Brockton's 12th Annual July 4th Concert and BBQ

Brockton City Website-We will be holding our 12th Annual July 4th Concert and BBQ at the VA Hospital from 2-4 p.m. on Monday, July 4th.
Dale and the Duds will be playing and we will be serving our usual 4th of July meal of hot dogs, chips, apple pie and drink to the vets. The same meal is available to the public for a modest fee of $3. All monies collected are turned over to the Recreation Fund to allow the veterans to get away and enjoy other events off campus. It is recommend you bring a lawn chair. For further information please call Coordinator Susan Curry (508) 631-5624.

SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE OFFERS TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY PROGRAM TO AREA HIGH SCHOOLS

SportSmart brings an opportunity for education, safety and prevention for athletic trainers, coaches and parents
A new partnership between Signature Healthcare and five area high schools will assist athletic trainers, coaches and school nurses to provide seamless Orthopedic Care, Medical Care, Physical Therapy and Brain Injury Treatment and Prevention to all students.

Schools will receive access to free Impact Testing by a certified impact consultant, clinically managed pre-season conditioning, and 24/7 access to emergency medical care, radiology services, physical therapy / rehab services, orthopedic surgeons, and a SportSmart Medical Director. Also offered will be free educational forums for CEU credits for Athletic Directors and Athletic Trainers, presented by Ken Lawson, MD, Chief of the Emergency Department at Signature Healthcare and SportSmart Program Director, in addition to other experts. Forum topics will include: Preseason Nutrition and Hydration; Traumatic Brain Injury; Sudden Cardiac Arrest, and others. Many of these forums will also be open to parents and teachers. Bill Buckner, former MLB first baseman and manager of the Brockton Rox, supports the program and is the spokesperson.

Participating schools include: Whitman-Hanson High School, Stoughton High, East Bridgewater High, Cardinal Spellman and Brockton High.

ImPact is a program used at all levels to create baselines for athletes, so when they experience a concussion, there is a way to measure against their normal reaction time. You cannot “grade” a concussion, the same hit to the head affects different people in different ways. Every single athlete at a professional level does the ImPact test as a baseline. The test shows us a combination of memory, spatial recognition, color recognition, word recognition, reaction time and irritability.

Under the SportSmart umbrella, Signature Healthcare will also provide Saturday clinic hours to treat student athletes at the hospital, staffed by our orthopedic surgeons.

For more information, please visit www.MySignatureCare.org/Concussion.

About Signature Healthcare
Signature Healthcare includes Brockton Hospital as well as Signature Medical Group - 150 physicians and other direct care providers - and a total of 2,500 employees operating from locations in Abington, Bridgewater, Brockton, Randolph, Raynham, Stoughton and West Bridgewater, Massachusetts. In 2008 and 2010, Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital received the Premier Award for Quality, ranking it in the top 1% of all acute care hospitals in the country.

SUMMERFEST 2011

BROCKTON POLICE LOG UPDATED TO JUNE 27, 2011

The Brockton Police log has been updated to Monday, June 27, 2011. Click on the link to the left for the full log.

BROCKTON FAIR RETURNS THURSDAY, JUNE 30TH!

The Brockton Fair returns Thursday, June 30, for it's 137th year and will run until July 10th. The Fair this year will offer some new attractions including, Walker Brother's International Circus, Brockton's own Brian Campbell, "The Magic Guy" a renowned comedian & hypnotist from Las Vegas, A Grizzly Experience: Featuring a Live Grizzly Bear Show and The Marvelous Mutts: Agility Dog Show. The Fair will be featuring dozens of rides, attractions, shows and offering a variety of food and beverage's. The admission for the Fair and hours of operation can be found at the Brockton Fair website.

BROCKTON POLICE LOG UPDATED TO MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2011

MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2011

12:14 a.m. Assault & battery in progress at Haverhill Street. Anthony N. Godley, 24, of Brockton was summonsed for A&B.
12:41 a.m. Larceny in progress at Brockton Auto Parts, 511 Thatcher Street. Owner holding male party who was allegedly stealing off lot. Richard C. Robillard, 51, of East Bridgewater was summonsed for larceny under $250.
7:07 a.m. Larceny investigation at Ellsworth Street. Copper taken from basement and caller states tenant took it. BCI notified.
9:24 a.m. Keep the peace at Brockton District Court, 215 Main St. Caller is in the lobby and needs an officer to walk her into the court’s clerk office. Her 209A order expired and defendant was allegedly there and would not let her park her car so she can extend it. Junior Cardosa, 33, of Brockton was charged with violation of abuse prevention order. See BrocktonPost.Com for the Brockton Police Log.

