Community Corner
Monday Essentials: Massachusetts Tax Free Weekend 2013
Here's a quick look at what you need to know for the week ahead.
A two-day sales tax holiday in Massachusetts is set for this coming weekend, Saturday, August 10, and Sunday, August 11.
The tax holiday will lift the 6.25 percent levy on most items selling for less than $2,500 this weekend.
Excluded from the tax holiday are restaurant meals, cars, motorboats, tobacco and any item that costs more than $2,500.
Since 2004, the State Legislature has approved a two-day tax holiday in Massachusetts every year, with the exception of 2009.“The sales tax holiday greatly benefits businesses and consumers, especially with families shopping for the new school year. This weekend has become very popular and helps boost sales during a traditionally slow month,” Stoughton's State Representative William C. Galvin (D-Canton) said in a release.
“The sales tax holiday benefits both retailers and consumers, and it says good things about the direction our economy is headed in that we could do it this year,” said Stoughton's State Representative Louis L. Kafka (D-Stoughton).
“I’m happy to support this measure yet again, which encourages consumers to get out and support local businesses and their employees,” Stoughton's State Senator Brian A. Joyce (D-Milton) said in a release. “This annual event has become a good tool for our continued economic recovery.”
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Free Froyo
On Monday, August 5, from noon to 3 p.m. Daddy's Dairy will be offering free froyo at its Stoughton (354 Washington St.) and Brockton (1280 Belmont St.) locations.
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Stoughton Board of Selectmen Meeting
Speaking of the Selectmen, the Board meets Tuesday, August 6 at 6:30 p.m. The meeting is scheduled to start in executive session, then reconvene in open session in the Great Hall on the third floor of the Stoughton Town Hall.
Click on the link for an agenda: 8-6-13 agenda.pdf
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Stoughton Public Library Summer Reading Activities
Click on the following links to see a calendar of activities for the Stoughton Public Library's Summer Reading Program:
Childrens - Childrens Summer Reading Calendar 2013.pdf
Teens - Teen Summer Reading Calendar 2013.pdf
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Summer Nutrition Program at the West School
The Stoughton Public Schools will be offering a Summer Nutrition Program at the West School (1322 Central St.). The program ends on August 8.
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Lunch will be served free of charge to all school aged children, up to age 18, in the West School Cafeteria, Monday through Thursday from 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. All food must be consumed on the premises; no food is allowed to be taken home or off the property.
Questions? Call 781-297-1051.
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Looking Ahead: Concerts in the Park
The Stoughton Lions Club's 2013 Concerts in the Park Summer Concert Series continues Sunday, August 11 with a performance by "The Villanaires."
Concerts are are Sundays from 5-7 p.m. and are held outdoors at the Gazebo at Faxon Park (across from the Stoughton Public Library) and are free for Stoughton residents.
Click here for a full list of scheduled concerts this summer.
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Looking Ahead: Stoughton Farmers Market
The Stoughton Farmers Market will run every Saturday from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Trackside Plaza (2 Canton Street) from June through October, bringing fresh produce, baked goods, crafts and entertainment to downtown Stoughton.
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