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What: Enjoy a night out and help neighbors in need!  WHEN: Thursday May 20 from 5-8 PMWHERE: Trombetta's Farm (Marlborough)HOW: Have fun!  50% of all golf purchases and 20% of all ice cream purchases will be donated back to HOPEsudbury.#powerofcommunity Learn More You're Invited to Party Like a Girl Scout - it's FREE! When: Thursday, May 20th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Virtual Girl Scout Meetups via Zoom What: Bring a friend, make some new ones, and get WILD on the dance floor with Girl Scouts! Looking for bit of normalcy in our crazy world? Count on Girl Scouts to step up and bring the fun—virt...

Faith Matters: Got religion? Published: 5/16/2021 4:26:01 PM Lately, I have been remembering a sermon my friend Mike preached nearly 40 years ago. Mike had recently experienced an acute health event — a heart attack. He had come through it well, had healed and was determined to use the moment of his brush with mortality to its maximum effect: he vowed to enjoy every day, every moment, to its fullest — to not let a day pass unnoticed, unappreciated. Yet much to his astonishment, just a few weeks along, the feeling was already beginning to fade. Old complaints and grumpiness were returnin...

After decades of plans, discussions and dreams, a new Scituate Senior Center has become a reality. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on May 13 to officially introduce the facility to the community. “It is a true pleasure to stand here before you – in the sun/shadows adjacent to our new Senior Center,” said JD Miller, chairperson of the Scituate Council on Aging board of directors as he greeted those in attendance in the patio area outside the building.  “This has been a long time coming.  And, it is long overdue. This building represents a new beginning, and a welcoming, for all r...

Concord worship news The church is at 54 Walden St., Concord. For information: 978-369-4837, triconchurch.org. Trinitarian Congregational Church of Concord’s building doors remain closed, but is online for Sunday Worship Services via Zoom and/or streaming live on YouTube. All are welcome to join. Sunday Worship Service: 10 a.m. May 16, Dawn Jeffers preaching YouTube live at https://youtube.com/triconchurch; Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/219932059; Phone audio only dial 1-646 558 8656. Meeting ID is 219 932 059. New Life Community Church New Life Community Church is a nondenominational Christia...

CAI Chuck Ross discovered that his ninth great grandfather, John Freeman, enslaved a man of African descent named Hamsheir. Freeman was one of the founders of First Parish Brewster, and his grave is in the churchyard. The church has identified other enslaved people in its history as part of a reparations project, one of a number of efforts around the region looking at historical racism and taking action for change. As American institutions take steps to deal with this country’s racist past and present, some Cape Codders are looking at their own community history — and working not only to...