PICK OF THE LITTER.

Scarlett is an energetic 9 month old spayed female hound mix. This girl loves to run, but she also loves to be with people! She's looking for a home that will give her lots of exercise, and that will play with her a lot! She is still just a puppy and needs a home that will be patient with training her. She is house trained and would not do well with cats. If you are interested in Scarlett please call the Animal Protection Center of Southeastern Massachusetts at 508.586.2053.

GREAT YARD SALE BY APCSM AND ADOPT A CAT FOR JUNE.

APCSM WEBSITE-Yard & Bake Sale- SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE! Pet supplies, toys,books, dvd's, holiday decorations, furniture, glassware, dishes, tools, clothes and much more.
Date: Saturday June 25 and Sunday June 26
Time: 9am - 4pm
Location: 1300 West Elm St. Extension, Brockton, MA
Also June is Adopt-a-Cat Month!- To celebrate, we want to find homes for as many of our feline friends as possible! Two for one kitten adoptions and reduced adoption fees for adult cats throughout the month should help. Thanks to the generosity of our supporters for making this possible! Let's send these cats home! For more information please see the APCSM WEBSITE.

Manning Pool to open Monday, June 27th

Brockton City Website-Mayor Linda M. Balzotti announces that the Manning Pool, located behind Brockton High School, will open Monday, June 27th. Pool hours are from 1 to 6 p.m., seven days a week. Passes for the pool are now available for purchase at the Elections Commission office, located on the first floor of City Hall, 45 School St. Passes will also be on sale at the Manning Pool after it opens Monday, June 27th.
Season passes are $45 per family, for up to five people; $22 per person; and $18 for senior citizens, age 60 and up. Daily passes are $3 per day for Massachusetts residents, and $5 per person, per day for non-Massachusetts residents.
The pool will be open until Sunday, August 28th.
The Manning Pool has a gazebo, state-of-the-art play area, and multiple water features. The pool also has a slide, snack bar, locker rooms, and an acre-and-a-half grassy area.

For more information concerning the Manning Pool, please contact the Mayor’s Office at (508) 580-7123.

GAS4LESS

Spotted in Brockton today at the Stop & Shop at 932 North Montello Street at 6:15 a.m. $3.65 a gallon. The other place for the lowest price was Hess at 1614 Main Street at 12:17 a.m. $3.65 a gallon.

RASH OF ROBBERY'S

According to the Brockton Police log from Thursday, June 9th-12th, there were a total of seven robbery's that occurred in Brockton. This is nothing new to the city but in light of publishing the police log over the past year this is a trend that stood out and readers need to be aware with summer time and the bad economy to be extra cautious in your surroundings. Here is the break down from the log. The rest of the police log will be available later. Stay Safe.
THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2011

9:04 p.m. Robbery on Carleton Avenue. White male dressed in all black and a mask, had a knife and was hiding near the callers door. When she went to go in the house he pulled the knife out and took callers pocketbook. Victims property was found at 11:45 p.m. at the KFC on Main Street and Clifton Avenue.

SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2011

11:08 p.m. Robbery on Packard Way. Caller was robbed while delivering to a house. States 3 black males surrounded her and took her money and the other two blocked her and then stole her car. The caller is next door at 35 and is using the neighbors phone. Her phone is in the car/Domino's.

SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 2011

8:42 a.m. Robbery at Price Rite-21 Torrey Street. Manager called saying unknown while male grabbed some money out of the cashiers hand and took off in a blue Buick. the car took off on Belmont Street.


10:46 a.m. Robbery at Dollar Tree- 700 Crescent St. White male grabbed money out the register. No weapons used and fled toward McDonalds. Police report taken.


1:47 p.m. Robbery on 1260 Main Street. Party states white male with blood in his hands told her to open the drawer and took some money and ran. Police report taken.

6:56 p.m. Robbery at the Huntington School-1121 Warren Avenue. School Police report taken.


10:55 p.m. Robbery on Florence Street. Two 16 year olds arrested for armed robbery.

TAKE THE FACEBOOK POLL ON WHO SHOULD RUN FOR MAYOR

HERE IS THE LINK FOR THE FACEBOOK POLL ON IF YOU THINK THAT SOMEONE SHOULD RUN AGAINST MAYOR BALZOTTI THIS FALL. THERE ARE CANDIDATES LISTED AND ALSO YOU CAN WRITE IN YOUR OWN CHOICE OR CHOOSE IF YOU THINK NO ONE SHOULD RUN AGAINST THE MAYOR.

