The Wrentham Times

Sales Tax Holiday is August 17 and 18

Massachusetts annual sales tax holiday is August 17 and 18. Purchases on many, but not all, retail items are tax free. Items not exempt from sales are tax include:

• Motor vehicles
• Motorboats
• Telecommunications services
• Gas
• Steam
• Electricity
• Tobacco products
• Marijuana or marijuana products
• Alcoholic beverages, and
• Any single item whose price is more than $2,500.

Meals are eligible for the sales tax holiday exemption but alcoholic beverages sold as a meal or as part of a meal are not eligible. There is also a wrinkle to the exemption rules for clothing. An item of clothing is generally exempt from the sales tax unless the item costs more than $175. If it does, only the amount over $175 is subject to tax. If on the sales tax holiday, the price of an item of clothing exceeds $2,500, the first $175 is not subject to tax.

Internet sales during the sales tax holiday on qualified items are also exempt.

For more information visit the Massachusetts Department of Revenue for details.

Notification of Aquatic Treatment of Lake Pearl

Lake Pearl will be chemically treated to control nuisance and invasive aquatic vegetation on Wednesday, July 24, 2019.

The lake is closed to all water uses (including, swimming, fishing and boating) on day of treatment only. Swimming, fishing and boating may resume on Thursday morning, July 25.

This work is being performed for the Town of Wrentham by SOLitude Lake Management of Shrewsbury. The project is being undertaken pursuant to permits issued by MassDEP and the Wrentham Conservation Commission.

Boys and Girls Summer Volleyball Clinic

Boys and girls entering Grades 6th , 7th , and 8th are eligible for a summer volleyball clinic held this July. Instructors for the clinic are coaches and players from King Philip Volleyball Girls & Boys teams. The clinic will focus on the fundamentals of volleyball, work on skills, development, passing, setting, hitting,blocking, playing games and having fun.

Beginner and experienced players are welcome. The cost is $95.

The summer volleyball clinic is held at King Philip High School Field House, 6 to 8 p.m., on Wednesday evenings (July 10, 17, 24, 31, August 5) and on Monday August  12. 
Registration is online here.

Sponsored by Wrentham Recreation Department

 

Concert on the Commons 2019 Schedule

The Daybreakers hit Wrentham center for Concerts on the Common this Sunday, June 9, at 6 p.m. Concerts on the Common officially kicked off last weekend with a performance from King Philip High School band.

Thirteen musical performances are scheduled throughout the summer for Sunday evenings at 6 p.m.

On August 4, Ayla Brown returns to Wrentham for her second year in a row. Brown, a former American Idol contestant, grew up in Wrentham and is currently pursuing her career out of Nashville.

Concerts on The Common 2019 Schedule
June 9th - Daybreakers
June 16th - BC & Company
June 23rd - October Road
June 30th - The Day Trippers
July 7th - Mike Casano Big Band
July 14th - Westwood SwingBand
July 21st - Throwback to the 60's
July 28th - Tom Abbott
August 4th - Alya Brown
August 11th - New City Cowboys
August 18th - Glamorama
August 25th - Elastic Five

Wrentham Memorial Day Parade

The Town of Wrentham will celebrate Memorial day with a parade starting at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 27. The parade will begin at the corner of of South St. and Randall Rd. and proceed north to the Center Cemetery, where an assembly will be held at the flag pole near the veterans burial area.

The ceremony will include the Pledge of Allegiance, singing of The Star-Spangled Banner and a recognition of local veterans. A wreath laying ceremony is  planned as well as the singing of America the Beautiful and the playing of Taps.

Following the assembly at the cemetery, the parade procession will then re-form and march toward the town's war memorial monuments before dispersing.

Sweatt Beach Opening for the Season

The summer season starts at Lake Pearl's Sweatt Beach, 11 Woolford Rd, on Saturday, May 25. The public beach will be open everyday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., weather permitting. The beach closes for the season on Aug. 25.

Seasonal family passes are available for $175 for Wrentham residents and $200 for Plainville and Norfolk residents. Passes can be purchased at the beach.

The beach is staffed with a lifeguard during its hours of operation.

Route 1 Paving

Paving is scheduled to begin on Route 1 either Tuesday, May 28, or Wednesday, May 29. The paving is for restoration of the road where the water line were installed. The majority of the work is on the southbound lane between Thurston Street and Madison Street. There is a small section on the northbound lane. The work hours are 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Residents can expect delays.

Senator Rausch will host her next “Fourth Fridays” office hours on Friday, May 31 in Plainville

Senator Becca Rauschwill host her next “Fourth Fridays” office hours on Friday, May 31 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Plainville Public Library conference room. During these office hours, held on the fourth Friday of every month, residents from any part of the Norfolk, Bristol, and Middlesex district are welcome to meet Rausch and her staff and share their opinions on state issues.

The senator will hold additional summer Fourth Fridays office hours from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the following locations:

• June 28th: Sherborn Town Hall in room 105
• July 26th: Wellesley Town Hall in the Juliani Room
• August 16th: North Attleborough location to be announced

Rausch also typically spends Mondays and Fridays taking scheduled meetings in the district and encourages residents to contact her office at (617) 722-1555 to arrange a meeting with her or a staff member. Residents can also check Twitter (@BeccaRauschMA) for real-time updates on the Senator’s activities, and Facebook (Senator Becca Rausch) for additional updates.

Additional Fourth Fridays in-district office hours are as follows:

• Franklin, Sept. 27
• Natick, Oct. 25
• Wrentham, Nov. 22
• Norfolk, Dec. 20
• Needham, Jan. 2020