The Bellingham Bulletin April 2011 : Page 1
The Bellingham Bulletin ~ News updates Hometown at www.BellinghamBulletin.com • Become a fan on Facebook! Bellingham’s Favorite “Good-NewsPaper” for the past 16 years! APRIL 2011 Postal Patron Bellingham Bulletin i t e, m , ebs letin.co s Since 1994 w ul ur te it o amB da Vis ellingh nt up e w. B qu Thanks for w w o r f re f Bellingham, ma 02019 PRST-STD U.S. Postage 1 Bellingham BULLETIN Permit No. 107 Bellingham, MA P A I D S t i l l D i re c t -M a i l e d i n to e v e ry Ho m e & B u s i n e s s i n B e l l i n g h a m F R E E O F C H A R G E ! delivering to: Volume XVII, Issue 7 Bellingham’s Hometown Newspaper Since 1994 Police Association Treats Seniors to Lunch Undefeated Hawks Win metrowest Championship april 2011 Volunteers included Sgt. Peter Lemon, Detective Jennifer Gosselin and Officer John Melanson A traditional St. Patrick’s Day corned-Provost, President of the Bellingham Police beef dinner with all the trimmings, pro-Association; and police force members vided and served by the Bellingham Police Detective John McLaughlin, Dispatcher Department, was enjoyed by a large crowd Bridgette Dion, Ofc. Dave Ayotte, Ofc. Ken of senior citizens at the Bellingham Se-Lamarre, and Sgt. Richard Perry. Thanks too to the senior center Director, nior Center on March 10. As a courtesy by Coachmen’s Lodge Restaurant owners Laura DeMattia, and the Council for the Norman and Michele Decelles, the meal Aging Chairman, Gordon Curtis, as well as was prepared by executive chef Marcel to guest hosts and volunteers State Repre-Doire and the restaurant staff. It was free to sentative Ryan Fattman, Selectmen Dawn Davies and Mary Chaves, and Bellingham Bellingham seniors. Special thanks to all of the officers who Housing Authority Executive Director Mo-helped in any way to make this annual event nique Bergeron. a huge success: K-9 Officer Leonard Gos-Photographer Mike Fay from the Bell-selin, who originated the idea; Sgt. Edward ingham Fire Department took photos; video Guzowski, who coordinated the event; Sgt. coverage was provided by ABMI Cable 8. Lee Rolls and Ofc. John Melanson, who su-Entertainment was provided by the Belling-pervised the culinary preparation; Detective ham Community Chorus under the direction Jennifer Gosselin, Sgt. Peter Lemon, Pa-of Linda Trudeau. story & photo by Dr. Florence Ames trolman Stephanie Lemon, and Dispatcher Bulletin Editor Tom Marston, who helped serve; Ofc. Scott Girls 4th-grade travel basketball team, Bellingham Hawks, are shown above celebrating their thrilling MetroWest championship victory over King Philip, a game that solidified a season in which they went undefeated with a record of 14-0. Front row, l–r: Shannon Imparato, Sarah Michaud, Linsay O’Glishen, Natalie Steeves, Katie Lynch, Carson Albright, Katie Reed, Kyla Trail, timekeeper Patrick Carr, Brianna O’Leary; Back row: Coach Don Driscoll, Peyton Godfrey, Stephanie Carr, Delaney Cummings, Coach Peter Carr, Junior Assistant Coach Angie Imparato. (Not pictured: Junior Assistant Coach Victoria Dill) As you will read in this issue, Bellingham has made it to the semi-finals of the Healthy Kids recipe challenge. If selected for first place, a team goes to Washington to compete in a national cook-off. A website has been set up with a section for public voting. Please vote for Bellingham recipes at http://www. recipesforkidschallenge.com/ . You can vote once for each recipe. (BMMS is the only MA school to qualify as a semi-finalist and the only school to have two of their recipes chosen.) Please take a moment to vote—it would be great to have our students recog-nized at the White House. Please vote for bmmS! Jamison Mendall Tree Removal “Serving all your tree needs” Pruning, Storm Damage, Aerial Bucket & Bobcat Services, Stump Grinding, PLOWING & more... L icensed & i nsured • F ree e stimates 1-508-958-0747 Celebrating our 5th Anniversary! the Advantages of Working with an Our technicians have over 20 years’ experience in using the most effective methods of pest elimination in the industry. We guarantee our work, so you can be confident in us. F 24-Hr Emergency Service F Family-Owned & TERMITES CARPENTER ANTS RODENTS WILDLIFE BEES HORNETS WASPS SILVERFISH MOSQUITOS BEDBUGS TICKS GNATS The Knowledge & Experience to Bring You Peace of Mind... Operated F Qualified VA & FNA Inspections & Reports F Written Guarantee F Shoe Covers to Ensure Cleanliness F Environmentally Visit us on our website at RealtyExecutivesTriCounty.com Serving MA & RI • Nous parlons Francais Conscious Methods F Fast Response F Licensed & Insured F Free Estimates D&T Pest and Termite Control, Inc. www.dtpest.com e r y 508-966-3563 TRI COUNTY RETriCounty@comcast.net Member, Bellingham Business Association 10% OFF!! 1-888-8-BUG-OFF (1-888-828-4633) Mention this AD and get 116 mechanic st. (across from U.S. Post Office) • Bellingham, MA BELLINGHAM 508-966-4470
Police Association Treats Seniors To Lunch
A traditional St. Patrick’s Day cornedbeef dinner with all the trimmings, provided and served by the Bellingham Police Department, was enjoyed by a large crowd of senior citizens at the Bellingham Senior Center on March 10. As a courtesy by Coachmen’s Lodge Restaurant owners Norman and Michele Decelles, the meal was prepared by executive chef Marcel Doire and the restaurant staff. It was free to Bellingham seniors.<br /> <br /> Special thanks to all of the officers who helped in any way to make this annual event a huge success: K-9 Officer Leonard Gosselin, who originated the idea; Sgt. Edward Guzowski, who coordinated the event; Sgt.Lee Rolls and Ofc. John Melanson, who supervised the culinary preparation; Detective Jennifer Gosselin, Sgt. Peter Lemon, Patrolman Stephanie Lemon, and Dispatcher Tom Marston, who helped serve; Ofc. Scott Provost, President of the Bellingham Police Association; and police force members Detective John McLaughlin, Dispatcher Bridgette Dion, Ofc. Dave Ayotte, Ofc. Ken Lamarre, and Sgt. Richard Perry.<br /> <br /> Thanks too to the senior center Director, Laura DeMattia, and the Council for the Aging Chairman, Gordon Curtis, as well as to guest hosts and volunteers State Representative Ryan Fattman, Selectmen Dawn Davies and Mary Chaves, and Bellingham Housing Authority Executive Director Monique Bergeron.<br /> <br /> Photographer Mike Fay from the Bellingham Fire Department took photos; video coverage was provided by ABMI Cable 8.Entertainment was provided by the Bellingham Community Chorus under the direction of Linda Trudeau.<br /> <br /> story & photo by Dr. Florence Ames Bulletin Editor
Please Vote For BMMS!
As you will read in this issue, Bellingham has made it to the semi-finals of the Healthy Kids recipe challenge. If selected for first place, a team goes to Washington to compete in a national cook-off. A website has been set up with a section for public voting. Please vote for Bellingham recipes at http://www.Recipesforkidschallenge.com/. You can vote once for each recipe. (BMMS is the only MA school to qualify as a semi-finalist and the only school to have two of their recipes chosen.) Please take a moment to vote—it would be great to have our students recognized at the White House.
