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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...

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...
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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...

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 of...

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...

Middleboro School Committee split on choice for chair

MIDDLEBORO — The Middleboro School Committee is evenly divided on who should serve as its next chair. Zeke Lewis and Susan Pennini each received three votes at the board’s April 10 meeting. The split vote prompted School Committee member Allin...

Freelake School Committee approves budget that may lead to staff cuts

LAKEVILLE — Freetown-Lakeville Regional School Committee members have approved a budget for next year that educators have said could force cuts of 13 to 16 positions. The Lakeville portion of the budget would total $17,781,784, an increase of 4.26...

Educators say proposed FreeLake staff cuts could damage district

LAKEVILLE — The potential loss of 13 to 16 positions in the Freetown-Lakeville schools in the current proposed school budget would seriously harm the district, educators told FreeLake School Committee members at their most recent meeting. These...

Survey proposed to explore why Middleboro teachers leave

MIDDLEBORO — Why are teachers leaving the Middleboro schools? Results provided by departing employees through exit surveys, an idea proposed by the Middleboro School Committee, could help determine answers. Committee members got their first look at...

Freelake school bus struck by equipment at MBTA crossing

FREETOWN — On the second day of Southcoast Rail MBTA service, a Freetown-Lakeville school bus was struck by a crossing arm at a railroad track on Braley Road in Freetown. No injuries were reported in the incident, Acting Superintendent of Schools...

Wrestling support for Nichols Middle School

MIDDLEBORO — Wrestlers slammed each other down in the wrestling ring, lifted each other into the air and strutted around Nichols Middle School gym as kids shouted, booed and cheered them on. With audience members packed into the gym, Top Rope...

Freelake School Committee violated open meeting law, AG rules

LAKEVILLE — The Freetown-Lakeville Regional School Committee violated the open meeting law at a July 31 executive session, the attorney general has ruled, by discussing topics that were not appropriate and were not listed in advance. The decision...

Closing the curtain: Middleboro High School’s one act season comes to an end

MIDDLEBORO — After advancing to the Massachusetts High School Drama Festival semi-finals the students behind Middleboro High School’s “Crossroads,” did not move on to state finals. Producer Samuel Mosher, said it wasn’t win or lose, and that it...

Three candidates running for two Middleboro School Committee seats

MIDDLEBORO — Three community members are running for two seats on the Middleboro School Committee ballot Saturday, April 5. Sitting committee member Christopher Benson is running against two newcomers, technology consultant Abbie Gonzalez and human...

Middleboro Rotary builds new chapter for Nichols book box

MIDDLEBORO — When Debbie Walgreen, librarian at Nichols Middle School, reached out about refurbishing the school’s very worn little book box, the Middleboro Rotary Club answered the call. Club members Steve Quevillon and Kevin “Quack’’ Quackenbush...

New Freelake superintendent to start as interim, then move to permanent

LAKEVILLE — Barbara Starkie will serve as interim superintendent for the Freetown-Lakeville school district through June 30, 2026 and then become permanent superintendent through 2029, Freetown-Lakeville School Committee members agreed at their...

Middleboro School Committee candidate: Christopher Benson

MIDDLEBORO — As the only sitting committee member on the ballot, Christopher Benson is running for reelection with experience as both an educator and elected official. Teaching since 2004, Benson runs a youth works and evening school program and is...

Middleboro School Committee candidate: Abbie Gonzalez

MIDDLEBORO — After years of receiving help from the Middleboro Public Schools, newcomer Abbie Gonzalez is ready to lend a hand as he joins the race for Middleboro School Committee. Originally from New York City, Gonzalez moved to Middleboro 13 years...

Middleboro School Committee candidate: Shannon Breen

MIDDLEBORO — Collecting enough signatures to run for this year's Middleboro School Committee after falling short last election, Candidate Shannon Breen has hopes to put the community at the forefront if elected. Breen, a certified human resource...

