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Have you got your Real ID?

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Linda Redding
Special to the Express
Can your license fly? This was a question put to participants at the June Halifax TRIAD meeting. Speaker Michele Ellicks from the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) explained that beginning May 7, 2025, in order to board a flight in the United States, you will need to have a federally accepted ID. A federally accepted ID includes the Real ID issued by the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles, a United States Passport, or a Military ID. A federally-approved ID will also be needed to enter most Federal Buildings. One exception to that would be entering a post office.
If your Massachusetts Drivers License or State issued ID Card has a star in the upper right corner your license or ID is a Real ID and is ready to fly. Without the star it is considered a standard ID and does not meet the requirements as a federal ID. It is still a valid drivers license and ID. To bring your license or state- issued ID up to the Real ID you need to bring additional original documentation to the RVM when renewing. You must provide original document verifying lawful presence/Date of Birth. Proof of Social Security number is required. If you use your Social Security card it must not be laminated. To prove residency you will need two recent documents providing proof of Massachusetts residency. If applicable, you will need a document proving a name change.
It is best to consult the RVM website for the guidelines before renewing your drivers license or state issued ID card. For more information visit mass.gov/RMV. Appointments are also required and can be made online or by calling (857)-368-8005.
This informative presentation was recorded by Area 58 and will be available to view on the local cable channels or online at area58.tv
The next TRIAD meeting is on Tuesday, July 2 at 10:00 in the Great Room of the Halifax Town Hall. The guest speaker will be Charlie Chase, President of Descendants of Whaling Masters . Chase will discuss the Massachusetts whaling industry. The public is always invited to attend TRIAD meetings and refreshments are provided.

 

Halifax Farmer’s Market throughout the summer

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The Halifax Farmer’s Market will set up its pop-ups at the Halifax Town Hall on the following dates throughout the summer:

• Saturday, June 22
• Saturday, June 29
• Saturday, July 6
• Saturday, July 13
• Saturday, July 20
• Saturday, July 27
• Saturday, August 3
• Saturday, August 17
• Saturday, August 31
• Saturday, September 14
• Saturday, September 28
• Saturday, October 12
• Saturday, October 26

The fee for vendors to participate is a donation to the Halifax Helping Hands Food Pantry.

Silver Lake Boys LAX take on Marshfield

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Laker Boys Lacrosse took on a highly ranked Marshfield Rams team in their last game of the season prior to MIAA Playoffs. Despite dropping this one to the Rams, Silver Lake was ranked 30 in MIAA Division 2 securing a first-round game vs Methuen High School. The Lakers won that first round game 14-11 and moved on to the second round of the playoffs to take on Longmeadow earlier this week.

Photos and text by Steve Gilbert
To purchase and see more game action visit
http://sgphoto.net

Help choose how to spend Library grant funds for accessibility

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This coming Saturday the June 1st Plympton Public Library Speakers Forum will be on hiatus. In its place there will be a community discussion on “Accessibility at the Library”.
The Plympton Public Library was recently awarded a grant for $20,000 from the American Library Association. This grant is intended to help make the library more accessible for visitors with disabilities. The community will help decide how to spend this funding most effectively.
Please join us on June 1 at 10:30 a.m. for our monthly First Saturday program and to participate in the decision-making on how this funding will be spent! This meeting will take place at the Plympton Town House. Refreshments will be provided.
This is an important meeting that I hope you will attend.
John
John Traynor • 62 Crescent Stree • Plympton, MA 02367 • 781-585-6617 cell
John.traynor@comcast.net

Silver Lake Boys Tennis finishes season

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The Laker’s Boys tennis team finishes up the season this week with a home double header on Monday against Whitman-Hanson and Marshfield, then a trip to Hingham on Wednesday. Silver Lake fell to Whitman-Hanson (1-4) in the early games. In the nightcap led by their four graduating Seniors, Dylan Cicone, Connor Doyle, Nakhil Harish and Collin Lawless, the Lakers defeated Marshfield (5-0). Injured Captain Jayton Woods, who has not played all season due to injury, picked up his first victory of the year in his match against Marshfield. Silver Lake finished their season with a trip to Hingham to play the Harbormen Wednesday night.

Northern Lights in Plympton

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Friday, May 10, the Express’s astronomer Barry DeCristofano caught this display at his Plympton home around 10:30 p.m. The colors weren’t so bright to the naked eye, but showed off for his camera. Looking up, this has been quite a month of May, first with the eclipse and now this rare treat of Northern Lights!

There’s still time!

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KINGSTON,- Do you have a story about what it was like growing up in Kingston? Does the house you live in have an interesting history? Do you have an old photograph of a special event from decades ago?  Maybe you know an artisan or a businessperson with a story to tell. Perhaps you would like to share your recollections of our town with a larger audience?

