Things to do for Halloween This Weekend

The following is a list of Halloween events Saturday and Sunday in the local area.

Here are some local events to check out this weekend in the area. If you know of any other events, please add to the comment section. CANTON-The Villages Shoppes in Canton are holding a family "Hocus Pocus" movie night, Saturday, Oct. 27, at 5:30 p.m. There will be free popcorn and apple cider under the stars. CANTON-The Hidden Hotel is being held at 95 Washington St. in Canton on weekend nights for more information go to www.TheHiddenHotel.com. SHARON- The Everwood Day Camp Third Annual Halloween Family Festival will be held Sunday, Oct. 28, at 11 a.m. It is a free event. The camp is located at 125 Lakeview St. There will be pumpkin painting, games, sports, moonwalks, horse drawn hay rides, face painting, rock climbing, magic shows by the…

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(VIDEO) Sharon Girl Scouts Celebrate Scouting's 100th at Day Camp

Scouts earn anniversary patches.

Sharon Girl Scouts celebrated a milestone today by going to a day camp. Earning a 100th Anniversary Patch was the scouts' mission during their trip to the Everwood Day Camp. Today's "Passport to Fun" event at Everwood was the latest way that Sharon Girl Scouts celebrated the Girl Scouts of the USA's milestone. Throughout March, scouts visited the Sharon Historical Society's High Street museum, which had Sharon Girl Scout artifacts displayed in tribute throughout March, which was national Girl Scout Month. Today, at Everwood, scouts visited nine tables, each featuring a special activity or history lesson. The scouts started at the SWAPS station, where they made and traded SWAPS (Special Whatchamacallits Affectionately Pinned Somewhere). The…

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Five Things You Need to Know Today, April 22

Explore Everwood.

"Five Things You Need To Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. 1. Explore Everwood Everwood Day Camp will hold a free Family Fun Day and Open House from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 2. Salute Cantor Dress Temple Israel hosts Cantors in Concert at 2 p.m. The New England Region Cantors Assembly honors Temple Israel Cantor Steven Dress for his 30 years in the cantorate. And Temple Israel will honor Sam and Sidi Natansohn for their 60th anniversary. 3. Attend services at the Unitarian Church The Unitarian Church of Sharon holds services at 10:15 a.m. and 7 p.m. 4. Attend services at the Hope Church The Hope Church holds a worship celebration service at 10:30 a.m. 5.  Attend services at St. John…

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Weekly Region Roundup

Region Roundup: Fatal Car Accidents (And More…)

A look at the top headlines in your town and the surrounding area for the week of April 8, 2012.

Fatal Easton Crash Kills Norton Man A Foundry Street accident in Easton resulted in the death of a Norton man Tuesday night, April 10, according to Easton Police. Easton Police Chief Allen Krajcik said in a statement that Eric Gryzboski, 36, of Eisenhower Drive in Norton, went off the road while heading westbound at approximately 10:45 p.m. and crashed his 2002 GMC pickup truck into a large tree near the Norton town line. Read more by clicking here. *** Family and Friends Say Goodbye to Mansfield High Student Family, friends and much of the Mansfield community came to pay their final respects to Michaela Smith on Friday morning at her funeral service at Saint Mary’s Church. Smith, 16, died last Saturday, April 7, after an early morning car…

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Everwood Leader Teaches Camp World By Example

The Lakeview Street day camp is Scott Brody's '20/20 Vision' project.

Scott Brody might be the Everwood Day Camp's best student. He's a founder, too. Brody recently shared those lessons during the American Camp Association's Tri-State Camp Conference, held March 13 to March 16 in Atlantic City, N.J. His presentation was entitled, "21st Century Skills: How Camps Teach What Children Really Need to Learn!". And this winter, the camp association presented Brody, and fellow Everwood founder Steve Baskin, with its National Honor Awards. The award recognizes "major contributions to the camp profession," Brody says. Brody is in his second term as a national vice president of the group. Everwood, and Brody's talk, are rooted in the association's "20/20 Vision," an effort promoting "opening up the camp experience to …

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Five Things You Need to Know Today, March 10

Attend the 11th annual Bernie Jacobs Memorial Concert.

"Five Things You Need To Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. 1. Support Young Israel Young Israel of Sharon's 40th Annual Community Celebration is at 8 p.m. at the Everwood Day Camp. 2. Attend a concert The 11th annual Bernie Jacobs Memorial Concert is at 7 p.m. at the  Unitarian Church of Sharon. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and $5 for students, and are available at the door. 3. Study Torah Temple Sinai of Sharon offers Torah study from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. 4. Play "Minute to Win It" Sharon American Legion Post 106 hosts "Minute to Win It" at 7 p.m. 5. Attend the prayer corps Victory Assembly of God offers a prayer corps at 6 p.m.

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Sharon's Young Israel Celebrating Special Residents

The shul's 40th annual celebration is Saturday night at Everwood.

Saturday night, Young Israel of Sharon will recognize some of Sharon's special community members surrounded by what makes Sharon special. Young Israel's 40th Annual Community Celebration is at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Everwood Day Camp. The event is "really to kind of celebrate the idea of Sharon, what makes Sharon so special, and what makes Young Israel so special," Young Israel committee member Claire Venze Gebler said Wednesday. "And part of that is being in this beautiful surroundings." Young Israel will present Susie and David Berg, Lytal Kaufman and David Schacht with Service Awards, and Jacob Blitstein with its Teen Service Award. Each honoree will receive gifts, Venze Gebler said. The annual celebration honors community members …

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Five Things You Need to Know Today, Feb. 26

Watch a movie featuring Fay Wray.

"Five Things You Need To Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. 1. Explore a day camp Everwood Day Camp will hold a free Family Fun Day and Open House from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 2. Catch a movie and a talk "One Book, One Town: Sharon Reads Together" presents a screening and discussion of a film featuring Fay Wray and an ape at 4 p.m. at the Sharon Public Library. 3. Attend a caucus Sharon Democrats caucus at 3 p.m. at the Sharon Town Offices. 4. Hear a talk at Young Israel Young Israel of Sharon will host "Anti-Israel and Anti-Semitic propaganda in Contemporary American Theater" at 8 p.m. Emerson College faculty member Brynna Bloomfield will lead the talk. 5. Bid in the Rotary auction…

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Five Things You Need to Know Today, Feb. 12

Hear a talk today.

  "Five Things You Need To Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. 1. Explore a camp The Everwood Day Camp will hold a free Family Fun Day and Open House from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 2. Hear a guest preacher Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries Executive Director Alexander L. Kern will be the guest preacher at the First Baptist Church of Sharon. At 10:30 a.m., he will speak on following Jesus' footsteps with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 3. Hear from the managing editor of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency Uriel Heilman, managing editor of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, will discuss "The Battle for Beit Shemesh" at 7:30 p.m. at Young Israel of Sharon. Young Israel and the Center for …

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Five Things You Need to Know Today, Feb. 1

Attend a talk.

"Five Things You Need To Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. 1. Attend a talk The Sharon Education Foundation and Everwood Day Camp will present Dr. Michael Thompson, psychologist and author, to speak on "How to Raise Responsible Children" from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Everwood Lodge at the Everwood Day Camp. The event is free, but advance registration is required as seating is limited. Free child care will be provided by the Everwood Day Camp staff. 2. Attend the school committee meeting The Sharon School Committee meets at 7 p.m. at the Sharon Middle School. 3. Attend the planning board meeting The Sharon Planning Board meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Sharon Community Center. 4. Attend …

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