lions Clubs embraced and to this day “We Serve” to fight blindness.

We hold fund raisers in the community and all the monies raised are donated to Massachusetts Lions Eye Research (MLECR), the Hearing Foundation, Diabetes Awareness, CARE & LCIF, Operation Shoebox and community needs. The communities in Massachusetts cities have had a huge part in helping the Lions Clubs fight against blindness by supporting our events and contributing to our cause. Over the years, the monies collected have helped make great strides in finding ways to help the blind; monthly contacts lenses with medicine for people with glaucoma, spot-camera to help determine if an individual needs to be seen by an eye doctor, and numerous treatments and surgeries for individuals. We help individuals with donations and loans of beds, walkers and wheelchairs. We collect used eye glasses, used hearing aids, and Pennies for Sight.

Upcoming events include the Rehoboth Lions Senior Dinner at the Hillside Country Club on December 6th and the Rehoboth Anawan Lions Club Tree Lighting in December 5th at the Bristol County Bank. Look for the calendar of events in the monthly Rehoboth Reporter.

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In November Kevin Wanamaker led a discussion on DNA results and connecting to relatives. It was a great meeting with lots of discussion and questions. For more, Kevin suggests this helpful website: http://www.friendsofirishresearch.org/.

The next meeting will be Dec. 9 at 7pm at the Carpenter Museum. We will be looking to share unusual sources for data.

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Come Take a Peek at the Moulson Moppets!

As part of next year’s “When We Were Kids” programming at the Carpenter Museum, we are organizing a small exhibit of Moulson Moppets. These are adorable wire and crepe paper dolls made by the late Florence Moulson of Bay State Road in the 1940s and 1950s. She made figures of storybook characters and holiday-themed dolls (see accompanying picture of some in the museum’s collection). She also made portrait figures of children, who sat for her in her home studio. Although the portraits aren’t true likenesses, they capture some physical features and characteristic gestures of the children being portrayed.

The exhibit will open in March 2016. Do you or someone you know have a Moulson Moppet portrait doll? We would love to hear from you about a possible loan to our exhibit.

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Strangers Not Welcome in Rehoboth: “Warning Out” in Colonial Days

By Leslie Patterson Editor’s note: At a time when this country is debating whether to accept foreign refugees, it is fascinating that early in our history small communities like Rehoboth struggled with similar issues about who was allowed “in” and who was not.

“Warning out” notices were a common feature of life here in colonial New England.

Based on English law, the “warning out” system was used to keep unwanted people from settling in a new town.

It’s true that town fathers wanted to keep the dissolute and the troublemakers out of town, but in reality many of the people who were “warned out” were not hell-raisers, but simply poor people trying their luck in a new town. In the early colonies, centuries before any form of welfare and even many decades before the poorhouse, the main purpose of continued on next page....

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Touching on this topic in her new book The Witches: Salem 1692, author Stacy Schiff explains, “Relief of the poor was a chronic problem in Massachusetts where resources were scant and where idleness posed a riddle to most minds. All preferred to drive the destitute from town.”

Robert Titus shunned from Rehoboth for harboring “persons 401-556-2957 • mariacorreia@remax.net of evil fame” The first warning out in Plymouth Colony, of Robert Titus, was recorded on June 6, 1654 in Rehoboth. This case was not due to poverty or indolence (Titus was an important man in the new comContact me for all your real estate needs. munity) so much as it was simply a matter of not getting along with the neighbors. Robert Titus was called into town court and told to take his family out of Plymouth Colony for allowing “persons of evil fame” (Abner Ordway and his family) to live in his home.

Robert Titus had come to Rehoboth from Weymouth with the Rev. Samuel Newman and the other Rehoboth founders. He lived in the Ring of the Green area (now Rumford, RI, near Newman Congregational Church).

Despite his importance in Rehoboth, Titus began to have problems with his fellow townsmen, including a dispute over a salt marsh with Nicholas Ide. Titus moved away to Long Island in 1654. His son Edmond had moved there and became a Quaker, settling near Oyster Bay, according to one of his descendants. Robert’s oldest son John owned land in Rehoboth and stayed here when his father moved away.

Richard LeBaron Bowen, whose Early Rehoboth histories we have cited before, devoted a whole chapter to warning out notices. Here is an example of an early warrant from 1695 [spelling has been modernized]: “The Selectmen granted out a warrant to the Dr. Lisa Daft and Dr. Jared Stubbs constable of Rehoboth to warn out Thomas Litchfield out of town … The constable JonaAre pleased to announce Dr. Chris Vanderpool than Blise [Bliss] did warn him out, the said has joined our family and cosmetic dental practice.

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1751: Nehemiah Bucklin claims, “I have We welcome new patients! taken into my house a small family…”

As the years go by, there is a change in the notices. They tend to be more of a statement from the Rehoboth householder who has taken in an out-of-towner, claiming that his new tenant is an upstanding citizen and will earn his or her own keep, and so not burden the town. Nehemiah Bucklin in 1751 claims that “I have taken into my house a small family, Mr. Samuel Sweetland, his wife and one child, his wife is Esq. Bradford’s daughter and the man is an honest industrious man …”

It is not clear from these records what happened to the individuals in Rehoboth who were warned out of town during these years. Historians say that people weren’t necessarily forcibly removed after being warned. Some undoubtedly moved on, or back to the town they came from. Their stories are mostly lost to history. The warning out custom was phased out by the early 19th century at the latest.

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She hath bought a house and four acres of land in Rehoboth.”

Philip Walker built a house on the outskirts of the Rehoboth “Ring of the Green” in 1643. He likely would have known Robert Titus, who was “warned out” of Rehoboth in 1654. (Note: Walker’s home was burned during the King Philip War in 1676, but rebuilt on its original foundation in 1679. It still stands at 432 Massasoit Avenue in East Providence. For more about the Philip Walker house, go to ephist.org.)

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Here are the clues for the December photo

Our theme for 2016 will be “When We Were Kids.” In our December photo, a few young men are clowning around for the camera in July 1940. They played on a popular local baseball team. Do you know the name of the team?

And by the way, if you know any other details about this photo, we would appreciate your help! Where is that house? Do you recognize any of these people? Email or phone us!

If you would like to guess the answer, email it to the Carpenter Museum at carpentermuseum@gmail.com or mail it to PO Box 2, Rehoboth, MA 02769. A winner will be randomly drawn from all correct entries, and that person will receive a prize. Winners will be announced next month in the Reporter and the Rehoboth Antiquarian Society newsletter. Deadline for submitting a guess is December 20.

Do you have a home or photo we can feature in our Then and Now? Please email us at carpentermuseum@gmail.com or call 508-252-3031.

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Senior Holiday Dinner December 6th at Noon

Hillside Country Club, the Rehoboth and the Rehoboth Anawan Lions will be sponsoring a Senior Holiday Dinner. This tradition goes back nearly 25 years and has been a wonderful beginning to the holiday season.

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An Extraordinary Holiday Experience Awaits You this December!

Pediatric Flu Vaccine Clinic When: Mon, Dec 7th 3:00 -5:30 PM

Where: Rehoboth Fire Department Station 1 334 Anawan St, Rehoboth, MA For Who: Flu Mist [nasal vaccine]: Children, 2-18 years of age Flu Shots: Children, 3-18 years of age Individuals with insurance are requested to bring all insurance cards.

If your child does not have insurance or if your insurance does not cover the cost of flu vaccination, your child will still receive the flu vaccine. **Questions can be directed to Jaime Conlon, BSN, RN at 508-252-5947.**

Whether you have listened to Gaelic love songs from medieval times or 17th and 18th century folk songs with their English and Scottish influences, this music will be Irish, and the dance is going to be equally entertaining.

The ChoruS of East Providence will perform “Celtic Christmas,” two choral concerts at East Providence High School, 2000 Pawtucket Avenue, East Providence, RI. Performances are set for Saturday, December 5, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, December 6, at 3:00 p.m.

Tickets are $15.00 - Seniors $12.00 - Children 12 and under are admitted free. The ChoruS will perform under the direction of Beth Armstrong. Guest performers include Piper Beth Davis, Percussionist Bobby Marshall, and Fiddler Rachel Panitch.

Included will be a special dance performance featuring the Kelly School of Irish Dance.

The ChoruS encourages you to donate non-perishable food items at each concert. All proceeds will benefit The Bread of Life Food Pantry located at Newman Congregational Church in Rumford.

The ChoruS of East Providence is a proud supporter of the Pantry and thanks you in advance for your generosity.

There will be a Rehoboth contra dance on Friday, December 11, at 8:00 p.m. at Goff Memorial Hall, 124 Bay State Road, Rehoboth, MA 02769. All dances will be taught by caller Linda Leslie. Music will be performed by Riptide, with Alden Robinson, Glen Loper, and Owen Marshall. Beginners welcome. Partners not necessary.

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Riptide Performs at the Rehoboth Contra Dance Friday, December 11, 8 p.m.

Saturday, December 12th

Bristol County Triad is hosting a breakfast with Santa event on Saturday December 12th from 10-11:30AM at the Rehoboth Council on Aging, 55 Bay State Road Rehoboth, MA 02769. Tickets are $5 for adults and children free. Please contact Linna Sherman 508-2523372 with any additional questions.

Rehoboth Community Dances *Free Dance* Sun, Dec 13, 7-9 pm

there will be a community dance held at Goff Memorial Hall, 124 Bay State Road, in Rehoboth. This dance is hosted by the Sunday Night Jammers, a group of area musicians who meet regularly on Sunday evenings at Goff Hall to play Celtic dance music. The December 13 dance will feature contra dance steps and a variety of international and couple dances, such as polkas and waltzes. All dance steps will be taught. Admission is free and open to the public, and all ages and beginners are welcome. It is not necessary to come with a partner. A potluck precedes the dance at 6 p.m. For information, contact Bob Elliott at Bobolinkelliott@yahoo.com or call 774-644-1369. http://www.contradancelinks.com/jammers.html

*Free New Year’s Eve Dance* Thurs, Dec 31, at 8:00 p.m.

There will be a free New Year’s Eve community dance at Goff Memorial Hall, 124 Bay State Road, Rehoboth, MA 02769. This special holiday dance will go from 8 p.m. to midnight, with a break for refreshments. The dance is hosted by the Sunday Night Jammers, a group of area musicians who meet regularly on Sunday evenings at Goff Hall to play Celtic music. The dance features contra dance steps and a variety of international and couple dances, such as polkas and waltzes. Beginners welcome, partners not necessary. For information, contact Bob Elliott at Bobolinkelliott@yahoo.com or call 774-644-1369. http://www.contradancelinks.com/jammers.html The Rehoboth Community Dances are free and welcome all ages and beginners.

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Southeastern Massachusetts Festival Chorus presents: On Christmas Day Annual Holiday Concert December 12 & 13, 2015

The Southeastern Massachusetts Festival Chorus (SMFC) will present its annual holiday concert on December 12 & 13 at the Taunton High School Auditorium. Entitled On Christmas Day, this special holiday musical event will be a joyful celebration of our most cherished holiday! The 90-voice SMFC, accompanied by 26-piece live orchestra, will present the two hour musical program that will feature a lively assortment of sacred and secular Christmas songs to honor the coming season!

Among the selections will be such timehonored classics as Little Drummer Boy and O Holy Night, lively choral settings of such pop holiday favorites as Jesus, Born On This Day and Go Tell It On the Mountain, and fresh new compositions such as Disney’s multi-cultural salute, Season of Joy, and the stirring anthem of peace, I Heard the Bells On Christmas Day. This special holiday concert will be presented on Saturday, December 12 at 7:00pm and Sunday, December 13 at 3:00pm at the Taunton High School Auditorium. Admission is $18 for adults, $15 for seniors and students, $12 for children 12 and under, $2 discount per ticket for SMFC Supporting Members or groups of 8 or more. To purchase tickets or obtain more information,

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SCCC performs Schubert’s Mass in G Major and selections from Christmas cartoons!

South Coast Community Chorale invites you to our Christmas concert

An event you will not want to miss!

Fall River, MA – The South Coast Community Chorale (SCCC) presents our 19th annual Christmas concert on December 13th, 3:00pm at Good Shepherd Parish, 1598 South Main Street, Fall River MA. This year our Christmas concert will feature Schubert›s Mass in G Major, selections from Christmas cartoons such as The Grinch and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer as well as traditional holiday favorites!

Tickets are $15 in advance and $18 at the door (Prices for students and seniors are $3 off either price). Visit our website at http://sccchorale.com/tickets/ to purchase tickets online through Eventbrite®.

Directed by Frank Wilhelm, the South Coast Community Chorale is a group of singers based out of Fall River, Massachusetts.

Members come from Fall River and nearby communities including Somerset, Swansea, Dighton, Rehoboth, Seekonk, Westport, Dartmouth, New Bedford, Taunton, and Raynham. The group performs concerts each winter and spring. Past performances have taken place at venues in Fall River, New Bedford, Westport, Taunton, and Swansea. In addition to their winter and spring concerts, the Chorale also performs at community events and each year awards a scholarship to an area student who plans to pursue a career in the musical field.

For more information, please find us on Facebook or visit SCCC online at www. sccchorale.com.

If you require any additional information, please contact Elizabeth Bedard, SCCC Publicity Chairperson, at the contact information above.

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Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol” an informative lecture at the Bridgewater Public Library Presented by Historian and Professor Gary Hylander on December 22

Charles Dickens’s novella A Christmas Carol, published in 1843, has become one of the best loved Christmas tales of all time.

You know the story, but do you know the history behind it? Join us as Gary Hylander sheds light on the history and vision of a most cherished work.