GAS 4 LESS IN BROCKTON

The Cheapest gas prices reported today June 14, 2011 were at the following stations:

Stop & Shop- 932 North Montello Street for $3.69 a gallon reported at 6:43a.m. this morning.

Hess Oil-261 N Main St & Elliot Street for $3.69 a gallon reported at 12:02a.m. this morning.

CLICK ON ABOVE LINK FOR MORE UPDATED PRICES.

On the street with BrocktonBeat

SeeClickFix Article-Back in late March, we told you about how one citizen dedicated an entire Facebook page to the pothole-riddled Alger Street in Brockton, MA. Now, the local blog BrocktonBeat has dedicated an entire section of its site to SeeClickFix. Described as an online news and lifestyle magazine, BrocktonBeat hopes SeeClickFix can help its community better address problems such as potholes, graffiti, and dangerous streets.
Just yesterday, BrocktonBeat itself reported an issue to SeeClickFix.
Viewed nine times, Issue #95583-Dangerous curve from 274-254 Howard Street involves the frequent occurrence of cars thrashing residents' lawns in the area. According to BrocktonBeat, there have been three accidents in less than five years where cars have misjudged this curve and/or were driving over the speed limit. The most recent happened three days ago:

"Cars, trees, and lawns have been thrashed. Latest on 4/16/11 when a car at 3am missed the curve and ended up going thru 4 peoples' front yards. Thrashed the yards, mailboxes, and doing over $1000 in property damage."

The BrocktonBeat even shot footage detailing the property damage and the car's 'path of destruction.'

Thank you to http://www.seeclickfix.blogspot.com/ for the article and to see the video or report any problems, please click on the link above SCfix.

GOOD NEWS FOR STOP THE POWER PLANT



DON'T THINK IT COULDN'T HAPPEN

From ACE-Good news from the Energy Facilities Siting Board yesterday! In a 4-3 vote, the EFSB instructed its staff to write a Tentative Decision rejecting Brockton Power’s proposal to use Brockton potable water for cooling purposes. The reasons raised during the discussion were that there would be environmental impacts on a stressed ecosystem, Brockton Power did not show environmental impacts, and the impacts could not be mitigated. That was after a long discussion.
The next step is the EFSB staff will write a Tentative Decision, the parties get to write reply briefs, we all get to go back to the EFSB where the parties’ lawyers make oral argument, and the EFSB votes on the Final Decision.

We are a major step closer to our goal but the EFSB members have the opportunity to reconsider their votes and so we will not know for certain until they vote on the Final Decision.

I think it will be important to have a good turnout at the next EFSB hearing and that elected officials are there to tell the EFSB that they agree Brockton Power should not be able to use Brockton potable water for its cooling towers. We do not have a date for that hearing. I would guess it will be late this summer.

Thanks to everyone who was at yesterday’s hearing.

Eugene B. Benson, Legal Counsel & EJ Legal Services Program Director
Alternatives for Community & Environment, Inc. (ACE)
2181 Washington St., Suite 301
Roxbury, MA 02119
phone: 617-442-3343 x226; fax: 617-442-2425; cell: 339-368-3143
email: gene@ace-ej.org
ACE website: http://www.ace-ej.org/

FACTS:-From Stopthepower.net


-Brockton’s power plant will not lower our taxes or our electric bills.

-Brockton is already ranked ninth (9th) on the list of environmentally overburdened New England communities.

-Brockton is already one of the ten towns with the highest asthma hospitalization rates in Massachusetts.

-The 250 foot smokestack will release toxic pollutants for miles and change Brockton’s landscape.

-The plant emits nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, airborne particulates and carbon dioxide, a major pollutant and cause of global warming.

-Brockton Power will store 25,000 gallons of aqueous ammonia on the 13 acre site threatening West Bridgewater's drinking water.

-There will only be 20 long term jobs created by this plant, and there is no guarantee that those jobs will go to Brockton residents.

-The power plant will be built, owned and operated by a foreign based company that will sell the electricity to the National Grid.

PICK OF THE LITTER

Tony is a 3 year old male pitbull in need of a home! He is a very intelligent dog who needs someone who will keep him busy and mentally stimulated. Tony is a great dog, and will do very well with an experienced owner.Terrier is an American Pit Bull/Mix and medium in size. He has been at the shelter since the end  of May. If you are interested in adopting him you can call the Animal Protection Center of Southeastern Massachusetts at 508.586.2053. The Center is located at 1300 West Elm St. Extension in Brockton.

