[Eastontowncrier] Town Crier November 15, 2019

[Easton Town Crier]

LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEWS AND NOTICES
Ending of Restriction on Outdoor Activities Town of Easton, Chapter 332 (mosquito-borne illnesses)
Easton has experienced a hard frost. Please note that the restriction on outdoor activities voted on August 7, 2019 by the Board of Health per Code of the Town of Easton, Chapter 332 (mosquito-borne illnesses), is no longer in effect.
Town of Easton Employment Opportunities
The Town of Easton has the following employment opportunities available:

·   Operations Manager- Water Division

·   Communications Dispatchers - 40 hours per week, part time and per diem
For more information, and full job posting, please visit Town of Easton Employment Opportunities<http://www.easton.ma.us/easton_residents/employment_opportunities.php>
ONLINE Dog Licensing Now Available
2020 Dog licenses are now available ONLINE<https://unipaygold.unibank.com/transactioninfo.aspx?TID=22364>. To license online, search by Dog ID# (can be found on a previous year's license - this is not the dog tag #) or enter your last name, street name and/or dog name. Residents will only be able to use the online dog licensing service if the rabies certificate that is on file in the Town Clerk's Office is current at the time of licensing.
To update your rabies on file please email<mailto:townclerksoffice at easton.ma.us> a copy to townclerksoffice at easton.ma.us<mailto:townclerksoffice at easton.ma.us> and allow time for internal processing before attempting to license online. Please note that the bank charges .25 to pay by electronic check and a $1.00 postage & handling fee will be charged for each online license issued. Dog licenses and tags will be mailed directly to you. You may also license your dog in person at the Town Clerk's Office beginning November 18th.
Notice to Property Owners in Queset Sewer District
At this time the Queset Sewer District construction is substantially complete and ready for connections. Property owners in the Queset Sewer District that are part of the sewer project that would like to connect should contact a Licensed Drain Layer or contact a contractor who is eligible to become licensed to begin the process of connecting to sewer. The cost to connect to the sewer lines installed by the Town is the responsibility of the property owner. We recommend getting as many quotes as possible for the work and to be clear on what is or is not included in the scope of work (i.e. restoration of lawns, driveways, walkways, removal of trees, internal plumbing changes, abandonment of septic or cesspool, pumping of the old system, cost of permits, etc.). Only Licensed Drain Layers (or those applying to be licensed) may apply for a sewer permit. The Town of Easton will license contractors that have experience installing municipal sanitary sewer, possess the required insurance, and have posted a $5,000 performance bond. For more information visit the DPW Permit page at https://www.easton.ma.us/departments/dpw/permits.php.
Five Corners Sewer Construction Project: Phase II
Phase II of the Five Corners Sewer Project includes installation of a sanitary sewer collection system from Roberts Drive along Route 106 down Foundry Street to the Five Corners area and will result in one-way traffic along Route 106 during most of the construction. The greatest amount of traffic is anticipated to occur during morning commuting hours. To stay connected during construction, please visit www.fivecornerssewer.com<http://www.fivecornerssewer.com> for project information and to sign up for construction updates and traffic alerts. If you have any questions or concerns about this project, you may email us at fivecorners at easton.ma.us<mailto:fivecorners at easton.ma.us> or call us at (888) 527-6797.
Waste Management Guide
Waste Management has published a guide for homeowners to explain what is recyclable at home and most common contaminants https://recycleoftenrecycleright.com/resources/for-home/.
South Coast Rail Project

