Along the way: Brady's message hits home for KP football

Brady’s message hits the mark with KP football

During Tom Brady’s speech Wednesday night at his Patriots Hall of Fame induction ceremony, he shared a message for young football players. King Philip Football posted a video of the clip on X, and it really took off. The video had approximately 700,000 views as of Thursday afternoon. “Listen GOAT, truer words have never been spoken… sounds a lot like ours,” says the clip released by the King Philip Gridiron Club, a charity that supports the school’s football team.

Strawberry Festival Saturday in the North

Welcoming summer, the Downtown Associates of North Attleboro’s (DANA) annual Flag Day Strawberry Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Veterans Park, across from City Hall, 43 South Washington St. L The event has a patriotic theme. , and there will be food, family fun and free games for the kids as well as a patriotic parade of bikes, tricycles, carts and wheels through the park.

Learn more about Andrea Doria

The Bristol Chapter of the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists presents a program Saturday, June 15, at noon on the famous ship Andrea Doria, which sank off the coast of Nantucket in July 1956, killing 51 people. The program will be held at the Dighton Community Church Friendship Hall, 2056 Elm St. Educator and author William Hanna will present. The program is also available on Zoom by pre-registering at tinyurl.com/BristolJun2024.

BBB Issues Father’s Day Scam Reminder

The Better Business Bureau is reminding area residents to be wary of scams when purchasing gifts for Father’s Day, which is Sunday. The National Retail Federation estimates that $22.4 billion will be spent on gifts and celebrations. When shopping online, BBB reminds consumers to be wary of online shopping scams advertised with deep discounts and to carefully read purchase limits, expected delivery date and product source. Be sure to look for the “padlock” icon in the web address and note if the address begins with https, which indicates a secure system. Don’t click on online coupons unless you’re sure the source is legitimate and visit a company’s website to check for deals. Also do some research, including reading reviews and looking at the company’s BBB business profile on BBB.org.