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North Congregational Church collects juice for food pantry

MIDDLEBORO — Over the past month, members of North Congregational Church have been collecting juice donations to support a local food pantry. During the summer, the congregation joins with Lakeville United Church of Christ for combined worship...

Food pantry volunteers receive new van, celebrated with pig roast

MIDDLEBORO — A new delivery van is helping the Sacred Heart Food Pantry continue its mission of feeding local families in need, replacing a decade-old vehicle that was beyond repair. Each week, the new van hauls an average of 2,500 pounds of donated...

Horseback rider injured in fall at Betty’s Neck, UTV assists in rescue

LAKEVILLE — A horseback rider was significantly injured Friday, Aug. 9 after falling from a horse at Betty’s Neck, a hiking area near Assawompset Pond. The Lakeville Fire Department responded shortly after 7 p.m., locating the rider in a field near...

103 years of summer fun and counting at Camp Yomechas

MIDDLEBORO — Not much has changed at Camp Yomechas since it was founded in 1922. Tisquapin Pond still borders the edge of the camp, cabins still dot the treeline, and most importantly, campers still spend their summers there. Camp Yomechas is...

West Nile Virus found in Middleboro mosquitos, precaution urged

MIDDLEBORO — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has confirmed the presence of West Nile virus in a mosquito sample collected from Middleboro, prompting health officials to urge precautionary measures. The virus is most commonly spread to...

Friends of the Middleboro Public Library save language database with donation

MIDDLEBORO — The Friends of the Middleboro Public Library presented a $2,000 check to the town Monday, Aug. 4, to cover the cost of a language learning database used by students and lost due to federal funding cuts. “A recent article in the Nemasket...

Lakeville changes strategy to fill vacant Town Planner position

LAKEVILLE — Town officials voted to post a part-time Town Planner position during an Aug. 5 meeting, in hopes of filling the role that has remained vacant since early this year. The Lakeville Planning Board and Select Board members discussed...

Burt Wood School honored for 30 years of dedication to the arts

MIDDLEBORO — Lorna Brunelle once again played to a packed house — this time, not on stage, but in Town Hall — as the community marked the 30th anniversary of the Burt Wood School of Performing Arts. Brunelle, the school’s founder and director, was...

Lakeville Select Board begins preparation for future budget shortfalls

LAKEVILLE — The Lakeville Select Board discussed early strategies to cover future budget deficits during a meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 5. Lakeville faces future budget deficits — something officials have been aware of and are now preparing for. During...

Middleboro details ongoing $80 million PFAS response following East Grove concerns

MIDDLEBORO — The Select Board held a presentation on the town’s water quality Monday, Aug. 4, following concerns raised by the activist group Citizens for a Healthy Middleboro about the recent use of the East Grove well, which is known to contain...

Lakeville Fire Department urges caution due to Canadian wildfire smoke

State environmental officials issued an air quality advisory Monday, Aug. 4, warning that conditions across Massachusetts were “unhealthy for sensitive groups” due to fine particulate matter from Canadian wildfires. In the South Coast region, the...

Thousands pedal through Lakeville on route to cure cancer

LAKEVILLE — Cyclists riding to raise funds for cancer research made a pit stop in Lakeville to rest and meet the patients they aim to help during the Pan-Mass Challenge on Saturday, Aug. 2. This year, more than 6,500 cyclists rode in the Pan-Mass...

Country culture comes to downtown Middleboro

MIDDLEBORO — The Friends of the Middleboro Public Library delivered a dose of Western-themed fun to downtown Middleboro on Friday, Aug. 1. The “Dance the Night Away” event on Friday was hosted by the Friends of the Middleboro Public Library, at the...

Middleboro residents give final input on master plan

MIDDLEBORO — Residents had their final opportunity Wednesday, July 30, to provide input on the master plan that will guide Middleboro’s development and priorities over the next decade. Held in the basement of the public library, the Southeastern...

School’s out, ice cream’s in: Lakeville family takes dessert on the road

LAKEVILLE — What do teachers do when the school year ends? They ride around town in a school bus serving ice cream, of course. Katie and Peter Gallagher teach science and STEM at Freetown-Lakeville Middle School. When summer break started this year,...

Central Congregational Church holds annual picnic at Camp Yomecha

MIDDLEBORO — The Central Congregational Church recently hosted its annual church picnic at Camp Yomechas, bringing out members and families for a day of outdoor activities and fellowship. Attendees enjoyed swimming, boating, volleyball, fishing, a...

Middleboro opens water filling station, East Grove Well runs

MIDDLEBORO — The Department of Public Works opened a free drinking water filling station at its 65 Sachem St. headquarters last week — marking another step in the town’s multimillion-dollar effort to address PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” in the...

