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What voters should know about the Old Colony Building Project

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Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School has proposed a $288 million project to build a new high school. A vote on Tuesday, Nov. 18 will take…

FreeLake school district shows positive growth in math MCAS scores, English results dip

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LAKEVILLE — The recently released state-standardized MCAS scores bring fresh education trends and state recognition with the Freetown-…

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Middleboro school district MCAS scores show decline in results across most grade levels

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MIDDLEBORO — The state standardized test results are in and the Middleboro Public School District — with outliers in the fourth grade results — shows student achievements in English language arts, math and science have declined. The Massachusetts...

Middleboro School Committee, parents share concern over special education understaffing

Michael Perrone, the district’s interim superintendent, presents during the superintendent's report at the Sept. 25 school committee meeting.

MIDDLEBORO — Several special education staff in the Middleboro school district have taken leave or resigned since the spring, leaving some classrooms without certified special education teachers. Middleboro School Committee members and parents...

Middleboro School Committee welcomes new Henry B. Burkland principal

MIDDLEBORO — The School Committee officially welcomed Shammah Daniels as the new principal of Henry B. Burkland Elementary School during its meeting Thursday, Aug. 28. Daniels began her role on July 1, succeeding Ronald Sanborn, who served as...

Back to school: New staff, programs in FreeLake district

LAKEVILLE — Bust out the backpacks and pack the lunch boxes — the Freetown-Lakeville school year kicks off Sept. 2. With new programs, electives and staff joining the district, there are plenty of changes this year. But the first shift students,...

Back to school: New principals, busing, parent messaging app for Middleboro district

MIDDLEBORO — Set the alarms and sharpen the pencils — Middleboro students return to school Sept. 2. While the Middleboro Public School District is making several changes this year, the most significant are improving busing efficiency for...

FreeLake school district shares plans to improve swimming pool, stadium, water system

LAKEVILLE — The Freetown-Lakeville School Committee shared plans to improve the swimming pool, stadium and drinking water infrastructure at Apponequet Regional High School during a meeting on Aug. 20. The district will use $100,000 in state funding...

Middleboro superintendent takes health-related leave of absence

MIDDLEBORO — Superintendent Carolyn Lyons is taking a leave of absence for health-related reasons, the Middleboro School Committee announced. The committee appointed Michael Perrone, the district’s director of business and finance, as interim...

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...

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...

Apponequet Regional High School student wins scholarship

LAKEVILLE — An Apponequet high school student received scholarship funding from the Italian American Cultural Organization of South Shore on Monday, June 16. Madeline Polochick, a student at Apponequet High School, was awarded $3,000 through the...

FreeLake students, educators object to 11 positions cut in final budget

LAKEVILLE — The final education budget for the Freetown-Lakeville Regional School District eliminated 11 positions — most of them teachers — prompting students, recent graduates and educators to urge the School Committee to reconsider. The...

FreeLake schools start and end times to change next year

LAKEVILLE — Start and end times for schools in the Freetown-Lakeville Regional School District will change next year to better align with bus schedules. Apponequet Regional High School will begin classes at 7:15 a.m. and dismiss at 1:48 p.m.,...

Two Apponequet students receive SouthCoast Community Foundation scholarships

LAKEVILLE — The SouthCoast Community Foundation recently awarded scholarships to two Apponequet Regional High School students. The two Apponequet students, Christina Magnett and Madeline Polochick, were two of 120 local students who received...

Nichols Middle School welcomes familiar face as new principal

MIDDLEBORO — Nichols Middle School has a new principal — and he's a familiar face to some in the community. Timothy McLaughlin, who formerly served as the assistant principal at Nichols, is returning to lead the school, Middleboro Superintendent of...

Students get hot tips on fire safety

LAKEVILLE — The Mullein Hill Christian Academy eighth grade class recently got a hands-on lesson in fire safety. The academy has a fire science class which was recently visited by Lakeville Fire Department Lieutenant Ryan Silvia to teach students...

150 years in the making: Middleboro graduates walk the stage

In 1875, Middleboro High School graduated its first class — 150 years later, the Class of 2025 followed in their footsteps. Superintendent Carolyn Lyons gave the 202 graduates and their assembled friends and family members a brief history lesson on...

Apponequet Class of 2025 walks into the future

“I love you, Mom!” shouted Jaden Tavares as he walked across the Apponequet Regional High School football field to receive his diploma. Tavares was one of 170 graduating seniors who completed their high school journey on Friday, June 6. As the sun...

Lakeville student wins first place in state arbor day poster contest

LAKEVILLE — Sterling Anderson, a third grade student at Mullein Hill Christian Academy, has won first place in the statewide Arbor Day Poster Contest for his grade level. The annual contest, hosted by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and...

