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5 Things May 17: Crazy Sock Day, Ribbon Cutting and More

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. Crazy Sock Day Kids can support The Norton Hockey Organization by wearing a pair of crazy socks today to any of Norton Public Schools. For $1 you can wear knee-socks, tube-socks, striped, neon or even hockey-socks. All proceeds will go to the Norton Hockey Organization and the 2013-2014 Norton High School Hockey Team. 2. American Pride Gifts & Collectibles ribbon cutting The United Regional Chamber of Commerce has organized a ribbon cutting event to celebrate the grand opening of American Pride Gifts & Collectibles, 27 South…

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Gold's Gym in Norton Wants to be More than Just a Gym

Gold's Gym co-owners Kris Vallincourt and Fraser Gunn say they want to reach out to help the community.

Kris Vallincourt and Fraser Gunn purchased Gold’s Gym in Norton in November, and since then have been changing up their business model for the gym. They worked together managing gyms in Rhode Island before setting out to make their own. “I’ve always had a passion for health and fitness and I wanted to see if I could turn my hobby into a career,” Vallincourt said. Vallincourt said they each brought their strengths to the business. He said that they both worked as managers for Gold’s Gyms in the past and he also worked as a branch manager at AAA. While they do have to adhere to Gold’s Gym’s corporate standards, they said they get to do whatever else they want to improve the health and fitness of their customers. “Fraser’s actually brought on…

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