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Helpful Link above- now hold all town, school, sports link etc.
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
Calendars and Ornaments can be purchased at : Dighton Library-- Araujo's Farm
http://www.skinashoba.com/tubing/tubing-information.html
The tubing park is Open. We currently have 8/18 lanes open, 2/4 lifts running, and Slow lane speeds.Weekdays: 1:00pm to 10:00pm.Weekends, Holiday & Holiday Weeks: 9:00am to 10:00pm
Town Hall: Last day to register
February 15th 2012, 9am-8PM
Town Hall -Last day to register March 19th
8-4:30pm
Burning Season starts January 15 through May . 1st
Permits may be obtained at Station 1 -300 Main St.
Cost: $10.00
click to see Building :
Bid information:
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.
Jan 15th Burning Seasons Starts till May 1,2012
February 6th : Board of Sewer 7PM Public Hearing
Februry 6th: Board of Sewer: 7:30PM
February 8th : DWD Finance Committee 2PM
February 8th DES Sports/Activities Fundraising MTG
Feb 8th :Board of Assessors 6:30PM
Feb 8th Board of Building Inspector Office -6-8:30PM
Feb 8th Board of Health/Selectman Office 6: -7:30PM
Feb 8th: Board of Health/Selectman Meeting 7:30PM
Live channel 9
Feb 8th:Town Clerk /-Treasurer-Collector Office- 6:30-8PM
Veterans Office Closed Wednesday Evenings
Channel 9 -Water District Meeting
February 11th Knight of Columbus 3rd Annual Craft Fair
February 12th: Trash /Recycle
February 15th: Last day to register Presidential Primary
February 15th:Land Committee-Auctioning land 5:30PM
February 15th: Town Finance Committe 6:30PM
February 25th : Food Pantry Phono ID required
February 26th: Trash and Recycle.
March 6th: Presidential Primary
March 19th: Last day to register for Annual Town Election
April 7th : Annual Town Election
VS Apponequet Regional HS
@ Apponequet Regional HS
VS Apponequet Regional HS
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The Kiwanis Club of Seekonk's 16th annual Taste of the Town p.m. There will be food-tastings from area restaurants and wine and craft beer tasting offered
by many vendors. Raffles of certificates from the exhibitors will be
available as will a 50/50 cash raffle. Tickets are $30. For information,
call Edith at 508-336-8130 or email at krekoriane@yahoo.com.
Anyone interested in helping Kiwanis help children, should contact President
Marty Ulak at mulak131@aol.com, or 774-991-1265 or secretary Kim Jennings at
kjennings@klcorp.com or 508-328-1370.
@ Gr New Bedford RVTHS
Open Meeting
Review emails
review /act on warrant
Public Input
adjourned. .
Sports & Activities Fundraising Committee Meeting - Wednesday, February 8th at 6:30 in the DMS library. All are welcome!
@ Seekonk HS
@ Seekonk HS
VS Seekonk HS
Cost: $6.00
@ Seekonk HS
VS Seekonk HS
For a chemise you will need 3 to 4 yards of material. It should be solid color, white or natural, no prints, no stripes, no checks - cotton, muslin or gauze. IMPORTANT: please be sure that your fabric has been pre-washed.
Please contact Cathy Potter (508) 252-3682, or Myrna Santos (508) 669-6944 for more information.
@ Old Rochester Regional High
Calendars and Ornaments can be purchased at : Dighton Library-- Araujo's Farm
http://www.skinashoba.com/tubing/tubing-information.html
The tubing park is Open. We currently have 8/18 lanes open, 2/4 lifts running, and Slow lane speeds.Weekdays: 1:00pm to 10:00pm.Weekends, Holiday & Holiday Weeks: 9:00am to 10:00pm
Town Hall: Last day to register
February 15th 2012, 9am-8PM
Town Hall -Last day to register March 19th
8-4:30pm
Burning Season starts January 15 through May . 1st
Permits may be obtained at Station 1 -300 Main St.
Cost: $10.00
click to see Building :
Bid information:
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.
Jan 15th Burning Seasons Starts till May 1,2012
February 6th : Board of Sewer 7PM Public Hearing
Februry 6th: Board of Sewer: 7:30PM
February 8th : DWD Finance Committee 2PM
February 8th DES Sports/Activities Fundraising MTG
Feb 8th :Board of Assessors 6:30PM
Feb 8th Board of Building Inspector Office -6-8:30PM
Feb 8th Board of Health/Selectman Office 6: -7:30PM
Feb 8th: Board of Health/Selectman Meeting 7:30PM
Live channel 9
Feb 8th:Town Clerk /-Treasurer-Collector Office- 6:30-8PM
Veterans Office Closed Wednesday Evenings
Channel 9 -Water District Meeting
February 11th Knight of Columbus 3rd Annual Craft Fair
February 12th: Trash /Recycle
February 15th: Last day to register Presidential Primary
February 15th:Land Committee-Auctioning land 5:30PM
February 15th: Town Finance Committe 6:30PM
February 25th : Food Pantry Phono ID required
February 26th: Trash and Recycle.
March 6th: Presidential Primary
March 19th: Last day to register for Annual Town Election
April 7th : Annual Town Election
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
Annual De-partment of Education MCAS (Massachusetts Comprehension Assess-ment System) tests to be given to all 3rd and 4th grade public education students.
The MCAS is designed to meet the re-quirements of the Education Reform Law of 1993.
The dates for administration are:
4th grade long composition ~ March 20
ELA Reading ~ March 21-April 2
Mathematics ~ May 7-22
Annual De-partment of Education MCAS (Massachusetts Comprehension Assess-ment System) tests to be given to all 3rd and 4th grade public education students.
The MCAS is designed to meet the re-quirements of the Education Reform Law of 1993.
The dates for administration are:
4th grade long composition ~ March 20
ELA Reading ~ March 21-April 2
Mathematics ~ May 7-22
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
Annual De-partment of Education MCAS (Massachusetts Comprehension Assess-ment System) tests to be given to all 3rd and 4th grade public education students.
The MCAS is designed to meet the re-quirements of the Education Reform Law of 1993.
The dates for administration are:
4th grade long composition ~ March 20
ELA Reading ~ March 21-April 2
Mathematics ~ May 7-22
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
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.