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Rehoboth Cop- cleared by State Ethics Commission
Post Date: 22/02/2012

Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2012/02/22/rehoboth/11035636.txt

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/315/rehoboth-cop-cleared-by-state-ethics-commission

DRRHS -35.9M budget outlined
Post Date: 20/02/2012

Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2012/02/20/rehoboth/11009733.txt

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/306/drrhs-359m-budget-outlined

DRRHS Hockey -Durfee 4-3
Post Date: 19/02/2012

Direct Link: http://www.heraldnews.com/newsnow/x248714469/Dighton-Rehoboth

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/299/drrhs-hockey-durfee-4-3

MA Gambling Timeline
Post Date: 19/02/2012

Direct Link: http://www.heraldnews.com/newsnow/x1793839121/TIMELIN

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/300/ma-gambling-timeline

Activities for Feb. Vacation
Post Date: 18/02/2012

Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2012/02/18/go/10990456.txt

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/292/activities-for-feb-vacation

2.8 budget incease- Rehoboth
Post Date: 18/02/2012

Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2012/02/18/rehoboth/10991242.txt

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/293/28-budget-incease-rehoboth

Warnings issued at Wheaton College
Post Date: 18/02/2012

Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2012/02/18/seekonk/11001107.txt

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/296/warnings-issued-at-wheaton-college

Rehoboth violated an Open Meeting Law
Post Date: 14/02/2012

Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2012/02/14/rehoboth/10988083.txt

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/264/rehoboth-violated-an-open-meeting-law

Norton- camp stirs concerns
Post Date: 14/02/2012

Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2012/02/14/norton/10988068.txt

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/265/norton-camp-stirs-concerns

Seekonk -coach license suspended-drinking
Post Date: 14/02/2012

Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2012/02/14/seekonk/10988070.txt

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/266/seekonk-coach-license-suspended-drinking

Plainville adopts heath coverage changes
Post Date: 14/02/2012

Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2012/02/14/plainville/10988080.txt

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/267/plainville-adopts-heath-coverage-changes

Taunton Housing receive $52,240,068
Post Date: 14/02/2012

Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2012/02/14/taunton/10984252.txt

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/268/taunton-housing-receive-52240068

Dighton -Historical Holiday House Tour
Post Date: 14/02/2012

The Historical Commission in town has been planning a wonderful schedule for the Tri-Centennial Anniversary Celebration in Dighton this year.

The Garden Club and Historical Society would like to extend an invitation to you to participate in our
Historical Holiday House Tour. Each home owner who agrees to participate would graciously open their
home up for one night on Saturday, December 8th, from 4-8 PM. and share their festive holiday decorations and their historic homes and stories with the folks who stroll through. Each home decorates inside and out as they normally would for the winter season.

Each participant buys a ticket to the tour and is given a map and the addresses of all the houses that are
participating in the tour. They are free to follow the map however they choose. Each home has a Garden Club member or a Historical Society member as a greeter to check tickets and answer any general questions about the tour. There will be public bathrooms at a specific location. The public may not use the home's facilities. Some homes may offer goodies of their choice, but are not required to. There should be one way in and another way out if possible so traffic flows smoothly through each home. If that is not possible, greeters will direct people in the home. Each house will be marked at the roadside with a house tour icon so it is easy to find.

We would be very grateful if you would be willing to join us. If you have any questions or would like to add your home to the list, please contact LeeAnne at 508-496-4283 or Chris at 508-669-6888.

The funds raised on this tour will help the Dighton Garden Club's beautification projects in the town and will also help the Dighton Historical Society to continue to house the history of Dighton.

Thank you


Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/273/dighton-historical-holiday-house-tour

Abmbrose Martial Arts --- Karate Special
Post Date: 14/02/2012

Click to read flyer

2 Weeks $19.99  Plus free uniform

 

 


Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/274/abmbrose-martial-arts-karate-special

Dighton Water District Special Mtg
Post Date: 13/02/2012


A Dighton Water District Special District Meeting will be held Thursday, February 16th in the Dighton Middle School cafeteria at 7 p.m. The Dighton Water District Finance Committee is in the process of making recommendations on the warrant articles. The Special District Meeting warrant will be posted not later than Thursday, February 9th.


Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/256/dighton-water-district-special-mtg

DWD Seal Design Contest
Post Date: 13/02/2012

The Dighton Water District's District seal design contest is entering it's judging phase. Today is the last day that Dighton Middle School art students' competing designs will be on display at the Town Hall lobby. The judges who include founding Dighton Water District resident Mrs. Betty Crawford, Water Commissioner Susana Medeiros, and their technical advisor Middle School art teacher Mr. Kovak, will soon select an entry for adoption as the Water District Seal. Voters at the Annual Water District Meeting in May will vote on the proposed seal, and all Middle School art students who submitted entries in the design contest will have an opportunity to be recognized. The Dighton Water District Commissioners extend their appreciation to everyone who has assisted in sponsoring this contest.


Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/257/dwd-seal-design-contest

Dighton Boy Scouts visits Dighton Water District
Post Date: 13/02/2012


Weekend Plant Operator Gary Wilette guided a tour of the Dighton Water District Treatment Plant for local Cub Scouts and their folks on Saturday. The weather was fine and the Scouts enjoyed not only the indoor lab and mechanical aspects of the Districts water treatment operation, but also had a fun look at the lagoons outside the plant where sediment is removed.

At the conclusion of the tour, Scouts received a souvenier of the day to take with them. "A good time was had by all". Individuals or groups may schedule tours of the Dighton Water District Water Treatment Plant by telephoning the District office at 508-824-9390.

Congratulations to tour guide Gary Wilette and to primary Plant Operator Dorian Jefferson for pictorials and charts provided for the tour.


Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/258/dighton-boy-scouts-visits-dighton-water-district

THE Hunchback of Notre Dame
Post Date: 12/02/2012

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Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/251/the-hunchback-of-notre-dame

Rehoboth-No. Dighton man arrested
Post Date: 10/02/2012

Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2012/02/10/rehoboth/10967206.txt

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/242/rehoboth-no-dighton-man-arrested

Postponed -The Second Colonial Sewing Bee Date Feb. 11th-
Post Date: 10/02/2012

Postponed -The Second Colonial Sewing Bee Date Feb. 11th-/New date ;Feb.18th
Date: 02/08/2012 - 02/12/2012
Time: 11:00am
Location: Friendship Hall -Elm St
Description:

The Sewing Bee Scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, February 11th
has been postponed to Saturday, February 18th at 11 a.m.
due to possible heavy snow expected tomorrow.


Please call Cathy (508) 252-3682 or Myrna (508) 669-6944 if
you have any questions.

We hope to see you next Saturday

 


Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/245/postponed-the-second-colonial-sewing-bee-date-feb-11th

Rehoboth - Superior court rules-cable
Post Date: 09/02/2012

Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2012/02/09/rehoboth/10961139.txt

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/235/rehoboth-superior-court-rules-cable

Rehoboth-student charge=fight
Post Date: 09/02/2012

Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2012/02/09/rehoboth/10961143.txt

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/236/rehoboth-student-chargefight

Rehoboth holding off on solar payment
Post Date: 09/02/2012

Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2012/02/09/rehoboth/10961151.txt

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/237/rehoboth-holding-off-on-solar-payment

Rehoboth heads to court-cable equipment
Post Date: 08/02/2012

Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2012/02/08/norton/10955117.txt

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/228/rehoboth-heads-to-court-cable-equipment

Rehoboth - equipement could leave to felony charge
Post Date: 07/02/2012

Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2012/02/07/rehoboth/10949452.txt

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/220/rehoboth-equipement-could-leave-to-felony-charge

Rehoboth-BOS broadcast live
Post Date: 07/02/2012

Direct Link: http://www.tauntongazette.com/topstories/x574392773/Rehoboth-Board-

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/221/rehoboth-bos-broadcast-live

St. Nicholas of Myra craft fair
Post Date: 07/02/2012

DIGHTON -

St. Nicholas of Myra Catholic Church will host their 3rd Annual February Craft Fair, Saturday, Feb. 11, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be Crafters galore, food and raffle prizes.

