1644 Bay Street Taunton, MA Phone – Seasonal:508-884-8280 http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/southeast/wpsp.htm With the good weather finally here, my Aunt Nancy, Jowanna, Tony and I headed to Watson State Pond to go fishing. The park hasn’t officially open for the season so there was no charge. The Seasonal facility is officially open: Late May – Early September; the [...]
Hello Readers, If you are wondering what your next fun and adventurous outing might be, consider checking out Marcy Marchello’s latest Everyone Outdoors post on Maple Sugar Tours near Boston! There are Maple Sugaring Events this month at three DCR State Parks in Massachusetts: Riverbend Farm in Uxbridge; Blue Hills in Milton; and Breakheart Reservation in [...]
37 Taunton Green Taunton, MA 02780 Phone: (800) 275-8777 http://www.usps.com/ It’s been two years since I first went to the Taunton U.S. Post Office to apply for a United States Passport and was mortified to find there was NO wheelchair access into this federal United States Post Office. (You can read my March 2008 access review [...]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts The General Court 2010 24 Beacon Street Boston, MA Phone: 617-727-1100 Boston, MA 02133 Website: http://www.mass.gov/legis/ In January of 2009, Representative Steve Canessa filed House 3785 and Senator Marc Pacheco filed Senate 1948 : “An Act Relative to the Transportation of Individuals Seated in Wheelchairs”. Passage of this legislation in the state of [...]
John Seewer, Correspondent Associated Press, Toledo The Blade 541 N. Superior St. Toledo, OH 43614 Phone: 419-255-7113 http://www.ap.org/ohio/ This morning my mom and I had the wonderful opportunity to speak with John Seewer, a very kind, compassionate and caring Correspondent with the Associated Press in Toledo Ohio. John contacted me about my efforts to increase [...]
Massasoit State Park 1361 Middleboro Ave East Taunton, MA 02718 Phone: 508-822-7405 Website: http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/southeast/mass.htm You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=838FbUF_FGU My Aunt Nancy visits me every Sunday and we always have a lot of laughs and fun. We both love the outdoors and often go fishing during warmer months. We both miss fishing a lot during the winter [...]
An International Workshop on After the cameras have gone: Rebuilding Sustainable Communities in Haiti after the January 12 Earthquake April 9, 2010 www.rebuilding.umb.edu An event of the John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies Center for Rebuilding Sustainable Communities after Disasters at the University of Massachusetts Boston The Center for Rebuilding Sustainable [...]
An International Conference On Rebuilding Sustainable Communities with the Elderly and Disabled People after Disasters July 12-15, 2010 An event of the John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies Center for Rebuilding Sustainable Communities after Disasters at the University of Massachusetts Boston Conference Objectives While many conferences have examined challenges that the [...]
Dvee Media Productions 3 Outlook Road Waltham, MA 02451 Phone: 781-209-1985 Website: http://www.dveemedia.com You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HH9GxS1R8ec In June, I participate in the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) ’Community Living’ video filmed by Dvee Media Productions of Waltham. The ‘Community Living’ video is a story of four individuals who successfully moved from a nursing home into the community. I was honored I was [...]
Homes For Our Troops 6 Main Street Taunton, MA 02780 Phone: 508-823-3300 http://www.homesforourtroops.org/site/PageServer?pagename=AboutHFOT Before working out at Healthrax Fitness & Wellness Center, my mom, Ric, Josh and I stopped by a home in Middleboro being built by Homes For Our Troops for Army Staff Sergeant Michael Downing. Michael Downing, a Middleboro resident was on his second [...]
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In loving memory of my grandfather, 'Bud' McAuliffe.
