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Town of Seekonk News Notes by Laura Calverley

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Inside This Issue Antiquarian Society....................54 Business Directory.....................93 Church Events............................42 Classifieds..............................93 Club Announcements.................48 Dave Says...................................89 Dining Guide...............................88 Events and Activities..................34 Heard at the Country Kitchen...33 Home and Garden......................57 Letters to the Editor......................6 Library......................................76 My Two Cents.............................27 Obituaries................................92 People in the News..................43 Rehoboth Council on Aging.......84 Rehoboth Ramblings..................26 Rehoboth Fire Facts & News....24 Rehoboth Town News................15 School...................................66 Scouts..................................90 Seekonk Human Services..........82 Seekonk Town News.................29 Sports Update............................79 Then and Now............................25 Weddings & Engagements.........87

Neighbors of Ledgemont Country Club Not Happy about Proposed Improvements

Residents living near Ledgemont Country Club are opposing plans to renovate the club. The new owners, Joseph and Paula Ruggiero, are seeking to upgrade the private golf course and want to build a new pool, five tennis courts, a clubhouse and a parking area on property along Brown Avenue that is now zoned as residential. The owners are seeking to have the land re-zoned as commercial. Many residents attended a zoning board meeting last month and said that the renovations would detract from the rural atmosphere of the street and could adversely affect public water supplies there. The Seekonk Water District, which has 28 public wells nearby, also appeared at the zoning meeting and expressed concern about the impact on the town’s water supply. Lawyers for the Ruggieros reportedly said the proposed changes would not affect neighbors and that the new complex would be fenced in. Further discussion by the zoning board will take place at its next meeting on April 14. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. and a public hearing on Ledgemont is scheduled for 7 p.m. The project is also expected to be discussed by the Conservation Commission on April 28 at 7:30 p.m. These meeting times could change so check on the town’s website for updated information at www.seekonk-ma.gov.

Selectmen May Reconsider Waste Disposal Contract

Selectmen discussed whether or not to reconsider a contract extension for ABC Disposal, the company that performs waste disposal and recycling for the town. The board reportedly voted to extend the contract in February, but the vote was close, with Selectmen Gary Sagar and Robert McLintock voting against the extension and Selectmen Nelson Almeida, Dave Parker and Michael Brady voting in favor. The town has had a contract with the company since 2003. The contract is reportedly for $6 million for ten years. The board plans to continue the discussion in April.

Police Investigating Rash of Vehicle Break-ins

Police are investigating a rash of motor vehicle break-ins that took place in the north end of town last month. Seven cars were broken into overnight one night and police report that all the victims left their car doors unlocked. Police Chief Craig Mace urged residents on his Twitter account to secure all their valuables and lock the car doors. He also urged residents to report suspicious activity immediately.

Seekonk to Offer Tuition-based Full Day Kindergarten in fall

The Seekonk school department will be offering tuition-based full day Kindergarten in the fall. A lottery will be held this month for interested families. There will be one fullday class in each elementary school for the 2014-2015 school year. The tuition is $3,300 for the year.

Seekonk Adopts Stricter Residency Policy

The Seekonk school committee has changed its residency policy to require more proof that students live in the district and imposes tougher penalties if the policy isn’t followed. State law allows the school department to charge families the cost of a student’s education if a child who is not a resident is knowingly registered.

House Passes Bill Allowing Sunday Morning Liquor Sales

The Massachusetts House passed a bill last month allowing liquor stores to sell alcohol on Sunday mornings. Under current law, liquor cannot be sold until 12 noon on Sundays. The bill, sponsored by state Rep. Steve Howitt, would allow liquor stores to open at 10 a.m. Rhode Island is considering a similar bill. The legislation would make local stores more competitive with stores in neighboring states that can now, or will be able to, open on Sunday mornings. The bill is now being considered by the state Senate.

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Unemployment on the Rise

Unemployment has increased in the area despite the fact that it is declining nationally. U.S. unemployment has been on a steady decline and currently stands at 6.6 percent. The Massachusetts rate is 6.8 percent. The unemployment rate for Seekonk was 9.1% in February. It has decreased from a rate of 10.2% in February 2013.

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Willow is a young adult female Tortoiseshell who is a big bundle of joy and just a pinch of ‘catitude’. She has spent way too long as an adoptable pet and we are not sure why she keeps getting over looked. At one point Willow was adopted, but the large family with multiple children and other pets was just too much for Willow to handle and so she was returned. The perfect match for Willow would be a quiet home with no children or other animals, rather just a cat savvy owner or two. Please come meet her at the Seekonk Animal Shelter, 100 Peck Street Seekonk MA 02771. Open 7 days a week from 2-4 PM except for Wednesday when we are open 3-6 PM. Questions? Call us at 508-336-6663

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My wife, Loretta, was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis over 25 years ago. Loretta devoted nineteen years to teaching at Palmer River School here in Rehoboth. Eventually, the progressive effects of MS forced her to leave classroom teaching. Today, she is happy to volunteer in third grade a few hours a week. I’m not a research scientist or a health professional but I do what I can to fight MS.... I ride my bike. By doing the MS Society’s Ride the Vineyard for the last 21 years, I’ve helped to raise quite a bit of money to support research and to make life a little better for the 400,000 Americans affected by the disease. On May 3rd, I’ll be joined on Martha’s Vineyard by our children, Pete, Shawna and Matt, Pete’s wife Kim, and more than a dozen family and friends --- a cycling team that we call “Folks on Spokes”. Loretta will be there too, cheering us on. We need your support too! Please send your check, made out to the National MS Society to: Pete MacDonald 5 Apple Valley Drive Rehoboth, MA 02769

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The Future of Seekonk

It’s encouraging for Seekonk’s future to have new and younger faces appearing ready to move the town forward. A new Town Administrator has just been hired. Everyone is hoping he will bring a new outlook and will find ways to unite everyone. The Board of Selectmen has two young candidates who should also bring renewed energy and new ideas to keep the town moving forward in the right direction. Times are changing and new ideas and directions should be examined. Many of us who have been involved in town government for years have repeatedly said the “younger generation” needs to get involved. We are available to share our experiences but we should not be formulating new policies for the next generation of leaders. Beverly Hart

saying that the cost per square foot being mentioned for construction are way too high. Others have their own ideas about what to do and how to do it. All I would like to say is “How about all the people who seem to have a problem (or problems) with this project contact the members of the Senior Center Building Committee to discuss their issues and Continued on page 9...

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At the Special Town Meeting on February 25, 2014, at the Seekonk High School, it was voted, by a reported 137 to 28, to appropriate $2,759,645.72 to pay costs for (i) purchasing a parcel or parcels of land and building(s) thereon, located at 442 Taunton Avenue, Seekonk, MA. to be used for general municipal purposes, including, but not limited to a Senior Center and (ii) designing, constructing, reconstructing, furnishing and equipping all or any part of such buildings for the general municipal use, including but not limited to the use as a Senior Center; etc., etc., etc. Is this a brand new building? No. Now that the Building Committee has the money they can move forward and do a study to see if in fact this building can and will serve the purpose. There was a lot of discussion during the meeting, both for and against, about this current project. Some felt we should wait and apply for grants. How long will this process take and will it be successful? Others are

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April 2014 The Reporter ideas with them instead of going off in many different directions and starting a lot of rumors and misunderstandings.” This Senior Center Project has been going on for far too many years. Get your facts and figures (and ideas) together and sit down with the committee. The building committee members cannot think of everything. As I said before lets ALL get together, get on the same page, and get this Senior Center Project finished once and for all so our seniors have a place to go and enjoy. Paul A. Mac Pherson , Seekonk, MA.

Dental Health Month Thank You

To recognize February as dental health month, the office of Dr. Lisa Daft in Seekonk held the first ever Give Kids a Smile day on February 7, 2014. This event, sponsored by the American Dental Association, was established to provide free dental care to children in the community, ages 4-18, who might not otherwise have access to treatment. Dr. Daft was joined by Dr. Chris Vanderpool, Dr. John Balamas and office staff. The day was a huge success. The Doctor’s saw 24 children of varied ages and when finished, had donated over $18,000 in time, materials and service. It was a great day of dentistry and a rewarding experience for all involved. Dr. Daft is looking forward to participating in the event next year and would like to thank all who helped make the first Give Kids a Smile day a success, especially the many young children who were a pleasure to take care of that day. Their smiles made the day perfect! Dr. Lisa Daft

Why Zoning Bylaws?

Rehoboth zoning bylaws were created to regulate proper use of land in a given area to protect person and property. They ensure the protection of property values, and protection of residents’ rights that allow for a good life that is environmentally safe while enabling business and residential areas to co-exist. Back in college an economics teacher said the more laws there are, the more chaos they create. That may have been true forty-eight years ago but I’m not so sure today. We have restrictive use bylaws in the town of Rehoboth and yet we still have multiple unregistered cars on front lawns, signs all over town, commercial truck businesses storing and operating in residential and/or business districts next door to homes, restaurants, etc. Just imagine if Rehoboth didn’t have bylaws. Rehoboth’s zoning bylaws are written as to what is a permitted use in a given area. Meaning if it is not listed as a permitted use in the bylaws for a given area it is illegal. Its only permissible if it IS in the bylaws. At Special Town Meeting, March 16, 1970 the town voted approval of a Schedule of Use Regulations. The verbiage is “Any use not specifically enumerated in a district herein shall be deemed prohibited.” As an example, only in the Industrial District do our bylaws allow a trucking terminal and other commercial vehicle storage as a permitted use. Also, our current bylaws state, Continued on page 11...

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● “No special permit shall be granted for a ● use which is not otherwise permitted in the zoning district in which the use is proposed.” You may ask, if we have bylaws then why is there such a discrepancy of what is in the different districts, and how did some properties get so out of control with junk, etc. I do not know...I can only surmise. My thoughts are politics may have weighed in on the decision process throughout the years along with the networking so rampant Now Offering in government these days. Especially in Rehoboth Commons Above the Post Office Snoring and smaller towns, where a particular person 275 Winthrop Street applying for a zoning change seems to Apnea Winthrop StreetMA (Route 44), Rehoboth, MA 508Sleep 252-6121 (Rte. 44) •275Rehoboth, 02769 influence whether it is granted. The Town Devices of Rehoboth is presently in the process of updating its zoning bylaws. Once the bylaws are approved at town meeting, I am hoping that they will be duly enforced. There should ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS be no bylaw “gray” areas, and should apply equally to ALL residents and business All Phases of Dentistry for the Entire Family owners. In fact, all Rehoboth citizens should be aware of the changes being made, and Children of all Ages are Welcome whether they are enforced as zoning effects everyone in town. Recently, a business in town was given over a year to comply with clean up of its RESTORATIVE COSMETIC property. I supported giving the owners that time because the bylaws and regulations • Teeth Whitening • Fillings were not enforced for years and the viola• Bonding tions did not happen overnight, and it would • Dentures take a lot longer than overnight to comply • Porcelain Veneers • Partials with the clean-up order. The old cars, junk, and debris were there for probably 30 years. • Crowns & Bridges • Root Canals Had the bylaws been enforced throughout the years the owners would not have been • Invisalign - Teens & Adults • Oral Surgery in their present situation. There are other unsightly, safety issue, and environmental challenged properties in Town that need to be addressed. I understand the property rights issues. I also understand the neighbors’ rights for quality of life, protection of property values and the environmental issues. Bylaws and regulations must be uniformly enforced. Lorraine A. Botts, Selectman

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THANK YOU so much for your love and support! As you read this, my Leukemia and Lymphoma Team in Training and I will have completed our 20-miler from Hopkinton to the top of Heartbreak Hill and entered into the “taper” phase of the physical training. As a team, we have also raised OVER $1,000,000 towards our goal of $1,250,000 which is absolutely amazing. Many of you have contributed by attending fundraisers, donating raffle items, sponsoring activities and sending in checks. The money assists in the fight against leukemia, lymphoma, hodgkins, and myeloma and also helps patients and families. There is still time to donate by visiting my web site or mailing a check made out to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to

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12 The Reporter April 2014 Cathy Edington, 61 Reservoir Ave, Rehoboth, MA 02769. Thanks again for all your encouragement, donations, hugs and prayers. Everyone Wins When Cancer Loses! Sincerely, Cathy Edington

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Bristol Aggie’s new superintendent is more than just a familiar face, he’s been involved with every aspect of the school in one way or another for more than 30 years. Stephen Dempsey began his career at Bristol County Agricultural High School in 1983 as an Arboriculture teacher. He taught students for 24 years, then served as Assistant Principal, and Assistant Superintendent/Principal before taking over as school chief. “I could not find the combination of: unique setting, powerful curriculum, committed/engaged/professional staff, grateful students and steadfast widespread community support anywhere other than here! It’s hard for me to express the depth of gratitude I have for the opportunity of leading Bristol Aggie into the second century of its existence,” said Dempsey. Dempsey was serving as Assistant Superintendent/Principal, a position he had held for five years when the sitting school leader, Superintendent Krista Paynton became gravely ill with breast cancer in 2012. He assumed the superintendent responsibilities during her illness. Paynton died last spring to the shock and sadness of the entire school population. Dempsey applied for the job and was appointed Superintendent/Director in August 2013. “It was a really tough year for us. In addition to our Superintendent, we had the unexpected losses of our Landscape Forman, Jeff Pavao, and a long time Board of Trustee member (and past alumni president) Bob Robello. For a small tight-knit community like Bristol Aggie, losses like these are especially difficult. Krista was not only the boss, but a colleague and close friend to our staff, many of whom knew her since their high school years as their Animal Science teacher. Like any family, we pulled together and got through it,” Dempsey said. In some ways, Dempsey had been working towards the superintendent position his entire career. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry at University of Massachusetts, Amherst. His experience includes years working with the U.S.D.A. Forest Service, the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests and as a private consulting forester and certified arborist. When he started at Bristol Aggie, Dempsey brought a deep understanding of plant and soil science and natural resource management, along with hands-on skills developed through years of vocational practice, to his students. “Bristol Aggie gave me the opportunity to combine my love of working in the outdoors with connecting with kids – helping them develop vocational skills associated with tree care, while learning the real science behind natural resource management,” said Dempsey. continued on page 14...

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“My educational beliefs – working with students, creating lessons, developing and delivering programs that impact kids in meaningful ways - were developed here, at Bristol Aggie,” said Dempsey. Dempsey’s quest to improve his teaching skills led him to enroll in graduate study, completing his M.Ed. in Occupational Education at Fitchburg State College. Dempsey became the Arboriculture Division Head, serving in that position for over fifteen years. Dempsey’s affinity for the school began early in his career and grew along with his involvement. Dempsey helped coach the school’s hockey team with Ken Whitten, head of the Poultry Science Division, assisted the crosscountry coach, Peter Johnson, and also became the Junior Varsity Basketball coach. Dempsey was also active in extra-curricular activities, serving as Class Advisor; Student Council leader and Future Farmers of America (FFA) Advisor. Dempsey is proud of the fact that Bristol Aggie has 100% student membership in FFA. The school is so committed to the organization that it funds membership for every student. “The FFA focuses on employability skills, student leadership, communication training, organization and self-confidence development, all learned through agricultural involvement. Its vocational component is strongly aligned with our curriculum and reinforces the training we provide students here,” Dempsey said. An Assistant Principal position was created and Dempsey applied for it and was hired. “I felt like I had a lot to offer and a very strong sense of what the school should be and the direction it should continue with in the future,” Dempsey said. Dempsey says that Bristol Aggie’s strong commitment to excellence is one of the reasons he’s stayed so long and become actively involved in the leadership of the school. “We’ve adapted to the changing times and created programs of study offering valuable opportunities for our students to be competitive in securing currently existing jobs. But more importantly, we prepare them as problem solvers and adaptive thinkers - skills crucial for success in any job, especially 21st century jobs that may not even exist yet! That’s the key: teach them to think, to believe they can solve problems and then give them the tools to actually do it! I want this approach to learning to continue - and Bristol Aggie offers the perfect venue for it!,” said Dempsey. Dempsey’s focus has always been on the students and preparing them for the real world. “I have the benefit of “institutional memory,” which is a great lens for viewing today’s events - while focusing on tomorrow’s opportunities. That lens greatly enhances my vision for the mission of our school, which is crystal clear: Prepare kids for THEIR futures, while instilling respect for traditional foundational values and moral strengths of the past,” Dempsey said. Another goal of Dempsey’s is to strengthen Bristol Aggie’s connections with the agricultural community and develop the school as a resource for area businesses and the community. “Another segment of that mission is to connect once again with the agricultural community of Bristol County by reestablishing relationships that were once a great and important part of who we are as a vocational/agricultural institution. Recreating this paradigm will be a win/win for our school, our students, families and our agricultural and other community members. I want to open the campus up as an agricultural/educational resource to the community,” Dempsey said.

