Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Your Patch Facts for the day.
Things You Need to Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. Check back later for more, and let us know what you think of the feature in the comments section. 1. Unique Christmas light display After you finish opening presents and eating dinner with your family, take a stroll by Woodard Street from 5 to 9 p.m. to see 20,000 Christmas lights synced up to music on 88.7. 2. Closings All town offices will be closed today in observance of Christmas. 3. New Year's Eve Bash ticket deadline Tickets for our McMahon’s Countryside Grill’s New Year's Eve Buffet with the Spellbinders are on sale. The last day to purchase these tickets will be Dec. 26. A cocktail hour will be held 6 to 7 p.m. with …
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Patrolmen Bryan King and James Cameron among 260 officers to fulfill wish of Nathan Norman.
Members of the Norton Police Department travelled to Virginia Wednesday to fulfill the Christmas wish of a very special boy. The dying wish of 5-year-old Nathan Norman was to receive cards from police, fire and EMS personnel. Patrolmen Bryan King and James Cameron were among the 260 officers from 83 agencies who made the trip. Members of the Norton Police Honor Guard, they were a part of a caravan of approximately 100 police cruisers along Route 495. Norton Police Chief Brian Clark said the department heard about Nathan’s wish through social media. Nick Precourt, a Norton Special Police Officer, was the first officer to bring it to the department’s attention. Burlington Police Department coordinated the trip. “Police officers are a caring …
Consumerism surrounds the holiday season: is greed inevitable, and how do you avoid it?
For those children who celebrate, Christmas' biggest connotation can be a pile of gifts under the tree. With this in mind, a panel of staff contributors at The Chicago Tribune tackled the question of whether it's inevitable to see greed in their kids around Christmastime. The parents weighed in on suggestions to remind kids of Christmas spirit. Among their suggestions? Help your kids round up some old toys to donate to charity before giving them new toys. Sign them up to participate in a community service project. The Tribune's advice got us thinking at Patch about how we were taught or are teaching our kids to be less greedy around the holidays. Some of our suggestions? Find a giving tree and let your child pick a name or two off of it, …
Your Patch Facts for the day.
Things You Need to Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. Check back later for more, and let us know what you think of the feature in the comments section. 1. Classics and holiday songs with Norton's own Timmy Brown Tim Brown will perform holiday songs 10:30 a.m. at Norton Public Library. Brown is a 20 year old up and coming country artist from Norton. Stop by for this free program. 2. McMahon’s New Year’s Eve party tickets on sale Tickets for our McMahon’s Countryside Grill’s New Year's Eve Buffet with the Spellbinders are on sale now. The last day to purchase these tickets will be Dec. 26. A cocktail hour will be held 6 to 7 p.m. with a buffet beginning 7 p.m. with seafood, …
Monday, December 17, 2012
More than 4,500 toys collected along with $10,000 worth of raffle items.
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Monday, December 17, 2012
T’was the season for the Bishop Feehan High School annual Santa Shop which collected and distributed Christmas gifts to over 225 local families in need Dec. 13. Families who registered through St. Vincent de Paul had the opportunity to select up to five gifts for each of their children, visit with Santa, and every child left with a new pair of pajamas. “I am humbled to tell you we had over 4,500 new toys, $10,000 worth of raffle items, numerous warm pajamas, coloring books, crayons and stuffed animals,” said principal George Milot in a letter of thanks to parents for their help in purchasing toys. Well over 500 students took part in the running of the event, from leading parents through the sections of toys and carrying gifts for …
Shoebox Share Project a success.
In November, 10-year-old Trenton Leavitt had the idea to collect shoeboxes full of toys for children who lost their belongings to Hurricane Sandy. Thanks to him and his family, many children will have gifts to open this holiday season. Called the Shoebox Share Project, the Leavitt Family asked for people to fill a holiday wrapped shoebox with things like toy cars, crayons, Legos, Playdough, jump rope, makeup, hard candy and more. Their goal was to collect 100, and they almost doubled that with 181. The Leavitt Family originally was going to hand deliver the boxes, but due to unforeseen circumstances could not make the trip. Instead, Con-way Freight picked up the tab and shipped the boxes to the Atlantic City Rescue Mission at no charge. …
Resident animals welcome visitors for the holidays.
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Sunday, December 16, 2012
Money will go toward the winning town's school district.
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Sunday, December 16, 2012
Monday, December 10, 2012
Our Patch Elf on the Shelf has gotten ahold of our computer and now wants to know what his buddy elves are up to. Share your photos here!
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Monday, December 10, 2012
Hi friends! I'm the Patch Elf on the Shelf. Call me Patchy. I've heard about more of my friends hanging around Norton lately, and I wondered what they were up to. Could their families post pictures here on Patch to show me? I'd love to catch up with them. We all go back to Santa on Christmas Eve, but in the meantime, we'll be watching you! Cheers, Patchy the Elf
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Does the lovable children's holiday classic send the wrong message? Tell us your thoughts.
In October, Patch asked readers how they felt about one parent's view that "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" condoned bullying. Specifically, blogger DadCamp wrote that the show sends the wrong message to children because of its "continuous teasing and bullying" It's not the first time a parent has spoken out against a classic children's program with such a claim. Last December, news spread that author and special ed professor George Giuliani said that "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" was also a program laden with the theme of bullying, considering how much Rudolph was an outsider due to his glowing red nose. Giuliani, as such, wrote a book titled "No More Bullies at the North Pole," which re-tells the story of Rudolph. What do you …
Kellie Freitas
4:53 pm on Tuesday, December 25, 2012
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