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Firefighters tackle stinky situation when septic truck catches fire
LAKEVILLE — New firefighters saw a textbook example of fire science when part of a commercial septic truck went up in flames on Bedford Street in Lakeville on Wednesday, July 24. A toolbox attached to the side of the truck collapsed and was rubbing...
Camper catches fire in Lakeville
LAKEVILLE —The driver of a recently purchased motorhome didn’t get the chance to enjoy his new buy after the camper caught fire on Monday, July 22 in Lakeville. The driver, whose identity is not known at this time, noticed the vehicle started...
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Middleboro man who died in apparent Long Pond drowning will be ‘dearly missed’
Childhood friends hit the bullseye with new Middleboro axe-throwing bar
Select Board looks to sell town-owned properties in Lakeville
Development prompts concerns about Lakeville water supply
Opinion: Little Lakeville, king-sized problem
Camper catches fire in Lakeville
Firefighters tackle stinky situation when septic truck catches fire
Improving staff retention, added family communication among school superintendent goals
Sip & Stroll shows local artists' talent to thousands
New mental health director provides support to those facing challenges
Firefighters able to extinguish house fire quickly with increased staffing
MIDDLEBORO — No one was injured in a Purchase Street house fire on Tuesday, July 2 that was extinguished “within 15 minutes,” according to the Middleboro Fire Department. Middleboro Fire Chief Owen Thompson attributes this quick success, in part, to...
Driver rescued with Jaws of Life after crash in Lakeville
LAKEVILLE – Firefighters armed with chainsaws and the Jaws of Life cut through brush and vegetation to rescue the driver of a heavily damaged car that crashed off Route 140 north in Lakeville on Tuesday, July 2. The driver, the car’s only occupant,...
Two people sent to hospital after car strikes tree
LAKEVILLE — Two people have been transported to the hospital after the electric vehicle they were in struck a tree. The crash occurred on Myricks Street in Lakeville. Responders were dispatched for the single motor vehicle accident just before 3:30...
One person injured in rollover crash in Lakeville
LAKEVILLE — A woman was injured in a rollover crash near the intersection of Rhode Island Road and Precinct Street in Lakeville on Saturday, June 22. According to Lakeville Deputy Fire Chief Pamela Garant, fire fighters and police responded to the...
Select board chair walks a mile in their boots during fire department ridealong
MIDDLEBORO — Select Board Chair Mark Germain always knew that firefighters carry a heavy weight of responsibility as they battle blazes, provide medical care to injured residents and respond to varied emergency calls in the course of a shift. When...
Lakeville Fire Department celebrates 75 anniversary
LAKEVILLE — Fire Chief Mike O’Brien’s words said it all: “The trust we enjoy with the community, the trust we need to do our jobs, has been built on 75 years of service to our town.” He shared these words in a speech during the celebration of the...
Middleboro man arrested on drug charges after Dartmouth crash
DARTMOUTH — A Middleboro man was arrested on drug charges after Dartmouth Police responded to a car crash just after midnight on Saturday, June 15. According to the Dartmouth Police Department, the vehicle’s passenger, 20-year-old Middleboro...
Bridgewater man killed in Middleboro crash
MIDDLEBORO — A Bridgewater man was killed in a crash on Fuller Street Monday, June 10, after his vehicle hit a tree and flipped over into a nearby marsh, Middleboro police reported. Middleboro police responded to a report of a motor vehicle crash...
Lakeville Fire Department responds to laptop fire
LAKEVILLE — The Lakeville fire department responded to a fire caused by a teen’s laptop at a home in Lakeville on Thursday night, the fire department has reported. The fire broke out just before 9 p.m. on Thursday night. The fire occurred as a...
Middleboro departments train on active shooting scenarios
MIDDLEBORO — Middleboro Public Schools, Police, and Fire Departments recently participated in Active Shooter Hostile Event Response (ASHER) Training, Police Chief Joseph Perkins, Fire Chief Owen Thompson, Town Manager James McGrail and...
