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Search Committee to begin looking at Middleboro town manager applicants

Search Committee Chair Joseph Mandile at a recent Middleboro Select Board meeting. Photo by Christian Uva

MIDDLEBORO – Early into Middleboro’s second interim town manager’s term, the Town Manager Search Committee is making progress toward hiring a new…

Lions to host basic life support class Oct. 13

The Lakeville Lions Club offers monthly CPR/AED courses at their clubhouse on 170 Main St. Courses include Basic Life Support (BLS) for professionals (nurses, first responders)…

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Lakeville fire station open house Oct. 10

LAKEVILLE -- The Lakeville Fire Department will host its open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 at the station, 346 Bedford St. The event will include snacks, refreshments, a dunk tank, games and T-shirts on sale to benefit breast...

Mum's the word for Girl Scout school plantings

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LAKEVILLE -- With a new school year underway, members of Girl Scout Troop 77318 brightened the entryway to Austin Intermediate School with fall plantings. For their first troop meeting of the year, the girls picked out fall planters, mums and...

Gong therapy, Halloween cafe among Lakeville Center for Active Living activities

LAKEVILLE -- A series of events is scheduled for October at the Center for Active Living, 1 Dear Crossing, Lakeville. They include: A flu shot clinic will be available : Thursday, Oct. 1 from 9 to 11 a.m. A Collette Travel Presentation is...

Author to speak Oct. 5 on Revolutionary privateers

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LAKEVILLE -- The author of “Black Flags, Blue Waters,’’ Eric Jay Dolin, will be at the Lakeville Public Library on Monday, Oct. 5 at 6:30 p.m. discuss his latest book, “Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution.'' In this book, Dolin...

Fall open house Oct. 8 at Lakeville library

LAKEVILLE -- The Lakeville Public Library will host a fall open house from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8 at the library at 4 Precinct St. Food and drink will be provided by the Friends of the Library, The event will also serve as an opportunity to...

Data center ban to be discussed ahead of Fall Town Meeting

MIDDLEBORO – Life for people who have had data centers built near them recently has changed drastically over the past few years. Residents complain about high noise levels and even higher utility bills. Middleboro residents will be able to choose...

Soule Homestead Harvest Fair postponed

MIDDLEBORO – The Soule Homestead Harves Fair has been postponed to Saturday, Oct. 17 due to the incoming nor'easter. The fair will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 17 at Soule Homestead Education Center, 46 Soule St., Middleboro.

Middleboro School Committee ‘ahead of the game’ in superintendent search

Sean Costello of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees discussed who would serve on the screening committee with the Middleboro School Committee on Sept. 24. Photo source: Middleborough Educational Television

MIDDLEBORO – The Middleboro School Committee took the first steps to form its screening committee for superintendent candidates at its Sept. 24 meeting. The School Committee decided that the screening committee will have 13 members, including two...

MCAS results show room for improvement

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The scores are in as the 2026 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System results from 2026 were released by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. On the state level, in math, 41 percent of students in grades 3-8 met or exceeded...

Proposed 928,000 square foot Wareham Street warehouse would sit on protected wetlands

The proposed site of the warehouse, which would abut the railroad tracks along Wareham Street near the Middleboro-Rochester border. Photo source: Wareham Conservation Commission

MIDDLEBORO – A Maine businessman wants to build a warehouse the size of 16 football fields along Wareham Street. But it would be built on protected wetlands that serve as a habitat for eastern box turtles. The Middleboro Conservation Commission is...

Graveyard Girls will discuss Middleboro cemeteries Oct. 7

MIDDLEBORO - The Graveyard Girls will explore some of Middleboro’s oldest cemeteries and graveyards during a talk 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7 at the Middleboro Public Library. The presentation is sponsored by the Middleboro Historical Association....

Soule harvest fair scheduled Sept. 26

MIDDLEBORO -- The Soule Homestead Annual Harvest Fair will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26 at Soule Homestead Education Center, 46 Soule St., Middleboro. The festival features hayrides, local artisans and crafters, live music,...

Nunes calls to reschedule Town Meeting, updates Middleboro on financial state

Interim Town Manager Robert Nunes, forward, during his fiscal status update. Photo by Christian Uva

MIDDLEBORO – Robert Nunes asked the Select Board to move the Special Town Meeting date back in his first Middleboro Select Board meeting as interim town manager on Monday, Sept. 21. Nunes said there were too many adjustments to make to the...

Lions offer basic life support class Oct. 6

LAKEVILLE -- The Lakeville Lions Club offers monthly CPR/AED courses at their clubhouse on 170 Main St., Lakeville. Courses include Basic Life Support (BLS) for professionals (nurses, first responders) and Heart Saver for the general public. Upon...

Family makes picture-perfect donation to Oliver House

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MIDDLEBORO -- Thomas and Abigail Weston have returned home to the Oliver House. The couple lived in the historic Middleboro home from 1798 to 1834, when Thomas Weston died. Their lives have ended, but their images remain in portraits that now adorn...