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is transitioning all project websites into the newly designed, statewide website. The South Coast Rail's new project website can be found at: www.mass.gov/south-coast-rail<http://www.mass.gov/south-coast-rail>. There is now a South Coast Rail Interactive Corridor Map, which is available on the Corridor Maps<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwODEyLjkwMzIwMzEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTkwODEyLjkwMzIwMzEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNzEyOTA3OCZlbWFpbGlkPWFsYW5naGF1c2VyQGVhc3Rvbi5tYS51cyZ1c2VyaWQ9YWxhbmdoYXVzZXJAZWFzdG9uLm1hLnVzJnRhcmdldGlkPSZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&101&&&https://www.mass.gov/service-details/south-coast-rail-project-corridor-maps> page of the project website. It provides a detailed, street-by-street view of the entire Phase 1 and Full Build corridors, including each station and layover facility. You can enter a property's street address to locate where a property is in relation to the tracks.
The Public Health Nurse will be available for Blood Pressure readings for Easton residents on a walk in basis (no appointment needed) according to the following Tuesday schedule. Please note the Public Health nurse will be able to do blood pressure readings, not Blood Sugar.

·   Parker Terrace Community Rm - Tuesday, December 3 (9:30AM-10:30AM)

·  Frothingham Hall - COA (15 Barrows St) Tuesday, December 10 (9:30AM-10:30AM)

·  Elise Circle Community Rm - Tuesday, November 19 (9:30AM-10:30AM)

·  Town Hall (136 Elm St., 2nd Floor Conference Rm) - Tuesday, November 26 (9:30AM-10:30AM)
To view the Easton Board of Health Public Health Nurse schedule for the entire year, please refer to Public Nurse Schedule<https://eastontownma.documents-on-demand.com/document/5e357e0f-16a4-e911-a2d0-000c29a59557/Public%20Nurse%20Schedule%204%20locations%202019%20rev%207%2012%202019>
Now through End of November: Fire Station #2 at 87 Depot Street - Under Construction - Closed
Fire Station #2 on Depot Street will be closed through the end of November during construction to add an addition and renovate the existing station. Fire Personnel and apparatus will be housed during the period of construction at Fire Station #3; on Bay road. Please remember to call 911 immediately in the event of an emergency.
Now through April 1, 2020: Real Estate Exemption Applications for FY2020 Now Available
Applications for real estate property tax exemptions for FY2020 are now available through the Easton Assessors' Office. The town offers many exemptions designed to reduce property tax for qualifying seniors and disabled residents. Exemptions include:

·     Elderly, for those age 65 and older who qualify by income and assets;

·     Widow, widower, persons over 70 or minor surviving child with asset limit;

