Registration
has started for the Bridgewater Recreation Summer
Programs. Forms and information
are available on the Recreation website: www.bridgewaterma.org/government/recreation.
Programs being offered are Archery, Basketball, Summer
Recreation Program, Skyhawks Sport Program, and the
Aquatics program offered through Bridgewater State
College.
Also, new this year:
FREE PARK PASS - "Use Nature as Your Guide" Program
Bridgewater Recreation is offering residents of Bridgewater
a FREE ParkPass. This pass entitles the bearer to
free parking for one vehicle (no buses or vans) at
over 50 facilities in the Massachusetts state parks
system. Go on your own, or participate in one of
the two new parks programs:
1) 2008 Great Park Pursuit - a free family adventure!
The Great Parks Pursuit is a six week challenge aimed
at teaching kids about the great outdoors and the
vast number of state parks throughout the Commonwealth.
This is part of the No Child Left Inside Initiative,
designed to build the next generation of environmental
stewards. Register online at www.greatparkpursuit.org.
2) Park Passport Program - The program provides free
passport books and invites participants to visit
each of the 76 featured facilities. The passbooks
will be stamped with a custom park stamp depicting
a special feature of the park. For more information,
visit www.mass.gov/dcr. Contact Bridgewater Recreation
at 508-697-8020 to reserve your one day pass.
Bridgewater Buzz
– 7th Edition – July 11, 2008
Mission
Citizens for a Better
Bridgewater (CBB) is an organization of concerned
and active citizens dedicated to improving Bridgewater
through resident education. The purpose of this
bi-weekly newsletter is to foster communication
and active involvement. If you would like an event
announced in a future edition of Bridgewater
Buzz, please send a request to betterbridgewater@gmail.com.
The next issue will be on July 26, 2008.
Political News
Board of Selectmen
July 1 Meeting Summary:
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A representative from Congressman Stephen Lynch's
office will hold office hours on July 23 from 9
– 11 a.m. in the Selectmen's office.
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BOS pledged assistance to Wayne Gobbi in securing
CPA funds for the softball fields.
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Fourth of July Committee reported parade, ArtsFest
and fireworks are going forward as planned.
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Selectman Kravitz gave an update on business
development including the new sports complex. Waterford
Village and Bridgewater State College will work
to restructure intersections in that area. Selectman
Kravitz wants to increase MBTA parking. Walgreens
is scheduled to open in Oct. Johnston Supply will
go up on Elm St. soon.
The next meeting of the Board of Selectmen will
be Tuesday, July 15 at 6:30 p.m. Please visit http://www.bridgewaterma.org/Government/Selectmen/Agendas.shtml for
the agenda.
Community News
Message from the Bridgewater Girls Softball
League (BGSL)
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BGSL has great news to share. Thanks to your
support and emails, the spotlight is now on their
new fields. At the BOS meeting July 1, each member
of the BOS publicly supported the building of the
new fields. Selectman Flynn will be the liaison
on the project. Selectman Kravitz will use business
contacts to help advance the resources needed to
move forward. On or before July 14th, representatives
from the CPC, BOS, BGSL and Recreation will meet
to set up the project and develop next steps. There
will be an agenda item on the BOS July 15th meeting
to update the town on the progress with the expectation
to start the bidding process.
BGSL is looking for anyone interested in volunteering
equipment or skills to advance this project. One
of the next steps is silt fencing. Anyone with
access to bales of hay, stakes and silt fencing
please send an email to notification@LeagueAthletics.com
ASAP. Stay tuned for future updates as this project
progresses.
Friends of Bridgewater Seniors
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Friends of Bridgewater Seniors is a non-profit
community group established to raise funds to provide
assistance to seniors in the Town of Bridgewater.
Its goals are: 1. To assist in emergency situations,
such as but not limited to paying for prescriptions,
fuel or other life-sustaining equipment, devices
and materials;and 2. To assist in other ways, such
as financing programs and opportunities for seniors
for the purposes of learning, entertainment or
enjoyment. Anyone wishing to join or to make a
donation to the Friends of Bridgewater Seniors,
please visit: http://www.bridgewaterma.org/CommProfile/SeniorFriends.shtml
Bridgewater Garden Club (BGC)
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Do you have an interesting, colorful, or unusual
garden? BGC is looking for gardens for its next
garden tour the second weekend of June 2009. The
tour will be offered to residents of Bridgewater
and surrounding communities to give them a chance
to admire 5-7 showcase gardens on the BGC self-guided
tour. There is no need to be home during the tour
as the club will provide full-time on-site staffing
and overseeing.
BGC will visit potential tour gardens June and
July 2009 and is looking for a wide range of types
and styles, including natural and wildflower gardens,
cottage as well as landscapes and herb gardens.