For more information, call Brian at 774-217-0390.

Read more: http://www.heraldnews.com/news/x962215582/St-Nicholas-of-Myra-Catholic-Church-in-Dighton-plans-craft-fair#ixzz1lhC1xsjn

 


Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/223/st-nicholas-of-myra-craft-fair

NE Pats- game is on ..
Post Date: 05/02/2012

Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/patriots/

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/210/ne-pats-game-is-on

Calling all Quilters and Vendors
Post Date: 04/02/2012

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Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/208/calling-all-quilters-and-vendors

Rehoboth: new security for town buildings
Post Date: 03/02/2012

Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2012/02/03/rehoboth/10913447.txt

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/196/rehoboth-new-security-for-town-buildings

Bills not paid,Ambulance goes back
Post Date: 03/02/2012

Direct Link: http://www.tauntongazette.com/news/x132493593/Dighton

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/200/bills-not-paidambulance-goes-back

Dighton Holds First Tri-Centennial Sewing Bee
Post Date: 03/02/2012

Dighton Holds First Tri-Centennial Sewing Bee
Second one Scheduled for Saturday, February 11th at 11 a.m.
Friendship Hall, Elm Street, Dighton

The first of a series of colonial clothing sewing bees took place Sunday, January 29 at Friendship Hall on Elm Street, with seventeen ladies attending with their fabric in hand.

Under the tutelage of Cathy Potter of Rehoboth, everyone - both those who did sew and those who did not previously sew, worked industriously for about three hours. At the end of the afternoon, that fabric returned home in the form of seventeen new petticoats and at least one new short gown. The sewing of colonial outfits was well underway. Tri-Centennial Dighton will be sporting some very new ‘old' outfits.

The next sewing bee will make chemises -the basic garment for all colonial ladies
of every station in life. It will be held on Saturday, February 11, 2012, beginning
at 1l o'clock in Friendship Hall on Elm Street.

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.



Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/204/dighton-holds-first-tri-centennial-sewing-bee

Norton -Pot growning in home
Post Date: 01/02/2012


Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2012/02/01/norton/10913444.txt

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/192/norton-pot-growning-in-home

Rehoboth Securtiy Systems-Chris Morra
Post Date: 01/02/2012


Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2012/02/01/rehoboth/10913447.txt

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/193/rehoboth-securtiy-systems-chris-morra

200th dinner dance- great attendence
Post Date: 31/01/2012


Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2012/01/31/seekonk/10870700.txt

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/184/200th-dinner-dance-great-attendence

Dighton Twins - Birthday /Donations
Post Date: 30/01/2012


Direct Link: birthday-party-benefits-teacher-s-niece-with-Rett-syndrome

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/180/dighton-twins-birthday-donations

COA building bad shape:Seekonk
Post Date: 29/01/2012


Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2012/01/29/seekonk/10881366.txt

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/167/coa-building-bad-shapeseekonk

Sen Pacheco mtg today -Taunton State
Post Date: 29/01/2012


Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/taunton/home/

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/169/sen-pacheco-mtg-today-taunton-state

Selectman verbally attack -Rehoboth Mtg
Post Date: 25/01/2012

Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2012/01/25/rehoboth/10870709.txt

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/160/selectman-verbally-attack-rehoboth-mtg

Police chase place man in jail -assault
Post Date: 24/01/2012

Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2012/01/24/rehoboth/10868638.txt

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/154/police-chase-place-man-in-jail-assault

Taunton-Music jamboree -Jan.29th
Post Date: 24/01/2012

Country Music Awards

TAUNTON - The Massahsuetts Country Music Awards Association, a non-profit organization the supoports live country music is holding a country music jamboree Sunday, January 29, at the Taunton VFW, 82 Ingell Street, Taunton.

The even runs from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. The host band will be the MCMAA 5 Piece Band of the Year "The Goat Ropers," along with the "Cricket Creek Band," Matt Carr, Amanda McCarthy, Julie Sprague, Walter Hall and Shirley Jones. The day will be packed with amazing entertainment, door prizes, 50/50 raffle, cash bar and food for purchase.

Admission is $5 for members, $7 non-members, $4 for Hall of Famers/Lifetime.

 


Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/155/taunton-music-jamboree-jan29th

Seekonk -5 residents take papers out for BOS seat
Post Date: 23/01/2012

Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2012/01/23/seekonk/10829200.txt

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/144/seekonk-5-residents-take-papers-out-for-bos-seat

Rehoboth -'Great addition'
Post Date: 23/01/2012

Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2012/01/23/rehoboth/10862717.txt

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/145/rehoboth-great-addition

First Colonial Sewing Bee for Dighton's Tri-Centennial
Post Date: 23/01/2012

Click to  Read  Colonial Sewing Bee


Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/151/first-colonial-sewing-bee-for-dightons-tri-centennial

DIGHTON WATER DISTRICT MEETING
Post Date: 19/01/2012

Date: 1/20/12
Time: 9:00 A.M.
Place of meeting: DIGHTON
WATER DISTRICT TREATMENT
FACILITY
Notice of Change
Meeting of the Board of Water Commissioners


Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/140/dighton-water-district-meeting

Chief- drug testing a must
Post Date: 17/01/2012

Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2012/01/17/news/10823610.txt

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/130/chief-drug-testing-a-must

Seekonk-Officials worry - luxury condo complex's
Post Date: 17/01/2012

Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2012/01/17/seekonk/10821215.txt

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/131/seekonk-officials-worry-luxury-condo-complexs

MMA Annual Meeting & Trade Show
Post Date: 17/01/2012

MMA Annual Meeting & Trade Show
Date & Time: From Friday, January 20 2012 - 8:00am
To Saturday, January 21 2012 - 5:00pm


Location: Hynes Convention Center and Sheraton Hotel, Boston

Largest annual gathering of local officials in Massachusetts, featuring workshops, a Trade Show, seminars, business meetings, guest speakers, receptions, award presentations and other activities.

Contact: David Costa regarding Annual Meeting, Karen LaPointe regarding the Trade Show, both at the MMA


Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/137/mma-annual-meeting-trade-show

Today-Colonial re-enactor Colonial dress
Post Date: 15/01/2012

Colonial re-enactor Colonial dress -Kathy Potter talks January 15th Time: 2pm
Location: Dighton Community Church -Friendship Hall - Elm St.
Description: Fashion Show:
. Colonial re-enactor and expert on colonial dress Kathy Potter of Rehoboth will be guest speaker at the meeting. She will be presenting a variety of outfits for adults and children alike, along with detailed information on how to make or obtain them and the appropriate accessories to complete historic outfits.

Everyone is welcome on Jan. 15, 2012, as we step back in time to the Dighton of our ancestors to recapture in clothing the spirit of our history and heritage as an early New England town.

