Avon News

November is National Family Caregivers Month and to thank and show their support for family caregivers, the Family Caregiver Support Program at Old Colony Elder Services of Brockton recently held a a oeCaregiver Night Outa appreciation event.

Boston Legal TV Podcast: A conversation about the episode The Court Supreme with host Dana Greenlee and co-host Rob Greenlee.

DATELINE: PLYMOUTH COUNTY AND AVON; EASTON AND STOUGHTON, MAa Old Colony Elder Services of Brockton, one of 27 private, non-profit Aging Services Access Points in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts explained that the waiting list was imposed on September 8th and forty one days later, more than 1,000 people are waiting.

Police in Avon say a man picked the wrong bank to rob yesterday morning. Demetrius James, 19, of Columbia, S.C., is accused of trying to hold up Avon Cooperative Bank, which is right across the street from the town's police headquarters, the Brockton Enterprise reports.

Our Stupid Criminal candidate today is from Columbia, South Carolina who allegedly tried to rob a bank Thursday in nearby Avon, Massachusetts.

A bank robber in Avon made a critical mistake to get himself caught by police. A man tried to rob the Avon Cooperative Bank, which is right across the street from the police station.

"The wait time is ridiculous," said Chris Jackman of Dover, who waited more than two hours at the Watertown RMV branch on Friday while his 18-year-old son got his driver's license.

A 22,000-square-foot industrial building in Avon has sold for $1.15 million. The building at 244 Bodwell St.

Matthew Zahn was among 100 students to receive a 2009 President's Club scholarship from the Avon Foundation for Women.

South Coastal Counties Legal Services announced this week that Richard McMahon has been appointed as the new executive director, effective Nov.

DATELINE: PLYMOUTH COUNTY AND AVON; EASTON AND STOUGHTON, MAa As part of the national Caregiver Education Series, the Powerful Tools for Caregivers course is designed for individuals caring for older adults who are living at home or in a facility, or who are managing caregiver services from a distance.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Aqua-Leisure inflatable baby floats due to a drowning hazard.

The Avon-Middle High School is looking for a computer-assisted design and technology teacher for the fall.

Name of Product: Inflatable Baby Floats Units: About 4 Million Manufacturer: Aqua-Leisure Industries, of Avon, Mass.

Aqua-Leisure Industries of Avon, Mass., is recalling nearly 4 million inflatable baby floats because they pose a drowning risk.

Next Saturday is the last Saturday the library will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., until Sept.

Those Awful Inchworms are Back! Link May 1, 2009 11:42 AM GARDEN PEST: Eastern Massachusetts trees had been under attack by a newly arrived foreign inchworm population for several years now.

The first five contracts for "shovel-ready" projects in Massachusetts funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act have been awarded.