Middleboro Mania promises slamming good time March 21

MIDDLEBORO — Get ready to rumble. Middleboro Mania will return to Nichols Middle School Friday, March 21. The family-friendly wrestling show will serve as a fund-raiser for the Nichols Middle School PTA. Doors open at 6 p.m. Matches begin at 7 p.m...

Not sliding by: Tech students place second in burger competition

When it comes to making sliders, Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School Culinary Arts were second to only one. The team placed second in the 4th Annual Vocational Slider Challenge, Superintendent-Director Alexandre Magalhaes, Principal Karen...

Bristol-Plymouth receives $43,800 grant to bolster mental health services

Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical High School, which includes students from Middleboro, has received a $43,800 grant from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to support social-emotional learning, mental health, and...

Students read to kids, write new chapter in connections

MIDDLEBORO — Nichols Middle School students booked it to the Memorial Early Childhood Center Thursday, March 6 to share their love of reading. Six students read to the prekindergarten and kindergarten youngsters at the center to celebrate Read...

Middleboro High School takes ‘blues’ to a new level

BOURNE — As the lights dimmed in the Bourne High School auditorium and the audience quieted down, a tavern came to life on stage. Middleboro High School participated in the Massachusetts High School Drama Festival Saturday, March 1. In one of eight...

Schools lose $73K grant due to MBTA non-compliance

MIDDLEBORO — Middleboro School Committee members and Superintendent of Schools Carolyn Lyons reacted angrily at their Feb. 27 meeting to the state’s decision to withdraw an education grant of $73,705 because the town refuses to comply with the MBTA...

Freelake schools receive $15K from state for STEM programming

LAKEVILLE — The Freetown-Lakeville school district has been awarded $15,000 from the state to help the schools offer coursework and experiences sought needed in high-demand STEM industries, Gov. Maura Healey’s office announced Thursday, Feb. 27...

Former Apponequet principal named interim Freelake superintendent

LAKEVILLE – A familiar face will be returning to lead the Freetown-Lakeville school district. Barbara Starkie, a former teacher and principal at Apponequet Regional High School, was selected to be interim school superintendent by the Freetown-...

Schools receive state funds for mental health services

Two local schools received state funding to bolster their behavioral and mental health services and support. READS Collaborative in Middleboro has been awarded $94,140 and Bristol-Plymouth Regional Vocational Technical School received $43,800,...

Choral group offers scholarships

The Taunton Civic Chorus is accepting applications for its annual Bob Keith Memorial Scholarship. The $800 scholarship is open to graduating seniors from area high schools, including Apponequet Regional High School and Middleboro High School. The...

Middleboro High School receives automated defibrillator

MIDDLEBORO — Middleboro High School has been awarded a free automated external defibrillator, often referred to as an AED, from The Scholastic Sports Zone Foundation. The AED presentation reflects the foundation’s dedication to enhancing the...

Middleboro students send love to veterans

MIDDLEBORO — Second graders from Henry B. Burkland School in Middleboro recently spread a little holiday cheer to veterans at the Brockton Veterans Administration Hospital in Brockton. Students made Valentine’s Day cards along with a poster for the...

A pie in the face for a good cause

MIDDLEBORO — Dressed as 100-year-olds and wearing headbands that said “100 days of school,” kindergarteners at the Memorial Early Childhood Center pied the faces of four police officers and an educator on Thursday, Feb. 13. For six days, kids...

Lyons defended by School Committee after social media criticism

MIDDLEBORO — Days after Middleboro Superintendent of Schools Carolyn Lyons was passed over for the Mansfield schools top job, Middleboro School Committee members praised her work and criticized negative comments they said have been made about her on...

Lyons to remain in Middleboro after Mansfield selects another finalist

MIDDLEBORO — Middleboro School Superintendent Carolyn Lyons was passed over for the position of leader of the Mansfield schools. At the Feb. 10 Mansfield School Committee unanimously selected North Attleborough Public Schools Assistant...