Hylander is currently an independent scholar who specializes as a presidential historian, a pedagogical specialist for the National Endowment for the Humanities and professor of history.

The event, which is funded by the Friends of the Bridgewater Public Library, begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Bridgewater Public Library, is free and open to the public.

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A Winter’s Fiber Art Retreat: Slater Mill Knitting Weekend January 15-17

(Pawtucket, RI) Slater Mill’s popular cure for cabin fever is on for 2016. The 8th annual Knitting Weekend welcomes participants for a combined program of practice, design, display, and trade.

Whatever your skill level, and even if you’ve yet to begin, Knitting Weekend offers an opportunity to ask, to learn, to observe, and to enjoy traditionally-based fiber craft among a community of artists, professional, merchants, and amateurs who share a passion for knitting.

“The combination of a boutique fiber conference in one of America’s most historic mill complexes makes this a very unique and desirable event,” said Eleanor Langham, Slater Mill’s Director of Events and Programs.

“It’s also at a time of year when we are wanting to get out of the house, and in this case it’s ok to take your knitting bag and needles, or your spinning wheel, with you and feel right at home among a community of fellow fiber practitioners and enthusiasts.”

For the immersed experience, register for the Full Weekend Package, January 15 – 17, which includes two half-day classes (one each on Saturday and Sunday); the opening reception, triple trunk show, and designer salon on Friday night; an exclusive fireside respite in one of Pawtucket’s earliest homes; and Saturday afternoon’s Luncheon and Wine with the Artists, a casual roundtable of dining and conversation with artists of various disciplines.

Registration is also available for a Partial Weekend Package, individual classes, and individual events.

If you just want to check out the scene for free, come for the Fiber Art Marketplace, held in the 1793 Old Slater Mill factory on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. “Here you can browse, chat with merchants, and purchase wares from farmers, spinners, dyers, and crafters from around New England. And of course you get to visit the very historic Old Slater Mill, birthplace of the American textile industry, as part of the trip,” adds Langham.

The artist roster includes published knitwear designers, professional instructors, and visual artists. Teaching on Saturday and Sunday are Ellen Mason, Julia Farwell-Clay, and Alison Green, each of whom have active careers as published artists and designers.

The three will also exhibit designs during the Friday evening trunk show and salon.

Opening on Friday night is the annual weekend exhibition. This year, Life of Color, by Saberah Malik, will fill the hall with vibrantlydyed shibori textiles and indigo treatments.

If you want to skip classes and just hang out with the artists, Saturday afternoon’s Luncheon & Wine with the Artists will include the Knitting Weekend teaching and exhibiting artists, as well as Trad Arts Studio instructors, regional artists and curators, and performing artist Debra Mann, whose jazz trio will provide music for the event.

Organizers suggest you register early to get your first-choice classes and secure admission to the weekend events, which all sold-out last year. For registration options, visit brownpapertickets. com and search for Knitting Weekend. For information, visit slatermill.org/programs/2016-knitting-weekend. Email tradarts@slatermill.org or call 401-725-8638 x106 for a mail-in registration form.

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Ellen Mason leads a class at Slater Mill knitting weekend last January

Barbara Parry of Foxfire Fiber, at the Slater Mill Fiber Art Marketplace

3rd Annual Blood Drive in Memory of Bob McKenna

The 3rd annual Blood Drive in Memory of Bob McKenna will be held on Saturday, January 16, 2016 from 9:00 until 2:00 at the Seekonk High School (cafeteria), 261 Arcade Avenue. Bob, who passed away in December 2012, was a lifelong blood donor. The initial idea for the drive came from a young lady, Alicia (DeCesare) Amore who had been a member of the Girl Scout troop that Bob was co-leader of many years ago. She felt it would be a wonderful tribute to his giving spirit. The first year was a great success and the second - even better. We are hoping to keep that tradition going this time around. It is more important than ever since the RI Blood Center has had to eliminate small blood drives due to budget constraints. Walk-ins are welcome, appointments are encouraged. Visit www.ribc.org and select sponsor code 3499 to make an appointment for that day. Come out and save a life in memory of Bob’s.

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How You Can Help Changing Lives Through “Changing Keys”

To musician and Rehoboth-native, Alissa Musto, advocating music education is a personal responsibility: “I was lucky enough to receive music education both at home and in school while growing up, and it brought me a number of personal, professional and academic opportunities”. Musto’s dedication, confidence and concern for music education inspired her to volunteer with organizations like the Dorchester Collegiate Academy, Girls Rock! Rhode Island, the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Music Forward Foundation Alumni Advisory Board.

Through these projects, Musto gained valuable experience and memories, but worried whether participating students would have music-related opportunities once the programs ended. “It was startling,”she says. “But I realized I would have to take more of a ‘teach a man to fish’ rather than ‘give a man a fish’ approach, if I wanted to affect more students, longer”.

Musto founded Changing Key with the purpose of connecting unused pianos and keyboards to schools, community-centers and students in at-risk communities. Her goal is to ensure that all students have the opportunity to make music part of their lives. In addition to personal experiences, Boston’s ‘Play Me, I’m Yours’ display and a New York Times article about the increasing number of pianos ending up in the trash served as inspirations behind the development of Changing Keys. “The way people are learning is continued on next page...

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Through her involvement with the Miss America Organization as Miss Tri-County 2015, Musto hopes to further spread awareness about Changing Keys and music education.

According to her, there are several exciting initiatives brewing to raise awareness and funds for Changing Keys, which was recently selected for the Harvard Law Entrepreneurship Project. “We have had a great response so far,” says Musto. “I can’t wait to get the community more involved”.

For more information about Changing Keys, visit http://alissamusto.wix.com/changingkeys. If interested in donating a piano, please contact alissamustomusic@gmail.com .

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Holiday Spirit in Full Bloom at Blithewold Mansion

“A Garden for all Seasons” - a fitting theme for Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum’s annual Christmas celebration. A walk through the Mansion this winter will remind visitors of exploring the grounds and gardens during the spring and summer months, due to the diligent work of this year’s team of volunteer decorators to bring the beauty of Blithewold’s gardens inside.

The Mansion, which reopens for the season on November 27, features 12 rooms full of intriguing displays and history, elaborately and thoughtfully decorated for the holiday season with the Van Wickle family’s love of nature in mind. Some of the highlights include the ever-present “Big Tree,” which greets guests as they enter the Mansion, robed in enchanting red and silver embellishments. Another room, named “Augustine’s Room” after the second daughter in the Van Wickle family, pays homage to Blithewold’s spring Fairy Festival with a whimsical display of evergreens with jubilant fairy ornaments.

Blithewold offers several family-friendly holiday events in and around the Mansion throughout December and into January. AfThe Master Bedroom - one of the many elaborately ternoon Tea in the Dining Room will begin on November 24, and is decorated for the season. a great opportunity to take in the Mansion’s wonderful décor while enjoying an afternoon bite in turn-of-the-century style with family and friends. The sittings take place at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and the price includes admission to the Mansion ® for touring before or after Tea. Another fun event for the family this holiday season is Sparkle, hosted by Blithewold in its illuminated gardens on Friday evenings beginning November 27. Families are invited to stroll through the PAINTING and grounds and gather around bonfires for caroling, hot chocolate, and s’mores in Blithewold’s Enclosed Garden. Each evening will WALLCOVERINGS feature a different chorus, including the Mt. Hope High School Chorus on December 5 and the South Coast Children’s Chorus on December 18.

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Guide 2015 American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI). “Even after the pollen season dies down, there are environmental triggers to deal with - things like mold, dust and pet dander. The winter holidays can bring a whole new set of triggers.”

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Lots of traditions swirl around the holidays - and lots of dust, too. If you store ornaments and artificial trees in the attic without being covered, they may be full of dust, which can cause allergies to flare. Clean them thoroughly before putting them up, and when the holidays are over, store them in air-tight boxes so that next year you’ll deal with fewer triggers.

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Church News & Events 20th Annual Mission Bazaar

Newman Congregational Church, UCC Saturday, December 5, 2015 between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM Newman Congregational Church, UCC will host their 20th Annual Mission Bazaar. All proceeds are donated to various charities. Last year’s profits were dispersed to the following: Back Bay Mission, Haiti, Irons Homestead, Bread of Life Food Pantry, Doctors Without Borders, Central Falls High School Library, Heifer International, Holly Charrette House and more.

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Amongst the tables you will find fresh pine wreaths and ornaments; “Newman’s Own” Country Store featuring a variety of crafts, breads, and cookies. There will be hand knit items, quilted Christmas items, a quilt raffle, fleece scarves, handmade crafts, book table, and jewelry made by Haitian artisans. You are sure to find treasures at “Newman Marcus” (our white elephant tables).

Alternative gifts will be available. The kitchen is open for breakfast and lunch. Bring your friends, and enjoy the festivities!

Newman UCC is an Open and Affirming congregation of the United Church of Christ and extends this invitation to one and all, living out the example of Jesus’ extravagant welcome.

Newman Congregational Church, United Church of Christ is located at 100 Newman Avenue, Rumford, RI 02916 - on the corner of Newman and Pawtucket Avenues. For more information, call 401-434-4742.

Seekonk Congregational Church, UCC Christmas Bazaar & Gift Festival

The Seekonk Congregational Church, UCC, 600 Fall River Avenue, Seekonk, MA will hold it's Annual Christmas Bazaar & Gift Festival on Saturday, December 5th from 9AM – 3PM … Handmade crafts, knitted goods, decorations, jewelry, Live Wreaths, Boxwood centerpieces, a wide variety of gift baskets, and more! Baked goods … as well as a luncheon being served featuring various soups, sandwiches, homemade desserts, fries, doughboys, etc. Special room with Christmas items, drawing table with winners announced at the end of the day. Pictures with Santa from 10am to noon. Come and enjoy the fun! www.scc-ucc.com

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The last 2015 Lobster Roll or Lobster Mac & Cheese Lunch is coming up on Friday, December 11th. Get a 12oz container of Home-Made macaroni and cheese with chunks of lobster meat and a cracker crumb topping, a pickle, cookie and choice of soda or water. Or order the famous Lobster Roll filled with chunky lobster meat on a thin bed of lettuce (with or without mayo), chips, pickle, cookie, and beverage choice. Just call 508-222-1759, fax 508-222-2326, or email centumc@verizon. net An order form with details is available on Centenary’s website at http://cumc. thischurch.org Complete, individually packaged, takeout lunches are only $9.50 and can be picked up at the best time for you on December 11th between 6:30am and 1pm. Pick up is at Centenary United Methodist Church, 15 Sanford Street, corner of North Main & Sanford Streets, across from the YMCA, in downtown Attleboro.

Group orders can be delivered to businesses, schools, and professional offices.

So why not take orders where you work, perhaps for Holiday Parties, and they’ll bring everyone’s Lobster Luncheon to you.

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Living Creche

A Living Creche, the 30th annual presentation of the Christmas Story, will take place in front of the Seekonk Congregational Church yard at 600 Fall River Avenue, beginning at 7:07 PM each evening December 20th through December 23rd with carols and readings from the biblical account of Jesus’ birth.

Participants include a baby from the congregation, as well as youth and adults portraying shepherds and magi. Live sheep are also imported for the week! Bring family and friends to experience the true meaning of the season. Hot chocolate will be served.

On Christmas Eve, the living tableau of the manger scene will be a part of the worship services. During those services, the joyous sounds of Christmas carols will ring out.

The public is most welcome to visit the church and view the Living Creche, from the December 20th through the 23rd, and/or attend any of the Christmas Eve services.

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Dec 6: 9:00 & 10:30AM

Our beautiful “Hanging of the Greens” Service with pageantry, special music, lighting of the tree, fifth graders presenting the symbols of advent faith. Candle of PEACE will be lighted. One of the year’s most beautiful worship services! Sign Christmas cards to homebound and out of town friends.

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Dec 13: 9:00 & 10:30AM

Music of the HARP will fill the sanctuary and this special advent service celebrates with the candle of JOY in the midst of waiting for birth. Receive the anointing oil of healing if you choose…an inspirational service of healing and wholeness in the midst of the busy-ness of life. Expectant mothers will light the three Advent wreath candles. Sign Christmas cards to homebound and out of town friends.

Dec20: 9:00 & 10:30AM

Lessons and Carols with special Christmas music, readers, carols (Children will participate in a pageant to tell the nativity story). Candle of LOVE is lighted. Sermon: “In Those Days: In These Days”.

Dec 24: Christmas Eve Services: 5 & 11PM

The 5PM service is a Family service – with Procession of the Holy family. Choirs of children and sacred dance. The 11:00pm worship will be candlelight Communion with special music. All are welcome! Bring Friends!

Dec 27: 9 & 10:30AM

Ring out the OLD and Ring in the NEW! All invited to bring a bell of any shape, size, or material. (No Church School – children in church).

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Christmas Services at Rehoboth Baptist Church

A candlelight service of carols and Scripture reading with a Christmas message will take place on Thursday, December 24th at 6 PM at Rehoboth Baptist Church. In addition, a Christmas morning service of carols and Scripture reading will be held at 8:30 AM. All are welcome. Rehoboth Baptist Church is located on Route 118 2 miles south of Route 44.

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Christmas Eve Candlelight Service & Pageant

The entire community is invited to join in the premier presentation of Pat Trodson’s “Earth Angels” Newman UCC’s 2015 Christmas Pageant.

Again, this year the pageant has been incorporated into the Christmas Eve worship service at 5 pm.

Families are encouraged to bring their children for this service, to hear the story of Jesus’ birth and to sing the carols of the season.

Newman UCC is an Open and Affirming congregation of the United Church of Christ and extends this invitation to one and all, living out the example of Jesus’ extravagant welcome.

