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The 300th anniversary year of the Town of Dighton, which was officially incorporated on May 30, 1712, begins on January 1, 2012.
$50.00 business card ad for one year!! 
We welcome advertisement listings.Would you like to join in and help your business grow? Our rates are very reasonable.
Contact karen@dighton.com for more information listings, and Dighton.com
May 23rd :Board of Assessors 6:30PM
May 23rd Board of Building Inspector Office -6-8:30PM
May 23rd Board of Health/Selectman Office 6: -7:30PM
May 23rd Board of Health/Selectman Meeting 7:30PM
Live channel 9
May 23rd: Town Clerk /-Treasurer-Collector Office- 6:30-8PM
May 19-20th: War Encampment/Battle Enactment
May 20th Week of Trash & Recycle
May 25th : Food Pantry Photo ID required
June COA Newsletter Click to view
June 1,2,3, Cowchip Events Click to read event flyer
June 15th16th:; Relay for LIfe: Click:
June 21st; Blood Drive: Greg Reynolds- June 21st 10-8Pm Click Flyer
DPO 306 4th Annual Benefit Golf Tournament
Date: July 20th, Click to read information/ application
Sept 29th:Dighton Tri Centennial Ball 7-11PM -Segregansett CC
.Board of Selectman every Wednesday night.-Live channel 9 @ 7:30PM -preview on Friday night at 7PM
DWD: Commissioner meeting will now be broadcast on Channel 9 on the 4th Tuesday or Thursday of each month at 7PM but if a town mtg is viewing then DWD will be broadcast after that town meeting. Thank you cable.
New hours for Town Dump starting April 27th thru October 10th Tuesday 9-11:00 AM / Saturday 9-3PM
Residents need to purchase a dump sticker to get wood from town dump.
Click to View: DES School Lunch Menu
Click to View DMS School Lunch Menu
http://www.drregional.org/download.php?id=344&name=MCAS_schedule_May_2012.pdf
Previously, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation awarded the construction bid to S&R Corporation out of Lowell, and construction is set to start after July 1, beginning with the destruction of timbers, pilings and substructures of the old bridge - expected to be completed by the end of 2012.
The new bridge will then be constructed in the footprint of the old bridge prior to removing the temporary bridge, and no road closures are expected - although the selectmen from each town will receive notice of any road closures two weeks in advance.
Work hours will be from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and the projected completion date for the project is May 6, 2015
http://www.leaguepro.com/~dightons/index.php
click to view baseball/softgall info:/games
The District will begin flushing as of May 7th which will run thru June 1,2012..
Charles Cestodio Jr.
Superintendent
May 12th Founders's Day activities- including Dignitaires
May 12th Evening Services - Brass and soprano Soloists
May 13th Concert Brass ,Organ Soprano
May 18th, 19th,20th Colonial Encampment,
May 19th Colonial feast, Historical Society Sale, Library -Book discussion.
May28th Memorial Parade (Dighton &Rehoboth) Open
House -Segregansett SchoolHouse,
May 30th Student Government/Founder Day
The Tri-Centennial Ball for the Town of Dighton will be held on Saturday, September 29, 2012 at the
Segregansett Country Club from 7 to 11 p.m.Details will follow as they are developed. Please mark your calendars and share this information with everyone you meet.
@ Wareham HS
VS Wareham HS
proceeds go to Phoenix Society for burn survivor Call Gene 774-240-0806/ Pat 774-240-0805 Walk start at 11am Festivities and lunch from 12:30-2pm
vs Feehan HS
VS Bishop Feehan HS
@ Bishop Feehan HS
http://www.handmadesoap4me.com/ •
• Soaps • Fragrant Stones • Lotion Stick • Dog Shampoo • Balms & Salves
• Herbal Flu Remedy • Cuticle Balm • Shaving Soap • Accessories
• Gift Packs • Lip Balms • Scrubs
Local Vendor : Brenda Levasseur 508.992.3401
More info to follow
May 23rd :Board of Assessors 6:30PM
May 23rd Board of Building Inspector Office -6-8:30PM
May 23rd Board of Health/Selectman Office 6: -7:30PM
May 23rd Board of Health/Selectman Meeting 7:30PM
Live channel 9
May 23rd: Town Clerk /-Treasurer-Collector Office- 6:30-8PM
May 19-20th: War Encampment/Battle Enactment
May 20th Week of Trash & Recycle
May 25th : Food Pantry Photo ID required
June COA Newsletter Click to view
June 1,2,3, Cowchip Events Click to read event flyer
June 15th16th:; Relay for LIfe: Click:
June 21st; Blood Drive: Greg Reynolds- June 21st 10-8Pm Click Flyer
DPO 306 4th Annual Benefit Golf Tournament
Date: July 20th, Click to read information/ application
Sept 29th:Dighton Tri Centennial Ball 7-11PM -Segregansett CC
.Board of Selectman every Wednesday night.-Live channel 9 @ 7:30PM -preview on Friday night at 7PM
DWD: Commissioner meeting will now be broadcast on Channel 9 on the 4th Tuesday or Thursday of each month at 7PM but if a town mtg is viewing then DWD will be broadcast after that town meeting. Thank you cable.