Lakeville student wins first place in countywide art contest

LAKEVILLE — Holden Brodeur, a sixth grader at Mullein Hill Christian Academy has earned first place in Plymouth County for his artwork submitted to the Arson Watch Reward Program. Holden’s winning piece will be featured in the program’s 2026...

Meet the top 10 Apponequet graduates in the Class of 2025

LAKEVILLE — Soon, this year’s Apponequet Regional High School graduates will walk the stage and receive their diplomas. While graduating is an accomplishment for every student, a few deserve extra recognition for their academic achievements....

Middleboro superintendent receives high ranking from School Committee

MIDDLEBORO — Middleboro Superintendent of Schools Carolyn Lyons received an overall rating of proficient, the second to best possible ranking, in her annual performance evaluation. Her review, which was discussed at the May 22 School Committee...

FreeLake School Committee votes once again on final budget

LAKEVILLE — Input from legal counsel and the state led the Freetown-Lakeville School Committee to vote again on a final education budget during its May 21 meeting. On May 7, committee members believed they had approved a final budget and avoided...

We want you! Eighth graders take civic action to solve candidate shortage

LAKEVILLE — In early April, Paul George, an eighth grader at Freetown-Lakeville Middle School, heard his mother discussing a lack of candidates for the upcoming School Committee race. He brought the issue to his group members in Ryan L'Heureux’s...

Nichols Middle School Drama Club heads through the wardrobe

The Nichols Middle School Drama Club took a trip to Narnia over the weekend in a stage adaption of C.S. Lewis’ classic “The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe.” The students performed an hour-long version of the story adapted by Joseph Robinette on the...

Spring cleaning: Mullein Hill students beautify their campus

LAKEVILLE — Students, staff and parents at Mullein Hill Christian Academy recently participated in a half-day beautification effort to improve the school building and grounds. Participants worked outdoors to plant in the school garden, remove stones...

Middleboro School Committee elects chair after deadlock

MIDDLEBORO — After evenly splitting on a choice for chair post-election — the School Committee broke the deadlock and elected Zeke Lewis to the position on Thursday, May 8. Initially on Thursday members nominated Sue Pennini and Lewis for chair and...

Layoffs prevented with final FreeLake budget

LAKEVILLE — No layoffs will be needed next year in the Freetown-Lakeville school district, based on a budget passed May 7 by the School Committee. This is the latest and final iteration of a budget that at one time called for 17 positions to be...

Middleboro students elks-cell in Americanism Essay Contest

MIDDLEBORO — Four Middleboro students recently earned top placements in the Massachusetts State Elks Americanism Essay Contest, with two advancing to the national level. The Middleboro Elks Lodge #1274 announced the results, noting that more than...

Middleboro resident awarded for biology research

MIDDLEBORO — Donald Padgett, a Middleboro resident and professor of biological sciences at Bridgewater State University, has received the university’s Class of 1950 Distinguished Faculty Research Award. The award was presented April 29 at a faculty...

Full-size firetrucks and dinosaurs at Mary K. Goode Elementary

Families flocked to Mary K. Goode Elementary School for the parent teacher association’s Touch a Truck event on Saturday, May 3. Trucks, excavators, fire engines and ambulances were joined by life-size dinosaur models in a child’s paradise behind...

Lakeville resident inducted into honor society

LAKEVILLE — Joshua Santos of Lakeville, a member of the Class of 2025 at Stonehill College, was recently inducted into Lambda Epsilon Sigma, the college’s honor society. The prestigious organization recognizes top-performing juniors and seniors who...

Students craft a collage of farewells for Freetown-Lakeville Middle School librarian

LAKEVILLE — Sixth grade students at Freetown-Lakeville Middle School have completed a series of large-scale collages in honor of retiring librarian Pamela Dellarocco, who will conclude her career at the end of this school year after more than 20...

Teacher, principal, superintendent: Barbara Starkie comes full circle in FreeLake School District

LAKEVILLE — Barbara Starkie may have only spent 17 days in the superintendent’s office at Apponequet Regional High School, but she’s spent 25 years on the campus. The Freetown-Lakeville School Committee appointed Starkie as interim superintendent in...

Students cheer on teacher running marathon for special cause

MIDDLEBORO — Two years ago, Kim Hokanson, a second grade teacher at Mary K. Goode school in Middleboro, received frightening news: She had breast cancer. She sought treatment from the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Weymouth. After many months...

Students arrive with sirens and in style with cruiser escort

MIDDLEBORO — Memorial Early Childhood Center preK student Reina Randall recently drove to school in style, in a police cruiser, thanks to her fund-raising efforts. Her escort was School Resource Officer and Middleboro Police Officer Steve Valerio,...

They mean business: Apponequet students take competition

LAKEVILLE — Students from Apponequet Regional High School placed first in the recent Junior Achievement Titan Business Challenge held at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth. The challenge is a business strategy competition in which high...