·     Disabled veterans, blind, tax deferral; and

·     Community Preservation Act with income limits
Those interested in further information or applications should visit the Assessors' section of the town's website at Easton Real Estate Property Tax Exemptions<https://eastontownma.documents-on-demand.com/document/e418076f-f698-e911-a2cd-000c29a59557/2020%20RE%20Exemption%20info%20for%20web%20site.pdf&fromFrame=1>. If you would prefer to avoid long lines and believe that you may need assistance, call the Assessors' Office (508) 230-0520 to schedule an appointment to review your application. You may drop off the application at the Assessors' office or mail the completed application.
Meetings Next Week: November 11 through November 15
See time, date, location, and agenda details on our helpful calendar app: Town of Easton Calendar<https://eastontownma.documents-on-demand.com/Calendar>. Questions relating to public meetings should be directed to the Town Clerk's Office at (508) 230-0530. Stay informed of all town board and committee business by signing up for email notifications with our Minutes on Demand service! Sign up here.<http://eastontownma.minutesondemand.com/EmailNotifications/Login>
November 19: Public Input Session for the Draft 524 Depot Street Master Plan @ 7:00 PM
Please join the 524 Depot Street Master Plan Development Team for a presentation on the draft Master Plan and provide your comments on the recommendations for using this CPA-funded property for recreation and open space protection. The presentation will be held at 7:00 PM in the Frothingham Hall, 15 Barrows Street, North Easton. The Depot Street Master Plan<https://eastontownma.documents-on-demand.com/document/4de61d29-4902-ea11-a2d5-000c29a59557/524%20Depot%20Street%20Report%20&%20Recommendation%20draft.Public%20Comment> is posted to the town's website. If you can't attend, do submit written comments to Andrea Langhauser<mailto:alanghauser at easton.ma.us> by Nov. 26, 2019.
COMMUNITY NEWS AND EVENTS
Now through December 17: Photography Competition & Preservation Awards
The Easton Historical Commission is accepting photographs through December 17, 2019 for the 20th Annual Photography Competition, Sunday January 26, 2020 from 1PM-3PM at Oakes Ames Memorial Hall. Recipients of the Chaffin Award (for an individual making a significant contribution to historic preservation in Easton) and the Briggs Award (for a building or landscape project significant to Easton's historical integrity) will be announced at the event. Photographs should be taken in Easton and should be on the themes of The Historic Beauty of Easton, The Natural Beauty of Easton, The Beauty of Easton Through its People, or The Pets/Animals of Easton. Important details about the categories and submission requirements can be found on the Town website at: http://www.easton.ma.us/boards_and_committees/historical_commission/news.php. Photographs may be dropped off for or mailed to John Ventresco at 475 Depot St, S Easton, MA 02375 or emailed to jventresco at comcast.net<mailto:jventresco at comcast.net>. For more information regarding the photo competition and Preservation Achievement Awards Program, please contact John Ventresco at 508-269-0551 or jventresco at comcast.net<mailto:jventresco at comcast.net>.
Easton Community Access Television (ECAT)
Would you like to help ECAT shape our programming and strategies for the future? ECAT is partnering with Stonehill College on two exciting research initiatives: an online survey and a focus group. If you are interested in participating in one or both please send an email to Prof. Kristin McGillicuddy at kmcgillicuddy at stonehill.edu<mailto:kmcgillicuddy at stonehill.edu>.
Free Town of Easton Community Calendar
The free town of Easton Community Calendar from September 2019 through August 2020, prepared and published by the North Easton Savings Bank, is now available. In addition to listing town, school and organizational events, it included information about civic and religious groups, community activities, and a brief history of the 135 years of the Ames Free Library. Assisted by the Easton Country Club, Morse Insurance, and Scoreboard Enterprises, the calendar is a valuable resource for all residents. Calendars are available at the Ames Free Library, Easton Historical Society, Town Offices, and all Easton branches of the North Easton Savings Bank.
Mondays through Saturdays: Ames Free Library - Find Entertainment & Inspiration
Find entertainment & inspiration at one of the great programs offered at the Ames Free Library! You can also browse our wide collection of books, large print materials, magazines, newspapers, audio books, database resources, DVDs and music suitable for all ages and interests. Weekly Storytimes are conducted in the Children's Room of the Main Library from 10:30AM-11AM on Monday - Thursday. All library programs are at Queset House, 51 Main Street unless listed otherwise. Free and open to all. For more information, call (508) 238-2000, check www.amesfreelibrary.org<http://www.amesfreelibrary.org/> or Email info at amesfreelibrary.org<mailto:info at amesfreelibrary.org>.
2nd Saturday Each Month: Easton Genealogy Club
>From 2pm-4pm. Stuck on a tough "puzzle" in your family tree? Join Ed Hands and the Easton Genealogy Club where you can use the Ames Free Library's resources to solve the riddle! The Easton Genealogy Club meets the 2nd Saturday of each month. Free and open to all! Event Location: Queset House, 1st Floor Library Room.
November 15: Community Meditation
10:30 am -11:30 am, Event Location: Queset House, 2nd Floor Conference Room. Want to share mindfulness skills and meet other folks with contemplative practices? Welcome to an open, peer-to-peer meditation sangha, where we will sit together for 30 minutes of meditation in a low key, supportive environment. Anyone with a meditation practice in any tradition is welcome. Facilitators are doubly welcome! Please bring a cushion for sitting. Free and open to all.
November 16: Original Easton Farmer's Market is at its winter location, the Fellowship Hall at 143 Lincoln Street, from 10AM-2PM

