Tuesday, February 28, 2012
A run-down of events and other useful information for your life in Braintree today.
Today is the second-to-last day of February, but that isn't always true. Every four years, because the Earth does not rotate around the Sun in precisely 365 days, there is a leap year and February gets another day. But you all know that. Here, though, is some trivia for you: leap years occur in unison with U.S. presidential elections, happen every eight years on rare occasions (the next time will be between 2096 and 2104), and also coincide with the summer olympics and the European Football Championship. 1. The Town Council meets at 7:30 p.m. this evening at Town Hall. The agenda includes: the FY2012 capital spending plan, extending a veterans tax break ordinance and review of the committee sizes. At 6:30 pm., the Committee on Ways & Means…
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Braintree Town Hall
1 John F Kennedy Memorial Dr, Braintree, MA
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South Middle School
232 Peach St, Braintree, MA
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Braintree Department of Municipal Licenses and Inspections
90 Pond St, Braintree, MA
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Thayer Public Library
798 Washington St, Braintree, MA
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Monday, February 27, 2012
A run-down of events and other useful information for your life in Braintree today.
Born on this day in history: author John Steinbeck (1902), actress Elizabeth Taylor (1932), U.S. politician Ralph Nader (1934), Republican presidential adviser Lee Atwater (1951) and Chelsea Clinton (1980). 1. The School Committee meets at 7 p.m. this evening at Ross Elementary School. The agenda includes the draft fiscal year 2013 schools budget, the FY2012 capital spending proposal and a follow-up on the full-day kindergarten information night. 2. Back to school from winter break for Braintree Public Schools students! 3. Thayer Public Library Trustees meet in the Logan Auditorium tonight from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The buildings and grounds, personnel and finance, and planning and PR subcommittees meet at 6:30 p.m. 4. Activities today at the …
Friday, February 24, 2012
A run-down of events and other useful information for your life in Braintree today.
On this day in 1868, Andrew Johnson became the first U.S. president impeached by the House of Representatives. Johnson took over after Abraham Lincoln's assassination in 1865 and quickly ran afoul of Republicans in Congress who opposed his lenient Reconstruction policy, which allowed many ex-Confederates to receive amnesty. 1. The Braintree Community Youth Center is holding a dance at its 74 Pond St. location tonight from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. All Braintree residents in Grades 6-12 are welcome. Free for members, $5 for non-members. For more info, see the Patch calendar listing: http://braintree.patch.com/events/braintree-community-youth-center-dance. 2. Thayer Public Library is featuring a LEGO display from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today in the …
Thursday, February 23, 2012
A run-down of events and other useful information for your life in Braintree today.
Pope Paul II was born today (1417), as was civil rights leader W.E.B. Du Bois (1868), actor Peter Fonda (1940), former MLB player Bobby Bonilla (1963), Patriot Jerod Mayo (1986) and actress Dakota Fanning (1994). 1. The Town Council's Committee on Ordinance & Rules meets at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium at Town Hall this evening. The agenda includes a discussion of the number of members who should make up council subcommittees. 2. Thayer Public Library, at 2 p.m. in the Logan Auditorium, hosts a screening of The Lion King. There is also Open Scrabble Play at 6:30 p.m. on the lower level. 3. The Braintree Rotary Club meets at 12:15 p.m. today at Emerald Hall. 4. The Braintree Art Association meets at Thayer Library from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m…
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
A run-down of events and other useful information for your life in Braintree today.
On this day in 1889, President Grover Cleveland signed a bill making North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington U.S. states. Plus, the "Miracle on Ice" was played in 1980 between America and the Soviet Union, and China and the U.S. agreed to set up offices to communicate with each other in 1973. 1. The Town Council's Committee on Ways & Means meets at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium at Town Hall this evening. The agenda includes a public hearing on the mayor's FY2012 Capital Plan – i.e. items such as $700,000 for school remodeling projects, $925,000 for a fire truck and $250,000 for town financial software. 2. Thayer Public Library is hosting "Family Folk Dance" today for ages 6-12 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Logan Auditorium. "Get up…
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
A run-down of events and other useful information for your life in Braintree today.