Lakeville expands food access to senior residents with new pantry

LAKEVILLE — The Lakeville Council on Aging held the grand opening of the new food pantry at the Lakeville Senior Center on Friday, July 25. The council used $250,000 in federal funds allocated by the town to construct an addition to the senior...

Middleboro School Committee tables change to public comment policy

The Middleboro School Committee tabled a proposed revision to its public comment policy on July 24 during a meeting where residents shared mixed feedback and a former Select Board member climbed on the stage and shouted at the board — prompting a...

Lakeville brewery serving community in more ways than one

LAKEVILLE — The Red Hand Brewing Co. recently donated $1,000 to a Taunton-based food pantry which serves Lakeville and Middleboro residents. The Red Hand Brewing Co., which opened last October, made the donation on Tuesday, July 22, to the Mathew...

Four Middleboro students graduate from state police youth program

MIDDLEBORO — Four Middleboro High School students recently graduated from the Massachusetts State Police Youth Cadet Law Enforcement Program. Lilly Price, Ana Carolina Machado, Kaitlyn Koss and Peyton Lapanna completed the four-day program, held at...

Middleboro invites $29 million commercial development

MIDDLEBORO — Middleboro officials proposed a tax incentive for a Braintree-based company that is considering expanding to Middleboro with a $29 million building investment. During the Select Board meeting on Monday, July 21, Indus, a roadway...

Lakeville boards revisit long-term planning goals

LAKEVILLE — The Planning Board met with the Master Plan Implementation Committee on Monday, July 21, to discuss updating the goals for Lakeville’s 10-year master plan. The plan, published in 2020 and running through 2030, outlines goals and...

Rotary Club awards scholarships to four area seniors

MIDDLEBORO — The Middleboro/Lakeville Rotary Club awarded scholarships to four high school seniors during a dinner held July 9 at the Fireside Grille. Melina Freitas and Olivia Cheney of Middleboro High School as well Audrey Keller and Will Levrault...

Lakeville to receive Purple Heart

LAKEVILLE — The town of Lakeville is set to receive an official Purple Heart Town designation and will commemorate the landmark event with a ceremony on July 30. A ceremony for Lakeville’s Purple Heart Town award will be held at the newly built...

Another success: Sip and Stroll returns to Middleboro for 15th year

MIDDLEBORO — The Town Hall lawn was packed Saturday, July 19, as Sip and Stroll returned for its 15th year, drawing thousands of attendees to browse local vendors and sip beverages of choice. Ninety-five vendors filled the space in front of Town...

Middleboro begins site work for new skate park, canoe launch and park

MIDDLEBORO — Work has begun on a new public park and skate park at 48 Wareham St., the former site of the Department of Public Works, located next to the Nemasket River. The skate park is set to open in June 2026, according to Town Manager James...

‘I think of my wife’: Soule Homestead gardener finds strength in the soil

MIDDLEBORO — After 18 years, Dan Lyons has come back to the plot he once cultivated in Middleboro to keep his Parkinson’s disease symptoms at bay, and to find connection in the soil he shared with his wife. Lyons, 77, and a Carver resident, grows a...

Full steam ahead at the Council on Aging

LAKEVILLE — The Lakeville Council on Aging hosts weekly gatherings for people to join in on the fun with playing Mexican Train Dominoes. The Council on Aging, located at 1 Dear Crossing, has a weekly group that gathers to play the classic domino...

Senior care drivers needed

LAKEVILLE — The Lakeville Council on Ageing is in need of volunteers to transport seniors to medical appointments. The Council on Aging needs help with driving seniors to out of town medical appointments. About two to three hours are required to...

Crash on Route 140 sends two to hospital

LAKEVILLE — Two people were injured in a single vehicle crash on Route 140 South on Sunday, July 13. The Lakeville Fire Department responded just after 9:00 p.m. on Sunday night, and found a pickup truck that exited off of the road and into the tree...

Lakeville officials approve $240,000 budget transfer

LAKEVILLE — Lakeville officials approved transferring about $240,000 in budget surplus to fill gaps left at the end of the fiscal year. At the July 14 Select Board meeting, officials approved budget transfers to cover salaries, legal expenses and...

Middleboro officials approve $700,000 surplus transfer

MIDDLEBORO — Middleboro shifted more than $700,000 in surplus funds to cover staffing, legal costs and other budget needs left at the end of the fiscal year — with the fire department receiving the largest share. The money had already been approved...

Attendees learn the art of caning furniture at Peter H. Peirce Homestead

MIDDLEBORO — The Peter H. Peirce Homestead hosted a workshop where attendees crafted colonial period furniture on Saturday, July 12. The homestead, located at 133 N. Main St., hosts a “Learn and Create” workshop series that features instructional...

