Around Town: Beer Tasting, Mastering LinkedIn, and More

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The following meetings and events will be held in Mansfield this week:

May 14

Town Election Today

Polls will be open at Mansfield High School from 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.

May 15

Help Keep Mansfield Beautiful Plant New Trees!

Massachusetts certified horticulturists from Guerrini Landscape of Mansfield will gather at the Winthrop Street parking lot on Route 106 (directly across from the Jeep dealership) this Wednesday, May 15, at 9 a.m. to provide a public demonstration of proper tree planting techniques. Of the nine new flowering crabapple trees, four were donated to the town of Mansfield by Guerrini Landscape, while Keep Mansfield Beautiful covered the cost of the other five trees. 

The tree planting and public demonstration of planting techniques are part of the “Don’t Just Stand There…PLANT SOMETHING!” campaign taking place across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This is a joint program of the Massachusetts Flower Growers Association (MFGA) and the Massachusetts Nursery and Landscape Association (MNLA). Plant Something MA seeks to get more people to enjoy gardening and support their local, independent nurseries, garden centers, landscapers, and growers.

Ice Cream and the Top 10

The Chabad Jewish Community Center will host an ice cream party along with a reading of the 10 Commandments on May 15 at the Mansfield VFW.

Along with the reading of the commandments, those who attend will get to enjoy an ice cream buffet and games for children.

The fun begins at 6 p.m.

Planning Board Meeting

The board will meet at Town Hall at 7 p.m. to discuss the Lincoln Place Subdivision on Branch Street.

Selectmen Meeting

The selectmen will meet at 7 p.m. at Town Hall to discuss a raise for Town Manager Bill Ross and conduct a reorganization of both the board of selectmen and the light commission.

May 16

Dubs's Spring Beer Tasting

Try over 75 brews from 20 vendors at the Mansfield VFW starting at 5 p.m. To see a list of beers that will be offered, click here.

May 17

Mastering LinkedIn

If you need to figure out how to use LinkedIn to grow your business, you'll want to join the Mastering LinkedIn workshop at the Tri-Town Chamber of Commerce from 8:00-9:30am.

This workshop is geared around the individuals in the class so no workshop is the same.  Come prepared to learn the importance of your personal profile, how to connect by sending and receiving invitations and how to communicate effectively.

Jen Vondenbrink of Vondenbrink Consulting and Social Media Manager for the Tri-Town Chamber will be your instructor for the day.  She's conducted LinkedIn workshops for the Tri-Town Chamber nearly every month for the last 5 years.

Even if you have a good idea about how to use LinkedIn, guaranteed you'll have takeaways by the end of the class.