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Guest speaker for May 19, 2010

2010-05-12T12:52:00.000-07:00

Guest Speaker is Sharleen Christian
She will give a talk on bookkeeping for small businesses. Sharleen provides money management services to individuals primarily to the elderly.

We meet at 8:00 in the Fellowship Hall behind the First Congregational Church on Constitution Way at Plumb Corner in Rochester, MA. http://www.rochestercongregational.org/
Our meetings include brief presentations by one or two members about their business, a speaker on a topic of special interest, announcements, regular Association business and discussion. We start with coffee, pastry and conversation at 7:45.

Join us for an after hours get together

2010-04-08T06:37:00.000-07:00

Come to The Wave Restaurant at 210 Spring St., in Marion, MA (map)
on Wednesday, April 21 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM
Meet and network with local business people.
Learn more about our organization and the benefits of membership.
Appetizers will be served and there will be a cash bar.
(Members have an opportunity to appear on our local cable TV show.)

2010-03-15T11:17:00.000-07:00

The Tri-Town Business Association will hold its March meeting on Wednesday, March 17.
The guest speaker will be Shane Bellivance, Vice President in Charge of Lending at Stoneham Bank. Mr. Bellivance will speak about the current economic climate, including the many distinctions between local banks and the “Big Banks.”
The Tri-Town Business Association is a non-profit organization that brings together individual businesses, schools and residents of the Tri-Town area.
The meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month at the Fellowship Hall, located behind the First Congregational Church, 11 Constitution Way in Rochester. Residents who live in or have businesses in the Tri-Town area are invited to join us for coffee and pastries at 7:45 am. The meetings begin at 8:00 am and end by 9:00 am.
For further information, contact Bruce Kaiser, Business Manager, Old Colony RVTHS at 508-763-8011, Ext. 113 or call Bev Pierce at 508-763-5503.

2010-02-17T08:53:00.000-08:00

The Rochester Country Fair will be holding its
Annual Dinner Dance Fundraiser at the Redmen Hall
on Saturday, February 27th.
The Hillbilly Hoedown Theme Dance will include a Stuffed Chicken Breast Dinner, served at 7PM and Music by the Relics.
Tickets are $18.00 and must be purchased in advance.
Tickets will be on Sale Thursday at both The Ponderosa and Bev-Loves-Books.

Guest Speaker at Feb. 17, 2010 meeting

2010-01-11T04:39:00.000-08:00

Guest speaker is Karen Keefe of Hamilton Relay.

She will talk about Mass Relay, Mass Relay ( http://www.massrelay.com/ ) is a 24/7 service enabling hearing people or people who do not use a text telephone (TTY) to communicate over regular telephone lines with people who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, late deafened, or speech disabled.

8:00 AM Feb. 17, 2010
Congregational Church, 11 Constitution Way, Rochester, MA
We meet in the Fellowship Hall behind the church

2009-11-12T04:58:00.000-08:00

At our meeting on November 18, 2009 at 8 AM, our guest speaker is Amy Pallatroni of Pallatroni and Robichaud, PC accounting. Amy will speak on business related tax issues.
Remember to come a little early for coffee, pastry and conversation.
Location: Fellowship Hall, First Congregational Church, Constitution Way, Plumb Corner, Rochester, MA

After Hours Event

2009-11-10T05:28:00.000-08:00

From Valerie Nichols
Please join Eastern Bank for HOLIDAY Refreshments
and BUSINESS Camaraderie at our Marion Office, 340 Front Street, MA
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
5:30-7:30 p.m.
There will be other business owners from the tri town area invited, there will be refreshments and there will be door prizes.

2009-10-21T08:00:00.000-07:00

At our monthly meeting on October 21, we enjoyed a presentation by Mark Whalen and Randall Elgin on building a “green” home. Bringing their own story of building (and learning as they went) a home they gave the details not only of construction and benefits, but what to expect from building inspectors, banks and builders.

People with a specialized interest in this type of project are critical. Some architects are now investigating this technology to use in their designs. There is a "sub-culture" of builders who specialize in this area.

"Green" low energy homes have been around for many years and interest in building this way has resurfaced in recent years.

This type of home is predominantly heated passively by the sun, and uses tight, heavily insulated construction. The location on the lot and placement of windows are important factors in the home’s design. Large windows facing south collect the sun’s rays, heating a concrete floor which, because of its density acts as a storage bank for the heat collected. You may think “Concrete? That must be ugly!”, but there are many attractive finishes for this material, including the look of fine tile.

The insulation used in the home exceeds the requirements on the Massachusetts Building Code by two to three times. The foundation and interior wall are made of concrete sandwiched between non-flammable plastic foam panels. The concrete (again because of its density) acts as a temperature buffer between the inside and outside, so less heat and cold are exchanged in the different seasons. The roof is made of a 12” foam block sandwiched inside twenty foot by eight foot wood composite panels attached to 2x12’s every four feet. Because this is so rigid, inside supports (beams) are not required and a wide open cathedral ceiling can be used.

For auxiliary heat, a small (looks to be smaller than a clothes dryer) gas fired boiler heats a radiant hot water floor system at ninety-eight percent efficiency.

Because the house is so “airtight” a Heat Recovery Ventilator was installed to bring fresh outside air into the home, while reusing the heat from the inside air.

Even the “gravel” driveway is made of crushed recycled materials.

The house can be finished and painted inside and out just like a conventional house, and the plastic foam is difficult if not impossible for insects to damage.

Relative to standard construction this type of home uses only forty-two percent of comparable energy.

Mark can be contacted by email at mark.e.whalen@lmco.com

Slide Show

2009-09-25T07:02:00.000-07:00

What you can see on the right is generic for now.
If you could email your digital photos of Tri-Town events, I can add them to our own slide show.

Charlie Radville

charlie@graphicrad.com

Business Card Page

2009-09-25T06:58:00.000-07:00

A call to members:

Send your business card to me or bring it to a meeting.

We want to have a visual display of members's cards or info.
Images on the page will link to your website if you have one.

Charlie Radville

11 Bethany Lane

Mattapoisett, MA 02739

2009-09-16T05:32:00.000-07:00

Don't forget! This evening (Wed. 9/16) is the TTBA After Hours Get Together at the Kinsale Inn in Mattapoisett.
5 - 7 PM. Free Appetizers. Pay Bar.
We'll be showing episodes from the Tri-Town Business Association Show and debuting our new website.

SEE YOU THERE!

2009-09-09T12:00:00.000-07:00

We're in the news! The New England Business Bulletin has published an article about our organization. Our thanks to Gene O'Brien for sitting down and talking with us.
View the article here: http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090828/NEBULLETIN/909010303

2009-09-08T10:40:00.000-07:00

The After Hours Get Together at the Kinsale Inn remains as scheduled:
Wed. Sept 16 from 5-7 pm

2009-09-08T09:34:00.000-07:00

RE: the September get-together at the Kinsale Inn.
We are probably changing the date to Sept. 23 from 5-7 pm.
Keep an eye on the calendar on the home page.

2009-09-08T09:31:00.000-07:00

The new website is up and running with a few "tweaks" left.
A call to members:
Send your business card to me or bring it to a meeting.
We want to have a visual display of members's cards or info.

Charlie Radville
11 Bethany Lane
Mattapoisett, MA 02739

2009-06-11T07:32:00.000-07:00

I've sent the TTBA website link to the officers and board for comment.
We still need some work on various sections.

Charlie

2009-06-05T05:11:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the T.T.B.A. blog.
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