The 2019-20 winter Original Easton Farmer's Market (OEFM), which began on Saturday, November 2, and runs through Saturday, May 23, 2020 is held every Saturday, with market hours 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The OEFM winter location is inside the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (HTLC), at 143 Lincoln Street, in North Easton. For the Saturday, November 16, 2019 OEFM our vendors of locally grown, locally made, and locally raised are Lady C & J Soulfood & Catering INC. (barbecue and soul food), Bridgewater Village Bakery (sourdough bread, sourdough pastries, and sourdough-crusted chicken pot pies), Rosie Bud Farm (raw honey; soaps and lotions made from raw honey), Oakdale Farms (fresh produce, farm fresh eggs, potted plants, jam, jellies, oils, and vinegars), All Hands In (quality personal care products made by survivors of human trafficking and other forms of exploitation; proceeds of sales go to heal those who have suffered, and to fight and prevent, these abuses), Daddy's Home Grown (humanely and free-range raised beef, pork, and chicken), Knot Be Gone Therapeutic Massage (chair massages), Treats 2 Meet (hand-sewn blankets, scarves, and bags; gifts for people and pets), and Creative Confections (creatively designed gift chocolates).
November 16: Sewing Machine One-on-One
11am-1pm, Event Location: Queset House, 2nd Floor Makerspace. Have you previously sewn on a sewing machine but find yourself without one? Not to worry the Ames Free Library has a sewing machine available for your use in the Queset House. Schedule a time with Julie so that she can introduce you to the Janome sewing machine. Once you have used the Janome sewing machine in this 30 minute tutorial you can check out the machine for in library use. Sessions are held on the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Saturday of the month from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, and are by appointment only. Please schedule your session by viewing the Ames Free Library website or call 508-238-2000, ext. 3.
November 16: Free Community Shred Day at the Bank of Easton
Bank of Easton is hosting a community Shred Day on November 16th. Safely shred unwanted confidential documents and records in Shred-it's secure shred truck for free! Hours: 8:30 am - 12:00 pm, or until the truck is full. Limited to one grocery-sized bag per car. Paper documents and records only! Location: Go to the rear of the 275 Washington Street Office. For more information call the Bank of Easton: 508-238-1000.
November 18 through November 19: Quilting
Monday 5:30pm-7:30pm and Tuesday, 2pm-4pm. Event Location: Queset House, 51 Main Street, 2nd Floor Conference Room. The Ames Free Library Quilting Group meets on the second Monday of every month and the second Tuesday of every month. The general format will allow for ideas, inspiration, and quilt chatter. Free and open to all!
November 18 through November 20: AFL Book Club
Monday, 6:30-7:30 pm, Wednesday, 1:30-2:30 pm, Event Location: Queset House, 51 Main Street. We will be discussing Educated: a memoir by Tara Westover.
November 19: DNA & Genealogy for Beginners
Chris Delano is available on Tuesday afternoons, 1:15pm - 3:15pm, to help you get started on the library's ancestry.com<http://ancestry.com> program to begin searching for your ancestors, or to help you understand the basic concepts of DNA testing and its use in genealogical research. If you are curious make an appointment with Chris to review your test and help you get started on a new genealogical adventure. Be sure to bring your laptop or tablet with wifi, and your user name and password to access your DNA results. Schedule your session by calling 508-238-2000, ext. 3. Location: Queset House, 1st Floor Office.
November 20: Women and Finance
3pm-4pm, Event Location: Queset House, 51 Main Street. Are you hesitant to jump into the world of online bill paying or banking?  Do you keep putting off setting up your 401k or IRA? Does talk of risk tolerance or asset allocation make you uneasy? Do you avoid financial planning because someone else in your household makes most of the financial decisions? Sit down with Mary to talk about some basic financial concepts from a woman's perspective. This is a discussion only and the goal is to make you more comfortable with finance and financial topics. Call and schedule your appointment, 508-238-2000, x 3.
November 20: Needle Worker's Group
