Monday, February 11, 2013
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. Men’s Book Discussion Group meeting The Men's Book Discussion Group will meet 6:30 p.m. This month’s selection is “1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West,” by Roger Crowley. This group, which meets the first Monday of each month, is led by Jay Boucher. 2. Snowblower raffle St. Mary's Church is holding a raffle for a new snow blower. Tickets are $10 each. They can be purchased at St. Mary's parish office any morning and Friday's after 4:30 p,m. The drawing will be held Feb. 20. For more …
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Money will go toward the winning town's school district.
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Friday, November 30, 2012
Did you decorate your house for the holidays this year? Enter our "Deck the House" contest and you could win $100,000 for your local school district and $500 to pay your electric bills!
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Friday, November 30, 2012
We’re launching our annual Deck the House Contest to find the most over-the-top holiday decorations in America—the best “decked” house in the country—the one home so spectacularly decorated that everyone in town jokes your holiday decorations could rival Rockefeller Center’s. If this sounds like your house, upload a photo or video of your home to our contest page from Nov. 26 to Dec. 16 to deckthehouse.patch.com/contest/norton. Only residents of Patch towns are eligible to enter. We’ll select 24 regional finalists, and from them, pick one grand prize winner. Patch will pay up to $500 of the utility bill for each finalist, while our national winner will have $100,000 donated to his or her local school district. Our contest is right around …
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Summer memories could pay off for Back to School supplies.
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012
The Tri-Town Chamber of Commerce will reward kids for their memories in the first Back to School Buy Local Contest. Between now and Aug. 15, children between the ages of 8 and 15 are encouraged to submit a 100 to 200 word essay on their favorite summer memory along with a photo or drawing. Three finalists will be chosen to have their entry posted on the Tri-Town Chamber blog where friends and family can vote for their favorite. The winner will be announced Aug. 27 and awarded a back to school grand prize totalling over $300 including a shopping spree at Mansfield Crossing. They will also be invited with their parents to an awards ceremony breakfast Aug. 29 at the Deutsche Bank at 8:30 a.m. “Summer is such a great time for kids and …
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Our new Best of Patch series kicks off on Monday.
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
Patch is unveiling Best of Patch next week, which will allow readers to vote for their favorite businesses and places in Norton. Each Monday morning, we will post an article with a poll and ask readers to take part by voting in the poll and posting reviews on those businesses’ directory listings on Patch. Because polls are not scientific, it is not the sole consideration in choosing a winner. The winner will be determined by the Patch editor, based on poll results and reviews on Patch Places. Please vote only once per survey, per Patch. On Friday morning, we will announce the winner of the Best Of contest for that week. For our first Best of Patch next week, we will ask you: Where is the best place to get fit in Norton? Check back next …
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
New Jersey boy makes away with the grand prize.
Nearly 2,700 entries were submitted for the Patch’s Little Pumpkin Costume Challenge with Heidi Klum, and the winner has been chosen. Wyckoff Patch’ s Headless Boy Jack Hagan will meet Klum, get a trip to NYC or LA and receive money towards a charity of his family’s choice. Norton Patch readers contributed 11 entries, the most in a region of 10 towns. Rob Pickett’s sons dressed as Mario and Luigi and 10-month old twins Owen and Chace Fisher dressed as cows advanced to the second round. The Fisher boys were then pitted against other kids in the country. Though they were not named as finalists, they are still the cutest cows around, in the Norton Patch book. Below are the 10 finalists and the Patch sites they came from. Fort Stewart Patch …
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Winners were Hailey W., Stefanie D., Jared C. and Cassandra S.
Horace Mann Insurance donated four bikes to L. G. Nourse Elementary School, which were awarded last Friday to a kindergarten student, a first grader, a second grader, and a third grader who excelled in Read to Succeed, a recent reading incentive program. Winners were Hailey W. in Katrina Hanewich’s kindergarten class, Stefanie D. in Nancy Grant’s first grade class, Jared C. in Judy Jensen-LaConte’s second grade class and Cassandra S. in Theresa Gallagher’s third grade class. Read to Succeed was a reading incentive program to inspire kids to engage in recreational reading. It was created by Six Flags Amusement Parks who offered admission tickets to children who read recreationally at home for more than six hours. The program ran in L. G…
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Friday, January 21, 2011
Jennifer O'Keefe resurrects college entry with family.
By a mailbox right near the Taunton and Norton line, if you are lucky, you may spot Fred the Dragon, created out of snow by the O'Keefe Family. But this isn't the first time Fred has come out to play. "Fred the Dragon was born 20 years ago when I went to college and my residence hall assistant signed our floor up for a snow sculpture contest the college was doing as a fun event for its full-time on-campus students," Jennifer O'Keefe said. "All of us sat around looking at the pile of snow we were assigned to, and someone said, ‘It kind of looks like a dragon....'" The students worked at the pile until they came up with an impressive entry and named it Fred. These days, Fred is recreated by O'Keefe and her two daughters, Samantha, 13, and …
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Winner to receive $25 gift certificate to any store or restaurant in Norton.
With over a foot of snow on the ground, there should be enough to create a snow mansion. So why not make one and enter to win a $25 gift certificate to any store or restaurant in Norton? Either add your own photos to this article or send photos of you with your snow sculpture to Kelly.Mello@Patch.com. Snowmen, igloos, a giant chicken and anything else you can think of will be acceptable entries, so long as they are appropriate. Here are the rules: 1.) The deadline for entries is Wednesday, Jan. 23, 11 pm. 2.) A winner will be chosen Thursday, Jan. 24 and will be posted on the site by 5 p.m. that day. They will be contacted via e-mail. 3.) Entries must include a photo of the sculpture and an e-mail stating the name of everyone who helped…
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Your Patch facts for the day.
Five Things You Should Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. Today's edition is all about snow and cancellations. Check back later for more, and let us know what you think of the feature in the comments section. 1.) Norton Public Schools will be open for grades 1 through 12 with a one-hour delay. There will be no a.m. kindergarten or Project Early preschool. 2.) Due to the winter storm, most of Wheaton College’s offices will delay opening until 11 a.m. Those departments providing essential services will be open normal hours. Some staff members will elect to be absent or arrive later due to weather conditions. Staff members may use a personal or vacation day or, if time used is …
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Kelly A. Mello
10:35 am on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
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