Please join us for these upcoming music events

Special Christmas Music Service – featuring the Rhode Island Brass Quartet. The Newman Adult Choir performs choral selections in this festive worship service. Sunday, December 13, 2015 at 9:30 am Christmas Carol Sing – Performed by the Providence Adult String Ensemble, Jonne Gomes, Director, and the Newman Church Adult Choir, Geoffrey Greene, Director, Alisa Cassola, soprano, Barbara Youmans, alto, Neil Letendre, tenor, and Lucky Rattan, baritone. Come and sing your favorite Christmas Carols! Sunday, December 20, 2015 at 4:00 pm Please check our online calendar at http://www.newmanucc.org/ for all upcoming events!

These spectacular opportunities allow you to take a break from the hustle and bustle of the Christmas Season and simply enjoy time revisiting songs of the season.

Christmas Services

Join us as we worship and celebrate Jesus’ birth. Advent Services are on Sunday mornings at 9:30 am, December 6, 13, 20.

On Christmas Eve, we offer two worship services - 5 pm and 11 pm. Both services include the traditional story of Jesus’ birth, the singing of familiar Christmas carols and candle-lighting. The 5 pm service will include our Christmas Pageant and the 11 pm service will feature our adult choir.

Newman UCC is an Open and Affirming congregation of the United Church of Christ and extends this invitation to one and all, living out the example of Jesus’ extravagant welcome.

Newman Congregational Church, United Church of Christ is located at 100 Newman Avenue, Rumford, RI 02916 For more information, contact Rev. Timoth Sylvia at 401-434-4742.

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Newport’s holiday season is right around the corner and with that comes a number of traditional family fun festivities and hours of sensational shopping throughout the County during the 3rd Annual Holidays by the Sea initiative.

The Newport County Chamber of Commerce along with members of their board and its Retail Committee created the Holiday Shop and Stroll just three years ago. The Chamber’s Retail Committee’s concentration during the holiday season is to promote and expand the THINK LOCAL Campaign through joint marketing efforts.

All Merchants, Chamber members and non-members alike, are encouraged to participate in the Holidays by the Sea Retail Initiative featuring raffles, decorations and holiday marketing campaigns.

Holidays by the Sea will begin on November 27th and run through December 31st. The name has changed, the schedule has changed but the mission stays the same. Light up Newport and bring the visitors here to enjoy our seaside community while dining, shopping, exploring and staying! Merchants are encouraged to decorate with white lights, and organizers are working to get even more on the streets for the holiday festivities.

Participating retailers will be offering special discounts and promotions as well as presenting shoppers with the opportunity to enter the weekly shopping spree raffle. The shopping spree raffle will consist of multiple gift certificates from participating retailers. Two winners will be selected each Friday beginning December 4th.

Shoppers are encouraged to visit retailers weekly for more chances to win.

As the Holiday Season kicks off, the Chamber and local merchants would like to remind residents that THINKing LOCAL is not just about shopping this Holiday season but rather a mindset to support and invest in all aspects of our local communities; to think, shop and BE local.

Please join the Chamber and the Merchants of Newport’s efforts in this Holidays by the Sea initiative. Your involvement will assist in obtaining additional advertising coverage but more importantly will create a more unified County during this holiday season.

If you have any questions regarding the 2015 Holiday by the Sea Retail Initiative contact Jane Roggero, Jane@ NewportChamber.com, Joanne Gorton, Joanne@NewportChamber.com or by calling the Chamber office at 401-847-1608.

We will be updating the Holidays by the Sea page on our website with all participants as well as discounts, events and more information.

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Get Ready for Christmas at Blithewold!

Wreath Making Workshops

December 4& 5, 10am to Noon

Blithewold's Garden Mgr Gail Read will share design ideas and assembly tips that allow you to create one-of-a kind holiday wreaths. You will get to choose your own greens from a wide variety of plant material, some of which is pre-cut from Blithewold's collection of unique evergreens. If you own pruners and gloves, please bring them!

Members: $40 Non-members: $48

Decorating with Nature ~ Design It and Display It Door Swag

Tuesday, December 8 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Laura Seita from the design collaborative Floral CoLab helps you explore new possibilities for your holiday décor, including teaching you how to create the most eye-catching door swag on the block. Create a woodland-inspired swag of evergreens and seasonal foliage and then adorn it with a selection of pinecones, winterberries, jingle bells, and luxurious ribbons. Take home your stunning creation-perfect for any New England door, hang it up on

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Admission Fee for Sparkle: Members: Adults $2, $1 for kids 3 and over Family: $5 for 2 Adults and 2 children 3 and over Non-Members: Adults $14, $3 for kids 3 and over Family: $28 for 2 Adults and 2 children 3 and over

Cocktails and Carols at Blithewold A Holiday Kick-off Celebration!

Saturday, December 5, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Join us for an elegant holiday cocktail party to kick off Christmas at Blithewold! Come enjoy an evening of elaborate holiday decorations and music, dancing, canapés, and holiday cocktails, celebrating the Van Wickle-McKee family's love of nature. Stroll through the House, enjoy live music by Dick Lupino, or grab a hot toddy and venture outdoors to take in the lovely illuminated gardens.Cocktail or festive attire is encouraged.

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Bring the whole family to Blithewold for this special holiday performance. After an interactive holiday sing-along, Santa Claus himself will make a special appearance to visit and to read "Twas the Night Before Christmas". After the show, we'll savor cookies and hot cocoa. And, there will also be an opportunity to have photos taken with Santa!Children who are small enough (ages 2 and under) may sit on a parent or guardian’s lap free of charge.

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Volunteers Needed!

Email Connie Ganley to find out more about these opportunities: Coming up - Christmas at Blithewold! December means lots of extra help in the Mansion, Gift Shop, concerts and of course, everyone's favorite, Afternoon Tea. These now famous Teas are something to experience and even more fun by taking part behind the scenes. Sound interesting? Contact me and I will fill you in on all the details. Volunteering at Blithewold is so rewarding and never hard or strenuous. We're looking forward to meeting some new volunteers and welcoming back those who have been away.

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Hot on the heels of the exciting first annual Rhode Island Outsider Art Fair, Pawtucket’s RHD-RI, a studio program for artists with disabilities, brings together again many of the featured vendors from that event and presents its 7th Annual Holiday Art Fair: the Bizarre Bazaar! If you missed September’s Outsider Art Fair, you have a unique opportunity to sample its distinctive wares again!

Many of Rhode Island’s premiere arts programs will be displaying an impressive array of art, crafts and one of a kind gifts created by artists with disabilities; it will be one stop shopping for a good cause!

Exhibitors include Warren’s Top Drawer, Boston’s Outside the Lines, Jamestown’s Bridges, Cranston’s Artist Exchange and Flying Shuttles Studio from Pawtucket. Many additional local artists will also be represented. To accommodate this magnitude of awesome, this year’s exhibit has been expanded to two days: Saturday, Dec. 12th from 10am-4pm and Sunday, Dec. 13th from noon to 4pm.

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The Tuesday Club of Assonet is collecting items for our local Veteran’s at the Veteran’s Hospital in Brockton and the Veteran’s Transition House in New Bedford. We will be collecting items until shortly before Christmas.

For your convenience there will be collection bins at four locations: Freetown Town Hall, 3 North Main St. Assonet, MA 02702 Monday-Thursday 8:00 am-4:00pm Friday 8:00am-12:00pm American Legion Hall 80 Myricks Road, Berkely, MA 11AM-8PM Freetown Senior Center 227 Chase Road E Freetown, MA, M-TH 8AM-4PM VFW Freetown Memorial Post 6643 89 Middleboro Rd, E. Freetown, MA 11AM-8PM For more detailed information please visit our website and find us on Facebook: Tuesday Club of Assonet For a complete list of supplies visit our website at www.tuesdayclubofassonet.org Supply list also available on Facebook email: clomgr@tuesdayclubofassonet.org You may also contact Cathy at 508-644-2050, Grace at 644-2266 and Barbara at 644-5741 The Tuesday Club of Assonet P O Box 251 Assonet, MA 02702

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Sturdy Memorial Hospital is a full-service, independent, financially stable, not-for-profit, acute care community hospital in Attleboro, Massachusetts.

Sturdy Memorial Hospital To Hold Blood Drive Thursday, December 10

Attleboro, MA, November 18, 2015 – Sturdy Memorial Hospital will be holding a Blood Drive in partnership with the Rhode Island Blood Center on Thursday, December 10 from 7:30am – 4pm in the Hospital Auditorium. Each donation you make can treat up to three people and will help alleviate the region’s seasonal blood shortage. While emergencies and disasters capture the attention of our community and prompt people to respond by donating, the need for blood donations is ongoing. Donating regularly is something we can do to ensure blood is always available the instant it is needed, and for people who have cancer, blood disorders, sickle cell anemia, and other illnesses, as well as those who need regular blood transfusions to live.

All donors will receive refreshments and be entered in a raffle. To schedule an appointment for the Sturdy Memorial Blood Drive, call 508-236-8555 or visit www.sturdymemorial. org/events_blooddrives.html.

Sturdy Memorial Hospital Upholds “Straight ‘A’s” Honor In Hospital Safety Score

Attleboro, MA, November 6, 2015 – Sturdy Memorial Hospital was honored with an “A” grade in The Leapfrog Group’s Hospital Safety Score for Fall 2015. Leapfrog also cited hospitals that received an “A” grade for safety since the launch in 2012, and labeled them with the “Straight ‘A’s” logo. Sturdy has upheld its “A” for the eighth consecutive reporting period and was among 133 unique hospitals nationwide to receive this declaration. The Hospital Safety Score rates how well hospitals protect patients from errors, injuries, and infections.

“It’s an honor to be recognized with an “A” score once again by The Leapfrog Group,” says Dr. Bruce Auerbach, President & CEO of Sturdy. “Leapfrog holds hospitals to the highest of standards, and to have reached the top of its Hospital Safety Score rankings, in each of the twice-annual updates, is a real accomplishment.

Performance like this is only possible with the type of excellent staff that we have caring for our patients. The entire organization is committed to providing high-quality care and ensuring a safe environment for the people we serve.”

Developed under the guidance of Leapfrog’s Blue Ribbon Expert Panel, the Hospital Safety Score uses 28 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to produce a single “A,” “B,” “C,” “D,” or “F” score representing a hospital’s overall capacity to keep patients safe from preventable harm. More than 2,500 U.S. general hospitals were assigned scores in fall 2015, 773 earned an “A” grade, and only five percent were honored with “Straight “A’s”.

The Hospital Safety Score is fully transparent, with a full analysis of the data and methodology used in determining grades available online. Visit www.hospitalsafetyscore.org for more information.

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Audubon Society Of Rhode Island Unless noted, registration is required for all programs. A complete listing of activities and programs are detailed in the Audubon Nature Tours and Programs, a free guide to connecting with the natural world. Register online at www.asri.org or call (401) 949-5454.

December 5, 2015 Citizens Bank Free Family Fun Day

Audubon Locations:

Audubon Environmental Education Center 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Admission to the Audubon Society of Rhode Island’s Environmental Education Center will be free on the first Saturday of every month, courtesy of a grant from the Citizens Bank Foundation.

Families can explore environmental exhibits representing Rhode Island’s diverse habitats, from upland meadow and cornfields to wetlands, salt marshes and the Narragansett Bay shoreline.

Situated on the beautiful 28-acre McIntosh Wildlife Refuge, visitors can enjoy nature trails.

Audubon Environmental Education Center 1401 Hope Street, Bristol, RI. Powder Mill Ledges Wildlife Refuge 12 Sanderson Road, Smithfield, RI.

Fort Nature Refuge 1443 Providence Pike (Rt. 5), North Smithfield, RI

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Pick out a freshly cut tree from a local Rhode Island tree farm and have your child’s picture taken with Santa and Mrs. Claus. After the event your picture may be posted in a special edition of the East Bay Newspapers. There will be crafts and seasonal activities for children. Food donations will be collected for the local food bank.

December 5, 2015 Winter Birding Van Trip: Waterfowl & Seabirds at the Shore 8:00am – 4:00pm

Join Audubon for a van trip to Rhode Island’s coastal habitats and ponds in search of winter waterfowl and seabirds. Stop at different birding hotspots to search for a variety of waterfowl including Barrow’s Golden-eye, Canvasback, Eider and more. We’ll be visitiing beautiful coastal locations such as Trustom Pond, Point Judith, Quonochontaug Pond and more. Please bring a lunch and optics. Dress for the weather.Program Fee: $50/member, $60/nonmember. Ages: 14+. Register online at www.asri.org

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December 5, 2015 Audubon Holiday Craft Fair - Artisan Gifts with a Natural Flair

Audubon Powder Mill Ledges Wildlife Refuge 10:00am – 4:00pm With local vendors selling a variety of nature and wildlife related wares, you are sure to find perfect gifts for the nature enthusiasts on your list. Jewelry, children’s items, ornaments, stationery and other locally made treats are just a few items to choose from. Come shop, sip warm cider and be sure to enter the raffle for a chance to win one of the handcrafted items donated by our artisans.

December 7, 2015 Winter Survival and Scenery

Audubon Parker Woodland Wildlife Refuge 9:15 – 11:30 am Winter is nearly here and the landscape is changing. Many of the plants and animals are getting ready for the cold winter ahead.

Join Scott Ruhren, Director of Conservation, for an invigorating hike in the forests of Parker Woodland. Dress in sturdy hiking boots and layers for seasonal weather. Program Fee: $10/member, $14/ non-member. Ages: 5+. Register at www.asri.org.