Beginning this month… A new column by Steve Dempsey featuring “Gardening Tips”. Check out this new feature in this issue on page 58…

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Rehoboth Town News From The Clerk’s Office Hello All ~ Happy Spring! Hopefully the weather catches up with the calendar soon. March was a busy month for the Town Clerk’s office. We held our first Rehoboth/Seekonk Rabies Clinic on Saturday, March 8th from 9:00 to Noon and it was a huge success with 250+ animals vaccinated. Residents of both towns were able to have their dogs and cats vaccinated for $12.00 each and renew their dog licenses at the same time. Lynn and I Laura Schwall thoroughly enjoyed working with the Seekonk Town Clerk and Dr. Trusdale staff. We plan on teaming up with Seekonk every year going forward. Therefore, next year the rabies clinic will be scheduled around the same time (March 7, 2015) so mark your calendars, more information will be in your 2014 Census mailer. During the month of March we processed thousands of Census forms, registered hundreds of dogs, while also completing the Town Clerk’s portion of the 2013 Annual Report and fiscal year 2015 budgets. We also prepared for and held our first “Saturday” Special Town Meeting on March 1st to consider two questions related to roof repairs at D-R High School and D.L. Beckwith Middle School. Present at the meeting were 42 voters from Precinct I, 64 from Precinct II, and 38 from Precinct III for a total of 144. The voters

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present did approve both warrant articles. The first article (High School) required a hand vote, which resulted in 80 “yes” votes and 44 “no” votes for a total of 124. The second article (Beckwith School) passed unanimously. As a result of Special Town meeting vote, we are required to add two ballot questions on the April 7th ballot. They are: Question #1: Shall the Town of Rehoboth be allowed to exempt from the provisions of Proposition Two and One-Half, so-called, its allocable share of the amounts required to pay for the bond issued by the Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District in order to pay costs of making roof repairs to the Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School, located at 2700 Regional Road, in North Dighton, and for the payments of all other costs incidental and related thereto? Yes No Question #2: Shall the Town of Rehoboth be allowed to exempt from the provisions of Proposition Two and One-Half, so-called, its allocable share of the amounts required to pay for the bond issued by the Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District in order to pay costs of making roof repairs to the Beckwith Middle School, located at 330 Winthrop Street, Rehoboth, and for the payments of all other costs incidental and related thereto? Yes No

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The Annual Town Election for the Town of Rehoboth will be held on Monday, April 7, 2014 with the polls open from 10 am to 8 pm. All three precincts will be open. Positions to be elected on the ballot for 2014 are Moderator (one for 1 year), Selectmen (two for 3 years), Tax Collector (one for 3 years), Town Clerk (one for one year), Assessor (one for 3 years), School Committee (two for 3 years), Planning Board (one for 5 years), Park Commission (one for 5 years), Housing Authority (one for 5 years) and Water Commissioner (two for 3 years and one for one year). Applications for absentee ballots are available 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. The deadline to apply for an absentee ballot is Friday, April 4th at 12:00 noon.

Elected And Appointed Town Officials

A reminder to our elected and appointed town officials; you should be aware that no action can be taken by you in your position until you have taken the Oath of Office. Also, should you ever have reason to resign from your position; your resignation should be directed to the Town Clerk (MGL c41, s109). Thank you!

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Rehoboth voters are advised that the date for the Annual Town Meeting and a Special Town Meeting preceding the Annual for the Town of Rehoboth has been scheduled by the Board of Selectmen and will be held at the Dighton Rehoboth Regional High School beginning on Monday, May 12th, at 7:00 pm and will likely take two evenings. The Special Town Meeting will begin at 7:00 and the Annual Town Meeting will follow immediately at 7:30 p.m. A tentative second town meeting date will be scheduled for the following Monday, May 19th. I urge all voters

April 2014 The Reporter to come out to our Special and Annual Town Meeting and let your voice be heard. YOUR VOTE COUNTS. The Voter Registration deadline to be eligible to participate in the Special and Annual Town Meeting is Friday, May 2, 2014. The Town Clerk’s office will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. for voter registration.

2014 Dog Licenses

Dog licenses for 2014 are due April 1, 2014. You may purchase your dog’s license at the Town Clerk’s Office Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and on Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., licenses may also be purchased online @ https:// www.invoicecloud.com/rehobothgovsvcs, or by mail. If paying by mail, checks should be made payable to the “Town of Rehoboth”. The licensing fees are as follows: Male or female dog $20.00, spayed or neutered $10.00. Whether renewing online, via mail, or in person, dog license applications must be accompanied by a current year rabies certificate (with a vaccination date covering the current licensing year) and proof of spay or neuter [if applying for the $10 licensing fee] unless we already have your documentation on file in the Clerk’s Office. If you are unsure, please give the office a call, and we can tell you how up-to-date our information is. Dog owners should note that the license(s) will not be returned unless a stamped, self-addressed envelope is included with postage (66¢ for one dog tag, 86¢ for two dog tags and 98¢ for three dog tags). We still have 18 unlicensed dogs for 2013. Please renew your 2013 and 2014 dog licenses as soon as possible to avoid any further late fees ~ thank you. To date we registered 929 dogs and still have 978 to register by April 1st. Remember, registering you dog not only assures the prevention of rabies, but also provides easy identification to return lost dogs to their owners because they are now in our database. continued on next page...

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Annual Town Census Forms Are Now Past Due

Our Annual Town Census Forms for year 2014 were mailed to all households in Rehoboth during the first week of January. If you haven’t received your census form, please contact the Town Clerk’s Office. Residents are asked to review the pre-printed forms, make corrections and return them as soon as possible. Please understand that you cannot cross out and change your political party on the census form. This must be done through the Town Clerk’s Office with your original signature to process a change of designation or to register to vote. As of March 21st we have 322 households in Precinct 1, 260 households in Precinct 2, and 198 households in Precinct 3 that have not yet responded to the annual town census. I would request that if you haven’t returned your census form to please send it in right away. Residents that have not returned their census forms may be receiving a call from our Board of Registrars, Jennifer Moitoso or Helene Vitale. I would personally like to thank Lynn Shaker, Assistant Town Clerk, and all three Registrars, Kathleen Conti, Jennifer Moitoso, and Helen Vitale for working so diligently on this year’s census forms. Also, as a reminder, failure to return the completed form may result in voters being placed on an inactive voting list or after four years of inactivity you will be removed from the voting list.

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It is requested that when you send correspondence to any office at the Town Hall you only include information specific to the department you want to communicate with. As an example, residents might send in their tax payment along with their census form or dog license. Tax payments would go to the Tax Collector whereas census forms or dog licenses would go to the Town Clerk’s Office. By including multiple offices in one envelop it may delay processing your requests or payments. Thank you for your consideration.

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Barrington: A winner for the beginner! Young kitchen w stainless appliances, updated 1.5 baths, fireplaced living, and first floor laundry. Pretty and private yard w deck. Oversized garage and shed. A nice home! $225,000 Michelle Cartwright 401-663-5677

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Business owners whose business certificate will expire during January through June of 2014 should have received a reminder for renewal. The renewal fee is $50.00 (certificate renewal is good for four years) and checks should be made payable to The Town of Rehoboth. If you have any questions on any of the above items please feel free to contact the Town Clerk’s Office at 508-252-6502, X109 or X110.

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In closing, Lynn and I hope to see many of you at the upcoming Annual Town Election, Monday, April 7 – 10:00 a.m. through 8:00 p.m. I personally believe, voting is a tremendous gift and your vote is so important in deciding the forward motion of our town’s government. As President Franklin D. Roosevelt so eloquently stated: “Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting.” Lynn and I also wish you Happy Easter, Passover, Earth Day, and Arbor Day ~Thank You, Laura & Lynn

From the Town Nurses` Office

We are offering a FREE community cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) course on Thursday May 1st at the Rehoboth Senior Center at 6:30 PM. Rehoboth is designated as a HeartSafe community, which means that we are actively taking steps to enhance the chain of survival and increase the number of townspeople who can perform CPR and access and AED when someone suffers from sudden cardiac arrest. Please email jconlon@town.rehoboth.ma.us to sign up for this free class! If you do not have health insurance and are in need of recommended vaccines (adults and children) please contact the town nurses` office at 508-252-5947 x127 for an appointment. Also, we have tetanus vaccinations in stock now which are available free of charge to any Massachusetts resident regardless of insurance status. We are still looking for more volunteers for Rehoboth`s chapter of the Bristol Norfolk Medical Reserve Corp (http://www.bristol-norfolkmrc.org). The Medical Reserve Corp`s mission is to engage volunteers to strengthen public health, emergency response, and community resiliency. Volunteering for the medical reserve corp is a rewarding experience that helps the community with preparing for disasters and in times of need. Some of the activities the medical reserve corp participates in on a yearly basis are flu clinics, training on various topics including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), first aid, shelter operations, disaster preparedness, personal/family preparedness, psychological first aid, pandemic preparedness, hot topics in public health, assisting the American Red Cross with blood drives, and at times, deploying to other communities both locally and potentially nationally in times of need. It is free to join, it is rewarding, a great resume builder, and there are plenty of excellent training opportunities! We need both medical and non-medical personnel, so anyone can join! Please pick up an application at the Town Nurses` office at Town Hall, email jconlon@town.rehoboth.ma.us (*correction from last month) or call 508-252-5947 x127. Jaime Conlon RN, BSN, CCRN, CEN Town of Rehoboth - Public Health Nurse

Rehoboth Police Officers Attended Birthday Party Of A RI Boy Who Is Battling Leukemia

Several Rehoboth Police Officers attended the 7th birthday party of a RI boy who is battling leukemia. The Rehoboth Officers participated in the 2 mile long procession up Route 95 before meeting with nearly 1.000 other law enforcement, fire, military and other first responders at the boy’s birthday celebration which took place at Wrights Chicken Farm in Harrisville RI. At the birthday party Rehoboth Officers had the opportunity to wish the boy a happy birthday and provide him with some presents and a birthday card that was personally signed by all members of the Rehoboth Police Department. Currently the little boy’s prognosis is unknown as he battles cancer for the second time and is currently awaiting a bone marrow transplant.

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Rehoboth Land Trust Fundraiser

Rehoboth Land Trust invites one and all to participate in our fourth annual NO BALL fundraiser. Many of you have enjoyed the opportunity to stay at home on a cold winter night while supporting the Land Trust’s efforts to preserve open space and the natural resources of the Town. This year’s effort is in support of creating a boardwalk at the Ephraim Hunt Ministerial Lands on Pond Street, a great area for walking and enjoying the outdoors. Go to www. rehobothlandtrust.org to see a trail map. Your invitation is included below. Join us!

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On the new boardwalk at Ephraim Hunt Ministerial Lands At Pond Street. Progressing inch by inch, plank by plank, Rehoboth Land Trust would like to nail your support For this long-awaited project. Boards, nails, supports – all add up! Please donate and help us celebrate. Grand opening to be announced. Donations: $25_____ $50 ____ Plank Partner $100 and up ____ Mail to: Rehoboth Land Trust, PO Box 335, Rehoboth, MA 02769 Want to volunteer for workdays April 26 & 27? Contact: adam.latham@comcast.net

Rehoboth-Seekonk Rabies Clinic

Thank you to Seekonk’s Town Clerk, Animal Control Officers, Highway Department, Save a Pet Volunteers, Dr. Trusdale and Staff! From Rehoboth’s Town Clerk - Laura Schwall, Assistant Town Clerk – Lynn Shaker and Animal Control Officer - Jane Foster Seekonk and Rehoboth teamed up for their first “co-town” Rabies Clinic on the morning of Saturday, March 8th at the Seekonk Highway Department. During that time, over 250 dogs and cats were vaccinated. Rabies vaccinations were available at a cost of $12/animal, and Dr. Trusdale administered the vaccines with the help of Seekonk and Rehoboth Animal Control Officers. Both Rehoboth and Seekonk Town Clerks were available for those residents who wanted to renew their 2014 dog’s license. A good time was had by all, and many families benefited by the services the clinic offered. Both towns have agreed on a tentative date, Saturday, March 7, 2015, for the second annual Seekonk-Rehoboth Rabies Clinic next year. Details will be included in the 2014 Census mailer.

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Vote Will Be Taken on Roof Fixes

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Voters in Rehoboth and Dighton will be going to the polls on April 7th and April 12th, respectively. The Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School Committee is asking voters to approve a 13 million dollar debt exclusion for roof replacement projects at four district schools. The buildings are: Beckwith Middle School in Rehoboth, Dighton Elementary School and Dighton Middle School in Dighton, and the Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School. Voters will be asked to approve each project individually. The Massachusetts School Building Authority has awarded funding for these projects through its Accelerated Repair Program. As part of the review process, MSBA required a feasibility study, which identified all four roofs are out of warranty, continue to leak, have inadequate insulation, and the materials used in past years were not as effective as new products available. The inadequate insulation leads to higher utility costs. Not only will roof replacement protect the buildingsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; interiors, but it will also provide greater insulation leading to the possibility of utility savings. MSBA will reimburse the district with a 52.06% grant, thus lessening the burden on taxpayers. For additional information, please refer to the MSBA feasibility study on the Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District Website (www.drregional.org) or the Massachusetts School Building Authority website at www.massschoolbuildings. org. The projected cost of each project with the grant applied to the citizens of the towns of Dighton and Rehoboth can be seen in the following charts. Page 2

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by Leslie Patterson The Rehoboth Antiquarian Association (RAS) is planning a renovation of historic Goff Hall, according to RAS President Tom Charnecki. The RAS is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. The main focus of the renovation will be adding new handicapped-accessible restrooms to the main floor of the building. Goff Hall will be 100 years old next year and is on the register of historic places in Massachusetts. The building is owned and managed by the Rehoboth Antiquarian Society. In addition to housing the Blanding Library (the town’s public library), the hall’s auditorium gets lots of use too, from the Arts in the Village music series to regular contra dances to meetings by a wide variety of community groups. Although there is a ramp leading up to the front door at Goff Hall for wheelchair access, there is no elevator inside the building. The two restrooms are on the lower level of the building, accessible only by stairs. Also, after hours at the Blanding, people using the hall can only reach the restrooms by going through the library. The plans for the new addition show that the renovation will be in the back of the building, with not only new restrooms added to the main floor but also a small reading room, along with a storage area on the lower level; both of these new spaces are greatly needed. The new addition will have a new doorway that leads directly outside to a parking area in the rear of the building. Mr. Charnecki said, “The Goff Hall Facilities Improvement Committee is investigating options for upgrading restroom facilities and access improvements at Goff Memorial Hall and the Blanding Public Library. Through the services of Preservation Architect Diane Evers, they have completed a feasibility study on the options available and have determined the most appropriate alternative that would maintain the integrity of the building, both structurally and historically. All modifications to the building must be in keeping with the architectural elements of the existing building and are subject to approval by the Massachusetts Historical Commission.” “The committee has developed conceptual drawings and initial cost estimates for these proposed improvements. The committee is pursuing sources of funding for new ADA compliant restrooms and improved access to the children’s library. Applications are being prepared for possible funding from various foundations. The Community Preservation Committee has approved the proposed project for handicapped-accessible restrooms for Goff Hall,” Mr. Charnecki said. “The funds for the project will be 50% from the Community Preservation Act Reserve Fund, with money that has been collected through taxes but not yet appropriated, and 50% from the Rehoboth Antiquarian Society, subject to approval at Town Meeting on May 12. There will be an article on the Town Warrant at that time.” Look for more information on this remodeling project at Goff Hall in the May Reporter. A set of conceptual drawings of the project will be available at the Blanding Library for review. Any questions, comments, and suggestions are welcome and should be directed to RAS President Tom Charnecki, at 774-991-2204 or Library Director Laura Bennett at 508-252-4236.