Hungry predators no match for fish rescued by Lakeville fire
LAKEVILLE — The Lakeville Fire Department is no stranger to rescues. But one that took place recently turned into a real fish story. This one took place right on their fire station front lawn and involved the survivor of a battle between an osprey...
Middleboro Fire Department receives grants for fire safety education
MIDDLEBORO — The Middleboro Fire Department has received grant funding totaling more than $8,000 from the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services to support fire safety education programs for students and seniors, State Sen. Marc Pacheco has...
Informational open house June 1 at Lakeville Fire Station
LAKEVILLE — The Lakeville Fire Department is hosting an open house from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 1 at the station to educate the community about the status of the current fire station and plans for the new station. Leadership from the...
Victim transported in helicopter after two-vehicle crash in Middleboro
MIDDLEBORO — A person was seriously injured in a motor vehicle crash that occurred on Route 44 in the area of Old Center Street on the afternoon of Friday, May 24. One patient had to be extricated from their vehicle and transported via MedFlight for...
Middleboro company settles over reported illegal stormwater discharge
MIDDLEBORO — A Middleboro concrete company has settled with the state over allegations the company illegally discharged industrial stormwater into wetlands, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office announced Wednesday, May 22. Pavestone LLC is...
Middleboro man charged with seeking to murder a trial witness
MIDDLEBORO — A Middleboro man has been charged with allegedly conspiring to murder a witness in a federal trial as well as rivals, the Department of Justice reported. Elijah Melton, 26, of Middleboro, has been charged with one count of conspiring to...
Demonstration sends fiery message about home sprinkler effectiveness
LAKEVILLE — A portion of a home caught fire Saturday morning May 18 right behind the Lakeville Fire Station. But the blaze was controlled by the Lakeville Fire Department to show the effectiveness of a home sprinkler system. The live side-by-side...
Motorcyclist killed after collision on Route 18 in Lakeville
LAKEVILLE —A 32-year-old Taunton motorcyclist has died, the day after being seriously injured in a collision with a pick-up truck in Lakeville Friday, May 10, Lakeville Police reported. Christopher Walker was transported Friday to St. Luke’s...
Man seriously injured in Lakeville crash that closes part of Route 18
LAKEVILLE — A man received life-threatening injuries Friday evening May 10 after a pickup truck and motorcycle collided at the intersection of routes 79 and 18, Lakeville Fire and Police departments reported. He received advanced life support while...
Three men charged with robbing courier with cash from Middleboro dispensary
Three men have been arrested and charged in connection with the February 2024 armed robbery of a cash courier in Swansea who had made multiple cash pick-ups that day from several cannabis dispensaries, including one in Middleboro, according to...
One person sent to hospital after Lakeville crash
LAKEVILLE — One person was transported to St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford after a two-vehicle accident at 11:47 a.m. Wednesday May 8 in the area of 201 Bedford St., the Lakeville Fire Department reported. The patient’s injuries are not believed...
Three injured in Lakeville crash
LAKEVILLE — Three people were injured in an accident Sunday, April 21 near the intersection of County and Freetown streets, the Lakeville Fire Department reported. The accident was reported at about 1:30 p.m. Two vehicles were involved, Fire Chief...
Family displaced after Lakeville fire
LAKEVILLE — A family of four was displaced after a fire broke out at their home on 16 Bernards Way Saturday, April 13, the Lakeville Fire Department reported The fire was discovered at about 5 p.m. when a neighborhood child saw fire coming from a...
Former Freetown-Lakeville substitute teacher sentenced to 30-40 years in state prison for rape
A 58-year-old former substitute teacher in the Freetown-Lakeville school system was sentenced to serve 30 to 40 years in state prison after being convicted on charges connected to the rape and molestation of a 14-year-old girl , Bristol County...
Special delivery: Lakeville Fire helps baby born at home
LAKEVILLE — Annabelle Delisle was in such a hurry to see the world that she couldn’t wait for Lakeville Fire Department responders. The baby was born about a minute before they arrived on the scene. At 3 a.m. March 25, Ambulance 3 and Squad 3...
