Patch Picks highlights editor and reader picks of great local businesses, destinations, services, organizations, ways to spend a day off, and more.  You’ll find useful lists to help you, your family, friends, and significant others find the best places for everything from kids party places to date night destinations. This week, our focus is on local spas to help you relax and rejuvenate. Nadine's Village Day Spa, 156 W. Main St., Norton offers massage, hair styling, manicures, pedicures and facials, among other treatments. Gift certificates are available and walk-ins are accepted. Come in and…

Our new weekly feature called "Patch Picks" highlights contributor and reader picks of great local businesses, destinations, services, organizations, ways to spend a day off,  dining, recipes and more.  Find useful lists to help you, your family, friends, and significant others find ideas for everything from Sunday brunch to great bars, pumpkin patches, date night destinations, florists, girlfriend nights out, kids party places, parks, yummy food and more.  Want to suggest a list? Submit your idea in the comment box. This week, here are five places to celebrate St. Patrick's Day: 1. The MOMS …

Last week, Norton Patch's new Patch Picks feature listed local librarians’ choices for kids and adults for National Read Across America Day. This week, we are getting campy. 1. Registrations are open for the 2011 SMARTS Summer Institute. The summer program offers young people, grades kindergarten through 12, with an opportunity to explore their creative potential under the guidance of dynamic professional artists from around the region. Students explore creative writing, dance, drama, film/video, instrumental, vocal and/or visual arts through process and performance. The program runs July 5 …

Last week, Norton Patch's new Patch Picks feature listed a few general businesses and events happening around town. Now, we're focusing our sights on local librarians’ choices for kids and adults for Thursday, March 3, National Read Across America Day: 1.)  Participate in the Read Across America / Get Caught Reading "You can read anywhere" project. Self Help Inc. Community Partnerships for Children and the Norton Public Library are celebrating Dr. Seuss's birthday and Read Across America with this program for the month of March. Snap a picture of your child reading here, there and everywhere…

Our new weekly feature called "Patch Picks" highlights contributor and reader picks of great local businesses, destinations, services, organizations, ways to spend a day off,  dining, recipes and more.  Find useful lists to help you, your family, friends, and significant others find ideas for everything from Sunday brunch to great bars, pumpkin patches, date night destinations, florists, girlfriend nights out, kids party places, parks, yummy food and more.  Got a patch you want to pick? E-mail Kelly.Mello@patch.com. Business: Great Woods Glass Art has over 1,000 colors of stained glass to …