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April 2014 The Reporter

Then... and Now Be a Rehoboth History Detective! By the Carpenter Museum

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The theme of this year’s project at the Carpenter Museum is “Home Sweet Home, Rehoboth.” If you have an old photo of your house that we can use for the “Then and Now” feature, please contact us: Carpenter Museum, P.O. Box 2, Rehoboth, MA 02769, 508-2523031, carpentermuseum@gmail.com, carpentermuseum.org.

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You can’t page through a newspaper or magazine these days without some columnist urging you to practice gratitude. (This will not be one of those columns.) I’m getting kind of tired of this. I think that it’s a bit like preaching to the choir. Surely any reasonable person knows when to feel grateful. I suspect it’s the self-absorbed, entitled people who really need to be lectured about being grateful and they are just the type who don’t pay attention to this, just like all those “how to eat healthy” articles are ignored by those feasting on junk food. Landscaping & Hardscaping A recent newspaper column also suggested smiling even if you don’t feel like it. This advice always reminds me of the end of the movie “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” where Commercial & Residential all the ‘toons go happily off into the sunset singing “Smile, darn ya, smile”. You can’t nag people into feeling grateful; this feeling needs to come from within the person. How did Bill Card we all get through life before all the advice dispensers in the media told us just how we 774.306.6217 should be feeling? I also think that sometimes in life what is most called for is stoicism, a Rehoboth, MA virtue greatly underrated in our society. But that’s another topic. All of us with any sense know what we should be grateful for and a long dismal winter Insured is not one of those things. I am always grateful when things aren’t worse. For example, I’m glad I don’t live any further north than this. And I am always grateful for spring, even more so when it is late as it is this year. I am grateful for any sun on my face this time of year and I especially grateful for daylight savings time because I despise the early evening dark. I always feel uplifted, sometimes even euphoric, when I hear the first tentative chirps of the spring peepers. The robins and other birds are out in full force with their cheerful songs. Before the ice melted on the pond, there was a huge flock of Canada geese circling overhead and complaining loudly that they still couldn’t get to the water. I guess the geese didn’t get the gratitude memo either. But now they’re back, along with the pair of ducks who visit the yard every spring. The mallards at least are always welcome visitors. This winter was so bad that I even got tired of hearing myself complain about it. I’ve heard several people say they went through Building & Remodeling all their firewood by mid-March. At our house, we just burn money, Dedicated to Quality Licensed & Insured er, I mean, oil. And the bulky layers of clothes, the heavy sweatshirts, and the long underwear! Wearing a down coat is like walking Kitchens & Baths around in a sleeping bag but what can you do? Can’t live with or without it (and if I should start singing this to my coat, I’ll know that Decks & Out Buildings • Roof / Flood Damage winter has indeed gone on too long). Structural Repairs • Stone Walls • Additions I always think of Aesop’s fable of the Sun and the Wind every year when Winter and Spring duke it out. The sun and the wind Log Home Repairs • Property Maintenance challenged each other to see who could make a traveler coming down the road take off his cloak first. The harder the wind blew, the more the man pulled his cloak tightly around him. The sun meanwhile kept beaming stronger and of course, the man took off his cloak in the heat. Spring will win, for now. Please, let’s not think of next fall right now. Nor do I want to think of the dog days of summer when the nice weather will be ruined by a heat wave. I hate what I call the unhappy arithmetic of bad weather days; that is, for every nasty day, we lose one day of good weather in any given season, and nice days seem so hard to come by. But they tell me I must be grateful. So, what am I grateful for in the spring? The Complete auto collision repair birdsong, peep toads, brave little crocus, Towing Foreign & Domestic daffodils and tulips, all the flowering trees, We handle all insurance claims and most of all, the warmth and the light. I am especially taken by the sight of the slantFree Estimates ing afternoon sun on the new green grass GO GREEN in the long twilight. I love to see water once MA RS. # 1367 WATER BASED more free of ice and sparkling in the sun like PAINT Serving our community for 28 years Mother Nature’s own kinetic artwork. I am so looking forward to the first day I can go 1849 Fall River Ave. (Rt 6), Seekonk, MA • 508-336-6475 outdoors without a coat and enjoy warm sun and soft breezes. You can talk to me about Visit our website www.tristarautobodyma.com gratitude then.

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By Rehoboth Selectman, Sue Pimental Well, by the time you read this, the election will be over and we will be in budget/town meeting mode. There is a lot for you to decide at this upcoming town meeting. Not only where to spend your tax dollars but what kind of “rules” bylaws you want for your town…remember, the bylaws are the towns rules and can change the look and feel of your town. We have several bylaw changes in this upcoming town meeting and will have many discussions at the board of selectman meeting regarding these articles. Pay attention and get the facts and then make an informed decision at town meeting. I will spend this article talking about the town’s budget. This is a contract year...meaning all the unions (five of them) are in contract negotiations. Since it’s unlikely we will have ratified contracts in time for town meeting (or the printing of the warrant) we will be level funding the salary lines. Keep in mind, over 70 percent is related to salary. The remaining 30% is made up of fixed costs… ie, library, debt payments, health care and pension. There is very little discretionary expenses. The directive this year has been for department manager to look at their budget from a point of zero and build it up. With that, we will likely see some deficiencies or excess in various departments. This is the time to have a meaningful discussion on re-alignment of that department. We are also looking at our health insurance and in discussion to change plans. Our current health insurance cost is around 1.2 million a year. Crazy! You might remember the board’s recent vote not to allow election officials who work less than 20 hours a week get health insurance coverage. If we had allowed it for one, we would have had to allow it for all. Can you imagine what health insurance cost would be? All elected officials, such as the board of selectman, planning board, park commission, storm water agent, water commission…just to name a few would have been eligible for health insurance? Although someone might have had coverage while employed, and when they retire they are eligible to participate as a retiree, the plan and contribution are very different. None of these decisions as a Selectman are easy decisions, but someone has to make them with the intention of doing what is fair reasonable for all and not just a few. This past year, the town foreclosed on two properties. These were properties that had not paid their property taxes and refused to pay them for years. Our town tax collector/treasure has always worked with residents to allow payment plans to work towards getting their property taxes paid. None of us want to take anyone’s house. But again, someone needs to be fair and reasonable…. it’s not fair and reasonable for the majority to pay their taxes while others do not. Keep in mind, if your home is foreclose thru tax taking, any liens on the property such as mortgage or mechanic’s lien are paid with the proceeds of the sale, and then the balance goes to the town. Unlike a mortgage foreclosure, once the liens are satisfied, the home owner gets any excess. Since the town is the owner in a tax taking, we are entitled to any excess. This past year, two properties resulted in over 300,000 to the general fund. This one time revenue source will show up in free cash next fiscal year. These onetime revenue sources should be moved into the capital account. It makes absolutely no sense to try to fund operations with one time funding. How will you pay for this the following year? The town has done a great job over the last few years living within its revenue stream. At this town meeting, we will have an accounting of all the town’s fixed assets along with a three to five year plan on when to replace and how much that will cost. The intent is to use the capital fund established to pay for these capital items. No override, no additional continued on next page...

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The Seekonk Scene Seekonk’s New Town Administrator: Shawn Cadime

By Laura Calverley Seekonk’s new town administrator, Shawn Cadime, a native of Fall River, is looking forward to working with the board of selectmen, town department heads and committees to help move the town forward. Cadime, 33, started the job on March 3 and has hit the ground running, already meeting with selectmen, town department heads, school officials, the police chief, the fire chief and becoming familiar with projects and issues in town. “This transition hasn’t been difficult but it has been a little bit of a learning curve. I’ve been meeting with everybody and trying to identify what some of the issues are, and the projects, such as the Banna fire station and senior center. And learning everyone’s name,” Cadime said. Cadime most recently served as City Administrator in Fall River. He held the position for 3 ½ years. He competed against about 50 candidates for the job, much like he did here in Seekonk, and says he was thrown into the fire from the start. “I think what helped me out was my strong financial background because at the time, Fall River was having some significant financial problems. They were on the cusp of being on the receivership for the state,” Cadime said. The first thing he tackled was the budget.

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“I got hired in May and I had to put the Fiscal Year 2011 budget together in about two weeks. It was a $230 million budget,” said Cadime. About a month into the job, Cadime found out the city had eight years of outstanding audits when the Department of Revenue called and told him he missed a deadline. “I wasn’t even aware that we had to have three audits completed by August. I talked to the finance team and said ‘what other deadlines do we have that you haven’t told me about?” he said. During that time, the chief financial officer, assessor and collector were let go, but Cadime managed to accomplish a great deal despite those losses. “With all the transition, we were still able to put together a quality finance team and get eight years of outstanding audits completed within a year and a half,” Cadime said. Cadime also reconciled cash on a monthly basis for the first time in over a decade. One of his goals was to increase the city’s bond rating, which he did. The bond rating, which hadn’t been increased for ten years, jumped from BBB to an A-. Cadime left Fall River last December when his contract was not renewed by Mayor Will Flanagan. Cadime says it was a political move on the mayor’s part and Cadime had already applied for the position here in Seekonk. Several members of the Fall River City Council were reportedly not happy with the mayor’s decision, according to an article in the Fall River Herald News last December. Cadime said he was looking to move on, but wanted to find the right community. “I wasn’t 100 percent satisfied with the direction the city was moving in. . . Even though I was unhappy about what was transpiring, I wasn’t looking to just move to any community,” Cadime said. Cadime says he is the type of individual that likes to be challenged and he found those challenges here in Seekonk. “I wanted a community that number one,

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was a place that I could stay for a long term, but still provide challenges. If I couldn’t go to another city what I wanted was to go to a community that was large enough and still offered PC those challenges. And Seekonk, in my opinion, offered that,” Cadime said. He began his career in 2002 after graduating from Bryant University with a degree in - ATTORNEY AT LAW Finance and Marketing. He is currently working on his MBA in Business. Cadime took a job with State Street Bank in Quincy, MA as a Corporate Action SpeFAMILY LAW AND cialist, handling corporate financial transactions. He then became a financial analyst with DOMESTIC RELATIONS General Dynamics in Taunton. He was with General Dynamics for seven years. Uncontested Divorces While at General Dynamics, he decided to run for school committee in Fall River. He was Contested Divorces 23. He wasn’t successful the first time, but ran again in 2005 and was elected. He served Division of Assets five years on the school committee and was Vice-Chairman in his last term. Alimony Issues Then the position of City Administrator opened up and some people approached CadChild Support ime about applying for the job. Custody of Minors “Having the background with the school department and knowing the budget I think Restraining Orders that really kind of put me in the front of everybody,” Cadime said. Abuse Prevention Orders Seekonk is much different than Fall River, but Cadime says he likes the make-up of the Contempts town and what it has to offer. Modifications “My focus in Fall River was always financial…and there will always be a financial apGrandparent Rights proach to any decisions that I make. Seekonk offers more challenges in different areas – planning, zoning, building, developing better policies and relationships amongst various 447 Taunton Avenue boards and the board of selectmen,” Cadime said. Seekonk, MA 02771 Cadime wants to facilitate interaction between boards by being a liaison between T 508.336.8120 F 508.336.3350 them. He says there is a perceived breakdown in communication between the Board of navegalaw@aol.com Selectmen and other boards. He also plans to work on developing a long term vision for Serving the legal needs of the community since 1979 Seekonk that includes capital improvement. “Strategizing on a long term vision for Seekonk and doing goals and objectives - that’s the type of stuff that interests me. Then attacking that vision and implementing it,” Cadime said. Cadime has an open door policy and a team approach to decision-making. “When I’m making a decision I want to be able to sit down as a team and say, ‘here’s the issue, and this is what I’m thinking, what are your thoughts?’ and have people be honest with how they feel about certain things, and make a decision based on the information,” he said. He also believes that customer service should be a priority at imported auto specialists town hall. we solve problems no one else can “Whether it’s a resident coming in to pay taxes or a resident who has a question, I think they need to be serviced just as anybody else would want to be serviced…They are the taxpayers. They’re 508.336.8480 funding the services that we’re providing, so to me, customer serwww.metricmotorsinc.net vice is essential,” Cadime said. After the April election, Cadime plans to sit down with the Board of Selectmen and create goals and objectives for the town for the next few years. “It’s very telling of the community that financially we’re in a good situation where we can support education. Now we just have to find that balance between town services/public safety and education in order to support them equally,” Cadime said. Cadime hopes to move to Seekonk in a few years with his girlfriend and their two children, a 3 year-old daughter and 2 yearThe best interest of all family members is served old son. when you secure the counsel of an experienced “I think the quality of life in Seekonk is second to none. It’s attorney who practices Special Needs Planning. a unique situation where it’s a town atmosphere but you have a commercial base that is just as good, if not better than some Attorney O’Brien-Foeri provides: municipalities and cities…It’s such a unique demographic. It was · Trusts interesting for me,” Cadime said. · Durable Power of Attorney

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Heard at the Country Kitchen... By Jim Chandley

In interpreting Jesus’ parable of The Good Samaritan, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: ‘If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?’ But the Good Samaritan reversed the question: ‘If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?’” Think on that a moment. When I did, I realized that this is usually the selfish way that I consider a situation where I might help another. Much of it is subconscious, but that doesn’t absolve me of that selfishness. I didn’t know Lieutenant Edward J. Walsh Jr. or Firefighter Michael R. Kennedy. (If you’ve been living under a rock, those are the two firefighters who lost their lives in a nine-alarm fire in Boston last month). But I know they approached this question differently than I do. While I think about my own sacrifice first, there gentlemen either didn’t think about it first, or they made the selfless choice to put the life of another before their own. When a fire broke out in a Boston brownstone last month, they rushed in. It’s an act that receives a fair amount of publicity whenever it happens; whether a community’s bravest triumphantly emerge, covered in soot and reeking of smoke, or tragically perish battling a blaze they always knew might ultimately take their lives. But it’s still nearly impossible for me to wrap my head around. As you’ll probably remember, it was extremely windy the day this fire broke out in the City of Boston. In addition to having to battle a massive fire that some responders said spread as quickly they had ever witnessed, the firefighters had to contend with that wind. The two men who perished, like many of the others who were first on the scene, worked out of Engine 33, Ladder 15 on Boylston Street. If you visit Boston on occasion, this is the fire station you would have seen. It’s probably the most prominently placed station in the city, at the corner of Boylston and Hereford Streets, just outside the Fenway. The building almost seems like it’s in the street at times. There’s a very short sidewalk in front of it, and its proud flags seem to hang out over Boylston. If you happen by on a summer night, you’d likely see firefighters sitting in chairs, with the bay doors open while they clean and work and listen to a Red Sox game. Whether I’ve seen them washing a truck, showing kids around the station, or giving directions to a wayward tourist, I have never seen these men doing the most dangerous part of their job (which is great, the less fires they have to fight, the better). But sometimes you watch these nice people doing these everyday things, and you think they’re normal. Moments like that fire remind us that they’re much more than normal; they’re special people, who do a thankless and dangerous job, and they do so for the rest of us. Like our soldiers and our law enforcement personnel, these men and women are heroes who keep us safe, sometimes at the cost of their own lives. This month, I could not in good conscience write a bunch of witty jokes and fun facts, my take on the latest athlete or celebrity who did something stupid, or a commentary on some petty town politics. I had to take a moment and share my feelings on these great people, and encourage you to do what you can to help. If you’re of a mind to help and you’re internet savvy, bosfirecu. com is the URL for the Boston Firefighters Credit Union. You can make donations to a fund that has been set up in memory of the two men who lost their lives by going to that web address. If you’d like to mail a check to that fund, you can send it to: Lieutenant Walsh – Firefighter Kennedy Memorial Fund Boston Firefighters Credit Union 60 Hallet Street, Dorchester, MA 02124

There are tons of other ways you can show your appreciation of course. There are frequently clam boils here in town to benefit various firefighters’ organizations (among many other worthy causes). If you or someone you buy gifts for likes spicy foods, there’s a great hot sauce available these days with an even better cause. Chelsea Fire “wicked hot sauce” is an item the Country Kitchen recently started offering, and the proceeds from bottles of it go to the families of fallen firefighters. However you go about it, do something nice for a firefighter. They just lost two brothers.