 


Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/128/today-colonial-re-enactor-colonial-dress

Rehoboth /Attleboro -town borders
Post Date: 14/01/2012

Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2012/01/14/news/10806714.txt

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/124/rehoboth-attleboro-town-borders

Seekonk Crash- 2 Boys plead guilty
Post Date: 13/01/2012

Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2012/01/13/seekonk/10804109.txt

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/115/seekonk-crash-2-boys-plead-guilty

Norton -Town Officials fuming
Post Date: 13/01/2012

Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2012/01/13/norton/10804195.txt

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/116/norton-town-officials-fuming

Parents - Rehoboth woman found murdered
Post Date: 13/01/2012

Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2012/01/13/rehoboth/10804099.txt

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/118/parents-rehoboth-woman-found-murdered

Taunton -Home rules petiton
Post Date: 13/01/2012

Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2012/01/13/taunton/10804522.txt

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/119/taunton-home-rules-petiton

Save the Date ~ Curriculum Night K-4
Post Date: 12/01/2012

Thursday, January 19th 6:00-7:30 pm

We are pleased to invite parents with their children to the new Curriculum Night. This evening is an opportunity to see and actively participate in your child's education. We will have a variety of stations with project dis-plays, writing samples, technology, Title One, Open Circle, art raffle, and grade level tables of Everyday Math games. These sta- tions will be manned by teachers who will be available to answer your questions and ex-plain the programs to you.

Mark your calendars:
* School Committee Meeting ~ January 10
* Curriculum Night ~ January 19
* Early Dismissal for Teacher Workshop ~ January 23
* School Committee Meeting & DES presentation ~ January 24
* School Council and PTO ~ January 31

Click here to download the full flyer

 


Direct Link: http://dighton.com/images/attachments/January.pdf

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/111/save-the-date-curriculum-night-k-4

Police Chief - major distraction
Post Date: 12/01/2012

Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2012/01/12/seekonk/10798027.txt

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/102/police-chief-major-distraction

Wins EPA Recycling Challenge
Post Date: 11/01/2012

Connecticut University Wins EPA Recycling Challenge

(Boston, Mass. – Jan. 11, 2012) – Central Connecticut State University was among five schools nationwide to win the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 2011 Game Day Challenge, a competition among colleges and universities nationwide with the goal of lowering waste generated at college football games and increasing participation in waste reduction programs.

As part of the challenge, seven schools in New England and more than 75 schools across the nation designed a waste reduction plan for one 2011 regular season home football game, measured their results and submitted them to EPA.

“When academic institutions reduce, reuse, and recycle at their ball games, they can lead the way for the rest of the campus in showing they have the tools and resources to reduce waste across all campus activities and beyond,” said Curt Spalding, regional administrator of EPA’s New England office.

Central Connecticut State University won in the Waste Minimization category, meaning they had the least amount of waste generated per attendee. Each attendee generated an average of .059 pounds of waste at the game. Yale University came in second with an average of 2.19 pounds of waste per attendee.

“The bottle bill in Connecticut makes a difference and I realized our food service uses tissues for everything, no trays or heavy dishes,” said Domenic Forcella, director of environmental health and safety at Central Connecticut State University. “Plus, there’s a limited menu so there’s no popcorn boxes and basically everything we serve comes wrapped in tissue.”

Other schools that participated in New England were Harvard University; the Campus Sustainability Initiative at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst; Brown University; the University of Rhode Island, and Bryant University.

Other categories and the winners were:

Diversion Rate Champion (Highest combined recycling and composting rate) - University of California, Davis

Greenhouse Gas Reduction Champion (Greatest greenhouse gas reductions from diverting waste) - University of Virginia

Recycling Champion (Highest recycling rate) - University of Virginia

Organics Reduction Champion (Highest organics reduction rate) - Marist College

Participating colleges and universities, including 2.7 million fans, diverted more than 500,000 pounds of waste from football games this fall, preventing nearly 810 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions equivalent to the annual emissions from 159 passenger vehicles.

These colleges and universities and their fans took one step further to green the gridiron and help build awareness around the importance of recycling, reducing, and reusing. In 2010, Americans kept 85 million tons of waste out of landfills by recycling and composting, boosting the national recycling rate to 34 percent. Out of the 165 million tons of waste that went into landfills, food scraps made up 20 percent. Food is the single largest waste stream that ends up in landfills.

To address food waste, EPA’s Food Recovery Challenge under the Sustainable Materials Management program encourages schools to donate surplus and wholesome fresh food from sporting venues and cafeterias, instead of throwing it away. EPA is hosting a webinar on this topic on Thursday Jan. 19 for colleges and universities. Those who want to participate can go to http://www.epa.gov/osw/rcc/web-academy/.

The competition was sponsored by EPA’s WasteWise program, a voluntary program through which organizations eliminate costly municipal solid waste and select industrial wastes, benefiting their bottom line and the environment.

More information:

Participant results: http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/partnerships/wastewise/challenge/gameday/results.htm

How the results are determined:
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/partnerships/wastewise/challenge/gameday/measure.htm

List of participating schools: http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/partnerships/wastewise/challenge/gameday/schools.htm

EPA’s Food Recovery Challenge: http://www.epa.gov/foodrecoverychallenge


Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/98/wins-epa-recycling-challenge

Companies face fines..
Post Date: 10/01/2012

Companies Face Fines for Lead Paint Disclosure Violations at Two Navy Bases in New England

(Boston, Mass. – Jan. 10, 2012) – Two companies face significant penalties for violating federal lead paint disclosure laws at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine and the Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn. 

A complaint filed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency asserts that Northeast Housing, LLC, and Balfour Beatty Military Housing Management, LLC failed on multiple occasions over several years to notify prospective tenants, including families with young children, about potential lead paint hazards in housing managed by the companies on the two Navy bases in New England.  Notifying prospective tenants and purchasers of housing units helps parents protect young children from exposure to lead-based paint hazards.

The companies face a possible fine of $153,070 for alleged violations of the Lead Based Paint Disclosure Rule.  EPA’s complaint asserts that the two companies failed to comply with the Disclosure Rule when they entered into 13 contracts to lease target housing for military personnel during the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and the U.S. Naval Submarine Base.

The housing at both bases is owned by Northeast, a joint venture limited liability company between the Department of the Navy and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Balfour Beatty Communities, LLC, of which the BBC affiliate is the managing member.  There are approximately 25 target housing units located at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, where housing was built in the 1800s and early 1900s.  There are approximately 735 target housing units at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton, which was built in the early 1960s.

"Exposure to lead paint is a serious public health concern here in New England because of how much older housing we have.  Further, military families make significant sacrifices to protect our Nation, and the health of those families, as well as all families, should not be jeopardized by not being notified of potential lead hazards in the housing where they reside," said Curt Spalding, regional administrator of EPA's New England office. "Property managers and owners play an important part in helping to prevent lead poisoning by following lead paint disclosure requirements and making sure families are aware of potential lead hazards in homes."

The EPA complaint details that the companies failed to provide available records and reports regarding lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards to 13 lessees (10 lessees at Portsmouth and three lessees at the Conn. base).  Nine of the lessees were families with children, including seven families with children under the age of six.

Infants and young children are especially vulnerable to lead paint exposure, which can cause intelligence quotient deficiencies; reading and learning disabilities; impaired hearing; reduced attention span, hyperactivity and behavior problems. Adults with high lead levels can suffer difficulties during pregnancy, high blood pressure, nerve disorders, memory problems and muscle and joint pain.

The purpose of the Lead Disclosure Rule is to provide residential renters and purchasers of pre-1978 housing with enough information about lead-based paint in general and known lead-based paint hazards in specific housing, so that they can make informed decisions about whether to lease or purchase the housing.

Federal law requires sellers and landlords selling or renting housing built before 1978 to:

- Provide a lead hazard information pamphlet to inform renters and buyers about the dangers associated with lead paint;
- Include lead notification language in sales and rental forms;
- Disclose any known lead-based paint and lead-based paint hazards in the living unit and property and provide copies of all available reports to buyers or renters;
- Allow a lead inspection or risk assessment by home buyers; and
- Maintain records certifying compliance with federal laws for a period of three years.

