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Dighton Massachusetts
Dighton, MA is the geographic center of Bristol County, is also a rural economic center. It is the location of the Bristol County Agricultural High School and of the Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School. It is a mixture of suburban and rural settings with a strong industrial presence. Dighton has a full array of activities and services for its young people, including little league baseball, soccer, basketball, softball and tennis. The town offers an excellent educational delivery system from its regional K-12 school district. Dighton, which was named in honor of a woman, Frances Dighton Williams, was founded in 1712 as the southern precinct of the Town of Taunton and retains close regional ties with Fall River, Providence, Rhode Island, and Taunton.
Location
Southeastern Massachusetts, bordered by Taunton on the north, the Taunton River and Berkley on the east, Somerset and Swansea on the south and southwest, and Rehoboth on the west and northwest. Dighton is 40 miles south of Boston; 13 miles east of Providence, Rhode Island; and 190 miles from New York City.
Total Area: 22.86 sq. miles
Land Area: 22.39 sq. miles
Population: 5,631
Density: 251 per sq. mile
Transportation
The Taunton-Attleboro region, where Dighton is located, has excellent highway facilities. Interstate 495, especially well designed south of Boston, provides access to Interstate 90 to the northwest and to U.S. Route 6, the Mid-Cape Highway, to the southeast. Interstate 95 and the Fall River Expressway (State Route 24) provide access to the airport, port, and intermodal facilities of Boston and Providence.
Major Highways
Principal highways are U.S. Route 44 and State Route 138.
Rail
There is no freight or passenger rail service in Dighton, but the network of intermodal facilities serving eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island is easily accessible.
Bus
Dighton is a member of the Greater Attleboro-Taunton Regional Transit Authority (GATRA), which provides limited fixed route service between Taunton and North Dighton. GATRA also provides Dial-A-Ride service to the elderly and disabled.
Other
The Taunton Municipal Airport, a General Aviation (GA) facility, is easily accessible. It has a 3,496'x 75' asphalt runway and a 2,350'x 150' gravel runway. Instrument approaches available: Non-precision.
What's new this week?
Week Ending: September 5th
Recycle week
Date: August 30th
Location: Dighton Library ; Tot Time
Time: 10:30-11:00
Date: August 30th
Location: Town Hall Last day to submit letter to be on Town of Dighton Finance Committee
Date: Sept 1st, Teachers Workshops -No School K-12
Date: Sept 1st
Location: Dighton Library--Library card sign up month
Date: Sept 1st
Location: Town Hall-- Planning Board
General discussion ,pay bills, Payroll
Date: Sept 2nd: K-12 school open
Date: Sept 2nd: Bristol Aggie -Freshman Orientation
Date: Sept 3rd
Location: Dighton Library Closed 10:00-4:00pm
Dighton Police PD 306 - 2nd Annual Golf Tournament. Date: Oct 1,2010
Time: 9:00am
Location: Swansea CC.
Register by: 09/17/2010
Click here for more information and to register.
Dighton Youth Scoccer: register online http://www.dightonyouthsoccer.org/index.
Dighton Baseball: http://www.leaguepro.com/~dightons/article.php?id=379
Upcoming Community & Town September Information
Sept 6th: Labor Day- No School K-12
Sept 8th: Bristol Aggie School Starts
Sept 8th: Dighton Youth Soccer: Skilled night
Location: Pavao Field
Time: 6:30-7:30pm
| All registered player are invited to get some skills training! 6:30 to 7:30 every Wed night. All players welcome regardless of team participation |
Sept 9th: Araujo's Farms Harvest Patio Pot time: 6-7pm Pre registration required fee $35.00--araujofarms.com
Sept 11th Araujp's Farms Harvest PatioPot Time 9-10am--Pre registrartion required fee 35.00 --araujofarms.com
Sept 11th: 2nd Annual Dighton Run 5K -- Dighton run for Heroes: click link below also posted . Click here for more information
Sept 11th: St. Nicholas of Myra in North Dighton will commemorate their
second anniversary with a Parish Festival. more: town announcement-events
infor- town- announcements-events
Sept 11 & 12 OutBoard Racing Coming to Watson's Pond 12:00-5PM
Sept 13th: A Special Town Meeting at Town Hall 7:00PM
(lower level) Last day to register to vote for STM is Friday Sept 3,2010 from 9am-8-PM at the Police station Somerset Ave.
Sept 14th: State Primary from 7:00am-8PM at the Dighton Elementary School Click here to download warrent
The last day and hour to register to Vote, Change Address, or Change Party enrollment for the state primary will be held on Wednesday, August 25,2010 9:00am-8:PM in the town clerk's office at the town hall 979 Somerset ave.Dighton, Please call clerk's office 508-669-5411 with any questions.
Sept 15th: Zoning Board of Appeals 7:30pm
Sept 15th: Cemetery Committee 3:00 Town hall.
| Event: | Skills Nights |
| Location: | Pavao Field |
| Date: | September 8, 2010 |
| Time: | 6:30-7:30 PM |
| Description: | All registered player are invited to get some skills training! 6:30 to 7:30 every Wed night. All players welcome regardless of team participation. |
Sept 16th: -Arraujo's Farms - Terrariums - 6-7pm class of 10 fee $35.00 includes all materials; pre registration required.. araujofarms.com
Sept 18th: Dighton Library Fundraiser: Fall Fiesta :info: posted up top in events.
Sept 18th: Beautiful Harvest Window Boxes -Araujo's Farms 9-10am fee $3.00 donation and 3 canned goods for the Dighton Food Bank
Sept 18th: Rehoboth Harvest Block Party 10-4PM
Sept 21st: Dighton Library: Seasonal Cooking Series - more info - posted in town -eventsSept
Sept 23rd Araujo's Farms- Door Basket 6-7PM - Fee $35.00 includes all materials, pre registration required. araujofarms.com
Sept 25th: Araujo's Farms- Door Basket 9-10am Fee $35.00 includes all materials, pre registration required araujofarms.com
Sept 25th: Dighton Library: Fundraiser "in it for Literacy" Night performance
information top link- town -announcement-event
Sept 25th: Dighton Library -Preserving your Family History - more info - town-announcements-events.
Notices
As of July 8, 2010, Outdoor watering by water users with odd numbered addresses are restricted to odd numbered calendar days. Outdoor watering by users with even numbered addresses are restricted to even number days.
Transfer Station as of June 1,2010: Landfill notices will no longer be mailed to residents. Payment is due upon receipt and payments should be mailed to town hall.That pink slip you receive is your invoice.
Finance Committee is seeking appllicants for two positions. Letter of apllication should be placed in a sealed envelope addressed to finance committee and mailed or hand deliver to the selectmen's office at town hall. Letters will be accepted until 3:00pm on Monday 8-30-2010. .Letters should include background information a brief statement of why the applicant would like to be appointed to serve on the finance committee . email or faxed letters of application will not be accepted.
Ambulance study committee and Accounts Recievable procedure- if you have interest please send letter to Dighton board of Selectman
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