“Tales of Jones River Village: Kingston’s 300 years” will celebrate and commemorate Kingston’s 300th anniversary and will be available for purchase in the fall of 2025, ahead of Kingston’s 300th anniversary in 2026. There has been strong support from the community in the way of articles and photographs, and the publishers are still actively seeking additional community contributions.
This new illustrated history will feature short narratives and fresh accounts which will add to established town histories, chronicling the town and its people through different eras. Contributors to the book have come from the community, and the publishers are seeking additional contributions from interested parties.
“We want to hear from anyone who may have a story to share about life in Kingston,” said Ken Brack, a director and the project’s Managing Editor, who added, “These could be ‘then and now’ items from a neighborhood, snapshots of family histories, postcards or other historical items.” He added, “You don’t need to be a professional writer to be a part of this book. We have an editorial team that will work with contributors.”
The publishers anticipate that the book will be approximately 250 pages in length, and approximately 9.5 by 12 inches in size. Because of the length of time required to design and print a book of this size, the publishers are asking that all material for possible inclusion in the book be submitted by the end of June.
Whether it’s an article on a family business, a family history, a story about veterans and first responders, an interesting story about a house, the publishers want to hear from you.
The publishers of this book are not affiliated with the town’s 300th committee; this is a separate venture. To learn more about the book, please visit http://www.kingston300book.com). To inquire about submitting an article or a story idea, please contact Ken Brack, managing editor, kenbrack5@gmail.com. You could also contact directors Tom Vendetti, tajvendetti@gmail.com , Jan Guidoboni, jan.guido09@gmail.com, or project editor Jim Farrell, jim@farrellpr.com.

 

Halifax Council on Aging celebrates volunteers

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Linda Redding
Special to the Express
Wednesday, April 24, the Great Room of the Halifax Town Hall was turned into a cafe serving a full course turkey dinner in appreciation to the many volunteers who give their time to the Council on Aging.
Turkey and the fixings were prepared by Chef Andrew Tate of Trio Community Kitchen in West Bridgewater. The COA staff helped serve the volunteers. Tasty cookies were baked by Caeli McCullough of Golden Hour Confectionery. Caeli is a graduate of the Silver Lake Culinary Arts program and now runs a successful local business. Mike Darsch of Snowy Owl Coffee served hot and cold-brewed coffee.
Volunteers enjoyed listening to performer Bill Reidy who sang and played guitar.
The COA volunteers were recognized with a Certificate of Appreciation from State Representative Kathy LaNatra. Each volunteer left with the certificate and a whoopie pie made by the students in the Silver Lake Culinary Arts program.

Learn how to prevent mosquitoes and ticks at the Adams Center

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Learn how to prevent mosquito and tick-borne diseases from Erin Morrill and Blake Dinius on Wednesday, May 8 at 6 p.m. at the Adams Center, 33 Summer Street, Kingston.
The program will discuss mosquito and tick-borne bites, life cycles, effective repellants, eliminating stagnant water, and how to reduce the insect population. The pair will also present informative tick and mosquito myth busting nuggets during their presentation. Morrill, is the Community Liaison for the Plymouth Mosquito Control Project, which educates the public about mosquito resources and services available to the community. Dinius, an Entomologist from the Plymouth Extension, will address the tick population.
To register for this event, please visit – https://kingstonpubliclibrary.org. For more information, you can contact Steven Miller, Reference Librarian at (781) 585-0517 x6272 or at smiller@kingstonma.gov.

Assaults reported at Kingston school

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In the public participation segment of the Silver Lake Regional School Committee meeting April 9, two parents addressed the board seeking explanations and assurances that their young children were safe at the Kingston Elementary School. George Egan from Kingston said in light of the reported assault by a student on a kindergarten student in the bathroom, he is against laying off any staff. The incident took place in 2022 but is just now coming to light.
The victim was using the bathroom when an assailant came into the stall by climbing under the door. He reportedly pushed the girl down and kissed her. Egan claimed that the incident was brushed under the rug by the school and was not made public. He also stated that the same two students were later involved in a similar assault, and a third incident took place with the first victim’s sister, also a kindergarten student. The assailant is in school, “two doors down” from the victim.
The mother of the victims was distraught, saying that she just found out that that someone else went up to her kindergarten daughter under the stall door in the restroom. Both parents said that incidents are also happening at the middle and high school levels. Egan stated that as a parent, he wants to have a reasonable expectation that we are going to be told if there’s an issue or a reasonable expectation that our kids are being supervised properly in school.
Superintendent Jill Proulx said that disciplinary actions are private and handled according to state law and the student handbook.
“Where is the line?” Egan said, pointing out that if there was a gun or knife incident at school parents are made instantly aware, but yet if there is a sexual assault it’s a privacy matter.
Proulx replied that the incidents were properly handled and reported.