December 8, 2015, January 20, 2016 Seal Watch on Prudence Island

Prudence Island, RI 9:45 am – 3:00 pm Come observe harbor seals at one of the best haul-out spots in Narragansett Bay. The seals will be viewed from land using spotting scopes and binoculars. The program includes a presentation on these amazing animals. Participants will tour the island via passenger van and learn about some of the current research projects at

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the Research Reserve. Due to limited space, registration is required.

Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Prudence Island, RI; Program Fee; $8/member adult, $4/member child; $12/non-member adult, $8/non-member child. Ages: 8+. For more details on Prudence Island trips and to register, visit www.asri.org

goldeneyes and buffleheads. This winter adventure is a fun way to explore Prudence Island! Due to limited space, registration is required. Program Fee: $10/member adult, $5/member child; $14/ non-member adult, $7/non-member child. Ages: 10+. For more details on Prudence Island trips and to register, visit www.asri.org

Audubon Powder Mill Ledges Wildlife Refuge Times vary, see below.

Enjoy a nature story with your preschooler each month. Programs include a story with a nature lesson followed by a craft.

Often a live animal comes to visit! See below for dates and times.

December 9, 2015: Once There Was a Tree by Natalia Romanova 11:00 am-12:00 pm and 1:00–2:00 pm; Program Fee: $5/ member child, $7/non-member child; Ages: Ages 3-5. Register online www.asri.org

Powder Mill Ledges Wildlife Refuge 6:30 – 8:00 pm Long ago, farm folk were well acquainted with our native flora and fauna, but as humans moved into suburbs and cities, that familiarity waned. As human populations grow and expand into the remaining wild areas, we find that people have more and more wildlife interactions in and around their homes. Come and find out ways to appreciate and coexist with wildlife. We will take a look at some common critters, answer questions and discuss concerns.

Program Fee: $10/member, $14/non-member. Ages: Adult. Register online at www.asri.org

December 9, 2015 Animal Tales

December 10, 2015 Owl Prowl at Fort

Audubon Fort Wildlife Refuge 7:00 – 9:00 pm Enjoy a crisp night hike on the Fort Wildlife Refuge in search of owls. Your Audubon guide will call for different species of owls as we travel through mixed and pine woods. While we never know if we'll actually get to hear or see an owl, participants will be sure to learn a lot and have a great night hike. Wear warm socks and shoes or boots and dress warmly. Bring a flashlight. Hike will be canceled in the event of inclement weather or icy trails.

Program Fee: $10/member adult, $5/member child; $14/nonmember adult, $7/non-member child. Ages: 9+. Register online at www.asri.org.

December 10 & 11, 2015 JuniorNaturalists for Home-schooled Families

Audubon Environmental Education Center, 10:00-11:00 am Join other home-schooled kids to learn about nature and science! This hour-long program will introduce participants to a different topic each class, with hands-on experiments and naturebased activities that are sure to foster a love of the natural world.

Classes are limited to 15 children, so please register early. Adult must attend with child.

December 10 & 11, 2015: Wonderful Whales

Classes are held from 10:00-11:00 am Audubon Environmental Education Center; Program Fee: $5/ member child, $7/non-member child. Ages: 6+. Register online www.asri.org.

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December 17, 2015 Armchair Naturalist: Living With Wildlife

December 18, 2015 Paint and Sip: Winter Birds

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Audubon Environmental Education Center 6:00 – 7:30 pm Fairies aren’t just for kids! Come get creative and make an enchanting scene using natural materials, while enjoying a glass of wine and having fun! Fairy houses make beautiful and interesting centerpieces or decorations for the winter season. We will provide all the materials, but if you have something special you would like to use, bring it along.

Program Fee: $20/member, $25/non-member. Ages: 21+.

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December 12, 2015, January 9, 2016 Winter Wildlife on Prudence Island

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December 19, 2015 Wildlife Wreath Making

Audubon Powder Mill Ledges Wildlife Refuge 2:00 – 4:00 pm Make a winter wreath that is both beautiful and and edible to birds and other wildlife.

Using wire or straw wreath bases we will add greens, dried flowers, seed heads, leaves, fruit and nuts to entice our feathered friends to visit. All items will dry nicely if you prefer to keep the wreath for purely decorative purposes. Each participant will make one wreath.

All materials will be provided. Participants may bring their own needle nose pliers or wire snips. Program Fee: $25/member, $30/non-member. Ages: Teen to Adult. Register online at www.asri.org

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Through December 31, 2015 Drawing with Fire Art Exhibit

Audubon Environmental Education Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Cate McCauley is a Rhode Island pyrographic artist whose illustrations are exhibited in museums, galleries and art shows across the state. Her work is meticulously hand-burned on paper using heated metal pens, a rare technique which combines sharp detail with the warmth of sepia tones. Visit www.catemcc.com for more information. Opening reception and demonstration is Sunday, November 1, 2016 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Free with Admission. Ages: All.

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Audubon Environmental Education Center, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Looking for some winter fun during December school vacation week? Head to Audubon! Special programs and activities are available each day and are free with admission. Registration is not required. Nature crafts will be held from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm each day, as well as a nature story at 10:00 am and 2:30 pm. An animal interview will be featured at 1:30 pm.

The following special programs for children are also available each day at 11:00 am. These are recommended for children ages 6+ and are free with admission.

Monday, December 28, 2015: Nature Games. Try a wild round of animal games! Learn about the food web, predators and prey, animal adaptations, and more.

Tuesday, December 29, 2015: Owl Pellet Dissection. Learn how owls hunt then use simple and safe tools to take apart an owl pellet. Identify the bones inside and discover what your owl ate—was it a mouse or a mole?

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Thursday, December 31, 2015: Morning Nature Activities: The Audubon Environmental Education Center will be open for the morning only. Nature crafts will be held from 10:00 to 11:30 am. Nature stories will run at 11:00 am. Programs are offered from 10:00 am- 12:00 pm on December 31. Program Fee: Free with Admission. Ages: All.

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December is a busy month at the Blanding Library. First on Sat. Dec. 5 at noon was the raising of a new flag outside Goff Hall. The ceremony included library staff, American Legion representatives, and others officials. The flag was donated by Wayne Taylor from the library. It was the burial flag of his grandfather, who worked closely with General Patton in World War II. We look forward to giving you more of the interesting details on this historic family flag and to sharing photos from this veterans’ event in next month’s Reporter. The flagpole is also scheduled for repainting by town tree warden Rob Johnson, according to retired veterans’ agent William Carmichael.

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The first special library program of the New Year will be Game Day on Sat. Jan. 9, 2016, with all sorts of games on offer in Goff Hall, from Monopoly to bingo. This event is also free and open to all. New story hours for children will begin in January also. For more information on library programs, call 508-252-4236.

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Read 1,000 Books?? Absolutely!

Jenn Boisvert and Jenna Robbio, mothers to 3 1/2 year old friends, Jake and Zachary.

To read 1,000 books seems like a huge task but it wasn’t overwhelming at all say Jenn Boisvert and Jenna Robbio, mothers to 3 1/2 year old friends, Jake and Zachary. The two boys participated in Seekonk Library’s early literacy program “1,000 Books Before Kindergarten” which was launched this past June at the Library. The two families completed the program in October. “Reading together is bonding time and a time to talk about our day,“ said Mrs. Boisvert.

“It became our special nightly routine.”

Seekonk Library started their version of this national early literacy initiative this past spring. “We’re thrilled to offer 1,000 books Before Kindergarten here in Seekonk,” says Sharon Clarke, Seekonk Library Youth Services Librarian. “The program helps children build vocabulary and language skills which are crucial tools for children to have as they begin to learn to read.”

To participate in in the program, families register at the Library and then record the titles of books they’ve read aloud. Special achievement stickers, prizes from a treasure chest and other incentives are earned along the way. The program is self-paced and may be started at any time. When a child reaches the 1,000 book level they receive a t-Shirt that proudly states “I Read 1,000 books Before Kindergarten!”

Jenna Robbio feels that participating in the program and reading so regularly to her son has had a huge impact on his language development. “He’s only 3 1/2 years old but Zachary uses very descriptive phrases and complex words like ‘hibernate’ and ‘unbelievable’ in context,” she says. “Books are truly making a difference in his language skills and in his excitement for learning.”

By taking part in the 1,000 Books program and by reading to their children now, both mothers say they are helping build the skills their child needs to be confident life-long readers and curious learners. Jenn Boisvert adds, “Reading is an investment in my child’s future.”

For more details or to register for 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten, visit the Children’s Room at Seekonk Library or call 508336-8230 x5140. The program is free but a SAILS Library card is required. L – R Jenn and Jake Boisvert, Zachary and Jenna Robbio

Seekonk Library Introduces Flipster™, a New Way to Access Digital Magazines

Seekonk, MA – 11/30/15 - Patrons of Seekonk Public Library can now access their favorite digital magazines using Flipster™.

Flipster is a next-generation digital magazine service that allows people to browse the latest issues of popular magazines online, courtesy of the library.

Seekonk Public Library has both Flipster and hardcopy versions of magazines like Consumer Reports and more so patrons have the option of accessing the content at the library or remotely. Magazines can be downloaded to iPads, the Kindle Fire, and other Android devices with a free app for offline reading anytime, anywhere.

Michelle Gario, Adult Services Librarian says, “We are excited to offer popular titles like Consumer Reports to our patrons in this easy to use format. Flipster actually makes reading digital magazines a fun experience.” The Zinio service previously offered is available to all MA residents from Boston Public Library. Learn more about using both services in our classes held every Wednesday in December.

Contact the Seekonk Library at 508-336-8230 x5130 or library@ seekonkpl.org to register for a class and for more information.

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Thursday, December 10, 6:00 pm In this unconventional yet heartwarming family drama, an aging rocker (Meryl Streep) returns home to her estranged family after years on the road following her dreams, and must face the music as she tries to make things right with her loved ones. PG-13, 101 minutes. Licensing prevents us from printing titles; call the library for the title and other details at 508-336-8230 ext. 5130.

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The Friends of the Seekonk Public Library accepts donations year round according to the following guidelines: Books must be in good to excellent condition - there should be no writing/highlighting, no torn pages, and no mold/mildew/dampness. If the book was sold with a book jacket, it should be on the book.

Magazines should have covers and no more than 3 months old.

Puzzles that are in good condition and DVDs are accepted.

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Guided by performers from the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra, Lucas Estrella, Grade 2, charts Tempo, Rhythm and Motion in a visual musical pattern to illustrate the motion of animals in our environment. Palmer River’s second grade students learned to become “TRAMologists” working to detect animal locomotion as it

Second graders in Mrs. Augusta’s and Ms. DePietro’s class made quick friends with “Yolanda the Tortoise”. Augusta (below) bravely lifts Yolanda to safety. Mr. Warner of Warner’s Turtle Farmer here in Rehoboth is pictured here with a very feisty snapping turtle and his very lovely daughter Madison. The students asked many thoughtful questions and took many notes on the habitat of Turtles and Tortoises. Did you know that a turtle has claws and a tortoise has feet like an elephant?

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BECKWITH CHRONICLE: MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS

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Learning in Action!

Students and teachers have been working hard in the classroom. Project-based learning and hands-on experiences in multiple content areas have led to higher-order thinking and student engagement. Teachers are challenging students to collaborate and “think outside the box” to solve problems in creative ways. It has been an exciting month!

Student of the Month

The following students were presented with Student of the Month Certificates for the month of October: Gr. 8 - Samantha Benevides/Noah Ferreira Gr. 7 - Bella DeCilio/Christopher Pike Gr. 6 - Jillian Pestana/Dario St. James Gr. 5 - Marina DePalo/Nathan Maiato Related Arts - Una Soliday/Mitchell Bushell Congratulations!

DR Regional High School Visits BMS!

Juniors from DRRHS visited 8th grade students during lunch on November 10th. The high school mentors spoke about the various academic programs and after school activities offered at DRRHS. It was a great opportunity for our 8th grade students to meet DRRHS upper classmen.

Lip Sync Competition

The annual BMS Lip Sync Competition was a great success!

Students and teachers performed after school on October 29th to a sold out cafeteria. The event was co-hosted by 8th grader Joe DaSilva and Mrs. Jerauld. All acts were entertaining, creative and showcased the talent of the participants. It was a difficult decision for the judges, but three acts stood out as the most creative and in-“sync.”

1st Place: Abby Moitoso, Alyssa Kelly, Emma DePalo, Chelsea Lawton, and Brooke Wickliff (“Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend”) 2nd Place: Mitchell Bushell, Matt Nadeau, Ian Papa, Ryan Rebello, and Marc Thaler (“Boom, Boom, Pow”) 3rd Place: Victoria Richardson (“Since You’ve Been Gone”) Special thanks to Mrs. Jerauld for coordinating this fun event and to faculty members for helping out and participating!

November Beckwith Bash and School Dance

On Friday, November 13, 2015, 5th grade students had a blast at the Beckwith Bash. Fifth graders played games, watched a movie, and hung out after school with friends and teachers. Later in the evening, a dance for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders was held in the cafeteria from 7-9pm. It was a great afternoon and evening after a long week of hard work and learning.

Principal’s Message

Dear Families, During the month of November, we stop to appreciate what we have by reflecting on the past and setting goals for the future. I am thankful for the wonderful staff, students, and families of Beckwith Middle School.

While creating this month’s Beckwith Chronicle, I couldn’t help but recognize the commitment of the school community to educate the “whole child.” Students are challenged during the school day to think creatively and problem solve. Students are also given opportunities to socialize,

and participate in activities outside of the classroom. As middle school educators, we realize the importance of these experiences for young adolescents as we continue to support students academically, socially, and emotionally.

These opportunities help students grow, prepare them for high school, and lead to engagement. As we transition into December, we look forward to continuing our work, and of course, turkey and football.

