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Youths: Win turkey hunt with Light
Youths ages 12 to 17 can take a shot at winning a free Youth Turkey Hunting Day with noted outdoorsman, philanthropist and New England Patriot Pro Bowl Offensive Lineman Matt Light.
The winner of the contest, being held in conjunction with the Light Foundation and the Bass Pro Shops store in Foxboro, will receive a free one-day hunt with Light on May 13, beginning at 5 a.m. at a location selected by Light that is within a short drive of the Foxboro Bass Pro Shops store. The winner will also receive a gift bag of turkey hunting-related items (including turkey calls), as well as a signed photo and football from Light. Entries can be made at the official in-store entry box between now and May 7. For more information, go to basspro.com.  Covidien CEO speaks to Neponset Chamber Rich Meelia, left, president and CEO of Covidien, addressed a packed house at the Hampton Inn of Norwood, at the first of the Spring Series programs sponsored by the Neponset Valley Chamber of Commerce. Next to Meelia is Sue McQuaid, center, the president of the Neponset Valley Chamber of Commerce, and Al DeNapoli, chairman of the board of the Chamber. As the largest health-care company in Massachusetts, the $9 billion company stayed at its global headquarters in Mansfield, after its spinoff from Tyco in 2007, because of the workforce in the Neponset Valley, Meelia said. About 1,300 Covidien employees work in Mansfield, and the company is growing.
 TharpeRobbins stresses Earth year round Kevin Hustler, above right, the director of operations and facility management for TharpeRobbins in Attleboro, poses with some of the company’s recyclable material. TharpeRobbins has been recycling an average about 30 tons of waste cardboard and office type paper for many years, according to Hustler. He says each desk, work station and cubicle have their own recycle boxes that are collected into the larger containers. TharpeRobbins also owns and operates a zero discharge, closed loop industrial water recirculation system that uses 400 gallons a week of fresh city water compared to millions that was used on an annual basis in the past up until the early ’90s.
 Tri-Town Chamber members gather The Tri-Town Chamber of Commerce held a five minutes of fame networking event recently, where 10 different businesses have five minutes each to talk about their business. The event was attended by 23 people, many of whom are shown listening to a presentation, above. Those at the five minutes of fame were: Fish Window Cleaning, Sinclair Enterprise, LMI Woodies Associates, Highland March Executive Suites, BLR Computer Connections, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Management Financial Services, Inc., Mansfield Oil and Mansfield Bank. The chamber Welcomes New members call to find out the benefits of membership, call 508-339-5655.
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