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February 12, 2023 ~
Building Community One Positive Story at a Time.
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Whitman Hanson Silver Lake Girl's Hockey Brings in the Win from Norwell/Abington!
This past week, the Whitman Hanson Silver Lake Girl’s ice hockey team faced off against Norwell/Abington. WHSL defeated Norwell/Abington 1-0, with the goal scored by Chole Duff with the assist from Cam Dematos and Julie Connors. This game also happens to be the third shutout in a row for goalie Sadie Watchorn. This brings WHSL to 8-3 this season. Congratulations to this fantastic team, and best of luck on their next game against Pembroke!
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Historical Tidbit:
The Great Blizzard of '78
Monday- Wednesday
February 6- 8, 1978
February 6th, 1978, was a time of primitive satellite
technology, and meteorologists did not have the tools they have today. Often their educated guess was pretty far off. On February 6, New Englanders were still sore about the January 21st forecaster prediction of only rain, which blanketed 21 inches of snow in Massachusetts and downed a record number of power lines in Rhode Island.
So when forecasters began predicting another big storm, people went to work and school and about their lives. The Blizzard of '78 originally formed as a weak, extra-tropical cyclone off the coast of South Carolina. But soon it ran into an arctic cold front moving across the Appalachians. When it combined with unusually strong high pressure over central Canada and very cold air, the mix created the blizzard. It stayed for 36 hours.
A few snowflakes started at 10a, by 1p there was a white-out. In some places 2 inches per hour stacked up. This caught many unaware and unprepared. The statistics were staggering: 27.1 inches of snow in Boston (40 inches in parts of Rhode Island), 99 deaths, 4,500 injuries, 350 federal troops, $520 million dollars in damages, and 3,000 cars and 500 trucks abandoned on just an 8-mile stretch of 128.
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Rt 128 was at a standstill. Before cell phones, people chose to either go out in 70-mile/hour winds, or stay in their car. Some who stayed in their car did not realize their tailpipes were covered & died of asphyxiation.
People were also stranded in the strangest places waiting it out; movie theaters, churches, the Boston Garden. The clean-up took the help of the National Guard, a declaration of a State of Emergency, and many exhaustive hours. Schools were closed for at least a week, sometimes more. Coastal towns were hit the hardest, losing people and whole structures to the raging sea.
As Mike Barnicle wrote in the Boston Globe: "Storms build a sense of community and sharing related directly to the number of inches on the ground. Two inches and people still snarl at each other, two feet and all men are brothers."
Written by J. Rose
Don Kent image: WBZ
Stranded cars image Boston Globe Archives
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Town Hall
781-294-1316
Holmes Public Library
781-293-2271
Council on Aging
506 Plymouth Street
781-293-7313
Food Pantries
Halifax Congregational Church
503 Plymouth St. (Rt 106)
781-293-6393
Tuesdays 2:30 - 4p
St Vincent De Paul
Our Lady of the Lake Church
580 Monponsett St, Halifax
(781) 293- 7971
2nd & 4th Saturday 9a
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Congratulations!
Diane Ribeiro
You won a $25 gift certificate to Johnny Macaroni's Restaurant, East Bridgewater & Halifax
Bee sure to play our Historical Tidbit Trivia Game at the bottom of this newsletter.
Enter for this week's prize of
45 minute Reiki Treatment with
Jacquelyn Rose
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Halifax Finance Committee Meeting 1-30-23
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Pajama Drive
Holmes Library
Started February 1st, and going to March 15th, a pajama donation drive for kids and teens will take place. Please bring all donations to the Holmes Public Library. Donations from all seasons and sizes 0-3 months to adult medium will be accepted. Please consider donating!
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Halifax Fire Open Burning
Burning permits are now available online. The open burning season takes place between January 15th and May 1st.
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Halifax School Committee Meeting 2-6-23
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1000 Plymouth St (Rt 104) • Bridgewater •
(508) 697-0357
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Save your floors from the ravages of winter!
Durable black 4 ft x 6 ft x 3/4-inch rubber mat. Grooved underside, slight honeycomb pattern on top. Good for covering any concrete floor. We use this rubber mat to cover concrete floors in several areas and even in one heavy traffic office area. Popular as a rubber mat to put under gym machines.
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Halifax Council on Aging Holding Social Security 101 Workshop!
Thursday, February 16th
11a - 12:30p
Halifax Town Hall
This upcoming Thursday at the Halifax Town Hall, the Council of Aging is holding a Social Security 101 Workshop. Come learn and ask questions on anything regarding Social Security! The event will be hosted by the Social Security Administration and Delia Demello, Public Affairs Specialist. The workshop is FREE and begins at 11a.
