Where Are You Taking Your Dad Today?

With so many places to choose from, it's a tough to decide where to take your dad for Father's Day. Which place did you decide is the best?

Region Roundup: Foxboro Burglar Calls Tow Truck, Swansea Bank Robber Arrested

A look at what is happening around the region.

Foxborough Burglary Suspect Calls Tow Truck After Vehicle Gets Stuck at Scene A suspected burglar in a daytime breaking and entering Tuesday on Bailey Street may have aided police in the investigation when he got his getaway vehicle stuck at the crime scene. “The burglar had to call a tow truck because he had driven his vehicle behind the house to hide it from being in the driveway and he got stuck,” said Foxborough Police Chief Edward O’Leary following Tuesday’s incident. “The tow truck operator was the one who called the police about suspicious activity. Once the car was pulled out the [suspect] jumped in the vehicle and drove across the lawn to get away.” O’Leary said the tow truck operator called police to the scene and after an …

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Open Houses In Easton This Week

Looking for a new house in Easton? Here's a list of open houses in the area.

Check out more open houses here.

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Where's the Best Place to Celebrate Father's Day in Easton?

Easton Patch wants to know what to do this Sunday to celebrate Father's Day.

Many of you have countless memories of your father. Maybe you remember your dad teaching you how to ride a bike. Maybe you remember your dad taking you to your first baseball game. Maybe you remember your dad giving you your first cell phone, or buying you your first car. And maybe you remember when you thought you were too cool to be seen in public with your dad. Through all the memories, and many of them are probably great, this Sunday you'll get to share them all with your dad. Where is the best place to celebrate Father's Day in Easton? Tell us in the comments section below.

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Easton Schools' Great Pumpkin Challenge Ready for 2013 Growing Season

What is growing faster, the Challenge or the Pumpkins?

Submitted to Easton Patch: In 2012, the Easton Public Schools took part in a challenge to grow something big, as big as their imagination and love could make it. Creator Todd Sandstrum, never imagined what would come next for the Pumpkin Challenge grant program, sponsored by Coast of Maine Organics. As he and Genevieve Pollock watched the schools’ pumpkins grow they saw how it was changing families and the possibility for the challenge to grow as well. The two created South Shore Great Pumpkin Challenge with the goal to get kids in the dirt and build community moral at the same time. Over the winter, Pollock and Sandstrum didn’t stop working. Even though the ground was covered with snow higher than most pumpkins, they had a goal. Written …

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Easton Home of the Day: 10 Fall Lane

A home listed for $624,900.

This home at 10 Fall Ln. is being marketed or $624,900. 3 bedrooms 2.5 baths 3,465 Sq. Ft. Description from NewEnglandMoves.com: Picture Perfect Setting! Custom built Colonial with attention to detail and featuring beautiful outside views of gardens and yard.The kitchen is ideal for entertaining complete with granite and stainless with an island that is both generous and functional. Hardwood floors shine throught the home and the three season room offers tranquil views of the grounds. Home is listed by Diane Matthews of Premier Properties.

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Patch Facts

5 Things: Two Days Left to Sign up for Full Day Summer Program

A who, what, when, where, why analysis of your day in Easton.

Who should you know about? Kenneth Hampston Kenneth had the highest grade point average of this year's graduating class at Southeastern Regional Voc Tech. What should you know about? The Oliver Ames baseball team. The Tigers will take on Sharon High School today in MIAA Tournament action. Easton Patch will bring it to you live. When is something happening? Thursday, June 6 Deadline for payment in full for the Easton Recreation Department Full Day Summer Program This program takes place at the Moreau Hall School and is for children ages 6-13. There are six one-week sessions and there is a field trip each Tuesday. Where should you go? If you like to check out yard sales, then take a look at our list of yard sales in the area. Why should you …

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Easton Obituary: Melanie Deware

Remembering Melanie Deware of Easton

From Deware Funeral Home: Melanie Jane (Lyons) Deware, 48, of Easton, MA, formerly of Quincy died Friday, May 31, 2013 after a brief battle with cancer. Born in Meriden, CT, Melanie moved to Boston to attend Simmons College and decided to make the area her new home. After graduating from Simmons, Melanie became an After School Programs and Camp Director at the YMCA, in Quincy. She met her Husband of eighteen years while representing the YMCA as a board member on the original Quincy Asian American Committee and the Committee for Immigrants. For several years she organized and Co-Hosted the Quincy August Moon Festival and the Quincy Asian New Year Celebration. She later moved to Quincy and while dating Scott worked part time at the Deware …

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