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Pre-trial postponed for alleged embezzler and co-conspirator in missing Freetown-Lakeville parent teacher organization funds case

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LAKEVILLE — The pre-trial hearing for Zachary and James Granville-Wilmot, both charged in connection to funds reported missing by the Freetown-Lakeville Middle School Parent Teacher Organization, was postponed in court Friday. Zachary...

Trick-or-treaters fill Middleboro offices

Isabella Giuliana, 9, trick-or-treats in the Town Hall Annex with her family while dressed as Judge Judy on Oct. 29.

MIDDLEBORO — Most days, the offices and rooms of the Middleboro Public Library, Town Hall and Town Hall Annex are quiet, serious spaces. They were instead filled with costumes, creepy decorations and candy Oct. 29 as kids and their families...

Medical transportation company serves Middleboro for $0 a year

Select Board members Bill White and Brian Giovanoni at the Monday, Oct. 27 meeting at Town Hall.

MIDDLEBORO — For over two years, Middleboro residents facing a medical emergency have relied on an ambulance from Coastal Medical Transportation to get them to the hospital. After hearing from Fire Department Chief Owen Thompson and Michael...

Middleboro man dead after fatal crane collapse in Everett

MIDDLEBORO — Paul Ledwell, 37, of Middleboro, and one other man died Friday after a crane collapsed at a construction site in Everett. Ledwell and Larriston Lake, 44, of Roslindale were identified Monday by the Middlesex District Attorney’s office...

Lakeville and Middleboro schools to receive career-education grant funds

Lakeville and Middleboro schools will receive funding to support career-preparation programs

Schools across Massachusetts will receive more than $8.5 million in grants to prepare students for their future careers, including thousands for Middleborough Public Schools and the Freetown-Lakeville Regional School District. Middleboro will...

The cancer fighting ‘Candyman’ of Lakeville isn’t stopping any time soon

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LAKEVILLE — A Lakeville man is on a 15 year, candy-fueled mission to fund cancer research. Fred Reagan, known to some as the “Candyman”, has been raising thousands of dollars for the Jimmy Fund Walk cancer research fundraiser since he started in...

Longtime Middleboro rotarian, business owner receives surprise celebration

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MIDDLEBORO — The Middleboro-Lakeville Rotary Club recently honored longtime member and past Middleboro business owner, Bob Saquet, with a surprise retirement celebration. Saquet, the previous owner of Egger’s Furniture, has spent 60 years in the...

Funding questions and a petition to drop healthcare for part-time officials to be considered by Lakeville Special Town Meeting

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LAKEVILLE — Cuts to part-time elected officials’ healthcare, spending $25,000 for a building re-use study for Town Hall and establishing a revolving funds account for the Conservation Commission are all up for voters’ consideration at Special Town...

Middleboro stabbing suspect pleads not guilty in superior court, held in custody without bail

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MIDDLEBORO — Andrew Horsman, accused of stabbing and killing Paul Pomerleau in Middleboro in June, plead not-guilty during an arraignment in Brockton Superior Court, Thursday, Oct. 24. District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz announced Horsman pleaded not...

Food access forum brings information, solutions to Middleboro

The four speakers sit together as attendees ask questions following their presentations.

MIDDLEBORO — Amidst federal budget cuts and the recent government shutdown, food insecurity concerns have intensified as programs lose access to funds. Several experts gathered at the First Unitarian Universalist Church, Thursday, to discuss how...

Two candidates announce campaigns for 2026 2nd Plymouth District state representative race

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Longtime Carver Select Board member Sarah Hewins and current Rep. John Gaskey both announced they are running for the 2nd Plymouth District state representative seat in 2026, Thursday, Oct. 23. The 2nd Plymouth District includes Wareham, Carver and...

Middleboro Select Board approves earth removal plan despite water table concerns

Brian Grady addresses the Select Board at the Oct. 20 meeting.

MIDDLEBORO — After several hearings and a lengthy discussion regarding a reservoir expansion at a cranberry farm on Rocky Meadow Street, the Select Board approved a permit for the project at its Oct. 20 meeting. Brian Grady, the project’s...

New Lakeville fire station to bring an end to decades of operational issues

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LAKEVILLE — Contamination, communication and configuration — these operational problems have been on the minds of Lakeville Fire Department first responders for decades. The longtime operational constraints that stem from the current Lakeville Fire...

Lakeville event treats visitors to candy and fun

Two boys dressed as Spider-Man pick candy from a basket at Ted Williams Camp during the trunk or treat Oct. 19.

LAKEVILLE — Smiling superheros, menacing monsters and classic cartoon characters filled the Ted Williams Camp parking lot to “trunk or treat” Oct. 19. About 200 costumed kids and their caregivers lined up at over 20 trunks and other setups to play...

Colonial reenactment revisits Middleboro’s Oliver Estate to offer a portal to the past

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MIDDLEBORO — Tri-cornered hats, plumes of musket smoke and plenty of colonial education returned to the historic Oliver State in Middleboro, Saturday. Families didn’t pay a penny to explore the historic estate that has ties to the colonial-likes of...

65-year-old Lakeville man killed in two-vehicle crash

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LAKEVILLE — Timothy Crowley, 65, died Saturday following a fatal, two-vehicle crash on County Road in Lakeville, according to the Plymouth County District Attorney's Office. Lakeville police and Massachusetts State Police responded to the crash that...

‘No Kings’ protest comes to Middleboro

A group of protesters hold signs at the No Kings protest in Middleboro Oct. 18.

MIDDLEBORO — Hand-drawn signs, lines of protesters and the endless honking of horns filled the busy intersection of Routes 105 and 28 for Middleboro’s first No Kings protest. Over 100 people took to the sidewalk to protest the Trump...