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Dog Days of Summer Call for Submissions!

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annie's How Do You Keep Cool in Summer?

Sponsored by www.AnniesCleanCritters.com!
We know summer is hot…
but what we don’t know is how you, our readers, beat the heat!

Share some of your summer fun!
Simply download the activity forms below, fill them out and return it to us. Your response might be featured in our newspaper and online! Submissions from all ages & all adjacent towns accepted!

Three Activities to Choose From!

ACTIVITY 1: Coloring Page Theme: What do you do to keep cool?
ACTIVITY 2: Beat-the Heat poem. Theme: Summer fun (Word limit: 45)
ACTIVITY 3: Pet Photos! Theme: How do your pet keep cool? Send in a summer picture of your pet!
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Dog-Days-webDeadline is Aug. 10th!

All entries will appear either online or in our newspapers August 13th and 14th!
Send your submissions to: [email protected]

or mail to:
1000 Main Street • P.O. Box 60
Hanson, MA 02341

Things you should know:
Only a limited number of submissions will appear in print (due to space limitations), but all entries will appear on our websites.  The Express Newspapers reserves the right not to publish any submissions it deems inappropriate. Limit of four entries per household. All submissions become the property of the Express Newspapers and WILL NOT  BE RETURNED. IF YOU WANT TO KEEP THE ORIGINAL FOR YOUR PERSONAL USE, PLEASE SEND US A COPY!

“Billy” A. Stinchfield, Jr., 28, service Saturday

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William “Billy” A. Stinchfield, Jr., age 28, of Carver, formerly of Plympton, died suddenly due to a motorcycle accident, on Friday, July 3, 2015.

Billy was born in Stoughton and grew up in Plympton. He attended Calvary Baptist Christian School in Hanson and was a graduate of Silver Lake Regional High School, Class of 2005. Billy also attended UMass Boston and Suffolk University. He was employed by EVERSOURCE (NSTAR) as a lineman in Plymouth. Billy enjoyed long road trips on his motorcycle, sitting at Starbucks and reading books and sharing his favorite stories from the Bible. He was an avid boxer and weight lifter. He loved THE CAMP in Maine, bonfires, and had a great sense of humor. Billy especially enjoyed spending time with his sisters and his nephew.

Billy was the beloved son of Jennifer A. (Sabine) & William “Bill” A. Stinchfield, Sr. of Plympton; loving brother of Jennifer Stinchfield of Randolph & her fiancé Scott O’Riorden of Burlington and Sarah Stinchfield of Plympton and loving uncle of Jack Fernandes of Randolph. Billy is also the cherished grandson of William & Shirley Stinchfield of Plympton and the late Robert & Virginia Sabine, formerly of Brockton. Interment services will be private.

Family and friends are welcome to a Celebration of Billy’s life, which will be held at the Brockton Assembly of God Church, 199 Warren Avenue, Brockton, on Saturday, July 11, 2015, at 10:00 AM.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in Billy’s memory may be made to the Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 Saint Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, www.stjude.org.

5th Graders quiz HES Interim Principal

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07-10-15 Halifax Elementary School principal photo

Photo by Kim Cicone.

By Kim Cicone
Express Correspondent

At the June School Committee meeting, Halifax Elementary School Principal Claudia Motta announced that she would be leaving Halifax Elementary School at the end of June.  John Tuffy, Silver Lake Superintendent, then stated that Assistant Principal Kayne Beaudry would take the position of Interim Principal for the 2015-2016 school year.

At the end of the upcoming school year, if the School Committee was pleased with Mr. Beaudry’s performance; they would offer him an extended contract.   The fifth graders from Ms. Belcher and Mrs. Orcutt’s classes wanted to know more about Interim Principal Beaudry, so on June 23 they held a town meeting with him to find out more.

The students had many questions about Principal Beaudry’s background. 

They learned that he has a Bachelor’s degree in Science from the University of Massachusetts, a Master’s degree in Elementary Education from Lesley University and a Certificate of Advance Graduate Studies in Educational Leadership from Bridgewater State University.  Prior to coming to Halifax Elementary four years ago, Mr. Beaudry taught sixth grade in the Everett school system, and third and fourth grade for 10 years in the Cohasset public schools.

Growing up, Mr. Beaudry wanted to be an Architect because he liked to draw and build things.  His favorite subject is writing which he struggled with as a younger student, but he improved upon as a classroom teacher.  He feels writing is a great way to express yourself and your personality. 

Mr. Beaudry is excited for the opportunity to be Principal at Halifax Elementary.  He hopes to be able to continue to build relationships with the staff, students and community.  He has seen a lot of great things at the school and hopes to continue to foster a positive environment.  He is eager to get started, but anxious because he has never been a Principal.  Mr. Beaudry told the fifth grade that he wished he had been a classroom teacher at HES, and that he hears that being a fifth grade teacher is the “best.”  When asked if he would change anything about the school he said he would love to add air-conditioning, which got a lot of support from the students, but he likes the history of older buildings and likes the challenge of maintaining the architecture while keeping up with technology.