More information:

- Lead paint health hazards (http://epa.gov/lead/)

- EPA enforcement of lead-based paint disclosure rule in New England (epa.gov/ne/enforcement/leadpaint/index.html)

# # #

Learn More about the Latest EPA News & Events in New England (http://www.epa.gov/region1/newsevents/index.html)


Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/93/companies-face-fines

Landlords fined-Lead Paint
Post Date: 10/01/2012


News Release
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
New England Regional Office
January 9, 2012

Massachusetts Landlords Fined for Failing to Notify Holyoke Area Tenants about Lead Paint

(Boston, Mass. – Jan. 9, 2012) – The owners and manager of 11 housing units at 10 properties in the Holyoke area have agreed to pay a total of $16,000 to resolved claims by the US Environmental Protection Agency that they violated the federal lead paint disclosure law.

According to EPA’s New England office, Atlas Property Management, Inc., 224-224A Washington Street Nominee Realty Trust, and Archgate Townhouses, LLC violated the law between 2007 and 2009 by failing to provide prospective tenants with information concerning the presence of lead paint.

Atlas Property Management of Holyoke, which managed all of the properties and handled all of the lease transactions in question, and the Washington Street Trust, which owns 10 of the 11 units in question, together agreed to pay a total penalty of $12,500 to resolve the EPA allegations. Atlas manages residential rental properties with more than 250 units in and around the area and specializes in “problem buildings” requiring high levels of service and property maintenance.

Archgate Townhouses of Swampscott, which owns just one of the units at issue, agreed to pay $3,500 to settle its alleged violations. The violations against Archgate arise out of an October 2009 lease from one of the rental units in a property located at 758 Westfield St. in West Springfield.

All three parties were charged with failing to give tenants required lead hazard information pamphlets, failing to include lead warning statements in a lease, failing to include a disclosure statement regarding lead-based paint or lead-based paint hazards, and failing to provide records or other information pertaining to lead-based paint or lead-based paint hazards.

Both settlements stem from a September 2007 EPA inspection of Atlas Property Management offices in Holyoke. The penalties are based on the severity of the violations and the parties’ financial condition, among other factors. All of the properties cited were built before 1978 and at least one child lived in all but one of the units at the time of the violations.

The federal Disclosure Rule, a part of the Toxic Substances Control Act, is meant to ensure that tenants get adequate information about the risks associated with lead paint before signing a lease. Infants and young children are especially vulnerable to lead paint exposure, which can cause developmental impairment, reading and learning disabilities, impaired hearing, reduced attention span, hyperactivity and behavioral problems. Adults with high lead levels can suffer difficulties during pregnancy, high blood pressure, nerve disorders, memory problems and muscle and joint pain.

Federal law requires that property owners, property managers and real estate agents leasing or selling housing built before 1978 provide certain information to tenants and buyers, including: an EPA-approved lead hazard information pamphlet, called “Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home;” a lead warning statement; statements disclosing any known lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards; and copies of all available records or reports regarding lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards. This information must be provided to tenants and buyers before they enter into leases or purchase and sales agreements. Property owners, property managers and real estate agents equally share responsibility for providing lead disclosure information and must keep copies of records regarding lead disclosures for three years.

More information:

-Lead-based paint health hazards (epa.gov/ne/eco/ne_lead/index.html)

-Lead-based paint disclosure rule (epa.gov/ne/enforcement/leadpaint/index.html)

#   #   #

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Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/94/landlords-fined-lead-paint

Selectman meeting tonight -7PM Wednesday night Mtg
Post Date: 09/01/2012

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/91/selectman-meeting-tonight-7pm-wednesday-night-mtg

Town looking closer line by line at budgets
Post Date: 08/01/2012

Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2012/01/08/seekonk/10776142.txt

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/77/town-looking-closer-line-by-line-at-budgets

Rehoboth- new changes in town hall
Post Date: 07/01/2012

Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2012/01/07/rehoboth/10769935.txt

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/72/rehoboth-new-changes-in-town-hall

“A Winter Carnival of Animals,” and performances
Post Date: 06/01/2012

Studio 12 and Dream Makers Dance of 3 Park St. in Rehoboth, along with guests Dance2Save, will hold a dance performance to benefit the Attleboro Animal Shelter at the Beckwith Middle School in Rehoboth at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15.
The theme will be “A Winter Carnival of Animals,” and performances will include ballet, tap, jazz and hip hop. Tickets are $12 for adults and $7 for children under 10 with a portion of the ticket proceeds going to the Attleboro Animal Shelter. Buy tickets at the door or directly from Studio 12 by emailing studio_12@live.com or through the contact section at  www.mystudio12.com.

In addition, the Friends of the Attleboro Animal Shelter are asking for donations of: cat litter (not the scoopable kind), cat toys, bleach, HE laundry detergent, Dawn dish soap, large Kongs for dogs, paper towels and wet dog food. The group also will hold a bake sale and a 50-50 raffle the day of the event.


Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/62/a-winter-carnival-of-animals-and-performances

Lions member honored-Jim Johnson
Post Date: 06/01/2012

Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2012/01/06/rehoboth/10723212.txt

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/58/lions-member-honored-jim-johnson

7th grader wins - Lions Club poster contest
Post Date: 06/01/2012

 Beckwith Middle School seventh-grader Bridgette Roy for winning the Rehoboth Anawan Lions Club 2010-2011 Peace Poster Contest. She was awarded a $50 Savings Bond..


Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/59/7th-grader-wins-lions-club-poster-contest

Sen McCain’s endorsement- Mitt Romney
Post Date: 05/01/2012

Direct Link: http://bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/view.bg?articleid=1393396&position=1

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/49/sen-mccains-endorsement-mitt-romney

EPA’s Toxic Release Inventory (TRI)
Post Date: 05/01/2012

*U.S.** Environmental Protection Agency*

*New England** Regional Office*

*January 5, 2012*

Contacts:  David Deegan, *EPA Analysis Shows Decrease in 2010 Toxic Chemical Releases in Massachusetts*
"Trend across New England shows continued reduction of chemical disposal and releases"

(Boston, Mass. – Jan. 5, 2012) – EPA’s most recent Toxic Release Inventory (TRI)
data is now available for the reporting year of 2010. TRI reporting provides
Americans with vital information about their communities by publishing information
on toxic chemical disposals and releases into the air, land and water, as well as
information on waste management and pollution prevention activities in neighborhoods
across the country.

In Massachusetts, the reporting data show that overall releases of pollutants to the
environment have decreased since the previous reporting year (2009). TRI information
is a key part of EPA’s efforts to provide greater access to environmental
information and get information to the public as quickly as possible. TRI was
recently recognized by the Aspen Institute as one of the 10 major ways that EPA has
strengthened America.

During 2010, the latest year for which data are available, approximately 20.6
million pounds of chemicals were released in the six New England states, a reduction
of about 287,337 pounds. In Massachusetts, 441 facilities reported in 2010
approximately 4.3 million pounds (a decrease of 1,122,489 pounds). Approximately 61
percent of releases in Massachusetts were emitted to the air during 2010. Across the
U.S. in 2010, 3.93 billion pounds of toxic chemicals were released into the
environment, a 16 percent increase from 2009.