Middleboro firefighters graduate from academy
STOW — Middleboro firefighters Ryan DeCoste and Dylan Hanson were among the graduates of the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy’s 50-day Career Recruit Firefighting Training Program. Class members were honored at a ceremony Friday, March 29 at the...
Bedford Street site selected for potential new Lakeville fire station
LAKEVILLE — Select Board members unanimously selected a portion of Bedford Street at Ted Williams Camp as the best location for a new fire station. The location was deemed the best fit in terms of accessibility because the site offers direct access...
Middleboro man arrested after stabbing in Plymouth
PLYMOUTH — A Middleboro man has been arrested by Plymouth Police after he allegedly stabbed one person and menaced another with a knife at a downtown Plymouth restaurant, according to the department. Richard Velez, 27, of Middleboro was charged with...
Former Old Colony teacher accused of raping student
ROCHESTER — A former Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School teacher is accused of raping at least one student at the school. Andre Arsenault was arrested and arraigned Tuesday on charges regarding interactions with a student that began...
Former Middleboro woman sentenced for embezzling about $40,000
BOSTON – A former Middleboro woman was sentenced in federal court Monday, March 11 for embezzling nearly $40,000 from a labor union with an office in Lakeville. Andrea Anderson, 61, who now lives in Oregon, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge...
Fire victim’s family: ‘Loss is immeasurable, so is gratitude’
MIDDLEBORO — The family of fire victim Jasmine Lane has expressed appreciation for the community support they have received after the fire that took the 12-year-old’s life and injured several others. “Jasmine's family is overwhelmed by the love and...
Jasmine Lane, 12, identified as fire victim
MIDDLEBORO — The Nichols Middle School student who died in a fire early Saturday has been identified as 12-year-old Jasmine Lane, the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office has announced. The cause of the fire remains under investigation, but no...
Middleboro man, 66, killed in one-vehicle crash
MIDDLEBORO — John Kadish, 66, of Middleboro was killed Sunday afternoon after the car he was driving struck a tree on Thompson Street (Route 105) just south of Plain Street, Police Chief Joseph Perkins and Fire Chief Owen Thompson reported...
Town grieves girl killed in fire, school to offer counseling services
MIDDLEBORO — Bouquets of flowers have been placed in front of the burned out home at 27 Pearl St., where a young girl died after a fire tore through the structure early Saturday. Those expressions of sympathy reflect the grief the entire town is...
One child found dead, several injured in Middleboro fire
MIDDLEBORO — A fire on Pearl Street in Middleboro led to the death of one girl and injuries to three others Saturday morning, Feb. 24, according to Middleborough Fire Chief Owen Thompson and Police Chief Joseph Perkins. Police and fire were called...
Lakeville woman pleads guilty for involvement in lottery ticket scheme
LAKEVILLE — Carly Nunes, 24, of Lakeville has pleaded guilty for her role in a scheme to steal a winning lottery ticket and cash it in, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz announced. On Friday, Feb. 9, Nunes pleaded guilty in Brockton...
One dead, one injured in Middleboro crash
MIDDLEBORO — One person is dead and another is injured following a two-car crash in Middleboro on Friday, Feb. 9. At approximately 1:30 p.m., Middleboro Police and Fire Departments responded to Route 28 in the area of Cushman and Rocky Gutter...
Hoax phone call prompts police response to Nichols Middle School
MIDDLEBORO — The Nichols Middle School was the subject of a fake threat that prompted law enforcement to respond to the building, a practice known as “swatting,” on Friday, Feb. 2, said Middleboro Superintendent Carolyn Lyons in an email. “There was...
Nichols Middle School subject of ‘swatting’ incident, building searched
MIDDLEBORO — According to an email from Middleboro Superintendent Carolyn Lyons, the Nichols Middle School was subject to a “swatting incident” on Friday, Feb. 2. “There was a threat that was called into Middleboro Police targeting the Nichols...
Town Manager proposes using civilian dispatchers to increase firefighting staffing
MIDDLEBORO — Town Manager James McGrail announced at the Monday Jan. 22 Middleboro Select Board meeting that he plans to increase fire department staffing levels in the FY 2025 budget. Currently, McGrail said, a trained firefighter is responsible...
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