Have a wonderful holiday.

Sincerely, Joe Pirraglia

Dates to Remember

Nov. 24 Grade 8 Field Trip Nov. 25-27 No School Thanksgiving Recess Dec. 2 PTSA Meeting 6pm PRES Dec. 4 Picture Day- Retakes Dec. 17 BMS Winter Concert 6:30pm DRRHS Dec. 24-Jan. 1 No School – Holiday Recess Jan. 8 PTSA Providence Bruins Event

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Seekonk High News From Ms. Marcia McGovern, Principal

SHS welcomes Ms. Samantha Fontaine to the high school. She will be working in one of our special education programs.

Annual Spirit Week activities were held from November 23-25.

On Monday, the school was a sea of red, white, and blue as the games got off to a great start. Each class chose a theme: Subarctic Seniors; Jurassic Juniors; Super Storm Sophomores; and Fast and Furious Freshmen. Students were entertained by a hypnotist on Monday evening and many participated in the Dodgeball Tournament on Tuesday.

The pool is open again for lap swim in the morning. Check out our website for specific dates and times.

Saying goodbye

This will be my last monthly column for the Reporter since I will be retiring at the end of December. Dr. Christopher Jones will be the interim principal. It is a bittersweet time for me. While I am looking forward to the next chapter in my life, I am sad about saying goodbye to so many wonderful people. For more than ten years, the staff, students, and community have been part of my family. We celebrated milestones and mourned our losses together.

I feel very fortunate to have been able to work with so many professionals not only at the high school, but throughout the district. What they share in common is the belief that all students can succeed. The parents have been there to support us, too. When I asked for volunteers, many people stepped up to help. The larger community has provided opportunities for our students, too. Trust me, that doesn’t necessarily happen in other places.

What makes Seekonk unique? The belief that if we work together, we can meet the needs of all of our students. Thank you for allowing me to be be part of the community.

From Mrs. Whatley, Director of Guidance

All juniors received information from guidance on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, ASVAB, a government sponsored assessment that helps to identify individual student aptitudes in a variety of areas. The assessment was given at Seekonk high school the morning of December 8th. Guidance will follow up using an interest inventory with students to help identify possible career clusters to investigate.

From Dr. Jones, Assistant Principal

Report a Concern Thank you for using the Report a Concern link on our website. Please remember to use as many details (time, location, possible witnesses etc.) as possible when submitting information. It will help us find a quicker, more effective solution to the issue.

Veterans Workshops Seekonk High School hosted two workshops in December: one for members of the English and Social Studies departments and one for members of the Art Department. Teachers from the middle school were also invited to attend. These workshops are a result of a partnership with the William Joiner Institute for the Study of War and Social Consequences.

This is the beginning of what could be a great relationship with the William Joiner Institute. The teachers who are taking the time to participate and continually look for ways to engage students by providing them with meaningful, authentic learning experiences should be congratulated. I’m sure their efforts will pay large dividends in the classroom!

Character Initiative The Positive Behavioral Support Committee (PBS) has asked teachers to participate in an initiative that recognizes students for the display of good character traits. Once recognized, the teacher submits the student’s name to the main office where it is entered into a raffle. Two students from each class win a prize that is our way of saying thanks for their contribution to a more positive atmosphere at school.

Varsity Model United Nations Team Congratulations to the SHS varsity Model UN team who traveled to Brown University for a 3-day conference last month They met students from all over the country and the world, including teams from England and India.

Congratulations to seniors Filipa Carvalho, Hannah Machado, Jess Moszkowicz, Maddie St. Michel, Barbara Wang, and Sasha Wilhelm-Hart.

Science Club News The Science Club at SHS has been very busy. The club has a number of groups or committees responsible for different activities. The Envirothon team recently attended a workshop at UMASS Amherst in preparation for the Envirothon competition in May. One student entered the PBS Emperor Science Award competition. Two teams of girls participated in the Women of Science competition in December. The fundraising committee held fundraisers to provide members with t-shirts to wear at competitions. The garden club is working on a plan to install a small greenhouse for club and classroom use. Other groups are working on Science Fair projects to take to the Regional Science Fair, a “Genes in Space” competition, and a STEM Games event for SHS, and a STEM Fair for freshmen.

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Homeless Awareness Week

By Julia Johnson Homeless Awareness Week is designed to let people know that even if you don’t see them, there are homeless people everywhere.

Nine years ago, the Rehoboth Congregational Church started the tradition of homeless awareness weekend. Over the years, more churches, including the Evangelical Covenant Church, Memorial Baptist Church, Central Congregational Church, Wrentham Congregational Church, and Foxboro Universalist Church, joined to make the event even more successful. Altogether 90 kids and 25 adults participated and raised over $9000.

The Rehoboth Congregational Church alone (the Church that I am part of) had 25 kids participate and raised almost $4000. Friday, before the sun went down, everyone arrived at Mason Field in Attleboro to set up the boxes where they would be sleeping the whole weekend. Shortly after sundown, we went to a church for dinner, a sermon, and communion. After that, we silently walked back to the field. When we got back to the field, it began to rain, but we kept the fire burning and weren’t willing to go home yet.

Some boxes leaked and were a little wet, but everyone was strong and kept moving forward through the weekend. We moved into our boxes for the night except for a few people that stayed up all night to tend the fires. The next morning was bitterly cold and the wind pierced through every layer of clothing. Saturday was action day.

First we spent the entire morning panhandling (begging for money on the side of the street). It was frustrating to watch as so many cars drove by without even considering donating. One boy, Harry, made a good point. He had mentioned that even though we get frustrated with these people just passing bye, we need to be patient because we have all been in that situation where we try not to make eye contact with someone standing on the side of the road.

Though there were many rude people making mean gestures and calling names, we would not give up. We were determined to find the good in mankind and raise the money that other people really needed, and ultimately we were successful. People gave change.

People gave ones. People gave fives, tens, and even twenties. One woman donated five bags full of groceries. Others offered love and prayers. It was a deeply heartwarming experience.

That evening, everyone went to volunteer at soup kitchens.

There, we got to directly interact with the people we were helping and see the impact we have on them. Everyone was so grateful for our assistance and thanked us repeatedly. The spirit of generosity perfumed the air. Even those seemingly with the least still wanted to give all they could. Here, nobody was rude, everyone was kind and well mannered. After, we returned to the field for a guest speaker.

There were two guest speakers this year, a teenager with autism and his aunt who both fought their way out of homelessness.

Inspired and transformed, we then got back into our boxes for the night. In the morning, we packed up to go back to our respective churches and spread the good news of our achievements. Our pastor had said that instead of saying “homeless people” we should say “people living in homelessness” because banding someone homeless is defining them when stating their living condition is only suggesting they are going through a very hard time. The shirts that we wore all weekend said “there’s no place like a home,” and we all hope that the money raised will help the most needy find just such a home of their own.

Horizons For Homeless Children Needs Volunteers New volunteer trainings in Brockton & Taunton

Roxbury, Massachusetts (November 12, 2015) - Horizons for Homeless Children will be hosting two Playspace volunteer trainings on Saturday, December 5th from 9:30am to 12:30pm in Brockton, and Wednesday, February 3rd from 6:00pm-9:00pm in Taunton.

December 2015 There is a critical need for trained volunteers, called Playspace Activity Leaders (PALs), to play with homeless children who reside in shelters in Marshfield, Norwell, Kingston, Fall River, Middleboro and Attleboro.

Each Playspace has two-hour volunteer shifts that occur throughout the week. For children living in a shelter, Playspace visits with PALs may be the only opportunity to listen to stories being read, create an artistic masterpiece, dress up as a superhero, play a musical instrument, and just have fun.

“There are homeless children that need help all across the state, not just in the city,” said Meagan Seaman, Statewide Director of the Playspace Program at Horizons for Homeless Children. “Our Playspace Program reaches these much-needed areas, and volunteers in areas like Peabody and Lawrence are critical to making sure these opportunities continue for the children and the families living in our partner shelters.”

Horizons for Homeless Children created the Playspace Program with the belief that play is essential to healthy childhood development, and every child has the right to play. To make healthy play possible for children living in shelters in Massachusetts, regional staff build and maintain developmentally-appropriate and traumainformed, “kid-friendly” spaces and stock them with books, toys, games and arts materials. Horizons’ Playspaces serve infants and young children who are living in homeless shelters. PALs lead play activities in the Playspaces to help each child heal from the trauma of homelessness and gain the cognitive, physical, and social/ emotional skills essential to future social and academic success.

To learn more about the Horizons’ Playspace Program, or to sign up for either of these two trainings, please visit www.horizonschildren.org/playspace or contact Meghan Schafer, Playspace Program Director, Southeast Region, at mschafer@horizonschildren.org.

About Horizons for Homeless Children Horizons for Homeless Children is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of young homeless children and their families. Horizons provides high quality early education, opportunities for play, and comprehensive family support services. Today, Horizons serves more than 2,000 young homeless children each week in Massachusetts through three early education centers and more than 120 shelter-based Playspaces. For more information about Horizons for Homeless Children, please visit: www.horizonschildren.org.

The Giving Tree at Capron Park Zoo

The holidays are here! A great way to celebrate the season and support your zoo is to come and participate in Capron Park Zoo’s Giving Tree.

Come to the zoo during regular zoo hours and select an ornament off the Giving Tree. Each ornament has some toys or other items the zoo’s animals are hoping to get for Christmas. Just chose what you would like to donate and drop it off at the zoo between December 20 and 26 during regular zoo hours. The items donated will be featured during a special enrichment event on January 9, 2016.

All donations are tax deductible and will go directly to the animal you have chosen. For more information, call: 774-203-1843.

Attleboro Community Theatre presents “Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus”

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Inspired by a simple letter written by 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon (played by Raynham native, Emma Yutz) to the editor of the New York Sun, Virginia writes: “Dear Editor, I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says if you see it in the Sun, it’s so.

Please tell me the truth. Is there a Santa Claus?”

Ed Mitchell, the Sun’s editor (Sandy Remington; Warren, RI) gives the assignment of answering Virginia’s letter to Frank Church (Kevin Fish; Woonsocket, RI) who, until his wife and baby died last Christmas Eve, was the Sun’s best and most dependable reporter.

Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus is a great holiday play for all to enjoy!

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The director welcomes ALL, including males who are comfortable portraying female characters on stage. Monologues are not required for audition purposes, but welcomed. The auditions will consist of cold readings from the script and we encourage you to show up for both audition dates to get a full scope of cast chemistry (though not required). Show dates are Feb 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 and March 4, 5, and 6.

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SPORTS UPDATE Good Luck to the Pop Warner Cheer Team

In existence since 1929, Pop Warner is a non-profit organization that provides youth football and cheer programs for participants in 42 states and several countries around the world. DightonRehoboth Football and Cheer is just one of the many Pop Warner teams with a commitment to developing well rounded young women and men who learn not only the fundamentals of cheer and football, but also learn the importance of education in an atmosphere conducive to development of sound character.

As you may know, it is a constant challenge for organizations like ours (100% volunteer!) to meet all the needs of our children.

This year, were very excited to announce that one of our competitive cheerleading teams placed first at the Pop Warner New England Region Cheerleading competition in Springfield, MA, earning them the title of First Place Champions for their division and are invited to compete at the National Pop Warner Cheerleading Championships in Orlando, FL on December 8, 2015. The team is comprised of thirty 6th, 7th and 8th grade girls from the rural towns of Rehoboth, Dighton, and Berkley. They proved that anything is possible when you truly dedicate yourself to a goal and to each other.

It costs approximately $1,500 per girl to participate in this once in a lifetime opportunity. Therefore, we are turning to all of our local business owners looking for donations/sponsors to help offset this hefty cost, especially since it’s right before the holidays, so that every girl can afford to compete in Orlando. Any excess funds will be donated back to the Dighton-Rehoboth Falcons Pop Warner League. By sponsoring, your business may be promoted on our Championship banner which will be advertised at our home field for the 2016 season, at future fundraisers, as well as at our annual Football/Cheer banquet in March 2016. As a 501(c) (3) organiza-

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Local Girls Take Home Softball Awards

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A Rehoboth resident and softball player Sabrina Liston took home the 2015 RI Aftershock MVP award from her team this past weekend at their annual award banquet. Sabrina who is 15 has been playing softball for the majority of her life and has been playing with the RI Aftershock 18U team for the past two Sabrina Liston pitching seasons. Sabrina finished the summer season with an ERA of 2.69 and pitched over 100 innings. Sabrina was also a starting varsity player as a freshman for Moses Brown High School the past spring and helped her team to a 21 and 2 record. Sabrina is a dynamic player. She is not only a very good pitcher but she is an excellent ball player and a great teammate with a great work ethic Coach Steve says.

Erika Costa from Seekonk took home the 2015 Batting Champion award. Erika who is also a team captain for the Aftershock has won this award once before in 2014. She is a hitting machine coach Steve says. He compares her to Wade Boggs from the red sox. She is always on base. She finished the 2015 season with a team leading batting average of .505.Erika is also the team’s starting catcher and will play college softball in the fall of 2016. Erika attends Seekonk High School where she is the varsity softball starting catcher and a team captain for the Volleyball team.

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scouts Scouting for Food Generates 200,000 Pounds of Food

Donations Help RI Community Food Bank Meet Increased Demands OR bring your donation to the RI Community Food Bank at 200 For 28 years the Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America Niantic Avenue, Providence any week day between 8 am and 5 pm. has hosted its annual Scouting for Food Drive, the largest food drive Scouting for Food, the largest food drive in New England, is throughout New England. Over the past few weeks, thousands of a cooperative effort supported by the Narragansett Council of the Scouts across the state canvassed local communities to collect Boy Scouts of America, the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, food for the Rhode Island Community Food Bank and area food WPRI Channel 12, FOX Providence, the Rhode Island Army National pantries. As a result, 200,000 pounds of food were donated from Guard, The Valley Breeze and local fire stations. the community.