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There will be a Rehoboth contra dance on Friday, April 11, at 8:00 p.m. at Goff Memorial Hall, 124 Bay State Road, Rehoboth, MA 02769. All dances will be taught by caller Steve Zakon-Anderson. Music will be performed by Julie Metcalf, Glen Loper, and Owen Marshall. Beginners welcome. Partners not necessary. $8. For information, call 508-252-6375; http://www.contradancelinks.com/ rehoboth.html.

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* FREE * On Sunday evening, April 13, from 7 to 9 p.m., 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 April 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 Suzanne Elliott at suzanne.suz.elliott@gmail.com or call 774-6440365. http://www.contradancelinks.com/jammers.html

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Are you ready to get out that fishing pole and catch some trout this spring fishing season? The Seekonk Lions Club’s Second Annual Doug Allen Fishing Tournament will be held on Patriots Day Monday, April 21, 2014 at the Old Grist Mill Pond RT 114A in Seekonk 9:00AM till 1:00PM. Open for all children through high school in the area.

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All Events Open to Public People gathered at the Old Grist Mill Piond last year for the 1st annual Doug Allen Fishing tournament. The Massachusetts Division of Wildlife will begin stocking the Old Grist Mill Pond with trout in the coming weeks. Prize categories include the biggest fish, the most fish caught, and the most unique looking fish. Sponsors include Bass Pro Shops, Monster Mini Golf, McDonald’s Restaurant, Honey Dew Donuts, Orange Leaf Yogurt, Seekonk Grand Prix, Young’s Caterers, and Battlegroundz Laser Tag in Attleboro. This year looks to be better than ever with more prizes and free stuff. Please register to seekonkfishingtournament@yahoo. com by April 17th. Remember there is no charge. Just come with your fishing poles that special bait you may have, and catch some fish!

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There will be a Rehoboth contra dance on April 25, at 8:00 p.m. at Goff Memorial Hall, 124 Bay State Road, Rehoboth, MA 02769. All dances will be taught by caller Dave Eisenstadter. Music will be performed by Heyday, with Amy and Jonathan Larkin and George and Shirley White. Beginners welcome. Partners not necessary. $8. For information, call 508-252-6375; http://www. contradancelinks.com/rehoboth.html.

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Friends of the KMH Scholarship Fund are hosting a 10 year remembrance of Dr. Kevin M. Hurley. The tribute has local musicians, family and friends celebrating the life of Dr. Hurley who was as an educator and administrator in the Seekonk School System for 30 years until his passing in 2004. The event will be held at the Seekonk High School Auditorium in Seekonk, MA, Saturday, April 26, 2014. Donation is $10, doors will open at 6:00 pm, and the concert will begin at 6:30 pm. The musicians and bands performing include, Patrick McAloon, The Hoog-Parker Project, The Seekonk Alumni Rock Band, Cadence, Percussive Sound, My Cousin’s Band Featuring My Aunt, and The Closers. All performers are subject to change. Proceeds to benefit the Kevin M. Hurley Scholarship Fund, awarded annually to a student from the Seekonk Community by the Seekonk Lions Club Charitable Trust, Inc. The Kevin M. Hurley Scholarship Fund is a 501(c)3 charitable entity EIN: 05-0500156. The mission of the charitable trust is to create a scholarship fund that will provide financial support to generations of Seekonk students. To be an event volunteer, please email your contact information to: aconcertforkevin@ gmail.com. All donations, please make payable to The Kevin M. Hurley Scholarship Fund and companies wishing to donate or advertise in the concert program please include a page print ready ad and mail to PO Box 61, Seekonk, MA 02771. Additional ad space specification information and to reserve concert tickets, please visit: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084BA5AD2CA4FE3-aconcert/15791278

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The 2nd Annual “Get Gored for Good”, Providence’s version of the Running of the Bulls, is taking place on Sunday, April 27, 2014 in Downcity, Providence from 11am to 3pm. The event is a fundraiser and festival to benefit Amos House. The route is approximately 2 miles and is not your average athletic event. After all, at what other events are Providence Roller Derby League members dashing after you wearing horns?! The day will begin with registration and warm up. Then, you are OFF! Navigate the 2 mile route through Downcity Providence at your own pace, with “rollerbulls” on your heels, urging you on. Upon completion, celebrate with family and friends at an outdoor after party in Burnside Park, featuring great local food, drink, activities and live music. This event is great family fun for all involved! How to register: Visit getgoredforgood. org. Standard registration is $35, child regwww. seekonktreeservi ce. com istration is $20.00, however participants are encouraged to raise as much as possible! Prizes will be awarded for top individual and team fundraisers. This fun-filled event will support Amos House, raising funds to help provide much needed services to the hungry and home-

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Seekonk High School Class of 1973 40 Year Reunion (Ok, so we’re a little late!) When: Saturday, May 24, 2014 • 7 PM – 1 AM

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Snap, Crackle, and Classic POP Directed by Beth Armstrong with Accompanist Victoria Lombroso Tickets: $15.00 seniors $12.00 -children under 12 are free May 3, 2014 7:30 Seekonk High School, Seekonk Ma. May 4, 2014 3:00 Seekonk High School, Seekonk Ma. The performances and soloists of The ChoruS of East Providence promise to entertain you with the legendary works from the Beach Boys –Righteous Brothers-Simon & Garfunkel- Billy Joe- Carol King –James Taylor and more… The ChoruS supports the Saint Martha’s Parish Food Pantry in East Providence and asked that you generously donate pasta and peanut butter with your attendance of each performance. For tickets and further information, visit the website: www.chorusofep.org Or call 401-435-3747

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Seekonk Meadows, Seekonk’s first community gathering space, will be holding its’ 3rd annual Summer Opening Celebration on Saturday, June 21st from 2-6 pm. Scheduled events on this Summer Solstice afternoon include musical performances on the amphitheater stage, children’s nature activities, local artists sharing their talents, master gardener demonstrations, a kite making workshop for kids, professional kite flying and walking tours of the Meadows. The event will be held rain or shine. Seekonk Meadows is a recovered natural setting that overlies an existing landfill and provides passive recreation opportunities and environmental education. Two miles of stone dust trails are available for easy walking in this quiet and natural setting. The Meadows include a stage area with a gazebo, benches, picnic tables, trash receptacles, educational signage and a donor recognition sign. Seekonk Meadows is open from dawn to dusk. For additional information please visit the Seekonk Meadows page under ‘Town Info’ at the Seekonk Library website at www. seekonkpl.org or contact cherylafaria@verizon.net The funding to create Seekonk Meadows has been raised entirely by private donations. Gifts can be made payable to the Seekonk Library Trust with a memo line designating the Seekonk Meadows project and sent to the Seekonk Public Library, 410 Newman Avenue, Seekonk, MA 02771.

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Preparations are underway for the 50th reunion of the DRRHS Class of 1966. Many of our classmates seem to have moved. Their contact information is no longer correct. Reunion organizers are requesting that members of the Class of ‘66 confirm their contact information with Charlotte LaPrade at dwightandnemo@comcast. net or (508) 339-5921. If you know the location of a classmate who has moved, please let her know. We want to keep all class members informed of the planned festivities.

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Visit Facebook: DR Class of 74 – Click on Event - please add your FB friends that we graduated with so then they can add their DR FB 74 grads...it will be a chain reaction!! You add by typing in your FB 74 grads on the right side of the page! For more details send an e-mail to: DRClassof74@gmail.com Your e-mail will be answered by a committee member as soon as it is received: Kim Ford Taverna, Sue Munroe Darling, Sandy Briggs Kelley, Bill Kelly, Elwell Perry, Bev Ferry Pacheco, Sheryl Soares Breen, or Pat Vaz Cronin.

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50th Class Reunion Dighton-Rehoboth Class of 1964

The balance and your choice of dinner is due by August 10. Additional reservations accepted until then. Looking forward to a GREAT REUNION! Hope to see you there.

Sunday, August 31, 2014 Hillside Country Club, Rehoboth

Come join in a day of fun and reminiscing beginning at 12:00 noon Free activities: Sign up for a time for Bocce, Horseshoes, Volleyball, Tennis or just sit and enjoy the outdoors on the patio overlooking the golf course. Tiki Bar will be open. You can schedule a round of golf for $22 for 9 holes, $34 with a cart $28 for 18 holes, $46 with a cart. If 8 or more request a tee time golf with be only $12 for 9 holes, $22 with a cart OR Ladies can schedule time at the spa which can include a manicure. Price tbd. Want a dip in the pool? No scheduling required. There will be a minimum fee though. Scheduled for the evening 6:00 PM Cocktails from the cash bar. Cheese and crackers, vegetable platter provided. 6:30 PM Dinner is served. Salad, and your choice of New York Strip Steak, Roast Pork or Baked Salmon served with potato and vegetable. Dessert. 7:00-11:00 DJ, dancing, talking, and fun. The room we have reserved opens onto the patio, which we can also use. Cost for evening festivities is $55. For reservations, please send a deposit of $25 by March 22 in the form of a check made out to Kathy Amaral AND Carol Berube and mail to 201 New Street Rehoboth, MA 02769.

D-R Class of 94 Reunion

Calling all Dighton-Rehoboth Class of 1994 Graduates, we are looking for you! Plans are being made for our 20 year class reunion and we want to make sure you are included. Please join our Facebook page “Dighton Rehoboth Class of 94 Reunion” or contact Amanda Baker at: amanda_notarfonzo@yahoo.com

Katie Brown Educational Program To Host Golf Tournament on May 5 Tournament is open to the public

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (March 6, 2014) -- Katie Brown Educational Program will host its 12th annual golf tournament on Monday, May 5 at the Fall River Country Club. Members of the public are invited to golf, and the fee is $175 per foursome. It includes greens fees, cart, lunch, dinner, continental breakfast, and a golf clinic. The breakfast will begin at 11:30 followed by a shotgun start at 12:30. A cocktail party and silent auction will be held from 5:30 to 6:00 p.m., prior to the awards dinner. Prizes will be presented to winning teams, closest to the pin, and longest drive. Sponsorships opportunities are available. Contact Carrie Quigley at cquigley@kbep.org or call 508-678-4466 for further information.

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The Rehoboth Congregational Church is offering a series of monthly informative discussions called “Conversations for Caregivers.” These meetings create a forum for families from the community to openly discuss the challenges they face as their elder members age. They will cover a wide variety of topics from financial planning to daily care to spiritual and emotional concerns. The first group discussion focused on the need to realistically plan for the future. In March, Attorney Luke Travis met with the group to offer financial and estate planning guidance. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 22nd at 7:00 p.m. The evening’s topic will be a discussion of the various options for nursing care, assisted living, and nursing care facilities – what to consider and where to start. All are welcome, and light refreshments will be served. Please call the church at 508-252-4545 if you have any questions.

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REHOBOTH – The annual May Breakfast and Craft Fair will be held on Saturday, May 3rd, at the Rehoboth Congregational Church, 139 Bay State Road, Rehoboth. Breakfast will be served from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will include pancakes, scrambled eggs, hash brown potatoes, bacon, sausage, fruit cup, juice and coffee. The price for adults is $8 and $5 for children 12 and under. No reservations are needed. Crafters and local businesses are invited to participate and can rent a table by calling Todd Ingham at 508-252-1113 or by e-mail at inghamtodd@yahoo.com. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Rehoboth Congregational Church Missions Committee in their ongoing work in and around the community.

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The seniors from Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Parish of Seekonk will meet at noon on the first Tuesday of each month at the parish center, 365 Central Ave, Seekonk For further information on events of trips contact Claire at 508-226-7163. Apr 16 – Red Hats at the Newport Playhouse – arrive for 11 AM. Buffet, Show and Café included. “My husband’s wild desires” (Almost drove me mad!) is the name of the play. Reserve your tickets with Terry ASAP. May 3 – May Breakfast @ Newman Congregation Church. Contact Terry to reserve you ticket. All Red Hat Mamas of Seekonk are invited. May 6 – Seniors Saints May Breakfast & Mass at 9:00 AM with breakfast to follow (right after Mass) at 10:00 AM at the Parish Center. Bingo & Cards to follow. Jun 3 – Senior Saints June Luncheon of Stuffed Chicken Breast, with gravy and vegetables & coffee at 12 Noon.

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This winter, Julianna Fonseca, age 17, a senior at Seekonk High School, was afforded the opportunity to host her own television show on TV9 Seekonk. Together, Julianna and the station have launched Julianna’s Warrior Nation cable television show. The first show premiered on February 22, 2014. The show will continue to feature programming which will encompass the activities in and around Seekonk High School and community events. The television show has the potential to be a tremendous resource to build a collaborative relationship between SHS and for the community as a whole. Julianna’s Warrior Nation highlights the myriad of activities and programs at SHS, from the student theatrical production of “Grease” to the huge success of this year’s Winter Ball. The main them of the show is designed to educate the local community about all of SHS and its many projects and programs available. The show is produced by Julianna, along with Executive Director, Jeff Fountain of TV9 Seekonk. The program is a collaborative effort to catch the eye of the viewers. Jeff’s insight with the set design truly grabs the eye of the teenage channel surfer, with the zebra printed chairs to the comfy throw pillow. The set alone gives reason to tune in. The guests have included students from the high school being interviewed by the host. The conversation flows with great ease, giving the show a feeling of watching students just hanging out in the living room. The program will air weekly on TV9 Seekonk, Friday nights at 8pm with repeats of the program throughout the week. The show can also be seen on http://TV9seekonk.com (video on demand) or Comcast on demand. Tune in and Stay tuned!