On Feb. 21, 1925, The New Yorker published its first issue. Its genesis was as a sophisticated humor publication, but it soon turned serious, publishing a lengthy article entitled "Hiroshima," by famed journalist John Hersey. In the years since, the magazine has featured writers like Vladimir Nabokov, John Cheever, J.D. Salinger, Philip Roth, John Update, and Seymour Hersh, among others. 1. The Municipal Light Board meets at 5 p.m. on the second floor at 150 Potter Rd. 2. Thayer Public Library is hosting Make a Craft for ages 8 and up in the Logan Auditorium at 3:45 p.m. No sign-up required. The library is also hosting an information meeting for the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the auditorium 3. The South Shore …
Monday, February 20, 2012
A run-down of events and other useful information for your life in Braintree today.
Born on this day in history: Ansel Adams, an American photographer known for his portraits of the western U.S. (1902), director Robert Altman (1925), actor Sidney Poitier (1927), former race car driver Bobby Unser (1934), Ivana Trump (1949), Kurt Cobain (1967) and singer Rihanna (1988). 1. Today is Presidents Day in the U.S., known formally as Washington's Birthday when it was signed into law as a federal holiday in 1968. In Massachusetts, according to state law, the governor must also issue an annual Presidents Day proclamation on May 29 each year, honoring presidents with MA roots: John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Calvin Coolidge and John Fitzgerald Kennedy. 2. Because of the holiday, federal, state and local government offices are closed …
Friday, February 17, 2012
A run-down of events and other useful information for your life in Braintree today.
Born on this day in history: Thomas J. Watson Sr., former chairman and CEO of IBM (1874), NFL Hall of Famer Jim Brown (1936), actress Rene Russo (1950), actor Lou Diamond Phillips (1962), Larry the Cable Guy (1963), actress Denise Richards (1971), Green Day musician Billy Joe Armstrong (1972) and Paris Hilton (1981). 1. Braintree High School is hosting Sophomore Programming Orientation this morning. Also, Friday is the culmination of Random Acts of Kindness Week at BHS. Today everyone is invited to wear black to "black out" hurtful words and bullying. 2. The Department of Elder Affairs is having a meeting at the Senior Center on Cleveland Avenue today at 2 p.m. 3. Also, activities at the Senior Center today include: 9:15 a.m. Exercise 10 a…
Thursday, February 16, 2012
A run-down of events and other useful information for your life in Braintree today.
Born on this day in history: North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (1941), entertainer/politician Sonny Bono (1935), rapper Ice-T (1958) and football player Jerome Bettis (1972). Died: some composer with the best name ever, Rusty Magee (2003). Rusty (Bejamin Rush) Magee worked on Broadway and television. 1. The Conservation Commission meets at 7 p.m. in the downstairs Fletcher Hall at Town Hall. 2. Thayer Public Library is hosting Open Scrabble at 6:30 p.m. on the lower level. Boards provided, all are welcome. Also, visit the library's online calendar to see computer classes and sign up: http://www.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOrg=THAYER. 3. The Tri Town Board of Water Commissioners meets today at 10 a.m. in the upstairs Johnson Chambers …
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
A run-down of events and other useful information for your life in Braintree today.
On Feb. 15, 1933, an Italian immigrant named Giuseppe Zangara shot and killed Chicago mayor Anton Cermak, who was standing at the time next to Franklin Delano Roosevelt during a speech in Miami. Some speculate that Roosevelt was actually the target, though Zangara's bullets hit five different people. The man plead guilty to murder and attempted murder and was swiftly executed the next month. 1. The Liberty School Council meets today at 3:15 p.m. today in the Guidance Office. Also, the BHS and Midde School Jazz Band performs today at the elementary schools. 2. UNO Chicago Grill at the Plaza is hosting a "DoughRaiser" for the Braintree High School Science Department today from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. More information and free tickets for download…
