Bellingham Bulletin April 2024
Bellingham Bulletin April 2024
Bellingham Bulletin April 2024
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<strong>April</strong> <strong>2024</strong> Find us on Facebook | bellinghambulletin Page 13<br />
Ladies Plan Baby Shower for<br />
Abundant Hope <strong>April</strong> 11<br />
The March 14 Ladies of<br />
St. Anne meeting had members<br />
playing games, such as Hues and<br />
Cues (pictured), after the business<br />
meeting. During that meeting<br />
the Ladies voted to help the Millie<br />
Woodman Loaves and Fishes<br />
Food Pantry with the Adopt-a-<br />
Child program in December<br />
by providing help with the collection,<br />
sorting and distribution<br />
of gifts. The program provides<br />
Christmas gifts for children in<br />
approximately 100 families every<br />
year, in addition to food for the<br />
family.<br />
The Scholarship committee<br />
has announced that applications<br />
for LoSA <strong>2024</strong> Scholarships are<br />
available. The scholarship is offered<br />
to students who are active<br />
parishioners of St. Blaise parish<br />
graduating high school or attending<br />
a college or technical school<br />
full time and working towards<br />
a degree. Applications can be<br />
found on the St. Blaise Parish<br />
website or at the entrances of the<br />
church and are due no later than<br />
<strong>April</strong> 28.<br />
Our next meeting<br />
will be held on <strong>April</strong><br />
11, at 7 p.m. in the<br />
parish hall. It will be<br />
a Baby Shower and<br />
all members are asked<br />
to bring items, such as<br />
diapers, baby clothes,<br />
toys, shampoo, baby<br />
wash, etc., for infants<br />
up to 24 months, to be<br />
donated to Abundant<br />
Hope, in Attleboro,<br />
MA. A representative<br />
of Abundant Hope will<br />
talk about the types of<br />
assistance they provide<br />
in their programs.<br />
Potential Prospect Hill<br />
Developer Holds Meeting<br />
On February 28, <strong>2024</strong>, Wall<br />
Street Development Corp. held<br />
an informational meeting at <strong>Bellingham</strong><br />
Senior Center for residents<br />
regarding their proposed<br />
project, a 156-unit residential<br />
townhouse development, Prospect<br />
Hill Village, to be located<br />
on 72 +/- acres off Prospect St.<br />
Residents expressed concern<br />
over flooding, traffic backup and<br />
safety, environmental concerns as<br />
well as affordability of the units.<br />
At the time of the meeting,<br />
<strong>Bellingham</strong>’s Conservation<br />
Commission had denied the<br />
project, which was appealed to<br />
the DEP. View more on that here<br />
at https://eeaonline.eea.state.<br />
ma.us/portal#!/wire/189640<br />
and look for more coverage on<br />
this project in the next issue of<br />
<strong>Bellingham</strong> <strong>Bulletin</strong>. To view<br />
the original filing and plans, visit<br />
https://www.bellinghamma.<br />
org/planning-board/pages/<br />
prospect-hill-village .