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Brian Espinosa, the Bridgewater State University junior who attended DightonRehoboth Regional High, gained NCAA Division III All-America status by finishing among the top 10 in the 200 meter dash at the NCAA Division III Men’s Indoor Track and Field Championships in Nebraska. Espinosa finished eighth in the finals of the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.85 seconds. The former D-R Falcon had tied for seventh place at Friday’s preliminaries with a school-record time of 21.77 seconds. E s p i n o s a eclipsed his previous BSU indoor mark of 21.81 seconds set earlier this season at the MASCAC/New England Alliance Championships. The Bears finished tied for 48th. Espinosa was making his first appearance at an NCAA championship, seeded 14th entering the preliminary round. Brian Espinosa.

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Rehoboth, Massachusetts – March 25, 2014 – Joining with Masonic lodges across the Commonwealth, the Freemasons from Eastern Star Lodge, A.F. & A.M., 243 Winthrop St Rehoboth, MA, will open their doors to the public on Saturday, April 12th, from 9 am until 3 pm. If you’ve ever wondered who the Freemasons are, 300 County Rd, Barrington, RI 02806 whether they are the descendants of the Knights Templars, or what the inside of their buildings look like, here’s your chance to find out! Thinking of Selling? More than 230 lodges will be hosting Open Houses to help the public gain a better understanding of Freemasonry and to demonG N D I strate the positive impact it has on its members, their families, and L D N their communities. Members will provide tours of their building, SO sold E P talk about Freemasonry’s history, discuss its rituals, signs, and symbols, and explain what they do. “The Open House is a great opportunity for anyone interested in learning more about Freemasonry to meet and talk with Masons 74 Don Ave 110 Crescent Rd 61-63 School St in their community,” said Harvey J. Waugh, Grand Master of MaRumford Pawtucket East Providence sons in Massachusetts, and the presiding officer of over 32,000 members. “Although many have heard of us, very few are aware that for over 280 years we have been part of an unbroken tradition of great men who have changed our world in a number of ways. Men like Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Thurgood Marshall, and John Glenn all joined the Masons prior to achieving the greatness we recognize them for. Today, there are countless others that have made their families, workplaces, and communities better because they are Masons. I warmly invite the public to join us on April 12th.” Freemasons trace their roots to the stonemason guilds that built Europe’s ca68 thedrals and castles during the early part of 3 the last millennium. As construction of these 1.8 4 buildings declined, they began accepting 2 . 1 members from outside their trade. These 40 new members, influenced by the “Age of Enlightenment,” transformed the organization from a group for builders to one focused on developing the character of its members. Freemasonry was formally organized in London, England in 1717. In 1733 it was formally organized in Massachusetts, making richc.org offices in Cranston and Rehoboth it the oldest Masonic group in the Western Hemisphere and the third oldest in the world. Freemasonry, the world’s oldest and largest fraternity, seeks to bring together men of every country, religion, race, background, and opinion in order to develop the Residential Commercial bonds of friendship between them. Through a large variety of North American Masonic philanthropies, approximately $3,000,000 LICENSED BUILDING & REMODELING CONTRACTORS is given to charity every day, 70% of which benefits the general public. During its symbolic initiation ceremony, members are encouraged to value high principles, ethics, REMODELING and morals and to live their lives accordingly. By “making good men better,” Freemasonry Second Levels • Additions • Dormers • Garages • Family Rooms positively benefits its members, their families and local communities. Freemasonry Kitchen & Baths • In-Law apts. in Massachusetts is comprised of 32,000 members in more than 230 different lodges Proudly Celebrating CUSTOM BUILT HOMES throughout the Commonwealth. For adOur 36th Year! Licensed in Mass. & RI LOG HOMES ditional information, please call (508) 2525202, or visit AskAFreemason.org.

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The Rehoboth Anawan Lions met on the 20th of March at the Hillside Country Club. We had two guests who spoke to our club, Sharon Audette and Roland Grenier who will be running for office at our Massachusetts State convention coming up in the near future. Our President Nadene Martin also reminded the members that on Sunday, March 23rd the District Bowling Tournament was being held the Taunton Ten Pin Lanes at one o’clock. Our club had 2 teams participating and some members who attended had fun watching. President Nadene also mentioned that there were 3 members who attended the Taunton Lions club 90th anniversary. President Nadene, Trudy Smith and Bernie DeRoche were in attendance and had a very enjoyable time being with a club who had attained such an Commercial • Industrial honor. Congratulations to the Taunton Lions Club. The Anawan Lions Club nominating committee has held their meeting and the names Residential were submitted and will be voted on at our first meeting in April. Names will be reported MA - RI License after Elected. On April 9th members of our club decided who would like to participate in the So. AttleBucket Truck Service boro Village brown bag auction where all the monies collected are for Lions Massachusetts Eye Research and credited to each club in attendance. Another great way to donate to ~ Fully Insured ~ Eye Research and a lot of fun too. Fire Alarms Installed & Serviced Our next meeting will be on April 3rd at Sue Nokes home. On April 4th we will be going to Vino’s for lunch which was the request made by our International President Palmer at our Mid winter convention that he wanted all the clubs to take part of this kind of get together which we are complying with. 93 Tremont St., Rehoboth, MA On April 17th we will be having our regular meeting and will be a family and friend Tim Dorrance -Owner night and we look forward to seeing new faces etc. It Should be a good night and looking forward to it. On April 19 we will be having our Bake Sale at the Bristol County Savings Bank from 9-12a.m. Be sure that you drop by and see all the goodies that we have. Maybe you didn’t get a chance to bake and we will be happy to help out with our goodies! Our Motto 4 FREE RECYCLING BINS again… we aim to please! See you there. HEAR YE, HEAR YE, HEAR YE Family Owned, Locally Operated

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The members of the Seekonk High School Key Club are busy tutoring at the Martin elementary school and the Hurley Middle School 2 days a week, baby-sitting for school, PTA and community events and helping out to collect food for the Ronald McDonald House and ring the bell for the Salvation Army at Christmas time. They will sponsor a courtyard clean up to prepare for their annual Easter Egg Hunt on April 18th, their annual service and fund raiser. They recently displayed their web page prepared by member Anthony Tusino. Members are aiming at complete 100 hours of community service before they graduate. The senior members are eligible to apply for the two (2) scholarships awarded by the Kiwanis of Greater Seekonk at class night. The profits from the successful Kiwanis 18th Taste of the Towns also support summer internships at the high school and grants to parents of preschoolers who can not afford child care tuition. We continue to donate to the New England District Pediatric Trauma Institute which concentrates on research and care of infant medical problems.

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All living things need nutrients (elements that enable biological processes to occur) and plants are no different from animals in this. The nutrients you provide to your plants, N-P-K*, can be added either from organic (living material) or inorganic (chemical) sources, or both. The truth about nutrients is that the only way your plants get to use them is after they have been dissolved in water and drawn up into the plant from the soil water, into roots and transported to the various parts of the plant. Whether those nutrients originated from chemical fertilizer or organic compost - makes no difference to the plant! Nitrogen is Nitrogen – the source of the N does not change the make-up of that nutrient. But, and this is an important consideration, the “amount and availability” of nutrient does make a difference. Nutrients added to gardens from organic (compost) sources while chemically identical to those from non-organic sources, take longer to become available to your plants because they must first be broken down by micro-organisms. However, organic fertilizer usually provides a more constant supply of nutrients throughout the gardening season…and has the added benefit of improving soil quality while adding positive enhancements to your

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F-e-v-e-r - Could that be? Are those the first signs of Spring at Palmer River? Yes I do believe those white legs and shorts, premature flip flops, and pile of sweatshirts on the recess bench all indicate that winter might at last be over. Like the students, we too can get a bit of “spring fever”. Are you frantically searching for the bats and balls you stuffed in the garage? If you find yourself wandering about your yard uncovering budding blooms you have it too! While this is one of the very best New England seasonsstay focused. Our children need you more than ever to guide their afterschool decisions and reward their diligent efforts to get their homework done. We’ve three full months of learning left and we at Palmer River seek to raise achievement for all of our students. Spring into “Action” at home and set up some incentives in place for great school efforts. May Mathematics MCAS looms- assure your child is up for the challenges each and every day.

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More Children Are Successful - Thank you to our third and fourth grade students for their dedication and diligence on their recent MCAS tests. Mrs. Miguel and I were very proud of how hard the children worked. We are hopeful their efforts will result in joyful results for all in the fall. The children in the fourth grade with Mrs. Janson were excited to join in the fun of a Language Arts Literacy Game Day with Mrs. Palma and her cache of literacy games. They used the practice to positively recharge for their second round of testing. National Math Month…April! - The Mathematics Awareness Month website will feature 30 magical and mysterious topics—a new one will be unveiled each day in April 2014. Contributors will include professional mathematicians and magicians of the highest caliber. Each topic will be introduced by a short video and will include supporting materials at various levels of mathematical sophistication. While some of these items may be quite sophisticated for our elementary students, Mr. Pearse invites our students to increase their knowledge of math using Kahn Academy (now available for 1st graders too.) If you would like some additional K-5 mathematical challenges, we encourage you to go to http://www. nea.org/tools/lessons/math-awareness-month-K-5.html where the National Education Association has curriculum resources, activities, reading and videos on the 2014 mathematical topic of sustainability. Digital Spring Cleaning – As we seek to lighten our household clutter, consider what items you might find to bring to the annual Rehoboth Lions Club recycling drive. The drive will be held at the Beckwith Middle School on Saturday, April 26th 9-12:00. This annual fundraiser provides an opportunity to purge your basement and garage of unwanted electronics, televisions and computers. It is a “win-win”! You get to discard the items that are so very challenging to get rid of and the Lions Club benefits from your contributions. The Rehoboth Lions are so supportive in our community… Save the date! “Play”ing it Forward- Thanks to the outstanding efforts of parent volunteer, Andrea Wayslow, more than a hundred of our students are now feeling more fit and have a healthier outlook on movement! Play It Forward and the Movement Concert was a huge success at Palmer River. Mrs. Wayslow complimented her athletes saying that they were “simply amazing”. As a result of their work, these young athletes raised over $2500 dollars (and food items) which will benefit local charity organizations. We are very proud of all of the students who arrived to school extra early to participate each morning and appreciative of all of parent coaches for their efforts! If you would like to learn more about this wonderful initiative, investigate the Free2Play Academy link: f2pacademy.com. This on-line movement based program is a great way for young athletes to continue practicing some of the

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SUMMER CAMP 2014 We offer traditional day camps, dozens of specialty camps and a resident camp. All are filled with adventure, excitement and new friends. Activities for all ages include art, music, sports and water fun. To register or for more information please visit gpymca.org. Newman YMCA 472 Taunton Avenue Seekonk, MA 02771 508.336.7103 gpymca.org YMCA of Greater Providence is a 501c3 organization. Financial assistance available.

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SEMSBA Music Festival

Congratulations to the following students who will be representing D.L. Beckwith Middle School in the annual Junior SEMSBA Music Festival: Courtney Anderson, Natasha Bansal, Jenna Barros, Sierra Candeias, Sara McNaughton, Charlie Pike, Kathryn Poole, Morgan Richards, Montana Rose, and Eveline Rossi. These chorus and band students auditioned against several middle and high school students from Southeastern Massachusetts and were selected to participate in the SEMSBA festival that will be held on May 2nd and 3rd at Plymouth North High School.

MCAS =No Cell Phones

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education prohibits cell phones during MCAS testing. If your child brings a cell phone to school, please know that cell phones are not allowed in the testing environment and that lockers are not secure. Students found to have cell phones in the test environment will have their tests invalidated by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Invalid tests receive no points and students do not have an opportunity to retake the test. MCAS sessions will start again in May. Please ensure that your child arrives on time for school rested and nourished.

Brighter Than the Moon at DRRHS

The Beckwith Middle School drama club is excited to announce that this year’s spring musical will be performed on the DightonRehoboth Regional High School stage this April 10, 11, and 12. Beckwith students will be performing in the original musical comedy Brighter Than The Moon written and directed by Beckwith faculty member Jeff Collard. This production celebrates music from different eras through song and dance and will feature music from acts such as

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Blink 182, Katy Perry, Gladys Knight and the Pips, and No Doubt. All proceeds from the Saturday night performance will be donated to Hasbro Children’s Hospital in an effort to help support the cure for childhood leukemia. The musical begins at 7:00 p.m. Tickets prices are $5 students/ seniors and $8 for adults. See you there!

Perfect Win by Spelling Team

Congratulations to the Beckwith Spelling Team who placed first in the spring meet at Middleboro on Friday. It was a close competition among ten area schools, and the Dighton team was fiercely competitive, but Beckwith achieved first place with perfect written and perfect oral scores! These seventh and eighth graders practiced every day for a whole month, and dedicated many hours to this win. Spelling Team members are oral spellers: Hannah Philip, Emily Greenberg, Kirsten Chambers, Samantha Leandro And: Natasha Bansal, Caroline Enos, Madeline Masterson, Avery Carriuolo, Victoria Gonsalves, Mary Masterson, Christopher Hoskins, and Abigayle Lizotte.

Detector Checks

As we are now in daylight savings time, we are urging you to change the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, test your detectors and replace them if they are over 5 years old. Please do the same for a friend or family member. Smoke detectors not only save lives but many times a home is saved because a smoke detector sounded when a tiny fire started in an obscure area. Often these tiny fires are only found by the use of a thermal imaging camera. Please feel free to contact the Rehoboth Fire Department at 508-252-3725 to see if you qualify for free smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. continued on next page...

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Info at Beckwith Website

Please take some time to explore our website periodically for the latest information and memos. Just go to www.drregional.org and follow the Beckwith links. You will see the School Calendar to the right which contains important dates, events, and ACE program schedule for easily accessible information. As you scroll down you will also see important dates and links to other important information including the Beckwith Chronicle. On the left side of our main page, there are links to other parts of our website, including the student handbook and teacher pages…some of which contain homework assignments.

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From Marcia McGovern, Principal Congratulations to the cast, crew, and their director, Mrs. Ranee Csigay, for three fabulous performances of Grease. It was great to see so many people there. Members of School Council met Tuesday meeting to continue the process of identifying our core values and beliefs. The group has consolidated the ideas that parents had contributed at Parent Conference Night as well as those contributed by the faculty and staff at a recent meeting. In advisories on March 21st, students responded to the same prompts that parents and teachers did earlier this year. Every ten years, we are visited by a team from the New England Association

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of Schools and Colleges who assess what we are doing in order to continue our accreditation. While the visit won’t take place until 2018, we are taking the first step by identifying our core values and beliefs about education. We will keep you updated on the process. A successful student should be able to: I believe that a great school is one that: I believe that an effective faculty and staff should: I believe that a quality instructional program includes: I believe that an effective classroom is one in which: I believe that our school should provide and encourage. On March 13th, all students attended an assembly on the dangers of distracted driving. Reggie Shaw was the speaker and talked to the students about how his texting/ driving killed two people. Students were visibly moved by the presentation. When Reggie finished speaking, I asked students how many of their parents texted while driving. A majority of students raised their hands. Reggie presented the results of a study that was done in Arizona that showed that talking on the phone while driving is equal to driving with .8 blood alcohol level. Texting and driving is like driving with a 1.5 blood alcohol level. Check out the video below to learn more: http://www.youtube. com/watch?v=_BqFkRwdFZ0

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Safety Drills

Common sense tells us that holding a drill and practicing our response is the best way to prepare for a real emergency. Therefore, please be advised that we will be conducting our lock down drills during the spring months. We periodically conduct fire drills to ensure our staff and students know what to do if there was a real fire in our building. The lock down drill will prepare staff and students for an emergency in the building that would require us to “lock down” the building by securing all classrooms and offices. The drills are planned with the assistance of the Seekonk Police Department and the faculty, staff. Students have already received instructions as to their roles and how they should respond during a real emergency. The first drill was held on Thursday, March 20th.

