Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital & SMG Presents Hope Hour

Today We are filming a breast cancer awareness video for charity and we need your help! We are asking members of the community to come to Campanelli Stadium to spell the word "HOPE" in the outfield for a special flyover in the video. Flyover begins promptly at 5pm so come early and socialize before we make our formation. 

There will be appetizers and a cash bar. Please wear pink if you have it, if not, we'll have a T shirt for you. Click here for more information. 

Carpenter announces his plan to fight crime, telling residents that "Help is on the way."

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BROCKTON -- Mayoral candidate Bill Carpenter unveiled his 10-point "Brockton Fights Back" crime-fighting plan to restore safe neighborhoods to the City of Brockton, today telling beleaguered Brockton residents that, "Help is on the way."
"The City of Brockton is at a crossroads. We will either roll over and let the criminals take control of our city or we will fight back. I choose to fight back!" said Carpenter. "We will take back our neighborhoods, block by block."
At the heart of the Carpenter 10-point plan is the following:
1. Relentless Pursuit: We will relentlessly, aggressively pursue, remove and prosecute every gang member, thug, pimp and drug dealer in the City of Brockton.
2. Saturated Enforcement: Increase police presence using motorcycle patrols and deploy traffic units to conduct motor vehicle stops in high gang/high crime areas. Utilize every available resource to take back control of the city.
3. Counter-Insurgency Techniques: Adopt counter-insurgency tactics, similar to those used by the U.S. Military in Iraq, to identify and remove urban terrorists from our neighborhoods.
4. Community Police: Every Brockton Police Officer will be a Community Police Officer, working within the community to establish a partnership with the residents of Brockton to fight crime in every neighborhood.
5. Community Involvement: Establish a Street Leader Program, Neighborhood Walks, and distribute materials to residents in multiple languages. Re-launch and promote a “Text a Tip” program, for anonymous reporting of information to police.
6. Police Hiring Plan: Create an aggressive hiring plan to increase the size of the Brockton PD. Proactive Policing will require more “boots on the ground”.
7. Quality of Life: Utilize City Ordinances to conduct Quality of Life Enforcement Campaigns in target neighborhoods. Enforce Loitering, Public Drinking, and Noise Ordinances. Apply the City’s Nuisance Ordinance to remove graffiti, junk vehicles and secure and clean up abandoned homes.
8. Drug Court: Work with State and County leaders to establish a Plymouth County Drug Court in Brockton. 90% of property crime is committed by people stealing to support a drug/alcohol addiction.
9. Community Forums/Programs: Establish regular community forums, meet with civic associations, faith-based groups and newly organized neighborhood associations. Develop & expand community based programs geared toward young people at risk.
10. G.R.E.A.T Program: Re-implement the G.R.E.A.T Program (Gang Resistance Education & Training) in the Brockton Public Schools as the first step in implementing anti-gang and anti-drug curriculum into our Middle and Elementary schools.
Carpenter also announced on Thursday that former Boston Police Deputy Superintendent Robert Hayden, has joined the campaign as his Special Advisor on Public Safety. Hayden is credited with creating Boston's first city-wide anti-crime gang unit. Hayden is also the former police chief in the City of Lawrence. He also served as Under-Secretary of Public Safety within the administration of the late Governor Paul Cellucci.
"The essence of any successful crime plan is to be relentless," said Hayden. "It is relentless pressure on criminals 24/7. We do that by using every available resource to take control back of the city. You send the message to the criminal element that their actions will not be tolerated and they will be arrested and relocated to a jail cell."
While all the candidates for mayor in Brockton support putting more police officers on the street, Carpenter believes he is the only candidate who has put forth a financial plan to fund the additional boots on the ground.
"I will aggressively develop our water, sewer and electricity resources to generate the revenue necessary to provide real property tax relief and put 50 more police officers on Brockton’s streets." said Carpenter. "The Brockton Police Department is drastically understaffed and there has been no attempt by the Balzotti administration in the past four years to put more officers on the streets.”