Food donations increased more than 60,000 pounds from last year’s Scouting for Food Drive. Since the Council’s first drive in 1988, Scouts have collected over 8 million pounds of food for Rhode Island, Southeastern Massachusetts and Connecticut.

“Each year, we are impressed by the hard work and dedication our Scouts’ put forth for this drive,” said John Mosby, the Narragansett Council’s Scout Executive/ CEO. “Their continued involvement is a true testament to the lessons and values Scouting teaches our youth.”

In an economy that has been slow to recover, many have found themselves looking to the Food Bank for support. In Rhode Island alone, the USDA reports that nearly 14.4 percent of households are lacking food and about 4.6 percent are at risk of going hungry.

“Donations from this year’s drive will help the more than 60,000 Rhode Islanders we serve each month through our network of member agencies,” said Andrew Schiff, CEO of the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. “We’re incredibly grateful to the Scouts, their families and Troop leaders, and to those who donate to their neighbors in need. Without everyone’s help, Scouting for Food would not be possible.”

“The Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America and the Rhode Island Community Food Bank would like to extend our gratitude to everyone who donated and participated in the drive,” added Mosby.

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The girls of Rehoboth Daisy Girl Scout Troop #494 have been learning about many different animals and their habitats. The girls have learned about birds, what they eat, where they live, and how to protect their environment. Here are the Daisies and the beautiful bird nests they made.

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American Heritage Girls Troop MA3712 Honor our Veterans

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American Heritage Girls Troop Aids Rehoboth Cemetery Commission

Pictured l to r: Lily and Ashlyn McCormick and Sarah Baldini American Heritage Girls Troop MA3712 aided the Rehoboth Cemetery Commission locate graves of Civil War veterans and place flags and yellow ribbons for the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. l to r: Avy Conti, Ella Briggs, Ashlyn McCormick, Kriszel Dabi, Lily McCorminck To honor our veterans American Heritage Girls Troop MA3712 from Seekonk participated in Operation Gratitude (www.operationgratitude.com). Siera Larkin, Pioneer Scout, adopted Operation Gratitude for her service level award project this year. Siera’s goal is to make and collect 100 paracords and 100 letters! Siera also enlisted the help of the 3rd and 4th graders in Faith Formation classes at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel with the letter writing campaign.

Operation Gratitude sends over 150,000 care packages a year to new recruits, deployed troops, veterans, and wounded warriors.

Letters of thanks maybe the only thank yous they have received so far. Our younger scouts wrote letters while our older scouts twisted parachute cord to make 7.5 ft long paracord survival bracelets to be donated to current servicemen and women. The cords are worn as bracelets and can hold up to 550 pounds. When unraveled in an emergency they can be used as a sling, splint, sewing thread for wounds, tripwire, nets, traps and more!

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Re-gifting Rehoboth and Seekonk Did you get a gift that doesn’t fit, you don’t need, would bless others?

American Heritage Girls Troop MA3712 will gladly deliver that gift to the Helping Hands Food Pantry or the Doorways Food Pantry. Requests for new items other than food will be used gifts or something someone has gone without (a toaster, blanket, scarf, etc).

Last year we were able to bless many individuals and families with your unwanted new items! Please help us make our second year with this program a success!

Thank you for your generosity!

Boxes marked REGIFTING at these donation locations: Anawan Cleaners DD Plaza Rts. 44 & 118 • Blanding Library at Goff Hall • Seekonk Library • Aitken School Rt. 152 Seekonk • The Parish Center at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel from December 25 until February 5

A great way to recycle, clean the closet, and make someone happy!

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Rehoboth Council on Aging A Municipal Department of the Town

55 Bay State Road, Rehoboth, MA 02769 Phone 508-252-3373 Fax 508-252-4617

Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Fridays 8:00 a.m. to 12 noon Kitchen hours: Monday – Thursdays 8:00am to 12 noon

Special Announcements for the Month

We are also looking for yarn donations.

We will be making chemo hats and infant hats.

We will be closed at Noon December 24th & Closed December 25th.

Lunch is served at Gert’s Cafe` Mondays at 12 Noon. Menus consist of soup or salad, a main course, dessert, coffee, or tea. Stop in and enjoy a delicious lunch for the “Bargain” price of $3.00 donation. Sign up to get the good stuff and have a seat.

Happy Holidays

Breakfast with Santa

sponsored by Rehoboth Triad December12th @ 10:00

Adults $5.00 Children 12 & under free Tickets available @ the COA & from Fireman Randy Larrivee

Learn CPR And How To Use A Defibrillator (AED)!

Where: Rehoboth Council on Aging Provided by Rehoboth Town Nurse

Bring Your Medication/ Medication List And Emergency Medical Info!!!

When: Dec 14th 11:30-12:30PM

Rehoboth EMS and the town nurse will be collecting information to register into the new software that the ambulance will use if the ambulance needs to respond to your house and bring you to the hospital. We will also be assisting you to make a “File of Life” so that you can leave one copy on your refrigerator and one in your wallet/purse in case of emergency.

We are still in need of cotton or flannel fabric for our pillowcase project. We are also donating “Baby Stuff” to new Moms at Sturdy Hospital. So if you love to knit, crochet, and/or sew and would like to make extra items, we will donate them to Sturdy Hospital.

COA Corner

We are looking for children’s print fabric donations. We will be making pillowcases for Sturdy Hospital. In lieu of the plastic “Personal Belongings” bag, the bags are given to the kids coming in for surgeries, sleep studies, etc., to put their stuff in, and they get to take it with them when they go home.

Gert’s Cafe`:

Soup’s On

Tues from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM

Small 16oz Soup and Sandwich $3.00 Small 16oz Soup $2.00 or Large 32oz Soup $3.00 donation To be announced on the Monday before.

The COA Breakfast:

Wed from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM

The COA is serving egg sandwiches, 2 pieces of French toast or 2 pancakes for $2.00 donation and with your choice of ham, sausage, bacon or home fries for an extra .50 Start your day off with good Home Style cooked breakfast or have a mid-day snack for those who wake up with or before the chickens! Come on in and join us!

Tasty Thursdays Lunch:

Tasty Thursday Lunch is held on the last Thursday of the Month at 12 noon. Please come in and join us for lunch with friends.

Cost $3.00 donation.

Musical Mondays:

Have fun with this group blending your voices in harmony and song. They meet on the first and third Mondays of the month at 1:00 PM. New voices are always welcome and invited.

Men’s Morning Coffee: Fridays at 9:00 AM

Come in and enjoy fresh coffee, pastry, and conversation with this lively group of Men.

Card Games:

Cards are here at the COA Mondays at 9:30 AM - Cribbage Tuesdays at 12:30 PM -a ladies group

that plays cards and other games Wednesdays at 12:30 PM we have HiLo Jack Come on in and try your luck and have a great time doing it. All are welcome and if you are not sure how to play the folks will gladly teach you.

Art Classes:

Michelle’s Art Classes Cost of this is $4.00. Come on in and join us. Come early and have breakfast that is served from 8:30 to 10:30 AM Wednesdays.

Please note that Art Class will resume in September. Art Class students are welcome to come in on Wednesday’s from 10-noon and paint.

Knitting and Crochet Group:

If you like to knit or Crochet or you wanted to learn this amazing Craft the Ladies of the Needles are always there to share their knowledge with you. Don’t be shy; women and men are both invited. Come in and try it out Fridays at 10:00 AM

Quilters:

Do you quilt? Do you know someone who quilts? Come on in and join in the fun of creating with our Quilting Group. There is plenty of knowledge and a great deal for fun with this group. Meets Thursdays at 9:30 AM.

Blood Pressures & Glucose Screenings:

Our town of Rehoboth nurse, Jamie will be available for blood pressure and glucose screenings. Please contact the COA 508252-3372 for more information.

Podiatry Clinic with Dr. Marian Markowitz

Dr. Markowitz’s appointments start at 10:00 AM. Please call 508-252-3372 to schedule your appointment.

Chair Yoga Exercise Classes:

Thursdays the COA is having fun exercise classes in Chair Yoga at 9:00 AM. Cost is $3.00 per class. Come in and have some fun and check it out.....

Tai Chi Classes:

Tuesdays at 9:00 AM. Tia Chi Classes - a way to exercise that’s easy on the joints and helps with balance...Makes a whole new you and has a great positive outcome for any age. Cost is $3.00 per class

Line Dancing Classes:

Tuesdays at 10:00 AM. Get in the groove if you like dancing this is a fun group for you.

Everyone is welcome to try out some steps.

Cost is $3.00 per class.

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Meals on Wheels and Meal-Site:

Please contact Bristol Elders, Inc. at (508) 675-2101 for information on the Meals on Wheels program and on site meals served on Thursdays at the COA. A donation of $2.00 is requested for lunch, which consists of a main course, dessert and milk.

Please call the day before to order a lunch.

The Best is Yet to Come:

The Best is Yet to Come - a senior social group that helps sponsor and doing activities that members suggest. They meet on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 1:00 PM at the Gladys L. Harrell Senior Center - 55 Bay State Road, Rehoboth, MA 02769 Annual dues are $6.00 - they have many great activities through out the year

Senior Citizens Club:

The Rehoboth Senior Citizens Club is a Social and Charitable Club to help seniors in Rehoboth have a better life. Meetings are scheduled for the 1st Thursday @ 12:30 & 3rd Thursday @ 12 Noon at the Rehoboth Council of Aging building.

The Friends of the Elderly

The Friends of the Elderly help and partially fund some of the services at the Rehoboth Council on Aging - such as the podiatry. Friends meets at 10:00 AM on the 3rd Tuesday of the month.

New members are always welcome.

Veteran’s Information:

Veterans Service Officer can help you call 508-252-4467 Appointments as needed Office hours are Tuesday-Thursday: 8-1 Wednesday: 8-4

Important:

Registration is required for all upcoming programs. All activities will have a participant signup sheets for that program.

Most of the activity programs that are in the Council on Aging are free and open to the

public. Some programs require minimum attendance; if there is no interest then that activity will either be canceled or postponed.

Please call 508-252-3372 for information on all activities or to sign up.

COA Bulletin Post on Community Information:

Please check the bulletin boards every time you come in to the Council on Aging for information on up coming events such as Free Health Screenings, Support Groups, and other important information that could benefit you, your family or friends.

S.H.I.N.E.

Serving Health Information Needs of Elders

CAN YOU CHANGE YOUR MEDICARE PLAN NOW? Yes, if you are unhappy with your Medicare Advantage Plan Between January 1 and February 14, 2016, you can drop your Medicare Advantage plan, return to Original Medicare and enroll in a Part D drug plan, which will begin the first of the following month. If you wish, you may also enroll in a Medicare Supplement (a Medigap) plan.

Coverage will begin on the first of the following month.

Yes, if you are a member of Prescription Advantage, the state pharmaceutical assistance program, or are eligible to join Prescription Advantage at any time during 2016, you have one additional chance to change your Part D drug plan or Medicare Advantage plan or to add a Part D drug plan, if you have none (a penalty may apply). In 2016, Prescription Advantage will continue to help most members with the cost of drugs in the “donut hole.”

Yes, if you have MassHealth or if you qualify for “Extra Help” (LIS) every month, you can change your Part D drug plan or Medicare Advantage plan.

Yes, if you are first becoming eligible for Medicare, or if you lose your current health insurance Special rules will apply. If you need help on any aspect of your health

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insurance, your local SHINE representative offers free counseling at your Senior Center.

Call Bradley Marshall at 508-252-3372 to arrange an appointment

DO NOT IGNORE YOUR MEDICARE MAIL!

Open Enrollment For The Health Connector

Open enrollment for the Massachusetts’s Health Connector for 2016 begins November 2nd and ends January 31st.

People on the Health Connector should have received a letter about their current plan and their 2016 subsidy, if qualified, will be and the opportunity to make changes and updates to that plan or move to a new one during the open enrollment – Our Outreach/SHINE councilor may be of help to you in this review please call his office for an appointment if needed.

Senior Christmas Party

The Rehoboth Senior Citizens Club is having their annual Christmas party on December 17th at noon at the Gladys L. Hurrell Senior Center. Roast pork lunch will be served. Santa and Mrs. Claus will make their annual appearance. Entertainment by Les Gais Chanteurs (The Happy Singers) who have been singing since 1930.

This year the party is free for members; $20.00 for non-members. The deadline for sign-up is Friday, December 11th. The Club will be unable to accommodate anyone after December 11th.

Call Lorraine Botts for information 774991-0032.

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Donald E. MacManus Mission: The Rehoboth Council on Aging shall coordinate and carry out programs designed to meet the needs, problems and benefits for the aging population of Rehoboth, and shall do so in coordination with the Programs of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Rehoboth Council on Aging shall: a. Provide, coordinate and link available resources to help meet the needs of the Town of Rehoboth’s elders. b. Carry out programs and services that range from information on community education, referrals, outreach, transportation, Meals on Wheels, health screenings, inter-generational activities, crafting programs and other programs beneficial to our seniors.