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Dear MIAA Member School Principals and Athletic Directors, In an effort to ensure the safety of our student, we wanted to pass along some critical information regarding a person trying to contact local athletes on Facebook. The person goes by “Manny Whelan” on Facebook, and he is offering local student-athletes money to “compete” in an “underground wrestling club” that is held in local hotels. It has come to our attention that this person has been contacting local male student-athletes for at least two years. This may not be exclusive to wrestling, so please inform ALL of your coaches, parents, and students. continued on page 75...

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The guidance office has many summer opportunities for en133 Tremont Street Rehoboth, MA 02769 richment course work and specialized career fields. Most school info@pinecroftschool.org 508.252.5502 programs come at a cost depending on the arrangements. Send www.pinecroftschool.org your student in to check out the programs if this is something they wish to pursue. Information Nights (6:30 – 8pm): Well done grade 10! The sophomores worked hard all week completing the MCAS ELA testing. Thank you for your encourWednesday April 16 agement and support of your students. They arrived on time and Wednesday May 14 worked diligently on all parts. New Course Offering: Next year, juniors will have the opportunity Affordable, Quality Education to select AP English Language and Composition as their EngSmall Class Size After-school Program lish class. Not only will this course better prepare them for taking Individualized Learning Plans AP Literature and Composition in their senior year, but it will also Art, Music, Spanish & Technology for all Grades better prepare them for the types of writing they will be doing in college. This is an exciting opportunity for our students and puts NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR ENROLLMENT us in line with other area high schools which have been offering this for a long time. The course engages students in becoming skilled readers of prose written in a variety of rhetorical contexts, and in becoming skilled writers who compose for a variety of purposes. Both their writing and their reading should make students aware of the interactions among a writer’s purposes, audience expectations, and subjects, as well as the way genre conventions and the Bay State Road, MA Rehoboth MA Bay Rehoboth BayState StateRoad, Road, Rehoboth MA ® resources of language contribute to effectiveness in writing. A Developmentally Appropriate AA Developmentally Appropriate The intense concentration on language Developmentally Appropriate use in the course enhances students’ ability Pre-School for: Pre-School Program for: Pre-School ProgramProgram for: to use grammatical conventions appropriDighton,Dighton, Rehoboth and Seekonk Seekonk Rehoboth and Seekonk Dighton, Rehoboth and ately and to develop stylistic maturity in their prose More information can be found at: Currently Enrolling https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/ Children 3 (by Sept. 1st) - 5 years apcourse/ap-english-language-and-composition http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/ • Foster Children Automatically Qualify apc/public/repository/ap-english-course• Foster Children Automatically Qualify • Foster Children Automatically Qualify description.pdf • Breakfast & Lunch Served Course selection sheets for all students Breakfast & Lunch Served • Breakfast &•Lunch Served • Part Day & Home Based Options Available were due back in the guidance office on Friday, March 28th. Part Based Day & Options Home Based Options Available • Part Day & •Home Available

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Congratulations to the members of the SHS Honor Society

On Wednesday, members of the Seekonk High National Honor Society (NHS) faced off against NHS students from Fairhaven and Wareham in the Honor Bowl, hosted by Seekonk High. The quiz-show style contest has 4 students from each school match wits and answer questions like “What part of the world does poi come from?” Students enjoyed the morning of competition and the final score was Seekonk 285, Wareham 190 and Fairhaven 160. Members of the Seekonk National Honor Society who competed included Alexander Ho, Tim Braunsdorf, Mike Ferreira, Josh Hess, Brendan Pickett, Olivia Sykes, Marissa Bracker, Christienne Mendes, and Nick Lancellotti. The 2014 Junior/Senior Prom, hosted by the Class of 2015, will be held on May 17, 2014, at Lake Pearl Luciano’s. Tickets will be on sale from March 31 through April 17, for $75.00/person

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The Parents Advisory Committee (PAC) will be holding another used clothing and household items drive on Saturday, April 12th. Items that can be donated are clothing, shoes, sneakers, pocket books, backpacks, bedding, curtains, toys and sporting goods. Items can be placed in any garbage bag, box, or the blue Bags2school bags that will be provided to the students in the next couple of weeks. Bags can be dropped off at the high school from 9am till noon on April 12th. If you would like to leave your items earlier, they can be left in the lobby of the school or dropped off at 153 Jean Drive any time before the 12th. All money raised will help support end-of-the-year activities as well as the PAC scholarship. Any questions feel free to email Colleen O’ Halloran at c3m2eo@comcast.net.

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A group of sixth-grade students from Hurley Middle School in Seekonk took first place in the Destination ImagiNation Challenge at Whitman-Hanson Regional High School on March 15th. This is the second year in a row that the team has come in first at regionals. The group will now be moving on to compete in the State Tournament in Worcester. The group consists of Amelia Biggs, Henry Jordan, Eli Morrison, Isabella Paterson, and James Tenreiro, led by their Team Managers, Cheryl Morrison and Amy Tenreiro. Destination Imagination is an educational program where student teams solve open-ended challenges and present their solu-

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Hurley Middle School in Seekonk took first place in the Destination ImagiNation Challenge. The group consists of Amelia Biggs, Henry Jordan, Eli Morrison, Isabella Paterson, and James Tenreiro, led by their Team Managers, Cheryl Morrison and Amy Tenreiro. The challenges focus on a variety of areas including the arts, science, technology, engineering, and math. The Seekonk team chose to compete in a challenge titled “The Tension Builds.” The team had to build a structure made only of natural wood, glue, and fishing line. The structure was then tested by holding increasing amounts of weight. By the end, their 2-ounce structure held over 300 pounds. The second part of the challenge involved writing and performing an eight-minute play. Members had to write the script, create props, design costumes, and perform at the competition. Teams also had the added pressure of solving an instant challenge during the competition. All challenges are completed by students independently, without help or prompting from parents or the team managers. Teams are appraised on areas including results, teamwork, presentation, creativity and innovation. In addition to coming in tops at their tournament, the team from Seekonk, Cerebellum Explosion, also received a coveted Renaissance Award. This award is given for outstanding skill in the areas of design, engineering, execution or performance. The team was commended for “the simplicity of their well-engineered structure.”

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Seekonk Library is excited to invite you to the opening of our Innovation Center on Saturday, April 5 at 1 pm. The Innovation Center at the Seekonk Public Library brings a whole new set of tools to our patrons. This collaborative space for creative projects includes iMac computers with Adobe Creative Cloud applications, equipment for copying home-made VHS tapes to DVD, a color copier/printer/scanner, and a 3D printer, the Makerbot Replicator 2X. In addition, in order to support learning about new technology the library is offering free access to the Lynda.com video tutorial service. Come to the opening for a tour, demonstrations, and to find out more about the new services available! The Innovation Center has been created in response to needs identified by the public Long Range Planning Committee and funded by the Seekonk Library Trust

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“Eyes That Speak” Concert - April 9 at 6:30 pm

Join us for “Eyes That Speak,” a concert celebrating animals on Wednesday, April 9 at 6:30 pm at Seekonk Public Library. Animal lovers of all ages will appreciate this concert from Make We Music. This five part musical group is led by local resident, faculty member at the RI Philharmonic, and animal rights activist Jacqueline Devillers. Make We Music strives to give voice to the dogs, cats, birds and others in the animal kingdom through songs from the sixteenth century to present day. This program is free and open to the public and co-sponsored by the Seekonk Arts Council and The Friends of the Seekonk Public Library.

Best of 2014 Movie Series

Skip the wait in movie theater lines and the expensive popcorn! Take some time for yourself and enjoy these new DVD releases for FREE at Seekonk Public Library! Thursday, April 10, 6:00 pm Robert Redford stars in this tense adventure drama about a man who must fight for survival after being lost at sea. PG-13, 106 minutes. Thursday, April 24, 6:00 pm The story of how Walt Disney courted P.L. Travers into letting him option the rights to Mary Poppins is brought to the screen in this non-fiction drama starring Tom Hanks, Emma Thompson, and Colin Farrell. PG-13, 125 minutes. Licensing prevents us from printing titles; call the library for the title and other details at 508-336-8230 ext. 5130. This program is free and open to the public.

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The Seekonk Library invites you to join us for a free session of Laughter Yoga on Wednesday, April 16 at 6:30 pm at the library. Back by popular demand and in celebration of National Library Week, come and see how the mental and physical health effects of practiced laughter can change your life today. A yoga mat is not necessary but participants should bring a water bottle because laughter can be dehydrating. This program is free and open to the public. Registration is requested to provide an estimate of number of participants. Contact the library at 508-336-8230 x5130 with any questions or to register.

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National Library Week continues with a presentation on Organic Gardening on Thursday, April 17 at 6:30 pm at Seekonk Public Library. Take your gardening to new heights by attending the first of a three part series presented by Oak Knoll Sanctuary of the Massachusetts Audubon Society. In this program you will learn about organic remedies for eliminating garden pests and diseases in an environmentally sound way. This series is free and open to the public and co-sponsored by The Friends of the Seekonk Public Library and the Seekonk Arts Council. For information: www.seekonkpl.org

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News And Notes From Blanding Library by Leslie Patterson

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The Blanding is happy to welcome back Meghan Sullivan-Silva, who is returning to work at the library part time as she pursues her graduate studies towards a dual degree in history and archives management at Simmons. Meghan previously worked at the Blanding while in high school. In addition to the usual library duties in circulation and reference, Meghan will create and maintain a Facebook and Twitter presence for the library and assist Cathy Charbonneau in maintaining our website.

Libraries & Technology

Speaking of libraries and technology, people sometimes wonder what the future holds for libraries in this digital age. The answer might surprise you. According to a poll conducted by the Pew Research Center, people are using libraries even more than before, and the more technology-oriented a person is, the more likely he or she is to use a library. Of course libraries are far different places than they used to be. They aren’t talking about looking up books in the old card catalog here. Libraries have been in the vanguard of promoting access to new technology in recent years. To learn more about what the future of libraries and what they offer the contemporary patron, you can find an article about the sweeping changes at the Boston Public Library and what it means for their patrons in an article from the New York Times on March 7 (available online: “Breaking out of the library mold, in Boston and beyond”). The article from the Pew Research Center is from March 13 PBS News Hour. The headline reads: “Turns out most engaged library users are also biggest tech users.” So, libraries continue to fill a valuable, even essential, role in today’s society. The author of the Pew report remarked, “A key theme in these survey findings is that many people see acquiring information as a highly social process in which trusted helpers matter.” Susan Benton, president and chief executive of the Urban Libraries Council, said of libraries: “Physical visits and virtual visits are off the charts.” At Boston’s central library alone, the number of physical visits jumped to 1.72 million in 2013, up by almost half a million from 2012.

Summer Library Passes

It may not look much like spring yet, but we are all looking forward to it. Back again this season are the very popular passes to PawSox games, available through the Blanding. The Pawtucket Red Sox library pass is good for six general admission tickets for $21 or $4 per ticket for up to six tickets. Patrons must turn in the pass at the Paw Sox Box Office for actual game tickets. Contact the library for more information. If you are more interested in gardening than baseball, the Blanding will again by offering passes to the Blithewold Estate in Bristol, RI, which opened for the season on April 1. They are open Tuesday-Sunday. The library pass admits up to 6 people at $3/ adult, youth 17 and under are free. (Note: Blithewold is well worth visiting for daffodil days in April.) For more on library passes or to find out what’s new at the Blanding, check out blandinglibrary.net. The Blanding Library is located at 124 Bay State Rd, Rehoboth, 508-252-4236. The library is open 11:30 am to 8 pm from Monday through Thursday and from 10 am to 4 pm on Friday and Saturday. Closed Sundays and holidays, including Mon. April 21, Patriots’ Day.

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Seekonk is dealing with some significant departures from last year’s team. If all of their younger players had returned to the school, Josh Silva would likely have started at shortstop and Tyler Poland was likely to start at catcher. Both of those student athletes have transferred to other schools, leaving voids at those two key defensive positions and in the front half of the Warrior lineup. As it stands, senior Chris Pereira will be the likely catcher instead. Andrew Rhilinger is the most likely candidate to replace Silva at shortstop. Jarrett and Jesse Archambault will be fixtures at third and first base respectively. Jesse Archambault will be one of the team’s primary pitchers along with Victor Paiva and Rhilinger.

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When Jesse Archambault pitches, first base duties will fall to either Coady Fiero or Nick Foley. Jack Foisy figures to start at second base for the team. Across the outfield, Angelo Sabatini, Matt Medeiros and Jake Robitaille seem to be the starters at this point. Pat Holden will be a jack-of-all-trades for the Warriors, potentially seeing action at as many as six defensive positions. Pitching depth will be an area of concern for this year’s team. Beyond Archambault, Paiva and Rhilinger, this team has a lot of good baseball players but not many pitchers. They will likely rely on their starters

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Seven seniors will anchor a team that is looking for big success in 2014. Caitlin Corry’s bunch will play a shorter schedule than normal this season, and the coach says this will require greater focus if her squad is to make the playoffs. The main challenge will be health, as Seekonk figures to have one of the more experienced and more talented rosters in the conference. “It’s a team effort,” says Corry. “In order for us to succeed we need everyone to do their jobs, if that happens we can be successful. Each individual on the team is just as important as the next.”

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Executive Director Bernadette Huck Ext. 15 Senior Secretary Ashley Pimental ext. 12 Clerical Assistant Kimberly Mallon ext. 10 Educational & Social Programs Karen Stutz ext. 14 Outreach Managers Adriana Dossantos BA. 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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EASTER PARTY Wednesday, April 9 @ 10am

Come join us as we celebrate Easter with our very own Karaoke King Barney Mallon. A delicious lunch of Ham, Au Gratin Potatoes, and Veggies for $3 Please sign up for the party & lunch at 508-336-8772

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Attention Brown Bag clients: Brown Bags will be on schedule for Wednesday, April 23, 2014. Delivery time will be 9:00am—11:00am. Pick up time will be 11:00am—12:30pm. If you have any questions please call Seekonk Human Services at 508-336-8772.

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R.U.O.K?

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 an individual. If there is 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 in on the person. Applications are available at Seekonk Human Services or by calling 774-628-0030. For more information, please call Seekonk Human Services at 508-336-8772.

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• May 7th—Benefits of Chocolate Lunch: Venus de Milo Soup for $3 • May 14th— Lyme Disease Prevention & Care. Lunch: Chicken Salad Sandwiches for $3 • May 28th— TRIAD: First AID Lunch: Pizza & Salad for $3

Should You Take the AARP Smart Drive Course?

