Dine for Habitat Home

 

A family in Bridgewater has been selected as the newest to own a decent, affordable home being built by Habitat for Humanity. As a way to raise funds for the home on Highland Street in Easton, Dining for a Cause will happen at several area restaurants. Help Habitat for Humanity build by eating dinner at 99 Restaurant in Easton.

 

Kicking off a month of Dining opportunities will be 99 Restaurant on Rt. 123 in Easton. On May 20 between 5-10 p.m., bring in the voucher at http://www.sshabitat.org/ and Habitat will receive 15% of your take-out or dine in bill excluding tax and tip. Stop in at the bar and have some outrageous potato skins. Maybe you want to try the new Strawberry Blueberry Chicken Salad for a refreshing meal. Leave room for a cup of decaf and the towering midnight fudge cake.

 

Please help out and eat dinner on May 20; take-out or dine-in. Any questions about the dining fundraiser can be addressed to Local Partnership Committee member Lisa Jessick at 508-238-2531. Please tell family, neighbors, co-workers and friends to attend too. Let's raise the roof, literally.

Monthly Meeting of GBWOT

Monthly Meeting of GBWOT

May 20th 
7:00 pm

Monthly meeting of Greater Bridgewater Women of Today. A civic volunteer group organizing events and fundraisers to help the community. Meeting location changes monthly. For meeting location in Bridgewater please email: greaterbridgewaterwot@yahoo.com.

Working Together: Parent and Professional Collaboration

The Bridgewater-Raynham Special Education Parents Advisory Council presents:

Working Together: Parent and Professional Collaboration

 The presentation will feature the importance of and necessity for developing good parent/professional relationships while negotiating through the special education maze.  Practical strategies for accomplishing this will be provided. This program is designed to assist participants in facilitating positive interactions between parent and professionals.

Lecture presented by Barbara Domingue from Community Autism Resources and Janet McTarnaghan from Director of Comprehensive Consulting, LLC.

 Tuesday, May 21st, 2013

7:00 PM

Lecture Hall (2nd Floor)

BR High School

Lectures are free and everyone is welcome.

Bridgewater Academy Lions Blood Drive

The American Red Cross encourages all eligible blood donors to give blood during the month of May to honor those who have served our country and in memory of loved ones.

In the summer season, the blood donations usually slow down and supplies are at the lowest and patients don’t get a holiday from needing blood.

If you are wonder what you can do to honor our heroes, please consider giving blood this month and help give the gift of life. 

Bridgewater Academy Lions Club is sponsoring a blood drive on Monday, May 20th, at the Conant Community Center, on 5 Wally Krueger Way, Bridgewater on Rt. 18.

If you would like to join us in wearing red, white and blue or something military to show your support, we would appreciate the gesture.

Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) for an appointment. Receive a gift card from Sullivan Tire.

Friends of the Library Book Sale

The Friends of the Bridgewater Public Library will sponsor a Book Sale on Saturday, May 18th, in the Flora T. Little Meeting Room on the lower level. The public is welcome to browse our huge selection of books including paperbacks, classics and children’s books. This is the last book sale until the fall, so come in and stock up for your summer reading!

The sale is from 11a.m. – 1p.m., with a Friends Only Preview from 10a.m. – 11a.m.

This is a “Name Your Own Price” Book Sale. For more information about the sale, call Mary O’Connell at the Bridgewater Public Library (508-697-3331).

The library will be open for business that day, from 10a.m. to 2p.m.

For more information about becoming a Friend of the Bridgewater Public Library to qualify for the Friends Only Preview visit us at www.bridgewaterfol.org

Message from Bridgewater Police Department

On the morning of May 8th, 2013 at approx 3:30am an individual was arrested  after a 2.5 hour standoff with Bridgewater and Middleboro Police. The standoff was in  the parking lot of 1221 Bedford St. Bridgewater.

The incident originated in Middleboro where the suspect, later identified as Christopher French age 40 of 173 Old Center St. Middleboro, had barricaded himself in his vehicle with a loaded shotgun. The suspect then fled in his vehicle towards Bridgewater. Middleboro and State Police chased the vehicle into Bridgewater.

Bridgewater Police Officers got involved in the chase. The vehicle was subsequently stopped in the parking lot of P&L Paintball, located at 1221 Bedford St. (Rt 18). The suspect had a shotgun in his possession. Officers reported that the suspect placed the shotgun at his head.
A perimeter was created by Bridgewater Police, Middleboro Police, Massachusetts State Police, Bridgewater State University Police, and Massachusetts Department of Correction.

SEMLEC Swat was activated. During the standoff, the suspect continued to place the shotgun to his head. SEMLEC and Massachusetts State Police Negotiators were able to contact the suspect by using his cell-phone . The Negotiators were able to successfully talk the suspect into surrendering to police. The standoff lasted approximately 2.5 hours.

This successful outcome was a direct result of regional cooperation by a multitude of Law Enforcement Agencies. (Bridgewater Police, Middleboro Police, Massachusetts State Police, Bridgewater State University Police, Plymouth County Sherriff’s Department, Mass. Department of Correction and SEMLEC)

Lt. Thomas J Schlatz
Bridgewater Police Department

Hiking the Appalachian Trail Lecture

Roger “Hammer” Tetreault will speak at the Bridgewater Public Library on Tuesday, May 14th at 7:00p.m. His topic is: Hiking the Appalachian Trail.

Roger Tetreault of Boxborough took the phrase “take a hike” literally when he decided to walk the 2,176.4 miles of the Appalachian Trail. A carpenter by trade, Roger is a backpacking and hiking enthusiast. After ten years of hiking the local terrain, he decided early in 2008 to hike the Appalachian Trail.

It took Roger 5.5 months to hike from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine, from March 25 until September 7. He encountered temperatures ranging from 18 degrees to 100 degrees, plus snow, lots of rain, deer, wild horses, wild long-horned cattle, wild boar, mountain lions, bears, snakes and many wonderful fellow through-hikers.

Roger has produced a presentation in which he chronicles the many sights and sounds of the Appalachian Trail. Roger made this presentation to show you just what it would be like to hike the Appalachian Trail. Join us at the Bridgewater Public Library, 15 South Street, to view Roger’s adventure. After the presentation, Roger will take questions and lead a discussion.

The program is free of charge and open to everyone. It is sponsored by the Friends of the Bridgewater Public Library. For more information, contact Mary O’Connell at the library at 508-697-3331.

Spring Plant Sale

Bridgewater Garden Club
Spring Plant Sale
May 11, 2013 9AM – 12PM

Inside Rain or Shine
Cole Yeaton Senior Center
Formerly Bridgewater Senior Center
Wally Krueger Way, Bridgewater off Rt. 18/ 28

Perennials Containers
Annuals 
Hanging Baskets
Herbs Gardening Information

For further information, please call 508-697-7617.
Benefits: Scholarships & Civic Beautification