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Michael Struss of the Emergency Medical & Rescue Institute of North Attleboro and Kelcie Kennedy-Smith pictured above are holding a recruiting open house for a newly formed BSA Venturing Crew which will be specializing in Emergency Medicine, First Aid, and First Response Training.
Newly formed BSA Venturing Crew 24/7 is getting under way in North Attleboro [...]

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SWANSEA, Mass. (January 28, 2009) – Waring-Sullivan Homes of Memorial Tribute, Sugarman Sinai Memorial Chapel, Pontarelli-Marino Funeral Home, Romano Funeral Homes and Wilbur-Romano Funeral Home will host the 14th annual “Wise Management of Grief” seminar from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wed., Feb. 4 at Venus de Milo restaurant, 75 GAR Hwy, Rte. 6 in [...]

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The Attleboro Garden Club invites you to seek relief from the dreary cold and snow at some of these wonderful flower and garden events in February, March and April, all within commuting distance: 
Flora in Winter, a succulent feast for the eyes and spirit in the middle of winter, will be held jointly at the Worcester Art Museum and at Tower Hill Botanical [...]

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January 27, 2009 – KL Communications has announced the dates for the Fine Furnishings & Fine Craft shows set to take place in Baltimore, Maryland, Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Providence, Rhode Island. This will be the first year for the show in Baltimore, Maryland which will be held at the France-Merrick Performing Arts complex. Dates for [...]

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ATTLEBORO – Eighteen students at Grace Baptist Christian Academy of Attleboro will be entered in the 2009 Speech Competition sponsored by the Massachusetts Association of Christian School on Friday, Feb. 6, at Twin City Christian School in Lunenburg.
According to Pastor Jeffrey Bailey, GBCA’s principal and director of the MACS Speech Competition, GBCA students will compete [...]

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East Providence - The Weaver Library, 41 Grove Ave., East Providence, Rhode Island 02914 is proud to present “Music in the Life of Lincoln” by the Providence Brigade Band on Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at 7:00PM in the Champlin Program Room. Join thousands throughout the country in celebrating the bicentennial of the birth of our 16th [...]

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Attleboro -  Attleboro Public Library wants to remind you of an email newsletter service called NextReads. No library card is necessary—just an email address—for library Web site visitors and patrons to subscribe to any of the 22 different newsletters, all of which provide great reading suggestions. Fiction and nonfiction newsletter topics include Biography and Memoir, [...]

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Tom Fisher, President and CEO of Community Care Services, presents “Employee of the Year – 2008″ award to Traci Wyse. Photo Credit – Kara Flanagan 
Community Care Services held their annual Employee Recognition Event on Saturday, January 24, at Rachel’s Lakeside in Dartmouth. The non-profit human services agency chooses this event to celebrate their employees’ milestone [...]

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HESSCO Elder Services is appealing to the Town of Foxboro for any volunteers interested in becoming drivers for our Meals on Wheels program. This program, which delivers prepared meals to homebound elders, is in dire search of volunteers to contribute approximately one hour per week to elders who would have difficulties getting their own meals [...]

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When I began teaching in the late sixties we had pens, pencils, crayons and rulers to give to the children. The school would supply the paper for their assignments. Our text books would be reasonably current and some might even be new. Maps and globes would be in our classrooms for referencing.
Sitting at their desks [...]

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