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Volume XXVII, Issue 8
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June 2021
MUNICIPAL SPOTLIGHT:
Full In-person Learning BPD Continues Outreach Despite COVID, Budget, Eyed for Bellingham Schools in September & Manpower Challenges
By MARJORIE TURNER HOLLMAN, Contributing Writer Bellingham Police officers teamed up with state troopers from the By KEN HAMWEY, Contributing Writer Bellingham School Superintendent Peter Troop C Community Action outreach team, along with members Marano (left) has a message for all parents of of the mounted police and a K-9 officer, for a “Coffee with a Cop” Local Attorney Helps to Debunk Some Medicaid Myths children who attend public schools in Bell- community policing outreach program. State troopers took their ingham: all indications currently point to full, animals to Dunkin’ Donuts in South Bellingham (next to Charlie’s Boys Volleyball Collects First Tire on S. Main Street) to join Bellingham’s officers for an outdoor in-person learning in September. Win in Program History April morning. The state police had “As of now [Bulletin deadline], the State meet-and-greet on a sunny FOR OFFICE USE ONLY AT OUR WEBSITE: Department of Education is calling for no more brought plastic state-trooper hats for the kids. The bomb-sniffing (BellinghamBulletin.com) twoEMAILED: mounted police with their horses got lots remote or hybrid learning,” Marano said. “I’m dog, Pippin, and theDATE ecstatic and pleased, and so is our staff. It’s of attention from the crowd of visitors who showed up throughout Soter Supports Additional 36know Rakeville Bellingham, MA 02019 BY: the morning. rewarding to thatCircle our • future will reflect Unemployment Insurance Rate 508-883-3252 (Tel & Fax) Bellingham Detective Amy Kirby had organized a more normal educational setting, which our students desperRelief for MA Businesses ately need after dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic more the program, along with Trooper Farah Gray, and Website: www.bellinghambulletin.com • E-mail:for email@bellinghambulletin.com Art Heals: A Program at Chief Gerry Daigle (right) gave his approval of than a year.” Blackstone Valley Regional Masks and social distancing could even be shelved, but the the effort. Their goal was to promote kindness. Voc/Tech High School Fax/Email: Kirby explained, “This is a national program of school Attn: chief says that so much depends on how the pandemic that be no Since 1994 data are trending. “It’s my hopeA Dthere’ll PR Oneed O for F community outreach.” Bellingham officers who New Registry of Deeds in with the any program also includedsuch Sgt. andreceipt social ofdistancing, but the vaccines the key ele-andparticipated Program Helps toPlease Protect respondmasks to confirm this proof. Carefully review theare ad shown below respond ASAP changes/corrections, Steve Daigle (no relation Patrolman ment innumber, makingetc. a difference,” heeffort emphasized. we get address, telephone We make every to insure the“As accuracy of closer your ad, however, the Bulletin will not to bethe heldchief), responsible for Against Property as Fraud errors in any adtothat has been reviewed by theday customer. Changes in the ad concept (nothave corrections) proof be Tom subjectMarston. to additional charges. Markafter Auld andwill Sgt. September 1 (opening in Bellingham), data will always posted: Library Pippin, the yellow Lab, with her handler, Scott Irish, drew a to be favorable, and we’ll need to know if a majority of children Events, Senior News SCHOOLS — continued on page 20 BPD OUTREACH — continued on page 26
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