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Seekonk Human Services

Telephone: (508) 336-8772 FAX: (508) 336-2239

Seekonk Human Services Staff

Telephone: (508) 336-8772 FAX: (508) 336-2239 Executive Director Bernadette Huck Ext. 15 Senior Secretary Ashley Cartwright, MBA ext. 12 Clerical Assistant Kimberly Mallon ext. 10 Educational & Social Programs Karen Stutz ext. 14 Outreach Managers Adriana DoSantos, LSW. ext. 11 (Monday-Friday) Veronica Brickley, LPN BA SOC LSWA ext. 17 (Mon. Wed. Fri.) Senior Aides ext. 19 Loretta Ferreira, Sharon Bettencourt Executive Board Members Victoria Kinniburgh, Chairperson Rene Andrews, Vice Chairperson Anne Libby, Secretary Anita Gendron, Treasurer Christine Allen, Guy Boulay Beverly Della Grotta

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Monday – Thursday 8:30 – 4:30, Wednesdays 5:00 – 7:00 at Town Hall by Appointment Only, Friday 8:30 – 12:30

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We will be closed:

Thursday, December 24th at 12:30 for Christmas Eve Friday, December 25th for Christmas

Holiday Happenings

Wed, Dec 2nd at 10am

This program includes a discussion on holiday traditions, along with some easy and festive decorating ideas. Join us for a social gathering which includes a free raffle of two beautiful wreaths which are designed during this interactive demonstration. This is presented by Stacey Hiltner from Community VNA. Lunch will be Pasta and Meatballs, with coffee and dessert for $3. Please sign up in advance as seating is limited by calling 508-336-8772.

Triad Christmas Party Wed, Dec 9th at 10am

Bring you Christmas spirit and let’s have a party! Prizes will given for the best festive sweater, shirt, tie, or hat!! Lunch will be a delicious Pot Roast Dinner with coffee and dessert for $3 Please sign up in advance as seating is limited by calling 508-336-8772

Thank You

Seekonk Human Services would like to the opportunity to thank Outback Steakhouse for donating cooked Thanksgiving meals to shut-ins. We would also like to thank Personal Best Karate for donating and delivering over 75 baskets to Seekonk residents. Wampanoag Rod & Gun Club for donating gift certificates to help Seekonk Human Services put together additional Thanksgiving Baskets to help those in need this holiday season. Without the help of our local businesses, organizations and individual contributors it would be impossible to make the holiday season cheerful.

Thank you for all that you do!

Holiday Food Baskets

Seekonk Human Services is coordinating the “Christmas Baskets” this holiday season. We are requesting monetary donations, gift cards, or non-perishable food items. This program is for Seekonk residents (who meet income eligibility guidelines) needing assistance providing their families with traditional holiday meals. Food drop off locations include Seekonk Human Services, Town Hall and Seekonk Public Library. Monetary donations should be made payable to “Town of Seekonk” with “Holiday Donation” as the notation on the check and should be mailed to Seekonk Human Services.

Men’s Breakfast

Thursday, Dec 10th 8am Toti’s Restaurant

All men are welcome to attend and no sign up is required. Bring a friend with you to enjoy a delicious breakfast. There is no set price for breakfast, order what you want, and pay for what you order.

Women’s Brunch

Thursday, Dec 17th 10am Toti’s Restaurant

All women are welcome to attend and no sign up is required. Bring a friend with you to enjoy a delicious brunch. There is no set price for brunch, order what you want, and pay for what you order.

Christmas Baskets

Anyone who receives food from Doorways Food Pantry is eligible to receive a Christmas Basket from Doorways. If you are not currently participating in Doorways, you may call the Outreach Department at Seekonk Human Services for an appointment to receive a holiday basket. You will need to fill out an intake form. Please call 508-336-8772 by Friday, December 18th for a Christmas Basket.

Christmas Meals

Christmas meals are available to those who are homebound and would like to have a hot meal delivered on Christmas Day. Those in need of a Christmas Meal should call 508-336-8772 and sign up by Wednesday, December 16, 2015.

Christmas is for Kids

Seekonk Human Services will be participating in Christmas is For Kids again. Applications are available at Seekonk Human Services. Please contact Seekonk Human Services at 508-336-8772 for an application. *The program is intended for children age 0-13 years old. Application deadline is December 11, 2015. NOTE: Anyone interested in adopting a family for Christmas please contact Bernadette Huck, Director of Human Services @ 508-336-8772.

Brown Bags

Brown Bags delivery/pickup for the month of December will be the 2nd Wednesday, which is December 9th instead of the 4th Wednesday due to the holiday. Those who receive Brown Bags will still receive the reminder phone call.

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Fuel Assistance

If you had fuel assistance last year, be on the lookout for your application. File the application as soon as you get it. If you have never had fuel assistance and would like to apply or if you need help filing your application, please call Seekonk Human Services at 508-336-8772 to make an appointment with the Outreach Department. Fuel Assistance begins November 1st.

Income Guidelines:

Maximum income for 1 person is $33,126, for 2 people is $43,319, for 3 people is $53,511, and for 4 people is $63,704.

Income includes your social security, pensions and any interest income.

Needed Documents:

• Proof of income • 4 consecutive pay stubs • Social Security Award Letter or 1099 • Pension (Current 1099) • Interest Dividends (1099) • List of everyone in household plus their income • Homeowners must include: • Mortgage statement • Real estate tax bill • Insurance bill • Recent copy of electric bill and gas/ oil bill • Renters include: • Rent receipt • Recent copy of electric bill and gas/ oil bills • Food Stamps—copy of verification

Two Safety Measures, One Priority

The Bristol County Sheriff, Thomas Hodgson, is offering the “R.U.O.K?” program. Telephone calls are placed to seniors, disabled persons, and shut-ins. Calls are made the same time each day to check on the well being of the individual. If there is a no answer, a second call will be placed.

If there is no answer after the second attempt, the Town’s first responders will be dispatched to physically check on the person. Applications are available at Seekonk Human Services. For more information, please call Seekonk Human Services at 508-336-8772.

Is Your Home Ready For Winter?

For any household, staying prepared is the key to safely weathering a winter storm.

A good way to start is by keeping Mass Electric’s Power Outage number (800-4651212) by your non-cordless phone. Have at least one phone that is not cordless, because cordless phones won’t work when the power is out. REMEMBER: Police and local

Fire Departments are not the best contact for strictly reporting power outages, and often times do not have firsthand information on when the power will be restored. Your best contact is the number provided above.

Blood Pressure & Glucose Clinic Wed, Dec 16th 9:00am—10:30am

Seekonk Human Services has partnered with the Seekonk Fire Department to provide a blood pressure & glucose screening on the 3rd Wednesday of the month from 9:00am to 10:30am. This is a perfect opportunity to get your blood pressure & glucose tested. This is a first come first serve clinic.

Knitters And Crochet

Yarn Donations Needed!

The knitters are busy creating hats, sweaters & mittens for infants in our town and seniors who need lap robes. Our knitters are in need of yarn to keep up with demand. Donations can be made by dropping off yarn at Seekonk Human Services, 320 Pleasant Street or by calling 508-336-8772.

Thank you in advance for your donation.

Wii Fun

Fridays @ 10am

Come join us for some Wii Fun! The Wii is an excellent way to have fun and be active. Come join us! Call Seekonk Human Services @ 508-336-8772 for more information. No sign up is necessary just on in!

Seekonk Total Fitness

1301 Fall River Avenue Seekonk, MA 02771 508.336.4545 Seekonk Total Fitness is offering Senior Fitness Group Exercise Classes on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 11am—12pm.

The one hour fitness class is designed specifically for older adults and taught by a certified senior fitness instructor. This easy to follow workout is safe, heart-healthy and gentle on the joints. Energize your inactive lifestyle by increasing muscular strength, range of movement & balance. The cost per class is $1.

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YMCA*

472 Taunton Avenue Seekonk, MA 02771 508.336.7103 $3 fee per class for the following classes:

Arthritis Foundation Aquatic Exercise

Mon, Wed, Fri @ 9am

Aquaerobics

Mon, Wed, Fri @ 9:45am

Silver Sneaker Classic

Mon, Wed, Fri @ 11am *Must be a Seekonk senior and have a scan card, please call 508-336-8772 for further information.

Gatra Photo IDs

GATRA Photo IDs can be done at Seekonk Human Services. No appointment is necessary. Just fill out an application and take a picture and the ID will be mailed within 2 weeks. Please contact Ashley Pimental @ 508-336-8772.

Free Medical Equipment

Our FREE Medical Loan Closet is available to Seekonk residents. We are in need of wheelchairs. Please call Seekonk Human Services to schedule pick up/drop off and/ or donations at 508-336-8772. *Please do not leave medical equipment at Town Hall.

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*The Town Crier website link is: www.seekonk-ma.gov Click on Departments Click on Human Services

* NOTE: Seekonk Human Services offers many legal, financial, recreational, medical screening and/or other activities and services by volunteers or nominal cost practitioners. Seniors participating in these services/activities do so with the understanding that Seekonk Human Services, the Town of Seekonk or its employees do not assume any legal or other responsibility for any advice or services rendered by such volunteers or nominal cost practitioners.

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Dave Says *Dave Ramsey is America’s trusted voice on money and business. He has authored five New York Times bestselling books: Financial Peace, More Than Enough, The Total Money Makeover, EntreLeadership and Smart Money Smart Kids. The Dave Ramsey Show is heard by more than 8.5 million listeners each week on more than 550 radio stations. Follow Dave on Twitter at @DaveRamsey and on the web at daveramsey.com.

Doing The Right Thing

Dear Dave, Our son is a senior in college. We all signed a contract before he left for school a few years ago stating that we would pay for school and provide him a car to drive as long as he maintained good grades and behaved in a respectful and mature manner. Over the last couple of years, his grades have dropped and he’s been acting more and more disrespectful. We learned recently that he even told a family friend that he hated us. My husband went to confront him about his behavior and this statement, and our son admitted he said it and was unrepentant. My husband immediately took the car and cut off his cell phone, like we had agreed. But now, I just feel sick with worry. Did we do the right thing?

—Carla Dear Carla, I’m sure you do feel sick inside. If you didn’t feel that way to some extent, you’d be a terrible person. This is your child we’re talking about. And even though he brought this on himself by being a twerp, and you guys are simply following through on the agreement, it hurts you because you’re human — and a good mom.

It may seem extreme to some folks, but what you guys did wasn’t capricious or arbitrary. There was a deal in place, and he knew the terms of the contract. If someone worked for me and did or said or tweeted the kind of stuff you’re talking about, I’d fire them on the spot. This kid has got to learn how to behave in the culture and that there are consequences for breaking your word and violating contracts.

But here’s some good news for you, Carla. You married a real man — a strong and loving man. What he did took a ton of strength and courage. There are so many wimps in our culture today, but you married a good one. And whether this kid realizes it or not, he’s got one heck of a dad who really cares.

I’ll give you a prediction. Within 30 days, your kid comes home wagging his tail behind him. Even if he’s stubborn, being hungry and strapped for cash — along with losing his wheels — will solve a lot of that. From diapers until they’re out of the house, and even after they’re out of the house, you make a lot of those kinds of calls if you’re a good parent.

—Dave

Pursue Nursing Another Way

Dear Dave, I’m 45 years old and a single mom. I have a decent job, but I want to go back to school to become a nurse. The money would be much better than what I make now, but I’d have to take out student loans to make this happen. Is it worth the risk?

—Susan Dear Susan, Is nursing a field worth pursuing, especially when it is something you love and would increase your income significantly? You bet!

Nursing is a very honorable profession. Am I going to tell you to take out loans to make it happen? Absolutely not!

Save as much as you possibly can first — even if it’s just a little each month. Then, I want you to look into Pell Grants, traditional and non-traditional scholarships and what I call the “indentured

servitude” program. There’s still something of a nurse shortage in this country, and there are hospitals and drug companies that will agree to pay your school bills if you go to work for them afterwards for a specific number of years.

I’m proud of you, Susan. Gaining knowledge and improving yourself and your career prospects are all good things. But stay away from student loan debt. It’s bad and unnecessary!

—Dave

Sell As-Is

Dear Dave, My husband and I are about to relocate to another part of the country. We’d like to sell our house, but we’re thinking about taking out a small loan to have some work done first. We could get in the $180,000 range selling it “as-is” but closer to $200,000 if we installed new roof, carpeting, exterior paint and concrete work. I know how you feel about debt, but what are your thoughts in this scenario?

—Kim Dear Kim, From what you just described, and assuming the concrete work wouldn’t be too extensive, you looking at going into debt probably $12,000 to $15,000 in order to get $20,000 more out of the deal. I’d just sell it. I wouldn’t go to all that trouble for $5,000.

Every piece of debt you take on compromises your financial security and robs you of your largest wealth-building tool—your income. Even if you guys are in good shape, you’ve got a lot of uncertainty and the potential for unexpected expenses in the months ahead. Just sell the house and get on with your lives. It’s not worth the hassle.

—Dave

Minor Car Repairs Should Be In The Budget

Dear Dave, My wife and I are on Baby Step 3 of your plan. When we have standard car repairs, I want to use the emergency fund. She says that kind of thing isn’t an emergency, and we should just put it off as long as possible while saving up to fix the problem. Who’s right?

—Ryan Dear Ryan, Sorry, you’re both wrong. Cars break. And since no one will invent one that lasts forever and doesn’t break down, standard car repairs shouldn’t be viewed as an emergency. Maintenance and repair of your vehicles are an ongoing expense. It’s just part of owning them. That means you should have a category in your monthly budget for this sort of thing.

Now, an engine blowing up or the transmission going out would be an emergency. Hopefully, you’re not talking about something of this magnitude. But you’ve got to rework your budget to where you have something designated each month for car maintenance and repair. That way, you won’t be dipping into your emergency fund just to cover the basic wear and tear that comes with owning a car.

Take the next step today, and adequately fund this area so it doesn’t continually come back to bite you in the wallet and sabotage your emergency fund!

—Dave

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Providence Children’s Museum Come play, come learn!