Wednesday, April 23 @ 10am—3pm Cars have changed. So have traffic rules, driving conditions, and the roads you travel every day. Even the most experienced drivers can benefit from brushing up on their driving skills. The AARP Smart Driver Course, offered by AARP Driver Safety, is the nation’s largest driver safety course and is designed especially for drivers age 50 and older. By taking the AARP Smart Driver Course you’ll learn the current rules of the road, defensive driving techniques, and how to operate your vehicle more safely in today’s increasingly challenging driving environment. In addition, you’ll learn: • How to minimize the effects of dangerous blind spots • How to maintain the proper following distance behind another car • The safest ways to change lanes and make turns at busy intersections • Proper use of safety belts, air bags,

Telephone: (508) 336-8772 FAX: (508) 336-2239 anti-lock brakes, and new technology found in cars • Ways to monitor your own and others’ driving skills and capabilities • The effects of medications on driving • The importance of eliminating distractions, such as eating, smoking and using a cell phone You may be eligible to receive a multiyear auto insurance discount upon completing the course (consult your insurance agent for details). AARP membership is not required to take the course and there are no tests to pass. Take the AARP Smart Driver Course at the Seekonk Human Services and COA, Wednesday, April 23, 2014. The classroom course will run from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm and lunch will be provided, please try to arrive before 9:45 am to fill out paperwork. The classroom course costs $5 for Seekonk Residents and $10 for out of town residents. Please bring in your AARP card if you are a member already. Space is limited, so register now by calling (508) 336-8772.

MEN’S BREAKFAST Thursday, April 10 @ 8:30am Toti’s Restaurant

Men of all ages 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, pay for what you order.

WOMEN’S BRUNCH Thursday, April 17 @ 10:00am Toti’s Restaurant

Women of all ages 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 breakfast, order what you want, pay for what you order.

Life as a Senior

Yesterday my daughter again asked why I didn’t do something useful with my time, talking about me doing something useful seemed to be her favorite topic of conversation. She was only thinking of me and suggested I go down to the Senior Center and hang out with the girls. I did this and when I got home last night I decided to teach her a lesson about staying out of my business. I told her that I joined a parachute club. She said “are you nuts? You’re almost 71 years old and you’re going to start jumping out of airplanes?” I proudly showed her that I even got a membership card. She said to me, “Good grief, where are your glasses! This

April 2014 The Reporter is a membership to a Prostitute Club, not a Parachute Club.” “I’m in trouble again, I don’t know what to do...I signed up for five jumps a week,” I told her. She fainted. Life as a Senior Citizen is not getting any easier but sometimes it can be fun.

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This Super Duck is the only amphibious tour that takes you through the Boston Harbor! On this tour you will spend 45 minutes on land and 45 minutes at sea while enjoying a rich narrative focusing on the history of Boston’s historical waterfront. Super Duck will be dropping off at Faneuil Hall Marketplace following the tour for some free time and lunch on your own. In the afternoon we visit the Commonwealth Museum and explore Massachusetts history – learn about the state’s role in developing rights for all Americans. Come travel by land & by sea with us on this unique tour!

NEWPORT PLAYHOUSE LOBSTERFEST Monday, July 21, 2014

$52 per person (includes drivers tip) Departure: 10:00am Return: 5:00pm Come join us for 1/4lb lobster, buffet and an amazing comedy on this summer day! A beautiful young book illustrator has found her dream man, a ruggedly attractive owner of a demolition company. When he announces his intention to leave his family, Donna gets looped and awakes in the arms of an angelic looking man with “Wings” printed on his sweatshirt. He seems to know everything about her, including her present predicament. Complications ensue when the lover shows up suitcase in hand to discover Donna is sharing her apartment with her “guardian angel.” Laughs and surprises come fast and furious as the men vie for Donna’s affections.

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Visit beautiful Block Island this summer. Our bud will meet the ferry at Point Judith, Rhode Island. A representative will give a brief overview of the day’s itinerary. Upon arrival in Block Island, you will be given the Island Tour. The tour lasts approximately

one hour and fifteen minutes and includes a stop at the historical Southeast Light. After the tour you enjoy an included lunch at the National Hotel followed by some free time for walking and shopping in Old Harbor’s downtown. Meal Choice: Crispy Pan Fried Chicken Breast, Grilled Salmon or Pasta

Upcoming Trips: Be on the lookout! Rail & Sail in CT – Friday, September 12, 2014, $88 per person including drivers gratuity Covered Bridges in NH – Monday, October 6, 2014, $68 per person including drivers gratuity Newport Playhouse – Thursday, December 18, 2014, $48 per person including drivers gratuity *Please note: All trips leave from Seekonk Human Services unless otherwise noted. 50% deposit is required at sign up and final payment must be made two weeks prior to trip. Checks are to be made payable to the Town of Seekonk. To ensure trips are not cancelled please sign up one month prior to trip at the latest in order to give the tour company an accurate count. For any information regarding trips please contact Ashley Pimental at 508-336-8772. YMCA* 472 Taunton Avenue Seekonk, MA 02771 508.336.7103 $3 fee per class for the following classes:

• Arthritis Foundation Aquatic Exercise Monday, Wednesday, Friday @ 9am • Aquaerobics Monday, Wednesday Friday @ 9:45am • Silver Sneaker Classic Wednesday and Friday @ 11am *Must be a Seekonk senior and have a scan card, please call 508-336-8772 for further information. GATRA PHOTO ID’S GATRA Photo ID’S 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. MONTHLY NEWSLETTER ONLINE *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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No Activities Monday, April 7th – Town Voting at all 3 precincts Closed Monday, April 21st – Patriots Day

Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Fridays 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon Kitchen hours: Monday through Thursdays 8:00am to 12

Friday, April 11th, 2014, the AARP Tax Associates will be ending their time assisting you with your 2013 tax returns. Please call and set up your appointment - 508-252-3372. The Tax Associates will be here at the COA Only on Friday from 9am to 2pm!

TRIAD Soup Supper

Wednesday, April 9th from 4:30 to 6:30 the Rehoboth TRIAD will have their annual “Soup Supper” Fundraiser at the Rehoboth COA 55 Bay state Road. Come in and enjoy “Homemade” Soups and desserts. Tickets are $6.00 and can be purchased at the COA, please see Norie

Director’s Corner

Spring is in the air! We hope! It has been a very cold and snowy winter season. Brad and I have tried to assist our seniors as much as we could this heating season. We are working on a list of people who will shovel or plow for next winter. We are hoping that our seniors will be back in to join us for the upcoming events and activities we have a lot planned for this April, May and June. On April 23rd at noon we will be sponsoring Mass. Audiology for a hearing screening and hearing aid clean and check clinic. Please call for your appointment. On Friday May 9th will be hold our annual Mother’s Day Tea. Get out those white gloves and hats ladies. On June 4th 1pm the COA and Rehoboth Cultural Council will sponsor “Dancing through the Decades” with Dance Calient owners Eileen and Raul. Everyone is welcomed to come in and enjoy. June 13th 9am is our annual Father’s Day Breakfast; please join in on some great food. Please let us know if you need any assistance with, medical, heating or food, Brad and I will try to help. I would like to take this time to thank my staff and all of our volunteers that have given extra hours to assist me with the Meals on Wheels, Gert’s Café, and COA Breakfast programs. Your time is greatly appreciated. Please stop by to get warm, enjoy a cup

of coffee or tea and snack or for our regular activities, Gert’s Café, COA Breakfast, Lunches, card games and exercise. Please feel free to call Norie, Linna or Brad if you need any assistance Gert’s Cafe`: Lunch is served at Gert’s Cafe` Mondays at 12 Noon. Menus consist of soup or salad, a main course, dessert coffee or tea. The best part is!!!....you can treat yourself, your love one or a close friend or friends to a delicious lunch for the “Bargain” price of $3.00 - Sign up to get the good stuff and have a seat. The COA Breakfast Club: On Wednesdays from 8:30 A.M. to 10:30 P.M. the COA is serving egg muffins or 2 pancakes with your choice of Hamor Canadian Bacon, coffee or tea for $2:00 and home fries for an extra 25 ₵. What a bargain and it is freshly made with eggs from our own Rehoboth Farmers. Start you 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!! Yummm Tasty Thursdays Lunch: Tasty Thursday Lunch will be returning on Thursday, April 24th 12noon. Please come in and join us for lunch with friends. Cost $3.00 Blood Pressures & Glucose Screenings: Our new town of Rehoboth nurse will be available the last Wednesday from 9:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. for blood pressure and glucose screenings free of charge. Please contact the COA 508-252-3372 for more information.

Podiatry Clinic with Dr. Marian Markowitz: Dr. Markowitz’s appointments start at 10:00 A.M. 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 A.M. Cost is $3.00 per week. Coming and have some fun and check it out..... Tia Chi Classes: Tuesdays at 9:00 A.M. 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. Line Dancing Classes: Tuesdays at 10:00 A.M. get in the grove if you like dancing this is a fun group for you. Everyone is welcome to try out some steps. $3.00 per class better than Arthur Murray Classes.

S.H.I.N.E / OUTREACH

The COA’s Outreach worker Bradley Marshall is available Monday thru Wednesday from 9:30 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. and Thursdays 9:30 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. to assist you with Social Service needs from Fuel, Food, housing, Medical Insurance, and intervention help. Please call for an appointment at 508-252-3372.

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The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) Exchanges and Medicare

Much media attention is being focused on the Affordable Care Act and the deadline for people to enroll through the health insurance exchanges (also known as marketplaces) in Massachusetts it’s found on line under www.mahealthconnector. org (The Massachusetts Health Connector. Medicare beneficiaries should know the following: The health insurance exchanges are for people without health insurance, and are not for Medicare beneficiaries. Beneficiaries who have Medicare Part A and B meet the requirement for health insurance plans under the Medicare umbrella of plans. For Bristol County there are 31 Part D plans, 15 Part C plans and 7 Medigap plans. Medicare supplement plans (Medigaps), are not sold in the health insurance exchanges. In most cases, it is illegal to sell health insurance exchange policies to Medicare beneficiaries.

April 2014 The Reporter People with Medicare do not need to re-enroll or get new Medicare cards. Trained SHINE volunteers offer free, confidential counseling on all aspects of Medicare and related health insurance programs. To schedule a SHINE appointment, contact the Rehoboth Council of Aging at 508-252-3372 and ask for Bradley Marshall. For other SHINE related matters you may call 1-800-AGE-INFO (1-800-243-4636), then press or say 3. Once you get the SHINE answering machine, leave your name and number. A volunteer will call you back, as soon as possible. Meals on Wheels and Meal-Site: Please contact our meal site manger or the COA Director at 508-252-3372 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 consist of a main course, dessert and milk. Copies of the month’s menus are posted at the front door, at the reception desk, and posted in the Dinning room for your review. For more information or questions please see the COA Director, Norie Palmer. Gert’s Cafe`: Have Lunch on Mondays at 12:00 noon for $3.00 with your friends. Come in a little early and stay a little later and have a great time with your friends and all the people that come in. A great time for conversation and interaction. 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. New voices are always welcome and invited. Men’s Morning Coffee: Fridays at 9:00 A.M. come in and enjoy fresh coffee, pastry and conversation, discussion and exchanges in ideas with this lively group of Men.

Card Games: Cards are here at the COA!!!!!!!!!!! Mondays at 9:30 am- Cribbage group Tuesdays at 12:30 pm - ladies group that play cards and other games Wednesdays at 12:30 P.M. we have Hi-Lo Jack group 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 are held on Wednesdays at 10am to 12noon. Please call and reserve your place. Classes are for 6 weeks at a time and cost $4.00 per Class. Come and try your skills and learn new ones while having fun at the same time. 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 A.M. Quilters: Do you quilt? Do you know some one 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 9:00 A.M. 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 P.M. 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

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Seniors in Rehoboth have a better life. Meetings are scheduled for the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month at 1:30 P.M. at the Rehoboth Council of Aging building. The Friends of the Elderly Club: The Friends of the Elderly help and partially fund some of the services at the Rehoboth Council on Aging - such as the podiatry and blood pressure/cholesterol clinics. The Club meets at 10:30 A.M. on the 3rd Wednesday, April 16th 10:30am. Please come in and support our services. New members are always welcome Veteran’s Information: Welcome to Steven Arruda, the town’s New Veteran Representative! His office is at the Town Hall and is ready to serve and assist our veterans. Veterans looking to save money on medical cost should inquire about the VA Medical System. Thinking of file a claim for service connection or for benefits under the Veterans Administration? Lt. Col. Saunders - Veterans Service Officer can help you call 508252-4467, ext. 122. Office hours are Monday thru Friday 9:00 A.M. to Noon. Appointments are also available at other times. TRIAD: Rehoboth TRIAD - Sheriff’s Department, Law Enforcement and Seniors working together for a Safe environment. The TRIAD group is currently looking for new members to be on the board. TRIAD meetings are on the 3rd Wednesdays of the month held at the Rehoboth Council on Aging Ctr. For more information and questions please call Marilyn at 508-252-9366 Programs being offered through the TRIAD: File of Life and Yellow Alert cards for you to be able to list your medical information that is prominently displayed in you house and/or car and is identifiable by first responders.

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Are you Okay? - Daily phone calls from the Sheriff’s Department to check if you are okay or need any assistance. Activities: Soup Supper is on Wednesday, April 9th 4:30 – 6:30 TRIAD annual picnic in June 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.

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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.

Rehoboth Senior Citizens’ Club News

At our February 20th meeting, the Rehoboth Senior Citizens’ Club celebrated with our honorary members who have reached the milestone of 90 years of age and older. We had a lovely luncheon at Benjamin’s restaurant. Lorraine Botts, Rehoboth selectman, presented the new members of this elite group with a certificate of recognition. Those in attendance who were 90 and older were Eleanor Plante, Frank Lonergan, Gert Messier, Alice Veader, Aimee Gendren, Alice Waterman and Yvonne Rice. A wonderful time was had by all.

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April 17th - 12:00 luncheon. Reservations needed. Program to follow. May 1st - Regular meeting followed by bingo. May 15 - to be announced We are a social and charitable club open to residents and non residents of Rehoboth. Our meetings are held on the first and third Thursday of the month at 1:30 pm unless otherwise noted. For further information, please call Kay Mann at 508 252-4466

Kids' Club helps children who have experienced loss

On Saturday, April 12th from 9:30AM to 12:00PM, Community VNA Hospice and Palliative Care is hosting a grief program. Kids' Club is designed to help children ages 5 - 13 to deal with the loss of a parent, sibling, grandparent, aunt, uncle, friend, classmate or other significant person in their life. In a supportive and understanding atmosphere, experienced grief specialists guide the children to explore and express their feelings as they participate in activities such as crafts, fabric painting, creating memory books and sharing. Snacks are provided. This program is free and although held in Attleboro, it is open to children from all towns. Pre-registration is required. Please call 508-222-0118 or 800-220-0110. Meetings are held at Community VNA, 10 Emory Street in Attleboro MA. For more information, please visit the agency website at www.communityvna.com<http://www.communityvna.com>.

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*Dave Ramsey is America’s trusted voice on money and business. He’s authored four New York Times best-selling books: Financial Peace, More Than Enough, The Total Money Makeover and EntreLeadership. His newest book, written with his daughter Rachel Cruze, is titled Smart Money Smart Kids. It will be released April 22nd. The Dave Ramsey Show is heard by more than 6 million listeners each week on more than 500 radio stations. Follow Dave on Twitter at @DaveRamsey and on the web at daveramsey.com. Dear Dave, I recently got a new job that will increase my income by $20,000 a year. I’ve got $65,000 in debt, and I’m trying to pay it off, so I know I need to adjust my budget. Do you have any suggestions for a situation like this? Mitchell Dear Mitchell, Congratulations on your increased income! The first thing I’d tell you is not to get used to any permanent luxuries while you’re paying off debt. Go out and celebrate with a really nice dinner or something like that after you get your first paycheck. But don’t go nuts or pick up any big, new stuff. The more you put toward debt, the faster it goes away. I’ve been doing this financial thing for a lot of years, and the one thing I’ve found that gets people out of debt is passion. I want you to be so passionate about getting out of debt that you don’t even consider doing anything else until it’s all gone. Your thought process needs to be, “Wow, I got a new job making more money. I can get out of debt even quicker!”

