Tuesday, February 14, 2012
A run-down of events and other useful information for your life in Braintree today.
Today in 1859 Oregon was admitted as the 33rd U.S. state. Arizona also becomes part of America, as the 48th state, in 1912. On Feb. 14, 1989, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the Supreme Leader of Iran, issued a call for the death of author Salman Rushdie. Abolitionist Frederick Douglass was born on this day in 1818, along with Jimmy Hoffa in 1913. 1. Today is Valentine's Day! Check out some of our related articles here and don't forget to email joseph.markman@patch.com with your favorite Valentine's Day stories. 2. The Board of License Commissioners meets today on the lower level of Town Hall at 2 p.m. The agenda includes: one-day alcohol licenses for special events by Sustainable Braintree and Prayers for Charlotte, a Citgo petition to amend…
Monday, February 13, 2012
A run-down of events and other useful information for your life in Braintree today.
Born on this day in history: Pope Alexander VII (1599), TV host Jerry Springer (1944), musician Peter Gabriel (1950), singer Robbie Williams (1974) and former Patriot wide receiver Randy Moss (1977). 1. The Braintree School Committee meeting for tonight has been rescheduled for Feb. 27 at Ross Elementary School. 2. There is a Girl Scout Leader meeting at Thayer Public Library in the Logan Auditorium from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. this evening. 3. The Community Preservation Committee meets at 7:30 p.m. tonight in the upstairs Johnson Chambers at Town Hall. 4. Thayer Library is also host today to Storytime for Ages 2-3 in the Logan Auditorium at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. and also Book Babies for infants through 24 months in the auditorium at 9:15 a.m. …
Friday, February 10, 2012
A run-down of events and other useful information for your life in Braintree today.
Born this day: actor Robert Wagner (1930), American Olympic swimmer Mark Spitz (1950), golfer Greg Norman (1955), newsman and political operator George Stephanopoulos (1961) and pundit Glenn Beck (1964). Died: popes Leo XII (1829) and Pius XI (1939), President Nixon's press secretary Ron Ziegler (2003). 1. It should be sunny today in Braintree with a high near 50 degree, the National Weather Service reports. Snow could hit tonight and tomorrow, with just a bit of accumulation expected. REVISION — NWS now saying 3-5 inches possible on Saturday. Skies should clear by Sunday morning. 2. The Brown Bag Book Club meets at Thayer Public Library today from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Reading Room on the Main Level. Bring your own lunch, all are …
Thursday, February 9, 2012
A run-down of events and other useful information for your life in Braintree today.
Hometown boy John Quincy Adams was elected president on this day in 1825. But that's the normal part. The odd thing was, he was elected by the U.S. House of Representatives after the 1824 ballots showed no candidate with the majority of the vote. Adams received 32 percent of the electoral vote, Andrew Jackson took 37 percent, William Crawford 15 and Henry Clay 14. UPDATE: The BHS PTO meeting scheduled for this evening has been cancelled. 1. Braintree High School hosts an assembly called "Eric's Story" for the sophomore class in the auditorium today at 12:45 p.m. From the event summary: "Eric’s Story is about Eric Nardone, whose life and dreams at the age of 22, were shattered by a friend who was driving drunk and speeding. It is a story …
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
A run-down of events and other useful information for your life in Braintree today.
The Stars and Stripes military newspaper was published for the first time today in 1918. Founded on Feb. 4, 1971, four days later the NASDAQ stock exchange began trading as the world's first electronic market. Author Jules Verne (1828), who wrote Twenty Thousands Leagues Under the Sea and other adventure tomes, was born today, along with actors James Dean (1931), Nick Nolte (1941) and Seth Green (1974). 1. Hollis Elementary School celebrates its building's 100th anniversary on its 100th day of school this year today. Students will be decorating old T-shirts with a 100th anniversary-theme and wearing them to school. 2. Thayer Public Library is hosting Storytime for Ages 3-5 at both 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. in the Logan Auditorium. Call 781-848-…
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
A run-down of events and other useful information for your life in Braintree today.