Light and Color

Saturday, Dec 5 & Sunday, Dec 6 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Kids experiment with light and color in Discovery Studio, the Museum’s openended art and science exploration space.

Choose from an array of colorful materials to create sun catcher sculptures and explore and build with vibrant blocks and prisms.

Underwritten by Amgen Foundation.

Museum Closed - Mon, Dec 7 Play and Learn: Fishing Fun

Tuesday, Dec 8 • 10:00 AM - Noon

Play and Learn is the Museum’s openended story-based program especially for 2- to 4-year-olds and their parents, designed to help preschoolers build their skills in a variety of areas and to help parents continue the learning at home. This week, preschoolers practice hand-eye coordination and explore the power of magnets as they catch colorful paper fish.

Light and Color

Wed, Dec 9 & Thurs, Dec 10 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Kids experiment with light and color in Discovery Studio, the Museum’s openended art and science exploration space.

Choose from an array of colorful materials to create sun catcher sculptures and explore and build with vibrant blocks and prisms.

Underwritten by Amgen Foundation.

Toddler Try-It: Color Play

Friday, Dec 11 • 10:00 AM - Noon

Young children, ages 18 months to 3 years, use real tools and explore the creative process as they delve into different hands-on art and science activities each Friday morning. This week, toddlers use clear contact paper and colored cellophane to make new color combinations.

After the Beanstalk: Jack, Jill and the Giant

Saturday, Dec 12 & Sunday, Dec 13 10:30 AM - 2:00 PM

Help Jack and his sister Jill solve the giant’s puzzling spatial challenges in an interactive performance that expands on the classic tale. Shows at 10:30 & 11:30 AM and 12:30 PM & 1:30 PM; recommended for ages 3 and up. Underwritten by Dominion Foundation.

Museum Closed - Mon, Dec 14

Play and Learn: Bounty of Beads

Tuesday, Dec 15 • 10:00 AM - Noon

Play and Learn is the Museum’s openended story-based program especially for 2- to 4-year-olds and their parents, designed to help preschoolers build their skills in a variety of areas and to help parents continue the learning at home. This week, preschoolers dip into a bounty of big beads to practice patterning and fine motor skills.

Holiday Collages

Dec 16 & 17 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Children create festive holiday cards and collages from an array of colorful fabrics, shiny papers and a variety of other art materials.

Toddler Try-It: Rainbow Collage Friday, Dec 18 • 10:00 AM - Noon

Young children, ages 18 months to 3 years, use real tools and explore the creative process as they delve into different handson art and science activities each Friday morning. This week, toddlers collage with a colorful array of papers.

MetLife Family Friday Free at Five!

Friday, Dec 18 • 5:00 - 8:00 PM

The Museum is open free of charge from 5:00 - 8:00 PM for “MetLife Family Friday - Free at Five!,” sponsored by MetLife Foundation. Stay out late and splash, play, explore and discover.

Imagination Playground

Dec 19 & 20 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Kids invent their own ways to play as they stack and build with huge blue foam blocks of all shapes and sizes. Using blocks, wheels, spools, tubes and a variety of loose parts, construct castles and forts, invent interesting sculptures and more!

Underwritten by Dominion Foundation.

Museum Closed - Mon, Dec 21 Play and Larn: Ramps and Balls

Tuesday, Dec 22 • 10:00 AM - Noon

Play and Learn is the Museum’s openended story-based program especially for 2- to 4-year-olds and their parents, designed to help preschoolers build their skills in a variety of areas and to help parents continue the learning at home. This week, preschoolers practice problem solving as they build ramps and towers and experiment with rolling balls.

Holiday Collages

Wed, Dec 23 • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Children create festive holiday cards and collages from an array of colorful fabrics, shiny papers and a variety of other art materials.

Museum Closed - Thurs, Dec 24 & Fri, Dec 25 Rigamajig Dec 26 & 27 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Invent creative constructions with a large-scale building kit featuring wooden planks, wheels, pulleys, rope, and nuts and bolts. Underwritten by National Grid.

Sparky’s Puppets

Mon, Dec 28 • 1:00 & 2:00 PM

Sparky’s Puppets present “The Kingdom of Riddles,” a tale of a knight on a curious quest to capture a unicorn for the queen.

The knight needs help from the audience to solve riddles posed by a jester, a witch, a dragon and others he meets along the way.

Put on your thinking cap and prepare for some puzzling fun, playful humor and plenty of audience participation! Shows at 1:00 & 2:00 PM; recommended for ages 4 and up.

Underwritten by Providence Tourism Council.

Rhythm Room

Tues, Dec 29 • 1:00 & 2:00 PM

Kids feel the beat as they join the band to explore rhythms and try out different percussion instruments. Shows at 1:00 & 2:00 PM; recommended for ages 4 and up. Underwritten by Providence Tourism Council.

Circus Dynamics

Wed, Dec 30 • 1:00 & 2:00 PM

This high-energy vaudevillian-style show includes hat tricks, juggling, hoop dancing, comedy, audience participation and more!

Shows at 1:00 & 2:00 PM; recommended for ages 4 and up.

Underwritten by Providence Tourism Council.

Happy New Year!

Thurs, Dec 31 • 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Families create noisemakers and other musical instruments and join a parade a ball drop to ring in 2016 at 12:00 PM and 2:00 PM!

Activities are free with Museum admission of $9.00 per person; admission is always free for Museum members.

Call (401) 273-KIDS or visit www.ChildrenMuseum.org.

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IN MEMORIAM James Limperis October 20th, 2015 was the first day that Jim Limperis ever stopped living. He passed away at his home in Seekonk, MA, in bed with his family, after a one-year battle with stage IV brain cancer called glioblastoma. Jim was 59 years old but anyone who ever stepped in his bright light will tell you that he had the spirit of 3 teenagers and the heart of a child.

Jim Limperis was born in Lowell, MA on January 31, 1956. He was the first child of Michael Limperis and Angeline Aggelakis. He grew up in Lowell and graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell with James Limperis a BA in Business and later earned an MBA at Indiana University. It was there that his passion for running was born and grew to include 7 marathons, becoming a founding member of the Wampanoag Running Club and never missing a single day of exercise in 35 years – even if it meant running in place in the back of a bus on a 24-hour ride.

In his professional life, Jim was a contract negotiator, purchasing manager, and high-tech salesman. He worked at Motorola for most of his purchasing career and at Electronic Sheetmetal Craftsmen, for most of his sales career. Regardless of his position, his business cards always read “The Bow-Tie Guy”.

Jim is survived by his treasured wife, Linda Limperis, their two adoring children, Alyssa and Mark Limperis, his sister, Linda Curran and by his proud parents, Michael and Angeline Limperis.

Jim met Linda Karol at a Greek Dance on February 2, 1980, which he relentlessly reminded us was the luckiest day of his life.

After asking her to dance only once, he called his father to tell him he had just met his wife. He then called Linda’s college a dozen times to get her address, sent a dozen roses on Valentine’s Day and he never left her side since. They were married two years later on November 21, 1982, at The Church of the Annunciation in Cranston, RI and after listening to the two chatter nonstop as they held hands at the altar, the priest announced that he had never witnessed a couple so excited to get married.

All would agree that the only thing to make this already attached couple more thrilled than being legally bound was to bring two children into the world. And what a world they created for them. They poured every ounce of their boundless energy and beautiful souls into their two children. They never missed a track meet, a birthday or an opportunity to say how proud of them they were. They filled the house they built with friends and laughter and palpable love.

Jim radiated love. He proved to us that there is no such thing as a bad day and that love is visible in actions and in always being there and that the sun is a gift to be opened and how to work really, really hard to get what we want and to never say never and how to infuse laughter in every situation and to use the cashiers’ names and that it never hurts to ask and to always pack sneakers in case there is a race, and how to make a parade out of dead sunflowers and how to see a single patch of snow and deem it sufficient to ski and how to never pass a farm without mooing at the cows, and how to bring light into every room and leave people feeling happier than they did when they entered, and how to wake up every single morning and be grateful that we were given another day and to

take that day and pack 5 normal human days into it.

This is how Jim Limperis lived. And when he was diagnosed with terminal cancer, he didn’t change a thing about his life. He kept living the exact same way he had before. He has taught us how to live: to see life as the opponent of death and to play hard.

And by those rules, it was a shutout.

Come celebrate Jim’s life on Saturday at 8:30 am from the NARDOLILLO FUNERAL HOME 1278 Park Ave., Cranston followed by a funeral service at 9:30 at The Church of the Annunciation, Greek Orthodox Church, Oaklawn Ave., Cranston. Burial will take place at the Seekonk Cemetery, Seekonk, MA. VISITING HOURS: Friday 4-8 pm. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to: Adult Brain Tumor Fund, c/o Patrick Wen MD, Center for Neuro-Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 to help fund brain cancer research and to save other families of this heartbreak. Visit nardolillo.com for online condolences.

Mildred “Millie” (Kennedy) Mitchell Seekonk – Mildred “Millie” (Kennedy) Mitchell, 98, passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side on Thursday, November 5, 2015. She was the beloved wife of the late David J. Mitchell. Born in Central Falls, she was a daughter of the late James and Catherine (McGuinness) Kennedy. Millie was a longtime member of St. Mary’s Senior Saints and the Seekonk Senior Center.

She was an avid Bingo and Hi-Lo Jack player. Above all, Millie was a Mildred “Millie” (Kennedy) devoted and loving mother, grandMitchell mother and great-grandmother, who’s greatest joy was spending time with her loving family. Mille was a resident of Seekonk for 65 years. She maintained a young spirit with a positive love of life throughout her years. She was a caring fun-loving person who was loved by her family and friends. Millie leaves three daughters, Kathleen Hayes of Seekonk, Mary Shakir and her husband, Sami of Albuquerque, NM and Sharon Ring and her husband, Ward of Warren; a son, David J. Mitchell and his wife, Kileen of Rehoboth; thirteen grandchildren, Mark, Nicole, Kathryn and Callie Hayes, Dawud, Yousuf and Salim Shakir, Eddie and Ali Ring, Kelly, Kristen, David and Annie Mitchell; three great-grandchildren, Kiley, Connor and Cameron Hayes; a sister, Irene Miele of Seekonk and many beloved nieces and nephews including Kathy Miele. She was the sister of the late James and Raymond Kennedy. Her funeral will be held on Tuesday at 9 a.m. from William W. Tripp Funeral Home, 1008 Newport Ave., Pawtucket, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, 984 Taunton Ave., Seekonk. Interment will follow at Mount Saint Mary Cemetery, Pawtucket. VISITATION will be Monday from 4 to 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts to the Seekonk Public Library, 410 Newman Ave., Seekonk, MA 02771 will be appreciated.

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Genevieve Cuddy Genevieve Cuddy, age 83, went to heaven on Friday, October 30, 2015 surrounded by her loving family after a long illness.

She is now at peace with her Lord Jesus Christ. She was the beloved wife of the late Samuel Cuddy. She was born in Pawtucket, RI on March 26, 1932 and settled in Seekonk Massachusetts in 1958.

Jenny worked as a cook at La Salette Shrine in Attleboro, Ma. and at Pawtucket Memorial Hospital of RI. She loved her family more than anything Genevieve Cuddy and her world revolved around them. Jenny spent her life devoted to and praying for her family.

Jenny is survived by her loving daughters Elizabeth Longbottom and Miki Potenza; sons in law Richard Longbottom and Frank Potenza; grandchildren Keith Longbottom, Michele Nadeau, Allison Longbottom, and Chelsey Phillips; great grandsons Samuel Longbottom, Matthieu and Cameron Nadeau, Micah and Caleb Longbottom; loving in laws Gina Longbottom and Chris Nadeau; sister Dolores Harkness; sister in law Dot Cuddy and brother in law Robert Bengle, and many nieces and nephews. A special mention and thanks to loving in laws Nora and Jim Zellmer, who spent their summers helping to care for her.

Relatives and friends are invited to a funeral service on Wednesday, November 4 at 12pm in the Costigan-O’Neill Funeral Home, 220 Cottage Street, Pawtucket. Visiting hours will be prior to the service from 10:30am-12pm. Burial will follow in Notre Dame Cemetery, Pawtucket. www.oneillfuneralhomes.com

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Over 25 Years of Caring for Our Community Seekonk

Norma R. (Smith) Gildea, 83, of 25 Chappell St., Seekonk, MA, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, October 13th at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence.

Jeffrey A. Kwolek, 33, formerly of Seekonk, MA, died unexpectedly on October 19, 2015 in West Palm Beach, FL. David Chin, 81 of Seekonk passed away Monday November 2, 2015 at Rhode Island Hospital.

Mildred “Millie” (Kennedy) Mitchell, 98, passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side on Thursday, November 5, 2015.

Raymond J. Keough, 91, of Seekonk, passed away Thursday, November 5, 2015.

Jessica L. Campatelli, 23, of Taunton Avenue, died unexpectedly on November 6, 2015.

Patricia Anne “Trish” Berard, 57, of Roosevelt Street, passed away Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, at home surrounded by her loving family.

Jody E. Halliday, 22, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 11, 2015.

Ellen F. Olbrych, 68, beloved wife of Todd J. Olbrych, died on Nov. 14th at her home.

John C. Smith, 76 of Seekonk passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at his home.

Rehoboth

Kent M. Phillips, 74, of Madison Circle, Rehoboth, formerly of Barrington, died Tuesday, October 27, 2015.

Jesse C. Vieira, age 88, of Wood St., died Saturday morning, Nov. 7, 2015 at the Charlton Memorial Hospital.

Robert A. Sharpe, 73, of Rehoboth, passed away on Monday, Nov. 16, 2015.

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