For more information or to leave a tip on a garden
owner, please call Linda Triconi at 508-378-4392
or Gini Duggan at 508-807-1240.
Bridgewater Recreation Summer Programs
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Registration has started for all summer programs
being offered by the Bridgewater Recreation Department.
Programs include archery, basketball, a summer
recreation program, Skyhawks sport programs, and
aquatics offered through Bridgewater State College.
Also available this year are free park passes that
entitles the bearer to free parking at over 50
facilities in the Massachusetts state parks system.
For more information on these programs and for
registration forms visit www.bridgewaterma.org/government/recreation or
call 508-697-8020.
Free Park
Pass
Bridgewater Lion's Club Annual Charity
Poker Run, July 13
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The Bridgewater Lion's Club Annual Charity Poker
Run will be held July 13. Registration begins
at 9 a.m. at the 49ers club, 161 High St., in
Bridgewater. This motorcycle run will also include
food, entertainment, raffles and other prizes.
Proceeds will benefit the Bridgewater Lions Club
charities. For more information contact Bruce
Maher at 508-697-3113 or Mike Tibert at 781-603-7546.
Bridgewater Cultural
Committee Seeks Your Input by July 31
- The Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) is the
largest grassroots cultural funding network in
the nation, supporting thousands of community-based
projects in the arts, humanities, and sciences
annually. The program promotes the availability
of rich cultural experiences for every Massachusetts
citizen.
Administered by 2,500 municipally appointed volunteers,
the LCC network consists of 329 councils serving
all 351 Massachusetts cities and towns. Each year,
local councils award more than $2 million in grants
to more than 5,000 cultural programs statewide.
The Bridgewater Cultural Council (BCC) promotes
excellence, access, education, and diversity in
the arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences
in order to improve the quality of life for all
Bridgewater residents and contribute to the economic
vitality of our community. Last year, BCC awarded
$9,200 to 11 recipients. The next deadline for
grant applications is Oct. 15. BCC is required
to seek community input regarding its funding priorities.
Please visit http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=0nYSk9cOsWfZ4QbCIw_2bkRw_3d_3d to
take the survey. Please respond by July 31.
Friends of the Library Wine Tasting
Event, August 12
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The Friends of the Library is sponsoring a wine
tasting event at the Wine Palace, 793 West Center
St. in West Bridgewater. This event will be August
12 from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 per person
and can be purchased by contacting Jean Guarino
at slgjeg4@gmail.com.
You must be at least 21 years of age to purchase
tickets and attend the event.
Bridgewater Irish
Festival - Committee Member Wanted
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Are you interested in helping create an Irish
festival in Bridgewater? The tentative idea is
to hold a festival in March that would include
food, music, Irish step dancing and more! This
event will be sponsored by Around the Common and
hopefully local businesses will sponsor the event
as well.
The Bridgewater Irish Festival will seek to be
a fundraiser for the Alzheimer's Association of
Massachusetts.
If you are interested in helping out in any way
to make the Bridgewater Irish Festival a reality,
please email bridgewaterirish@gmail.com.
The Stand for Children state-wide
organization is lobbying to increase
school funding in Massachusetts. They're
going to be asking House members and Senators
on Beacon Hill to pass legislation that would
close corporate tax loopholes and dedicate
more revenue to the Chapter 70 education
funds that fund schools.
Their opening session is from 10:15-11:10
in Nurses Hall at the State House. For more
information, visit Stand's website: http://www.stand.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=783&srci=d263
The blurb from their website:
Day on the Hill - April 15, 2008 This spring,
Beacon Hill lawmakers face decisions that
affect every child in Massachusetts. Schools
remain inadequately funded, and with dropout
rates approaching 50% for some communities,
it's high time the public and lawmakers tackled
the changes we need.
On April 15, lawmakers need to hear that you
care about improving our schools. Please join
citizens from over 50 communities us as we
converge on the State House and call for relief,
reform and innovation in public education.
NOTE*****
CBB does not necessarily support
or endorse this
campaign given its potentially harmful effects
on
local businesses; however, we realize that
a
significant portion of our membership is comprised
of
parents with school-aged children so we wanted
to make
you aware of this opportunity. As members,
it's your
decision whether or not to support this effort.
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We Need You!
The Citizens for a Better Bridgewater has recently
reorganized our group into the following Committees:
- Membership/Fundraising
- Communications
- General Government Partnership
- School Partnership
We need volunteers on each of these Committees. To
see
full Committee Descriptions, please visit the "Get
Involved" page
Volunteers can put in as much or as little time
as
they feel comfortable. We ask you to consider
investing a small portion of your time to helping
create a better Bridgewater. Thank you! |