A good skate: Scouts upgrade Ted Williams Camp park

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LAKEVILLE -- Through creativity, determination and 50 hours of hard work, local Cadette Girl Scouts are skating their way to a silver award. Members of the Freetown Lakeville Cadette Troop 82251 have cleaned and painted the skate park at Ted...

Crafters aplenty at Titicut Green Fall Fest

Tristan McPhee, 9, and his father, Gary, at the T's 3D booth. Photo by Christian Uva

MIDDLEBORO – Vendors and visitors flaunted their craftsmanship at the Titicut Green Fall Festival on Saturday, Sept. 19 Over 60 vendors offered handmade works that ranged from honey and oils to handbags and wooden lamps. The Church Ladies Preserves...

Lions and vendors and goats: All roads lead to a successful Lakeville festival

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LAKEVILLE -- The Lakeville Lions Club annual fall festival was a roaring success, Club President Chris Plonka reports. “We’re expecting a record crowd,’’ Plonka said about halfway through the five-hour festival, which took place Saturday, Sept. 19...

Program set on preparing for extreme weather

MIDDLEBORO -- Sustainable Middleboro is hosting a program, “Preparing for Extreme Weather,” at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, at the Middleboro Council on Aging, 558 Plymouth St. The free workshop will look at how to prepare for weather conditions such...

AI, affordability major topics as Auchincloss addresses luncheon

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LAKEVILLE -- Young families that can no longer afford to live in the state where they were raised. Energy bills that are straining and sometimes destroying household budgets Local aid funding formulas that can lead to school cuts. Artificial...

Ted Williams Camp fields could get upgrade

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LAKEVILLE -- The Lakeville Select Board has taken initial steps toward renovating the ballfields at Ted Williams Camp. Town Administrator Andrew Sukeforth will submit a grant application to the Community Preservation Committee seeking funds for the...

Perkins offers parting words at last meeting

Joe Perkins giving his last town manager's report at the Sept. 14 Middleboro Select Board meeting. Photo by Christian Uva

MIDDLEBORO – Before changing the guard, interim town manager Joe Perkins left the people of Middleboro with one piece of advice: Get off social media and talk to people in real life. Perkins ended his term as interim town manager on Tuesday, Sept....

Nunes signs interim town manager contract

Robert Nunes signs his contract at the Sept. 14 Middleboro Select Board meeting. Photo by Christian Uva

MIDDLEBORO – Interim town manager Robert Nunes signed his contract at the Sept. 14 Middleboro Select Board meeting, but only after heated discussion about Nunes’ powers in his role. Nunes’ contract began on Tuesday, Sept. 15 and will run until March...

Every dog has its day at this training club

Dog trainers Cristina Fredette and Sherri Swindle, as well as Swindle’s husband, pose with their dogs.

MIDDLEBORO — One Middleboro resident is a school secretary by day and class teacher by night. But the class has an interesting array of participants: a middle school student, a therapy dog, a knee implant engineer and multiple competition dogs. Each...

Learn about creating pollinator habitat at Garden Club meeting

LAKEVILLE -- Master Gardener Denise Guerin will show how to “Create a Pollinator Habitat’’ at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29 during the Lakeville Garden Club’s final program meeting of the year . The meeting, which will be held at Lakeville Historic Town...

Year's final Lakeville Historical Society open house Sept. 20

LAKEVILLE -- The Lakeville Historical Society will have its final open house of 2026 on Sunday, Sept. 20 from 1 to 4 p.m.at the museum at 442 Bedford St., Lakeville. A special exhibit of historical event paintings by summer resident Art Steinberg...

Sunny skies at September Sip & Stroll

The crowd outside of Middleboro Town Hall. Photo by Christian Uva

MIDDLEBORO – The weather held out, and the people showed out at this year’s third Sip & Stroll in Middleboro on Saturday, Sept. 12. “I think it was one of the best in 16 years, and that’s because Mother Nature truly understood the assignment,” said...

Music of West African harp to be performed at library

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MIDDLEBORO - The music of West Africa will fill the air as Sean Gaskell features songs on the kora, a 21-stringed West African harp, at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6 at the Middleboro Public Library. Gaskell studied in Gambia and Senegal. The kora is...

Find a new-to-you Halloween costume at library swap

MIDDLEBORO -- The Middleboro Public Library encourages young trick or treaters to think green as they plan their colorful Halloween outfits by recycling. The library is accepting donations of gently used kids costumes and accessories. Everyone who...

New library program for tweens, teens starts Sept. 21

Lakeville Public Library has launched a new monthly tweens and teens gathering for young people in grades four to 12. The first gathering will take place at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21. During September's gathering, there will be a fall-themed craft to...

Officials call for return to unity seen after Sept. 11 attacks

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LAKEVILLE -- First responders paused briefly before entering the Twin Towers to rescue those injured by the terrorist attack moments earlier. They stopped to tell each other goodbye. In a voice that shook with emotion, Lakeville Fire Chief Michael...