Each year, EPA makes publicly available TRI data reported by industries throughout
the United States regarding chemical releases to air, water and land by power
plants, manufacturers and other facilities which employ ten or more workers and
exceed thresholds for chemicals.  This year, EPA is offering additional information
to make the TRI data more meaningful and accessible to all communities.  The TRI
analysis now highlights toxic disposals and releases to large aquatic ecosystems,
selected urban communities, and tribal lands. EPA has improved this year’s TRI
national analysis report by adding new information on facility efforts to reduce
pollution and by considering whether economic factors could have affected the TRI
data. With this report and EPA’s Web-based TRI tools, citizens can access
information about the toxic chemical releases into the air, water, and land that
occur locally. Finally, EPA’s first mobile application for accessing TRI data,
myRTK, is now available in Spanish, as are expanded Spanish translations of national
analysis documents and Web pages.

“We will continue to put accessible, meaningful information in the hands of the
American people. Widespread public access to environmental information is
fundamental to the work EPA does every day,” said EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson.
“TRI is a cornerstone of EPA's community-right-to-know programs and has played a
significant role in protecting people’s health and the environment by providing
communities with valuable information on toxic chemical releases.”

“TRI is an important tool for citizens and communities to have access to information
about what chemicals may be in and near their local environment,” said Curt
Spalding, regional administrator for EPA’s New England office.

Reporting includes information on chemicals released at a company's facility, as
well as those transported to disposal facilities off site. TRI data do not reflect
the relative toxicity of the chemicals emitted or potential exposure to people
living in a community with reported releases.

Facilities must report their chemical disposals and releases by July 1 of each
year.  This year, EPA made the 2010 preliminary TRI dataset available in July, the
same month as the data were collected. 

Reporting under TRI does not indicate illegal discharges of pollutants to the
environment. EPA works closely with states to provide regulatory oversight of
facilities that generate pollution to the nation’s air, land and water. Effective
review and permitting programs work to ensure that the public and the environment
are not subjected to unhealthful levels of pollution, even as agencies work to
further reduce emissions of chemicals to the environment.

Further, robust enforcement efforts by EPA and states ensure that facilities that
violate their environmental permits are subject to penalties and corrective action.
Yearly releases by individual facilities can vary due to factors such as power
outages, production variability, lulls in the business cycle, etc., that do not
reflect a facility's pollution prevention program(s).

The top ten chemicals released to the environment on- and off-site during 2010 in
Massachusetts were:

1

 HYDROCHLORIC ACID (1995 AND AFTER "ACID AEROSOLS" ONLY) [
http://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_fac?p_view=USFA&trilib=TRIQ1&sort=RE_TOLBY&sort_fmt=2&state=25&county=All+counties&zipcode=&chemical=007647010&industry=ALL&year=2010&tab_rpt=1&FLD=RELLBY&FLD=TSFDSP
]

 

1,212,440

 

2

 

ZINC COMPOUNDS [
http://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_fac?p_view=USFA&trilib=TRIQ1&sort=RE_TOLBY&sort_fmt=2&state=25&county=All+counties&zipcode=&chemical=N982&industry=ALL&year=2010&tab_rpt=1&FLD=RELLBY&FLD=TSFDSP
]

 

536,727

 

3

 

AMMONIA [
http://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_fac?p_view=USFA&trilib=TRIQ1&sort=RE_TOLBY&sort_fmt=2&state=25&county=All+counties&zipcode=&chemical=007664417&industry=ALL&year=2010&tab_rpt=1&FLD=RELLBY&FLD=TSFDSP
]

 

314,726

 

4

 

HYDROGEN FLUORIDE [
http://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_fac?p_view=USFA&trilib=TRIQ1&sort=RE_TOLBY&sort_fmt=2&state=25&county=All+counties&zipcode=&chemical=007664393&industry=ALL&year=2010&tab_rpt=1&FLD=RELLBY&FLD=TSFDSP
]

 

289,191

 

5

 

NITRIC ACID [
http://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_fac?p_view=USFA&trilib=TRIQ1&sort=RE_TOLBY&sort_fmt=2&state=25&county=All+counties&zipcode=&chemical=007697372&industry=ALL&year=2010&tab_rpt=1&FLD=RELLBY&FLD=TSFDSP
]

 

228,933

 

6

 

TOLUENE [
http://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_fac?p_view=USFA&trilib=TRIQ1&sort=RE_TOLBY&sort_fmt=2&state=25&county=All+counties&zipcode=&chemical=000108883&industry=ALL&year=2010&tab_rpt=1&FLD=RELLBY&FLD=TSFDSP
]

 

208,623

 

7

 

N-BUTYL ALCOHOL [
http://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_fac?p_view=USFA&trilib=TRIQ1&sort=RE_TOLBY&sort_fmt=2&state=25&county=All+counties&zipcode=&chemical=000071363&industry=ALL&year=2010&tab_rpt=1&FLD=RELLBY&FLD=TSFDSP
]

 

171,438

 

8

 

CERTAIN GLYCOL ETHERS [
http://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_fac?p_view=USFA&trilib=TRIQ1&sort=RE_TOLBY&sort_fmt=2&state=25&county=All+counties&zipcode=&chemical=N230&industry=ALL&year=2010&tab_rpt=1&FLD=RELLBY&FLD=TSFDSP
]

 

139,842

 

9

 

METHANOL [
http://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_fac?p_view=USFA&trilib=TRIQ1&sort=RE_TOLBY&sort_fmt=2&state=25&county=All+counties&zipcode=&chemical=000067561&industry=ALL&year=2010&tab_rpt=1&FLD=RELLBY&FLD=TSFDSP
]

 

129,198

 

10

 

XYLENE (MIXED ISOMERS) [
http://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_fac?p_view=USFA&trilib=TRIQ1&sort=RE_TOLBY&sort_fmt=2&state=25&county=All+counties&zipcode=&chemical=001330207&industry=ALL&year=2010&tab_rpt=1&FLD=RELLBY&FLD=TSFDSP
]

 

81,401

 

 

The ten facilities that reported the largest quantity of on- and off-site
environmental releases in Massachusetts under TRI for 2010 were:

1

 

DOMINION ENERGY BRAYTON POINT LLC [
http://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_fac_profile?TRI=02726SGNNWBRAYT&year=2010&trilib=TRIQ1&FLD=&FLD=RELLBY&FLD=TSFDSP&OFFDISPD=&OTHDISPD=&ONDISPD=&OTHOFFD=
].BRAYTON POINT RD, SOMERSET MASSACHUSETTS 02726 (BRISTOL)

 

 

 

 

 

1,108,512

 

2

 

EVERGREEN SOLAR INC [
http://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_fac_profile?TRI=0143WVRGRN112BA&year=2010&trilib=TRIQ1&FLD=&FLD=RELLBY&FLD=TSFDSP&OFFDISPD=&OTHDISPD=&ONDISPD=&OTHOFFD=
].112 BARNUM RD, DEVENS MASSACHUSETTS 01434 (MIDDLESEX)

 

 

 

 

 

446,335

 

3

 

CROWN BEVERAGE PACKAGING [
http://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_fac_profile?TRI=01843CRWNC155SH&year=2010&trilib=TRIQ1&FLD=&FLD=RELLBY&FLD=TSFDSP&OFFDISPD=&OTHDISPD=&ONDISPD=&OTHOFFD=
].GLEN & SHEPARD ST, LAWRENCE MASSACHUSETTS 01843 (ESSEX)

 

 

 

 

 

269,976

 

4

 

DOMINION ENERGY SALEM HARBOR S TATION [
http://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_fac_profile?TRI=01970SGNNW24FOR&year=2010&trilib=TRIQ1&FLD=&FLD=RELLBY&FLD=TSFDSP&OFFDISPD=&OTHDISPD=&ONDISPD=&OTHOFFD=
].24 FORT AVE, SALEM MASSACHUSETTS 01970 (ESSEX)

 

 

 

 

 

216,199

 

5

 

