Sharon Patch Daily Dose: Cottage Street to Host Talent Shows

The Sharon School Committee will be meeting Wednesday night.

1. TODAY'S WEATHER-On the weather menu is clouds, limited sun and scattered showers and storms, according to WHDH-TV. It wil be warm and somewhat humid with highs in the upper 70s. 2. PASS WITH PASS-Former New England Patriot running back Patrick Pass is bringing his Pass Skills and Drills Football Clinic  to the Ames Street Playground, Friday (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.), Saturday (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.) and Sunday (9 a.m.-noon) and there will be a BBQ with Pass on Sunday. The camp is for boys and girls ages eight-18. The cost is $179. For more information, go to the Sharon Recreation Department's web site. 3. A WHOLE LOT OF TALENT HERE-The Cottage Street School will have two talents shows Tuesday. Grades 1 and 2 will be performing at 9:15 a.m., while …

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Sharon Patch Daily Dose: School Committee to Meet Wednesday

The Cottage Street School in Sharon will be holding their talent shows Tuesday.

1. MUGGY DAY AHEAD-Today is going to be warm and more humid, according to WHDH. There could be a few pop-up storms in the afternoon and highs will be in the lower 80. 2. SCHOOL COMMITTEE TO MEET WEDNESDAY-The next scheduled meeting of the Sharon School Committee is June 19, beginning at 7 p.m.  This meeting will be held in the School Committee meeting room on the second floor of Sharon Middle School at 75 Mountain Street. 3. A WHOLE LOT OF TALENT HERE-The Cottage Street School will have two talents shows Tuesday. Grades 1 and 2 will be performing at 9:15 a.m., while grades 3-5 will perform at 6:30 a.m. 4. WAY TO GO YONI-Congrats to Sharon Patch sports blogger Yoni Monat for being the Bob Ryan National High School Sportswriter of Year at …

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Cottage Street School Students Tour New Sharon Police-Fire Museum

The Cottage Street Elementary School third graders to a field trip to the new Sharon Police and Fire Museum.

(From the Sharon Police Department) Torrential rains could not dampen the spirits of the 76 Cottage Street Elementary School third graders on their field trip to the Sharon Police and Fire Museum last Friday. "They remained dry and wide eyed while viewing the vast collection of police and fire artifacts on display at the museum and receiving the history of them from their official tour guide, Sharon Police Lieutenant John Ford. “It was great fun to see the excitement from the students as well as the shared interest of the teachers and chaperones” said Lieutenant Ford. “The history of the Sharon Police and Fire Departments is the history of Sharon itself. I and Deputy Chief McGrath look forward to our official opening later this month.” …

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Sharon's Conforto Races to First Place Finish in Father Bullock Road Race

There were 191 finishers in Sunday's Father Bullock Road Race.

As Sharon's Dave Conforto and Canton's Eric Greenspan lined up at the Father Bullock Ninth Annual Run, Walk and Shuffle Race Sunday, there was no need for any introductions or holding on to pre-race secrets. 'We train with other," said Conforto, 34. "I knew he had run yesterday." Greenspan ran in the Walpole Village Race Saturday, finishing in fourth place in 16:23 there, which would have worn the Father Bullock Race. In Sunday's race, Conforto sprinted away from Greenspan, finishing in a time of 16:30 to 18:20, almost a two minute faster. "I took off after the first quarter of a mile, " said Conforto. Greenspan was chased by the first female across the finish line, Bellingham's Helen Dinan, who was third overall in 18:37. It turn out …

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Ninth Annual Father Bullock Road Race Set to Run Today

The ninth annual Father Bullock's Run, Walk & Shuffle for Charity will be run today, starting at 5:30 p.m. with the kids' race.

The Father Robery W. Bullock Run, Walk & Shuffle will be held today at the Cottage School, starting with the kids' race at 5:30 p.m., followed by the 5K race and two-mile walk at 5:45 p.m. The first 175 runners/walkers will receive a t-shirt and the entrance fee also includes a post-race party with food and drinks. There will be awards for the top three finishers in 3.1 mile race for male and female overall finishers in under-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69 and 70-over. There will also be awards for top Sharon male and female finishers.. The records for the race as by Mike Don, 15:58 and Emily Tran, 19:20. There is a $50 bonus prize for a new course record for the males and the females. For more information on the race, go to their …

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Blizzard Snapshot: Sharon Schools After the Storm

Check out recent photos of three schools in Sharon covered in snow from this weekend's blizzard.

Like several communities around the area, Sharon Public Schools cancelled classes for Monday, Feb. 11 as a result of the Blizzard of 2013 that struck over the weekend.  School officials, meanwhile, posted several photos on the SPS website to give a view of how some of the schools were after the storm.  The photos of the , Sharon Middle School and East Elementary show impressive amounts of snow in the area. 

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Fifth Grade Section Added at Sharon's Cottage Street School

Additional students expected this fall.

Sharon's Cottage Street School will have a new, fourth section of fifth grade this fall due to growing enrollment. The change won't require additional spending, School Superintendent Timothy Farmer told the school committee Wednesday night. The board approved a final budget of $36,947,797 for the fiscal year starting July 1. Farmer said some additional students are expected at Cottage, "unrelated to the whole issue of redistricting." "I think we knew when we created the sections that fifth grade was tight across the board, Cottage in particular," Chairman Laura Salomons said.

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Patch Facts

Five Things You Need to Know Today, May 31

Attend the Cottage Street School spring concert.

"Five Things You Need To Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. 1. Attend the Cottage Street School spring concert The Cottage Street School spring concert is at 7 p.m. at Sharon High School. 2. Claim your listing on Sharon Patch Businesses and community agencies are encouraged to claim their listings in Sharon Patch's Directory. Claiming a listing allows the owner to update the information and photos in it, better promoting the organization. Instructions on claiming a listing are found here. 3. Attend French Night Sharon Middle School hosts a Grade 8 French Night at 7 p.m. 4. Knit The Sharon Adult Center and Council on Aging's Knitting/Crocheting Club meets from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m…

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Sharon's Newest Inspirational Area Features a 'Twinkle'

'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star' inscribed on the granite bench at the Cottage Street School's new Poet's Corner.

"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" now is inscribed where the Cottage Street School and PTO hope to see Sharon's bright future inspired often. The school's new Poet's Corner was dedicated Monday outside and to the right of the front office. The space was funded by PTO brick sales reviving the group's school beautification project after several years of dormancy, said Barry Fritz, who led the latest effort. "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" is inscribed on the Poet's Corner's new granite bench. Monday, several students took turns reading verses from Jane Taylor's original, 1806 version, which Fritz found. Other students performed the song on their instruments. "The Poet's Corner can now fulfill its goal of being an inviting place for people to …

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(VIDEO) East Fifth Graders Win 'Battle'

The students won the 'Battle of the Brains' against Cottage and Heights on Sunday.

If Sharon's Heights Elementary and Cottage Street schools ever forget who won Sunday's "Battle of the Brains," East Elementary students can give them a history lesson. Specifically, "Name the first five U.S. presidents." Only East's students knew the correct answer (George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and James Monroe), in Final Jeopardy, to win the Jeopardy-style contest among the three elementary schools' fifth grades. The Sharon High School National Honor Society sponsored the event, held in the high school auditorium. The proceeds will be donated to the Perkins School for the Blind. A brief video about the school was shown before the game's first question. The event resembled the TV game show Jeopardy in all …

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