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Easton Public Schools Partners with YMCA to Teach Students Water Safety

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Easton Public Schools
Dr. Lisha Cabral, Superintendent
50 Oliver St.
North Easton, MA 02356

For Immediate Release

Monday, Feb. 11, 2019

Media Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Easton Public Schools Partners with YMCA to Teach Students Water Safety

EASTON — Superintendent Lisha Cabral is pleased to announce that all Easton Public School second grade students will have the opportunity to learn essential water safety skills this year through the district’s ‘WaterWise’ program with the Old Colony YMCA.

The district’s partnership with the YMCA on the ‘WaterWise’ program began with a pilot of the course that was offered during the 2016 to 2017 school year, where two classes of second grade students from the Center School learned water safety techniques.

During the 2017 to 2018 school year, the program was opened to every second grade student in the district. This year, approximately 220 second graders will complete the program, and attend a weekly class at the YMCA for five weeks.

“It’s crucial for children to learn how to be safe in and around water,” Superintendent Cabral said. “We are so elated to partner with the Old Colony YMCA to teach students these skills. It’s our hope that through this program, many generations of students will learn water safety lessons that will serve them for years to come.”

According to the website of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) drowning is the second leading cause of accidental deaths in children between the ages of one and 14.

Serah Selmon, executive director of the Old Colony YMCA, said the goal of the WaterWise program is to “drown proof” the community.

“Living in the Bay State, we (both organizations) knew we had a responsibility to keep our community safe,” Selmon said. “Any opportunity to give a child new skills, new lifelong fitness opportunities, better ensure safety and increase access to even more caring adult role models, is a win.”

Students in the program are taught to never get in the water unless they have clearly asked permission from a responsible adult. The course also teaches children “Swim-Float-Swim,” a safety technique where a child will swim, rest, and continue swimming when ready, should they find themselves in a position where they cannot touch the bottom of a body of water with their feet. Additionally, the course teaches students not to enter the water if someone else is in trouble, but instead to throw a floating object or reach out to the person in need of help while lying flat on their stomachs.

The WaterWise program also teaches students boat safety basics, including the importance of wearing a life-jacket.

The YMCA partners with Easton Public Schools in several other ways as well, including the before and after school programs run by the YMCA that are held at all Easton Public Elementary schools.

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Photos: Groveland Water and Sewer Dept. Works Through the Night to Repair Water Main Break at Pentucket Regional Middle and High School

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Groveland Water & Sewer Department
Thomas Cusick, Superintendent
Town Hall
183 Main St
Groveland, MA 01834

For Immediate Release

Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Groveland Water and Sewer Dept. Works Through the Night to Repair Water Main Break at Pentucket Regional Middle and High School

Ring Crack in 1960’s Era Main Resulted in Failure

GROVELAND — Superintendent Thomas Cusick reports that the workers from the Groveland Water and Sewer Department worked for nearly nine hours on Tuesday to repair a nearly 60-year-old water main that failed, resulting in a loss of water service at the Pentucket Regional Middle and High Schools.

Crews were on-scene shortly after 2 p.m. and began work to locate, expose, and isolate the break. Groveland brought in the East Coast Excavation company, and a trench was dug from the school-side of Main St. (Rt. 113) to an area near the exit of the school complex. A ring crack in an 8-inch water main dating to the 1960s was eventually located and repaired, and water service was restored to the school complex at approximately 10 p.m. 

Roadway patch and repair work is expected to be completed this week.

Superintendent praised the diligent work of the Water and Sewer employees and contractors.

“While our residents prepared for the evening in the warmth of their homes, our Groveland Water and Sewer Department staff and our friends at East Coast Excavation worked outside in below freezing conditions to dig a sizable hole in the road so that they could locate and repair this break and avoid our children losing a day of school,” he said. “I am very proud of their hard work and dedication to the task at hand.”

While Pentucket Regional Middle School has long been served by the Groveland for water, the High School only began receiving water from Groveland in the past few years, after a serious failure at the High School’s connection to the West Newbury Water Department. For that reason, both schools will be without water until the break can be repaired.  

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Groveland Water and Sewer: Water Main Break at Pentucket Regional Middle School

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Groveland Water & Sewer Department
Thomas Cusick, Superintendent
Town Hall
183 Main St
Groveland, MA 01834

For Immediate Release

Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Water Main Break at Pentucket Regional Middle and High School

GROVELAND — Superintendent Thomas Cusick reports that the Groveland Water and Sewer Department has responded to Pentucket Regional Middle School after officials reported a water main break.

Crews were on-scene shortly after 2 p.m. and began work to locate, expose, and isolate the break, which is believed to have occurred near the exit of the school complex. Once crews have isolated the break and determined the extent of the damage, repairs will begin.

The break will affect both the Middle and High Schools, and water will be shut off to the two schools for at least Tuesday evening. Residents should check with the school district regarding how the break may affect after-school activities.

While Pentucket Regional Middle School has long been served by the Groveland for water, the High School only began receiving water from Groveland in the past few years, after a serious failure at the High School’s connection to the West Newbury Water Department. For that reason, both schools will be without water until the break can be repaired.

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Stoneham Fire Department Thanks Stop and Shop for Water Donation During Boil Water Order

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Stoneham Fire Department
Chief Matthew Grafton
25 Central Street
Stoneham, MA 02180-2044

For Immediate Release

Friday, Sept. 28, 2018

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 781-533-9398
Email: [email protected]

Stoneham Fire Department Thanks Stop and Shop for Water Donation During Boil Water Order

STONEHAM — Chief and Emergency Management Director Matthew Grafton and the Stoneham Fire Department would like to thank Stop and Shop for its generous spring water donation during the boil water order earlier this month.

The boil order, which was put in place on Sept. 14 as a precaution after a sample came back positive for coliform, was lifted the following day.

Stop and Shop donated seven pallets of water bottles to Stoneham Emergency Management on Sept. 15 in the event that the order was extended.

“We want to thank Stop and Shop for their efforts to provide the community with fresh drinking water,” Chief Grafton said. “This was a very thoughtful donation and we’re thankful for Stop and Shop’s generosity.”

The water will be stored in the event that it is needed in the future.

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