Monday, November 12, 2012
Boxes of toys to be delivered to children affected by Hurricane Sandy by Leavitt family.
Though Hurricane Sandy brought destruction along the east coast two weeks ago, people like Jessie Leavitt hope to bring a little joy to affected families this holiday season. With the idea stemming from her 10-year-old son Trenton, Leavitt organized the Shoebox Share Project, which will send gifts, toys and treats to children whose lives were uprooted by Sandy. Leavitt's family has already donated bags of clothes, and she noted that many organizations are collecting toothbrushes, soaps, shampoos and other toiletries. Her son, however, thought about the victims’ losses from another angle. “He felt bad that so many kids probably lost all their toys, and their parents will have so much on their minds this holiday season, trying to re-build…
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Toiletries, canned food, bottled water and more requested.
The Bristol County Fire Chiefs in cooperation with the Firefighters of Bristol County are conducting a drive to collect relief supplies for those impacted by Hurricane Sandy. “This drive is being coordinated by New Bedford Fire Department, but is Bristol County wide and we are definitely supporting it in Norton,” said Norton Fire Chief Paul Schleicher. Supplies will be collected until Sunday, Nov. 11. The collected supplies will be transported Bristol County Firefighter to fire stations in the affected areas. Only those Items listed below will be accepted for collection: Diapers Toiletries Soap (body and dish washing) Paper towels Toilet paper Feminine products Bottled water Canned foods Items can be dropped off at at Norton Fire …
41.970339
-71.180571
Norton Fire Department
70 E Main St, Norton, MA
/articles/norton-fire-department-collecting-supplies-for-hurricane-relief-effort
792057
/locations/8109957
Monday, May 16, 2011
Bid set for $825,000.
In addition to the school itself, officials will be seeking a facelift for the high school track and bleachers at Special Town Meeting in June. Beforehand, a bid will be put out for $825,000 that will confirm the actual cost of the project. With this money, the track will be taken up and the asphalt underlayment will be re-ground and reused to create the new base. Cracks were patched last summer as a temporary fix. According to superintendent Dr. Patricia Ansay, the material used in the current track dates back to the mid 80s. The bleachers will also be replaced. Currently, a section is taped off for safety reasons. “In all lanes of the track there are holes, and cracks, which could roll any runners ankle if they aren’t paying attention. …
41.963778
-71.19184
Norton High School
66 W Main St, Norton, MA
/articles/norton-officials-to-seek-bid-for-new-high-school-track-bleachers
792008
/locations/4361429
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Area groups try to make the goal of giving to 900 kids.
Nearly 900 children in the Norton area will receive gifts provided by the generosity of local businesses, organizations and the community, but not without your help. Today is the last day for donors to bring in their bags for Christmas Is For Kids, an annual gift-giving program created by the Attleboro Area Council for Children, which is in need for toys, clothing and monetary donations in order to distribute gifts to the nearly 900 children who would otherwise go without. While the program has been able to fulfill the wishes of 774 local children, they do not have enough to provide gifts to the remaining 126 children in Seekonk, Norton, North Attleboro, Rehoboth and Attleboro. Liz Cochrane, a board member, was worried when the phone …
41.94014
-71.29024
135 County St, Attleboro, MA
/articles/christmas-is-for-kids-still-needs-gift-donations
/locations/2703495
John Francis
5:39 am on Sunday, November 11, 2012
Still accepting dropoffs today? more ›