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Old Colony students shoot for the stars at culinary competition

Old Colony students set up for competition at the Johnson Space Center during the NASA HUNCH culinary challenge. Photo source: Ashley Ulett

ROCHESTER — Chicken vindaloo tacos helped a group of Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School students blast off to Houston this spring. A team of Old…

Interim school superintendent to be hired in Middleboro

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MIDDLEBORO -- An interim school superintendent will be hired with a start date of July 1, Middleboro School Committee members agreed at their April 30 meeting…

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Apponequet students take top three spots in business competition

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LAKEVILLE - Apponequet Regional High School students showed they meant business at the recent JA Titan Business Challenge. Teams from the school placed first, second and third at the competition, Junior Achievement of Southern Massachusetts (JA)...

Interim school superintendent a possibility in Middleboro

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MIDDLEBORO - The community will weigh in on whether to bring on an interim school superintendent while a lengthier search is pursued for a full-time district leader, School Committee members agreed at their April 9 meeting. The previous plan was...

Speakers at Middleboro School Committee may get more than three minutes

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MIDDLEBORO - Time for speakers to express their opinions to the Middleboro School Committee may no longer be limited to three minutes. Middleboro School Committee members have agreed to review the controversial policy limiting public comment at...

Middleboro school district awaits word from town on future budget impacts, further cuts anticipated

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MIDDLEBORO — School district leaders will give answers to the scope of cuts and financial impacts to next year's budget at their next April 9 meeting, said Interim Superintendent Michael Perrone. During a Thursday, March 26 School Committee meeting,...

More work needed to prevent teacher cuts, boards agree

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MIDDLEBORO -- Town and school officials will take a closer look at their budgets for possible savings as the school department looks to close a $2.2 million budget shortfall that could eliminate 18 teacher positions. That decision was made after...

Free-Lake school district fights for funding, town officials prepare for $2.5 million budget shortfall

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LAKEVILLE — As Lakeville faces a $2.6 million deficit in next year’s budget, town officials are considering raising property taxes above the typical annual increase. Raising taxes would mostly fund the FreeLake school district, with town Finance...

April vacation on in Middleboro but last day still uncertain

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MIDDLEBORO -- Families in Middleboro will not have to reschedule their April school vacation plans. That is one answer state education officials have provided about the blizzard’s impact on the remaining school year, Acting Superintendent...

Change in grade structure should not be rushed, educators say

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MIDDLEBORO — Educators and residents urge the Middleboro School Committee to take more time before making any changes to the grade structure at the town’s elementary schools. A potential plan to move grades one and two to Mary K. Goode School and...

Schools to close on Friday, marking fifth day of closures

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Freetown-Lakeville and Middleboro public schools will close on Friday, Feb. 27, due to safety hazards and poor road conditions following the Monday blizzard. Both districts have announced classes and all before and after school events will not...

Schools to close again on Thursday

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Freetown-Lakeville and Middleboro public schools will close on Thursday, Feb. 26, due to safety hazards and poor road conditions following the Monday blizzard. Middleboro has already announced schools will close on Friday, Feb. 27, as well....

Schools and town offices to close again on Wednesday

Freetown-Lakeville and Middleboro public schools will close on Wednesday, Feb. 25, due to safety hazards and poor road conditions following the Monday blizzard. Both districts have announced classes and all before and after school events will not...

Lakeville and Middleboro schools to close on Tuesday

Freetown-Lakeville and Middleboro public schools will close on Tuesday, Feb. 24, due to winter storm conditions. Both districts have announced classes and all before and after school events will not occur, as roughly 13 inches of snow has fallen in...

School closures, parking bans and Sunday storm forecast

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Middleboro and Lakeville are expected to be hit by blizzard conditions closing schools and starting parking bans beginning Sunday, Feb. 22. The National Weather Service blizzard warning remains in effect from Sunday, Feb. 22 at 4 p.m. to Tuesday,...

Rise in special education tuition creates budgetary friction for Middleboro public schools

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MIDDLEBORO — Middleboro public schools are experiencing budget constraints as tuition costs for special education services continue to increase. The district is considering cutting about 30 positions across the district to address a potential budget...

Possible loss of 30 Middleboro school positions draws anger

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MIDDLEBORO - The current proposed Middleboro school budget calls for the elimintation of nearly 30 positions, prompting anger and concern among educators in attendance at the Feb. 12 School Committee meeting. The district faces a potential budget...

Middleboro School Superintendent Lyons leaves district

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MIDDLEBORO - Superintendent of Schools Carolyn Lyons has left the district for a new job as the executive director of the Bi-County Collaborative. Prior to departing the district, Lyons has been on medical leave from the position since August...

Old Colony to ask voters to again consider construction of new building

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ROCHESTER — Voters in Rochester, Mattapoisett, Lakeville, Acushnet and Carver will once again be asked to approve a plan to rebuild Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School that was rejected in a November vote. At a Wednesday, Jan. 28...

Middleboro student wins speech contest, moving on to statewide competition

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MIDDLEBORO — Middleboro High School sophomore Eleanor Jackson was the winner of the annual American Legion District 10 Oratorical Contest held Sunday, Jan. 18 at the American Legion post in Sandwich. She will now continue on to the state...

Old Colony looks for a revote on building project

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ROCHESTER — Leaders of Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School are calling for a revote after a November bid to rebuild the aging high school was denied by voters. The school discussed next steps at a Tuesday, Jan. 27 public meeting...

Middleboro Public Schools closed on Tuesday, FreeLake delayed

The Middleboro Public School District has closed school for Tuesday, Jan. 27, and the Freetown-Lakeville Regional School District is delaying start times for two hours. Due to the recent snowfall and ongoing snow removal challenges, the districts...

Significant $3.7 million increase in proposed FreeLake school budget

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LAKEVILLE — The FreeLake superintendent’s recommended budget proposal shows a significant increase as district leaders aim to maintain current services for students. The superintendent’s early budget recommendation for the next fiscal year was...

Old Colony presents possible steps forward after rejected building project

Members of the Old Colony Building Project panel. Photos by Mari Huglin

ROCHESTER — After residents voted against constructing a new Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School building, the school held a meeting with member towns to discuss next steps. Superintendent Aaron Polansky and representatives of Old...