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ATTLEBORO COA JANUARY 2009 Week of Jan 5-Jan 9 On-Going Weekly Programs FITNESS: Walking Club – Monday & Wednesday, 8:00 am Exercise and Weight Training – Monday & Thursday, 8:20 am, $1.50 per class TAI CHI – Monday, 1:00 pm Chair Yoga – Tuesday, 9:00 am, $2.50 per class Wii – Wednesday and Friday, 1:30 [...]

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Still Time to Join in the Kids’ Club Grief Program at Community VNA On Saturday, January 9, 2010 from 9:30AM to 12:00PM, Community VNA Hospice Care is hosting a children’s bereavement program. Kids’ Club is open to children ages 5 to 13 years who experienced the personal loss of a family member or friend. An [...]

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Are you the caretaker for an elderly parent or about to become one? Sharon Kennedy, a Massachusetts storyteller, has recently lived through what she calls “a daughter’s story of love, laughter, and lessons learned; trials, tears and advocacy” and is presenting her experiences through story in a program called “Which One of Us is the [...]

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Friday January 8, 2010  Wedensday January 13, 2010.  Youth Indoor Track & Field Meets Wheaton College Haas Athletic Facility 23 East Main Street Norton MA 02766 Sponsored by the Attleboro YMCA Jaguars & Wheaton College Track Team Field events from 5pm –5:45pm (shot put, long jump, high jump 3’6” starting height) Running events start at [...]

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                      American Passage: The History of Ellis Island                                Wednesday, January 13, 2010   1:00 – 2:30 pm          The presenter is Vincent Cannato, associate professor of history at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, where he teaches courses on New York City history, Boston history, immigration history, and 20th century American history.           It has [...]

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Thursday, December 31, 2009 –Sunday, January 3, 2010 Ring in 2010 with live entertainment, cuisine and nature Start the second decade of the 21st century with a unique celebration to kick off 2010 close to home inside Rhode Island’s Blackstone River Valley. Known for it’s hidden heritage, diverse ethnic culture, wonderful seasonal recreation and panoramic [...]

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Monique Coppola The explosion of video and audio on the Internet has, for the most part, left the deaf community behind in Massachusetts and elsewhere, but that is beginning to change. Google has announced it will add automatic caption capability to videos on YouTube. Most of the television shows broadcast over-the-air already feature closed captioning, [...]

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Triboro Musical Theatre and Wheaton College will Present Kander And Ebb’s Musical Whodunit, Curtains on January 15 and 16, 2010. Curtains tells the story about the cast and crew of Robbin Hood!  A New musical of the Old West. When their leading lady dies after the opening night curtain call, the group is quarantened at [...]

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The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Committee of Greater Attleboro is pleased to announce its 23rd annual celebration of the life and legacy of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The celebration will be held on Monday, January 18, 2010. The program theme is “Prosperity for All; Dr. King’s Call for Economic [...]

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Citizens Bank colleagues support soldiers stationed in Iraq  Pictured left to right: Citizens colleagues Megan Mendes of Riverside; Staci DeBlois of Warwick; Charlie Zander of North Smithfield; Cathy Alves of Bristol; and Robert Drury of North Kingstown Providence, RI – Sending good cheer overseas was the goal when Citizens Bank colleagues joined forces to organize a [...]

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