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Entries from July 2009

Blais Insurance Donates AED to Lincoln Little League

July 30th, 2009 · No Comments

(L to R) Marc Nadeau, vice president of Blais Insurance; Ned Blais, president of Blais Insurance; Anthony Monteleone, founder of Michael Monteleone Foundation; and John Sharkey, president of the Lincoln Little League.
Blais Insurance Agency of Lincoln recently donated a portable automated external defibrillator (AED) to treat life threatening cardiac arrhythmias.  The agency made the donation [...]

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Canterbury Woods Launches Home Visits Program

July 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Canterbury Woods Launches Home Visits Program
“You Don’t Have to Live with Us for Us to Help!”
A Complimentary Service for Seniors
Attleboro, MA July 28, 2009 – Canterbury Woods, an Emeritus Senior Living community announced today that it has launched a home visits program, You Don’t Have to Live with Us for Us to Help – [...]

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Changes in Bishop Hendricken High School Administration

July 30th, 2009 · No Comments

(Warwick, RI – July 27, 2009) Bishop Hendricken High School is pleased to announce a change in its administration. The 2009-2010 school year will begin with a new principal at the helm. Joseph “Jay” Brennan ‘72, Director of Guidance, will become the new Principal of Bishop Hendricken.  Mr. Brennan, a member of Hendricken’s Class of [...]

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School Founder Retires at Dayspring Christian Academy

July 29th, 2009 · 2 Comments

             ATTLEBORO – Forty-two years after giving “birth” to a new school, Martha Jackson of Attleboro has decided to leave the “nest.”
            Jackson, who established the Community Kindergarten in 1967 – which has since evolved into Dayspring Christian Academy – recently announced she has stepped down as a teacher at the school after more than [...]

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Shakespeare At New Amphitheater

July 29th, 2009 · No Comments

MIXED MAGIC PRESENTS
 Its 9th annual production
Of A Play by William Shakespheare
 And opens a new Amphitheater in Downtown Pawtucket
The Comedy of Errors
Directed by: Ricardo Pitts-Wiley 
August 13th-23rd
Thursday -Sunday 7PM  
The Amphitheater at Town Landing
Taft Street, Pawtucket Rhode Island 
Stage Design by: Morris Nathanson
Admission: Pay What You Can! 
 For Information Call (401) 305-7333
Or visit out website www.mixedmagictheatre.org

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SIBL Stars Clinch Zone Championship; Head to Virginia for World Series

July 28th, 2009 · No Comments

Players and coaches of the 11-and-Under travel team of the Swansea Independent Baseball League celebrate with their newly won championship banner Saturday in Davidson, N.C., after defeating Washington, Penn., 10-4, in the tile game of the East Zone Tournament of the Bronco League-11 program of PONY Baseball. The SIBL stars will now advance to the [...]

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MAGICIAN MIKE BENT COMING TO SEEKONK LIBRARY

July 28th, 2009 · No Comments

            In conjunction with it’s summer reading program, “Starship Adventure at your library,” Seekonk Library has scheduled magician Mike Bent for Family Night on Monday, August 3, at 6:30 p.m. in the Library’s Meeting Room.
            This program is free and open to the public.  It has been sponsored by The Friends of Seekonk Public Library.
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North Attleborough: VILLAGE ARTISANS TO HOST ARTIST GALLERY OPENING

July 28th, 2009 · No Comments

The Village Artisans Collaborative will be hosting an artist  
reception Saturday, August 1 from 7:00pm – 10:00pm.
Refreshments will be served and live music will be provided by the  
Wolf Cry Singers. The collaborative store, located
at 21 North Washington Street, downtown North Attleboro, hosts thirty  
artists featuring fine arts and crafts including painting,  
photography, fabrics, pottery, [...]

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Mark Ambrose: Uncontested Candidates

July 28th, 2009 · No Comments

To the Editor;
More great news…just about EVERY major political race in Attleboro is uncontested. Does that mean that people are totally satisfied with government or are they just so frustrated with the ‘return on their investment’ that they’ve finally thrown in the towel and given up?
I’ll leave that one for you to decide. However, I [...]

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CWR & Partners Celebrates its 8th Anniversary with Two New Clients

July 27th, 2009 · No Comments

North Attleboro, MA – July 20th, 2009 – CWR & Partners, an integrated public relations firm with national and international clients based in North Attleboro, MA, announced today the addition of two new clients to its roster.
Founded by local North Attleboro residents Kelly Cinelli and Veronica Welch, CWR has worked with several national brands and [...]

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