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Entries from August 2009

Next Adult Grief Education Series at Community VNA Starts September 17th

August 30th, 2009 · No Comments

A six week series presented by Community VNA Hospice Care offers a learning and supportive experience to begin the journey toward healing. The meetings are from 7 – 8:30PM on Thursdays beginning September 17, 2009 and continuing through October 22, 2009. This series takes place at Community VNA, located at 10 Emory Street in Attleboro. [...]

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STATE REPRESENTATIVE BILL BOWLES

August 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment

 An Act Designating Disability History Month Signed into Law Boston- Governor Deval Patrick signed S1469 “An Act Designating Disability History Month” into law today. This law designated October as Disability History Month and is designed to raise awareness about the disability community throughout the state. Representative Bill Bowles co-sponsored this bill and is happy is [...]

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Triple Teaming Hunger at Feehan/North Game

August 28th, 2009 · No Comments

High school principals from left, North Attleboro’s Bob Gay, Bishop Feehan’s Bill Runey, and Attleboro’s Jeffrey Newman. Bishop Feehan, Attleboro, and North Attleboro High Schools will kick off its Triple Teaming Hunger campaign for the 26th annual Edward Tedesco Memorial Christmas dinner at the North vs. Feehan football game on Friday, September 18 at 7:00 [...]

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Award winning Hebrew School at Congregation Agudas Achim Now Accepting Enrollment

August 28th, 2009 · 2 Comments

The award winning Hebrew School at Congregation Agudas Achim is currently accepting enrollment and will be holding an informational open house for prospective students and their families on Sunday, September 13, 2009 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 pm during regular school hours at the synagogue located at 901 North Main Street in Attleboro, MA.  The Agudas Achim [...]

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Attleboro Swimmer Places First at New England Championships

August 28th, 2009 · No Comments

Beals Cops 3 Races and Overall Title             ATTLEBORO – Fourteen-year-old Joshua Beals of Attleboro won three races and finished first in the overall individual standings in the 2009 New England 14-and-Under Long-Course Swimming Championships held recently during a four-day period at the Jenny Thompson Pool in Dover, N.H.             Swimming with a collaborative [...]

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Centenary United Methodist Church Lobster Roll Luncheon

August 28th, 2009 · No Comments

DATE:  Friday, September 18, 2009 Once again, you can order your delicious, take-out Lobster Roll Lunch, complete with a roll filled with chunky lobster meat on a thin bed of lettuce (with or without mayo), chips, pickle, cookie, and choice of soda or water, by calling 508-222-1759, faxing 508-222-2326 or email centumc@verizon.net  These complete, boxed [...]

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All Saints Anglican Church 3rd Annual Founders Day Craft & Vendor Fair

August 28th, 2009 · No Comments

3rd Annual Founders Day, Craft & Vendor Fair  Saturday, September 12th  from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. is the date and time to attend the 3rd Annual Founders Day Celebration on the grounds of All Saints Anglican Church at 1188 South Main Street (Rt. 152) in Attleboro, MA.  This year we’ve added many Craft and [...]

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Sheriff Hodgson: Encomium on the late Senator Kennedy

August 27th, 2009 · No Comments

             While serving on the New Bedford City Council and in my present position as Sheriff of Bristol County I have been blessed to work with Senator Edward Kennedy. Like so many citizens in this Commonwealth I marveled at his energy, compassion for his beliefs, love of country and his ability to orchestrate by-partisan solutions [...]

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Steve Zany of Attleboro Best Kids Party Entertainer

August 27th, 2009 · No Comments

Local Moms and Dads Name Magician Ventriloquist Steve Zany of Attleboro Best Kids Party Entertainer Parents Throughout Southern New England Vote Him Their Top Pick in Nickelodeon’s Parents’ Picks Award PROVIDENCE, R.I. ─ In today’s age of increasingly sophisticated kids video games and TV programming, live local kids entertainment still has a place, according to [...]

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A 55 ALIVE/MATURE DRIVING COURSE

August 27th, 2009 · No Comments

MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND SPONSORING A 55 ALIVE/MATURE DRIVING COURSE PAWTUCKET— Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island will sponsor a 55 Alive/Mature Driving Course in cooperation with the American   Association of Retired People (AARP). The two-session course will be   held on September 24, 2009 from 1:00 to 5:30 p.m. in the Sayles   [...]

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