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Environmental police search Lakeville for deer in distress

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LAKEVILLE — A deer with its head trapped inside of a plastic barrel has been spotted in Lakeville, and state environmental police officers are searching the cranberry…

Middleboro joins nationwide call for 'No Kings'

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MIDDLEBORO— “This is what democracy looks like,” protesters chanted during a “No Kings” protest at the intersection of routes 28 and 105. This was one of the call-and-…

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Meet the Lakeville Select Board candidate Kristen Howard

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LAKEVILLE — Longtime cyber security expert and Lakeville resident Kristen Howard is running for a Lakeville Select Board seat to open a new chapter of economic development in town. Howard grew up in Wayland, and is a lifelong Massachusetts resident....

Missed Middleboro Candidates Night? Watch here

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MIDDLEBORO — Middleboro Cable Community Access Media caught it all during Middleboro’s 2026 Candidates Night on March 25. The event was sponsored by the Middleboro Rotary Club and Nemasket Week, and saw dozens of citizens who heard from fellow...

Meet the Middleboro School Committee candidate Sean Mokeler

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MIDDLEBORO — Sean Mokeler decided to run for the Middleboro School Committee after being motivated by the "fantastic" education his sons received in the district. Mokeler is a semi-retired project manager with over 20 years of management experience...

Meet School Committee candidate Jessica Chartoff

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MIDDLEBORO — Jessica Chartoff says her work on the Middleboro School Committee is not complete. She is running for reelection in part to continue the work she has been doing to review and update committee policies as part of the policy...

Meet School Committee candidate Allin Frawley

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MIDDLEBORO — Allin Frawley has two major reasons for running for re-election on the Middleboro School Committee: his son and daughter. Both youngsters are enrolled in Middleboro schools, and Frawley said “I believe in the town and the schools.” But,...

Meet the Middleboro School Committee candidate Leah Machado

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MIDDLEBORO — Leah Machado is running for a Middleboro School Committee seat to relieve tension she sees between district parents and the committee by “transforming” how the groups interact with each other. Machado has lived in Middleboro since 2020,...

Meet the Middleboro School Committee candidate Krysten Phillips

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MIDDLEBORO — Middleboro schools alumni and district parent, Krysten Phillips, said she wants to use her feeling of not being heard as a parent to enact change on the school committee. Phillips is a lifelong Middleboro resident, and she and her...

Pink and blue and new: Middleboro to host community baby shower

MIDDLEBORO --- Middleboro plans to shower new parents with support and resources. The town’s first community baby shower will be celebrated from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 28 at the Town Hall ballroom. The idea was inspired by the City of...

Robert Sullivan withdraws from Middleboro School Committee race to focus on town financials

MIDDLEBORO — Middleboro School Committee candidate Robert Sullivan has withdrawn from the race to focus on his role on the Middleboro Finance Committee. Now Sullivan has bowed out of the race, there will be six candidates vying for three, three-year...

Annual Cooler Middleboro Fair returns with energy saving help and larger-than-life dioramas

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MIDDLEBORO — Hundreds of attendees came by the fourth annual Cooler Middleboro Fair on Saturday to have fun and find out how to help the environment and make life more affordable. The annual fair brings together family-fun activities with...

Meet Middleboro Select Board candidate Tracie Craig-McGee

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MIDDLEBORO — Lifelong Middleboro resident Tracie Craig-McGee said she has been in training for 25 years to serve on the Select Board. Craig-McGee retired from her 25-year post as the executive assistant to the Select Board and Town Administrator in...

Meet Middleboro Select Board candidate Thomas White

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MIDDLEBORO — First term Select Board Member Thomas White is eyeing reelection to focus on growing economic development, a solution he sees will maintain school and town services into the future. White previously served on the housing authority for...

Meet Middleboro Select Board candidate Mark Germain

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MIDDLEBORO — Select Board Chair Mark Germain aims to use his years of municipal experience and “gut-instinct” negotiation skills to serve a third term on the board. He previously worked three years on the finance committee, and has served as chair...

Tax increases set as possible solution to Lakeville's $2.6 million budget gap

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LAKEVILLE — Through a public meeting packed with attendees, roars of applause and resident input, Lakeville Town officials have decided to put a tax override to voters with an election date set for May 19. The town will face a $2.6 million budget...

Middleboro to seek proposals for town manager search firm

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MIDDLEBORO -- Select Board members will seek proposals for a firm to oversee the search for a new town manager. That vote followed a presentation at the March 16 Select Board meeting by Rick White, of Groux-White Consulting, which works with...

Town budget may be off by millions, Interim Town Manager says

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MIDDLEBORO -- Discrepancies in the budget for next year could leave the town facing a shortfall of millions of dollars, Interim Town Manager Joseph Perkins said. Select Board members asked Perkins at their March 16 meeting to reconstruct the...

