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Four pets killed in Middleboro house fire

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MIDDLEBORO -- Four pets died in a house fire Thursday afternoon at 38 Vernon St., Interim Fire Chief Dana Fontaine said. Middleboro fire crews responded to a single-story wood-frame house after a fire was reported at 1:09 p.m. Aug. 6, the chief...

Bubbling with excitement at Lakeville library program

Calvin Carter, 2, is excited to see some bubbles. Photo by Christian Uva

LAKEVILLE – The children had a pop, skip and a jump with bubbles on the lawn. The Lakeville Public Library got kids moving during a bubble dance party in front of the Center Stage on Wednesday, Aug. 5. Dozens of children hopped and ran around the...

Sparky kept kids calf-inated at farm reading program

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MIDDLEBORO – The cows made the kids want to read moo-re. Children got to read books about cows while learning how a farm works at Lolans Farm in Middleboro on Tuesday, Aug. 4. This was the third and final Farm Tales event in Middleboro Public...

Cyclists stop in Lakeville on ride to fight cancer

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LAKEVILLE -- Lakeville served as a water stop Saturday, Aug. 1 as thousands of cyclists hit the road to support critical cancer research and care for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Nearly 6,500 cyclists and more than 3,500 volunteers...

Payment plan approved for battery storage project

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MIDDLEBORO - Middleboro Select Board members approved a payment agreement for a proposed energy storage system to be built on Jericho Road. Four select board members approved a plan at their Aug. 3 meeting that would pay the town $254,360 over 20...

Soule serves up tasty fund-raiser

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MIDDLEBORO – Soule Homestead Education Center hosted their first farm-to-table brunch fundraiser in a new location Saturday, Aug. 1. Executive director Kelly MacDonald Weeks said the event was a success. “We were lucky to grab some excellent weather...

Learn about yesterday's history and today's cell phones at senior center

MIDDLEBORO -- The Middleboro Senior Center is hosting a variety of events in August. Here is a sampling: On Thursday Aug. 13 at 1 p.m. live jazz will be performed with the Reis Medeiros Trio featuring Reis Medeiros on piano, Steve Brum on bass, and...

No bull: They'll be line dancing in the parking lot Aug. 28

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MIDDLEBORO -- Four wheels will be replaced with two stepping as the Peter H. Peirce Homestead hosts the second annual "Dance the Night Away! Line Dancing in the Parking Lot!" from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28. This family-friendly event will take...

A spirited venture: Lakeville couple opens retreat at winery

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LAKEVILLE -- A Lakeville couple has popped the cork on a new venture that combines their love of France and their artistic experiences. Dan and Christine Cooney have launched Le Cot Retreat Center, a new art retreat destination set within a...

Pipe band to celebrate 10 years of making music, memories

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MIDDLEBORO -- The Old Colony Highlanders Pipe Band is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The band will mark a decade of music, friendship, and Celtic tradition with a special 10th Anniversary Ceilidh, a traditional Scottish or Irish social...

Free Narcan training Sept. 14 in Middleboro

MIDDLEBORO -- Middleboro Matters is hosting a free community Narcan training from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 14 at the Select Board meeting room at Middleboro Town Hall, 10 Nickerson Ave. This training will teach participants how to recognize the...

Lakeville firefighter among academy graduates

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LAKEVILLE -- Paul Machunksi of Lakeville was one of 20 firefighters who graduated July 31 from the 50-day Career Recruit Firefighting Training Program, State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine and Massachusetts Firefighting Academy leadership have...

Teen receives life-threatening injuries in Lakeville crash

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LAKEVILLE -- A 17-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries and a woman was also hurt in a motor vehicle crash near Pond Cemetery on Bedford Street Thursday July 30, Lakeville fire officials reported. Both people were transported to St....

Bristol-Plymouth superintendent retires after more than 34 years in education

Dr. Alexandre Magalhaes

TAUNTON -- Just a week after celebrating the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School's new, state-of-the-art building, Superintendent-Director Dr. Alexandre Magalhaes has retired, concluding a public education career...

Sponsors, volunteers sought for Elks veterans fundraiser

MIDDLEBORO --- The Middleboro Elks will sponsor its Red White and Blues veterans fundraiser on Saturday Aug. 22 The Elks are seeking event sponsors and donors and are also selling tickets for this family event, which is open to everyone. In...

School Committee at an impasse on future of budget

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LAKEVILLE -- Freetown-Lakeville Regional School Committee members could not decide July 29 on the next steps for the school budget that Lakeville voters rejected two days earlier. Committee members instead voted to adjourn their meeting at...