5:30pm-7:30pm, Queset House, 51 Main Street, 2nd Floor Makerspace. On the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month, come spend a couple of hours with like-minded stitches' and work on your current W.I.P (work in progress). Be inspired by others' work and inspire others with yours. All skill levels encouraged to join! Free and open to all.
November 20: Cook Book Club
6pm-7:30pm, Queset House, 51 Main St, 1st Floor Presentation Commons. Please join us for the library's new Cookbook Club! Each month we'll read through a different cookbook, exploring different techniques & cuisines, then we'll create the dish that excites us most, finally we'll share our experiences with each other.
November 21: Mystery Book Club
3pm-4pm, Queset House, 51 Main Street, 1st Floor Presentation Commons. Mystery Book Club - Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe *This Mystery Book Club meeting date has been changed due to the Thanksgiving holiday*
November 21: Teen Advisory Board
4pm-5pm; Main Library, Teen Den, 53 Main Street. Are you between the ages of 12 and 18? Do you want to have a say in what happens at YOUR library? If you answered yes to these questions, please consider joining the AFL Teen Advisory Board! By joining the AFL Teen Advisory Board you can: Help plan events and programs at your library. Help choose library materials, like books, movies, and games. Help promote library awareness. Eat snacks...lots and lots of snacks. Thursday, November 21, Knitter's Group 5:30pm-7:30pm; Event Location: Queset House, 2nd Floor Makerspace. We are a group of fiber enthusiasts of all abilities who meet on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. If you can't be there at 5:30, come when you can! Sit, stitch, and enjoy a snack (if you or someone else brings one) and great conversation! Hope you can join us!
November 21: Local Author Talk and Signing
6:30 pm-7:30pm, Event Location: Queset House, 51 Main Street. The Ames Free Library is delighted to present local author DEBI GRAHAM-LEARD. Thursday, November 21, 2019 join us for a discussion with Debi Graham-Leard about her third and latest mystery, Bed, Breakfast, & Blackmail, featuring amateur sleuth Gwen Andrews. Book signing will follow the talk - free and open to all! Born in Delaware, Debi moved to southeastern Massachusetts in 1969. After she retired from her marketing position in the custom jewelry industry, she began to write her first mystery The Uninvited Guest, which was published in 2015. The second story in the series, Where There's Smoke, There's Trouble was published two years later.
November 22: Community Meditation
10:30am - 11:30 am; Queset House, 2nd Floor Conference Room. Want to share mindfulness skills and meet other folks with contemplative practices? Welcome to an open, peer-to-peer meditation sangha, where we will sit together for 30 minutes of meditation in a low key, supportive environment. Anyone with a meditation practice in any tradition is welcome. Facilitators are doubly welcome! Please bring a cushion for sitting. Free and open to all.
November 23: Kindle Coaching
2pm-4pm, Event Location: Queset House, 1st Floor Office. Your library offers more than just books on paper! Did you know you can borrow library books on Kindle, and other digital media? If you need coaching on how to do this, visit Dan Paré at Queset House. Come learn about Libby and OverDrive, two apps and websites you can use to borrow eBooks for all Kindle devices, as well as audiobooks, magazines, and videos for Kindle Fires. You can also learn how to use the apps on your smart devices. When you come to your appointment, you're encouraged to bring your library card and Kindle (or smart device), as well as the sign-in info and password for the Amazon account connected to your Kindle, so you can practice borrowing a Kindle book during the coaching. Sessions are held every Monday from 11:00 am - 12:00 noon, and on the 4th Saturday of the month at 2:00 & 3:00 pm, and are by appointment only. Please schedule your session call 508-238-2000, ext. 3.
November 26: The American Legion Post 7 Meeting

The American Legion Post 7 Easton, Ma invites any interested veterans to their next meeting on Tuesday, November 26, 2019. The Meeting begins at 7pm and normally runs until 8pm at the VFW Hall, 61 Rockland Street on the corner of Allen Road, Easton, MA.

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