Middleboro Candidates Night slated for March 25

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MIDDLEBORO — Want to hear from those on the ballot for Middleboro’s April 4 Town Election? The Middleboro Rotary Club and Nemasket Week will once again sponsor a Candidates Night to allow citizens to hear from local office seekers and to ask them...

Volunteers weave willows to plant a living fence

All of the volunteers work together to weave the whips onto the poles. Photos by Kat Sheridan

MIDDLEBORO — The Nemasket River got a makeover on Saturday, March 14 when volunteers from around town came to help construct a ‘living fence’ made from willows. “With the living willow, it is a much more absorbing of the energy of the water, and...

Middleboro library trustees approve offer for new library director

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MIDDLEBORO — The Board of Library Trustees recently voted to offer the vacant Middleboro library director position to Beth Paine, a New York-based library director with over eight years of library directing experience. After successful contract...

Middleboro teenager uses creativity to care for the community

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MIDDLEBORO — Bracelet by bracelet, a Middleboro teenager shows support for her community. Shyanne Dunbar, 13, sells her colorful, handmade bracelets to benefit a range of neighbors and charities in town. From supporting people diagnosed with cancer...

More work needed to prevent teacher cuts, boards agree

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MIDDLEBORO -- Town and school officials will take a closer look at their budgets for possible savings as the school department looks to close a $2.2 million budget shortfall that could eliminate 18 teacher positions. That decision was made after...

Middleboro teacher, outdoor educator promotes stewardship

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MIDDLEBORO — When Alan Harris isn’t in his Middleboro classroom teaching about nature, he can be found on Sippican Lands Trust trails caring for nature and advocating for stewardship and connection. Harris has worked with the Sippican Lands Trust...

Free-Lake school district fights for funding, town officials prepare for $2.5 million budget shortfall

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LAKEVILLE — As Lakeville faces a $2.6 million deficit in next year’s budget, town officials are considering raising property taxes above the typical annual increase. Raising taxes would mostly fund the FreeLake school district, with town Finance...

April vacation on in Middleboro but last day still uncertain

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MIDDLEBORO -- Families in Middleboro will not have to reschedule their April school vacation plans. That is one answer state education officials have provided about the blizzard’s impact on the remaining school year, Acting Superintendent...

Change in grade structure should not be rushed, educators say

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MIDDLEBORO — Educators and residents urge the Middleboro School Committee to take more time before making any changes to the grade structure at the town’s elementary schools. A potential plan to move grades one and two to Mary K. Goode School and...

Updated with detail: One man dead, one in custody after Feb. 25 neighbor dispute

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MIDDLEBORO — A 68-year-old Middleboro man is dead and his 45-year-old upstairs neighbor in custody following a Feb. 25 confrontation at the 21 School St. apartment house where both lived. Gregory Pickett was arraigned in Wareham District Court on...

Newly elected part-time Lakeville officials will not receive health insurance moving forward

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LAKEVILLE — During a March 3 Select Board meeting, members voted to cut town costs by suspending all health insurance benefits for part-time town elected officials starting April 6. The decision gave an answer to the question that was initially...

McGrail leaves Middleboro with pride and gratitude

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MIDDLEBORO --- When Jay McGrail closes the door on his time as town manager this week to take a new position in Harwich, he will especially miss the community of individuals he leaves behind. “I really loved the people I’ve worked with and the...

Teamwork, communication and minimal emergencies seen in blizzard aftermath

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After five days of school, library and town office closures caused by the recent record-breaking blizzard, Middleboro and Lakeville were finding a sense of normalcy on Monday. Officials championed the collaboration between their town’s departments...

Snow plow trucks catch fire in Lakeville

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LAKEVILLE — Two snow-plow trucks caught fire in Lakeville, damaging the vehicles but no passengers. Lakeville Firefighters were dispatched to the area of Bedford Street and Lakeside Avenue for a reported "outside fire" Saturday night. The...

‘Cabin fevers’ lower as temperatures rise in Middleboro

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MIDDLEBORO — With sunshine and nearly 50 degree weather on Saturday, residents are addressing “cabin fever” by getting outside. Joggers, shoppers and dogs stretched their legs in downtown Middleboro on Feb. 28, after many had been housebound since...

Lakeville Fire Department asks residents for hydrant-help, turkeys pitch in

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LAKEVILLE — While turkeys peck away snow around the Lakeville fire station’s fire hydrants, the fire department is asking residents to also lend a hand in unearthing hydrants in town from the recent snow-dump. Many fire hydrants around town are...

Identity and cause of death remain unknown for 68-year-old man who died following neighbor dispute in Middleboro

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MIDDLEBORO — Neighbors are still looking for answers as law enforcement officials have not provided any information as to how a man died following a neighbor dispute in Middleboro earlier this week. On Wednesday, Feb. 25, Middleboro police responded...