Crowds pack first-ever Lakeville Food Truck Festival

LAKEVILLE — The first-ever Lakeville Food Truck Festival kicked off at noon on Saturday, July 12, and by 3 p.m., the entrance line still stretched into the parking field at Angers Conway Farm. Festival organizer Anthony Pepe said the turnout...

Playground story walk dedicated to former Lakeville Library Friend

LAKEVILLE — The Friends of the Lakeville Public Library dedicated the story walk at Gamache Playground to Basille Kyranos, a former library friend and reading specialist teacher. A story walk combines a children’s picture book with a walk along a...

‘A battle cry’: Lakeville teen turns personal story into debut novel

LAKEVILLE — Madison Goodman and Gemma Westley have a lot in common. They’re both high school–age girls, both diagnosed with ADHD and autism and both passionate about dance. The only real difference? Gemma is fictional and the protagonist of...

Middleboro Elks donate picnic tables to Soule Homestead

MIDDLEBORO — Two new picnic tables were delivered this week to the Soule Homestead Education Center, thanks to a donation from the Middleboro Elks Lodge and its bingo committee. The donation was coordinated by Wally Glendye, an Honorary Life Member...

Lakeville police officer recognized for dedication to elder community

LAKEVILLE — Sergeant Emily Melo of the Lakeville Police Department has received the 2025 Pat Foley Advocacy Award, presented by Old Colony Elder Services. The award honors individuals who show dedication to improving the safety and quality of life...

First female president makes history at the Lakeville Lions

LAKEVILLE — The Lakeville Lions inducted their first female Club President late last month, marking a milestone for the 65-year-old organization. Alanna Thompson, a Lakeville resident and Lakeville Lions member of five years, has become the first...

Middleboro captain honored on the 250th anniversary of Revolutionary War

CONCORD — Every U.S. history textbook recounts how on April 19, 1775, colonial militia courageously fought in what would become the first battle of the Revolutionary War. Left out of those books, however, is that Middleboro troops trekked to...

Photos: Fireworks light up the sky in Middleboro

MIDDLEBORO — Streaks of red, white and blue turned the night sky into a patriotic spectacle during the Middleboro Fourth of July Firework show on Saturday evening. For about a half hour, hundreds of fireworks were launched over Battis Field during...

The Wooden Project Band next up at the Lakeville concert series

LAKEVILLE — Find a blend of bluegrass, country and folk originals during the next summer concert performance in Lakeville on Tuesday, July 15. The Wooden Project Band, a South Shore based musical group, will perform at the Lakeville 2025 July Summer...

Fourth of July festivities on full display in Middleboro

MIDDLEBORO — Sirens wailed in celebration, candy flew through the air and watermelons were eaten at high speed during Middleboro’s Independence Day festivities.On the morning of July 4, the North Middleboro Parade began at 10 a.m. at the...

Middleboro woman killed in single car accident

MIDDLEBORO — Middleboro resident Susan Sumner, 72, was pronounced dead at the scene of a single vehicle crash on Route 28 in Middleboro around 8:27 a.m. on Friday, July 4. Middleboro Police and Fire found the vehicle had run off the road and crashed...

Attendees ease back and enjoy a night of music in Middleboro

MIDDLEBORO — The first concert of the 19th annual Middleboro Summer Concert Series kicked off Thursday, July 3. The annual Middleboro Summer Concert Series takes place on the Town Hall lawn and will feature eight free concerts this year. The first...

Figure out the future of Middleboro at Master Plan meeting

MIDDLEBORO — Residents will have the opportunity to weigh in on Middleboro’s 10-year Master Plan during an event on July 30. The Town of Middleboro will host an open-house event for information on the final draft of the town’s goals and strategies...

Lakeville cancer survivor to be honored at Fenway Park

LAKEVILLE — A Lakeville cancer survivor will be honored during a pre-game ceremony at Fenway Park on Friday, July 11. The Boston Red Sox and Red Sox Foundation will host an on-field ceremony during the “PMC Night at Fenway Park” event at 6:45 p.m.,...

Rotary club members support annual charity bike-ride

The Middleboro and Lakeville Rotary Club recently volunteered at a rest station during one of the largest charity bike rides in the state on June 28. The club supported cyclists riding in the “41st annual Bike MS: Cape Cod Getaway” charity event, by...

Lakeville’s first responders safety improved with new device

LAKEVILLE — The Lakeville Fire Department recently secured grant money for the purchase of a new essential tool for first responders. On June 28, the fire department announced the purchase of a motorized stair chair, a device that lifts patients up...