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Upcoming Events at the Holmes Public Library:
The Holmes Public Library, right here in Halifax, has outlined some of their exciting, upcoming events for February. Coming up this Wednesday at 12:30p is Scattegories! And reoccurring every Monday will be the COA Writing Group's meeting at 1:30p and on Tuesday Drop In Knitting at 10a.
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Climate Can-Do:
Electric Vehicles
Electric vehicles are a more sustainable way for people to get to where they are going. These vehicles offer less maintenance and repairs, less expensive when it comes to fueling, and most importantly cause less pollution.
In Massachusetts the Zero Emissions Vehicle commission ,or ZEV, was established in 2015 and is working to help support the zero emission vehicle adoption in Massachusetts. Their overall goal is to promote zero emission vehicles, also known as ZEV’s. These vehicles include fuel cell, plug in, or battery electric cars, buses, and vans.
When it comes to making more charging stations for electric vehicles, companies like Chargepoint are offering funding in order to install more of them. This would help make it more accessible for those who want this sustainable transportation. It would make it easier to charge their cars with more available charging stations in Massachusetts.
If you want to find out more about ZEV commission or would like to see more about the funding going into electric vehicle charging stations, read the links provided.
Resources:
This Climate Can-Do Article was written by intern Maeve Stowe of Bridgewater State University. We focus on actions which will help mitigate the environmental changes of our climate emergency. Our goal is to keep our climate's temperature from rising 1.5˚ C to lessen the impact on our environment. We can do!
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Make Your Valentines Day Reservations Early!
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Halifax Elementary School Kindergarten Registration NOW OPEN
The Halifax Elementary School Kindergarten registration is now open for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year. Registration packets are available at the main office of the Elementary or can be requested via email at hes.slrsd.org
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Help Silver Lake Boys Hockey Fight Cancer!
The Silver Lake Boys Hockey Team is asking for donations to help reach their goal towards the American Cancer Society charity. If you wish, you can donate by following this link here.
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District Attorney Tim Cruz Leads Successful Narcan Training with Community
This past Tuesday, District Attorney Tim Cruz and his office met with senior members of the community to discuss options on how to combat the opioid crisis. Cruz and his team also discussed the Good Samaritan law, as well as providing Narcan training. The town is grateful for this insightful demonstration that could help save lives.
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Halifax Fire
Halifax L3159 members were honored to host Brother Dale Melanson's helmet from Plymouth Fire Local 1768 today.
Dale is recently retired from PFD and he and his family have been facing his diagnoses of not only frontal lobe dementia but also ALS. This helmet provided by the Plymouth Fire Relief Association has traveled far and wide and has been cared for by countless numbers of brothers and sisters of the PFFM serving communities across Massachusetts.
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After dedicating his life to public service with an 18 year career with the PFD and 28 years to the Air National Guard, Dale and his family are faced with a devastating battle. A battle which we are told Dale is taking in stride. Please consider supporting Dale in this fight with the links provided below.
Halifax received his helmet from Hanson Firefighters and will be passing it to Plympton Fire Department to continue on its journey.
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WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME
Have fun with us and bee entered to win a:
45 minute Reiki Treatment with
Jacquelyn Rose
Historical Tidbit Question:
What major Boston highway pictured was at a stand-still?
Email us your answer at:
Please include your name and phone number with your answer.
By entering, you give us permission to print your name in next week's Buzz Around.
On February 15, 2023, before 2p, we will randomly pick a winner from the correct answers.
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The Buzz Around is brought to you this week by: Jen Bellody, Mohamed (Moe) Ibrahim, Janice O'Brien, Jacquelyn Rose, Maeve Stowe & Greg Venezia.
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Unite.
“Someday, I hope that we will all be patriots of our planet and not just of our respective nations.”
~ Zoe Weil
"We need to eliminate the concept of division by class, skills, race, income, religion, and nationality. Every human requires food and water to survive and every human has a heart that bleeds, loves, and grieves.” ~ Suzy Kassem
“Take a look at the plants. They come together and thrive peacefully in the garden or park. They lean on each other without trying to outdo one another. They serve as a sign that we can see beyond our differences and embrace each other in love while allowing our uniqueness to add color to our world. If plants can live in harmony and show their beauty to the world, we as humans can do much more.”
~ Kemi Sogunle
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"We will find another way,
to liberate children of this world.
I can hear their voices cry,
all of our children bound in chains
Everyone, we must unite
Politically and economically ..."
~ Playing for Change
I pray for the day we realize we are all humans, and we need each other. Have a lovely week. ~ Jacquie
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