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Town of Dighton Hosts Annual Veterans Day Breakfast

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Town of Dighton
Mallory Aronstein, Town Administrator
979 Somerset Ave.,
Dighton, MA 02715

For Immediate Release

Monday, Nov. 18, 2019

Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-742-3922
Email: [email protected]

Town of Dighton Hosts Annual Veterans Day Breakfast

DIGHTON — Town Administrator Mallory Aronstein and Veterans’ Services Agent Donald Hirschy are pleased to share that the town held its annual Veterans Day Breakfast on Saturday, Nov. 9. 

This year’s breakfast, organized by Hirschy, was the fourth year in a row the town has hosted the breakfast in honor of Dighton’s veterans.

Approximately 40 local veterans and their caregivers came to enjoy breakfast and share stories about their time in service with each other and with the town officials who attended.

This year’s event was held at the West Dighton Christian Church. Breakfast was catered by Alice’s Last Stop of Dighton and funded by the Dighton Lions Club.

“I’d like to thank the Dighton Lions Club for their generosity in funding breakfast for our veterans, and Alice’s Last Stop for catering the event,” Hirschy said. “We look forward to hosting this event each year and we enjoyed seeing our veterans come out and have a good time at the breakfast.”

“Hosting this breakfast in honor of Veterans Day is one small way our town works to express our appreciation for our local heroes each year,” Town Administrator Aronstein said. “It was wonderful to see our veterans come for the morning to share their stories and enjoy each other’s company.”

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Dighton Board of Selectmen Recognizes Garden Club For its Volunteer Efforts

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Town of Dighton
Mallory Aronstein, Town Administrator
979 Somerset Ave.,
Dighton, MA 02715

For Immediate Release

Monday, Sept. 30, 2019

Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-742-3922
Email: [email protected]

Dighton Board of Selectmen Recognizes Garden Club For its Volunteer Efforts

DIGHTON — At the request of Chairman Kenneth Pacheco, Dighton’s volunteer Garden Club was honored by the Dighton Board of Selectmen on Wednesday, Sept. 25 and presented with a Certificate of Recognition for their extensive work in the town.

The Board of Selectmen recognized the Garden Club for their continuous efforts in maintaining the gardens at various town facilities and properties, most prominently in front of Town Hall. At the meeting, the selectmen highlighted the volunteer members’ outstanding work and dedication. Members of the Garden Club can often be seen watering and tending to plants throughout the town.

“The Garden Club does so much more than what they are being recognized for,” Selectman Nancy Goulart said. “The services they provide throughout the year ensure that all of our town facilities look their best.”

The Garden Club oversees the upkeep of the veterans memorial, plantings at Town Hall, Old Town Hall and the gazebo at Town Hall.

“I have the privilege of having a front row seat to the Garden Club’s fantastic work from my office window,” Town Administrator Mallory Aronstein said. “It’s great to see them being recognized for their community involvement and all of their hard work that makes our town beautiful.”

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Dighton Public Library to Host Panel Discussion with New England First Amendment Coalition

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Dighton Public Library
395 Main St.,
Dighton, MA 02715

For Immediate Release

Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019

Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-742-3922
Email: [email protected]

Dighton Public Library to Host Panel Discussion with New England First Amendment Coalition

DIGHTON — Library Director Jocelyn Tavares is pleased to announce that the Dighton Public Library will be hosting the upcoming New England First Amendment Coalition (NEFAC) panel discussion.

The event will be held on Thursday, Oct. 10 from 6:30-8 p.m. at Old Town Hall, 1111 Somerset Ave. in Dighton.

A panel from the coalition will present its ongoing community conversation, “First Amendment and the Free Press.”

The panel includes:

  • Edward Fitzpatrick, currently writing for the Boston Globe, covering Rhode Island. While serving as the Providence Journal’s political columnist, Fitzpatrick championed First Amendment freedoms, pressing for access to public records.
  • Barbara T. Roessner, who is the former executive editor of the Hearst Connecticut Media Group, an amalgam of daily and weekly newspapers, websites and other print and digital products based in Southern Connecticut. She is a Pulitzer Prize-winning editor and has twice served as a Pulitzer juror.
  • Gregory V. Sullivan is a member of NEFAC’s Board of Directors and serves as general counsel for the Union Leader Corporation. He teaches First Amendment Media Law at Suffolk University Law School in Boston and at the Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications in Manchester, N.H.

NEFAC offers discussions on journalism and the first amendment as part of its Featured Speaker Program, launched in January 2018 to help increase first amendment education in high schools, college classrooms and community centers. Since the program’s creation, NEFAC has provided more than 40 presentations throughout the region.

The First Amendment and Free Press community conversations series is supported in part by the Society of Professional Journalists Foundation.

This program is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Jocelyn Tavares at the Dighton Public Library at 508-669-6421.

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Town of Dighton Partners with Bristol County Agricultural High School to Renovate Field for Girls Softball Team

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Town of Dighton
979 Somerset Ave.,
Dighton, MA 02715

For Immediate Release

Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019

Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-742-3922
Email: [email protected]

Town of Dighton Partners with Bristol County Agricultural High School to Renovate Field for Girls Softball Team

DIGHTON — Town Administrator Mallory Aronstein is pleased to share that the town has partnered with Bristol County Agricultural High School to revamp the field behind Town Hall for use by the girls softball team.

The team requested to use the Town Hall field for its home games. They currently rent a field in Berkley, so the new field will be closer to home. The team hopes the field can be a permanent home.

The field is currently used for town-sponsored programs such as the annual Easter egg hunt, as well as community events such as baseball practices for the Babe Ruth league and tractor pulls.

To meet regulations, the field required some improvements and an adjustment to its diamond shape. Under the direction of Ryan Miranda, Bristol Aggie facilities director, students in the school’s landscaping class have been working on the field.

“This has been an excellent project for our students to put their skills to practical use and they’ve put a lot of time and hard work into this project,” Miranda said. “It has been great to see our students come together to help out their fellow classmates on the softball team.”

Bristol Aggie contributed top soil and fresh sod for the field and the students laid the sod earlier this week. The town assisted in the project by providing machines and manpower for the excavation and grading work. The town also supplied some top soil materials that it already had.

“We’re happy to have been able to provide this field for the girls softball team and assist in making sure it will meet regulations and be a suitable place for the team to play,” Highway Superintendent Tom Ferry said.

“Bristol Aggie and the Town of Dighton have long been good neighbors and I’m happy to continue that tradition,” Town Administrator Aronstein said. “It’s always a bonus when we can showcase the work of our young students, and what better place to do that than in our own backyard?”

Work on the project began last month and is slated to be completed by the end of September. The field will then need time to grow and establish its root base. Bristol Aggie is considering future dugout improvements and plans to have the field ready for  play in the spring.

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