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Friday, March 16th, 2012 10:30 AM Loosey Goosey Nursery Rhyme Time for Babies               Contact: Leslianne Costello   286-2696   lcostello@sailsinc.org   Join Norton’s Children’s Librarian Ms. Leslianne for songs, stories, rhymes, and wiggles for babies  and tots, age “new” to 2. No registration required.  Just drop in!   Location: Community Room Kathy [...]

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Join The United Regional Chamber of Commerce for a special luncheon with featured speaker U.S. Senator Scott Brown on April 3. The event will be held at Franklin Country Club,672 East Central St.,Franklin, at noon. Registration and pre-payment are required. The cost is $35 for United Regional Chamber members and $45 for non-members. RSVP to any United [...]

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State Rep Sends Model Bylaw for Town Meeting Consideration  State Representative Dan Winslow (R-Norfolk) has sent a model local bylaw to the Massachusetts Municipal Association that, if adopted by local town meetings or city councils, would allow municipalities to require better maintenance of utility lines by utility companies to reduce the risk of extended power [...]

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Audubon Caratunk Wildlife Refuge Seekonk, MA Come witness the spectacular aerial courtship display of the American Woodcock. Watch as this bird explodes up in a spiraling flight, sings its song hundreds of feet in the air, and then plummets quickly to the ground where it all began. As nightfall sets in participants will also walk [...]

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  Centenary Youth Group Members collecting a donation from Mark Umberger of Norton.  30 Hour Famine – Results Friday & Saturday – Feb. 24 & 25, 2012  The Senior & Junior High Youth Groups at Centenary United Methodist Church participated in World Vision’s 2012 30-Hour Famine last Friday & Saturday, February 24 & 25. Centenary [...]

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Virginia Henning, Caroline McGlynn, and Fran Dalzell are all smiles in Pond Home’s living room holding baby bunnies and kittens during a recent Farm Friends visit. It was a spring-like morning in February when Pond Home’s living room became infested – with oohs, aahs, smiles, laughter, and a general feeling of happiness – as baby [...]

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It only happens once every four years and the faculty and students at New Testament Christian School in Norton will be celebrating in a unique way this February 29th.  “It has been a tradition at New Testament Christian School to celebrate Leap Year with a Dress Up Day and student breakfast,” states Principal, Mrs. Lynne [...]

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Erica Johnson is first female athlete to win 600m race for three consecutive years   Erica Johnson Leads the Pack (photo courtesy of Connor Devin)  For the third year in a row Bay View Academy student, Erica Johnson (Cranston), has won the 600m race at the Rhode Island State Indoor Track & Field Championship held [...]

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The Wrentham Cultural Council has a full schedule of programs this spring, something for everyone! Forum   Join us to explore ways in which we can develop our cultural community.   The Wrentham Cultural Council is pleased to announce its first OPEN FORUM to be held Saturday, March 10, 2012, 10AM-12 Noon at the Old [...]

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February 24, 2012 To the Editor: I received a letter dated January 27, 2012 from Bank of America regarding my Small Business Economy Checking account.  The bank decided that “starting with the statement cycle beginning on or after February 27, 2012 you will be able to qualify for a refund of the monthly maintenance fee [...]

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