PET OF THE WEEK

Sunrise

Animal ID 20363261  Species Cat  Breed Domestic Shorthair/Mix  Age 3 months 6 days  Sex Male  Size Small  Color Black/White  Declawed No  Housetrained Yes  Intake Date 7/2/2013

	Sunrise is an adorable 2 month old male kitten. He likes other cats and he loves playing with his toys! Adopt and Protect this pet with the 24PetWatch Gift of Pet Insurance. Visit us at www.24PetWatch.com or call 1-877-291-1524. Save on top named brands and help homeless pets when you shop online atwww.ThePetangoStore.com Shop now and save on: pet food, flea & tick, heartworm treatment, and more!
	If you are interested in adopting Sunrise or to see other animals up for adoption please check out their website at APCSM Contact us via mail: Animal Protection Center of Southeastern Massachusetts 1300 West Elm St. Extension Brockton, MA 02301 Call us: 508.586.2053 Contact us via email: Interested in adopting? Please e-mail adoptions@apcsm.org or call during our open hours

Grow Your Business Through Social Media & Email Marketing

Brockton, MA Sept. 12, 2013 – Crescent Credit Union is teaming up with the Metro South Chamber of Commerce, Geek Girl, and Constant Contact to present a series of FREE workshops geared toward small businesses.

The workshops will be hosted at Crescent’s Community Learning Center, 115 Commercial Street, Brockton, MA. Registration and networking from 11:30am to 12:00pm, workshops from 12:00pm to 1:30pm. There is no cost to attend, and a light lunch will be provided to attendees who register in advance.

Session 1 on Friday, September 27, “Grow Your Business with Email & Social Media: Simple Strategies for Small Business” is designed to give small businesses and nonprofit organizations some simple ideas for growing their organizations using email marketing and social media. This class is best suited for beginners in online marketing.

Session 2 on Friday, October 18, “Simple Strategies for Better Event Marketing with Constant Contact” will provide solutions for small businesses and nonprofits to help make them more productive and professional looking. Attendees will learn best practices on how-to maximize attendance at their events including promoting your event using RSVP and social media, online registration, and pre- and post- event activities.

Session 3 on Friday, November 15, “Leveraging Facebook with Email Marketing: Social Media Made Simple” offers a basic review of the essential strategies and best practices a business or organization should understand to successfully get started with social media marketing.

Attendees for any and all of the workshops are encouraged to register in advance by contacting Kim Prosper at 508-586-0500 ext. 231 orkprosper@metrosouthchamber.com. For more information about the workshops, visit www.crescentcredit.org. Online registration is also available atwww.metrosouthchamber.com.

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jonahWEIN
Vice President, Marketing
Crescent Credit Union
1300 Belmont Street
Brockton, MA 02301
(508) 408-6320

Stop, Think, Let it Go Barbecue this Friday, Sept. 6th.

BROCKTON — Mayor Linda M. Balzotti invites city youth to a barbecue at the Arnone School Friday, Sept. 6th as part of the city’s Stop. Think. Let it Go efforts. 

Stop. Think. Let it Go., a statewide initiative of which Brockton is part, encourages individuals to pause, and think about their actions, before rushing into violence to resolve a conflict. Many anti-violence programs currently operating in the city have followed the model. 


Friday’s event provides an opportunity for young people to come together to embrace it. 

The barbecue is sponsored by the Office of Mayor Linda M. Balzotti, the Safe Corners Street Outreach Program—a collaboration between the city and the Old Colony YMCA, and Boogie Down Brockton—a community group that practices the 12 principles of peace: love; courage; forgiveness; conflict is an opportunity for communication and positive dialogue; hope; justice; faith; empathy; avoid internal violence; attack the forces of evil; celebrate diversity; and unity, and endeavors to promote peace through peer education, training, supporting activities, events, and other initiatives. 

The event is free and open to the public and is geared toward youth. It will include: food, music, and a screening of the Stop. Think. Let it Go public service announcement. 

For more information, call the Mayor’s Office at (508) 580-7123.