ACUSHNET CO BALL PLANT III [
http://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_fac_profile?TRI=02745CSHNT215DU&year=2010&trilib=TRIQ1&FLD=&FLD=RELLBY&FLD=TSFDSP&OFFDISPD=&OTHDISPD=&ONDISPD=&OTHOFFD=
].215 DUCHAINE BLVD, NEW BEDFORD MASSACHUSETTS 02745 (BRISTOL)

 

 

 

 

 

202,225

 

6

 

SOLUTIA INC [
http://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_fac_profile?TRI=01151MNSNT730WO&year=2010&trilib=TRIQ1&FLD=&FLD=RELLBY&FLD=TSFDSP&OFFDISPD=&OTHDISPD=&ONDISPD=&OTHOFFD=
].730 WORCESTER ST, SPRINGFIELD MASSACHUSETTS 01151 (HAMPDEN)

 

 

 

 

 

170,875

 

7

 

CALLAWAY GOLF BALL OPERATIONS INC [
http://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_fac_profile?TRI=01013SPLDN425ME&year=2010&trilib=TRIQ1&FLD=&FLD=RELLBY&FLD=TSFDSP&OFFDISPD=&OTHDISPD=&ONDISPD=&OTHOFFD=
].425 MEADOW ST, CHICOPEE MASSACHUSETTS 01013 (HAMPDEN)

 

 

 

 

 

128,884

 

8

 

ACUSHNET CO BALL PLANT II [
http://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_fac_profile?TRI=02714TTLST256SA&year=2010&trilib=TRIQ1&FLD=&FLD=RELLBY&FLD=TSFDSP&OFFDISPD=&OTHDISPD=&ONDISPD=&OTHOFFD=
].256 SAMUEL BARNETT BLVD, NORTH DARTMOUTH MASSACHUSETTS 02714 (BRISTOL)

 

 

 

 

 

126,021

 

9

 

IDEAL TAPE CO [
http://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_fac_profile?TRI=01851DLTPC1400M&year=2010&trilib=TRIQ1&FLD=&FLD=RELLBY&FLD=TSFDSP&OFFDISPD=&OTHDISPD=&ONDISPD=&OTHOFFD=
].1400 MIDDLESEX ST, LOWELL MASSACHUSETTS 01851 (MIDDLESEX)

 

 

 

 

 

83,131

 

10

 

MYSTIC STATION [
http://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_fac_profile?TRI=02129MYSTC173AL&year=2010&trilib=TRIQ1&FLD=&FLD=RELLBY&FLD=TSFDSP&OFFDISPD=&OTHDISPD=&ONDISPD=&OTHOFFD=
].173 ALFORD ST, CHARLESTOWN MASSACHUSETTS 02129 (SUFFOLK)

 

 

 

 

 

75,990

 

 

TRI was established in 1986 by the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know
Act (EPCRA) and later modified by the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990.  Together,
these laws require facilities in certain industries to report annually on releases,
disposal and other waste management activities related to these chemicals.  TRI data
are submitted annually to EPA and states by multiple industry sectors including
manufacturing, metal mining, electric utilities, and commercial hazardous waste
facilities.

EPA continues to work closely with the regulated community to ensure that facilities
understand and comply with their reporting requirements under TRI and other
community right-to-know statutes. EPA will once again hold training workshops
throughout the New England region during the Spring of 2012. Training sessions will
be set up in each state. Further information will be available on our Web site.

More information:

- TRI in Massachusetts Fact Sheet [ http://epa.gov/triexplorer/statefactsheet.htm ]
(epa.gov/triexplorer/statefactsheet.htm)

- Additional National information on TRI [ http://epa.gov/tri/ ] (epa.gov/tri/)

# # #

Learn More about the Latest EPA News & Events in New England [
http://www.epa.gov/region1/newsevents/index.html ]
(http://www.epa.gov/region1/newsevents/index.html)

Follow EPA New England on Twitter [ http://twitter.com/epanewengland ]
(http://twitter.com/epanewengland)

 

EPA Analysis Shows Decrease in 2010 Toxic Chemical Releases in Rhode Island

*News Release*

*U.S.** Environmental Protection Agency*

*New England** Regional Office*

*January 5, 2012*

Contacts:  David Deegan, (617) 918-1017

*EPA Analysis Shows Decrease in 2010 Toxic Chemical Releases in Rhode Island*
"Trend across New England shows continued reduction of chemical disposal and releases"

(Boston, Mass. – Jan. 5, 2012) – EPA’s most recent Toxic Release Inventory (TRI)
data is now available for the reporting year of 2010. TRI reporting provides
Americans with vital information about their communities by publishing information
on toxic chemical disposals and releases into the air, land and water, as well as
information on waste management and pollution prevention activities in neighborhoods
across the country.

In Rhode Island, the reporting data show that overall releases of pollutants to the
environment have decreased since the previous reporting year (2009). TRI information
is a key part of EPA’s efforts to provide greater access to environmental
information and get information to the public as quickly as possible. TRI was
recently recognized by the Aspen Institute as one of the 10 major ways that EPA has
strengthened America.

During 2010, the latest year for which data are available, approximately 20.6
million pounds of chemicals were released in the six New England states, a reduction
of about 287,337 pounds. In Rhode Island, 96 facilities reported in 2010
approximately 375,746 pounds (an decrease of 123,853 pounds). Approximately 52
percent of releases in Rhode Island were emitted to the air during 2010. Across the
U.S. in 2010, 3.93 billion pounds of toxic chemicals were released into the
environment, a 16 percent increase from 2009.

Each year, EPA makes publicly available TRI data reported by industries throughout
the United States regarding chemical releases to air, water and land by power
plants, manufacturers and other facilities which employ ten or more workers and
exceed thresholds for chemicals.  This year, EPA is offering additional information
to make the TRI data more meaningful and accessible to all communities.  The TRI
analysis now highlights toxic disposals and releases to large aquatic ecosystems,
selected urban communities, and tribal lands. EPA has improved this year’s TRI
national analysis report by adding new information on facility efforts to reduce
pollution and by considering whether economic factors could have affected the TRI
data. With this report and EPA’s Web-based TRI tools, citizens can access
information about the toxic chemical releases into the air, water, and land that
occur locally. Finally, EPA’s first mobile application for accessing TRI data,
myRTK, is now available in Spanish, as are expanded Spanish translations of national
analysis documents and Web pages.

“We will continue to put accessible, meaningful information in the hands of the
American people. Widespread public access to environmental information is
fundamental to the work EPA does every day,” said EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson.
“TRI is a cornerstone of EPA's community-right-to-know programs and has played a
significant role in protecting people’s health and the environment by providing
communities with valuable information on toxic chemical releases.”

“TRI is an important tool for citizens and communities to have access to information
about what chemicals may be in and near their local environment,” said Curt
Spalding, regional administrator for EPA’s New England office.

Reporting includes information on chemicals released at a company's facility, as
well as those transported to disposal facilities off site. TRI data do not reflect
the relative toxicity of the chemicals emitted or potential exposure to people
living in a community with reported releases.

Facilities must report their chemical disposals and releases by July 1 of each
year.  This year, EPA made the 2010 preliminary TRI dataset available in July, the
same month as the data were collected. 

Reporting under TRI does not indicate illegal discharges of pollutants to the
environment. EPA works closely with states to provide regulatory oversight of
facilities that generate pollution to the nation’s air, land and water. Effective
review and permitting programs work to ensure that the public and the environment
are not subjected to unhealthful levels of pollution, even as agencies work to
further reduce emissions of chemicals to the environment.