Perkins contract approved after concerns raised about responsibilities

Former Police Chief Joseph Perkins has officially been named interim town manager. File photo

MIDDLEBORO — Select Board members have approved a contract for Joseph Perkins to serve as interim town manager but not before some lively discussion about how much responsibility the position should entail. At the Feb. 26 meeting, Select Board...

Schools to close on Friday, marking fifth day of closures

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Freetown-Lakeville and Middleboro public schools will close on Friday, Feb. 27, due to safety hazards and poor road conditions following the Monday blizzard. Both districts have announced classes and all before and after school events will not...

One man dead following neighbor dispute at Middleboro home

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MIDDLEBORO — One man is dead, and another has been arrested after a neighbor dispute in Middleboro. A Middleboro resident has died in connection to a dispute between neighbors at a 21 School St. home on Wednesday, Feb. 25, according to police. Upon...

Schools to close again on Thursday

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Freetown-Lakeville and Middleboro public schools will close on Thursday, Feb. 26, due to safety hazards and poor road conditions following the Monday blizzard. Middleboro has already announced schools will close on Friday, Feb. 27, as well....

No injuries reported after Hannaford Supermarket and Aubuchon Hardware evacuated for major gas leak

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MIDDLEBORO — Hannaford Supermarket and the surrounding business park on Merchants Way in Middleboro was evacuated Wednesday after the reports of a gas leak. The Middleboro Fire Department responded Wednesday afternoon to the supermarket after...

Lakeville awaits state aid for ‘slow going’ blizzard cleanup

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LAKEVILLE — Town roads are open but schools and multiple private neighborhoods continue to struggle with road access as Lakeville awaits state aid to remove about 3 feet of snow from this week’s blizzard. On Tuesday, the town requested snow-removal...

Middleboro plows through blizzard cleanup after 36 inches makes landfall

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MIDDLEBORO — Roads continue to improve and power has remained on for much of Middleboro as snow cleanup progresses in town. Most roads are open for travel, Fire Chief Owen Thompson said, and road crews are now widening already-plowed streets as...

Schools and town offices to close again on Wednesday

Freetown-Lakeville and Middleboro public schools will close on Wednesday, Feb. 25, due to safety hazards and poor road conditions following the Monday blizzard. Both districts have announced classes and all before and after school events will not...

Roadways see clearing but more work to be done after 30 inches of snow lands in Middleboro

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MIDDLEBORO — First responders are struggling to maintain routine services with much of Middleboro covered in nearly 3 feet of snow. Over the course of the Monday blizzard, around 30 inches of snow fell in Middleboro. The Middleboro Fire Department...

Cleanup will take ‘community effort’ after blizzard breaks records with 36-inch snowfall in Lakeville

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LAKEVILLE — Although no major medical emergencies were reported during the Monday blizzard, how to remove the aftermath of the historic snow dump remains uncertain in Lakeville. Town roads are in “good shape” as of Tuesday afternoon, Fire Chief...

Governor lifts travel ban

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Governor Maura Healey has lifted the travel ban for Plymouth and surrounding counties starting at noon on Tuesday, Feb. 24. Residents are still advised to use caution and stay home if possible to allow for crews to continue their cleanup efforts,...

No large power outages or emergency responses as ‘unbelievable’ storm rocks Middleboro

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MIDDLEBORO — As an unprecedented blizzard continues to hammer Middleboro, officials are asking residents to stay indoors while emergency services and plow crews experience their own difficulties. Middleboro Fire Chief Owen Thompson said with strong...

Central Cafe stays open, residents watch the snowdrifts grow in Middleboro

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MIDDLEBORO — As the ongoing winter blizzard builds up snowdrifts, Middleboro residents are nestling down. With over 2 feet of snow landing in Middleboro on Monday and more to come, residents are doing what they can to stay prepared and positive as...

Lakeville residents hunker down while blizzard turns households into ‘snowglobes’

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LAKEVILLE — Residents are hunkering down as a blizzard roars through Lakeville. As Monday afternoon, roughly 25 inches of snow has fallen in Lakeville. Residents are preparing for power outages, and for some watching snow drifts build up brings...

Blizzard brings road closures, white out conditions in Lakeville

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LAKEVILLE — Winter conditions have caused vehicle abandonment and white-out driving conditions in Lakeville. Heavy, wet snow from the ongoing blizzard has downed trees throughout the town, and a section of Bedford Street is closed off, Lakeville...

Lakeville and Middleboro schools to close on Tuesday

Freetown-Lakeville and Middleboro public schools will close on Tuesday, Feb. 24, due to winter storm conditions. Both districts have announced classes and all before and after school events will not occur, as roughly 13 inches of snow has fallen in...

Effort ongoing for Middleboro native to receive medal of honor

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MIDDLEBORO - When a volunteer was needed to serve a mission in World War I that was almost certain to result in death, Middleboro native Sgt. Simeon Nickerson raised his hand. Nickerson agreed on July 23, 1918 to cross an open field near Epieds...