Born on this day in history: Saint Thomas More (1478), Charles Dickens (1812), Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the Little House series (1867), Nobel Prize-winning author Sinclair Lewis (1885), writer Gay Talese (1932), actor James Spader (1960), singer Garth Brooks (1962), comedian Chris Rock (1965), NBA All-Star Steve Nash (1974). 1. The Town Council meets at Town Hall this evening at 7:30 p.m. The agenda includes: an Eagle Scout recognition, review/acceptance of council subcommittee appointments, and reports from the mayor and/or other departments on an outside auditor review and federal award programs. Also, several items are scheduled to be sent down to the Committee on Ways & Means, including extending tax abatements for certain …
Monday, February 6, 2012
A run-down of events and other useful information for your life in Braintree today.
Born on this day in history: Alexander Burr, Vice President under Jefferson and the man who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel in 1804 (1756), Babe Ruth (1895), actress Zsa Zsa Gabor (1917), actor Rip Torn (1931), Tom Brokaw and (1940), Bob Marley (1945). 1. The annual East/South middle school basketball Jamboree will take place at 4 p.m. today at Braintree High School. Boys first, with the girls game to follow. Students need their own transportation. 2. Thayer Public Library hosts Book Babies at 9:15 a.m. in the Logan Auditorium today, along with Storytime for ages 2 and 3 in the auditorium at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. 3. Braintree's Commission on Disabilities meets at 6:30 p.m. in the kitchen on the lower level of Town Hall. 4. Activities …
Friday, February 3, 2012
A run-down of events and other useful information for your life in Braintree today.
Born on this day in history: 19th century presidential candidate and New York Tribune founder Horace Greeley (1811), writer Gertrude Stein (1874), Norman Rockwell (1894), former Red Sox star Fred Lynn (1952), and Jamaican-born singer Sean Kingston (1990). 1. Hollis School’s monthly Principal’s Place Assembly is scheduled for today. Parents and guardians of students in Kindergarten through grade 2 are invited to attend the 1:30 p.m. assembly while the remaining grades will meet at 2 p.m. 2. The Board of Registrars meets at 9 a.m. this morning in the upstairs Johnson Chambers at Town Hall. 3. Activities at the Senior Center today on Cleveland Avenue include: 9:15 a.m. Exercise 10 a.m. Weight Loss Support 11 a.m. Tai Chi Class Noon Pool …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
A run-down of events and other useful information for your life in Braintree today.
On Feb. 2, 1922, James Joyce published Ulysses, his much-lauded and confusion-inducing masterpiece of Modernist literature. Also, what's known as the Groundhog Day Gale of 1976 hit on this day, ravaging the east coast of the United States with wind and snow. 1. One year ago, I wrote this to begin a "Five Things...": "The first thing you need to know today is that it is snowing, and it will continue to snow for all eternity." Whereas today, when the National Weather Service reports that there is a slight chance of snow before midnight tonight, we shrug it off. Forecast for Friday-Monday is partly sunny with highs in the 30s. 2. Speaking of which, Braintree's Local Emergency Planning Committee meets at 10 a.m. today on the lower level of 90 …
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
A run-down of events and other useful information for your life in Braintree today.
On Feb. 1, 2003, seven astronauts died when damaged foam led to the aircraft disintegrating over Texas and Louisiana upon re-entry. President George W. Bush, in 2004, posthumously awarded the crew, along with those aboard Challenger in 1986, Congressional Space Medals of Honor celebrating their "meritorious efforts and contributions to the welfare of the Nation and mankind." 1. Thayer Public Library is hosting storytime for ages 3-5 today in the Logan Auditorium at both 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. "For ages 3-5: longer stories, songs and a more involved craft, with Norma. Session runs through Wed March 12. It will not meet on Wed. Feb. 15. Please sign-up! Your sign-up covers the whole series through March. Just click on the "REGISTER" button below…