Further, robust enforcement efforts by EPA and states ensure that facilities that
violate their environmental permits are subject to penalties and corrective action.
Yearly releases by individual facilities can vary due to factors such as power
outages, production variability, lulls in the business cycle, etc., that do not
reflect a facility's pollution prevention program(s).

The top ten chemicals released to the environment on- and off-site during 2010 in
Rhode Island were:

1

 

COPPER COMPOUNDS [
http://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_fac?p_view=USFA&trilib=TRIQ1&sort=RE_TOLBY&sort_fmt=2&state=44&county=All+counties&zipcode=&chemical=N100&industry=ALL&year=2010&tab_rpt=1&FLD=RELLBY&FLD=TSFDSP
]

 

45,716

 

2

 

ZINC COMPOUNDS [
http://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_fac?p_view=USFA&trilib=TRIQ1&sort=RE_TOLBY&sort_fmt=2&state=44&county=All+counties&zipcode=&chemical=N982&industry=ALL&year=2010&tab_rpt=1&FLD=RELLBY&FLD=TSFDSP
]

 

39,916

 

3

 

AMMONIA [
http://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_fac?p_view=USFA&trilib=TRIQ1&sort=RE_TOLBY&sort_fmt=2&state=44&county=All+counties&zipcode=&chemical=007664417&industry=ALL&year=2010&tab_rpt=1&FLD=RELLBY&FLD=TSFDSP
]

 

31,067

 

4

 

STYRENE [
http://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_fac?p_view=USFA&trilib=TRIQ1&sort=RE_TOLBY&sort_fmt=2&state=44&county=All+counties&zipcode=&chemical=000100425&industry=ALL&year=2010&tab_rpt=1&FLD=RELLBY&FLD=TSFDSP
]

 

28,230

 

5

 

LEAD COMPOUNDS [
http://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_fac?p_view=USFA&trilib=TRIQ1&sort=RE_TOLBY&sort_fmt=2&state=44&county=All+counties&zipcode=&chemical=N420&industry=ALL&year=2010&tab_rpt=1&FLD=RELLBY&FLD=TSFDSP
]

 

25,741

 

6

 

TOLUENE [
http://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_fac?p_view=USFA&trilib=TRIQ1&sort=RE_TOLBY&sort_fmt=2&state=44&county=All+counties&zipcode=&chemical=000108883&industry=ALL&year=2010&tab_rpt=1&FLD=RELLBY&FLD=TSFDSP
]

 

24,075

 

7

 

METHANOL [
http://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_fac?p_view=USFA&trilib=TRIQ1&sort=RE_TOLBY&sort_fmt=2&state=44&county=All+counties&zipcode=&chemical=000067561&industry=ALL&year=2010&tab_rpt=1&FLD=RELLBY&FLD=TSFDSP
]

 

16,413

 

8

 

COPPER [
http://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_fac?p_view=USFA&trilib=TRIQ1&sort=RE_TOLBY&sort_fmt=2&state=44&county=All+counties&zipcode=&chemical=007440508&industry=ALL&year=2010&tab_rpt=1&FLD=RELLBY&FLD=TSFDSP
]

 

15,622

 

9

 

N-BUTYL ALCOHOL [
http://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_fac?p_view=USFA&trilib=TRIQ1&sort=RE_TOLBY&sort_fmt=2&state=44&county=All+counties&zipcode=&chemical=000071363&industry=ALL&year=2010&tab_rpt=1&FLD=RELLBY&FLD=TSFDSP
]

 

15,207

 

10

 

XYLENE (MIXED ISOMERS) [
http://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_fac?p_view=USFA&trilib=TRIQ1&sort=RE_TOLBY&sort_fmt=2&state=44&county=All+counties&zipcode=&chemical=001330207&industry=ALL&year=2010&tab_rpt=1&FLD=RELLBY&FLD=TSFDSP
]

 

13,637

 

The ten facilities that reported the largest quantity of on- and off-site
environmental releases in Rhode Island under TRI for 2010 were:

1

 

CHEMART [
http://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_fac_profile?TRI=02865CHMRT11NEW&year=2010&trilib=TRIQ1&FLD=&FLD=RELLBY&FLD=TSFDSP&OFFDISPD=&OTHDISPD=&ONDISPD=&OTHOFFD=
].11 NEW ENGLAND WAY, LINCOLN RHODE ISLAND 02865 (PROVIDENCE)

 

 

 

 

 

61,770

 

2

 

SENESCO MAIN YARD [
http://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_fac_profile?TRI=02852SNSCM1MACN&year=2010&trilib=TRIQ1&FLD=&FLD=RELLBY&FLD=TSFDSP&OFFDISPD=&OTHDISPD=&ONDISPD=&OTHOFFD=
].10 MACNAUGHT ST, NORTH KINGSTOWN RHODE ISLAND 02852 (WASHINGTON)

 

 

 

 

 

38,510

 

3

 

GANNON & SCOTT [
http://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_fac_profile?TRI=02920GNNNS33KEN&year=2010&trilib=TRIQ1&FLD=&FLD=RELLBY&FLD=TSFDSP&OFFDISPD=&OTHDISPD=&ONDISPD=&OTHOFFD=
].33 KENNEY DR, CRANSTON RHODE ISLAND 02920 (PROVIDENCE)

 

 

 

 

 

21,944

 

4

 

PEARSON COMPOSITES LLC [
http://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_fac_profile?TRI=02885TLLTSMARKE&year=2010&trilib=TRIQ1&FLD=&FLD=RELLBY&FLD=TSFDSP&OFFDISPD=&OTHDISPD=&ONDISPD=&OTHOFFD=
].373 MARKET ST, WARREN RHODE ISLAND 02885 (BRISTOL)

 

 

 

 

 

20,234

 

5

 

BLOCK ISLAND POWER CO [
http://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_fac_profile?TRI=02807BLCKS100OC&year=2010&trilib=TRIQ1&FLD=&FLD=RELLBY&FLD=TSFDSP&OFFDISPD=&OTHDISPD=&ONDISPD=&OTHOFFD=
].100 OCEAN AVE, BLOCK ISLAND RHODE ISLAND 02807 (WASHINGTON)

 

 

 

 

 

18,993

 

6

 

GENERAL CABLE CO [
http://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_fac_profile?TRI=02865CRLCB1CARO&year=2010&trilib=TRIQ1&FLD=&FLD=RELLBY&FLD=TSFDSP&OFFDISPD=&OTHDISPD=&ONDISPD=&OTHOFFD=
].3 CAROL DR, LINCOLN RHODE ISLAND 02865 (PROVIDENCE)

 

 

 

 

 

16,379

 

7

 

TEKNOR APEX CO [
http://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_fac_profile?TRI=02861TKNRP505CE&year=2010&trilib=TRIQ1&FLD=&FLD=RELLBY&FLD=TSFDSP&OFFDISPD=&OTHDISPD=&ONDISPD=&OTHOFFD=
].505 CENTRAL AVE, PAWTUCKET RHODE ISLAND 02861 (PROVIDENCE)

 

 

 

 

 

12,048

 

8

 

TACO INC - CRANSTON [
http://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_fac_profile?TRI=02920TCNCC1160C&year=2010&trilib=TRIQ1&FLD=&FLD=RELLBY&FLD=TSFDSP&OFFDISPD=&OTHDISPD=&ONDISPD=&OTHOFFD=
].1160 CRANSTON ST, CRANSTON RHODE ISLAND 02920 (PROVIDENCE)

 

 

 

 

 

11,439

 

9

 

SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS [
http://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_fac_profile?TRI=02809DXNND386ME&year=2010&trilib=TRIQ1&FLD=&FLD=RELLBY&FLD=TSFDSP&OFFDISPD=&OTHDISPD=&ONDISPD=&OTHOFFD=
].386 METACOM AVE, BRISTOL RHODE ISLAND 02809 (BRISTOL)

 

 

 

 

 

9,936

 

10

 

SPERIAN EYE & FACE PROTECTION [
http://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_fac_profile?TRI=0291WSPRNY1THUR&year=2010&trilib=TRIQ1&FLD=&FLD=RELLBY&FLD=TSFDSP&OFFDISPD=&OTHDISPD=&ONDISPD=&OTHOFFD=
].10 THURBER BLVD, SMITHFIELD RHODE ISLAND 02917 (PROVIDENCE)

 

 

 

 

 

9,668

 

 

TRI was established in 1986 by the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know
Act (EPCRA) and later modified by the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990.  Together,
these laws require facilities in certain industries to report annually on releases,
disposal and other waste management activities related to these chemicals.  TRI data
are submitted annually to EPA and states by multiple industry sectors including
manufacturing, metal mining, electric utilities, and commercial hazardous waste
facilities.

