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Pilgrim Watch, Sen. Wolf will speak

The future of the Pilgrim Nuclear Plant will be the topic for a panel discussion on February 22 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Cape Cod Community College in Hyannis.

Admission is free for kids all week

Forget the flurries and frost of February with vacation week fun at Pilgrim Hall Museum! 

  From February 21- 25 children can write with quill pens, make a dream catcher, design a compass rose, string wampum beads and then explore the Museum while on a treasure hunt.

Arts and crafts are from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the treasure hunt is all day. The museum  is open from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Silent art auction is featured

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Plymouth is preparing for its annual celebration in conjunction with a sale at its ReStore. The Annual Celebration is scheduled for 7 p.m., Friday, May 11 at the Pinehills Golf Club in Plymouth. 

  South Shore Locavores: Know Your CSA Farmer  

Eagle Scout brings wide experience in fundraising

Kingston resident James R. Corcoran, Jr. has been hired as Director of Development for the Boy Scouts of America Old Colony Council.

Corcoran has more than 18 years of experience in the not-for-profit industry as a fundraiser and manager. In his new position, he will develop and implement a strategic plan to raise funds for vital youth programs provided by the Boy Scouts Old Colony Council.

Program helps young skaters attend college

FMC Ice Sports and the Armstrong Arena in Plymouth are accepting applications for the 2012 Skater’s Scholarship.

Developed in 1993 to assist students who demonstrated excellence on and off the ice, FMC has awarded over $300,000 to deserving high school seniors who are active in ice hockey, figure skating or recreational skating.

Cancer walk happens at Plymouth South High in June

Summer may seem like an eternity away, but planning is already underway for the Relay For Life of Greater Plymouth in June. Residents are invited to the next meeting for this “walk around the clock” to stop cancer on Wednesday, Feb. 29, at 7 p.m. at PartyLite in Plymouth.

Wildlands Trust seeks volunteers

The Wildlands Trailblazers will be maintaining trails at the Striar Conservancy in Halifax this Saturday. Come lend a hand for a few hours of trail work at this unique property along the lower Winnetuxet River.

Genealogist Michael Brophy will present a program on Irish genealogy focusing on New England sources at 7 p.m. On Monday, March 5 at the Plymouth Public Library.

Brophy is a professional genealogical researcher, columnist and lecturer in the Boston area. He is Program Director for the Massachusetts Genealogical Council. He served as Treasurer of The New England Sect of the Association of Professional Genealogists.

This program is free with no registration required.