New hours for Town Dump starting April 27th thru October 10th Tuesday 9-11:00 AM / Saturday 9-3PM
Residents need to purchase a dump sticker to get wood from town dump.
Click to View: DES School Lunch Menu
Click to View DMS School Lunch Menu
Previously, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation awarded the construction bid to S&R Corporation out of Lowell, and construction is set to start after July 1, beginning with the destruction of timbers, pilings and substructures of the old bridge - expected to be completed by the end of 2012.
The new bridge will then be constructed in the footprint of the old bridge prior to removing the temporary bridge, and no road closures are expected - although the selectmen from each town will receive notice of any road closures two weeks in advance.
Work hours will be from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and the projected completion date for the project is May 6, 2015
http://www.leaguepro.com/~dightons/index.php
click to view baseball/softgall info:/games
The District will begin flushing as of May 7th which will run thru June 1,2012..
Charles Cestodio Jr.
Superintendent
May 12th Founders's Day activities- including Dignitaires
May 12th Evening Services - Brass and soprano Soloists
May 13th Concert Brass ,Organ Soprano
May 18th, 19th,20th Colonial Encampment,
May 19th Colonial feast, Historical Society Sale, Library -Book discussion.
May28th Memorial Parade (Dighton &Rehoboth) Open
House -Segregansett SchoolHouse,
May 30th Student Government/Founder Day
http://www.handmadesoap4me.com/ •
• Soaps • Fragrant Stones • Lotion Stick • Dog Shampoo • Balms & Salves
• Herbal Flu Remedy • Cuticle Balm • Shaving Soap • Accessories
• Gift Packs • Lip Balms • Scrubs
Local Vendor : Brenda Levasseur 508.992.3401
December 23 - Progress Report February 3 - Report Card March 16 - Progress Report April 13 - Report Card May 25 - Progress Report Last week in June - Final Report Card
pawsox.com
DBSL night at the speedway
click to see Building :
Bid information:
Newsletters will not be email July-August.
Book: the man who loved books too much. Copies of the book are available at the library and all who are interested in participating are invited
Tri Centennial T Shirts will be on sale at our Dighton Historic Commission booth at the Dighton Lion's Club Cow Chip Festival this Saturday, June 4th! Join us at the Town Hall for great fun and festivities!
Tri Centennial T Shirts will be on sale at our Dighton Historic Commission booth at the Dighton Lion's Club Cow Chip Festival this Saturday, June 4th! Join us at the Town Hall for great fun and festivities!
June 1-2-3 Cow Chip Festival
June 16-17th Tribal Council Powwow
Rain date June 11th
Strawberry shortcake, hot dogs, lemondade, live music Midnight Sun Country Band. library book sale, fun for family rt 79 our signs will lead u there crafters wanted call Nancy 508-644-5374
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will take a Wrecking Ball to Gillette Stadium on Saturday, August 18, when the tour stops in Foxborough.
The Gillette Stadium date will be Springsteen and the E Street Band's first upon their return to the U.S. from the European leg of the tour.
Dighton, MA is the geographic center of Bristol County, is also a rural economic center. It is the location of the Bristol County Agricultural High School and of the Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School. It is a mixture of suburban and rural settings with a strong industrial presence. Dighton has a full array of activities and services for its young people, including little league baseball, soccer, basketball, softball and tennis. The town offers an excellent educational delivery system from its regional K-12 school district. Dighton, which was named in honor of a woman, Frances Dighton Williams, was founded in 1712 as the southern precinct of the Town of Taunton and retains close regional ties with Fall River, Providence, Rhode Island, and Taunton.
Southeastern Massachusetts, bordered by Taunton on the north, the Taunton River and Berkley on the east, Somerset and Swansea on the south and southwest, and Rehoboth on the west and northwest. Dighton is 40 miles south of Boston; 13 miles east of Providence, Rhode Island; and 190 miles from New York City.
Total Area: 22.86 sq. miles
Land Area: 22.39 sq. miles
Population: 5,631
Density: 251 per sq. mile
The Taunton-Attleboro region, where Dighton is located, has excellent highway facilities. Interstate 495, especially well designed south of Boston, provides access to Interstate 90 to the northwest and to U.S. Route 6, the Mid-Cape Highway, to the southeast. Interstate 95 and the Fall River Expressway (State Route 24) provide access to the airport, port, and intermodal facilities of Boston and Providence.
Principal highways are U.S. Route 44 and State Route 138.
There is no freight or passenger rail service in Dighton, but the network of intermodal facilities serving eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island is easily accessible.
Dighton is a member of the Greater Attleboro-Taunton Regional Transit Authority (GATRA), which provides limited fixed route service between Taunton and North Dighton. GATRA also provides Dial-A-Ride service to the elderly and disabled.
The Taunton Municipal Airport, a General Aviation (GA) facility, is easily accessible. It has a 3,496'x 75' asphalt runway and a 2,350'x 150' gravel runway. Instrument approaches available: Non-precision.