EPA continues to work closely with the regulated community to ensure that facilities
understand and comply with their reporting requirements under TRI and other
community right-to-know statutes. EPA will once again hold training workshops
throughout the New England region during the Spring of 2012. Training sessions will
be set up in each state. Further information will be available on our Web site.

More information:

- TRI in Rhode Island Fact Sheet [ http://epa.gov/triexplorer/statefactsheet.htm ]
(epa.gov/triexplorer/statefactsheet.htm)

- Additional National information on TRI [ http://epa.gov/tri/ ] (epa.gov/tri/)

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New AMVETS Post - No. Dighton
Post Date: 05/01/2012

New AMVETS Post in North Dighton
 
L/CPL John VanGyzen IV Hall in North Dighton is currently forming an AMVETS Post.  
It is open to military veterans and active military personnel from all branches of
service.  There will be an informational meeting January 11, Wednesday at 7:00 P.M. 
at the L/CPL John VanGyzen IV Hall 495 School Street North Dighton, Ma.
Anyone interested in more information is welcome to attend the January 11 meeting.
To join the Amvets a copy of your DD-214, discharge or active military ID is
required. Dues are $30.00 per year
Contact Ralph Potter  508- 252-3682
or e-mail ralphpotter329@yahoo.com

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/56/new-amvets-post-no-dighton

Voters vote sent clear message
Post Date: 04/01/2012

Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2012/01/04/news/10733730.txt

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/39/voters-vote-sent-clear-message

MBTA -increase rates/ services cut
Post Date: 04/01/2012

Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2012/01/04/news/10733730.txt

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/40/mbta-increase-rates-services-cut

Mitt Romney beat Rick Santorum by just 8 votes
Post Date: 04/01/2012

Direct Link: http://bostonglobe.com/

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/41/mitt-romney-beat-rick-santorum-by-just-8-votes

DMS/Rehoboth play basketball again
Post Date: 04/01/2012

Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2012/01/04/rehoboth/10752539.txt

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/42/dmsrehoboth-play-basketball-again

Jan 11th BCC Open House in Taunton
Post Date: 04/01/2012

Open house Jan. 11 TAUNTON - Bristol Community College offers courses at the Benjamin Friedman Middle School in Taunton so Taunton residents can get started on their educations close to home.

The College will hold an open advisement and registration event on Wednesday, Jan. 11, from 4-7 p.m.

Courses offered at the BCC Taunton satellite at the Friedman Middle School apply to all degree and certificate programs at Bristol. Combining BCC Taunton courses with online courses and those at the BCC Attleboro Center enable those who live and work in northern Bristol County access to affordable, quality education.

For more information on the Taunton satellite, contact BCC Attleboro at 508-226-2484, or visit www.bristolcc.edu and search courses for Taunton.


Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/44/jan-11th-bcc-open-house-in-taunton

Tonight/BOS-Dighton.com email request
Post Date: 04/01/2012

Dear: Board of Selectman, Chief of Police

Patrolman Cronin,

After dighton.com has been hosting  the Dighton Police website successfully  for over a year , and  911 information being public information, I  believe this to be valuable information for  our town resident to read on the Police/Dighton.com website ..

Therefore, I respectfully request that police calls for 911: be now posted onto Dighton.com / Police website relating to all Dighton 911: for  schools  Bristol Aggie,DES,DMS.DRRHS  closing ,early release, etc. road, work being done on streets, bridges closed etc. Icy road conditions, wires or trees down on road, roads shut down for work being done, or accident, fire.

Since all town departments, and the Water/Light districts report to 911.  Dighton.com  believe this will be a valuable tool of  information  for residents to read.

Thank you in advance,
Karen O'Connor

Dighton.com
December 7th,2011


Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/47/tonightbos-dightoncom-email-request

This and That Treasurer Consigment Shop-
Post Date: 03/01/2012

This and That Treasurer's

Buying Silver and Gold
Another room has been open for more items
Stop in and check out! 
call 774-8720198
Open 9-6PM


Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/37/this-and-that-treasurer-consigment-shop

Foxborough seeks- inebriation bylaw
Post Date: 03/01/2012


December 20, 2011

Foxborough Town Meeting on Dec. 5 unanimously approved a home-rule petition asking the Legislature to endorse a bylaw designed to discourage public drunkenness.

Police Chief Ed O’Leary said the town is concerned about an increasing frequency of public drunkenness connected with events at Gillette Stadium and nearby establishments.

Town Meeting approved the home rule petition after the attorney general’s office ruled that an earlier town bylaw conflicts with a state law prohibiting municipalities from treating public drunkenness as a crime or civil offense.

The new proposed bylaw, written prior to the unveiling of a casino proposal in Foxborough, would allow police to impose a $200 fine on individuals who are taken into protective custody due to inebriation.

 

Chief O’Leary said the state law banning such bylaws, passed in 1971, is no longer practical.

Foxborough accounts for 6 percent of all protective-custody cases statewide, due to events at the stadium and an increasing number of establishments with liquor licenses in the adjoining Patriot Place complex, according to O’Leary.

“We’re not talking about destitute alcoholics,” he said. “We’re looking at a rapid increase in binge drinking among people who are more affluent. … If there was a consequence for this behavior, maybe people would hesitate for one second and re-think what they are doing.”

Arthur O’Neill, the police chief in neighboring Mansfield, where the Comcast Center hosts numerous summer concerts, is also a proponent of a local drunkenness bylaw.
“We find ourselves awash in underage people who are in custody,” he said.http://www.mma.org/more-community-corner/6160-foxborough-seeks-approval-for-public-inebriation-bylaw


Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/36/foxborough-seeks-inebriation-bylaw

Ice Skating at Bank America City Center
Post Date: 03/01/2012

Ice Skating at Bank of America City Center

  • January 07, 2012
  • Location: Bank of America City Center
  • Address: Two Kennedy Plaza, Providence, RI 02903
  • Venue: Bank of America City Center
  • Recurrence: Recurring daily

One of New England's most popular winter destinations, the Skating Center offers a fun, family activity at an affordable price. The 14,000-square-foot skating rink is twice the size of Rockefeller Plaza's ice rink in New York City!


Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/38/ice-skating-at-bank-america-city-center

Rehoboth-2 seats to fill Board of Selectman
Post Date: 31/12/2011

Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2011/12/30/rehoboth/10659830.txt

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/22/rehoboth-2-seats-to-fill-board-of-selectman

Seekonk-Board - "unhealthy environment”
Post Date: 30/12/2011

Direct Link: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2011/12/30/seekonk/10726840.txt

Dighton.com Story Link: http://www.dighton.com/news/21/seekonk-board-unhealthy-environment