Hernandez denies claims that she questioned former superintendent’s health

LAKEVILLE — Freetown-Lakeville Regional School Committee member Carolina Hernandez has disputed claims made about her by former superintendent of schools Alan Strauss, saying she did not “mistreat or abuse’’ him. In a statement read at the Feb. 5...

Students experience minor symptoms after hazardous incident at Bristol Plymouth

TAUNTON — A hazardous materials incident Monday, Feb. 3 at Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School sent several students to the hospital with minor symptoms, Taunton Fire Chief Steven Lavigne and Superintendent-Director Dr. Alexandre Magalhaes...

Old Colony looks to build new school behind current site

ROCHESTER — Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School has entered the latest phase in a long-term plan to construct a new school building, Superintendent Aaron Polansky said. A new school would replace the current 50-year-old structure...

Mullein Hill Christian Academy celebrates school choice week

Students and staff of Mullein Hill Christian Academy in Lakeville recently celebrated National School Choice Week for the seventh year in a row. Middle school students have decorated banners and younger students have done drawings to show what they...

Lyons a finalist for Mansfield school superintendent post

MIDDLEBORO — Middleboro School Superintendent Carolyn Lyons is a finalist for the school superintendent position in Mansfield. Lyons, who has served in the Middleboro post since 2022, is one of three finalists to replace Superintendent Teresa Murphy...

MCAS role changed but test still has value, superintendent says

MIDDLEBORO — Massachusetts voters may have rejected the MCAS test results as a graduation requirement, but the exam still has value, Superintendent of Schools Carolyn Lyons said at the Jan. 23 Middleboro School Committee meeting. The test will still...

Lakeville could face $1 million lawsuit from former school superintendent Strauss

LAKEVILLE – Lakeville could owe former Superintendent of Schools Alan Strauss as much as $1 million after two Freetown-Lakeville School Committee members defamed him by questioning whether he was actually sick with leukemia, according to a letter...

‘North Woods Nonsense’ to be performed at Old Colony

ROCHESTER — The Old Colony Theater Company will present the comedy North Woods Nonsense, written by Andrew Ross, at Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School, 476 North St., Rochester. Opening night is Friday Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. Additional...

‘Matilda the Musical Jr.’ comes to the Nichols Middle School stage

MIDDLEBORO — Unlike some plays, when teens and tweens are forced to play much older characters, “Matilda the Musical Jr.’’ involves parts right in and around their age range of Nichols Middle School Drama Club performers. “It’s nice to do a show...

Elks donate to support those with special needs

The Middleboro Elks recently presented $2,000 checks to two local organizations that provide support to individuals with special needs. The Heart in Art will be using their grant to help people that can not afford to attend classes or programs,...

Former superintendent Strauss to receive settlement of nearly $144,913

LAKEVILLE — Former Freetown-Lakeville Superintendent of Schools Alan Strauss will be paid just under $144,913 as part of his settlement agreement with the Freetown-Lakeville Regional School District, according to the terms of the document. Strauss...

‘Matilda the Musical, Jr.’ to be performed at Nichols Middle School

MIDDLEBORO — The Nichols Middle School Drama Club will present “Matilda the Musical, Jr.,” based on the book by Roald Dahl, at 7 p.m. Friday Jan. 31 and 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday Feb. 1. This story follows Matilda, played by sixth grader Savannah Kelley...

Book about transgender boy read to class sparks debate

MIDDLEBORO — Reading a book about a transgender boy to a fifth grade class sparked debate at the Jan. 9 Middleboro School Committee meeting about whether the reading material was appropriate and whether parents should have been notified in advance...

Freelake Superintendent Strauss resigns, cites ‘toxic’ environment

LAKEVILLE — Freetown-Lakeville Superintendent of Schools Alan Strauss has resigned, citing "defamatory statements’’ made about his health by two School Committee members. Strauss was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia in July 2023 and...

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