'Honor them with how we live our lives' Middleboro chief says of Sept. 11 victims

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MIDDLEBORO -- “Never forget.’’ Those words reverberated throughout the country following the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Twenty-five years after terrorists forever changed America, Middleboro gathered Friday, Sept. 11 to honor those lost that tragic...

Public Works director calls to privatize trash collection

Public Works Director Chris Peck is looking for alternatives to the town's struggling trash collection system. Photo by Christian Uva

MIDDLEBORO – The Department of Public Works director wants to privatize Middleboro’s curbside trash and recycling collection. Director of Public Works Christopher Peck sent a letter to the Middleboro Select Board on Aug. 26 calling for the change....

Man, 24, killed in Lakeville crash

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LAKEVILLE -- A 24-year-old man was killed following a crash Sept. 7 involving the motorcycle he was driving and a sports utility vehicle, the Plymouth County District Attorney’s office reported. His name is not being released pending notification...

Seeds planted bloom into successful summer of reading

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MIDDLEBORO -- Youngsters logged more than half a million minutes reading through Plant a Seed, Middleboro Library’s summer reading program. Nearly 400 children and teens logged 541,250 minutes of reading. The library congratulated the readers for...

Lakeville Lions fair Sept. 19

LAKEVILLE -- The 10th Annual Lakeville Lions Fall Family Festival will take place Saturday, Sept. 19 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lakeville Lions Clubhouse, 170 Main St. This family event includes face painting, small farm animals, henna hand art,...

Carnival, open house Sept. 12

MIDDLEBORO -- First UU Society of Middleboro will host an open house and carnival games from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12 at 25 South Main St. Children can play old-fashioned games on the lawn and enjoy cold drinks and popcorn. There will also be...

Only rain should go down the drain, officials say

LAKEVILLE -- Lakeville officials are urging residents to avoid "stormwater pollution'' by keeping fallen leaves off the street. Do not blow or rake leaves, grass clippings, brush and tree branches into the street. They will leach nutrients into...

Vaccine clinic Oct. 21

A vaccine clinic will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21 at the ballroom of the Middleboro Town Hall, 10 Nickerson Ave. Vaccines are available for youths, seniors and adults for Covid-19, pneumonia, shingles, hepatitis B,...

Sept. 11 anniversary to be remembered

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Twenty-five years ago, thousands of people were killed when terrorists flew planes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Passengers of a third plane thwarted an attack and instead crashed in Pennsylvania. The events of Sept. 11, 2001...

Wood flowers will bloom at Sip and Stroll

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MIDDLEBORO -- Wood flower florist Kelly Totman of Middleboro will be one of the vendors at Sip & Stroll Harvest to take place Sept. 12. Through her business, Knotty Totty's Designs, she creates flower decor and arrangements that last forever and...

Two seriously injured in Lakeville crash

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LAKEVILLE – Two people were seriously injured Monday evening following a crash involving a motorcycle and a sports utility vehicle, Lakeville Police Chief Matthew Perkins reported. Rescuers responded to a location on Route 18 in Lakeville at 6:24...

Storytimes, genealogy talk at Lakeville library

LAKEVILLE -- Two events are coming up at the Lakeville Public Library. Weekly fall story hour at the Lakeville Public Library begins the week of Sept. 14 with sessions on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. for infants through age five...

Goats, cows, mini-horses, they're all there at 4-H fair

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MIDDLEBORO -- Ask 4-H parent Tom Leahy what he most likes about the organization and he answers quickly and with a smile. “How much time do you have?’’ Young people and families involved in 4-H gathered Saturday and Sunday Sept. 6 and 7 at the...

Blood drive Sept. 8 at Lakeville library

LAKEVILLE -- A community blood drive will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8 at the meeting room of the Lakeville Public Library, 4 Precinct St. To make a reservation, call 1-800-733-2767.

Soule program promises fun on the farm for children

MIDDLEBORO _ Farm Buddies, a program aimed at children ages 3 to 6, returns to Soule Homestead Education Center, 46 Soule St., Middleboro, Sept. 30. The program runs for six weeks and focuses on age-appropriate activities that encourages play,...

Book it to the library to check out family-supported renovations

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LAKEVILLE -- Local families have pitched in to bring a fresh look to the Lakeville Library. The young adult room, the Great Ponds Gallery, and the children’s activities room have been updated with funds donated by local families to sustain the...

State slows the tides on Middleboro surf park plan

A photo of the proposed New England Surf Lagoon. File photo

MIDDLEBORO – Hang on before hanging ten. The state recently put a pause on a planned 20-acre surf park in Middleboro. Rebecca Tepper, secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, decided on Aug. 14 that the New England...

Pianist to perform free concert at Middleboro church

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MIDDLEBORO -- Pianist Wayman Chin will perform a free concert at UU Middleboro, 25 South Main St., Middleboro, from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20. Chin has performed in venues across the United States, Asia, and the United Kingdom. An advocate of...

Lakeville organization receives grant to help feed households in need

LAKEVILLE -- A Lakeville-based organization that provides fresh, locally grown food to households in need has received a state grant to support its efforts. Farm and Community Collaborative, which works with Elliot Farm in Lakeville, received...