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scouts Rehoboth & Seekonk Girl Scout April Update

Seekonk Boys Basketball Team Are MetroWest Champions! Congratulations to the 6th grade Seekonk Boys Rec Basketball travel team and Head Coach Reggie Bastien for winning the MetroWest title on March 16. They won with a last second bucket to take the title against a tough Easton team. The Seekonk team had only one loss the entire season. Matt Benson, President of Seekonk Rec Basketball called them a “truly amazing team.” “Our town should be so proud that these young athletes were so committed to one another throughout whatever adversity presented itself,” said Benson. Team photo Front row (L-R), Jordan Pina, Robbie Sheahan, and Jack Murphy; Middle row (L-R), Brendan Morales, Colin Tenreiro, Kevin Moszkowicz, Jacob Klang, Gabriel Bastien; Back Row (LR), Elijah Leonard, Head Coach Reggie Bastien, Jacob McKitchen

The Girl Scout Troops of Rehoboth & Seekonk would like to thank you for all for your support during our Cookie Sales this year. Our 25 troops will be able to attend camps, visit museums, go to a Dude Camp, tour New York City, travel to Boston, among other exciting trips, with the earnings they made thru cookie sales. Special thanks to our wonderful Cookie Moms who counted cookies and kept track of all their troops’ earnings. Most importantly a HUGE SHOUT OUT to our amazing Cookie Lady, Robin Charlonne. Robin ordered, stored, delivered, and organized thousands of cookies for our girls! She spent hours counting boxes and cases of cookies throughout icy January, snowy February, and windy March! She made multiple trips to Warwick to collect cases and more cases of cookies. Robin deserves a rest after all her hard work and dedication which made our 2014 Cookie Sales fun and successful!!! A great big Girl Scout smile & Thank you to Robin Charlonne and her family. In April we have some exciting Girl Scout events in town! April 12-13 is our overnight community camping at Promising Acres. All troops are encouraged to attend for some outdoor fun! We will be hiking, learning camp skills, making s’mores over the campfire, have sing-along’s, and enjoying this beautiful Girl Scout Campground! Contact your leader for details. Our Annual YMCA Lockin will be April 5th thru 6th at the Newman YMCA. All troops are welcomed to come dance, swim, Zumba, exercise, Hip Hop, make some crafts, participate in team building activities, and don’t forget the Midnight Movie & Pizza!!! Contact your leader for details.

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Rehoboth Pack 1 Blue and Gold Dinner

Rehoboth Junior Girl Scout Troops 1080 and 56 toured the Rehoboth Town Hall

Pack 1 - Annual Blue & Gold Dinner. Congratulations to all the Scouts who crossed over to Boy Scouts. The boys will be joining Troop 3 North Dighton. A special thank you to Michael Carr and his Assistant Erin Carr for leading the boys along the Cub Scout trail.

Rehoboth Junior Girl Scout Troops 1080 and 56 toured the Rehoboth Town Hall to learn more about their local and state government. The scouts are earning their government/ citizenship badges. Town Clerk Laura Schwall showed them the voting process, explained the importance of voting, talked about citizenship and gave an informative tour of the Rehoboth Town Hall. The scouts were honored with an impromptu visit from Congressman Steven Howitt. The girls enjoyed a great behind the scenes tour!

Seekonk Cadette Troop 770 & Seekonk Junior Troop 460

Here is Kendra of Cadette Troop 770 & Bailey of Junior Troop 460 with their first delivery of Girl Scout Cookies. So far, the girls have sold 531 boxes of cookies between the two of them. The girls have learned about sales and responsible money handling, both while earning money for their troop’s upcoming field trip and Girl Scout Summer Camp too.

Pack 21 of Rehoboth

Pack 21 of Rehoboth would like to thank Officer Perry for taking time to show the boys around the police station. They got to see how the officers gather evidence from a crime scene, what to do if they come upon a crime and who to call, and how they take finger prints to put them into the computer system’s national data base. They also were shown how their finger prints end up on anything they touch and how the officers can use the special dusting powder to find the prints. They boys had a great time and once again we thank Officer Perry for a job well done!

Seekonk Girl Scout Junior Troop 405 visited Brown University

Girl Scout Junior Troop 405 of Seekonk visited the Brown University Campus for the university’s 250th celebration. The girls were introduced to physics and toured a college lab. The troop met with laboratory physicist Dean Hudek and Demonstrations Manager Jerry Zani in the lab after a physics lecture demonstration. The girls discovered that physics is Fun & Interesting!

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IN MEMORIAM then opened “O’Hara Restorations” in Frostproof, FL in 2002 where he worked and played on Classic cars until recently. Bob and Sandra celebrated their 50th anniversary in February. The family wishes to give a very special thank you to Bob’s lifelong friends Bob and Debbie Bradshaw for their incredible strength and support throughout the last months. Also, thank you to all the wonderful nurses from Cornerstone Hospice for their caring and compassionate support! Rehoboth - Jay Donald Hilsman, 53, of Rehoboth died Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014 at home. Rehoboth - Michael Cameron, 58, of Rehoboth passed on March 2, 2014.

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Rehoboth – John J. “Jack” Cabral III, 67, of Homestead Ave., died at home Friday morning, March 21, 2014.

Robert Jay O’Hara, age 71 of North Dighton, MA passed away on March 5, 2014 after a battle with cancer. He passed at home surrounded by family and close friends. He is survived by his wife Sandra (Perry) and three daughters, Bethany DeMoura of Dighton, Justine Noelte of Seekonk and Leslee O’Hara of Sugarland, TX. He also leaves five grandchildren, Carisa and Kye Kowalski as well as Vanessa, Brie and Leah Noelte. Bob was born in Houlton, Maine to Elizabeth and Lewis O’Hara. He grew up in Dighton and was part of the first graduating class from the “new” Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High in 1961. He owned and operated “Wheels Auto Body” in Taunton for many years. Bob and Sandy moved to Naples, FL in 1984 (Bob successfully sailed his 36 foot sailboat from Newport to Naples) where he attempted retirement. However, Bob had an inescapable passion for restoring antique cars and the public sought his services so he followed his passion and starting restoring antiques once again. In 2000, he added to his adventures by competing in the Classic Road Rally “Around the World in 80 Days” in a 1929 Marmon he rebuilt just for the race. In 2001, Bob raced again in a 1926 Chrysler through South America. In 2002, he raced that same antique convertible in Africa where he ended up spending an unexpected week in a hospital in Namibia due to an unfortunate serious crash and roll-over. He then built a 1963 Ford Falcon and raced in the 2001/2002 “LaCarrera Pan Americana.” Bob always had a love for antique vehicles (of any sort) and BIG adventures. Bob

Rehoboth – Maria L. “Dolores” Pereira, 69 of Brook Street died Friday March 21, 2014 at Rhode Island Hospital. Seekonk – Alfred M. Reposa, age 92, of N. Wheaton Ave., died March 2, 2014. Seekonk - James J. Tiernan of Seekonk, son of the late Marguerite (Powers) Tiernan and Joseph Tiernan, passed away on Sunday, March 2, 2014. Seekonk - Frances E. (Tetreault) Mallon, 81, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, March 11, 2014. Seekonk - Ethel L. Korkuc, RN, 94 of Seekonk died Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at Kent County Hospital. Seekonk - Nancy (Rix) Martin, 79, a longtime resident of Seekonk, died peacefully at home, with her children by her side, on Wednesday, March 12, 2014. Seekonk – Blais Z. Krupowicz, 63, formerly of Seekonk, MA, died unexpectedly at his home in Chicago, IL where he resided for many years. Seekonk – Joyce G. Kaltsas, 91, wife of the late George A. Kaltsas, died March 19’th. Seekonk - Edmond J. St. Laurent Jr., 82, the proprietor of the former Seekonk Form Company, Inc., and former Seekonk Police Officer, passed away peacefully,

surrounded by his family on Saturday, March 29, 2014. Seekonk – Irene Barbara Mellen Venditti, On March 28th the world lost one of its heroes when Irene Venditti, 94, left the world of the living, passing away peacefully in her sleep

“Card of Thanks”

We are so very overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support shown to us upon the passing of our beloved son and brother, David J. Mace. Thank you for the expressions of kindness shown through many spiritual bouquets, mass cards, plants, and flowers which were warmly appreciated. A special thank you to the clergy. Father Brian Harrington and the Knights of Columbus Council 5108 for the prayer service at Rebello Funeral Home. Father John Kelleher of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church and Father Joseph Escobar of Our Lady of the Rosary Church for the beautiful mass. Mt. Carmel’s choir for their heartfelt beautiful music. A special thank you to Reverend Joy Utter and Maria Tavares of the Seekonk Congregational Church for their support. Thank you to the many Seekonk and State Public officials, the Seekonk Police Honor Guard, and Seekonk Police and East Providence Police for their escort from the funeral home to the Gates of Heaven Cemetery. The pall bearers Harley Bartlett, Steve and Ron Brosnihan, Charles Duquette, Thomas Rainey and Craig Mace. We are very grateful to the RI Hospital Cardiac Critical Care Unit and the unrelenting care provided to David by the doctors, nurses and staff. We are also very grateful for the consideration and professionalism shown by Rebello Funeral Home. Sincerely, June D. Mace & Family

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ing golf course. Air conditioning, appliances, gas heat. Utilities not included. No pets. $700/month. Call: 401-434-5944. (e414)

VACATION RENTALS

VACATION CONDO FOR RENT CLEARWATER/TAMPA AREA: Florida Condo, 55 plus, Clearwater. Spacious one bedroom plus, Floridian colors, kitchen updates, tub conversion, bonus room, balcony, central air, 2 - 6 month rental, cable extra. References, security. careda1@cox.net 401-289-0127. (e414) Vacation Rental: Bristol, NH. Modern 3BR house with 2 baths. Sleeps 6. Walk to private association beach on Newfound Lake,(Camelot Acres). Kitchen, W&D, AC, TV/DVD, Gas Grill. Linens required. No smoking or pets. $975/wk. 508-415-3208, tachin737@gmail.com. (e414) VACATION/HONEYMOON RENTAL: St. Michael, Azores (Portugal), pristine 2-bed/2bath apartment with kitchen, DR, LR, & laundry. Linens provided. Majestic Atlantic and mountain views from spacious deck, near golf, beach, etc. Call 401-480-0374 or 508336-8432 or email jaime15bazores@gmail. com for info/reservations. (e414);

FOR SALE

FIREWOOD Cut, Split and Delivered, $200 a cord. Call 508-252-4548. (e414)

HELP WANTED:

Additional Words $.25 each

EXPERIENCED TEACHER OF PIANO, VOICE AND ORGAN: Classical & popular. Beginners & Advanced. All ages. Traditional and modern methods. Natalie Lawton, M.A. Music, 45 Central Avenue, North Seekonk, MA 508-761-3334 (e514)

CHILDCARE

Do you need a day off or just a break. Does your child need a play date. I have 30 years experience. Visit my website at www. rehobothchildcare.com/joanneplumer/. Call Joanne. 1-508-252-1252 (e514)

YARD SALE:

YARD SALE: 151 Cedar Street, Rehoboth Saturday, April 26th, 2014 8am to 2pm (RAIN DATE Sunday, April 27th). Country gift items from closed store, tools, household items, NASCAR yearbooks and collectibles, MORE! (e414)

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In need of experience Laborers, Truck Drivers, and Machine Operators. Contact Erika at 774-322-6819 (rf_mjd)

GENERAL SERVICES

BIG BLUE REMOVAL SERVICE: Attic, Cellar, Total House; We take everything! Furniture, Brush, Appliances, Yard Waste, Construction Debris, Trash…Demolition of Fences, Sheds, Decks, Pools. Let us do the work. Free Estimates. Call Tony 508-2261295; www.BigBlueRemoval.com. (rfBB) THE ESTATE GUYS: Buying contents of houses, barns, farms garages, cellars, attics, industrial buildings. Cash paid no need for timely yard sales. Call Tom or Anthony 774331-2681 (rfBB)

CLASSES / LESSONS

PIANO LESSONS: Taught in my home, both classical and popular to persons of all ages. Anita Russo, 8 Terrybrooke Road, Rehoboth 508-252-4208. (e614)

View Virtual Tour: http://www. vrguild.net/tour/W31709 New Price! Beautiful 3/4 bed Dutch Colonial in Riverside. Meticulously maintained. Hwds, original moldings, new kitchen with breakfast nook and stainless steel appliances, living room with fireplace; new roof, newly painted; 2 car garage. Great location. Across the street from the East Providence Bike Path with seasonal water views of the historic Pomham Lighthouse and bay. Just move in. Virtual tour above and even better seen in person. Call 401-383-0999 for info & appointments. $289,990

The Reporter April 2014

April Business Directory CATEGORY AC & Heating Appliance Repairs Appliance Store Art Supplies/Framing Attorney Attorney Attorney Attorney Attorney Attorney Attorney Auto Body Auto Body Auto Body Shop Auto Detailing Auto Repairs Auto Repairs Auto Repairs Auto Repairs Auto Repairs Auto Salvage Bakery Bakery Bank Baseball - Professional Building Contractor Building Contractor Building Contractor Building/Remodeling Carpet Cleaning Carpet Cleaning Child Care Child Care Child Care Child Care Chimney Cleaning Chimney Services Church Cleaning Service Collectibles Computer Repair Concrete Concrete Cutters Construction Country Club Country Club Dentist Dentist Dentist Dentist Dentist Dentist Dentist Dentist Disposal Service Dog Grooming Dog Services Electrician

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LS Heating & Air Conditioning 64 McPartland Appliance Repairs 42 Iz Schwartz Appliance, Inc. 49 Gregory D. Dorrance, Co. 16 Cutcliffe, Galvin & Archetto 86 Donald E. MacManus, Attorney 56 Laurie P. Mullen 53 Law Office of David J. Marciello 46 Law Office of Luke P. Travis 43 Lori O’Brien-Foeri 55 Stephen E. Navega 31 Sousa’s Auto Body 21 Tri Star Autobody, Inc. 26 Seekonk Auto Body 54 MS Classic Cars 25 Metric Motors 31 Mike’s Truck & Trailer Repair 46 New England Tire 3 Somerset Chrysler Jeep 28 Somerset Subaru - Max Motors, Inc 35 Seekonk Auto Salvage 23 Crugnale Bakery 16 Scialo’s Country Bakery 7 Coastway Community Bank 19 Pawtucket Red Sox 90 A. M. Carpentry 65 DTP Construction 65 Richard G. Dias 26 Ferreira Builders, Inc. 48 Earle’s Carpet Cleaning 83 M & S Carpet & Upholstery 43 Alphabet Soup Preschool 70 Citizens For Citizens 71 Twin Oaks Farm Learning Center 67 Village Green Preschool 69 RJD & Sons - Chimney Sweep 46 Peace of Mind Chimney Sweep 79 Holy Cross Church 86 Debbie’s Cleaning Service 85 Wexler’s Collectibles 44 ICU 4 PC’s 43 American Mobile Mix Concrete Inc. 44 Cut Rite Concrete Cutting Corp. 41 Palmer River Associates 33 Hillside Country Club 2 Hillside Country Club 20 David C. Zaluski, D.D.S. 51 Dr. Wassouf D.D.S. 11 Eager Family Dentistry 70 Kenneth J. Rawlinson, D.D.S. 39 Lisa Daft DMD & Associates, PC 30 Ritebite Dental 18 Romani Orthodontics 6 Rumford Dental 47 Professional Duct Cleaning 96 Groom & Style 55 Canine Mastery, Inc 54 ALKO Electric 41