Farm tales Aug. 4 at Lolans Farm

MIDDLEBORO -- Join Ms. Amanda for Farm Tales at Lolans Farm, 121 Thompson St., at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4. Children ages 4-8 are invited to register for this barnyard story time. Those attending should dress for the weather and wear appropriate...

Book swap Aug. 1 at Middleboro Library

MIDDLEBORO -- A book swap will take place at the Middleboro Library from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 1. Those attending can trade a gently used book for a new one. There will be everything from board books to chapter books available. A book...

Book, Art, & Blooms blossoms at Lakeville Library

LAKEVILLE -- The Lakeville Garden Club has joined with the Lakeville Library Gallery Committee to create a special exhibit. “Book, Art, & Blooms, VII” which will open on Thursday, Aug. 6 at 6 p.m. with a reception and silent auction of the fresh...

Ice cream truck to make special visit Aug. 14

LAKEVILLE -- Cool off from the heat, enjoy some summer nostalgia and sway along to live Caribbean music on Friday, Aug. 14 at 1 p.m. at the Lakeville Center for Acting Living, 1 Dear Crossing. The “School’s Out” ice cream truck will make a special...

Learn about shipwrecks at Aug. 6 talk

LAKEVILLE -- Learn more about local shipwrecks during a talk, Frankly Speaking about Shipwrecks of Cape Cod, to be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6 at the Lakeville Center for Active Living. Nancy A. Franks will discuss historical shipwrecks that...

PanMass Challenge to cycle through Lakeville

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LAKEVILLE -- The Pan-Mass Challenge, which brings together more than 6,000 cyclists and 4,000 volunteers in the fight against cancer, will make a stop this year in Lakeville. Cyclists will stop from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1 at Apponequet...

Energy storage facility plan raises concerns

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MIDDLEBORO -- Residents have expressed mixed reactions to a proposed battery energy storage system on Jericho Road that Middleboro Gas and Electric representatives say will reduce utility costs to residents. Boston-based Kearsage Energy hopes to...

Lakeville voters reject requested increase to school budget

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LAKEVILLE -- Lakeville voters have once again rejected the budget amount requested by the Freetown-Lakeville Regional School Committee. Voters at the July 27 Special Town Meeting, held at Apponequet Regional High School, turned down a proposal to...

Middleboro camp counselor arrested on child porn charges

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MIDDLEBORO -- A Middleboro camp administrator and head counselor has been arrested on two counts of possession of child pornography, according to the Massachusetts State Police. Leon Dyer, 45, was arrested July 25 by the Massachusetts State Police...

Tonight is Lakeville Special Town Meeting to revote school budget

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LAKEVILLE -- Town Meeting voters will gather Monday, July 27 to take another vote on the Freetown-Lakeville regional school district budget. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Apponequet Regional High School. Voters will be asked whether to...

Bubble dance party bubbles up in Lakeville

LAKEVILLE -- A bubble dance party will take place at Center Stage outside of the Lakeville Public Library at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5. The event will feature music, dancing, and lots and lots of bubbles. This event is weather-dependent so...

Visitors take in the scenery and sounds at Angers Conway Farm

Colton Westgate, 18 months, and Adeline Burns, 5, play on the farm grounds. Photos by Sandy Quadros Bowles

LAKEVILLE -- Angers Conway Farm in Lakeville cultivates hay and cranberries on their sweeping property on Southworth Street. They also hope to grow something more intangible but perhaps equally valuable: Exposure. Introducing the public to the...

Lakeville select board to meet with Old Colony member towns, with questions

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LAKEVILLE -- Lakeville Select Board members have accepted an invitation from their Acushnet counterparts to meet and discuss the future of Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical School, but asked some questions about the offer. “The importance of...

New school year, new building for Bristol-Plymouth students

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TAUNTON — When Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School students return to campus this fall, they will be greeted with a new, state-of-the-art building designed to meet the evolving demands of vocational education. The district welcomed...

Middleboro man arrested in $1.5 million deed fraud, money laundering

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MIDDLEBORO -- A Middleboro man was one of three people charged in a multi-state scheme to defraud property owners by impersonating them, selling their land and laundering the proceeds of the deed fraud scheme, federal law officials allege. Kyon...

Good Scout: Eagle builds new donation bin for Middleboro Animal Shelter

Casey Cash stands beside the new donation bin he built for the Middleboro Animal Shelter. Photo source: Troop 31

MIDDLEBORO — After Casey Cash saw his older brother complete his Eagle Scout project for the Middleboro Animal Shelter, he made a promise to the facilitiy manager that he would return to complete his own project there. As he completed one of the...

New agent added to Jack Conway Lakeville team

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LAKEVILLE -- Laura Ward has joined the Jack Conway team of Lakeville real estate agents. Before beginning her real estate career, Ward co-owned a construction business with her husband. Through that experience, she developed a strong belief that...

