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Virtual Backpack is the Norton Public Schools platform for distributing community flyers and information. 

Check here for information about local events and programs of interest for students and families. To submit a flyer to the Virtual Backpack, please contact Pamela Anderson at panderson@norton.k12.ma.us

 

 

Norton Holiday Toy Drive

A festive poster for the Norton Holiday Toy Drive, featuring a QR code, a nutcracker, and holiday decorations.

NORTON HOLIDAY TOY DRIVE
Please Donate:
New, Unwrapped Toys
Gift Cards

DROP OFF ON SATURDAY 11/23
Yelle School 9:00-1:00
Bog Iron Brewing 2:30-9:30
or visit the Amazon Wish List

Sponsored By: the C2 Foundation
Norton Police Dept. | The Norton Fire Dept.
and NHS Math Honor Society

 

SEPAC Holiday Shop

A flyer for the Norton SEPAC's Lil' Shopper's Shoppe, a festive shopping event for children, featuring shopping, raffles, photos with Santa, and vendors.

Norton SEPAC Presents: Lil’ Shopper’s Shoppe

Friday December 6th | 4:30-7:30 pm
Saturday December 7th | 10 – 1 pm
LGN School | 38 Plain Street, Norton


Bring your children to shop for their friends
and family in a festive environment where
they will learn to spend, budget, and save!!!

Shopping | Raffles
Free Photo with Santa
Vendors on site | Tons of Cheer!!!

Click here for more information.

www.nortonsepac.com - sepacnorton@gmail.com

MBTA Communities Multi-Family Initiative Community Event

A flyer for a community event in Norton, Massachusetts, seeking input on multi-family housing zoning.

What: The Town of Norton is hosting a community event to gather input from Norton residents on potential locations for a new zoning district that requires multi-family housing without special permit approval. This open house format allows you to drop in at your convenience and share your ideas on where this district would be best suited for multi-family housing.

Why Your Input Matters: This event is part of our effort to comply with the Commonwealth’s MBTA Communities Multi-Family Zoning requirement, which mandates the creation of a zoning district permitting multi-family housing by right. Following the recent decision to table this topic at the Fall Town Meeting, we’re seeking community feedback to help identify the most preferable location(s) for this zoning district. In other words, where in Norton do you feel multi-family housing would be most preferable should it be built?

Where: Norton Town Hall, Crane Room (1st Floor) | 72 E. Main Street

When: December 4, 2024, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM | This is an open house event, so feel free to stop by at any time during these hours.

Click here for more information.

Norton Planning & Economic Development
72 E. Main Street | Norton, MA 02766
Office: 508-285-0278 | https://www.nortonma.org/planning-economic-development-dped
 

Letters to Santa

The Norton Parks & Recreation Department is hosting a 'Letters to Santa' program, with drop-off locations and dates listed.

The Norton Parks and Recreation Department is happy to offer our “Letters to Santa” program for the children of Norton.
The letters are done in conjunction with the Festival of Lights on the Town Common event on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024.

Children can drop off their letters two ways:
At the Festival of Lights on Sunday, December 8th on the Town Common from 5-6pm
At the NEW Town Hall in the lobby.
There will be a mailbox in the front lobby for the letters to be placed in.
Town Hall is open M-W 8:30-4:30// Th 8:30-7:30 // F 8:30-12:30

We will be accepting letters from Monday, Dec. 2nd until Tuesday, December 17th.

In order to facilitate the program, we ask that you please attach this form to the child/children's letter.
Please write legibly. Each child will get a letter back in the mail from the North Pole.

Festival of Lights

The Festival of Lights 2024 poster features a snowy scene with trees and invites attendees to celebrate the holiday season.

Festival of Lights 2024

Join Your Friends and Neighbors to Kick Off This Year’s Holiday Season!

Live Music | Cookies & Cocoa | Manorah & Tree Lighting
Visit Santa | Crafts | Performances and More!

Sunday, Dec. 8th
Norton Town Common – 5 pm

Bring your letters for Santa too! He will take them and read them all. Drop off in the big red mailbox!

The C2 Foundation & partners will be collecting gift cards to help make older kids holidays special.

For more information; Norton Parks & Rec
508-285-0228 or visit www.nortonma.org/parks-and-rec

Brockton Symphony Orchestra - Christmas at the Movies

A festive poster with a Christmas tree made of film reels, announcing a Christmas at the Movies event with the Brockton Symphony Orchestra.

BROCKTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA – A Greater Brockton Treasure

Presents: CHRISTMAS AT THE MOVIES
John Masko, Music Director

Sunday, December 15, 2024 I 3pm
Oliver Ames High School | 100 Lothrop Street, North Easton

Something for Everyone!
Frozen | Black Panther | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Pirates of the Caribbean | It’s a Wonderful Life
and more holiday surprises...

Order tickets at BrocktonSymphony.org
Adults $30 | Seniors $25 | Children & Students with ID FREE!
TICKET SALES AT DOOR OR CALL IN YOUR ORDER AT (508) 588-3841

Mass Cultural Council

Support Group - Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

A flyer for a support group for grandparents raising grandchildren, offering a safe space to share experiences and connect with others.

GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN

Are you a grandparent raising your grandchildren? 
Feeling overwhelmed?
Need a safe space to share your experiences,
and want to connect with others who understand?
You are not alone! 

Join our support group for grandparents raising grandchildren. 

What to expect:
Open discussion about challenges and joys of grand parenting,
Sharing of resources and information,
Peer support and understanding. 

Norton Community & Senior Center
Contact: Cathy Varnum 
Phone: 508-285-0235 

Art Classes & Workshops

A collage of artwork created by students at the Attleboro Arts Museum, featuring a woven tapestry, a mosaic, a drawing of a meerkat, a portrait with a tiger face, and a clay sculpture.

Attleboro Arts Museum
Winter Art Classes & Workshops
January – March 2025
Children | Teens | Adults

W. Charles Thompson Museum School
Attleboro Arts Museum
86 Park Street, Attleboro
508-222-2644

Click here to see full flyer with list of course options.

Register online: www.attleboroartsmuseum.org click on “Our Classes”
Scholarships for art classes are available to students of all ages!

Attleboro Norton YMCA Youth Basketball Clinic

youth basketball players with referee

FIND YOURGAME. FIND YOUR Y.
Youth Basketball Clinic

Dribble, Pass, Shoot! Skill based program teaching basketball at a level to promote growth and confidence.
Weekly classes will consist of drills to develop skills froma foundational level and progress into game play.
SATURDAYS Sept. 7- Dec. 28 | DOWNTOWN BRANCH
K-Grade 2: 8:30-9:30 AM | Grades 3-5: 9:45-10:45 AM | Grade 6-8: 11:00-12:00
Season Fees: $65, YMembers | $109, Non-Members

ATTLEBORO NORTON YMCA

Register Online (or scan QRCode): attleboroymca.org
Questions?Contact: EricStringfellow | estringfellow@attleboroymca.org

Poetry Workshop for Grades 6-12

frog on lilypad against background of books with QR codes for regsitration and information about workshop leadersNorton Public Libray and Wheaton College Present
UNITED IN POETRY
A Workshop for Young Poets

Students in grades 6-12
Norton Public Library Conference Room
68 E. Main Street, Norton MA

Tuesdays in October and November (except 10/15)
5:30-6:30pm

Drop in to any session, and bring a friend or make one there! Explore poetic forms, share ideas, and write your own original poetry in collaboration with students from the creative writing department at Wheaton College.

No registration required.
Norton Public Library

YMCA Youth Sports

youth athletes in basketball uniformsFall & Winter 2024 YMCA Youth Sports

Click for more information or to register.

SPORTS SAMPLER – Preschool & Youth
DANCE: CREATIVEMOVEMENT – Ages: 3 - 5
DANCE: TAP/ JAZZ / BALLET – Ages: 6 - 12
SOCCER – Preschool & Youth
YOUTH BASKETBALL
KARATE – Ages 4.5 - 18

Contact Information:
Eric Stringfellow
estringfellow@attleboroymca.org
(508) 409-0764

Women, Infants, & Children Nutrition Program (WIC)

 

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The Mass WIC Program and the Mass Cultural Council have partnered to offer discounted admissions to over 100 of the Commonwealth’s museums and cultural institutions. Because of the generosity of the participating organizations, WIC clients can receive free or discounted admissions by showing their WIC Card.

 

For a complete list of participating organizations visit: www.mass.gov/orgs/women-infants-children-nutrition-program

 

 

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