The fifth graders were very interested in Mr. Beaudry’s personal life.  They learned that he is married and has three children: Gus, 9, Stella, 7, and Tess, 5. They like to watch movies together including “The Book of Life” and “McFarland USA.”  His family has a dog named Bean, a cat named Flea, a guinea pig named Pig and 10 chickens.  Mr. Beaudry has been an avid hockey player since childhood and continues to play in a men’s league.  His favorite dinner is Annie’s White Cheddar Mac-n-Cheese and he does not drink soda, but likes lemonade and iced tea.  He doesn’t eat donuts and likes bacon, but not as much as he likes cheese.  Mr. Beaudry is also a big fan of the Taco Boats they make in the school cafeteria and likes the coffee/pistachio twist they serve at JC Dairy in Hanover.

Mr. Beaudry is sad to see the school year end as there are some things he’d like to complete before the year is out.  When one student said the end of the year was bittersweet he agreed.    One place you probably won’t find Mr. Beaudry this summer is on a rollercoaster, unless his daughter Stella talks him into it!

Where there’s smokes, there’s fire (in the Express office building)

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Photo by Stephanie Spyropoulos.

Express Publisher Deborah Anderson was working late Monday night when the 1000 Main St. building’s smoke and alarms went off Monday, June 15. Smelling and observing smoke in the hall, she called 911 to report it, unlocked the front door, and waited outside. Hanson’s Fire and Police Departments ‘did an excellent job assessing and taking control of the situation,’ she said. ‘When I looked back inside, smoke was heavier and all along the ceiling.’ Fire crews had to cut a hole in the floor of the office unit at the right, above, to put the fire out.

Father’s Day Gift Guide

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What do you get the guy who has everything? We at the Express have the answer!

These local merchants are offering EVERYTHING from food and beverages to fitness packages. So go ahead and get Dad something he will always remember…. a unique find from the Express Gift Guide!

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3 Reasons to Advertise in the Express Father’s Day Gift Guide

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Father's-Day-Gift-Guide-FeaturedIt’s hard to shop for the man who has everything. That’s why it’s a good idea to keep your customers away from Lowe’s gift cards and get them in to YOUR store.

“And how do I do that?” you ask. It’s easy! You advertise in the Express Father’s Day Gift Guide!

Here’s three fact-filled reasons why you belong in the Gift Guide:

1. You’ll be featured in BOTH of our newspapers.

Our Gift Guide runs in dazzling full-color in BOTH the Whitman-Hanson Express and the Plympton-Halifax Express. That’s a readership of over 3,000 subscribers right in your backyard.

2. You’ll be promoted on our Social Media!

Our Facebook pages have over 1,000 viewers. Our “Share and Like” campaigns have the ability to double your exposure to LOCAL customers. Think of it… all that social media working for you for free!

3. You’ll be featured on our web sites.

We get over 100 live clicks every time we release our weekly newspapers. We offer LIVE LINKS to your site from our Gift Guide. See? The advertisement opportunities just keep on growing!

All of this for as little as $58. I encourage you to check our competitors’ prices. NO ONE has the package we offer at the rates we have. NO ONE.

Our Gift Guide’s release date is June 11. I don’t have to remind you that the space is limited, and Father’s Day is right around the corner. Call 781-293-0420 or email today!

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Order Your Grad Ad!

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PH-Graduation-Facebook-AdIt is time to order your senior’s Congratulatory Ad! Make sure you participate in these highly-anticipated feature! Graduation represents such an important milestone. It is your opportunity to recognize your student’s achievements.  These ads will print in the June 5 issue of the Plympton-Halifax Express. Deadline for all ads is May 26 – so reserve your ad space today!

Parent Congratulatory Ad

Congratulate your SLRHS graduate on their hard work!
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Faye George shares her poetry

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Bridgewater poet Faye George read from her latest collection, World of Hard Use (WordTech, 2015), at the Holmes Public Library last week, to celebrate National Poetry Month. George explained that when she looked back through poems she had written she discovered that many of them shared the theme of work, which then became the theme of World of Hard Use. One poem George shared with the audience of seventeen poetry lovers who braved the evening’s cold rain was about the tragic Pemberton Mill collapse in Lawrence in 1860. Another, Pont du Gard, described the construction of the enormous stone aqueduct built by Roman slaves in the first century, A.D., preserved in southern France to this day. George also shared lighter poems, including one about getting ready for work in the morning called The Bathtub, the John, and the Sink. “Don’t laugh,” she joked. “The Paris Review took this one.”

The Friends of the Holmes Public Library sponsored this poetry reading on April 8. If you missed it, George will be reading again at the Lakeville Public Library on Thursday, April 23, at 6:30 p.m. and at the Thayer Public Library in Braintree on Wednesday, April 29, at 7 p.m.