Church picnic at Camp Yomechas brought community together

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MIDDLEBORO -- The Central Congregational Church in Middleboro recently held its annual church picnic at Camp Yomechas. Activities included swimming, boating, a large bounce house, volleyball, fishing, a sing along and a barbecue lunch. The best...

Back to school supply drive at Lakeville, Middleboro locations

I’m Still Here is hosting a school supply drive through Aug. 15, collecting back-to-school supplies for children. Held in partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America, the drive welcomes any and all back-to-school items. I’m Still Here is an...

Select board, finance committee reject school budget proposal

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LAKEVILLE -- The Lakeville Select Board and Finance Committee have unanimously rejected a proposal to use rainy day funds to bolster the regional school district budget. “It’s very difficult to be in this position,’’ Select Board Chair Lorraine...

Board considered to explore Middleboro's water issues

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MIDDLEBORO - Water flows through many of the issues facing Middleboro. A proposed surf park that would require 30,000 gallons of water per day. A multi-million treatment plant in the works to remove PFAS, a chemical linked to health issues, from...

New Middleboro library director welcomes new chapter

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MIDDLEBORO -- She likes small towns and big dogs. Beth Paine, the new head librarian at Middleboro Public Library, shared her enthusiasm for both and her plans for the library during a meet and greet held July 16. “I like the small town feel...

Rain, rain went away and Sip & Stroll was shining

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MIDDLEBORO -- Lorna Brunelle suspects Mother Nature needed a Snickers Bar Saturday, July 18. The gusty winds, pouring rain and thunder and lightning forced the Sip and Stroll on Middleboro Town Hall to be postponed to its rain date of Sunday July...

Lakeville farm awarded money to support irrigation, fencing

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LAKEVILLE -- A Lakeville farm that specializes in vegetables traditionally grown in West Africa and the Caribbean has received a state grant of $7,087.50 to be used toward irrigation and fencing. Tiani Gardens was one of 13 farms across the state...

Make a barn quilt cement paver

MIDDLEBORO -- Learn to make a barn quilt garden paver at a workshop from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, July 24 at Soule Homestead Education Center, 46 Soule St., Middleboro Workshop fee is $45. Material fee is $8. Participants will learn how to...

Using rainy day fund to bolster school budget not ideal, town administrator says

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LAKEVILLE -- Taking $1.35 million from the town’s stabilization fund to bolster the regional school budget represents “the best of a bunch of bad options,’’ Town Administrator Andrew Sukeforth said during an informational session Wednesday, July...

Learn about Lakeville history at upcoming open houses

LAKEVILLE -- The Lakeville Historical Society will hold three open house events on Sundays July 20, Aug. 9, and Sept. 20 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the society’s museum, 442 Bedford St., Lakeville. This is a free, rain or shine event. All three buildings...

Lakeville EMS receives training in new equipment

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LAKEVILLE -- Lakeville Fire Department EMS providers recently completed training on new video laryngoscopes received through a grant. These advanced airway devices give paramedics a clear view of a patient’s airway during intubation, which is when...

With supply shortage, blood drive set for July 24

MIDDLEBORO -- A Red Cross blood drive be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, July 24 at Church of Our Saviour Parish Hall, 60 Union St., Middleboro.There is an emergency blood shortage, the Red Cross notes, as the blood supply fell 25 percent in...

Music to fill the farm at Pasture Palooza

LAKEVILLE -- Angers Conway Farm, 33 Southworth St., Lakeville, will host its first music event, Pasture Palooza, from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 25. The day will feature four live performances from local musicians, food and drink vendors, yard...

Get the buzz on bees at library program

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MIDDLEBORO -- Massachusetts serves as home to as many bees as there are days of the year. At least 365 species of native bees live in the Bay State and they play an important role in our daily lives. Plymouth County Entymologist Blake Dinius will...

Soule Homestead to host farm-friendly story hours

MIDDLEBORO -- Soule Homestead’s farm-friendly story hour takes place at10 a.m. Aug. 11, Sept. 8 and Oct. 13. Those attending can meet an animal or learn about a wild animal at the center, hear a story, and make a craft. This program is geared...

Library to host programs for teens, tweens

LAKEVILLE -- The Lakeville Public Library will host two craft classes for teens and tweens in July. Both require prior registration to attend. On Monday, July 20 at 2 p.m., teens age 13 to 18 can hammer a unique and long-lasting copper bookmark to...

Lions support food pantry on one-year anniversary

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LAKEVILLE -- The Lakeville Lions recently congratulated the Lakeville Center for Active Living on the one-year anniversary of its food pantry. Outgoing club President Alanna Thompson and new club President Chris Plonka represented the Lions and...