WHAT SETS BROCKTON DEALS AND COUPONS APART FROM OTHER COMPANIES

Brockton Deals and Coupon site-For starter’s we are here to help your business not take your money and run like the other coupon programs that are out there today. When someone redeems our coupon they are paying you not us, and we don’t take any percentage of the transaction. This is a great way to bring more business through your door and has been proven time and time again. Our Secret to success is the fact that everyone we send coupons too has opted in to our service either via text message or email. We don’t make your business sign any contracts as we work on a pay as you go system. We will charge your business a very small fee to send out a deal or coupon and that is the only time you pay. If you choose to send another coupon you will pay that small fee again. We want you to succeed. Consider sending a deal or coupon as a very small price to pay for advertising. Our subscribers all live in the area and get our deals and coupons when ever they are sent. When you choose to send out a coupon there are no more worries about how much you are going to lose, because we don’t charge astronomical fee’s or take a percentage of what you bring in. You send a coupon and enjoy the benefits of reaching local residents that are more than happy to come see what your business has to offer.
This Program is run by Flipit4u Marketing which is a local business in Brockton MA, operated by Chris Picanzo. Anyone that joins this program can be assured that their number will not be shared with any outside networks, clubs, affiliates, associations not anyone but Flipit4u. Having this trust is key to making the program work. I know how important your phone number is to you and most people don’t like to share it with anyone they don’t know. This program was designed to boost the local business economy and help us residents in the area save money at the same time.
This is all very new and will take some time to establish but be confident that we will have a great program that you will enjoy. You will get a text once in a while in the beginning and as more people participate the more we can send out great coupons to use. So Please share this info with everyone you know! Everyone loves to save money so pass on the savings and tell them about the program.

Subscriber by texting the word “Brockton” to 35819


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BROCKTON POLICE LOG UPDATED TO MONDAY, JUNE 6, 2011

SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 2011 9:14 a.m. Disturbance at 198 Chatham West Dr. Spoke with tenants who state that 6 people live in apartment. Initial report is loud noise on weekend as early as 5 a.m., Asked if they could please respect their neighbors and tone it down. Apparently this has been a problem for months.


12:56 p.m. Code Enforcement at Brockton Mini Mart, 139 Pleasant St. Video forensics from last robbery.

5:19 p.m. Larceny investigation on Ames Street. Two males abandoned unopened container of toilet paper and hid it upon sight of police. Second male then came back and initially stated he bought it and believed it was stolen from Walmart and was trying to sell it. Male stated he was selling it to the second male who got nervous upon seeing the police. Male then stated his girlfriend may have stolen it from Costco. He stated he just wanted to leave with the stolen merchandise. TP seized and turned in at BPD.

11:27 p.m. Assault & battery with dangerous weapon on Chatham West Drive. Caller states his neighbor allegedly attacked him, threw a candle at him and thinks he may have broken his hand. Caller states her neighbor was peeking in her windows. Natacha Faustin-Charles, 28, of Brockton was charged with A&B with dangerous weapon.
FOR BROCKTON POLICE LOG PLEASE CLICK LINK ON THE LEFT.

PICK OF THE LITTER

Chloe is a 6 month old female Siberian husky. Her owner did not have the time for her. She's a very sweet girl, and will make a great pet for the right person! Chloe is young and still needs quite a bit of training. Typical for her breed, she requires quite a bit of exercise. Chloe gets along well with other dogs. Chloe intake date was 5/31/11 and if you are interested in adopting Chloe, please call the Animal Protection Center of Southeastern Massachusetts

1300 West Elm St. Extension, Brockton, MA 02301. Phone number 508.586.2053.

Make a deposit toward a hunger-free community

Brockton, MA,  – On Wednesday, June 1, Crescent Credit Union will kick off its third annual summer food drive to benefit food pantries in the communities it serves.

Through Saturday, July 30, Crescent branches will accept non-perishable food donations during regular business hours from credit union members and non-members alike.
Contributions will be distributed to those in need via St. Vincent de Paul Society in Brockton, Our Daily Bread Soup Kitchen in Taunton, and Holy Family Parish in Rockland.
“It’s important we do what we can to help stock the local food pantries,” said Crescent President & CEO Robert Gustafson. “With the current state of the economy, high unemployment, and kids getting out of school for the summer, the need has never been greater.”
For branch locations and hours, please visit www.crescentcredit.org or call 1-800-894-4445.
About Crescent Credit Union
Founded in 1919 in Brockton, Massachusetts, Crescent Credit Union is a not-for-profit financial cooperative providing better banking solutions to over 45,000 members. Anyone who lives or works in Plymouth, Bristol, Norfolk, or Barnstable counties can join Crescent Credit Union. For more information, please call 508-559-5409 or visit http://www.crescentcredit.org/